Pratica di Shadowing: 56 G1 Kate's Truck - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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Hi, I'm Teacher Erin from Can Can School.
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Welcome to my story time.
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Today our story is Kate's truck.
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Kate's truck.
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Kate got her truck.
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I can ride in my truck she said.
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I want my bear said Kate she put the bear in
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her truck I want my dolls said Kate she put her
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dolls in the truck Kate said I want books she put the books in in her trunk.
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I want my dinosaur, Kate said.
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She put her dinosaur in the truck.
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I want my dog, said Kate.
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She put her dog in the truck.
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Kate got in her truck.
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I can ride in my truck, she said.
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Oh no!
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I'm teacher Erin 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 video has 22 sentences and 146 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:37. The speaker talks slowly, about 90 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
doll noun/dɑl/A small figure resembling a human being that is used as a toy.
dinosaur noun/ˈdaɪnəsoɹ/Those animals of the clade Dinosauria that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct.
trunk noun/tɹʌŋk/The usually single, more or less upright part of a tree, between the roots and the branches.
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.
ride verb/ɹaɪd/To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.
bear verb/bɪɚ/To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.
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 doll, dinosaur, trunk.

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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