Pratica di Shadowing: Ezekiel 25:17 | Pulp Fiction FULL SCENE with Samuel L. Jackson - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Creazione lezione...
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You know who we are?
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We're associates of your business partner, Marsellus Wallace.
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You do remember your business partner, don't you?
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Now, let me take a wild guess here.
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- You're Brett, right? - Yeah.
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I thought so.
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You remember your business partner, Marsellus Wallace, don't you, Brett?
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- Yeah, I remember him. - Good.
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Looks like me and Vincent caught you boys at breakfast.
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Sorry about that. Whatcha havin'?
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- Hamburgers. - Hamburgers!
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The cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast.
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- What kind of hamburgers? - Cheeseburgers.
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No, no, no. Where'd you get 'em?
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McDonald's, Wendy's, Jack In The Box? Where?
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- Big Kahuna Burger. - Big Kahuna Burger!
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That's that Hawaiian burger joint. I hear they got some tasty burgers.
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- I ain't never had one. How are they? - They're good.
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You mind if I try one of yours?
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- This is yours here, right? - Yeah.
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This is a tasty burger.
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Vincent, have you ever had a Big Kahuna Burger?
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Want a bite? They're real tasty.
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Ain't hungry.
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If you like burgers, give 'em a try sometime.
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Me? I can't usually get 'em cause my girlfriend's a vegetarian, which pretty much makes me a vegetarian, but I do love the taste of a good burger.
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You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
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- No. - Tell him, Vincent.
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- Royale with cheese. - Royale with cheese.
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Know why they call it that?
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Because of the metric system?
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Check out the big brain on Brett!
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You're a smart motherfucker. That's right, the metric system.
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- What's in this? - Sprite.
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Sprite. Good.
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You mind if I have some of your tasty beverage to wash this down?
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Go right ahead.
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That hit the spot.
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You, Flock of Seagulls, you know why we're here?
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Why don't you tell my man Vince here where you got the shit hid at?
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It's over there...
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I don't remember askin' you a goddamn thing!
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- You were sayin'? - It's in the cupboard.
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No. The one by your knees.
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We happy? Vincent!
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- We happy? - Yeah, we happy.
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Look, I'm sorry. I didn't get your name.
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I got yours. Vincent, right? But I never got your...
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My name's Pitt, and your ass ain't talkin' your way outta this shit.
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No, no, no.
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I just want you to know how...
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I just want you to know how sorry we are, that things got so fucked up with us and Mr. Wallace.
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It... We got into this thing with the best intentions, really. I never...
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Oh, I'm sorry. Did I break your concentration?
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I didn't mean to do that. Please, continue.
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You were saying something about "best intentions"?
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What's the matter? Oh, you were finished!
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Oh, well, allow me to retort.
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What does Marsellus Wallace look like?
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What? - What country you from? - What?
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What ain't no country I heard of! They speak English in "What"?
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- What? - English, motherfucker!
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- Do you speak it? - Yes!
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- You know what I'm sayin'. - Yes.
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Describe what Marsellus Wallace looks like!
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- What? I... - Say "what" again. Say "what" again!
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I dare you! I double-dare you, motherfucker.
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Say "what" one more goddamn time.
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- He's black. - Go on!
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- He's bald! - Does he look like a bitch?
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What? Does he look like a bitch?
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No! Why are you tryin' to fuck him like a bitch?
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- I didn't. - Yes, you did!
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- Yes, you did. You tried to fuck him. - No.
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Well, Marsellus Wallace don't like to be fucked by anybody except Mrs. Wallace.
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- Do you read the Bible, Brett? - Yes.
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Well, there's this passage I got memorized, sort of fits this occasion.
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Ezekiel 25:17.
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"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.
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Blessed is he who in the name of charity and good will shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children.
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And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy My brothers!
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And you will know My name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee." And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy My brothers.
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And you will know My name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee." - I'm fucked. Oh, fuck. - Is he a friend of yours?
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- God damn. - Vincent, Marvin. Marvin, Vincent.
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Better tell him to shut the fuck up. He's gettin' on my nerves.
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Marvin! Marvin! I'd knock that shit off if I was you.
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Die, you motherfuckers! Die!
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Why the fuck didn't you tell us somebody was in the bathroom?
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Slip your mind? Did you forget that someone was in there with a goddamn hand cannon?
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You see the size of that gun he fired at us? It was bigger than him.
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We should be fuckin' dead, man.
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- I know. We was lucky. - No. That shit wasn't luck.
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- Yeah, maybe. - This was divine intervention.
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You know what divine intervention is?
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I think so. That means that God came down and stopped the bullets.
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That's right. That's exactly what it means.
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God came down from heaven and stopped these motherfuckin' bullets.
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- I think it's time for us to leave. - Don't do that.
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Don't fuckin' blow this shit off! What happened here was a fuckin' miracle.
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- Chill, Jules. This shit happens. - Wrong! This shit doesn't "happen." Do you want to continue this theological discussion in a car - or in a jailhouse with the cops? - We should be fuckin' dead, my friend!
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What happened here was a miracle, and I want you to fucking acknowledge it!
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All right. It was a miracle. Can we go now?
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Let's go, nigga! Come on! Shit.
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You ever seen that show Cops?
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I was watching it, and there was this cop on, he was talkin' about this gunfight he had with this guy.
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He just unloaded on this guy, and nothin' happened. He didn't hit nothin'.
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OK? It was just him and this guy.
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I mean, you know, it's freaky, but it happens.
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You wanna play blind man, go walk with the shepherd.
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But me, my eyes are wide fuckin' open.

