Практика Shadowing: English Shadowing Challenge | Practice Speaking Real-Life Conversations - Изучайте разговорный английский по видео

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This is the final day of the seven day shadowing challenge.
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If you've been here every day this week, I am so proud of you.
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You've practiced six real life conversations already,
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and your mouth has done more English work in seven days than most learners do in a month. So congratulations.
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Today's conversation is the hardest one of the week.
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Of course, I saved it for last on purpose.
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is not what you were supposed to get, you have to call customer service, stay calm, explain what went wrong, and push for a solution without being rude.
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This requires a very specific kind of language, the kind most English learners never practice because it means asking for things, not just being polite.
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Here are the words and phrases you need to know first.
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To raise a complaint.
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To raise a complaint means to formally tell a company that something went wrong and that you expect it to be fixed.
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It is more serious than casually mentioning a problem.
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Next, order number.
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Your order number is the reference code you receive when you buy something online.
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Always have it ready before you call customer service.
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It will be the first thing they ask for.
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Then, Incorrect item An incorrect item means you received the wrong product.
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A different color, the wrong size, or something completely different from what you actually ordered.
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Next, to process a return, and when a company processes a return, they begin the steps to collect the wrong item back and issue a refund or send a replacement.
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Then, Prepaid Return Label.
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A Prepaid Return Label is a shipping label the company sends you
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so you can post the item back without paying for postage yourself.
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They cover the cost.
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Next, Replacement.
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A replacement is a new, correct version of the item the company sends you in place of the wrong or damaged one you received.
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Then refund.
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A refund is your money returned to you, usually back to the original card or account you paid with.
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Next, to escalate.
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To escalate means to take your complaint to a higher level.
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You asked to speak to a supervisor or manager when the first person was unable to resolve it.
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Then, Priority shipping.
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Priority Shipping is a faster delivery option that gets your package to use sooner than standard shipping usually for an extra fee.
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And finally, to bear with someone.
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To bear with someone means to stay patient while they look something up or sort something out.
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"Bear with me" is a natural, polite way of asking you to wait just a moment.
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By the way, since this is the final day, I want to tell you about something that pairs really well with the work you've been doing all the week.
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It's called Turbo English.
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It's buy two, get one free, on the LinguaTrip handbooks.
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We built two different sets depending on where you're stuck.
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The first set is for speaking and vocabulary.
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It's for you if you have been shadowing with me all week and you want to keep going.
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It gives you the natural expressions native speakers use in If today's complaint dialogue felt hard,
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this set is what you need next.
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And the second set is for grammar.
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It's for you if you keep getting confused by the same grammar rules over and over, especially the tenses.
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Present perfect versus past simple, conditionals, all the things that make you hesitate when you speak.
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The set breaks them down with examples that actually stick.
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Each set is around $12, less than one private lesson, and because it's buy two, get one free, you're really getting three handbooks for the price of two.
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is in the description.
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Okay, now let's get into today's conversation, the last one of our challenge.
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- Thank you for calling Maple & Co.
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Customer Service.
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My name is Ryan.
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How can I help you today?
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Hi Ryan, I am calling because I received my order yesterday, but there is a problem with it.
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I got completely the wrong item.
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Oh, I am sorry to hear that.
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I can absolutely help you sort this out.
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Can I start with your order number?
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Yes, it is MC -4.
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49 -28731.
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Thank you.
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Bear with me one moment while I pull that up.
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Okay.
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I have got your order here.
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You ordered the gray wool throw blanket, correct?
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That is right!
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But what I actually received was a blue cotton one.
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Different color.
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Completely different material.
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I completely understand, and I sincerely apologize for that.
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That should not have happened.
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So what I can do is arrange a return of the incorrect item and get the right one sent out to you.
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Okay.
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And realistically, how long is all of that going to take?
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Because I bought this as a birthday gift and the birthday is coming up soon.
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I understand the time pressure, so the process is normally this: we email you a prepaid return label, at no cost to you.
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you send the item back.
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And once we receive it, we process the return within two to three business days.
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The replacement would then ship and reach you in five to seven business days after that.
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That might be too slow, honestly.
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The birthday is 10 days away.
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Is there anything you can do to speed it up?
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Let me see what options I have.
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I can flag your replacement as priority shipping, which would bring the delivery time down to two to three business days after we process the return.
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I want to be upfront though.
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I cannot promise an exact date.
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I appreciate the honesty.
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Can I ask one more thing?
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Do I need to wait for you to receive the return before you send the replacement?
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Or is there any way to send it out now?
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Given that this was your mistake, not mine, That is a fair point.
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And I completely understand why you are asking.
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Normally we do require the return to be initiated first, But given that this was our error, Let me check with my supervisor and see what I can do.
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Would you mind holding for just a minute?
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Not at all.
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Go ahead.
