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Have you ever been reading a book and it's interesting?
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You feel like you're following along just fine, but then you finish a chapter and you close the book
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and maybe the next day it just kind of feels like you've forgotten what happens
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or even who some of the characters are.
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Of course, some people have really excellent recalls, so they may not have any difficulty here, but I get comments about this from my viewers all the time.
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So I think that most people experience this, at least sometimes or at least to some degree.
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So I want to talk about that.
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Why is it sometimes easy for us to create memories about the thoughts and ideas that we have about reading, but other times it isn't so easy?
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Now, especially lately, it seems there's no shortage of articles
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or YouTube videos talking about how our phones and computer screens have divided our attention.
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And it's true.
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We live in a very distracted world, and the lack of attention and focus makes it difficult for us to remember anything, really, and much less reading.
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But while all of that is true, I think the problem is a little bit more nuanced than that,
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because this forgetting, sometimes it happens even when we are sitting down and genuinely trying to focus.
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Now, if you think about it, we don't really use the same kind of reading all the time
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and we switch between different modes depending on the type of material.
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For example, a lot of reading that we do throughout the day is online and we're reading things like text messages, comments, maybe emails.
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The text is usually short and you usually don't have to think about it very much.
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It's very easy to interpret.
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Researchers refer to this mode of reading as hyper reading
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and the goal here is primarily about speed
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and efficiency rather than full comprehensive understanding we're skimming the text we're searching for keywords jumping between sections
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or sometimes even jumping between screens and we're just trying to get as much
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relevant information as we can and it works fine for certain situations
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but if you think about it it's a completely different mode of reading
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that you might use for say a novel novels require a more immersive mode of reading
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because the ideas tend to have more of a long-term connection to each other
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and so your mind has to work harder to follow and keep track of linear and sort of of relational details.
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And another mode of reading is analytical.
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This is what you'd use if you were going to read a book on physics or philosophy.
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Now, that kind of reading is going to require you to really slow down.
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You're probably going to have to go back and do a lot of rereading, and you're going to have to be able to sort of process a lot of abstract ideas.
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Now, these two modes of reading, immersive and analytical, these actually belong to a broader category known as deep reading.
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Now, Marianne Wolfe is a cognitive neuroscientist known for her work on reading and literacy, and she has been an early voice warning about the effects
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that digital environments have had on our reading habits and our capacity for deep reading.
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She describes deep reading as the array of sophisticated processes that propel comprehension and that include inferential and deductive reasoning,
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analogical skills, critical analysis, reflection, and insight.
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It's a bit of a mouthful, but basically it just means that deep reading is the way your mind
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and your emotions work together to help you interpret the words on the page.
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And it happens when you slow down, when you take the time to really think about the ideas
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that are being presented and then critically evaluate them and connect them to your own experiences and understanding of the world.
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And this is why deep reading is better for memory, because memory depends on whether you're actually wrestling with the ideas,
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whether you're analyzing them and processing them and so forth.
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But when the material is easy and you can move through it very quickly, then your mind isn't really doing much.
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And you might think, well, as long as I understood it, then I should be able to remember it.
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But that's not always the case, because comprehension and memory are not the same thing.
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In fact, in some cases, when a passage is too easy, the mental work can be very shallow.
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Now, for most of us, much of the reading that we do throughout the day is done in a hyper-reading mode, and this has become the default mode that we read in,
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so that when we sit down with a book, it's very hard to just flip a switch and slow down and really think about what we're actually reading.
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And again, sometimes this happens, you know, even when we've put our phone away and we're really trying to focus.
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And there are lots of things you can do.
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You know, the Internet is filled with all kinds of recommendations for how to deal with this.
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We're advised to read with purpose, to read away from our phones, to read habitually, to read at our own pace,
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to read at a slower pace, to read with a journal, take notes, summarize.
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I've recommended most of these things at one point or another, and they all have the potential to help.
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It's not bad advice,
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but it's not going to really mean anything unless you intentionally cultivate an environment that fosters concentration and active comprehension.
