Pratica di Shadowing: English in a Minute: Talk is Cheap - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
Scegli una modalità di pratica
Ogni modalità apre una sala di pratica a schermo intero.
15 frasi
Se le frasi sono troppo corte o troppo lunghe, clicca su Edit per modificarle.
1
Welcome to English in a Minute from home.
2
Some people talk a lot, others not so much.
3
But how can talking have a price?
4
Jonathan, this weekend I am going to organize my workspace.
5
It's going to be clean and organized.
6
You've been talking about that for months.
7
It takes time.
8
Ana, talk is cheap.
9
Just clean your office.
10
It's easy to say you're going to do something.
11
It's a lot harder to actually do it.
12
This is what talk is cheap means.
13
Another expression that means the same thing is actions speak louder than words.
14
And that's English in a Minute.
15
Thank you.
Scarica l'app
Tutto ciò che serve per parlare fluentemente
Pronuncia con IAVoto per ogni frase
Pratica IPAPadroneggia ogni suono
VocabolarioCostruisci il tuo lessico
Gioco di vocabolarioImpara giocando
Stesso Canale
B1English in a Minute: Thorn in My Side
American AccentDaily ConversationHigh School StudentsUniversity Students
B2English in a Minute: Ahead of the Curve
American AccentBusiness EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
A252
English in a Minute: Make Up Your Mind
American AccentTravel EnglishTeensDaily Conversation
B147
English in a Minute: When it Rains, it Pours
American AccentDaily ConversationHigh School StudentsUniversity Students
B157
English in a Minute: Wishful Thinking
American AccentDaily ConversationHigh School StudentsUniversity Students
B125
English in a Minute: Make (One's) Head Swim
American AccentBusiness EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
B185
English in a Minute: Get Out Of Here
American AccentTeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
A246
Call It A Day
American AccentBusiness EnglishDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B210
English in a Minute: Pound the Pavement
American AccentInterview EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
B134
English in a Minute: Stay in Touch
American AccentTeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
A211
Stay in Touch
American AccentTeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B13
English in a Minute: Call It a Day
American AccentBusiness EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
A27
English in a Minute: Start from Scratch
American AccentBusiness EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
B21
English in a Minute: Break Even
American AccentBusiness EnglishUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B17
English in a Minute: Under The Weather
American AccentDaily ConversationHigh School StudentsUniversity Students
B14
English in a Minute: Sink or Swim
American AccentBusiness EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
B13
English in a Minute: Divide and Conquer
American AccentTOEIC PrepBusiness EnglishDaily Conversation
A25
Grab a Bite
American AccentTeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B115
English in a Minute: Like Oil and Water
American AccentTeensDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B18
English in a Minute: Call It A Day
American AccentDaily ConversationHigh School StudentsUniversity Students
FOR YOU
Video consigliato
B11
17 frasi
English in a Minute: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
American AccentDaily ConversationHigh School StudentsUniversity Students
B132
32 frasi
SEtalk: Stop Saying "I'm So Busy"
American AccentDaily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B113
18 frasi
The Power of Small Steps | English Podcast for B1 Learners
Business EnglishDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B13
462 frasi
Speak English Confidently: Daily Life Vocabulary
American AccentBusiness EnglishDaily ConversationHigh School Students
A217
177 frasi
Some Lessons Cost More Than Money | A2 English Shadowing
Business EnglishDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B16
387 frasi
Speak English Confidently at Home | Real Conversations | Shadowing English Speaking Practice
American AccentBusiness EnglishDaily ConversationHigh School Students
B13
149 frasi
Get Good at English Small Talk (it's easy)
Business EnglishInterview EnglishDaily Conversation
B112
7 frasi
Simple Living #learningenglish
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
A263
24 frasi
Real Easy English 26
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B11
312 frasi
How to Save Money in Daily Life 💰 | Easy English Listening Practice | Talkatoo English Podcast
Business EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
B11
360 frasi
Speak English Without Fearing Mistakes | Easy English Listening Practice
Daily ConversationHigh School StudentsUniversity Students
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “English in a Minute: Talk is Cheap”. This video has 15 sentences and 104 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:55. The speaker talks at a steady 113 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 |
|---|---|---|
| organize verb | /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/ | To arrange in working order. |
| workspace noun | /ˈwɝkˌspeɪs/ | An area allocated for someone to work in, especially in an office. |
| expression noun | /əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/ | The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc. |
| loud adjective | /ˈlaʊ̯d/ | Of great intensity. |
| clean adjective | /kliːn/ | Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled. |
| cheap adjective | /ˈt͡ʃiːp/ | Low or reduced in price. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
| weekend noun | /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ | The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday. |
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — un’azione iniziata prima e ancora in corso | You've been talking |
| Comparativi -er than / more … than — confrontare due cose | louder than |
| Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un piano o qualcosa che si vede arrivare | am going to organize · It's going to be · you're going to do |
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 organize, workspace, expression.
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.