Pratica di Shadowing: English Lesson - At the Bar - Part 1 and 2 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “English Lesson - At the Bar - Part 1 and 2”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: listen, hour, meet. This video has 94 sentences and 441 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:24. The speaker talks at a steady 130 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% 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
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| piano noun | /piˈænɪː/ | A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers… |
| musician noun | /mjuˈzɪʃən/ | A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, occupation, or profession. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| whiskey noun | /ˈwɪski/ | A liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain (as rye, corn, or barley). |
| alright | /ɔlˈɹaɪt/ | Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance; OK. |
| poetry noun | /ˈpoʊ.ə.tɹi/ | Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm. |
| tennis noun | /ˈtɛnɪs/ | A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets. |
| colon noun | /ˈkoʊ.lən/ | The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩. |
| flamenco noun | /fləˈmɛŋkəʊ/ | A genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, in Spain. |
| highball noun | /ˈhaɪˌbɑl/ | A cocktail made from a spirit plus soda water etc. |
| jog verb | /d͡ʒɑɡ/ | To push slightly; to move or shake with a push or jerk, as to gain the attention of; to jolt. |
| midday noun | /mɪdˈdeɪ/ | Noon; twelve o'clock during the day. |
| whoo | /wuː/ | An expression of joy and excitement. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Do you work every day?
- I don't have an evening.
- I don't have a weekend.
- I don't have a life.
- You want to meet her?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 10 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, doesn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 piano, musician, whoa.
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.






























