Shadowing Practice: 1486 Life in Italy - Learn English Speaking with Video
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So, Chantal, you were saying that you grew up in a small town and had a very rustic life, but then you moved overseas to Italy, correct?
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Yes, I moved to Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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Wow, that's such a huge transition.
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What was that like?
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And why did you move to Italy?
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Oh, wow.
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So, I moved to Italy because I was studying abroad during my junior year at university,
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and so I was to do a immersion program at the University of Bologna
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which means all of my classes were in Italian, all of my homework, all of my exams,
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everything was completely in Italian and I also had to find my own housing
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which was also the first time I found housing on my own
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because I had always lived in the university dorms at my university in the United States And so,
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yeah, to navigate, one, a new city,
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a city in general, and then finding my first apartment and learning how to survive a new university system,
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it was exhilarating and very exciting.
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And, yeah, I loved it.
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That's so cool.
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So what was it like when you first got to Italy?
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Did you have culture shock?
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I mean, because you came from a small town environment and now you're living in a big city in Europe.
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I think my friends would probably say that I was very quick to trust everyone.
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As I mentioned before, growing up in a small town, I knew all my neighbors and I was very trusting of strangers and very welcoming.
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And I still am.
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But in hindsight, when I moved to Italy, I think I was maybe a little too naive sometimes.
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And especially not knowing the language, it was easy to sort of put my trust or my faith in someone when I needed help,
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because I needed help often, whether for translating or even just grocery shopping.
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And so sometimes I think I look back and I'm like, oh, maybe I should have walked away a little bit sooner or something like that.
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Yeah.
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So, I mean, compare life in Italy to life in the States.
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What was it like?
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How was it different?
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Life in Italy feels so much slower.
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People are still very productive and they're very passionate and they go to their jobs and they go to work.
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But there's just this sense of how important it is to enjoy your time
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and to enjoy your time with family and with friends.
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So, for example, I feel like in the United States, people, and this is very general,
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but I feel like people have their jobs and they work really hard
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and to the point where maybe they're so tired they go home
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And they just want to watch Netflix or watch TV and relax.
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And that's their way of relaxing is being at home.
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And in Italy, it feels like the way people recharge
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and the way that they relax
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and get their energy back is being in the company of their friends and being in the company of their family.
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So they'll finish work and everyone will meet up for a drink in the center of town.
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And it's it's not to drink a lot.
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It's really just to have a glass of wine, eat some delicious food and just sit and talk.
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But about nothing, really.
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Just enjoy the time.
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And eventually people decide to go home, but it'll be hours later, even though they're exhausted from work.
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But that's the that's how they relax
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and that's how they get their energy back and they go to work the next day and are productive.
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And I really enjoyed that the most.
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I can relate to that.
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I was in Spain for about two months just traveling around.
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And the one thing that I still remember the most is
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that I would go into a little pub or a bar late at night, 10 o 'clock at night, and there would be old people.
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And I'm not talking like 50 or 60.
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I'm talking like 75 years old maybe.
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And they're well -dressed.
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And they're sitting at a table with their friends and I could never imagine that happening in the United States.
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And it was so impressive.
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I was so impressed by that, that people really in the later years of their life still had that social spirit.
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They go out, they socialize, they have a good time.
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And we're talking late at night, like 10 o 'clock.
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You would never see that in America, ever.
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Yeah, I completely agree, and it's very similar in Italy too.
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So what about the food?
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I hear the food is fantastic.
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Everyone, you know, raves about Italian food.
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Yes, it is so good.
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And I probably, wow, where to begin with food?
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I love the cheeses.
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There's just so many different kinds of cheese and I'm a huge.
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cheese meat um jam person and so the combination of of having all of
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that available in italy and especially the different regions are known for different foods
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so sometimes you can't even eat a specific type of food unless you're in
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that city and
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or otherwise you'd have to pay a lot to get it
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at a different part of this of this of the country
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so yeah i i mean pizzas were delicious too i know it's stereotypical
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but the pizzas were awesome and they're so different than the u .s they're
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so thin super super thin there's no like deep dish pizza in italy
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or or double crust or cheese filled crust
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that doesn't exist exactly like it melts in your mouth right yeah yeah
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and it's it's so delicious and pastas of course are great and their wines are delicious too and And,
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yeah, I miss Italian food a lot, a lot.
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Well, I am thinking of going there, so you'll have to give me some tips.
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I would love to.
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Why Practice Speaking with This Video?
This video is a goldmine for language learning—it’s a real, conversational dialogue about moving to Italy, packed with everyday situations like adjusting to a new city, cultural differences, and personal reflections. Practicing with it helps you master natural speech patterns, which is key for speaking practice. The casual tone makes it perfect for the shadowing technique: repeat the speaker’s words aloud, mimicking their rhythm and emotion. You’ll learn to express complex ideas (like culture shock or comparing lifestyles) in a relatable way, making your English sound more fluent and authentic.
Grammar & Expressions in Context
The conversation uses practical structures you can apply immediately. Here are 3 standouts:
- “I moved to Italy because I was studying abroad…”: This “because + past continuous” structure explains motivations behind past actions—great for storytelling.
- “It was exhilarating and very exciting.”: Using two adjectives to emphasize a feeling adds depth to your speech. Try it with “tiring but rewarding” or “scary yet thrilling.”
- “People have their jobs and they work really hard to the point where…”: “To the point where” connects a situation to its result, useful for describing extremes (e.g., “I studied so much to the point where I forgot to eat”).
Common Pronunciation Traps
Pay attention to these tricky words for pronunciation practice:
- Bologna: The correct pronunciation is “buh-LOHN-yuh,” not “bo-LOH-nyah.” Listen closely to how the speaker says it—stress the second syllable.
- Exhilarating: Break it down: “ig-ZIL-uh-ray-ting.” Don’t rush the “zil” sound—this word is easy to mumble!
- Naive: Pronounce it “nah-EEV,” not “nayv.” The long “ee” sound is key to sounding natural.
By focusing on these details, you’ll not only understand the conversation better but also speak more clearly and confidently.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.