Pratica di Shadowing: #99 Saying ‘No’ to alcohol | SBS Learn English - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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I am not a big drinker, but learning English helps me still be a part of the fun.
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You are at a party.
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Everyone is laughing, clinking glasses and wishing your friend a happy birthday.
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You came to her party even though you have an early start tomorrow.
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You don't want to drink, but you still want to enjoy the party.
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I'm Josipa and in this episode we are practicing how to politely say no to a drink without spoiling the fun.
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So, Alan is topping up everyone's wine, and Claire, well, Claire had enough for now.
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Want another glass?
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No thanks, I'm pacing myself.
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Don't want to have one too many.
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You sure?
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It's a special occasion.
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Go on, let your hair down.
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I've been whining and dining a lot lately.
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I'll skip this one.
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Fair enough.
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I'll be on dry month soon, but cheers in the meantime.
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Claire really kept her cool there.
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When you keep your cool, you stay calm and don't get upset or nervous, even when things get difficult or awkward.
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She really didn't want another glass of wine, but she also didn't want to seem impolite.
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Let's see how she did it.
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First, she said… No thanks, I'm pacing myself.
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Don't want to have one too many.
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I'm pacing myself.
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If you're pacing yourself, you're taking things slowly so that you don't get too tired, too full, or in this case, drink too much.
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You're being careful and managing your own limits.
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You're pacing yourself.
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You could also say, I'm taking it slow.
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And that would mean the same thing.
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Claire also said, I don't want to have one too many.
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It means that you don't want to drink more alcohol than you can handle.
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To have one too many means having just a little too much, enough to feel tipsy.
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When you are tipsy, you feel a little lightheaded and a bit unsteady.
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It's that funny, happy feeling after a small amount of alcohol, but before you're fully drunk.
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You're tipsy.
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When I'm tipsy, I try to keep my cool because it's so easy to have one too many in those moments.
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Wouldn't you agree?
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Alan then said, You sure?
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It's a special occasion.
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Go on, let your hair down.
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To let your hair down is to relax and enjoy yourself, especially if you have been careful or serious for a while.
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We use the phrase go on when we are trying to encourage someone to do something, in this case, to accept the offer of a drink.
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I work hard, so when I'm on holidays, I let my hair down, but not too much.
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I mean, I like to relax, but even when I'm having fun, I try not to go overboard.
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That's another way of saying we don't drink too much.
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I've been whining and dining a lot lately.
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I'll skip this one.
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Whining and dining means eating fancy meals and often drinking wine, usually at restaurants or special events.
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So, Claire said that she'll skip another drink this time.
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She doesn't want any more alcohol.
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Another way to politely say no when someone is offering you a drink is...
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I'll sit this one out. Or...
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I'll give this one a miss.
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At the end of the dialogue, we heard Alan say...
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I'll be on dry month soon, but cheers in the meantime.
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A dry month is a period, usually a whole month, when someone chooses not to drink alcohol at all.
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People might do this for health reasons, as a personal challenge, or simply to take a break.
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After the holidays, I always do a dry month to recover from the partying I do on my holidays.
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It makes me feel, I don't know, healthier.
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What about you?
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Let's say that you never, ever drink alcohol.
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When out at a party or a restaurant and someone offers you alcohol, you can say...
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I'm sorry, I don't drink. Or...
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I keep to soft drinks.
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Soft drinks are non -alcoholic drinks, usually fizzy or sweet, like soda, juice, lemonade or sparkling water.
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You could also say...
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I'm on a permanent dry spell.
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This is a playful way to say that you never drink alcohol.
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A dry spell usually means a period without something, often rain or luck.
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But you can use it to say that you are not drinking alcohol at all.
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There are lots of ways to politely refuse a drink.
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And now we have some tools.
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So let's listen carefully to Alan and Claire.
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And let's pay attention because soon we'll get a chance to repeat after them.
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Want another glass?
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No, thanks.
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I'm pacing myself.
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Don't want to have one too many.
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You sure?
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It's a special occasion.
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Go on, let your hair down.
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I've been whining and dining a lot lately.
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I'll skip this one.
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Fair enough.
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I'll be on dry month soon, but cheers in the meantime.
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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 keep your cool?
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To keep your cool means to stay calm and don't get upset or nervous, even when things get difficult.
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What does it mean to let your hair down?
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To let your hair down means to relax and enjoy yourself, especially after being careful or serious for a while.
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Now, let's repeat after Alan and Claire some phrases we can use to say no to having more drinks.
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No thanks, I'm pacing myself.
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I'm taking it slow.
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I don't want to have one too many.
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I'll sit this one out.
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You can practice your speaking skills more by pressing play on our bonus episode.
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You can also see all the phrases we use on our website sbs .com .au slash learn English.
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Just search for SBS Learn English.
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I'm Josipa.
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Thank you for learning English with me today.
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Perché esercitarti a parlare con questo video?
Imparare a dire "no" all'alcol in inglese è una skill pratica e vitale, soprattutto in contesti sociali come feste o eventi. Questo video ti mette in una situazione reale, con dialoghi naturali, così puoi esercitarti a comunicare con fiducia senza sembrare scortese. Grazie al contesto concreto, le espressioni imparate resteranno facilmente in mente. E se combini l'ascolto con la shadow speech (ripetere immediatamente le frasi dopo il parlante), migliorerai non solo la pronuncia ma anche la fluidità. È un modo veloce per vedere i risultati e sentirsi più a tuo agio nelle conversazioni in inglese!
Grammatica e espressioni nel contesto
Analizziamo le espressioni chiave del dialogo per usarle nella vita reale:
- "I'm pacing myself": Significa "sto andando con calma" o "sto gestendo i miei limiti". Utile per rifiutare senza offendere: "No, grazie, sto andando con calma, non voglio esagerare".
- "To have one too many": "Avere un drink in più". Una frase colloquiale per dire che non vuoi bere troppo: "Non voglio avere un drink in più stasera".
- "Let your hair down": "Rilassarti" o "dare il via a te stesso". Usata per incoraggiare qualcuno a divertirsi: "È un evento speciale, dai, rilassati!".
- "Whining and dining": "Dovere a cena con vini e cibi prelibati". Perfetto per spiegare perché stai rifiutando: "Ultimamente ho avuto molte cene formali, questa volta salto il drink".
Queste frasi non sono solo utili per dire "no" all'alcol, ma si adattano a molti contesti sociali. Esercitandole con la pratica di conversazione in inglese o il shadowing in inglese, le renderai tue in pochissimo tempo.
Trappole di pronuncia comuni
Nel video, alcune parole possono creare difficoltà. Ecco come evitarle:
- "Tipsy" (leggermente ubriaco): Pronunciata "ˈtɪpsi", con l'accento sulla prima sillaba. Attenzione a non confonderla con "tippy" (instabile).
- "Whining and dining": "Whining" è pronunciato "ˈwaɪnɪŋ" (non "wining"), mentre "dining" è "ˈdaɪnɪŋ". La combinazione si dice velocemente, quindi praticare con la shadow speak aiuta a non sbagliare l'intonazione.
- "Pacing" (gestendo): "ˈpeɪsɪŋ", con la "a" aperta come in "pay". Evita di pronunziarla come "pasing".
Con il shadowspeak, ripeti le frasi del video subito dopo il parlante, cercando di imitare il tono e la velocità. È il modo migliore per superare queste trappole e parlare come un madrelingua!
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 whining |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodo | is laughing · are practicing · is topping |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsione | I'll skip · I'll be · she'll skip |
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.