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Look, learning English helps me feel strong in professional situations.
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My work days can feel the same every day.
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Emails, meetings, deadlines.
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And sometimes one task, even if it's very small, can feel very hard.
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You put it off, think about it all day, and then it just stays on your to-do list.
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A to-do list is a list of jobs that you have to do.
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Do you make those for yourself?
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For me, it's not a task itself that is difficult.
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It's just getting started on it.
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Hi, I'm Josipa and in this episode we are talking about small wins at work.
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Those tiny achievements that help us feel good and stay motivated.
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So let's imagine a short break at work, coffee in hand, Alan and Claire are chatting about the little wins they had today.
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I finally sent that email I've been putting off.
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Give yourself a pat on the back.
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I know that was a tough one.
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I know, right?
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I even treated myself to chocolate.
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Good on you.
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Now use that small win to build some momentum.
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Small wins at work might not seem like a big deal, but for me, they can make a huge difference.
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How about you?
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Do you celebrate small wins?
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While you think about your last small win, let's look more closely at the phrases we just heard.
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Alan first said, I finally sent that email I've been putting off.
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To put something off means to delay doing it, often because it feels difficult or uncomfortable.
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It's a very common phrase in everyday English, especially when talking about work.
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For example, you could say, I've been putting off that report all week.
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Or, I keep putting off calling the client.
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I keep putting off cleaning those shelves.
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Next, Claire said...
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Give yourself a pat on the back.
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To give yourself a pat on the back means to feel proud about something you've done.
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It is like you praise yourself.
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It's often used when someone has achieved something, even something small.
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You might also hear, You should be proud of yourself.
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Or, more casually, Nice work!
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Then Alan said, I even treated myself to chocolate.
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To treat yourself means to give yourself a small reward.
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It could be chocolate, a coffee, a break, or anything you enjoy.
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For example, I treated myself to a nice lunch.
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Or I'll treat myself after I finish this task.
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Next, Claire said...
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Now use that small win to build some momentum.
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Momentum is energy and movement so that things progress.
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When you build momentum, one small success helps you move on to the next task and so you keep going.
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You could also say...
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Keep the ball rolling with that win.
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The phrase, keep the ball rolling, comes from sport.
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When you roll a ball, it keeps moving.
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In English, we use it to mean keep going or don't stop.
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Keep the ball rolling.
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For example, I finally got through my emails.
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Now I can keep the ball rolling and finish my report.
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Finally, Alan said...
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One step at a time.
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I'm slowly getting there.
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One step at a time is a very common phrase in English.
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It means focusing on small actions instead of trying to do everything at once.
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It's often used to talk about habits, work goals or personal progress.
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And of course, you're not getting to any particular destination when you say, I'm taking one step at a time.
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But you are making progress in whatever you are doing.
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You could also say, I'm getting there, slowly but surely.
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Or, I'm making steady progress.
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If you are making steady progress, you are slowly improving or getting better, one step at a time.
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Now, let's run through that dialogue one more time, and then my favourite part, our turn to practice out loud.
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Let's go.
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I finally sent that email I've been putting off.
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Give yourself a pat on the back.
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I know that was a tough one.
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I know, right?
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I even treated myself to chocolate.
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Good on you!
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Now use that small wind to build some momentum.
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Now it's time to practice.
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See if you remember the meaning before hearing the answer.
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What does it mean to put something off?
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To put something off means to delay doing something, often because it feels difficult or uncomfortable.
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What does it mean to treat yourself?
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To treat yourself means to give yourself a small reward.
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It could be chocolate, a coffee, a break, or anything you enjoy.
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Now let's practice our pronunciation skills by repeating after Alan and Claire.
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You should be proud of yourself.
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Give yourself a pat on the back.
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I treated myself to chocolate.
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Keep the ball rolling with that win.
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To practice your speaking skills more, check out our bonus episode.
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You'll also find learning notes and lots of useful phrases at sbs.com.au slash learn English.
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And don't forget, we are on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
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Just search for SBS Learn English.
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I'm Josipa, and thanks for learning English with me today.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B1 si basa sul video “Celebrating small wins at work”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: English, chocolate, putting, ball, momentum. Questo video contiene 91 frasi e 868 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 7:11. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 121 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 85% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
Le 15 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| momentum sostantivo | /ˌmə(ʊ)ˈmɛntəm/ | quantità di moto |
| phrase sostantivo | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | espressione, polirematica |
| uncomfortable aggettivo | /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/ | scomodo |
| steady aggettivo | /ˈstɪdi/ | fermo, saldo |
| reward sostantivo | /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ | ricompensa |
| custodian sostantivo | /kəˈstoʊdiən/ | custode |
| pronunciation sostantivo | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | pronuncia, pronunzia |
| motivate verbo | /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/ | motivare |
| shelf sostantivo | /ʃɛlf/ | scaffale, mensola |
| deadline sostantivo | /ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/ | scadenza, termine |
| acknowledge verbo | /əkˈnɑ.lɪd͡ʒ/ | riconoscere, ammettere |
| continuous aggettivo | /kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/ | continuo |
| habit sostantivo | /ˈhæb.ɪt/ | abitudine, consuetudine |
| destination sostantivo | /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/ | destinazione, meta |
| dialogue sostantivo | /ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/ | dialogo, conversazione |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| check out verbo | investigare | |
| get through verbo | /ɡɛt ˈθɹu/ | superare, farcela |
Frasi da ripetere
Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:
- Do you make those for yourself?
- I finally sent that email I've been putting off.
- Do you celebrate small wins?
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — un’azione iniziata prima e ancora in corso | I've been putting |
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | you've done · has achieved |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — i verbi seguiti dalla forma in -ing | keep putting · keeps moving |
| Consigli con “should” should + verbo — dire che cosa è meglio fare | should be |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 16 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, I've, don't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, casually /ˈkæʒuəli/, shelf /ʃɛlf/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: momentum /ˌmə(ʊ)ˈmɛntəm/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, continuous /kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, reward /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/, motivate /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/, shelf /ʃɛlf/, acknowledge /əkˈnɑ.lɪd͡ʒ/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: casually /ˈkæʒuəli/, habit /ˈhæb.ɪt/
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 momentum, phrase, uncomfortable.
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.