Pratica di Shadowing: Clarifying an Unclear Brief with Your Manager - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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Helen, have you got a moment to go through the brief?
2
Certainly, James. Is something not clear?
3
To be honest, I'm not sure what the client actually wants.
4
The email they sent was rather vague.
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I know what you mean. It was written in a hurry.
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Basically, they want their brochure to be completely redesigned.
7
So are we changing the text too, or just the layout?
8
Just the layout. The text has already been approved.
9
That's a relief. And who exactly is it aimed at?
10
Mainly younger customers, people in their twenties and thirties.
11
So something modern and less formal, then.
12
Exactly. They feel the current one looks rather dated.
13
What sort of deadline are we working to?
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They'd like a first draft by the end of the month.
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That's doable, provided I get the photos this week.
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I'll chase them up this afternoon.
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One more thing. Is there a fixed budget for printing?
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There is, and it's fairly tight, I'm afraid.
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So I'd steer clear of anything too fancy.
20
Understood. I'll keep it simple but eye-catching.
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Just to make sure we're on the same page.
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New layout, younger audience, same text, draft by the thirtieth.
23
That's it in a nutshell.
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And do run your ideas past me before you go too far.
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Of course. I'll put together two or three rough concepts.
26
Lovely. Shall we meet again on Friday morning?
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Friday's fine. I'll have something to show you by then.
28
Wonderful. Thanks for double-checking, James.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questo video contiene 28 frasi e 248 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 1:44. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 143 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 84% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
11 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| formal aggettivo | /ˈfɔɹməl/ | formale |
| chase verbo | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | inseguire, cacciare |
| fancy sostantivo | /ˈfæn.si/ | fantasia, immaginazione |
| hurry verbo | /ˈhʌ.ɹi/ | affrettarsi, precipitarsi |
| deadline sostantivo | /ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/ | scadenza, termine |
| approve verbo | /əˈpɹuːv/ | approvare |
| vague aggettivo | /veɪɡ/ | vago |
| steer verbo | /stɪɹ/ | sterzare, guidare |
| brochure sostantivo | /bɹoʊˈʃʊɚ/ | opuscolo |
| nutshell sostantivo | /ˈnʌt.ʃɛl/ | guscio di noce |
| thirtieth aggettivo | /ˈθɝti.əθ/ | trentesimo |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| go through verbo | attraversare |
| put together verbo | assemblare, montare |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 9 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'll, I'm, I'd. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “th”: thirty /ˈθɝti/, thirtieth /ˈθɝti.əθ/
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: brochure /bɹoʊˈʃʊɚ/, nutshell /ˈnʌt.ʃɛl/
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 formal, chase, fancy.
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.