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Thank you so much for holding.
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So I spoke with my supervisor, and because this was clearly our mistake, We are going to ship the correct item out to you today with priority shipping.
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You do not need to wait.
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You will receive a separate email with a prepaid return label for the Blue Throw
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and you have 30 days to send it back at your convenience.
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That is brilliant.
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I really appreciate you sorting that out.
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It is absolutely the least we can do.
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You will get a confirmation email within the hour with a new tracking number.
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Is there anything else?
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I can help you with.
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No, that is everything.
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Honestly, thank you so much, Ryan.
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You handled this really well.
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That means a lot.
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Thank you.
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I hope the gift arrives in time and that your friend has a wonderful birthday.
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Thank you.
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Fingers crossed.
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Have a good day.
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You too.
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Take care.
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Goodbye.
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Bye.
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Now it is your turn.
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The conversation will play again, and this time, say the customer's words out loud at the exact same time you hear them.
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Same pace.
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Do not wait.
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Here we go.
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Thank you for calling Maple & Co.
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Customer Service.
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My name is Ryan.
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How can I help you today?
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Hi Ryan, I am calling because I received my order yesterday, but there is a problem with it.
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I got completely the wrong item.
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Oh, I am sorry to hear that.
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I can absolutely help you sort this out.
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Can I start with your order number?
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Yes, it is MC -4.
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49 -28731.
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Thank you.
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Bear with me one moment while I pull that up.
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Okay.
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I have got your order here.
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You ordered the gray wool throw blanket, correct?
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That is right!
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But what I actually received was a blue cotton one.
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Different color.
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Completely different material.
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I completely understand, and I sincerely apologize for that.
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That should not have happened.
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So what I can do is arrange a return of the incorrect item and get the right one sent out to you.
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Okay.
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And realistically, how long is all of that going to take?
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Because I bought this as a birthday gift and the birthday is coming up soon.
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I understand the time pressure, so the process is normally this: we email you a prepaid return label, At no cost to you.
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you send the item back.
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And once we receive it, we process the return within two to three business days.
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The replacement would then ship and reach you in five to seven business days after that.
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That might be too slow, honestly.
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The birthday is 10 days away.
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Is there anything you can do to speed it up?
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Let me see what options I have.
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I can flag your replacement as priority shipping, which would bring the delivery time down to two to three business days after we process the return.
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I want to be upfront though.
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I cannot promise an exact date.
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I appreciate the honesty.
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Can I ask one more thing?
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Do I need to wait for you to receive the return before you send the replacement?
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Or is there any way to send it out now?
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Given that this was your mistake, not mine.
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That is a fair point.
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And I completely understand why you are asking.
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Normally we do require the return to be initiated first, But given that this was our error, Let me check with my supervisor and see what I can do.
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Would you mind holding for just a minute?' Not at all, go ahead.
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Thank you so much for holding.
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So I spoke with my supervisor, And because this was clearly our mistake, we are going to ship the correct item out to you today with priority shipping.
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You do not need to wait.
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you will receive a separate email with a prepaid return label for the blue throw
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and you have 30 days to send it back at your convenience.
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That is brilliant.
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I really appreciate you sorting that out.
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It is absolutely the least we can do.
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You will get a confirmation email within the hour with a new tracking number.
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Is there anything else?
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I can help you with.
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No, that is everything.
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Honestly, thank you so much, Ryan.
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You handled this really well.
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That means a lot.
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Thank you.
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I hope the gift arrives in time and that your friend has a wonderful birthday.
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Thank you.
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Fingers crossed.
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Have a good day.
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You too, take care.
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Goodbye.
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Bye.
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You made it.
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Seven days, seven conversations, hundreds of sentences spoken out loud in English.
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That's real practice.
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This is actually doing the work.
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If you've been here every single day this week, your mouth feels different from now than it did on Monday.
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Maybe you don't notice it yet, but you will the next time you have to speak English in real life.
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The freezing happens less, the words come faster, you're not searching for them anymore more, they were just there.
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I want to hear from you.
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If you finished all seven days, write I did it in the comments.
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Tell me what day was the hardest for you, which one surprised you, and how you feel right now compared to a week ago.
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I read every single comment on this channel, and seeing you finish this challenge means a lot to me.
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You don't have to stop here.
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You can go back to day one and do the whole week again.
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Each round, your mouth gets faster.
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Each round, the words come Thank you for showing up this week.
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I will see you in the next video and bye bye.

