Pratica di Shadowing: 25 G1 Mom And Kayla - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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Hi, I'm Teacher Aaron from Can Can School.
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Welcome to my story time.
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Today our story is Mom and Kayla.
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Mom and Kayla.
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Mom has a hat.
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Kayla has a hat too.
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Mom has a jacket.
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Kayla has a jacket too.
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Mom has pants.
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Kayla has pants too.
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Mom has big boots.
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Kayla has little boots.
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Mom has a dog.
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Kayla has a dog too.
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Mom has a big hose.
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Kayla has a little hose.
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Mom has a truck.
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Kayla has a truck too.
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Mom looks like Kayla.
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Kayla looks like Mom.
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I'm teacher Aaron from Can Can School.
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Thank you for reading a story with me today.
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I hope you have a wonderful day.
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I'll see you very soon.
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Take care.
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Bye for now.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “25 G1 Mom And Kayla”. This video has 26 sentences and 125 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:23. The speaker talks slowly, about 90 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.

Key vocabulary in this video

8 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
pants noun/pænts/An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers.
jacket noun/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
boot noun/but/A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
hose noun/hoʊz/A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.
truck noun/tɹʌk/A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage.
teacher noun/ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
welcome/ˈwɛl.kəm/Greeting given upon someone's arrival.
wonderful adjective/ˈwʌndəfl̩/Tending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like pants, jacket, boot.

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.

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