Shadowing Practice: Unit 1 6-12 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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David Grant and Robert McClarty.
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Published and copyright, Oxford University Press, 2001.
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Cassette 1, Side 1.
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Unit 1, Tape Script 1.
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Her name is Lorella Braglia.
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Okay, where does she live?
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She lives in Italy, in Reggio Emilia.
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Who does she work for?
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She has her own company.
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Really?
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What's the name?
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Diele.
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D -I -E -L -L -E.
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And what does this company do?
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They produce knitwear, you know, pullovers, etc. She's the main designer.
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Oh.
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And does she speak English?
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Yes.
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She and her husband speak excellent English.
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Her husband?
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Yes.
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He's the marketing director.
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So they work together?
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That's right.
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How old are they?
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I think they're both about 30.
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TapeScript 2.
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Lorella Bralia is the founder of Diele and also the main designer.
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Her husband, Danilo, works for the company as marketing director.
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Lorella designs two collections every year and presents them at fashion shows in London, Paris, and New York.
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Diele makes everything in Italy and uses very modern equipment in its workshops.
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The company employs the services of 70 workshops in and around Reggio Emilia.
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It produces 100 ,000 units per year.
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TypeScript 3 A B
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C D E
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F G H
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I J K
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L M N O P Q
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R S T
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U V W X Y
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Z TypeScript 4 1 Who do you work for?
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BA.
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That's British Airways.
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2 What about you?
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GM.
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General Motors.
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The American Car Company.
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3 What does HP stand for?
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It stands for Hewlett -Packard Four What is BASF?
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It's a German chemical company Five What is your name?
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San That's S -A -N -Z And your initial?
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E for Enrique 6.
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What does AOL mean?
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America Online 7.
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What kind of a qualification is a BA?
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It stands for Bachelor of Arts.
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It's a university degree 8.
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So you work for the FBI.
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What does that mean?
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Well, the FBI is the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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TapeScript 5A What's your name?
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Gonzague Lepoutre.
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Could you spell that, please?
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Sure.
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G -O -N -Z -A -G -U
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-E New word L E P O U T R E Where do you work?
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I work in London.
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Who do you work for?
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I work for UBS.
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Hmm.
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What is your job?
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I am a human resources manager.
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And where are you from?
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I am from France, but I live in England, near Oxford.
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TapeScript 5B.
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1. What is your job?
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2. Where do you work?
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3. Are you married?
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4. Where do you live?
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5. Do you live in a house or a flat?
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6. What do you do in your free time?
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Tape Script 6 Alessandra, let me introduce you to my colleague, Simon Hastings.
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How do you do?
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Pleased to meet you.
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How do you do?
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Do you work here, Alessandra?
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No, I work for SAP.
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I'm a consultant.
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This is my colleague, Akiko Takayima.
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Nice to meet you.
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Nice to meet you too, Akiko.
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Where are you from?
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I'm from Osaka in Japan.
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Where do you work?
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I work for SAP in Frankfurt.
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I'm a software engineer. And you?
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I'm a journalist.
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I work here at Business Monthly.
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Sally is my boss.
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Can you begin by telling us a bit about Nokia?
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What does the company do?
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Nokia mainly produces and sells mobile telephones.
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We also build base stations.
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They transmit the signals.
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And where are you based?
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The head office is in Helsinki.
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We also have a research centre in Tampere.
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That's about 150 kilometres north of Helsinki.
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We have research centres in other countries as well.
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I see.
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How many people do you employ?
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About 53 ,000 worldwide.
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We have factories in about 10 countries and offices in many more.
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What languages do you speak in the company?
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Finnish.
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And English, of course.
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What are your biggest markets?
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China.
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We sell a lot of telephones in China.
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I go there a lot.
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The US is also a big market.
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And Europe, too.
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There's a lot of competition.
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Who are the competitors?
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Motorola and Ericsson.
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Where do you advertise?
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On TV, in magazines and on buses.
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We also sponsor sports events.
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Tape Script 8 1.
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France, French 2.
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Brazil, Brazilian 3.
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Italy, Italian 4.
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China, Chinese 5.
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Portugal.
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Portuguese.
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6. Australia.
