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6 Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com Hello.
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This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
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I'm Neil.
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And I'm Sam.
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Did you make any New Year's resolutions this year, Neil?
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They're promises that you make to yourself to do something positive in the coming year.
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And now that we're into February,
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it's getting harder to keep those promises.
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Yes, the same promises I make every every year,
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Sam, to exercise more and get fit.
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But I'm too lazy to go running on cold winter mornings.
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I'd rather stay in bed.
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Are you feeling out of shape after Christmas like Neil?
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Maybe you want to be more active but can't find the time.
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If so, this programme is for you.
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Yes, in this Lazy Person's Guide to Exercise,
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we'll be asking what is the least amount of exercise someone can get away with doing while still staying healthy healthy.
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And of course, we'll be learning some useful vocabulary as well.
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Of course, any exercise is better than none.
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Structured exercise, activities like going to a fitness class or swimming are great.
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But if that's not possible,
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we'll be hearing about small changes you can make that will help as well.
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Which is good news because fewer and fewer of us are doing what the UK government recommends –
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30 minutes of moderate exercise a day.
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In fact, the government recently downgraded its recommendations because so few Brits were following it.
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So, Sam, according to new government advice,
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what is the minimum number of steps we should walk every day to stay healthy?
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Is it a 5,000 steps,
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b 10,000 steps, or c 20,000 steps?
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I'll say a 5,000 steps per day.
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OK, Sam, we'll find out the answer at the end of the programme.
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Someone else who's interested in how little exercise he can do is BBC reporter James Gallagher.
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Here's James speaking with sports physiologist Dr Zoe Sainer,
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after Zoe had been monitoring James' fitness while running on a treadmill for BBC Radio 4 programme Inside Science.
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But I also know you do regularly try and do structured exercise.
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So just so we clear,
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my structured exercise training is going for a swim once a week.
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Generally that's fantastic.
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I guess my question to you would be how hard do you push yourself when you go swimming?
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Not as hard as the treadmill.
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Well, I think the big thing if we come back to this question of what is the least I can do,
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there's clear evidence that if you want to do shorter exercise sessions,
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they need to be of a higher intensity, right?
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He said there's a trade-off.
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Zoe says that if you don't have much time to exercise,
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it's OK to do shorter sessions as long as you push yourself,
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try harder and put more effort into what you're doing.
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If you can swim a length in 40 seconds,
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push yourself to swim it in 35.
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That means exercising harder, of course,
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but for a shorter time.
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In other words, there's a trade-off.
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You accept the disadvantages of something in order to get the benefit it brings.
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Another problem for many people is that their job is sedentary.
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It involves little exercise or physical activity.
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Zoe thinks it's important that office workers who sit down all day also find time to exercise.
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Here she shares her tips with BBC Radio 4 programme Inside Health.
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Especially people who have office jobs are sat down all day,
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we then look at some of the easy wins.
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So active travel, and even if that's parking a little bit further away,
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one of the exciting areas in the literature that's coming out at the moment is actually walking faster.
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So if you have no time to suddenly do 10,000 steps a day,
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can we get you to do 5,000 steps faster?
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Will we see an improvement on your health?
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Yes, we will see an improvement on your health on your health,
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especially over a longer period of time.
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The big focus around short,
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sharp exercise sessions is you get more bang for your buck.
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Zoe's suggestions for active travel – things like walking from the car
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and using the stairs instead of the lift – are easy wins – tasks
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that are both easy to accomplish and bring benefits.
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Easy wins like short but intensive bursts of exercise increase fitness and give you more bang for your buck,
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an idiom which means that you get better results for the same amount of effort you put in.
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That's something everyone can appreciate, even you, Neil.
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Well, I'll definitely try to walk more.
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But remember, Sam, the body needs rest too.
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And speaking of walking, isn't it time to reveal the answer to your question?
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How many steps does the UK government recommend we should walk a day?
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I guessed it was 5,000.
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So was I right?
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You were close, Sam, but in fact the correct answer is 10,000 steps a day.
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Although, as Zoe mentioned, walking fewer steps faster has benefits too.
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OK, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned from our lazy guide to exercise,
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starting with New Year's resolution,
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a promise you make to yourself to do positive things in the coming year.
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When you push yourself, you put more effort into what you're doing.
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In a trade-off, you accept the disadvantages of something in order to get the benefits as well.
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Trade-off can also be used as a verb.
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The adjective sedentary describes something which involves little exercise or physical activity.
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An easy win is a task that is both easy to accomplish and brings positive results.
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And finally,
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the idiom more bang for your buck means you get a
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better outcome for the same amount of effort you put into something.
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We hope your New Year's resolutions have made it into February.
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If there's just one you keep,
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make it joining us again soon for more topical chat here at Six Minute English.
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Bye for now.
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Bye.

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Nel video "6 Minute English", i presentatori Neil e Sam discutono le difficoltà che molti affrontano nel mantenere le risoluzioni di Capodanno, in particolare quelle legate all'esercizio fisico. Utilizzando un tono conversazionale e immediato, il dialogo offre spunti preziosi per coloro che desiderano diventare più attivi ma si sentono sopraffatti dalla routine quotidiana. Questo è un tema attuale, poiché la maggior parte delle persone cerca di bilanciare la vita frenetica con la necessità di rimanere in forma. I conduttori esplorano anche l'argomento dell'esercizio con domande stimolanti e risposte pertinenti, rendendo il contenuto accessibile e rilevante per gli spettatori.

Le 5 Frasi Chiave per la Comunicazione Quotidiana

  • “Did you make any New Year's resolutions this year?” - Hai fatto qualche risoluzione di Capodanno quest'anno?
  • “Any exercise is better than none.” - Qualsiasi esercizio è meglio di nessuno.
  • “What is the least amount of exercise someone can get away with?” - Qual è la minima quantità di esercizio che una persona può fare?
  • “It's OK to do shorter sessions as long as you push yourself.” - Va bene fare sessioni più brevi purché ti sforzi.
  • “If you can swim a length in 40 seconds, push yourself to swim it in 35.” - Se puoi nuotare una vasca in 40 secondi, sforzati di farla in 35.

Guida Passo-passo al Shadowing

Per affrontare le difficoltà di questo video e migliorare le tue abilità linguistiche attraverso shadowing in inglese, segui questi passaggi:

  1. Ascolta attentamente: Prima di iniziare, ascolta il video una volta senza interrompere. Fai attenzione al tono e alla pronuncia dei relatori.
  2. Ripeti in tempo reale: Usa la tecnica shadow speech per ripetere ogni frase immediatamente dopo che è stata pronunciata. Questo migliorerà la tua fluidità e ti aiuterà a familiarizzare con le espressioni quotidiane.
  3. Fai delle pause: Dopo ogni sezione, metti in pausa il video e prova a ripetere ciò che hai sentito. Concentrati sulla pronuncia e sull'intonazione.
  4. Annota le frasi più difficili: Se ci sono frasi che trovi complicate, scrivile e pratica specificamente quelle. Usa l'imparare l'inglese con youtube per trovare video aggiuntivi su argomenti simili.
  5. Pratica regolarmente: Dedica almeno 10-15 minuti al giorno a questa attività. La coerenza è fondamentale per migliorare.

Integrando queste tecniche nella tua routine di apprendimento, sarai in grado di migliorare notevolmente la tua capacità di comunicare in inglese e di usare espressioni pratiche con maggiore fiducia. Sfrutta l'opportunità di apprendere attraverso contenuti autentici e stimolanti!

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.

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