Shadowing Practice: 🎤 Interviews | IELTS Speaking Part 3 | Model Answers - Learn English Speaking with Video
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hello hello dear listener
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and welcome into ielts speaking part three
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we are discussing interviews being interviewed about interviews yeah a new topic
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it's very meta meta topic what do you mean meta my best to describe
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it it's like it goes beyond the usual things into the abstract so if you're interviewing an interviewer about interviews, that would be meta.
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Or if you have a television show about TV shows, that's meta.
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Like, it's a joke about jokes.
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It's a meta joke.
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It's like above everything.
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It's very abstract.
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Gosh, this is a very avant -garde way to start an episode.
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Anyway, let's get on with the questions.
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Your homework was to watch an interview with Zendaya Zendaya.
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We don't know how to pronounce your name
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so have you have you done it no you should watch an interview in english with a famous person maybe
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if you haven't done it do it well maria is going to be very disappointed no yeah
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i'm gonna be you know crying and i'm gonna be upset
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and sad so please don't disappoint me right well you can
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but you know but i'm not going to be very happy about it interviews
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what kinds of people are frequently interviewed i suppose the ones who have something important
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or relevant to a current issue or to say about a current issue
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and then the sufficient social clout really
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it could be anyone from key politicians to celebrities to just random people who contributed something significant
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you used to get lots of interviews with like the man on the street
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but that seems less common these days could you give an example
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Yeah, like the foreign secretary announced a change in policy the other day.
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And so he was invited to comment on that and various spokespeople had to comment on that too.
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So those would be the people that get interviewed because they're relevant to the issue.
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What kinds of things do famous people often say in an interview?
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Well, probably nothing that isn't extensively curated or stage managed, to be honest.
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If it's an actor, for example, they likely have been coached to talk about their latest movie or draw attention to it.
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Even politicians have some talking points they need to deliver for the interviewer.
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There's not much in the way of impromptu information that gets shared these days, at least in interviews.
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Has this always been true?
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To a greater or lesser extent, yes because the purpose of an interview is not just to inform people
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but it's also to inform people about a particular viewpoint
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so there will be some kind of agenda there what should people wear to a job interview well surely
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that depends on the job doesn't it
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if you're going to work in an office
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or some other professional setting then you need to dress the part
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and wear a suit or some kind of professional attire and
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if it's to work in something like a coffee shop them presumably reasonably smart clothes will be fine.
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They might even prefer casual clothes since they're less obstructive.
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Do you think this can change?
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No, I think people will largely be wearing things that are suitable for the kind of work they're in.
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I can't think of a reason why that would change.
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Why do we need to attend interviews when we apply for a job?
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Well, a CV only tells half the story, doesn't it?
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In order to get the proper measure of a person, you need to meet them well in person for lack of a better term
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then you can make a more accurate assessment of their character
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and their ability if you just relied on what's on paper then
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that could lead you to the wrong conclusions about people what
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should people do to prepare for a job interview well you need to show
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that you know the job and the company
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so reading up on the specifics of both is good
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and trying to anticipate potential questions how you might answer based on your experience
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or understanding of different situations that can create a good impression and make you more likely to get hired.
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And what can people do to get a job interview?
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Beyond applying for the job itself, I'm not really sure.
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Sometimes knowing people in the company can be a good way to get your foot in the door,
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but other than that, I don't really have a clue.
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the archive click the link in the description below see you soon so
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people are interviewed passive voice yes who is usually interviewed
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and here we have frequently in the question often
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so who is often interviewed who is frequently interviewed politicians people in politics celebrities famous people
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or the man on the street just a usual ordinary person on the street
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so we get lots of interviews with the man on the street actually
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it is common it is common on instagram it is common
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i think on tick tock
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they ask you all kind of like funny questions to random
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people on the street how much of those are real interviews though oh that's true yeah
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but then like what is an interview
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when somebody asks you questions about things on a particular topic
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according to the cambridge online dictionary an interview is a meeting in
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which someone asks you questions
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so it could be a meeting for example a job interview
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dear listener right also questions could be about a job interview
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so have an interview with in an interview in a television interview it might be a call
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when you call somebody and you ask them questions right yes
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but you'll be asking them about a specific topic what do people say in an interview in an interview
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and you can say if it's an actor for example they will talk about blah blah blah
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So the strategy is to use if.
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If it's a politician, they usually talk about...
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They will tell lies.
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Right, yeah.
