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Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Listen to English podcast.
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This podcast is for B1 learners.
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Today's topic is something we all experience every single day, emotions and feelings.
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Sometimes we feel happy, sometimes sad, sometimes worried, and sometimes we feel many emotions at the same time.
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In this episode, we'll listen to a conversation between two friends who talk about their feelings in different situations.
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After that, we'll learn some useful vocabulary and expressions.
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Let's get started.
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Hey, Tom.
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You look a bit serious today.
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Are you okay?
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Hmm.
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Yes and no. It's been a strange week.
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Honestly, I've been feeling a mix of emotions.
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A mix of emotions?
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Tell me more.
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Well, on Monday, I had a job interview.
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At first, I was really nervous.
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My hands were shaking, and I couldn't stop thinking about what the interviewer might ask.
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But once the interview started, I began to feel more confident.
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Actually, I think it went really well, so I felt hopeful afterwards.
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That's great.
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Feeling nervous before an interview is totally normal.
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Yeah, I know.
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But then on Tuesday, something different happened.
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One of my best friends told me she's moving to another city.
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I felt sad and a little bit empty because we've known each other for years.
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At the same time, I also felt proud of her because she got an amazing new job.
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So it was happiness for her, but sadness for me.
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Wow, that really is mixed emotions.
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Exactly.
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And then yesterday, I went to the gym, and after the workout, I felt so energetic and cheerful.
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It was like my body was tired, but my mind felt really positive.
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That's interesting.
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You had three completely different feelings in just a few days.
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Nervous, sad, and cheerful.
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Right.
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And the thing is, emotions can change so fast.
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Sometimes in the same day, I feel anxious in the morning, but calm and relaxed in the evening.
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I understand.
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For me, last week was stressful.
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At work, my manager gave me a lot of new tasks, and I felt overwhelmed.
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I tried to stay focused, but sometimes I just wanted to close my laptop and forget about everything.
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Oh, yes.
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I know that feeling.
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But you know what helped?
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On Friday, my colleague surprised me with a small birthday party.
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I didn't expect it, and I suddenly felt so grateful and happy.
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It changed my whole day.
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That's wonderful.
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Gratitude is such a powerful feeling.
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When you realize how much people care about you, everything feels lighter.
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Yes, exactly.
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Did you notice how
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Tom and Lisa described different emotions?
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Nervous, hopeful, sad, proud, cheerful, overwhelmed, grateful.
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This is how we can make conversations richer when we talk about our feelings.
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Let's review some useful vocabulary from this conversation.
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nervous worried or afraid about something example i was nervous before my job interview
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hopeful feeling positive about the future example she felt hopeful after finishing the exam
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empty a sad feeling like something is missing example
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when my friend moved away I felt empty inside proud happy
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because of someone's success example I was proud of my brother when he won the surprise.
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Cheerful.
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Happy and full of energy.
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Example.
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After exercising, I felt cheerful.
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Overwhelmed.
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Stressed because there is too much to do or feel.
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Example.
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I felt overwhelmed with work last week.
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Grateful.
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Thankful for someone or something.
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Example, I was grateful for my friend's support.
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Great job today!
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We listened to a conversation where
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Tom and Lisa described their emotions during the week.
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We also learned useful words like nervous, hopeful, empty, proud, cheerful, overwhelmed, and grateful.
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Now it's your turn.
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Can you describe a time when you felt mixed emotions?
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Maybe you were happy about something, but also nervous or sad at the same time.
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Try to use at least two of the new words in your answer.
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Write your sentence in the comments.
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Thank you for listening to Listen to English Podcast.
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Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share this podcast with your friends.
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See you in the next episode.

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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “Emotions and Feelings”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: felt, feeling, emotions, nervous, example. Questo video contiene 85 frasi e 679 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 5:29. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 124 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 82% 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:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
emotion sostantivo/ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/emozione
cheerful aggettivo/ˈt͡ʃɪɹfl̩/allegro, felice
grateful aggettivo/ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/grato
hopeful aggettivo/ˈhoʊpfl̩/speranzoso
podcast sostantivo/ˈpɑdˌkæst/podcast, audioprogramma
vocabulary sostantivo/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/vocabolario
topic sostantivo/ˈtɑpɪk/tema, categoria
happiness sostantivo/ˈhæpinɪs/felicità, gioia
afterwards avverbio/ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/dopo, poi
shake verbo/ˈʃeɪk/scuotere, agitare
examination sostantivo/ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/esame, visita
laptop sostantivo/ˈlæp.tɑp/notebook, laptop
anxious aggettivo/ˈæŋkʃəs/inquieto
subscribe verbo/səbˈskɹaɪb/abbonarsi
workout sostantivo/ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/allenamento

Frasi da ripetere

Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:

  • After that, we'll learn some useful vocabulary and expressions.
  • Honestly, I've been feeling a mix of emotions.
  • Let's review some useful vocabulary from this conversation.
  • Example, I was grateful for my friend's support.
  • Can you describe a time when you felt mixed emotions?

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 adessoIt's been · we've known
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodoshe's moving · is missing
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsionewe'll listen · we'll learn

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 7 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come we'll, couldn't, didn't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, energetic /ˌɛn.əɹˈdʒɛt.ɪk/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: hopeful /ˈhoʊpfl̩/, happiness /ˈhæpinɪs/
  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: podcast /ˈpɑdˌkæst/, topic /ˈtɑpɪk/, happiness /ˈhæpinɪs/, afterwards /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/
  • /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: podcast /ˈpɑdˌkæst/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, happiness /ˈhæpinɪs/, afterwards /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/, relax /ɹɪˈlæks/

Come esercitarsi con questo video

  1. Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
  2. Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
  3. Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come emotion, cheerful, 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.

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