Pratica di Shadowing: figuring out my 20s: adjusting to adulthood - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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I feel like nobody talks about what your 20s are actually like.
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They're a lot harder than it looks.
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I feel like I'm always second guessing my career.
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I'm still trying to make new friends in my 20s, which is hard.
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Moving to a new city alone post-grad, I decided I just want to start documenting it and kind of figuring it out as I go.
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I don't want this to be deep.
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I just want it to be honest and this is me just figuring out my 20s except I'm filming it.
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Starting off strong, the daily routine we already know by now.
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I go to coffee shops to work because I need to get out of my apartment at least once a day.
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I don't know what this says about me but I significantly more productive
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when i leave
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and i also just feel honestly a little bit less lonely being around other people even
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if i'm not interacting with them and it's almost like i have co-workers this way
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because i'm you know i work by myself a lot i guess co-workers might be a stretch
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but you know what i'm saying never in my life have
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i had strawberry tea i think i'm going to be getting
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it often i didn't even know this existed i don't know
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if i'm like the only one my new fixation is going to be this so
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one of the stranger things for me the stranger things i'm
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not talking about the show i have to like schedule almost
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my calls now with my friends with my like mom my brother as i get older everyone's like
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so busy and i still want to make time for the people
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that i love
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but i feel like i don't call people on a whim
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as much anymore i like have to like really be intentional
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about it enough to say i'm calling my mom on her lunch break at work just to say hi
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because i miss her hi work on planning the trip a little bit tonight
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i absolutely dread cleaning out my closet i hate it i
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hate it i think i just like hate making decisions i'm
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so indecisive i feel like i can't let go of these clothes even
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if i haven't worn something for six months i feel some sort of deep attachment to it
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and i can't get rid of it i really i'm starting to think i should unpack
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that at a later time i try to do like mini
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little resets of my closet every couple months versus once a
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year doing a whole clean out i think it's like a lot easier
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that way being in my 20s truly is just full of mini resets i'm constantly resetting something
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I actually found this organization that comes and picks up my donations for me.
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I usually do it like once a month so it's been really helpful
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and kind of just like makes me more motivated to get rid of stuff.
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I know this doesn't look that drastic but I have two piles.
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This one is a pile of stuff that I need to get hemmed.
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Unfortunately all of my pants need to get hemmed.
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If you guys have any like short girl pants brands very niche let me know because this is always my issue.
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And then this pile is stuff that I'm donating.
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I already feel like 30 times better after that.
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My mind feels like so much clearer.
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I am gonna get ready though because I'm gonna go to a little soul cycle class.
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I do need to make some dinner prior
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but I've been trying to push myself out of my comfort zone a little bit with my workouts.
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Specifically I'm trying to go to like new or just different workout classes than I usually do.
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Honestly a lot of it I think for me is social.
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I find that I meet new people at classes.
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I like make new friends.
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Well honestly actually I never really make friends but that's the point.
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That's what I'm trying to do.
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Not even friends I guess.
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I'm just trying to like socialize a little bit more.
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I haven't gone to SoulCycle in I think like over two years.
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It's been so long.
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So I'm prompt to sign up for a class 20 minutes ago for later tonight.
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So I'm just gonna chill for a bit and then I think start dinner soon.
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I have a special delivery.
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I'm making dinner for my boyfriend and I.
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It's kind of become like our little routine.
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He'll come over after work.
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I make our Green Chef meal.
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I'm really excited to be working with Green Chef again.
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They take care of grocery shopping the meal prep all of the like dirty work
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that i don't like
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and i just have to put it together one of my favorite things is
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that you can customize your box based on your wellness goals
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they have a ton of different options like mediterranean high fiber high protein
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and tonight we're gonna try their turmeric turkey tagine i was
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even telling my mom to order her first box i was trying to convince her
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and i think she already ordered it so
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Let's get to work.
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It smells good.
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All right, it is time to make the sauce now.
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This may be wrong of me, but I was so excited to try this that I didn't wait for him.
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I just tried a little bit while I was waiting for him to come home from work, and it was so good.
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Dinner is ready.
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I served it up.
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This is so good, guys.
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He doesn't even know the best meal he's about to have is this.
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Safe to say we did both love it.
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And we had just such a great little date night together.
