[Music]
hello I'm Emma from English over the
past few weeks I've been talking about
idioms and expressions that are commonly
used in business and professional
contexts and I wanted to give you the
opportunity to practice using them in
context with the correct tone
pronunciation intonation and facial
expression so this is an imitation
lesson now you might have already
practiced with some of my other
imitation lessons there are several on
my channel which you can watch right
here
now these imitation lessons allow you to
practice your speaking skills with me
out loud if this is your first time
practicing with one of my imitation
lessons don't worry
I'll explain exactly what you need to do
and later in the lesson I'll share one
way that you can keep practicing what
you learn in this lesson with a native
English speaker so keep watching so
there are three very simple steps in my
imitation lessons firstly you just need
to listen to me and read the text on
screen then you'll hear me say the same
thing again but after each clause or
sentence there'll be a pause in the
video where you can imitate me out loud
so that just means you'll copy and
repeat exactly what I said out loud
lastly I'll invite you to shadow me
which means speaking the words with me
at the same time that way you can copy
the natural rhythm in my voice ready to
get started remember at first you just
need to listen and read the words on the
screen
well actually I'm not even supposed to
be attending this conference but my boss
offered me his ticket and I didn't want
to turn it down I really need to brush
up on my project management skills
actually I've taken on a new role in the
sales team and I've been flat out ever
since I've even started giving weekly
presentations to the board but my
workload is just getting a bit out of
hand I did yesterday's presentation
completely off the cuff but go back six
months and it was a very different story
I was seriously considering jumping ship
really almost half the team had lost
their jobs luckily we've since got a new
general manager on board and I think I
told you about her didn't I she's been
doing an amazing job so far
runs a very tight ship but I guess
that's how she turned things around
anyway it hasn't all been smooth sailing
but things are finally getting back on
track how are things with you did you
notice that the words looked a little
different on screen the bold words are
stressed words and the underlined vowels
are stressed syllables in each word
these words and syllables sound stronger
and clearer while the others reduce and
become weaker paying close attention to
them will help you to sound more natural
when you speak you can learn more about
stress syllables here in this lesson but
right now you're ready to imitate me
remember there will be a pause after
each clause or sentence and that's when
you need to imitate what I said exactly
as I said it exactly how I said it so
try to copy the intonation and the tone
in my voice even the expression on my
face or the gestures I make with my
well actually
I'm not even supposed to be attending
this conference
but my boss offered me his ticket
and I didn't want to turn it down
I really need to brush up on my project
management skills actually
I've taken on a new role in the sales
team
and I've been flat out ever since
I've even started giving weekly
presentations to the board
but my workload is just getting a bit
out of hand
I did yesterday's presentation
completely off-the-cuff
you
but go back six months and it was a very
different story
I was seriously considering jumping ship
really almost half the team had lost
their jobs
luckily we've since got a new general
manager on board
and I think I told you about her didn't
I
she's been doing an amazing job so far
runs a very tight ship
but I guess that's how she turned things
around
anyway it hasn't all been smooth sailing
but things are finally getting back on
track
how are things with you
nice work at this point
you might want to practice a few more
times and that's fine you just need to
go back in the video and practice again
practice as many times as you need to in
fact you could even practice this script
with a native English speaker to check
your pronunciation and expression and to
get feedback on how you can improve you
could do this with one of the English
teachers at candling I've put the link
in the description for you because your
first fifteen minute lesson is free may
as well try it out so are you ready to
keep practicing with step three now this
time you need to shadow me and it's a
little more difficult to do because
we'll be speaking at the same time but
it allows you to practice making this
sounds and following the natural rhythm
of my voice to help you sound much more
natural while using English don't worry
if you make some mistakes just try to
relax and go with the flow you can
practice as many times as you need to
well actually I'm not even supposed to
be attending this conference but my boss
offered me his ticket and I didn't want
to turn it down
I really need to brush up on my project
management skills actually I've taken on
a new role in the sales team and I've
been flat out ever since I've even
started giving weekly presentations to
the board but my workload is just
getting a bit out of hand I did
yesterday's presentation completely off
the cuff but go back six months and it
was a very different story I was
seriously considering jumping ship
really almost half the team had lost
their jobs luckily we've since got a new
general manager on board
I think I told you about her didn't I
she's been doing an amazing job so far
runs a very tight ship but I guess
that's how she turned things around
anyway it hasn't all been smooth sailing
but things are finally getting back on
track how are things with you that's
great I'm sure you got a little
tongue-tied there but don't worry about
it keep practicing with this video until
you start getting the hang of it
remember that you can claim your free
lesson with one of the native English
speakers on cambly and get some personal
feedback on your English pronunciation
don't forget to subscribe to the English
Channel and keep practicing right now if
you want to with these lessons right
here I'll see you next week for another
English lesson here at new English bye
for now