Perché praticare il parlato con questo video?

Praticare il parlato con il video tratto da "Pulp Fiction", in particolare la scena di Ezekiel 25:17, offre un'opportunità unica per immergersi in situazioni conversazionali reali e colloquiali. I dialoghi tra i personaggi non solo sono ricchi di espressioni idiomatiche, ma offrono anche un contesto intimo che aiuta gli studenti a comprendere come si interagisce in un contesto spesso informale e carico di emozioni. La conversazione aiuta a migliorare la pronuncia inglese e a familiarizzare con il ritmo del linguaggio parlato, un aspetto fondamentale per chi desidera parlare fluentemente.

Grammatica & Espressioni nel Contesto

Analizzando la scena, possiamo evidenziare alcune strutture grammaticali e frasi chiave utilizzate dai personaggi:

  • "Do you remember your business partner?": Questa domanda indiretta è un ottimo esempio di come si può chiedere informazioni in modo educato. Utilizzare domande come questa è fondamentale nel parlato quotidiano.
  • "Ain't never had one": L'uso di forme contratte come 'ain't' mostra la conversazione informale. Comprendere queste espressioni aiuta a migliorare la pronuncia inglese e a sentirsi più a proprio agio nel parlato.
  • "What do you call it?": Questa espressione è utile per chiedere il nome di un oggetto o concetto, una parte fondamentale delle interazioni sociali.
  • "What kind of...?": Questa domanda è comunemente usata per esplorare le preferenze o le caratteristiche, rendendola essenziale per chi desidera approfondire le conversazioni.

Trappole di Pronuncia Comuni

Nel video, alcuni termini e frasi potrebbero presentare difficoltà di pronuncia, specialmente per i non madrelingua. Tra questi:

  • "Big Kahuna Burger": La combinazione delle vocali e l'accento sulla 'kahuna' possono risultare complicate. È importante praticare per migliorare la fluidità.
  • "Royale with cheese": La pronuncia di "Royale" richiede attenzione poiché l'accento francese può influenzare la corretta articolazione.
  • "Hamburgers" e "Cheeseburgers": Queste parole, sebbene familiari, possono diventare un problema se non si presta attenzione alla giusta intonazione.

Utilizzando tecniche di shadow speak e shadowspeaks, gli studenti possono migliorare non solo la pronuncia, ma anche la comprensione delle sfumature linguistiche. Praticare con frasi del video può aiutare a sviluppare una pronuncia più naturale e sicura quando si parla inglese.

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.