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Something that I have done, you know, instead of trying to form new habits or try to follow some silly reading routine,
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I've recently decided to just return to some old habits and try reading the way that I used to.
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Personally, I love reading at the library.
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I worked in a library all through my undergraduate and graduate years, and my first real job out of university was in a library.
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In fact, this channel is named after the place
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that I used to go in my old library when I wanted to be alone and just get lost in a book.
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Now, if a library is a little out of the way for you, or if it's just not your thing, maybe you could just set up an old-fashioned reading nook, you know, far away from the TV,
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far away from your phone and computers, or any technology whatsoever.
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And something else I would suggest is that you think about the time that you spend for each reading session.
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Nowadays, reading consists of short incremental fragments of reading time,
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but it's really difficult to achieve a deep state of flow when you're constantly having to stop and then restart again.
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If you think about it, you know, if every day you're immersing yourself in a book for, say, an hour.
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A daily habit like this can train your mind to naturally and automatically return to that slower,
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more mindful rhythm that's needed for deep reading.
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Either way, when you sit down to read a book, if you notice that you're having difficulty remembering, it's something to think about.
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Are you reading the same way you do online?
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Just being aware of this can help you shift into a mode of reading
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that will make it easier to understand and remember long after you put the book down.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questo video contiene 75 frasi e 1252 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 7:19. Chi parla ha un ritmo naturale di circa 171 parole al minuto, vicino a una conversazione quotidiana. Il 87% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è facile da seguire.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole meno comuni del video, con pronuncia e significato:
- habit /ˈhæb.ɪt/ (sostantivo) — abitudine, consuetudine. An action performed on a regular basis.
- comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/ (sostantivo) — comprensione. A thorough understanding.
- pace /peɪs/ (sostantivo) — passo. A step taken with the foot.
- difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/ (sostantivo) — difficoltà. The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
- depend /dɪˈpɛnd/ (verbo) — dipendere. To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition
- interpret /ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪt/ (verbo) — interpretare. To decode the meaning of a topic and then act, whether to continue researching the topic, follow through, act in opposition, or further the understanding…
- naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ (avverbio) — naturalmente. In a natural manner.
- primarily /ˈpɹaɪ.mə.ɹə.li/ (avverbio) — principalmente, fondamentalmente. Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost.
- refer /ɹɪˈfɜː/ (verbo) — riferire. To direct the attention of (someone toward something).
- skill /skɪl/ (sostantivo) — abilità, capacità. A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
- recall /ɹɪˈkɔl/ (verbo) — ritirare, revocare. To withdraw, retract (one's words etc.); to revoke (an order).
- physics /ˈfɪz.ɪks/ (sostantivo) — fisica. The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.
- silly /ˈsɪl.i/ (aggettivo) — sciocco. Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
- connect /kəˈnɛkt/ (verbo) — connettere, connettersi. To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
- efficiency /ɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/ (sostantivo) — efficienza. The extent to which a resource is used for the intended purpose.
I phrasal verb che sentirai
- slow down (verbo) — rallentare, decelerare. To decelerate.
- deal with (verbo) — fare i conti. To handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression; to address or discuss as a subject.
- do in (verbo) — uccidere, finire. To kill or end; to defeat.
- go back (verbo) — tornare. To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time.
- set up /ˌsɛt ˈʌp/ (verbo) — preparare, installare. To make ready for use.
- sit down (verbo) — sedersi, accomodarsi. To assume a sitting position from a standing position.
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 24 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come you're, we're, don't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “th”: rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/, mouthful /ˈmaʊθfʊl/
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/, efficiency /ɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/, concentration /ˌkɑn.sənˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, reflection /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/, analytical /ˌæn.əˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, primarily /ˈpɹaɪ.mə.ɹə.li/, efficiency /ɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Inizia a velocità 0,75×, fai shadowing frase per frase e torna alla velocità normale quando diventa facile.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come habit, comprehension, pace.
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | you've forgotten · have divided · has been |
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | being presented · is done · is filled |
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.