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If it's an actor, they talk about their latest movie, their recent film, to draw attention to it or
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if it's a singer
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they usually talk about their latest album their hits songs yeah their like lifestyle perhaps their i don't know likes
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and dislikes but usually like people talk about their life their views on something what they do their family
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and all this stuff like oh my wife my ex -wife children divorce why you did
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that you know like all this you know god
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that's a bit depressing isn't
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it dirty laundry airing your dirty laundry in public absolutely not where is the dignity no
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but sometimes interviews are like this why did you divorce maria's job interviews no no no i wouldn't do
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that i would ask a person about their favorite food like
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what do they do to stay healthy what what's the meaning
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of life do they feel depressed what do they do to get themselves out of this depression something
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you know like this like meaningful yeah
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but what about you being asked yeah you can ask me questions about food
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and my life
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and how why i don't do anything you know why you don't do anything yeah i can tell you stuff
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so dear listener job interview questions a formal interview a job interview people should wear formal clothes to a job interview.
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And again, the strategy is if you're going to work in an office, then you should dress the part.
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Dress the part like dress formally.
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Wear a suit.
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Have a professional attire.
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Attire is clothes.
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Yeah, professional formal attire.
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The word is formal.
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Clothes that you usually wear for particular formal clothes.
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Attire, professional attire.
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So, if you're going to work in an office, you should wear a suit
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if you're going to work in a bar you should wear a t -shirt
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so you see like if
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if the work is in a coffee shop then you don't have to wear smart clothes formal clothes
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but like casual clothes casual everyday clothes would be fine
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and you should wear clothes which are less obstructive dear listener that means they don't get in the way Yeah, obstructive.
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You know, when you wear some clothes and they are all tight and it's uncomfortable, you can't move. So, obstructive.
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Stops you from moving, causing problems.
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Obstructive clothes.
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You attend interviews when you apply for jobs.
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So, apply for a job, attend interviews.
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Attend like visit interviews, go to job interviews.
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a cv is not enough like your resume is not enough
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so in order to get the job
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you should go to a job interview could be online offline there's how people look on paper
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and how they look in reality so the job interview will help with this
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and the company your future employer can make a more accurate
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assessment of your character accurate correct make assessment like judge
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you see who you really are assess
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you make an assessment like an examiner will give scores for your writing for your speaking
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so they assess you in the same way unfortunately they assess
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you during a job interview why unfortunately
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they need to get the best person for the job yeah maria's like no
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they need to get the most beautiful person for the job me no no no no i'm
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come on you don't want me for a job i'm chaos disorder why not i work with you no
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because it's a good team like you are the super organized one i'm charisma
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and chaos so you're organized and i'll take care of everything else
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because you're boring i mean it's true
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i am extremely boring no no no no no your jokes your jokes are you know good ones
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and you come up with them just on the spot like
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that bam a joke but that's just because reality basically writes the script for me.
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I'm just like, well, this is a stupid situation to be in.
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Right, dear listener, that's enough of our relationship with Rory.
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So now you know the truth.
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When you prepare for a job interview, you anticipate potential questions.
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Anticipate.
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You think in advance.
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Do you know what that is, Maria?
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No, no, no. No, no, no, no, no, no. No, no, I have no idea.
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Anticipate.
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C1, dear listener, band eight so that's a good word what do we usually anticipate potential problems we can anticipate questions
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or we can anticipate situations or reactions anything
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that we think about in advance we can anticipate imagine expect something
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that will happen like we don't anticipate any trouble
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so we had difficulties we didn't anticipate yeah or are you anticipating many people at the party.
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No. So, we anticipate potential questions, tricky questions and like solutions.
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We think how to create a good impression
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because a job interview is about creating a good impression on the person in the first three seconds.
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Seriously, kind of like you walk in three seconds, bam, they know everything about you.
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A good question is what makes a good interviewer
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because again like we have new questions about interviews and interviewers
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so a person who asks questions is an interviewer interviewer
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so a good interviewer should have active listening skills
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so kind of like active listening they maintain eye contact
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they let candidates speak without interrupting candidates people who are interviewed are yes who are up
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i was going to say who are up for something but
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that doesn't make a difference does it
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so a good interviewer should have emotional intelligence
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so they should understand people's emotions they should be skilled in questioning in asking questions
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so that's a skill asking good questions
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and asking follow -up questions to detect nonsense
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and shenanigans shenanigans what's shenanigans shenanigans just like mischief
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so that's a very good one shenanigans can you actually spell it rory no i cannot
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shenanigans yeah i i love it there are some words in the english language like they say it
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but these words are not to be written down dear listener
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this shenanigans is like one of them shenanigans silly nonsense playful mischief beautiful yes yeah
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so a good interviewer should be mindful of the body language in order to detect shenanigans yes perfect
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yeah so kind of active listening honest communication
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so good communication skills they should be skilled in questioning
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so in asking questions and they should have emotional intelligence do you listen now you know yay
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so i have all this you have emotional intelligence
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so yeah like too much and thank heavens you make up for it with your modesty
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overqualified i'm overqualified over intelligent all right right dear listener thank
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you very much for listening your homework is to watch interviews with famous people as in there
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or somebody else keanu reeves go ahead to watch
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this what's his face jimmy fallon show avoid shenanigans can i say
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she avoid all sorts of shenanigans yes shenanigans shenanigans secret
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or dishonest activities avoid political shenanigans dear listener again i'll be very upset
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if that's the only thing people get from this episode well the only thing people will get from this episode is that
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Ro is boring
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Maria is charisma and Maria is intelligent and modest far too modest for her own goods
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And on that note, have a good day.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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What kinds of people are frequently interviewed?
