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Today's topic is asking for directions, a very useful skill for travelers, students, or anyone new in town.
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This lesson is perfect for A2-B1 learners.
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We'll follow Lisa, who is visiting a new city for a job interview, and her friend Tom, who lives there.
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They meet by chance and talk about how to get to a local museum.
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Lisa, is that you?
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Tom?
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Wow, what are the chances?
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I didn't expect to see you here.
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Yo, I live just around the corner.
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Are you visiting?
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Yes.
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I have a job interview this afternoon, but I came early to visit the city museum.
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And now, I'm totally lost.
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Oh, the museum?
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Don't worry, it's easy to find.
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I think I'm on King Street, near a bakery, but I can't see any signs for the museum.
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Yeah, from King Street walk straight for about five minutes.
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You'll pass a pharmacy and a small park on your left.
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All right, straight ahead, past the pharmacy and the park.
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Exactly.
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When you see the traffic lights turn left onto Main Avenue, the museum is just past the bus stop on your right.
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It's a big white building with tall columns.
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Turn left at the lights, and it's after the bus stop on the right.
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Got it?
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If you reach the train station, you've gone too far.
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But don't worry, it's hard to miss.
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Thanks, Tom.
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I was really confused.
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My map app wasn't working.
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No problem at all.
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Oh, and if you have time after your interview, there's a great cafe across from the museum.
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Sounds perfect.
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Maybe I'll treat myself to coffee if the interview goes well.
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Good luck.
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You've got this.
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Now, let's look at some useful vocabulary and phrases from Lisa and Tom's conversation.
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1. Lost.
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If you're lost, it means you don't know where you are or how to get to the place you want.
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Maybe you took a wrong turn, or your map isn't helping.
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You just feel unsure where to go.
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2. Pass.
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A place.
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To pass a place means you go by it, but you don't stop there.
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You keep walking or driving and the place is behind you.
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3. Turn left, turn right.
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We use these when giving directions.
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Turn left means go to the left side when the road splits or you reach a corner.
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Turn right means go to the right.
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4. On your left, on your right.
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When you're walking or driving, this tells you which side something is on.
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Left side or right side.
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It helps people find places more easily.
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5. Past If something is past another place, it means you'll find it after that place.
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So if someone says, The bank is past the supermarket, you keep going until the bank comes after the supermarket.
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6. Across from This means something is directly opposite another place, usually with a road or space in between.
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For example, a park can be across from a school.
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You can see it from the other side.
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7. Walk straight.
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Go straight.
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Straight ahead.
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These all mean the same thing.
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Keep moving forward without turning.
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People use them when they want you to stay on the same path or road.
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8. Traffic light.
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This is the red, yellow, and green light at the street corner that controls cars and people.
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It tells you when to stop and when to go.
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9. Confused If you're confused, you don't understand something, or you're not sure what to do.
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You might feel this way if directions are unclear or if you're in a place you don't know.
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When you want to ask for directions, it's polite to start by getting someone's attention and asking for help.
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Here are some common and useful ways to ask where a place is or how to get there.
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1. Excuse me, can you help me?
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I'm looking for the place.
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2. Hi, do you know how to get to the place?
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3. Can you tell me the way to the place?
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4. Is this the right way to the place?
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5. How can I get to the place from here?
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6. Can I walk there from here?
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7. Is it far from here?
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8. How long does it take to walk there?
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9. Could you repeat that, please?
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10. Can you show me on the map?
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11. Would you mind pointing it out?
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That's it for today's episode of the 5-Minute English Podcast.
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See you next time and remember, practice a little every day.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questa lezione di conversazione di livello A2 si basa sul video “[A2] Asking for Directions”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: museum, English, straight, directions, useful. Questo video contiene 96 frasi e 860 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 5:32. Chi parla ha un ritmo naturale di circa 156 parole al minuto, vicino a una conversazione quotidiana. Il 89% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è facile da seguire. 18 delle sue 96 frasi sono domande: un buon esercizio per l’intonazione interrogativa e le risposte brevi.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
confused aggettivo/kənˈfjuːzd/confuso
vocabulary sostantivo/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/vocabolario
lesson sostantivo/ˈlɛs.ən/lezione
subscribe verbo/səbˈskɹaɪb/abbonarsi
pharmacy sostantivo/ˈfɑɹməsi/farmacia
supermarket sostantivo/ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/supermercato
topic sostantivo/ˈtɑpɪk/tema, categoria
practical aggettivo/ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/pratico
everyday aggettivo/ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/quotidiano, giornaliero
helpful aggettivo/ˈhɛlp.fl̩/disponibile, utile
skill sostantivo/skɪl/abilità, capacità
phrase sostantivo/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/espressione, polirematica
dive verbo/daɪv/immergersi
unclear aggettivo/ʌnˈklɪɚ/ambiguo, confuso
polite aggettivo/pəˈlaɪt/cortese, educato

Frasi da ripetere

Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:

  • Excuse me, can you help me?
  • Can you tell me the way to the place?
  • How can I get to the place from here?
  • Can I walk there from here?
  • Could you repeat that, please?

La grammatica di questo video

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

StrutturaNel video
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — i verbi seguiti dalla forma in -ingstart learning · keep walking · Keep moving
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodoyou're learning · you're watching · is asking
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsioneYou'll hear · We'll follow · You'll pass

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 30 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come you're, don't, I'm. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: confused /kənˈfjuːzd/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/, supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, topic /ˈtɑpɪk/, phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/
  • /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, practical /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/, café /ˌkæˈfeɪ/

Come esercitarsi con questo video

  1. Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
  2. Inizia a velocità 0,75×, fai shadowing frase per frase e torna alla velocità normale quando diventa facile.
  3. Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come confused, vocabulary, lesson.

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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