Pratica di Shadowing: English for the workplace | vocabulary and conversation for hotel housekeeping - Impara a parlare inglese con YouTube

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This lesson is going to be all about working in the United States and specifically it's connected to housekeeping.
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This lesson is going to be all about working in the United States and specifically it's connected to housekeeping.
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So what do we mean by housekeeping?
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Housekeeping is normally connected to working at a resort or a hotel,
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maybe a bed and breakfast.
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The job basically involves cleaning the rooms and preparing the rooms for the next guest.
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Now let's practice a conversation.
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We are going to imagine a situation.
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The situation is it's your first day at work in housekeeping.
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So let's imagine you go to the hotel,
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you go to the staff,
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the workers office, and there you meet with your manager.
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Now your manager is going to prepare you for your day.
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You sit down with your manager and she says,
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Today is Mark's first day,
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so I'm going to show him the ropes.
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On the roster, I have rooms 25 through 50 this morning,
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so I'll take Mark and he'll shadow me today.
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today is Mark's first day
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so I'm going to show him the ropes on the roster I have rooms 25 through 50 this morning
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so I'll take Mark and he'll shadow me today
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now she said to show you the ropes this is a
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common expression in English it basically means to show somebody how to do a job
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if they don't know how to do it.
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She also says to shadow her.
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By shadow what we mean is to follow them around for a day
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or maybe a few days to watch exactly what they do
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so that you can repeat it yourself and do the same job.
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So you go with your manager
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up to the rooms and then she says let's check the housekeeping cart is fully stocked and then we'll get started
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let's check the housekeeping cart is fully stocked and then we'll get started
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the housekeeping cart is the cart you take with you to
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the rooms it has all of things you need to do the job.
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Things like the cleaning products.
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It has the linens, the towels.
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It has the replacement coffee,
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the toiletries for the bathroom.
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The manager says you need to make sure that the cart is stocked.
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To stock means to make sure something is full, it's complete.
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So the cart has all of the things you need for preparing and cleaning the rooms.
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When you get to the room your manager says,
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Okay, Mark, here's your checklist.
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Let me go through what you need to pay special attention to.
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Okay, Mark, here's your checklist.
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Let me go through what you need to pay special attention to.
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A checklist is a piece of paper that has a list of all the jobs you need to do in each room.
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It also has a list of all the things you need to replace,
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all the things you need to clean.
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So your manager says she wants to go through what you have to do.
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And when we say go through,
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what we mean is to show somebody exactly what they have to do and make sure that they understand everything.
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So you go through the checklist,
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which might look something like this.
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And then she says, Make sure to vacuum and dust each room and always change the bed linens.
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We'll take a break around 8.30,
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so come meet us back at the staff room on the ground floor.
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Make sure to vacuum and dust each room and always change the bed linens.
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We'll take a break around 8.30,
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so come meet us back at the staff room on the ground floor.
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And that's it.
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Now you start your day working in housekeeping keeping.
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Look at the pictures on the screen.
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Your manager comes to you and tells you that you need to take something to one of the rooms.
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Choose the correct picture.
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We need clean towels in room 378.
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We need clean towels in room 378.
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Can you take clean bathrobes to room 220?
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Can you take clean bathrobes to room 220?
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They need fresh linens in room 400.
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They need fresh linens in room 400.
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Your manager tells you she needs someone to go to a room to do a job for her.
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Look at the pictures.
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Choose the correct job.
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Can you vacuum the carpet in room 203?
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Can you vacuum the carpet in room 203?
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Can you dust in room 293?
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Can you dust in room 293?
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Now remember, if you need to,
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go back, listen to it again.
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This is great practice learning new words,
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especially if you're going into the workplace.
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If you start working in housekeeping,
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here's some useful work-connected words that you probably need to know.
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The daily roster will basically tell you exactly what you're doing for that day.
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So if you go into work and they say,
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okay check your roster, what they mean is to check what jobs you have to do that day.
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The schedule.
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The schedule is basically what days you're working and how many hours you're working in each day.
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If you going to work
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and somebody says hey check your schedule what they mean is check how many days
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and how many hours you're working
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when you're at work you might get a checklist a checklist is normally a sheet of paper
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that has the names of all the jobs that you need to do
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or it might have the names of all the things you need to clean or replace
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Now let's get a little practice looking at that checklist.
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I'd like you to listen carefully.
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Look at the housekeeping checklist.
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What are the jobs they completed?
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Okay, let me look over my checklist.
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Let's see.
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I changed the bed linens.
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I cleaned the toilets, sinks, and showers.
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I vacuumed carpets and area rugs.
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I dusted all surfaces including the shelves and the furniture.
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I swept and tidied outdoor areas such as the porches and the patios.
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I wiped down cabinets and drawers in the kitchen and the bathroom.
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I swept and mopped the floors.
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one job they didn't complete.
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What was it?
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Okay, let me look over my checklist.
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Let's see.
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I changed the bed linens.
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I cleaned the toilets, sinks, and showers.
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I vacuumed carpets and area rugs.
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I dusted all surfaces including the shelves and the furniture.
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I swept and tidied outdoor areas such as the porches and the patios.
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I wiped down cabinets and drawers in the kitchen and the bathroom.
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I swept and mopped the floors.
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Well, that's it for today.
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I hope this lesson is useful for you if you're going into the workplace and you're starting a new job in housekeeping.
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And please remember, if you enjoy the lesson,
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give me a thumbs up,
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leave me a comment and click to subscribe.

