Pratica di Shadowing: Comparative and Superlative - English Conversation - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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Comparative and Superlative Dialogue 1 Mary and Kate go to the supermarket to buy groceries for a friend's birthday.
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What do we buy first?
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I think cake is the best choice.
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Okay, that's exactly how I feel.
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How about the strawberry cake?
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Umm, the chocolate cake is better.
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Chocolates are the best food in the world.
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Also, the strawberry cake is more expensive than the chocolate cake.
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You're right.
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It's the most expensive cake in the shop, but the chocolate cake is very small.
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Well, we need to get enough cake for five people, so I don't think it's a good idea.
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Look!
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The grape cake is bigger than the chocolate cake.
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That's right, but I don't like grapes.
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How about the lemon cake?
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Oh, it's not bad.
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It's cheaper than the strawberry cake, bigger than the chocolate cake, and tastier than the lemon cake.
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We're of one mind.
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Next, we need to buy snacks and drinks.
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I have no objection.
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Why don't we buy some chips to have a snack a little later?
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I think some cookies are healthier.
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I plan to go bake some cookies later on,
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so we'll have a great snack, won't we? That sounds wonderful.
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Let's go and pick up the ingredients.
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We need flour, sugar, and butter, eggs, and raisins.
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Hmm.
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Oh, that bag of sugar is too small to bake cookies.
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You should get the biggest bag of sugar.
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The biggest bag?
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Are you sure?
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Right on.
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I think it will be better if we buy some fruits, right?
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You read my mind.
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Which fruit should we choose?
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Peaches or watermelon?
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Let me think.
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I think peaches are better than watermelon.
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Okay, we should put them in plastic.
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Please choose the fruit in the basket next to it.
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They look fresher.
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I would like to buy some yogurt too.
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Is that okay?
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Sure, I agree with you entirely.
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Yogurt is one of the healthiest snacks.
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It also makes our skin smoother and more beautiful.
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So put it in the cart.
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Let's go to the checkout now.
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We have finished shopping.
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Hello.
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Hello.
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How would you like to pay?
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Cash or credit card?
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A credit card is more convenient than cash, right?
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So, we'll pay with a credit card.
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Yes, that's $100.
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Here you are.
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Thank you.
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Have a wonderful day.
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You too.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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Welcome next time.
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Dialogue 2.
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Today is the first school day after a long summer vacation.
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In the break time, Samantha meets Stephanie in the schoolyard.
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Hi, Stephanie.
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Oh, Samantha.
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How wonderful to meet you.
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Oh, your new bag is so beautiful.
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Not as beautiful as yours, Stephanie.
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And you have a new hairstyle.
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Your hair is shorter than before, but it looks more stylish now.
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During the holidays, I went to get my hair cut.
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It's one of the most famous hairstyles of the current year, isn't it?
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If I remember correctly, it's called wavy hair, right?
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Yes, you guessed right.
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You look very attractive with long wavy hair.
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Thank you for your compliment.
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Wow, that's a really nice watch, Stephanie.
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It looks beautiful.
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Thanks, just bought it last week.
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It's the most beautiful watch that I've seen.
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The best choice ever, right?
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It might look cool a bit, but it's not as good as I thought.
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The quality is worse than I thought.
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It's definitely better than mine.
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To be honest, my watch is the cheapest one that I found in the shop.
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It looks nice though.
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Wow, look.
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Oh, he is my god.
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Wait a minute.
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Ugh, I know him.
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That's Robert.
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He's the most famous guy in the school.
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He's pretty handsome.
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He's definitely the most handsome guy that I've seen in the school.
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He's more handsome than my old boyfriend too.
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Yeah, he's also one of the richest guys in our school.
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Look at his watch.
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My goodness, that's the most luxurious watch that I've ever seen.
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It's pretty ostentatious, isn't it?
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Yeah, look at his shoes.
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Is that the most well-known brand, isn't it?
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He's my best man.
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I'm enamored with him.
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No way, you wish.
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He's got so many wonderful presents for girls in the school and other schools.
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He's considered to be the most popular boy and the most loved one.
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He has many friends, both guys and girls.
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I think he's the most easygoing person.
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Oh no, he's gone.
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Come on, we have to go to the canteen and get something to eat.
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Handsome guy can't eat.
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Food is our love.
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I'm so hungry.
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I could eat a horse. So am I.
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Let's go now.
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Dialogue 3 Jacob is Matt's new neighbor and he is a new student who recently transferred to Matt's school.
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While the teacher gives comments on the midterm test, Matt and Jacob secretly discuss the scores.
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Keep working.
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You're getting better, David.
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You have the highest score in our class.
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Do you know who that is?
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That's Sakamoto David.
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He's the most intelligent student in our class.
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Really?
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You mean he's more intelligent than you?
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Yes, he's always been my strongest opponent in the class.
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I have to admit one thing, that he studied harder than me, so his marks are better than mine.
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To sum up, you're worse than him.
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Just because I have many friends, I don't have time to study.
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Oh, he's pretty handsome too.
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He's more handsome than you are too.
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Aye, stop it right away.
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That's my pain.
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I'm just kidding.
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He's not as sociable as me.
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He doesn't have too many friends.
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He's quieter and more sensitive than me.
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I'm the friendliest person.
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We're different, okay?
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Whatever you say is true.
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Who's the boy next to him?
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The guy that's talking to him.
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Oh, that's John Nick.
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He's the most talented badminton player in our school.
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He represented the school in many big competitions and won high prizes.
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He's considered the honor of the school.
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I think he's more outstanding than David, isn't he?
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Yeah, he's considered to be the most famous boy in the school.
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He's taller than David, so he's more attractive than David.
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Yeah, his hairstyle is more fashionable than David.
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Goodbye, class.
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Goodbye, teacher.
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Oh, it's finished.
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Yes, bye.
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See you tomorrow.
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Yep, talk to you later.

