Hello! I'm Emma from mmmEnglish!
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 practise
with the correct tone, pronunciation, intonation
So this is an imitation lesson.
Now you might have already practised
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 practise your speaking skills with me,
If this is your first time practising
with one of my imitation lessons,
I'll explain exactly what you need to do
and later in the lesson, I'll share one way that you can
keep practising what you learn in this lesson
with a native English speaker.
So there are three very simple steps
Firstly, you just need to listen to me
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
Lastly, I'll invite you to shadow me
which means speaking the words with me
That way, you can copy the natural rhythm in my voice.
Remember at first, you just need to listen
and read the words on the screen.
Well, actually I'm not even supposed to be
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
but my workload is just getting a bit out of hand.
I did yesterday's presentation completely off-the-cuff!
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
and I think I told you about her, didn't I?
She's been doing an amazing job so far;
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!
looked a little different on screen?
The bold words are stressed words
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
You can learn more about stress syllables
But right now, you're ready to imitate me.
Remember there will be a pause after
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 hands.
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!
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
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!
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;
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!
you might want to practise a few more times
You just need to go back in the video and practise again,
practise as many times as you need to.
In fact, you could even practise 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
I've put the link in the description for you because
your first fifteen minute lesson is free!
So are you ready to keep practising 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 practise making the sounds
and following the natural rhythm of my voice
to help you sound much more natural
Don't worry if you make some mistakes,
just try to relax and go with the flow!
You can practise as many times as you need to.
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!
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
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!
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;
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!
I'm sure you got a little tongue-tied there
keep practising with this video until you start
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 mmmEnglish Channel
and keep practising right now if you want to
with these lessons right here.