SHADOWING a Speaking Story for English Fluency

I don't know if we're going to make it all  the way to the end of this lesson without  

making a few mistakes so if we make some  mistakes along the way please forgive me  

please forgive yourself let's work on our  fluency we're going to say each slide each  

set of text two times and then we'll say it all  over again really fast and smooth shadowing me  

the whole way all right we did the vocabulary  in the last lesson so there is no need to stop  

and explain let's do this here we go once upon  a time there was a man named Tom who worked at  

a large company again once upon a time there was  a man named Tom who worked at a large company he  

had been there for several years enjoying his  routine and feeling secure in his job again he  

he had been there for several years enjoying his  routine and feeling secure in his job but one day  

everything changed but one day everything changed  Tom was called into his manager's office and given  

the news that his position was being eliminated  due to company cutbacks Tom was called into his  

manager's office and given the news that his  position was being eliminated due to company

cutbacks shocked and upset Tom left  the office wondering what he would  

do next shocked and upset Tom left the  office wondering what he would do next  

losing his job felt like the worst thing that  could happen losing his job felt like the worst  

thing that could happen for the first few days  Tom was in a state of disbelief he couldn't  

believe that the job he had relied on for so long  was suddenly gone for the first few days Tom was  

in a state of dis belief he couldn't believe that  the job he had relied on for so long was suddenly

gone he spent hours updating his resume searching  for job postings and worrying about his future  

it felt like a major setback he spent hours  updating his resume searching for job post  

ings and worrying about his  future it felt like a major

setback but as days turned into weeks  something interesting began to happen  

but as days turned into weeks  something interesting began to

happen without the daily demands of his old  job Tom found himself with more time to think  

about what he truly wanted in life without  the daily demands of his old job Tom found  

himself with more time to think about what  he truly wanted in life he realized that he  

had never been passionate about his previous  work it was just something he did to pay pay  

the bills he realized that he had never been  passionate about his previous work it was just  

something he did to pay the bills so instead  of rushing to find another similar job Tom  

started exploring other options so instead  of rushing to find another similar job Tom  

started exploring other options one day while  browsing job boards Tom came across a position  

that caught his eye one day while browsing  job boards Tom came across a position that  

caught his eye it was a project manager role  at a tech company something he had always been  

interested in but never pursued it was a project  manager role at a tech company something he had  

always been interested in but never pursued  encouraged by the support of his friends and  

family Tom decided to apply to his surprise he  was called for an interview encouraged by the  

support of his friends and family Tom decided  to apply to his surprise he was called for an

interview the interview went well and  a few days later Tom received a job  

offer Not only was the salary higher but  the role was also more aligned with his

interests the interview went well and  a few days later Tom received a job  

offer Not only was the salary higher but  the role was also more aligned with his

interests plus the job offered flexible hours  and the opportunity to work from home a few days  

a week plus the job offered flexible hours and  the opportunity to work from home a few days a

week as Tom started his new job he couldn't  help but think back to the day he was laid  

off as Tom started his new job he couldn't  help but think back to the day he was laid  

off what had seemed like a disaster at  the time turned out to be a blessing in

disguise what had seemed like a disaster at the  time turned out to be a blessing in disguise  

Tom's new job brought him more satisfaction and  balance in his life he even decided to take a  

trip to Japan to celebrate this new chapter  Tom's new job brought him more satisfaction  

and balance in his life he even decided to  take a trip to Japan to celebrate this new

chapter what had started as a major setback had  led tom to a better place both professionally  

and personally what had started as a major setback  had led tom to a better place both professionally  

and [Music] personally woo we did it that's  the story we got it I need to take a take a

take I need to take a deep breath and relax  because we are going to go nonsense stop are  

you ready Shadow me say it with me here we go  once upon a time there was a man named Tom who  

worked at a large company he had been there  for several years enjoying his routine and  

feeling secure in his job but one day everything  changed Tom was called into his manager's office  

and given the news that his position was being  eliminated due to company cutbacks shocked and  

upset Tom left the office wondering what he would  do next losing his job felt like the worst thing  

that could happen for the first few days Tom  was in a state of disbelief he couldn't believe  

that the job he had relied on for so long  was suddenly gone he spent hours updating  

his resume searching for job postings and  worrying about his future it felt like a  

major setback but as days turned into weeks  something interesting began to happen without  

the daily demands of his old job Tom found  himself with more time to think about what  

he truly wanted in life he realized that he had  never been passionate about his previous work  

it was just something he did to pay the bills so  instead of rushing to find another similar job Tom  

started exploring other options one day while  browsing job boards Tom came across a position  

that caught his eye it was a project manager role  at a tech company something he had always been  

interested in but never [Music] pursued encouraged  by the support of his friends and family Tom  

decided to apply to his surprise he was called  for an interview the interview went well and a  

few days later Tom received a job offer Not  only was the salary higher but the role was  

also more aligned with his interests plus the  job offered flexible hours and the opportunity  

to work work from home a few days a week as Tom  started his new job he couldn't help but think  

back to the day he was laid off what had seemed  like a disaster at the time turned out to be  

a blessing in disguise Tom's new job brought him  more satisfaction and balance in his life he even  

decided to take a trip to Japan to celebrate this  new chapter what had started as a major setback  

had led tom to a better place both professionally  and personally boom good workout that was a long  

lesson wasn't it if you made it all the way  to the end you are probably exhausted that's  

probably the worst out that you will do for today  for your speaking practice keep moving forward  

one step at a time but if you are ready to go to  the next lesson the green lesson we are going to  

do the question and answer part of this little  three-part series all right I'll see you there