Are you busy? Beginner shadowing lesson
In this clip from Let's Learn English by VOA Learning English, Anna wants to say sorry for yesterday, but everyone she asks is busy, and then her boss, Caty Weaver, asks her the same question. Short questions and answers come back again and again, at a slow pace that suits beginner shadowing.
- Beginner
- Audio
- 1:02
- 21 sentences
Free, no account needed. The app plays one sentence and waits for you to say it.
The sentences
Hi, Amelia, are you busy?
I'm a little busy.
I want to say I'm sorry for yesterday.
It's okay, Anna.
Okay, see you later.
Maybe. Maybe I'll see you later.
Hi, Jonathan, are you busy?
Yes, I'm busy.
Well, I am sorry. It's okay, Anna.
May I see the studio?
Maybe another time.
Right now, I am busy.
When the studio light is on, I am recording my evening show.
Hi, Anne. Are you busy? Hi, Anna.
Yes, at 10 a.m. I am writing.
Sorry about yesterday. No worries.
Come by this afternoon. Okay.
Anna. Yes, Ms. Weaver. Are you busy? Yes, Ms. Weaver.
I am busy.
My office, 5 p.m.
5 p.m.
Words and phrases
- busy
- having a lot to do
- a little
- a small amount, not very
- I'm sorry for
- words to say you feel bad about something you did
- No worries
- it is fine, do not worry
- see you later
- goodbye, I will see you again soon
- Maybe another time
- not now, perhaps later
- studio
- a room where shows are recorded
- Come by
- visit for a short time
How to practise this clip
Listen for the rising tone at the end of Are you busy? and the short forms I'm, It's and I'll.
- Read the sentence and the words to know, then listen to it.
- Say it right after the speaker, slowly at first. The app waits until you finish.
- Play your try next to the speaker's, then say it again until it sounds the same.
Source
VOA Learning English (Voice of America), Let's Learn English, public domain