Shadowing Practice: Manager vs. Employee:The Day-off Drama Workplace Conflict Storytime #animation #veronica #work - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hey, Faith.
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Can I talk to you for a couple minutes?
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Sure.
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What's up?
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Okay.
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So I know tomorrow is your day off, but I saw that we only had like three cashiers in the morning, so I had to put you on.
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It's already 8 p.m.
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What time do you have me on in the morning?
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It's an opening shift at 6.
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Okay.
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Well, first of all, I don't work mornings.
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I work 2 to 11.
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And two, you can't just put me onto the schedule that little in advance.
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I need to have at least 24 hours.
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Plus, I have plans tomorrow.
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It's my day off.
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Okay.
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Well, we need you, so I expect you to be here at 6 a.m mornings
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are out of my availability i can't work tomorrow morning
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because you don't want to get up like it's really not
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that big of a deal no
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because i get off at 11 tonight it's an hour drive home
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and then you want me to come back in at 6
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a.m with literally a couple hours notice that's not happening well
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whatever plans you have are less important than helping this team
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out okay i expect you to be here at 6 a.m it is almost seven o'clock where is
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that girl going straight to voicemail faith i need you in
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my office please now sure what's going on we were supposed to be here at 6 a.m yesterday.
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Where were you?
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I told you that I wasn't coming in.
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Okay, well, you were scheduled.
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You cannot just choose to not come in.
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You're going to be getting written up, so I need you to sign this paper.
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See, I told you I wasn't coming in.
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It's mornings are out of my availability.
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I have school.
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Plus, you cannot schedule me without 24-hour notice beforehand, and you didn't give me 24-hour notice.
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Plus, I've never no-called no-showed or called into a shift, so first offense is not a write-up, especially because this wasn't my fault.
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Yeah, we can get the store manager involved that's what you want
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but you are signing this paper
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because you did not show up for your shift yesterday or answer any of our calls okay that's fine

About This Lesson

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.