Pratica di Shadowing: English for Call Centers 🙋🏻♀️ | Role Play Practice - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “English for Call Centers 🙋🏻♀️”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: sir, calling, trouble, hold, center. This video has 49 sentences and 681 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:15. The speaker talks slowly, about 82 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| turbo noun | /ˈtɝ.boʊ/ | A turbine. |
| carol noun | /ˈkɛɹəl/ | A ballad or song of joy. |
| install verb | /ɪnˈstɔl/ | To connect, set up or prepare something for use |
| apologize verb | /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/ | To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends |
| invoice noun | /ˈɪnˌvɔɪs/ | A bill; a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer indicating the products, quantities and agreed prices for products or services that the seller has… |
| roleplay verb | /ˈroʊl.pleɪ/ | To act out a scenario or fantasy with another person or other people. |
| verification noun | /ˌvɛ.ɹə.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ | The act or process of verifying. |
| notify verb | /ˈnoʊtɪfaɪ/ | To give (someone) notice (of some event). |
| supervisor noun | /ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/ | A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities. |
| linux noun | Any unix-like operating system that uses the Linux kernel. | |
| horizon noun | /həˈɹaɪ.zən/ | The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| get back to verb | Return to (an activity) | |
| pull up verb | /ˌpʊl ˈʌp/ | To lift upwards or vertically. |
| sort out verb | To clarify by reviewing mentally. |
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Consigli con “should” should + verbo — dire che cosa è meglio fare | should only take · should do · should receive |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodo | i'm having · you're having · are trying |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsione | i'll try · will transfer · will be |
| Obbligo: must / have to / need to dire che qualcosa è necessario | need to check · need to speak · need to get |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 13 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'll, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, verification /ˌvɛ.ɹə.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, supervisor /ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like goodbye, turbo, carol.
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.














