Pratica di Shadowing: Chasing a Late Payment from a Client - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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Hello, Simon. Thanks for seeing me.
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Not at all, Hannah. Please, have a seat.
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I've come about an invoice from Bright Print.
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We sent it to you in March.
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Oh yes. Is there a problem with it?
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I'm afraid it hasn't been paid yet.
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It was due three weeks ago.
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Really? I'm so sorry about that.
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Could you give me the invoice number?
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Of course. It's two four seven one.
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Thank you. And how much was it for?
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One thousand two hundred pounds, including tax.
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Let me have a look on the system.
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Ah, I can see what's happened.
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It was sent to the wrong department.
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Oh dear. That explains the delay.
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When do you think you can pay it?
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We usually make payments on Fridays.
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So it should reach you by next Monday.
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I'd be grateful if it could be sooner.
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We're a small company, you see.
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Late payments make things quite difficult for us.
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I completely understand. Let me see what I can do.
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I'll ask my manager to approve it today.
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That would be a great help. Thank you.
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If she agrees, you'll have it by Wednesday.
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Could you send me an email to confirm?
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Certainly. I'll do that straight away.
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One more thing. Is our address correct on your system?
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Let me check. Is it still King Street?
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No, we moved to Mill Road in January.
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Ah. I'll update that right now.
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Again, I do apologise for the delay.
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That's all right. These things happen.
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It won't happen again, I promise.
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Thanks for sorting it out so quickly.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questo video contiene 36 frasi e 262 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 1:57. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 134 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 |
|---|---|---|
| delay sostantivo | /dɪˈleɪ̯/ | ritardo |
| confirm verbo | /kənˈfɝm/ | cresimare |
| grateful aggettivo | /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/ | grato |
| apologize verbo | /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/ | scusarsi |
| approve verbo | /əˈpɹuːv/ | approvare |
| invoice sostantivo | /ˈɪnˌvɔɪs/ | fattura |
| payment sostantivo | /ˈpeɪmənt/ | pagamento |
| update sostantivo | /ˈʌp.deɪt/ | aggiornamento, attualizzazione |
| email sostantivo | /ˈiˌmeɪl/ | posta elettronica, e-mail |
| certainly avverbio | /ˈsɜː.tn̩.li/ | certamente |
| completely avverbio | /kəmˈpliːtli/ | completamente, interamente |
| quickly avverbio | /ˈkwɪk.li/ | rapidamente |
| agree verbo | /əˈɡɹi/ | essere d'accordo, concordare |
| manager sostantivo | /ˈmæn.ə.dʒəɹ/ | direttore, capo |
| reach verbo | /ɹiːt͡ʃ/ | allungare, stendere |
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | I've come · hasn't been paid |
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | been paid · was sent |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsione | I'll ask · you'll have · I'll do |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 11 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'll, I'm, hasn't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
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 delay, confirm, grateful.
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.