Pratica di Shadowing: English Listening Practice for Beginners: My Weekend! (A1-A2) - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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hello what did you do last weekend was it exciting
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boring interesting i am going to tell you about my weekend first slowly then normally
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learning english doesn't have to be difficult or complicated it can be easy over the weekend
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i took the bus to my parents house my mom and my dad they both live together
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with my little brother Joaquin.
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He edits these videos.
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I decided to visit my parents Last minute,
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around 4 p.m., but at 4 p.m.,
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the traffic in Mexico City is crazy.
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So, I decided to wait for the traffic to settle down.
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Traffic never settles down in Mexico City,
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but around 8 p.m., it's not too crazy anymore.
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but there was still so much traffic.
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I was sat in traffic for about two hours and then he finally started driving.
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He drove all the way to my hometown where my dad picked me up in his car.
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He drove his car to the bus station and he picked me up.
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I hopped in and I sat in the front seat of the car.
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Not the back seat, the front seat.
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Because my mom wasn't there.
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So I got to sit in the front seat.
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I was a little hungry because I hadn't had any dinner yet.
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So, my dad drove me to get some esquites.
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Esquites have corn, mayonnaise, lime, tajim.
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It's a mixture of good stuff.
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It's the perfect late night snack.
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We bought two eskites, one for me and one for my mom,
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and we drove home.
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We ate our eskites and we hung out,
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listening to music, watching videos.
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And the next morning, we all went to the cafe where they sell breakfast, coffee.
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You can sit down and chat with friends or family while you eat breakfast.
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I ordered a maple donut with bacon.
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Mmm, that was the perfect combination.
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Maple with bacon. So good.
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The donut was fluffy and soft,
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but crunchy on the outside.
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I also ordered a omelet with spinach and I ordered a cappuccino.
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My dad drove us all back home and we watched a movie called Roommates on Netflix.
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It was really good.
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It's one of those movies that keeps you on your toes,
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just waiting for the next thing to happen.
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It wasn't suspenseful or scary.
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It was just frustrating
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and just annoying to see how her roommate got away with everything again and again.
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but it was really good.
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Later, my dad drove me to my nail appointment.
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As you can see, I got my nails done again.
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I used to never get my nails done,
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but lately, with my videos
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and my rings I really love looking down
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while I'm working and seeing my nails
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and saying mmm those are cute nails I chatted
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and I gossiped with the nail technician
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and I loved my nails do you like them same as do you like them but quickly do Do you like them?
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I decided on the color pink.
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I don't know if pink is really my color,
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but lately I've been really obsessed with pink.
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I just bought a new purse with pink polka dots.
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These are polka dots.
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So, I thought, I think pink nails would go well with my new bag.
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You know what I mean?
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That's something I noticed, I say a lot.
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Native speakers say it a lot.
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Do you know what I mean?
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Kind of to reaffirm that you understand.
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So if I say, yeah,
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I got my pink nails because they match my new bag.
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And pink is just a pretty color.
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Do you know what I mean?
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You know what I mean?
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Do you know what I mean?
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That's something you could use just if you want to make sure that somebody understands your point, your idea.
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You know what I mean?
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After my mail appointment, I had some lunch with my mom and I took the bus back to my apartment.
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I took a shower and I got ready because I had a techno event to go to.
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Just an event where they play techno music.
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I did my makeup.
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I put some eyeshadow on, some lip gloss, and some cute earrings.
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By the way, do you want me to make my next video about makeup,
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the vocabulary, the steps in simple English?
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Let me know.
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I went to the techno event and I danced all night and the next morning I got breakfast at Tox.
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Tox is a chain of restaurants.
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It's very popular in Mexico.
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Do you have any restaurant chains in your country?
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If so, which one is your favorite and why?
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I slept all day and then I went with my sister to walk around some cute bazaars.
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and markets in Mexico City.
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And I bought this necklace.
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It's my favorite flower, the jacarandas, and they made it a necklace.
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I love it.
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It's my new favorite necklace.
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I also recorded a few videos for the week.
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I worked on my English community and then I went to sleep again.
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It was a really special weekend.
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I saw family, friends, and I spent time with myself.
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What about you?
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What did you do this weekend?
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You know what I mean?
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Try and integrate this phrase into a sentence you use today.
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It's a fun phrase to use, I think.
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Now, here goes the normal speed.
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So, over the weekend, I took the bus to my parents' house, my mom and my dad.
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But my dad was the only one who picked me up at the bus station.
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We chatted in the car for a little bit, and I was a little hungry because I hadn't had anything for dinner.
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So, he took me to get some esquites.
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An esquite is a mixture of corn, mayonnaise, lime, tajin, sometimes cheese.
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But I don't eat that much cheese because it's bad for my acne.
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We all hung out, we ate esquites together, and we listened to music and watched YouTube videos.
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next day we went to my favorite cafe in my hometown
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and I ordered the most delicious donut it was a maple
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donut with sprinkles of bacon on top the bacon wasn't too crispy
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or too soggy it was perfect and
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so was the donut the donut was fluffy and soft on the inside
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but the outer layer was crunchy where the maple was it
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was really good I also ordered an omelet with spinach and I had a cappuccino coffee.
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Then my dad drove us home and we watched a movie on Netflix called Roommates.
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It's really good, but it just keeps you on your toes.
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It keeps you kind of on the edge of your seat because you're like, what's going to happen next?
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What's she going to do to her next?
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It was a little frustrating to watch, but really interesting.
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Then my dad drove me to my nail appointment.
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I got my nails done and I chatted and gossiped with my nail technician.
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I got pink to match some accessories that I've been buying.
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I just bought this brown purse with pink polka dots and I thought that my nails would match it perfectly.
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After that, I took my bus back to my apartment and I rushed to take a quick shower.
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I did some quick makeup, eyeshadow, put on some cute earrings, and I head to a techno event with my friends.
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We danced all night and then we had breakfast together at Tocs.
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It's a chain of restaurants in Mexico that's very popular.
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And I think I ordered some enchiladas suizas.
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If you've never had enchiladas suizas before, if you ever go to Mexico, you need to try them.
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They're so good.
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But I'm curious, do you have any restaurant chains in your country?
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And if so, which one is your favorite it was a really fun weekend
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and i'm curious what did you do this weekend
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if you enjoyed this video be sure to like it
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and subscribe so you can continue to learn english easily english doesn't need to be boring
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or frustrating learning a language can be fun it can be easy So,
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subscribe to continue learning English with me.
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And if you liked this video, I'm sure you'll like these two that I made just for you.
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And remember, never stop learning.
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Bye!