Контекст и фон

Сегодня мы завершаем наш семидневный вызов по шадоуингу. Если вы были с нами на протяжении всей этой недели, значит, вы уже провели множество практических разговоров на английском языке. Ваша устная практика за последние семь дней была более интенсивной, чем у большинства обучающихся за целый месяц. Поздравляем вас с этим достижением! Сегодняшний диалог будет самым сложным из всех, так как он фокусируется на успешном взаимодействии с отделом обслуживания клиентов. Вам нужно будет оставаться спокойным, объяснять возникшую проблему и настаивать на ее решении без грубости. Это требует специфической лексики, которая важна для повседневного общения.

5 основных фраз для повседневного общения

  • Подать жалобу - означает официально сообщить компании о возникшей проблеме.
  • Номер заказа - код, который вы получаете при покупке товара онлайн, его всегда нужно иметь под рукой.
  • Неправильный товар - это означает, что вы получили не тот продукт, который заказывали.
  • Обработать возврат - означает, что компания начинает процесс возврата товара и возмещения денег.
  • Этикетка для бесплатной отправки - это почтовая этикетка, которую компания отправляет вам, чтобы вы могли вернуть товар без дополнительных затрат.

Пошаговое руководство по шадоуингу

Чтобы успешно справиться с трудностями сегодняшнего диалога и улучшить произношение английского, следуйте этому пошаговому плану:

  1. Прослушивание: Внимательно послушайте диалог несколько раз. Обратите особое внимание на интонацию и акценты.
  2. Параллельное чтение: Читайте текст во время прослушивания. Это поможет вам лучше запомнить фразы и улучшить ваш словарный запас.
  3. Запись: Попробуйте записать свой голос, повторяя за спикером. Таким образом, вы сможете сравнить ваше произношение с оригиналом.
  4. Практика в паре: Найдите партнера для практики. Повторяйте диалог вместе, меняйтесь ролями. Это поможет вам привыкнуть к естественным фразам.
  5. Обсуждение: Обсудите с партнером возможные варианты ответа на ситуации, описанные в диалоге. Это обогатит ваш словарный запас и поможет уверенно использовать практику разговорного английского.

Используйте эти техники регулярной практики, чтобы продолжать развивать свои навыки shadow speech и уверенно общаться на английском языке. Приглашаем вас воспользоваться нашим ресурсом для практики шадоуинга и получить полезные рекомендации по дальнейшему обучению!

Грамматика в этом видео

Конструкции, которые говорящий использует чаще всего, с точными словами из видео:

КонструкцияВ видео
Present Perfect Continuous have/has been + -ing — действие началось раньше и продолжаетсяyou've been doing · have been shadowing
Present Perfect have/has + причастие прошедшего времени — прошлое действие, важное сейчасyou've been · You've practiced · has done
Пассивный залог be + причастие прошедшего времени — важно, что происходит, а не кто это делаетbe fixed · be initiated

Что такое техника Shadowing?

Shadowing — это научно обоснованная техника изучения языка, изначально разработанная для подготовки профессиональных переводчиков и популяризированная полиглотом доктором Александром Аргуэльесом. Метод прост, но эффективен: вы слушаете аудио на английском от носителей языка и немедленно повторяете вслух — как тень, следующая за говорящим с задержкой в 1–2 секунды. В отличие от пассивного прослушивания или грамматических упражнений, Shadowing заставляет мозг и мышцы рта одновременно обрабатывать и воспроизводить реальные речевые паттерны. Исследования показывают, что это значительно улучшает точность произношения, интонацию, ритм, связную речь, понимание на слух и беглость речи — что делает его одним из самых эффективных методов для подготовки к IELTS Speaking и реального общения на английском.

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