Shadowing Practice: Illustrated Phrasal Verbs 19 - Topic: Business - Learn English Speaking with Video
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We employ extra staff at Christmas.
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Take on.
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We take on extra staff at Christmas.
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2. She produced several excellent ideas.
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Come up with.
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She came up with several excellent ideas.
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three he gained control of the company Take over.
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He took over the company.
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four the economy is improving Thank you.
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Pick up.
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The economy is picking up.
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five the demand for our product is decreasing Fall off.
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The demand for our product is falling off.
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6. The government has withdrawn from the project.
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Back out of.
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The government has backed out of the project.
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7. The company has temporarily dismissed 300 workers.
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Lay off.
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The company has laid off 300 workers.
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8. The plan to build another airport was abandoned.
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Fool through.
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The plan to build another airport fell through.
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9. Her ideas have become really popular.
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Catch on!
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Her ideas have really caught on.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Illustrated Phrasal Verbs 19 - Topic: Business”. This video has 25 sentences and 140 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:15.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| worker noun | /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ | One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor. |
| decrease verb | /dɪˈkɹiːs/ | Of a quantity, to become smaller. |
| temporarily adverb | /ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/ | For a limited period of time; not permanently. |
| withdraw verb | /wɪðˈdɹɔ/ | To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation. |
| abandon verb | /əˈbæn.dən/ | To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. |
| employ verb | /ɪmˈplɔɪ/ | To retain (someone) as an employee. |
| dismiss verb | /dɪsˈmɪs/ | To discharge; to end the employment or service of. |
| lay verb | /leɪ/ | To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position. |
| extra adjective | /ˈɛkstɹə/ | Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary. |
| product noun | /ˈpɹɑ.dəkt/ | Anything that is produced; a result. |
| catch verb | /kæt͡ʃ/ | To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). |
| economy adverb | /iˈkɑ.nə.mi/ | In or via the part of a commercial passenger airplane reserved for those paying the lower standard fares. |
| airport noun | /ˈɛɹ.pɔɹt/ | An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger… |
| demand noun | /dɪˈmænd/ | The desire to purchase goods and services. |
| excellent adjective | /ˈɛk.sə.lənt/ | Having excelled, having surpassed. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come up with verb | To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it. |
| fall off verb | To become detached or to drop from. |
| lay off verb | (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume or through no fault of the worker, often with a severance package. |
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. |
| take over verb | To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force. |
| fall through verb | To be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed. |
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 withdrawn · has backed · has laid |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | is improving · is picking · is decreasing |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: temporarily /ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/, economy /iˈkɑ.nə.mi/
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 worker, decrease, temporarily.
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.