Shadowing Practice: Emma Watson about anti-bullying and harassment - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Emma Watson about the guidelines So the BFI is launching a new set of principles There's eight of them And they are to deal with bullying and harassment in the entertainment industry These principles are important because up until recently there were no guidelines There was no protocol for someone that had been sexually harassed in the entertainment industry And I noticed to be a fact because I've asked for principles. I've asked to see guidelines and No one could give them to me. No one could send me okay. Here's here's the protocol that we follow When someone's had this experience which I found shocking?
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But one of the good things that's come out of this terrible situation is that the BFI in partnership with equity?
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trade unions You know and 40 other really major organizations in the entertainment industry have come together to put together this set of guidelines they understand the subtleties of the hierarchy that works on a film set what it's like to work really long strange Unsociable hours the BFI is enshrining the set of principles in their diversity standards And what this means is that anyone that?
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Applies for funding from the BFI has to sign This agreement and that they cannot receive funding without it. We hope that the industry will embrace and adopt this set of guidelines and That as a result It's just going to become second nature for everyone that there will just be more awareness and and a sense of being More mindful so the other really cool thing about these standards is that they don't just address protection they also address equal representation Basically the industry is going to have to start embracing a greater diversity of voices so that means women That means be BAME community the LGBTQI community And people with disabilities And this is really important because their voices haven't been heard and currently we have an entertainment industry that is not Representative and does not look like the world that we live in along with equity's helpline for actors The CTBF is setting up an active phone line that will be ready from April onwards Which will be for anyone working behind the scenes in film and TV, which is really important a lot of conversations been around Harassment and abuse that has happened to women and men on screen but a really big part of what happens is to the crew and you know people that work below the line and That phone line will be there to support and address those survivors this phone line will be run by Professionals who are trained in how to deal specifically with?
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Survivors that are dealing with stress Dealing with depression you know just the specific problems that are associated where the sexual harassment, so there should be Designated two people on set one of each gender That are designated to help deal with these issues Another really cool thing is that the BFI and BAFTA are going to supply ongoing training for these two designated individuals The fact that they're providing training support follow-up These kinds of things are really important because they're going to ensure that you know this keeps going into the future And you know that there's an official entity and body that is supporting these Practices the guidance is designed to make sure that workers know what their rights are That they know how to seek health and support should they need it?
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to make sure that they actually understand the law that's in place by making it kind of easy and accessible to understand and That workers know how to properly report incidents Emma Watson for more on this and other issues about anti-bullying and harassment

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 6 sentences and 629 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:01. The speaker talks at a natural 157 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
principle noun/ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/A fundamental assumption, fundamental law or guiding belief.
harassment noun/həˈɹæsmənt/Persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress.
worker noun/ˈwɝ.kɚ/One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.
diversity noun/daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/The quality of being diverse or different; a difference or unlikeness.
embrace verb/ɛmˈbɹes/To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
protocol noun/ˈpɹoʊtəˌkɑl/An amendment to an official treaty.
survivor noun/sɚˈvaɪvɚ/One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience.
bullying noun/ˈbʊ.li.ɪŋ/An act of intimidating a person to do something, especially such repeated coercion.
partnership noun/ˈpɑɹtnɚʃɪp/The state of being associated with a partner.
shock noun/ʃɔk/A sudden, heavy impact.
awareness noun/əˈwɛɹ.nəs/The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer.
associate noun/əˈsoʊʃi.ət/A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or employee.
representation noun/ˌɹɛp.ɹə.zɛnˈteɪ.ʃən/That which represents something else.
guidance noun/ˈɡaɪdəns/The act or process of guiding.
ongoing adjective/ɒnˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/Continuing, permanent, lasting.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
follow up verbTo take further actions remaining after an event; to continue, revisit, or persist; especially, to maintain communication or verify.
put together verbTo assemble, construct, build, or formulate.
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:

StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowI've asked · have come · haven't been heard
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itbeen heard · are associated
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thingonwards Which will

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as I've, they're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: partnership /ˈpɑɹtnɚʃɪp/, shock /ʃɔk/, associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, representation /ˌɹɛp.ɹə.zɛnˈteɪ.ʃən/, enshrine /ɪnˈʃɹaɪn/
  • Long words — get the stress right: diversity /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/, associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, representation /ˌɹɛp.ɹə.zɛnˈteɪ.ʃən/, disability /dɪsəˈbɪlɪti/, accessible /əkˈsɛs.ɪ.bəl/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like principle, harassment, worker.

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