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Welcome to English in a Minute.
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Everyone loves a good party, but maybe not all parties.
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Let's go to a pity party.
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You would not believe my morning.
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First, I was late to the gym.
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You belong to a gym?
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Wow, you are so lucky.
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And then I forgot my coffee.
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I'll buy you a coffee. And then...
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Dan, let's take a walk.
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Walking will bring you out of this pity party that you're in.
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A pity party is when a person feels sorry for themselves.
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That's the pity part.
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Maybe they feel unlucky or that they have been treated unfairly.
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And then they talk about it a lot.
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That's the party part.
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Except it's not a party.
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It's a downer.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “English in a Minute: Pity Party”. This video has 18 sentences and 121 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:53. The speaker talks at a steady 136 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 8 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| pity noun | /ˈpɪt.i/ | A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something. |
| belong verb | /bɪˈlɒŋ/ | To have its proper place. |
| unlucky adjective | /ʌnˈlʌki/ | Unfortunate, marked by misfortune. |
| unfairly adverb | In a manner that is unfair. | |
| coffee noun | /ˈkɑfi/ | A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
| lucky adjective | /ˈlʌki/ | Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune. |
| treat verb | /tɹiːt/ | To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain (for or with). |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Let's go to a pity party.
- You belong to a gym?
- I'll buy you a coffee.
- Dan, let's take a walk.
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | have been treated |
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | have been treated |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsione | I'll buy |
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 pity, belong, unlucky.
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.