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In this video, we're going to practice speaking with the imitation technique.
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It is one of the most effective ways that can improve your accent and fix your pronunciation problems.
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As a result, you will be able to speak English more clearly and confidently.
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This technique teaches you to listen to the sounds
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and the patterns of English and then trains you to produce the same sounds yourself through repetition and controlled practice.
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We will explain each step so that you know exactly what you need to do.
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This imitation lesson is designed for A2 learners.
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To practice with the imitation technique, there are three simple steps that you need to follow.
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The first one is to listen and read.
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You just need to listen to what I say and read the words on the screen as I say them.
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Step 2 is to listen and repeat.
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You'll be listening to what I say but then there'll be a pause so that you can repeat what I said.
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You need to copy me exactly as you hear me.
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You can repeat this step until the words are coming out of your mouth automatically.
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And it's okay to practice many times before you move on to the third step.
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And step three is to shadow.
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You're going to be listening to me and saying what I'm saying at the same time.
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Although this step is the trickiest one, it's the best way to fine-tune your natural speaking skills.
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And that's pretty much like practicing along to your favorite song.
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In today's imitation lesson, you're going to listen to Alice describing a vacation.
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Let's get started.
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Step 1.
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Listen and Read.
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Last winter my boyfriend and I went on vacation to Kenya for three weeks.
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We rented a beach hut on a beautiful white sandy beach for the first week.
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And the second week, we decided to go on safari.
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We planned a perfect vacation, but it didn't begin well.
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On the first day, we arrived at the beach hut.
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There were lots of young people in the other beach huts.
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Some of them invited us to a party on the first night.
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Soon after we got there, my boyfriend started flirting with one of the girls at the party.
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He didn't dance with me but spent the evening talking to the girl.
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The atmosphere was romantic and magical, but not for me.
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I was angry.
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We argued about everything after that.
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Although we weren't getting along well, I still wanted to go on the safari.
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When we got on the bus, I saw the girl from the party.
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That was the end.
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We were camping and we all ate together every night.
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It was terrible.
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I felt so sad and lonely, and my boyfriend looked so happy with the other girl.
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We broke up when we got back to Los Angeles.
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My boyfriend went to Florida with his new girlfriend.
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I took lots of photos on vacation, but I can't look at them now.
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I'd love to go back to Kenya one day.
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But next time I'm going on my own.
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Step 2.
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Listen and repeat.
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Last winter my boyfriend and I went on vacation to Kenya for three weeks.
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We rented a beach hut on a beautiful white sandy beach for the first week.
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And the second week, we decided to go on safari.
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We planned a perfect vacation, but it didn't begin well.
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On the first day, we arrived at the beach hut.
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There were lots of young people in the other beach huts.
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Some of them invited us to a party on the first night.
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Soon after we got there,
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my boyfriend started flirting with one of the girls at the party.
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He didn't dance with me but spent the evening talking to the girl.
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The atmosphere was romantic and magical, but not for me.
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I was angry.
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We argued about everything after that.
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Although we weren't getting along well, I still wanted to go on the safari.
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When we got on the bus, I saw the girl from the party.
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That was the end.
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We were camping and we all ate together every night.
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It was terrible.
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I felt so sad and lonely, and my boyfriend looked so happy with the other girl.
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We broke up when we got back to Los Angeles.
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My boyfriend went to Florida with his new girlfriend.
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I took lots of photos on vacation, but I can't look at them now.
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I'd love to go back to Kenya one day.
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But next time I'm going on my own.
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Step 3.
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Shadow.
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Shadowing means hearing the sounds and saying them at the same time.
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Let's start.
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Last winter my boyfriend and I went on vacation to Kenya for three weeks.
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We rented a beach hut on a beautiful white sandy beach for the first week.
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And the second week, we decided to go on safari.
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We planned a perfect vacation, but it didn't begin well.
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On the first day, we arrived at the beach hut.
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There were lots of young people in the other beach huts.
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Some of them invited us to a party on the first night.
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Soon after we got there, my boyfriend started flirting with one of the girls at the party He didn't dance with me
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but spent the evening talking to the girl The atmosphere was romantic and magical,
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but not for me I was angry We argued about everything after that Although we weren't getting along well,
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I still wanted to go on the safari When we got on the bus, I saw the girl from the party.
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That was the end.
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We were camping and we all ate together every night.
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It was terrible.
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I felt so sad and lonely, and my boyfriend looked so happy with the other girl.
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We broke up when we got back to Los Angeles.
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My boyfriend went to Florida with his new girlfriend.
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I took lots of photos on vacation, but I can't look at them now.
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I'd love to go back to Kenya one day.
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But next time I'm going on my own.
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Congratulations on making it through the end of the lesson.
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If you enjoyed this lesson, let me know in the comments below.
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We'll upload more imitation lessons like this for other levels very soon, so if you're new here, make sure to subscribe and stay tuned.
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See you in the upcoming videos.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione di livello A2 si basa sul video “A2 Imitation Lesson”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: boyfriend, beach, vacation, step, hut. Questo video contiene 100 frasi e 1073 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 8:58. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 120 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 86% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| vacation sostantivo | /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ | vacanza |
| safari sostantivo | /səˈfɑːɹ.i/ | safari |
| lesson sostantivo | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | lezione |
| technique sostantivo | /tɛkˈniːk/ | tecnica |
| argue verbo | /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/ | discutere, dibattere |
| atmosphere sostantivo | /ˈætməsˌfɪɹ/ | atmosfera |
| shadow sostantivo | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | ombra |
| romantic aggettivo | /ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/ | romantico |
| arrive verbo | /əˈɹaɪv/ | arrivare, giungere |
| invite verbo | /ɪnˈvaɪt/ | invitare |
| lonely aggettivo | /ˈloʊnli/ | solo, solitario |
| hut sostantivo | /hʌt/ | capanna |
| tune sostantivo | /tjuːn/ | melodia |
| skill sostantivo | /skɪl/ | abilità, capacità |
| congratulations | /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/ | congratulazioni, complimenti |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| break up verbo | spezzettare, tagliuzzare |
| get along verbo | andare d'accordo, ingranare |
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — un’azione in corso in un momento del passato | weren't getting · were camping |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — i verbi seguiti dalla forma in -ing | practice speaking · started flirting |
| Superlativi the -est / the most … — il massimo o il minimo di un gruppo | the most effective · the trickiest |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodo | are coming · I'm saying · I'm going |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 26 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come didn't, I'm, can't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, imitation /ɪmɪˈteɪ̯ʃən/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, imitation /ɪmɪˈteɪ̯ʃən/, confidently /ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/, repetition /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come vacation, safari, 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.