Pratica di Shadowing: Complete IELTS 4 5 WB Unit 6 Track 14 15 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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Unit 6, Track 14 Hey Matt, are you coming out tonight?
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I'd love to, Amy, thanks, but I've got too much work.
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I need to get this psychology assignment in by Thursday.
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Oh, what's it on?
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Happiness, or specifically, the things that make people happy.
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Wow, that's a big area.
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How are you approaching it?
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Well, I've been looking on the internet to see what various experts have to say on the subject
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Did you find anything interesting?
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Well, yes, I did Like?
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Like, for example, there's a professor at Nottingham University, a guy called Richard Tunney And he suggests that the more close friends we have,
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the happier we are And if you see these friends regularly, go out with them and so on, well, that's even better
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I'd have thought that was fairly obvious I guess so The next one is a bit more interesting though Martin Seligman,
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a professor of psychology at an American university Conducted a happiness experiment with his students What did he do?
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Give everyone huge amounts of cash and then see how much they smiled That would help, wouldn't it?
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Well, perhaps it would For a short while, anyway No, what he did was tell half his students to take part in fun activities,
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like playing video games or going to the cinema, and the other half to do good things.
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Good things?
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You know, like visiting elderly people at a care home, or some other kind of voluntary work.
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And it was those students who reported a more lasting feeling of happiness.
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Hmm, that's interesting then there's george valent a psychiatrist
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and professor at harvard medical school he's spent the past 60 years studying people
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so i guess he probably knows a bit about them he certainly does according to him the thing
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that really makes people happy is having something to aim for you know a goal in the future right
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so i can say by the time i'm 30 i'm going to be a millionaire
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and that will make me happy ah
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but valent has a warning here you need to be realistic it's no good setting yourself impossible goals
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because well because you'll only make yourself unhappy trying to achieve them exactly
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so does anyone mention anything that people normally assume brings happiness like a healthy bank account
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or an expensive house something more uh material funnily enough those
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things aren't mentioned much here's another interesting one though melanie hodgson she's a professor at westbrook university claims
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that people are happier when they're getting ready to go on holiday oh i love
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that sitting on a beach relaxing sightseeing no not the actual holiday itself
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which professor hodgson says can sometimes be quite stressful that's true they can
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but the things you do leading up to it
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deciding what you're going to take with you what you're going to see
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and do packing your case
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that kind of thing oh i get it yes i can see how that would work unit six track fifteen
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I've also found one of those personality tests on the internet.
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You know, answer these questions to find out how happy you are.
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Oh, those.
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They're a bit of a waste of time, aren't they?
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I did one on how healthy are you, and the results were completely wrong.
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But they're quite good fun, though, aren't they?
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Well, yes, especially if you do them with friends.
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I think it's important that you shouldn't take them seriously, though.
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That's true Anyway, why should I do a test that tells me how happy or healthy or successful I am?
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I mean, I already know the answers, don't I?
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So I'm not likely to get any surprises, like Oh, according to this test, I'm happy I didn't expect that OK,
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I take your point So what makes you happy?
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Oh, I don't know Spending time with people I know and like, I guess I need people around me Me too.
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But I need time on my own as well.
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That doesn't really bother me.
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I grew up in a big family, so I'm used to someone always being in the room.
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If I wanted to be alone, to get away from people, I had to go out for a walk or something.
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I still do that occasionally.
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In fact, that's one thing that makes me happy.
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A long walk in the countryside.
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And the advantage is that you're getting some exercise too, which is something I don't usually do.
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But you go running, don't you?
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Sometimes, but only because I feel I have to.
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Anyway, back to your assignment.
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You've got all the information you need.
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Not quite.
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I need to do a bit more research first.
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Okay, so you'll be off to the library then?
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I would if I knew I could find something useful.
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But you know how disorganised it is there.
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It's impossible to find what you want, especially when it comes to psychology books.
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Oh, I know.
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No, give me a computer and the internet any day.
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Well, good luck with that.
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If you get bored and want a break, you know where to find me.
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Thanks, but if I don't get this done, I'll be in trouble.
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Why don't you email Tony?
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He did a similar assignment last year, so he might have a few suggestions That's a good idea.
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Have you got his email address?
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Sure.
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Give me a moment while I look it up Thanks
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Lo scenario: una conversazione sullo stato d'animo

La conversazione tra Matt e Amy è un esempio perfetto di come si discute di un argomento reale e concreto: la felicità. In questo contesto, i due parlano di ricerche, esperimenti e opinioni di esperti, usando un linguaggio colloquiale ma articolato. È il tipo di situazione che potresti vivere in un corso di lingua, con amici o durante un esame come l'IELTS, dove la capacità di esprimere idee e ascoltare attivamente è fondamentale. Attraverso questo dialogo, puoi imparare non solo nuove parole, ma anche come strutturare una discussione e rispondere in modo naturale.

Frasi utili e collocazioni da memorizzare

  • "I need to get this assignment in by Thursday": Esprime l'urgenza di consegnare un compito entro una data. Utile per parlare di impegni accademici o lavorativi.
  • "conducted a happiness experiment": "Condurre un esperimento sulla felicità". Una collocazione chiave per descrivere ricerche o studi.
  • "lasting feeling of happiness": "Sensazione duratura di felicità". Perfetta per esprimere emozioni che non passano subito.
  • "setting yourself impossible goals": "Porsi obiettivi impossibili". Un concetto utile per discutere di motivazione e realismo.
  • "leading up to it": "Nel periodo prima di qualcosa". Ideale per parlare di preparativi, come per una vacanza o un evento.

La tua sfida: shadowing per migliorare la pronuncia e la fluidità

Ora è il momento di mettere in pratica il shadowing in inglese, una tecnica efficace per migliorare la pronuncia, l'intonazione e la velocità di comprensione. Ecco come fare: riproduci il video, metti in pausa ogni 5-10 secondi e ripeti a voce alta le frasi di Matt e Amy, cercando di imitare il tono, la lunghezza delle sillabe e le pause. Concentrati su frasi come "I'd love to, Amy, thanks, but I've got too much work" o "the things you do leading up to it" – queste sono ottime per esercitare il shadow speak. Ripeti l'esercizio più volte finché non senti che le frasi fluiscono naturalmente. Ricorda: la pratica di conversazione in inglese non è solo fare esercizi, ma anche imitare e internalizzare il linguaggio vivo. Non ti preoccupare se all'inizio è difficile: con il tempo, noterai un grande miglioramento!

La grammatica di questo video

Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:

StrutturaNel video
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adessohave thought · I've also found
Frasi relative who / which + frase — un’informazione in più su una persona o una cosastudents who reported · too, which is

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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