Shadowing Practice: SALES Interview Questions & Answers! (How to PASS a Sales Interview!) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “SALES Interview Questions & Answers!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: sale, interview, customer, answer, product. This video has 313 sentences and 3771 words to shadow. The speech runs for 20:22. The speaker talks fast, about 185 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 89% 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| rejection noun | /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/ | The act of rejecting. |
| organisation noun | /ˈɔː.ɡə.naɪˌzeɪ.ʃən/ | Non-Oxford British English and Australian standard spelling of organization. |
| prospect noun | /ˈpɹɑspɛkt/ | The region which the eye overlooks at one time; a view; a scene; an outlook. |
| hire verb | /ˈhaɪɹ/ | To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment. |
| conversion noun | /kənˈvɝʒən/ | The act of converting something or someone. |
| objection noun | /əbˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/ | The act of objecting. |
| overcome verb | /ˌəʊ.vəˈkʌm/ | To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of. |
| strongly adverb | /ˈstɹɔŋli/ | In a strong or powerful manner. |
| encourage verb | /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ | To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit. |
| impression noun | /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/ | The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another. |
| advocate noun | /ˈæd.və.kət/ | Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel. |
| interact verb | /ɪn.təˈɹækt/ | To engage in communication and other shared activities (with someone). |
| possess verb | /pəˈzɛs/ | To have (something) as, or as if as, an owner; to have, to own. |
| adapt verb | /əˈdæpt/ | To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
| walk away from verb | To abandon or leave; to shun; to refuse. |
| walk away verb | To withdraw from a problematic situation. |
| build up verb | To erect; to construct. |
| ask over verb | To invite (someone) to come to one's house or other place. |
| come up verb | To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly. |
| come up with verb | To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it. |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Hi, how are you doing?
- Why do you want to work in sales?
- What makes you stand out from the other candidates?
- How do you handle rejection?
- How do you overcome these?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | if a mistake is made, I will always |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have studied · have built · have changed |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | be interviewed · won't be flustered · are needed |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | person who enjoys · person who wants · somebody who is |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 42 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thorough /ˈθʌɹoʊ/, theirs /ðɛɚz/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: rejection /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/, organisation /ˈɔː.ɡə.naɪˌzeɪ.ʃən/, conversion /kənˈvɝʒən/, objection /əbˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/, impression /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/
- Long words — get the stress right: organisation /ˈɔː.ɡə.naɪˌzeɪ.ʃən/, continually /kənˈtɪnjuəli/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/, negotiate /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/
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 skill, rejection, organisation.
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.






























