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Hey everybody, welcome to this A1 English listening practice video.
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Why is this A1?
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Well, it's A1 because I am going to talk slowly and use simpler language than you would normally hear in other videos,
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but just know that some words and phrases that I use will be new for you or hard to understand for you.
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In my opinion, the goal of an A1 listening practice video is to help you get to an A2 level.
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It's not meant to keep you at A1.
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So in this A1 listening practice video, I'll probably use words and phrases that are a little bit of a higher level
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because this is going to help you get accustomed to more difficult English.
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Because remember, the goal with a practice video for A1 English learners is to help them reach the next level, A2.
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So, yes, I'm going to use language and phrases that aren't technically A1, but that doesn't matter.
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This is good exposure for you to become exposed to harder language so you can reach the next level in your listening comprehension.
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And of course, I can also talk about more interesting things if I can use language that's a little bit challenging for an A1 learner.
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So it keeps the videos interesting as well.
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So today's topic is a little bit different from normal.
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Recently, I've done a lot of videos about language learning.
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Today's video is still somewhat related to language learning, but not quite, not exactly.
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I'm going to talk about my international family.
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This is an interesting topic for me,
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and I'm sure many of you will want to know a little bit about my family and the international aspect of my family.
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So that's what I'm going to talk about today in a slow and clear way so you can practice your listening.
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Before we continue,
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I want to mention that if you want my listening training to help you understand native speakers better when they speak fast,
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and if you want my pronunciation training so you can speak and pronounce things more like a native speaker, then make sure to check out my membership.
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because I offer a lot of training and I help
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you become more comfortable with understanding and pronouncing the sounds of English.
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So that link is down below in the description.
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So let me talk about my international family now.
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My wife is from Mexico, from Guadalajara, Mexico.
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And I met her many years ago when I traveled to Mexico to study Spanish.
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I went to a language school to study Spanish, but I also took that trip to have fun and to explore another country.
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So I stayed there for five weeks and I met my wife at the language school where I was studying.
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She was studying English because if I remember correctly, she was going to take her TOEFL test, I think.
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And I was studying Spanish.
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And at that school,
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they had this conversation class where the locals who were
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learning English could talk to the foreigners who were learning Spanish.
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So I was able to meet my wife at this school and three years later, we got married.
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So before that, before we got married, we lived in different countries.
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I lived in the US and she lived in Mexico for three years.
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we were in a long distance relationship, as we call it.
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So that wasn't easy, but we did it.
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And I visited her many times in Mexico while we were dating, meaning while we were in a relationship before we were married.
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And she visited me in the U.S.
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as well.
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And when we got married, we had two weddings, not two marriages.
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I can only get married once, but we had two wedding celebrations, one in Mexico and one in the U.S.
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And then after we got married,
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I moved to Mexico and I had to adapt to a completely different culture and lifestyle.
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I had to to adapt to the customs in Mexico and the culture, the differences in the culture there.
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It wasn't simple.
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It was a little complicated.
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But the three years prior to that,
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meaning before that,
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I became more accustomed to Mexican culture because I
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talked to my wife every day on the phone and learned more about the country.
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So I was able to adapt, but it was a little hard, of course.
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And my wife and I both had to go through immigration processes.
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I became a resident in Mexico and my wife became a resident here in the U.S.
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And it's not fun to deal with immigration processes.
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It's not easy to go through those processes, but my wife did that.
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For me, it was easier in Mexico.
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And then we moved to the U.S.
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Now we live in the U.S.
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And my wife has adapted to the customs here, the culture here.
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So now it's her turn to live in a foreign country and adapt to the different culture.
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So before we moved here, my son was born in Mexico.
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So, he was born in Guadalajara, and my daughter was actually born here.
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So, my son was born in Mexico, but my daughter was born in California.
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But now, they both have dual citizenship.
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This means that they are citizens of Mexico and citizens of the United States.
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So both of them have dual citizenship, as we say.
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My children will both be bilingual.
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My son is already bilingual.
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He speaks English and Spanish, but he's very young, so he still needs to learn a lot.
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He doesn't speak like an adult yet.
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He's still learning how to speak.
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So it's really fun to watch him learn both languages.
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languages.
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He is developing his skills in English and in Spanish.
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It's really interesting to watch this happen.
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My daughter is still too young to talk, so she doesn't speak English
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or Spanish, but she will because my wife speaks to her in Spanish and I speak to her in English.
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So she will also be bilingual.
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My family, we visit Mexico regularly.
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We visit Mexico every year or maybe twice a year.
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So Mexico is still very important to my family.
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My wife's parents live there and I lived there for years, six years I think.
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So it's a part of me.
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What I'm trying to say is I have spent a lot of time in Mexico, so it's like my second home, right?
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So we visit Mexico regularly, but of course we live in the U.S.
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And because Because we live here, we have more American customs, but also some Mexican customs.
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For example, we eat lunch more like at the same time that people in Mexico eat lunch,
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or sometimes even later.
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But that's just one example.
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There are other Mexican customs that we also have,
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but we live in the US now, so most of our customs, our habits, are more habits and customs from here.
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So there are many good things about having an international family, but there are also challenges of course.
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It's not the easiest thing.
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Okay.
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However, I am very thankful that I have my international family.
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perfect for me and I am very thankful for my situation,
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my wife, my children, my experiences with them and living in Mexico.
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So for me, it is really interesting and fun and cool to have this international family.
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But it's not for everyone.
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For many people, it would be challenging to have this type of family.
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But I hope that you enjoyed this video.
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Remember that if you need my training to help you understand English better
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and pronounce words and phrases better, more like a native speaker,
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then make sure to sign up for my membership so you can get my specialized training.
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Okay?
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That link is down below.
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All right.
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I hope you enjoyed this A1 listening practice video.
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maybe it was a little challenging for you, but that's good.
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Watch it again and again and again until you can understand everything.
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All right, I'll talk to you in the next video.
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Perché praticare la conversazione con questo video?

