Pratica di Shadowing: Are you an ADVANCED speaker? - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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What does "filled to the brim" mean?
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If you said filled right up to the top,
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filled to the top or something like that, You got it right!
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Hi everyone and welcome back or welcome to my YouTube channel.
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In this video, we'll jump right into a test to see if you're an advanced English speaker. Are you?
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If you get eight or more than eight questions right, you're an advanced speaker.
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You'll have five seconds to answer each question.
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Let me know in the comments how many you got right.
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And don't forget to share with your friends and see if they're advanced.
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First question, What does fiddle mean?
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A fiddle is a musical instrument It's a violin.
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Fiddle is an informal way to refer to a violin.
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We can also say to play the fiddle.
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For example: He's been fiddling since he was a child.
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He's such a good violinist.
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Second question: What does saddle mean?
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"To settle" is a verb that has many meanings.
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so you have a high chance of getting it right.
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To settle can mean to reach a decision or an agreement.
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about something, like we couldn't agree on what to get for dinner, but we eventually settled on pizza.
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To settle can also mean to go and live somewhere permanently.
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They got married and settled in Chicago.
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Chicago is going to be their permanent residence.
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To settle can also mean to calm down.
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For example, the crying baby finally settled down after being fed.
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Or it can mean to fall to the ground after being disturbed or moved usually of dust or debris.
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For example, the undissolved sugar settled at the bottom of the laminate pitcher.
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Third question.
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What does to forsake mean?
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"Farsake" is a verb and it means to abandon.
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Someone might say: "I won't forsake my family," which means: "I won't abandon my family."
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Fourth question: What does "put the pedal to the metal" mean?
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If you're driving and someone tells you to put the pedal to the metal,
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the person wants you to drive faster.
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We can also say step on it or hit the gas.
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Fifth question, what does the word hottie mean?
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Thank you.
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Haughty is an advanced adjective and it means arrogant.
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Disdainful and superior.
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We can say, "My boss is so hottie.
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She thinks she's superior to everyone." My boss is so arrogant.
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She thinks she's superior to everyone.
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But a more correct definition of hottie would be to look down at others as though you're above them.
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Imagine lifting your chin up and looking down on other people This is what hottie looks like.
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Terrible, isn't it?
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That was a really advanced word.
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Now let's move on to the sixth question.
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Sixth question, what does Jack mean?
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No, Jack is not just a name.
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If you said it's a name, you're somewhat correct, because it is a name.
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But what we are talking about here is the other use of the word Jack.
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Jack is a device for lifting heavy objects.
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We use a jack to change a car's tire.
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I got you with this one.
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I know, I know.
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Seventh question.
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What does to do something on a shoestring mean?
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Thank you.
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The expression "to do something on a shoestring" means to do something without spending a lot of money.
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For example: I need to redecorate my apartment on a shoestring.
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It means that I need to redecorate my apartment without spending a lot of money on it.
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Eighth question.
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What does shrink mean?
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The verb to shrink means to become smaller.
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Picture the following scenario: you put your t -shirt in the washing machine, and when you pick it up to hang it in the drying machine,
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your t -shirt is Smaller?
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Your T -shirt Shrank?
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Shrink is the past shrink.
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Shrink?
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Shrink shrunk, Ninth question: How do you pronounce this word?
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If you said colonel with an L sound,
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You got it wrong.
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The correct pronunciation is "Kernel" with an R sound,
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A colonel is an army officer of high rank I know, this word is very tricky, I know.
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Tenth question: what does "to dig your heels in" mean?
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Thank you.
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to stick your heels in.
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The expression "to dig your heels in" means to refuse to do something or change your mind.
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For example, the shopkeeper dug his heels in and didn't reduce the price of the products.
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This means that the shopkeeper didn't change his mind about the price of the products.
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If you're not an advanced speaker yet, Don't get discouraged.
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Remember that learning a language takes time.
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And remember that being fluent is different from being advanced.
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You're fluent when you're able to communicate easily in the context you need to.
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You're advanced when you have a high level of knowledge in that language.
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Being advanced means you've expanded your vocabulary and deepened your comprehension.
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Let me know in the comments how many you got right.
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See you in the next video.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B2 si basa sul video “Are you an ADVANCED speaker?”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: advanced, shrink, jack, word, example. Questo video contiene 88 frasi e 836 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 8:34. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 98 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Il 82% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare. 16 delle sue 88 frasi sono domande: un buon esercizio per l’intonazione interrogativa e le risposte brevi.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
Le 15 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| hottie sostantivo | /ˈhɒti/ | gnocca |
| heel sostantivo | /hil/ | tallone, calcagno |
| verb sostantivo | /vɝb/ | verbo |
| forsake verbo | /fɔɹˈseɪk/ | abbandonare, rinunciare |
| shopkeeper sostantivo | /ˈʃɑpkiːpɚ/ | bottegaio, bottegaia |
| fluent aggettivo | /ˈfluənt/ | fluido |
| pedal sostantivo | /ˈpɛdəl/ | pedale |
| violin sostantivo | /ˌvaɪ.əˈlɪn/ | violino |
| arrogant aggettivo | /ˈæɹəɡənt/ | arrogante |
| abandon verbo | /əˈbæn.dən/ | abbandonare |
| adjective sostantivo | /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/ | aggettivo |
| deepen verbo | /ˈdiːpən/ | approfondire |
| disdainful aggettivo | /dɪsˈdeɪn.fəl/ | sprezzante, disdegnoso |
| haughty aggettivo | /ˈhɔːti/ | superbo, orgoglioso |
| laminate verbo | /ˈlæmɪneɪt/ | plastificare |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| calm down verbo | calmarsi, tranquillizzarsi |
| look down on verbo | guardare in basso |
| settle down verbo | calmarsi, placarsi |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 21 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come you're, didn't, don't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “th”: tenth /tɛnθ/, eighth /eɪtθ/
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: shoestring /ˈʃustɹɪŋ/, shopkeeper /ˈʃɑpkiːpɚ/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, permanently /ˈpɜː.mə.nənt.li/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: hottie /ˈhɒti/, heel /hil/, haughty /ˈhɔːti/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: verb /vɝb/, forsake /fɔɹˈseɪk/, fluent /ˈfluənt/, arrogant /ˈæɹəɡənt/, adjective /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: arrogant /ˈæɹəɡənt/, abandon /əˈbæn.dən/, adjective /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/, laminate /ˈlæmɪneɪt/, saddle /ˈsæd(ə)l/
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 hottie, heel, verb.
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.