Pratica di Shadowing: D18 Closet - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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closet.
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I think you just need fewer clothes.
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A woman can never have too many clothes.
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She can if they don't fit in her closet.
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Maybe we should take your things out of it.
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Then where would I put my clothes?
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You can put them in a small wardrobe.
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I think it's easier if you throw some dresses out.
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My dresses are nicer than your clothes.
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I only have the clothes that are necessary.
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So do I.
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I need to look nice more often than you do.
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I wish your attitude was as nice as your dresses.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 13 sentences and 97 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:33. The speaker talks at a natural 177 words per minute, close to everyday conversation.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 8 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
cloth noun/klɒθ/A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
closet noun/ˈklɑzɪt/A small room within a house used to store clothing, food, or other household supplies.
fewer/ˈfjuː.ɚ/Less; a smaller amount of something non-integral commonly expressed as an integer
wardrobe noun/ˈwɔɹdɹoʊb/A governmental office or department in a monarchy which purchases, keeps, and cares for royal clothes.
attitude noun/ˈætɪˌtud/The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.
dress verb/dɹɛs/To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
necessary adjective/ˈnɛs.əˌsɛ.ɹi/Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
throw verb/θɹoʊ/To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
dress out verbTo change one's clothes to prepare for outdoors activities, such as physical education; to be wearing clothes appropriate for such activities.

La grammatica di questo video

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

StrutturaNel video
Comparativi -er than / more … than — confrontare due cosenicer than · more often than
Consigli con “should” should + verbo — dire che cosa è meglio fareshould take
Obbligo: must / have to / need to dire che qualcosa è necessarioneed to look

Pronunciation to watch

  • The “th” sounds: cloth /klɒθ/, throw /θɹoʊ/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like cloth, closet, fewer.

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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