Shadowing Practice: Business Partner B2+ Unit 3. Video 3.1.1. Online task in the description👇 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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In developing countries, rural populations have limited access to banks.
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In some sub-Saharan African countries, like Uganda, less than a quarter of the population have a bank account.
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One of the reasons for this is that there are very few branches.
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The average Uganda, the average East African, has no time to come to the bank.
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Two, some of the banks are situated very far from where the people are, where they live and where they do their businesses.
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And in countries like Uganda, one of the key issues is that bank accounts are simply too expensive for many.
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Secondly, the cost of opening a bank account in this part of the world is still very prohibitive.
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Sadly, the cost of maintaining a bank account is very high.
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However, there are other ways of accessing the services banks can provide.
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In 2018, 70% of the Ugandan population had a mobile phone.
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This is why the mobile money service, MSENTE, has become popular and has significantly improved many aspects of people's lives.
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Mobile money is typically a money transfer service.
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It is in the ordinary language, sending of money from one person to another.
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Sending money through a mobile phone is safe and easy.
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An agent, usually a shopkeeper, can accept your deposit and top up your balance, which is saved to the SIM card in your phone.
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Most of people use mobile money because it's very easy.
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There's no need of carrying money, taking to bank, we are carrying money paying somebody.
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Once a customer has made a deposit, money can then be transferred to another account through a text message for a small fee.
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This system doesn't require an internet connection, so people can use even a very basic phone.
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It can be used to pay for anything from food to gas and electricity.
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They are in control of their money and expenses without having to open a bank account.
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Customers can also use the system to send money to friends
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and relatives relatives and can even have their salary paid directly into their MSENTE account.
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The success of MSENTE's mobile money services in Uganda has encouraged companies in other African countries
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and in other continents to set up similar models.
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It is spreading quickly through Asia where rural communities also face challenges with traditional banking.
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Wherever they are used, mobile money services provide financial freedom for people in developing countries
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and benefit the economy from the bottom up.
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The simpler it is to make transactions, the easier it is for poorer or rural communities to do business.
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And more business means more economic growth.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Business Partner B2+ Unit 3. Video 3.1.1. Online task in the description👇”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: bank, mobile, account, countries, Uganda. This video has 31 sentences and 437 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:25. The speaker talks at a steady 128 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| relative noun | /ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv/ | Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family. |
| deposit noun | /dɪˈpɑ.zɪt/ | Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems. |
| encourage verb | /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ | To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit. |
| electricity noun | /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/ | Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now… |
| ordinary adjective | /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/ | Having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases. |
| aspect noun | /ˈæspɛkt/ | Any specific feature, part, or element of something. |
| salary noun | /ˈsæləɹi/ | A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or… |
| wherever | /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ | Regardless of the place in, at or to which. |
| expense noun | /ɪkˈspɛns/ | A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds. |
| transaction noun | /tɹænˈzækʃən/ | The act of conducting or carrying out (business, negotiations, plans). |
| situated adjective | /ˈsɪt͡ʃueɪtɪd/ | Located in a specific place. |
| sadly adverb | /ˈsædli/ | In a sad manner; sorrowfully. |
| continent noun | /ˈkɑntɪnənt/ | One of the main contiguous landmasses, separated by water or geological features, on the surface of a planet, sometimes including its continental shelves and… |
| secondly adverb | /ˈsɛk.(ə)ndli/ | In the second place. |
| prohibitive adjective | /pɹəˈhɪbɪtɪv/ | Tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| set up verb | /ˌsɛt ˈʌp/ | To make ready for use. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has become · has made · has encouraged |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | are situated · is saved · be transferred |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: transaction /tɹænˈzækʃən/, shopkeeper /ˈʃɑpkiːpɚ/
- Long words — get the stress right: electricity /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/, ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/, prohibitive /pɹəˈhɪbɪtɪv/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like relative, deposit, encourage.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.