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Australian.
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7. Germany.
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German.
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8. Japan.
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Japanese.
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What do you do at the weekends?
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I often go to my cabin near Lake Pukkala.
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What do you do there?
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I swim or play tennis.
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Who do you play with?
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My sons.
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And where do you swim?
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In the lake.
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It's very cold, but very refreshing.
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What do you do in the evenings?
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I listen to music or take a sauna.
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Thank you.
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Tapescript 10A.
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Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
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Thank you for coming.
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My name is Sarah James, and i'm here to give a brief presentation on the company my talk is very short so please
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keep your questions for the end the first part of my
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presentation is about the company structure of pizza hut uk the
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second part looks at the present activity of the company in the uk
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and in the last part i want to talk about our
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future plans first the structure let's start with the parent company
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as you know pizza hut uk is a subsidiary of tricon global restaurants
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there are other brands in the group such as kfc
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and taco bell the president of pizza hut uk is john
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princel now let's look at our present activity business is very
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good people in Britain like pizza we have sales of over
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300 million pounds from 400 outlets we employ about 16 ,000
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people in Britain our brand is very well known 80 %
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of the population eat at Pizza Hut at least once a year on top of
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that we deliver 75 million pizzas to people's homes.
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Pizzas are our main product, but we also sell a lot of pasta, salads, desserts and drinks.
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Finally, the future.
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In the next 10 years, we plan to open at least another 100 restaurants.
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At the moment, our market share of all meals in restaurants in Britain is 6%.
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We would like to increase that number to 10 % in the next 10 years.
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With our customers and our staff, that aim is possible.
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Thank you for listening.
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Do you have any questions?
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Tapescript 10B.
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One.
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My name is Sarah James, and I'm here to give a brief presentation on the company.
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Two The first part of my presentation is about the company structure of Pizza Hut UK.
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The second part looks at the present activity of the company in the UK, and in the last part, I want to talk about our future plans.
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Three First, the structure.
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Let's start with the parent company.
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Four Now, let's look at our present activity.
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Five Do you have any questions?
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TapeScript 11 One Where do you work?
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Two How much does he earn?
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Three What does she do?
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Four He doesn't speak English Five Does she work here now?
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Yes, she does Six Do you use a PC?
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Yes, I do Tape Script 12 1.
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What's the company called?
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2. Could you spell that?
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3. Is it a private company?
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4. What's the turnover?
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5. Where is it based?
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Six Who are the competitors?
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Seven How many people does it employ?
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Eight Who's the managing director?
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Nine What does the company produce?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 203 sentences and 1176 words to shadow. The speech runs for 14:23. The speaker talks slowly, about 82 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 |
|---|---|---|
| pizza noun | /ˈpi.tsə/ | A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables. |
| presentation noun | /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/ | The act of presenting, or something presented. |
| employ verb | /ɪmˈplɔɪ/ | To retain (someone) as an employee. |
| designer noun | /dɪˈzaɪnɚ/ | A person who designs something, or who designs things as a profession. |
| telephone noun | /ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/ | A telecommunication device which converts data or sounds (usually speech) into electrical signals which are then transmitted to enable two or more people to… |
| spell noun | /spɛl/ | Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers. |
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| workshop noun | /ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/ | A room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work. |
| colleague noun | /ˈkɒliːɡ/ | A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate, a workmate. |
| competitor noun | /kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɚ/ | A person or organization against whom one is competing. |
| earn verb | /ɝn/ | To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work. |
| meal noun | /ˈmiːl/ | Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. |
| founder noun | /ˈfaʊ̯n.dəː/ | One who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.). |
| resource noun | /ɹɪˈzɔːs/ | Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel. |
| journalist noun | /ˈd͡ʒɝnəlɪst/ | The keeper of a personal journal, who writes in it regularly. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| work together verb | To be coworkers with someone; to share a workspace with someone. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, doesn't, they're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/, workshop /ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/, collections /kəˈlɛkʃənz/, qualification /ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, refresh /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: competitor /kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɚ/, subsidiary /sʌbˈsɪ.di.əɹ.i/, qualification /ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, kilometre /kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/
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 pizza, presentation, employ.
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.