Perché esercitarsi a parlare con questo video?

Aprire una conversazione in inglese può sembrare una sfida, ma esercitarsi con video come questo può fare la differenza. Questo dialogo tra Mary e Kate al supermercato offre un ottimo contesto per praticare l'inglese parlato. Non solo ti aiuta a familiarizzare con situazioni quotidiane, ma migliora anche la tua capacità di utilizzare comparativi e superlativi. Approfondire questi aspetti grammaticali ti consente di esprimere le tue opinioni e preferenze in modo più chiaro. Mentre pratichi, ricorda che il shadow speak è una tecnica eccellente; ti permette di imitare il parlato nativo e di affinare la tua pronuncia.

Grammatica & Espressioni nel Contesto

Il dialogo conferisce grande importanza ai comparativi e ai superlativi, essenziali per esprimere valutazioni. Ecco alcune strutture chiave utilizzate dai parlanti:

  • "The chocolate cake is better." - Qui si sta facendo un confronto diretto fra due opzioni.
  • "It's the most expensive cake in the shop." - Utilizzo di un superlativo per enfatizzare la caratteristica unica di un oggetto.
  • "Peaches are better than watermelon." - Un buon esempio di comparativo che permette di esprimere una preferenza.

Queste strutture non solo arricchiscono il tuo vocabolario, ma ti permettono anche di articolare meglio i tuoi pensieri e le tue idee quando parli. Inserisci queste frasi e concetti nella tua pratica quotidiana per imparare l'inglese con YouTube in modo efficace.

Trappole Comuni di Pronuncia

Durante il dialogo, ci sono alcune parole che possono risultare complicate da pronunciare. Ecco alcuni punti da considerare:

  • "Cake" - Assicurati di enfatizzare il suono "k" iniziale e non confonderlo con "keg".
  • "Grapes" - La 'r' può essere sf challenging; pratica per ottenere il suono corretto.
  • "Yogurt" - Questa parola ha varianti di pronuncia, ma la forma comune è "yo-gurt".

Incorporando il shadowspeak nella tua pratica, puoi migliorare non solo la tua grammatica ma anche la tua pronuncia. Ripetere dopo i nativi aiuterà a superare queste trappole di pronuncia, rendendo il tuo parlare più fluido e naturale.

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.