Pratica di Shadowing: 10 Formal vs. 10 Informal Phrases in English - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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Hi, and welcome to the Espresso English Podcast, where you can improve your English in just a few minutes a day.
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My name is Shaina, and I'm the teacher at Espresso English.
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Let's get started with today's lesson.
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Not all English is the same.
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The way you speak to a close friend is probably very different from the way you talk to your manager
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or communicate with a client.
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Informal English is friendly, relaxed, and conversational.
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Native speakers use it with friends, family, classmates, and co -workers they know well.
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It's common in text messages, casual emails, and everyday conversations.
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Formal English is more polite, professional, and carefully worded.
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You'll often see more formal English in business emails, job applications, academic writing, customer service,
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presentations, and communication with people you don't know well.
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Today, I'll show you 10 phrases and how they're different when we're speaking formally versus informally.
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And I've got a super bonus for you, a guide to 50 phrases with their formal versions and informal versions.
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It's really helpful in seeing how we say it differently in each situation.
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Our first phrase is, I'll think about it.
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That's a common way to say it informally.
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If we want to be more formal, we could say, I will give it some consideration.
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Or you could also say, I will consider it note
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that we don't say consider about it just consider it next we have do you want to
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which is informal in fact
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when we're speaking fast it even sounds more like do you wanna
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but in more formal situations say would you like to instead
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for example would you like to join me for lunch let's
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say someone invites you to an event informally we could say I can't go
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or I can't make it the formal version would be I
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am unable to attend we usually avoid contractions like can't in more formal written English
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when you're excited about something the future you can say I
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can't wait to see you informally the more formal version is I look forward to seeing you note
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that after look forward to we use the ing form and we also typically avoid exclamation points in formal writing.
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If you need to deliver some bad news, an informal way to do it is I'm sorry to say or I'm sorry to tell you.
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In formal English, we can say I regret to inform you.
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One common everyday phrase is I'm really worried about, but that's not the way we'd say it in more formal English, the more formal version is,
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I am quite concerned about.
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In everyday, informal English, it's very common to use really for emphasis, really worried, really big, really interesting,
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etc. But in more formal situations, use quite or very instead.
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Here's a similar issue.
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Informally, we can say, this product is kind of expensive.
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That means a little expensive.
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But more formally, use rather instead of kind of.
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So we'd say, this product is rather expensive.
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When you want someone to send your greetings to another person, you can say, say hi to your sister for me informally.
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But in the professional world, a better phrase is, please give my regards to Carol.
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When you want the other person to decide something, two common informal phrases are, it's your call or it's up to you.
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More formally, we'd say something like, the decision is yours.
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Finally, when asking for the other person's opinion, you can say, let me know what you think, informally.
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That's very casual.
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More formally, you can say, I would appreciate your feedback, or I would love to hear your thoughts.
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It's all about choosing the right words and phrases for the right situation,
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so you sound casual and relaxed with friends and you sound polite and professional at work.
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Make sure to download your guide to 50 formal and informal phrases by clicking on the link in the video description.
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If you want to improve your professional communication, check out my Business English course to learn real phrases for meetings, interviews, presentations, and more.
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And, if your goal is to speak more naturally in everyday situations, my Everyday English Speaking course will teach you the words,
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phrases, and expressions that native speakers use in daily life.
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You'll find the links to both courses in the video description.
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You'll also find online courses to help you improve your English fast, even if you don't have much time to study.
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Keep practicing your English, and I hope you have a wonderful day!
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questo video contiene 61 frasi e 825 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 5:33. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 149 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 83% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| formal aggettivo | /ˈfɔɹməl/ | formale |
| phrase sostantivo | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | espressione, polirematica |
| informal aggettivo | /ɪnˈfɔɹ.m(ə)l/ | informale |
| everyday aggettivo | /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ | quotidiano, giornaliero |
| formally avverbio | /ˈfɔː.mə.li/ | formalmente |
| casual aggettivo | /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/ | occasionale |
| lesson sostantivo | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | lezione |
| polite aggettivo | /pəˈlaɪt/ | cortese, educato |
| naturally avverbio | /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ | naturalmente |
| carefully avverbio | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | minuziosamente, accuratamente |
| bonus sostantivo | /ˈbəʊ.nəs/ | bonus, extra |
| helpful aggettivo | /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ | disponibile, utile |
| worker sostantivo | /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ | lavoratore, operaio |
| regret verbo | /ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/ | rimpiangere, rammaricarsi |
| feedback sostantivo | /ˈfiːdˌbæk/ | valutazione, riscontro |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| look forward to verbo | non vedere l'ora |
| check out verbo | investigare |
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
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| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsione | will help · You'll often see · I'll show |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodo | we're speaking |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 25 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come can't, I'm, don't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/, consideration /kənˌsɪd.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, contraction /kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/, conversational /ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, consideration /kənˌsɪd.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, conversational /ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come formal, phrase, informal.
Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?
Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.