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Perché praticare la conversazione con questo video?

Praticare il shadow speech attraverso video come questo è un modo eccellente per migliorare le proprie competenze linguistiche in un contesto lavorativo. Questo video si concentra sul settore dell'ospitalità, in particolare sulla mansione di housekeeping negli hotel. Usando il linguaggio e le situazioni quotidiane che potresti incontrare, puoi apprendere vocabolario specifico e frasi utili durante il tuo percorso di imparare l'inglese con youtube. Inoltre, l’ascolto e la ripetizione delle frasi possono aiutarti a interiorizzare strutture grammaticali e migliorare la tua pronuncia.

Grammatica ed espressioni nel contesto

Durante il video, ci sono alcune espressioni chiave e strutture grammaticali che meritano attenzione:

  • Show the ropes: Questa espressione idiomatica significa "insegnare a qualcuno come svolgere un lavoro". È utile in contesti lavorativi quando un nuovo assunto deve apprendere il proprio ruolo.
  • Shadow me: Il concetto di "shadowing" si riferisce a seguire qualcuno per apprendere le tecniche e le prassi. È una pratica efficace per migliorare le abilità linguistiche, in quanto consente di assorbire l'intonazione e il ritmo della lingua parlata.
  • Checklist: L'uso di una checklist è fondamentale in ambito lavorativo per assicurarsi che tutte le attività siano completate. Questa parola è una parte importante del lessico legato alla gestione e all'organizzazione delle mansioni quotidiane.

Trappole comuni nella pronuncia

Nella conversazione del video, ci sono alcune parole e frasi che potrebbero risultare difficili da pronunciare per chi sta praticando di conversazione in inglese. Ad esempio:

  • Housekeeping: Questa parola può presentare difficoltà di articolazione. Fai attenzione a pronunciare ogni sillaba chiaramente.
  • Cart: La pronuncia della 'r' può variare a seconda dell'accento. Assicurati di esercitarti per ottenere una pronuncia più naturale.
  • Stocked: Ricorda che il suono finale 'ed' può essere pronunciato in diversi modi. In questo caso, suona come "t" e non come "ed".

Utilizzando il shadowing in inglese, puoi affinare la tua pronuncia e migliorare l'intonazione, ascoltando attentamente il video e ripetendo le frasi ad alta voce. Questa tecnica è un modo efficace per apprendere, e puoi considerare di visitare shadowing site per ulteriori risorse.

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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