Shadowing Practice: How to Talk About Work - 2 Minute English Mini Podcast - Learn English Speaking with Video
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How to talk about work.
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I feel happy because I enjoy my work.
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I have a friendly manager and hardworking colleagues.
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Teaching is my occupation.
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I work at a high school, which has a cafeteria, break room, and 12 classrooms.
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A normal day at work for me consists of arriving early, giving presentations, and sending emails.
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I enjoy teaching my students.
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I am a geography teacher.
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Although I like being a teacher, my dream job would be a professor.
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I would prefer being a professor because I like teaching adults.
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I think that teachers and professors have the opportunity for a good work-life balance, because both occupations get to have holidays.
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My parents were both factory workers, and most of my friends are nurses or doctors.
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I think that having a job that you like is an important part of life.
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If you do not like your job, life will be difficult.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 14 sentences and 152 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:29. The speaker talks slowly, about 102 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| occupation noun | /ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/ | An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a… |
| worker noun | /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ | One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor. |
| nurse noun | /nɝs/ | Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession. |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| presentation noun | /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/ | The act of presenting, or something presented. |
| classroom noun | /ˈklɑːsɹʊm/ | A room, often in a school, where classes take place. |
| colleague noun | /ˈkɒliːɡ/ | A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate, a workmate. |
| geography noun | /d͡ʒiˈɑɡɹəfi/ | The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them. |
| consist noun | /kənˈsɪst/ | A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit. |
| cafeteria noun | /ˌkæ.fə.ˈtɪ(ə).ɹi.ə/ | A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat. |
| hardworking adjective | /ˈhɑːɹdˌwɜːɹ.kɪŋ/ | Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly. |
| teach verb | /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ | To pass on knowledge to. |
| email noun | /ˈiˌmeɪl/ | A system for sending messages and datas by means of a computer network, primarily the Internet, using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and the Internet… |
| holiday noun | /ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/ | A day on which a religious event or secular celebration is traditionally observed. |
| friendly adjective | /ˈfɹɛnd.li/ | Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: occupation /ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/, presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/
- Long words — get the stress right: occupation /ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/, geography /d͡ʒiˈɑɡɹəfi/, cafeteria /ˌkæ.fə.ˈtɪ(ə).ɹi.ə/
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 occupation, worker, nurse.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | school, which has |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | enjoy teaching |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will be |
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.