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Welcome to English in a Minute.
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Golf is played on a course.
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If you're good at golf, a par is what you should expect to score.
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But what does par for the course mean?
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It's 3.02.
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Where is everybody?
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Dan, relax.
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People are going to come.
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I specifically said on the invitation, 3 o'clock. So rude.
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It's not rude, Dan.
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It's par for the course for people to come a little later to a party.
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It's not par for the course for me.
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Par for the course means what is normal or expected in any sort of situation.
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It is normal to come to a party a little late.
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With as many parties as you have, Dan, you should know that.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 16 sentences and 120 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:55. The speaker talks at a steady 131 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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
9 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- rude /ɹuːd/ (adjective) — Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.
- relax /ɹɪˈlæks/ (verb) — To make something loose.
- invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/ (noun) — The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
- golf /ɡɑlf/ (noun) — A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the…
- specifically /spɪˈsɪf.ɪ.kli/ (adverb) — In a specific manner, applying to or naming a particular thing or things, expressly, explicitly.
- sort /soɹt/ (noun) — A general type.
- welcome /ˈwɛl.kəm/ — Greeting given upon someone's arrival.
- everybody /ˈɛvɹi(ˌ)bədi/ — All people.
- score /skoɹ/ (noun) — The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- play on (verb) — To exploit (a potential weakness or vulnerability) by exacerbating.
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, specifically /spɪˈsɪf.ɪ.kli/, everybody /ˈɛvɹi(ˌ)bədi/
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 rude, relax, invitation.
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | is played |
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.