Praticare l'ascolto dell'inglese con questo video è un metodo eccellente per migliorare la pronuncia inglese e la comprensione globali. La particolarità di questo video A1 è che il relatore parla lentamente, usando un linguaggio semplice ma con vocaboli e frasi che possono essere leggermente più complessi. Questo approccio rappresenta un ponte verso il livello A2, consentendo agli studenti di affrontare sfide maggiori. Accumulare esperienza attraverso l’ascolto aiuta a rafforzare la fluenza e la fiducia nel parlare inglese. Utilizzare il metodo shadowspeak in questa situazione permette di ripetere ciò che si ascolta, rendendo l'apprendimento più interattivo e coinvolgente.

Grammatica ed espressioni nel contesto

Nel video, il relatore usa diverse strutture grammaticali che possono essere utili per chi impara l'inglese con youtube. Qui analizzarò alcune di esse:

  • Uso del Present Perfect: Frasi come "I have spent a lot of time in Mexico" mostrano come il relatore faccia riferimento a esperienze passate che influenzano il presente.
  • Frasi Complesse: “I had to adapt to a completely different culture” evidenzia l'importanza di connettere idee diverse e l'uso dell'infinito per esprimere necessità.
  • Domande Dirette: La forma interrogativa è fondamentale: ad esempio, “What’s your opinion?” incoraggia lo scambio di idee e la pratica del dialogo.
  • Uso di “if” e congiunzioni causali: Frasi come "if you want my listening training" aiutano a comprendere come esprimere condizione e causa.

Trappole comuni nella pronuncia

Un aspetto fondamentale per migliorare la pronuncia inglese è affrontare le trappole comuni nella pronuncia. Nel video, alcune parole possono risultare difficili:

  • Adattare: La parola “adapt” può essere pronunciata in modo errato da studenti, si consiglia di focalizzarsi sul suono “-dap” e sull'accento corretto.
  • Culture: Il termine “culture” richiede attenzione nella pronuncia della “u” e nella distinzione tra “cul” e “-ture”.
  • Citizenship: Conservare l'accento sulla “citizen” aiuta a pronunciarla correttamente, evitando confusione.

Utilizzare la tecnica di shadowing in inglese, ripetendo immediatamente ciò che si ascolta, è un modo efficace per superare queste difficoltà. Ascoltate e ripetete le frasi dal video più volte, praticando per migliorare la vostra pronuncia e la vostra capacità di dialogo in inglese.

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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