Pratica di Shadowing: English Bites - Series 8, Episode 2: Swimming - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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This story is about Michelle, a student learning to swim.
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We'll look at the words breath and breathe and how to give instructions and praise.
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Why does Michelle need swimming lessons?
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My dad took me to swim in Yawansreeba when I was about three or five years old.
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I was just hanging around in a life -saving ring and
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while my dad was chatting to his friend I was being naughty and I accidentally slipped through.
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So within a few seconds I wasn't really panicked.
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I knew I probably would die, and I was lucky enough.
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I got pooed right on my hair, and I was saved.
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But since then, I just never feel really comfortable to learn how to swim.
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She nearly drowned when she was little, so she doesn't like the water.
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She told the story using the past continuous tense, which combines was with the ing form of the verb.
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She said, while my dad was chatting,
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I was just hanging around and I was being naughty.
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Listen.
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I was just hanging around in a life -saving ring and
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while my dad was chatting to his friend I was being naughty and I accidentally slipped through.
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The past continuous is useful when telling stories
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because you can talk about more than on one thing that happened at the same time.
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Now listen to the way the instructor talks to her.
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Okay, just turn around.
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Just turn around this way so we're walking backwards.
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Just breathing naturally.
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Make sure you breathe out.
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You don't want to hold your breath.
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You wouldn't talk like this if you're asking someone you didn't know to do something.
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You would be more polite and say, please turn around.
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But when giving instructions, it's best to ask directly.
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OK, just turn round.
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Just turn round this way.
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So we're walking backwards.
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Just breathe naturally.
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Make sure you breathe out.
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You don't want to hold your breath.
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She said, you don't want to hold your breath.
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To hold your breath is to not breathe.
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Notice that the verb is breathe, spelled with an e on the end,
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and the noun is spelled without the final e and pronounced with an e sound, a breath.
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What does Michelle say about her lessons?
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I have to say that having a professional instructor, it helps me to relax,
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yeah, rather than just trying to figure out what's wrong and what I'm going to do by myself.
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Having a professional instructor helps her relax and shows her the best way to do the right things.
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She doesn't have to figure out or think about what to do.
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Now listen to her teacher.
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You can feel my fingers, but I'm not supporting you.
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Wonderful.
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Congratulations.
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You're doing it all by yourself.
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You're self -powered.
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She doesn't just give instructions she uses praise and encouragement.
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Listen again.
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Wonderful.
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Congratulations, you're doing it all by yourself.
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You're self -powered.
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You use words like wonderful and congratulations to encourage and praise.
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And what's the result of this encouragement?
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I want to try to maybe do the full lap.
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Oh, beautiful.
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Fantastic.
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I did it.
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Well done, Michelle.
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So we've seen that giving instructions involves directly telling people what to do and using encouraging words such as beautiful,
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fantastic and wonderful.
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The verb is breathe, spelled with a final e, and the noun is breath, spelled without the e.
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We'll finish with Michelle talking about her achievement.
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For the past five years, I was always looking at my friends, family, enjoying getting to the pool or sea.
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Now I can join them, you know, I'll definitely feel more involved.
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Yeah, and, you know, it's great to share the fun.
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Well done, well done.
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Fantastic.
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Congratulations.
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Thank you so much.
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Per chi è questo video?
Questo episodio di "English Bites" è perfetto per chi vuole migliorare la pratica di conversazione in inglese, specialmente a livello intermedio. Ideale per chi vuole imparare a raccontare storie, dare istruzioni o usare elogi in contesti reali, come l'insegnamento della nuoto. È anche ottimo per chi usa la tecnica del shadowspeak (ripetere a voce alta immediatamente dopo il parlante) per rafforzare pronuncia e intonazione.
Parole e espressioni da non perdere
- To hold your breath: Non respirare per un certo tempo (es. "You don't want to hold your breath").
- Figure out: Capire, risolvere (es. "Trying to figure out what's wrong").
- Self-powered: Capace di muoversi da se stesso (es. "You're self-powered").
- Full lap: Un giro completo (nello stadio, nella piscina).
Non dimenticare la differenza tra breathe (verbo: respirare, con "e" finale) e breath (sostantivo: respiro, senza "e" finale, pronunciato con un suono "eh").
Come migliorare la pronuncia: focus chiave
La pronuncia in questo video è chiara e conversazionale, perfetta per la shadow speech. Presta attenzione a:
- La differenza tra breathe (/briːð/) e breath (/breθ/): ascolta come il "e" finale cambia il suono.
- L'intonazione nelle istruzioni: le frasi sono dirette e concise (es. "Just turn around"), con un tono calmo e incentivante.
- Le parole di elogio: "Wonderful", "Congratulations", "Fantastic" sono pronunciate con energia per trasmettere entusiasmo. Ripetile a voce alta per imitare l'intonazione.
Usando un shadowing site per ripetere le frasi di Michelle e dell'istruttore, potrai rafforzare non solo la pronuncia ma anche la fluidità nella conversazione. Ricorda: la pratica costante è la chiave per padroneggiare queste espressioni!
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
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| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | wasn't really panicked · was saved · is spelled |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — un’azione in corso in un momento del passato | was just hanging · was chatting · was always looking |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodo | we're walking · you're asking · I'm not supporting |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsione | We'll look · We'll finish · I'll definitely feel |
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.