Perché praticare il parlato con questo video?

Praticare la conversazione in inglese attraverso questo video ti offre l'opportunità di immergerti in situazioni quotidiane e autentiche. L'autore racconta dettagli interessanti e personali sul proprio fine settimana, che rende l'ascolto più coinvolgente e i contenuti più facili da ricordare. Inoltre, il racconto è presentato prima lentamente e poi a velocità normale, facilitando la tua comprensione e permettendoti di seguire il ritmo della lingua. Questa tecnica è particolarmente utile per migliorare la pronuncia inglese e affinare le tue abilità di shadowing in inglese, ripetendo le frasi mentre ascolti!

Grammatica ed espressioni nel contesto

Nella sua narrazione, l'autore utilizza diverse strutture grammaticali e frasi comuni che risultano utili per chi sta imparando l'inglese. Ecco alcune espressioni chiave da osservare:

  • "I decided to..." - Questa espressione indica una decisione presa e può essere utilizzata per parlare delle tue scelte quotidiane.
  • "I was sat in traffic..." - Una forma passiva che descrive una situazione che non si è potuta evitare; utile per esprimere frustrazioni.
  • "Do you know what I mean?" - Un modo colloquiale per confermare se l'interlocutore comprende ciò che stai dicendo; molto usato nei dialoghi informali.
  • "I ordered..." - Questa struttura ti aiuta a parlare di ciò che hai scelto di mangiare o fare in situazioni sociali.

Trappole comuni di pronuncia

Alcune parole e frasi nel video possono risultare difficili da pronunciare per i principianti. Ecco alcuni punti da considerare:

  • "eskes" - È una specialità gastronomica che potrebbe essere nuova per te; la pronuncia corretta ti aiuterà a comunicarla meglio.
  • "capuccino" - Unguelezza nella pronuncia corretta del caffè rappresenta una parte importante della cultura quotidiana.
  • "polka dots" - Questa espressione fa riferimento a un motivo comune nei vestiti e nelle borse; praticarla ti aiuterà a parlare di moda e preferenze.

Considera di utilizzare tecniche di shadow speak per praticare queste frasi e migliorare la tua pronuncia inglese, ripetendo le frasi esattamente come le senti! Con un po' di pratica di conversazione in inglese e impegno, noterai rapidamente progressi nelle tue capacità linguistiche.

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.