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Hey everybody!
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Welcome to this A1 English Listening Practice video.
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You can use this video to practice your listening and comprehension as I speak.
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And remember to sign up for our $1 listening practice seminars at polyglasa .com
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and download our free listening time podcast so you can practice your listening skills.
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So today, I'm gonna talk about the English language.
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This is an important topic for all of you because you're all learning English.
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In this video, I'm gonna give you some interesting facts about the English language.
In questo video, ti racconterò alcuni fatti interessanti sulla lingua inglese.
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This should be fun.
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Okay, so the first thing I want to talk about is how many people speak this language.
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Well, almost 400 million people speak English as their first language.
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These people are native English speakers.
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Most of these speakers are in the US, of course, but there are many other English -speaking countries.
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Obviously, countries like the UK, Australia, Canada, and Ireland speak English.
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But there are also a lot of other countries where people speak English.
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For example: English is the major language of Belize,
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Guyana, Jamaica, the Bahamas, and other countries too.
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There are a lot of English -speaking countries Also, many people around the world speak English as their second language.
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In every country there are people who are learning English.
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As a teacher, I've taught students from over 80 different countries.
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cool huh We don't know exactly how many people speak English as a second language, but there are a lot.
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Okay, now let's talk about the history of English.
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The first form of English appeared in the 5th century AD.
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Today, we call this Early English Old English.
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Old English was very different from modern English.
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I can't understand Old English.
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In the 11th century, Old English became Middle English.
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Middle English is a little closer to Modern English, but it's still very different.
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Finally, modern English began at the end of the 14th century.
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But English continues to change, so today's English looks a little different from the English of the past few centuries.
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Another important thing to know about English is that other languages have influenced it a lot.
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So, which languages?
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Well, for example, some experts say that almost 30 % of English words come from Latin,
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and almost 30 % of English words come directly from French.
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That means that almost 60 % of modern English words come from Latin or French.
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That's a big influence.
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Also, around 6 % of English words come from Greek, And there are many words from other languages too.
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But what language family does English belong to?
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English is a Germanic language.
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That means English is related to languages such as German, Dutch, and Swedish.
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However, English speakers can't understand these other languages.
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If I hear German or Dutch, I don't understand anything.
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English is related to these languages, but they're very different.
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For example: Americans who only speak English can usually understand much more Spanish than German.
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That seems strange because English and Spanish are not related but English and German are related.
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The reason why English speakers can understand many words from Spanish,
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French, or Italian, is because these languages have many cognates.
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Cognates are words that have the same origin.
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For example, in English we have the word patience And in Spanish, this word is paciencia.
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These words look very similar because they're cognates.
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So, if an English speaker hears the Spanish word "paciencia", they can probably understand the meaning.
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Okay, one last interesting thing about English is that it has many, many words.
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Some people say that English is the language with the most words.
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I think this is probably true, because English has taken many words from other languages, like I said before.
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Alright, now I'm gonna ask you some questions about the video to see if you understood.
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Write your answers in a comment down below.
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Number one: When did Old English appear?
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Number two: What language family does English belong to?
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And number three: What are cognates?
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Okay, before we go, remember to sign up for our $1 listening practice seminars
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and download our free Listening Time podcast to practice your listening skills.
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And of course, subscribe to the channel, click on the bell, and follow us on Instagram.
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I'll see you next time.
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Bye.

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Informazioni su Questa Lezione

In questo video, avrai la possibilità di esercitare le tue abilità di ascolto e comprensione della lingua inglese. Discorreremo su interessanti fatti riguardanti la lingua inglese, la sua diffusione globale e la sua evoluzione storica. Questo esercizio non solo migliorerà la tua comprensione orale, ma ti fornirà anche informazioni utili che potrai applicare durante l'apprendimento dell'inglese. Attraverso la pratica dell'ascolto, potrai sviluppare la tua capacità di rispondere a domande e comprendere informazioni chiave, fondamentali per imparare l'inglese con YouTube.

Vocabolario e Frasi Chiave

  • Lingua inglese - the English language
  • Parlanti nativi - native speakers
  • Cognati - cognates
  • Lingua germanica - Germanic language
  • Vecchio inglese - Old English
  • Inglese moderno - Modern English
  • Insegnare l'inglese - teaching English
  • Parlanti di seconda lingua - second language speakers

Consigli per la Pratica

Per migliorare la tua pronuncia inglese, ti consiglio di utilizzare la tecnica del shadow speech o "shadowspeak". Ascolta attentamente il video e ripeti le frasi subito dopo che l'oratore le ha pronunciate. Fai attenzione alla velocità e al tono della voce; cerca di imitare non solo le parole, ma anche l'intonazione e la pronuncia. Inizialmente, potresti voler rallentare il video per afferrare meglio le parole, e successivamente, aumenta la velocità man mano che ti senti più sicuro. Ricorda che la pratica regolare di questo metodo ti aiuterà a costruire una maggiore fluidità e comprensione nella lingua. Partecipa a questa esercitazione ogni volta che puoi per migliorare la pronuncia inglese e sentirti più a tuo agio con il linguaggio parlato.

La grammatica di questo video

Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:

StrutturaNel video
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adessoI've taught · have influenced · has taken
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un piano o qualcosa che si vede arrivaregonna talk · gonna give · gonna ask

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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