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hello i'm emma from um english

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over the past few weeks i've been

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talking about idioms and expressions

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that are commonly used in business and

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professional contexts

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and i wanted to give you the opportunity

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to practice using them

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in context with the correct tone

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pronunciation

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intonation and facial expression

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so this is an imitation lesson

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now you might have already practiced

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with some of my other imitation lessons

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there are several on my channel which

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you can watch right here

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now these imitation lessons allow you to

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practice your speaking skills with me

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out loud

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if this is your first time practicing

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with one of my imitation lessons don't

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worry

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i'll explain exactly what you need to do

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and later in the lesson i'll share one

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way that you can keep practicing what

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you learn in this lesson

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with a native english speaker so keep

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watching

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so there are three very simple steps in

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my imitation lessons

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firstly you just need to listen to me

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and read the text on screen

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then you'll hear me say the same thing

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again but after each clause or sentence

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there'll be a pause in the video where

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you can imitate me out loud

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so that just means you'll copy and

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repeat exactly what i said out loud

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lastly i'll invite you to shadow me

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which means speaking the words with me

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at the same time

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that way you can copy the natural rhythm

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in my voice

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ready to get started

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remember at first you just need to

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listen and read the words on the screen

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well actually i'm not even supposed to

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be attending this conference

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but my boss offered me his ticket and i

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didn't want to turn it down

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i really need to brush up on my project

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management skills actually i've taken on

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a new role in the sales team and i've

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been flat out ever since

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i've even started giving weekly

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presentations to the board

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but my workload is just getting a bit

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out of hand

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i did yesterday's presentation

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completely off the cuff

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but go back six months and it was a very

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different story i was seriously

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considering jumping ship

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really almost half the team had lost

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their jobs

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luckily we've since got a new general

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manager on board and i think i told you

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about her didn't i

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she's been doing an amazing job so far

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runs a very tight ship but i guess

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that's how she turned things around

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anyway it hasn't all been smooth sailing

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but things are finally getting back on

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track

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how are things with you

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did you notice that the words looked a

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little different on screen

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the bold words are stressed words

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and the underlined vowels

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are stressed syllables in each word

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these words and syllables sound stronger

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and clearer while the others reduce and

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become weaker

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paying close attention to them will help

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you to sound more natural when you speak

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you can learn more about stressed

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syllables here in this

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lesson right now you're ready to imitate

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me

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remember there will be a pause after

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each clause or sentence and that's when

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you need to imitate what i said

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exactly as i said it exactly how i said

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it so try to copy the intonation and the

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tone in my voice

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even the expression on my face or the

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gestures i make with my hands

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well actually

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i'm not even supposed to be attending

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this conference

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but my boss offered me his ticket

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and i didn't want to turn it down

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i really need to brush up on my project

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management skills actually

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i've taken on a new role in the sales

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team

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and i've been flat out ever since

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i've even started giving weekly

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presentations to the board

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but my workload is just getting a bit

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out of hand

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i did yesterday's presentation

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completely off the cuff

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but go back six months and it was a very

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different story

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i was seriously considering jumping ship

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really almost half the team had lost

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their jobs

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luckily we've since got a new general

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manager on board

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and i think i told you about her didn't

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i

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she's been doing an amazing job so far

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runs a very tight ship

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but i guess that's how she turned things

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around

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anyway it hasn't all been smooth sailing

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but things are finally getting back on

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track

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how are things with you

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nice work

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at this point you might want to practice

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a few more times and that's fine

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you just need to go back in the video

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and practice again practice as many

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times as you need to

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in fact you could even practice this

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script with a native english speaker to

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check your pronunciation and expression

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and to get feedback on how you can

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improve

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you could do this with one of the

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english teachers at cambly

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i've put the link in the description for

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you because your first 15-minute lesson

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is free

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may as well try it out

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so are you ready to keep practicing with

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step three now

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this time you need to shadow me

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and it's a little more difficult to do

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because we'll be speaking at the same

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time

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but it allows you to practice making the

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sounds and following the natural rhythm

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of my voice

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to help you sound much more natural

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while using english

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don't worry if you make some mistakes

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just try to relax and go with the flow

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you can practice as many times as you

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need to

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well actually i'm not even supposed to

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be attending this conference

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but my boss offered me his ticket and i

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didn't want to turn it down

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i really need to brush up on my project

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management skills actually i've taken on

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a new role in the sales team and i've

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been flat out ever since

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i've even started giving weekly

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presentations to the board

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but my workload is just getting a bit

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out of hand

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i did yesterday's presentation

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completely off the cuff

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but go back six months and it was a very

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different story i was seriously

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considering jumping ship

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really almost half the team had lost

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their jobs

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luckily we've since got a new general

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manager on board and i think i told you

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about her didn't i

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she's been doing an amazing job so far

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runs a very tight ship but i guess

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that's how she turned things around

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anyway it hasn't all been smooth sailing

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but things are finally getting back on

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track

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how are things with you

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that's great i'm sure you got a little

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tongue tied there

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but don't worry about it

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keep practicing with this video until

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you start getting the hang of it

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remember that you can claim your free

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lesson with one of the native english

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speakers on cambly

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and get some personal feedback on your

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english pronunciation

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don't forget to subscribe to the english

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channel and keep practicing right now if

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you want to with these lessons right

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here

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i'll see you next week for another

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english lesson here at mm english bye

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for now