Pratica di Shadowing: Benedict Cumberbatch reads Sol LeWitt's letter to Eva Hesse - Impara a parlare inglese con YouTube

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Deirdre Ever, April 14th.
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Deirdre Ever, April 14th.
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Almost a month since you wrote to me and you have possibly forgotten your state of mind.
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I doubt it, though.
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It seems the same as always.
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And being you, hate every minute of it.
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Don't.
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Learn to say fuck you to the world every once in a while.
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You have every right to just stop thinking,
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worrying, looking over your shoulder,
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wondering, doubting, fearing, hurting, hoping for some easy way out,
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struggling, grasping, confusing, itching, scratching,
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mumbling, bumbling, grumbling, humbling, stumbling,
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numbling, rambling, scrambling, tumbling, scumbling,
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scrambling, hitching, hatching, bitching, moaning,
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groaning, honing, boning, horse shitting,
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hair splitting, nitpicking, piss trickling,
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nose sticking, ass gouging, eyeball poking,
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finger pointing, alleyway sneaking, long waiting,
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small stepping, evil eyeing, back scratching,
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searching, perching, besmirching, grinding, grinding,
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grinding away at yourself, stop it and just do!
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From your description, from what I know of your previous work and your ability,
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the work you were doing sounds very good.
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Drawing, clean, clear, but crazy like machines,
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larger and bolder, real nonsense.
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That sounds fine, wonderful.
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Real nonsense.
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Do more.
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nonsensical, more crazy, more machines,
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more breasts, penises, cunts, whatever.
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Make them abound with nonsense.
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Try and tickle something inside you, your weird humor.
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You belong in the most secret part of you.
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Don't worry about cool.
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Make your own uncool.
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Make your own.
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Make your own world.
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If you fear, make it work for you.
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Draw and paint your fear and anxiety
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and stop worrying about big deep things such as to decide on a purpose
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and way of life a consistent approach to even some impossible end
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or even an unimagined end you must practice being stupid dumb unthinking empty then you will be able to do
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and much confidence in you
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and even though you are tormenting yourself the work you do is very good Try to do something bad.
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Try to do some bad work.
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The worst thing you could think of is see what happens.
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But mainly, relax and let everything go to hell.
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You are not responsible for the world.
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You're only responsible for your work, so just do it.
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Don't think that your work has to conform to any preconceived idea, form, or flavor.
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It can be anything you want it to be.
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But if life would be easier for you if you stopped working, then stop.
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Don't punish yourself.
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However, I think that this is so deeply ingrained in you that it would be better for you to do.
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It seems I do understand your attitude somewhat anyway,
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because I go through a similar process every now and again myself.
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I have an agonizing reappraisal of my work
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and change everything as much as possible and hate everything I've done and try to do something entirely different and better.
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And maybe that kind of process is necessary to me,
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pushing me on and on.
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And well, the feeling that I could do better than that shit just did.
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Maybe you need your agony to accomplish what you do
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and maybe it goads you on to do better but it's very painful I know.
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It would be better if you had the confidence just to do this stuff and not even think about it.
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Can't you leave the world and art alone?
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Also quit fondling your ego.
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I know that you or anyone can only work so much
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and the rest of the time you are left with your thoughts
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but when you work or before you work you have to empty your mind
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and concentrate on what you were doing after you do something it is done
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and that's that after a while you can see some better than others,
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but also you can see what direction you're going.
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I'm sure you know all that.
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You also must know that you don't have to justify your work,
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not even to yourself.
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Well, you know I admire your work greatly and can't understand why you are so bothered by it,
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but you can see the next ones, and I can't.
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You also must believe in your ability.
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I think you do.
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So try the most outrageous things you can.
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Shock yourself.
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You have at your power the ability to do anything.
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I'd like to see your work and we'll have to be content to wait until August set.
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I've seen photos of some of Tom's new things at Lucy's.
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They're very impressive, especially the ones with more rigorous form, the simpler ones.
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I guess he'll send some more later on.
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Let me know how the shows are going and that kind of stuff.
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My work has changed since you left and it's much better.
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I will be having a show May 4th to 29th at Daniel's Gallery,
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70th East and 64th Street where Emmerich was.
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I wish you could be there.
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Much love to you both.
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Saul.
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Thank you.

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Informazioni su questa lezione

In questa lezione, ci concentreremo su come migliorare la pronuncia inglese attraverso la tecnica del shadowspeak. Utilizzeremo un estratto significante in cui Benedict Cumberbatch legge una lettera di Sol LeWitt, un testo ricco di emozioni e sfumature linguistiche. Gli studenti avranno l'opportunità di esercitarsi nella ripetizione e nella comprensione di frasi complesse, migliorando così la loro fluidità e naturalezza nel parlato.

Vocabolario e frasi chiave

  • Assolutamente - definitely
  • Cazzate - nonsense
  • Ansia - anxiety
  • Responsabilità - responsibility
  • Fare il tuo - make your own
  • Stupido - stupid
  • Confusione - confusion
  • Affrontare - face

Consigli per la pratica

Utilizzando la tecnica del shadowing, è fondamentale ascoltare attentamente il ritmo e il tono del parlato di Cumberbatch. Essendo un testo denso e espressivo, prova a seguire il suo esempio.

  • Inizia lentamente: Ripeti frasi brevi e aumentale gradualmente. Questo ti aiuterà ad acquisire sicurezza.
  • Focalizzati sulla pronuncia: Lavora su suoni particolari che possono risultare difficili per te.
  • Tira fuori le emozioni: Imita non solo le parole, ma anche le emozioni trasmesse nel video; ciò aiuterà a migliorare la tua espressione.
  • Registra le tue sessioni: Riascolta la tua voce per identificare eventuali aree di miglioramento.

Usando un shadowing site o una registrazione, ripeti il brano più volte fino a sentirti a tuo agio con le frasi e il lessico. Questa pratica costante non solo ti permetterà di migliorare la tua pronuncia, ma anche di trovare il tuo stile personale parlando inglese. Ricorda: la chiave è la ripetizione e la pratica costante!

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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