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I suppose the ones who have something important or relevant to a current issue, or to say about a current issue,
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and then the sufficient social clout, really.
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It could be anyone from key politicians to celebrities to just random people who contributed something significant.
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You used to get lots of interviews with like the man on the street, but that seems less common these days.
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Could you give an example?
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Yeah, like the foreign secretary announced a change in policy the other day, and so he was invited to comment on that,
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and various spokespeople had to comment on that too.
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So those would be the people that get interviewed because they're relevant to the issue.
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What kinds of things do famous people often say in an interview?
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Well, probably nothing that isn't extensively curated or stage -managed, to be honest.
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If it's an actor, for example, they likely have been coached to talk about their latest movie or draw attention to it.
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Even politicians have some talking points they need to deliver for the interviewer.
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There's not much in the way of impromptu information that gets shared these days, at least in interviews.
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Has this always been true?
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To a greater or lesser extent, yes, because the purpose of an interview is not just to inform people,
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but it's also to inform people about a particular viewpoint.
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So there will be some kind of agenda there.
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What should people wear to a job interview?
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Well, surely that depends on the job, doesn't it?
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If you're going to work in an office or some other professional setting,
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then you need to dress the part and wear a suit or some kind of professional attire.
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And if it's to work in something like a coffee shop, then presumably reasonably smart clothes will be fine.
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They might even prefer casual clothes since they're less obstructive.
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Do you think this can change?
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No, I think people will largely be wearing things that are suitable for the kind of work they're in.
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I can't think of a reason why that would change.
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Why do we need to attend interviews when we apply for a job?
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Well, a CV only tells half the story, doesn't it?
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But in order to get the proper measure of a person, you need to meet them, well, in person, for lack of a better term.
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Then you can make a more accurate assessment of their character and their ability.
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If you just relied on what's on paper, then that could lead you to the wrong conclusions about people.
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What should people do to prepare for a job interview?
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Well, you need to show that you know the job and the company.
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So reading up on the specifics of both is good and trying to anticipate potential questions.
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how you might answer based on your experience or understanding of different situations.
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That can create a good impression and make you more likely to get hired.
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And what can people do to get a job interview?
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Beyond applying for the job itself, I'm not really sure.
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Sometimes knowing people in the company can be a good way to get your foot in the door,
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but other than that, I don't really have a clue.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “🎤 Interviews”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: interview, clothes, shenanigans, anticipate, wear. This video has 239 sentences and 2829 words to shadow. The speech runs for 18:05. The speaker talks at a natural 156 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| cloth noun | /klɒθ/ | A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes… |
| anticipate verb | /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ | To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action. |
| interviewer noun | /ˈɪntɚvjuɚ/ | One who interviews. |
| listener noun | /ˈlɪs(ə)nɚ/ | Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast. |
| formal adjective | /ˈfɔɹməl/ | In accordance with established forms. |
| politician noun | /ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/ | One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official. |
| meta adjective | /ˈmɛtə/ | Self-referential; structured analogously (structured by relationships), but at a higher level. |
| assessment noun | /əˈsɛsmənt/ | The act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed. |
| skill noun | /skɪl/ | A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate. |
| topic noun | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest. |
| impression noun | /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/ | The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another. |
| casual adjective | /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/ | Happening by chance. |
| inform verb | /ɪnˈfɔɹm/ | To communicate knowledge to. |
| celebrity noun | /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/ | Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about. |
| assess verb | /əˈsɛs/ | To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate. |
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. |
| follow up verb | To take further actions remaining after an event; to continue, revisit, or persist; especially, to maintain communication or verify. |
| get on with verb | To proceed with; to begin or continue, especially after an interruption. |
| write down verb | To produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Anyway, let's get on with the questions.
- Do you think this can change?
- Could you give an example?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| “Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true | used to get |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | being interviewed · are frequently interviewed · was invited |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | ones who have · people who contributed · clothes which are |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | haven't done · have been coached |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 54 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: politician /ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/, impression /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, conclusion /kənˈkluːʒən/, sufficient /səˈfɪʃənt/
- Long words — get the stress right: anticipate /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, politician /ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/, celebrity /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/, intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/, presumably /pɹɪˈzuːməbli/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like cloth, anticipate, interviewer.
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.