Shadowing Practice: Managers after realizing that you have a second job be like - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hey Veronica, do you have a second?
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Don't I always.
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It was brought to my attention that you have a second job.
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Yes, I do have a second job.
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I advised you guys, I think right at the beginning of the year, when you guys send out an email asking if we have a second job.
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We really would just prefer if you didn't have a second job.
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We like our people to focus.
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What do you mean you would prefer that I didn't have a second job?
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Why does my second job have anything to do with this job.
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We really just prefer for you to focus, you know, on one, on one job, if that makes sense.
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Well, as long as I do my job here, when I'm here, you don't have to worry about me not focusing on doing my job here
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because I do that when I'm here.
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After 5 p.m when I go home, you have nothing to do with that.
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You don't need to worry what I'm doing with my free time, but I, I'm not going to let go of my second job.
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Listen, girl, I completely get where you're coming from.
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I just, um, we really we like to hone it in we like to keep our people focused here, avoid any conflicts of interest.
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It's just very important to us for our employees, our staff to not be boggled down with, you know, a hundred other thoughts from other jobs.
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I mean, if it's that important to you, I'm actually willing to let it go.
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Really?
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Okay, good.
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That's great.
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Yeah, I'll let it go.
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I'm just gonna need a new offer letter reflecting the salary increase
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that I'm gonna get to make up for what I'm going to be losing from my second job.
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So exactly what I'm losing over there is what I need you to bump up my salary to here.
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Now, Veronica, you know, I can't do that.
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You know, I can't do that.
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But I thought you preferred me to only have one job.
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If you prefer me to only work for you, then you're going to do what it takes to keep me only working for you, right?
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That's what it's going to take.
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With the cost of living now, there's no way people, people, including myself, can survive on just one job with a mediocre salary.
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So I'm happy to quit, but I expect you to make up the difference.
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Otherwise, you don't have to worry yourself about my second job.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Managers after realizing that you have a second job be like”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: prefer, salary, worry. This video has 33 sentences and 427 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:01. The speaker talks fast, about 212 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 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
The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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… |
| reflect verb | /ɹɪˈflɛkt/ | To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface. |
| advise verb | /ədˈvaɪz/ | To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed. |
| bump noun | /bʌmp/ | A light blow or jolting collision. |
| litter noun | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. |
| mediocre adjective | /ˌmidiˈoʊkəɹ/ | Not excellent or outstanding, usually disappointingly so. |
| boggle verb | /ˈbɒɡ.əl/ | (literally or figuratively) to stop or hesitate as if suddenly seeing a bogle. |
| hone verb | /hoʊn/ | To sharpen with a hone; to whet. |
| prefer verb | [pɹɪˈfɝ] | To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better. |
| 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… |
| conflict noun | /ˈkɑn.flɪkt/ | A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals. |
| quit verb | /kwɪt/ | To leave (a place). |
| survive verb | /sɚˈvaɪv/ | Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive. |
| employee noun | /ˌɛm.plɔɪˈiː/ | A person who provides labor to a company or another person. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bump up verb | To increase something suddenly. | |
| make up verb | /ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/ | To constitute, to compose. |
| send out verb | To issue, dispatch or transmit. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was brought · be boggled |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | I'm not going to let · gonna need · gonna get |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm doing · you're coming · I'm losing |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | have to worry · need to worry |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 23 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 salary, reflect, advise.
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.