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I just said a whole like two-minute spiel and I realized I didn't even press record.
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So here I go again.
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I'm on my way to a SoulCycle class.
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I cannot remember the last time I was in a SoulCycle class.
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And I kind of forget how to like strap in and like do the whole like getting yourself in the bike situation.
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A little nervous about that.
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But you know what?
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I'm just going to ask for help.
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Whenever I just try to do things on my own, it's just like why don't I ask for help? humility is
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a strength okay wow i'm inspiring right now i tried to ask a couple of my friends
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if they could go with me but because it was
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so last minute none of them could and that's all right you know
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that is okay i think it's good to do things alone
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i've discovered soul cycle classes are one of the harder places
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to film i can't really just like like whip up my phone in the middle of a cycling class.
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I feel very out of shape actually reflecting on this.
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So my butt is sore.
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I forgot that that happens when you sit on a bike after not having sat on a bike in a while.
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So something about SoulCycle I love.
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I actually missed it so much and I think I wanna go back more.
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I usually try to go to classes with like artists or playlists that I like.
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This time, I just kind of signed up super last minute.
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So I went to a random one.
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So this one ended up being 2000s Throwbacks.
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And it kind of just reminded me of all the songs that I heard in Applebee's when I was a child.
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There is such thing as Applebee's music, okay?
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I don't know how to explain it.
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I don't know if anyone relates.
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But there are certain songs like Since You've Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson.
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Perfect example.
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It's an Applebee's song.
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And it always will be an Applebee's song.
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Love that song.
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I really do.
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Anyways, I think I'm back on my SoulCycle journey.
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So you guys will probably be seeing
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that in my upcoming vlogs I'm already looking at the new schedule
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and trying to see the classes coming up tate mcrae I'm
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getting ready to go to an art cafe with my roommate
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and friend olivia finding activities that you can do with your friends Are just sometimes like
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so much more fun than just going out to get food all the time You kind of just like go there.
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It's almost like a restaurant But like you order on the menu the type of art
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that you want to make it's been a while since i've been there So i'm really excited.
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I love a little girls night and I feel so refreshed and I feel so good after my little workout so so
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the art cafe was i would say it's a success for me i was happy with my little cards
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and you know one of my like love languages now i've realized is gift giving
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so i thought why not like make some personalized cards for my friends for their birthdays
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and stuff are they like picasso level no
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no and you know what they never will be even
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if you don't have a type of cafe like this near you
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because like growing up in minnesota for me there's not stuff
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like this close by you can like organize stuff like this
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with your friends like go out get this stuff for it
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you don't really need to go somewhere expensive i am going to upgrade my microphone soon it's a pending project my
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my team is working on it my team is myself it is overdue for a little advice segment on here
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so i thought i would read a dm you guys know i do this anonymously i'm 25
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and i feel like i chose the wrong career path everyone around me seems
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so confident and i feel stuck how did you know what you wanted to do there is
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so much pressure in our 20s
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and late teens to know exactly what we're going to do and expectations
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that like for some reason we're going to know exactly what we want to do by the time we graduate
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and that is not realistic.
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I don't think your 20s are about choosing perfectly right away.
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I think it's about trying things and testing things and seeing kind of what you like.
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You're allowed to pivot.
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You're allowed to change your mind.
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You're allowed to try different things and like outgrow maybe a career
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that you once thought you wanted after trying it for a little bit.
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And I think trying something even if you learn that you don't like it that
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is a success because then you learn something about yourself
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and you learn what you like and what you're good at
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or maybe what you don't like and what you're not good at and any information I think is valuable.
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For me, I know some of you might think
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that I never have questioned my career and that this just fell into my lap.
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Obviously, I feel so grateful.
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I can't even begin to explain but there's a lot of times especially after I graduated college where I questioned, you know, is this something I want to still do?
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Am I gonna burn out?
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Like I've been doing this for 10 years.
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Is this like the right career path for me still?
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I still question myself honestly all the time Everyone seems
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so successful nowadays and with social media especially it just seems like everybody's doing
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so well For me college
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and like learning about different areas Drew me to a lot of different things
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that I might potentially want to do in the future
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But for now I really enjoy what i'm doing and i'm so happy Yeah, just try not to put too much pressure on yourself and try things.
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That's my best advice
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anyways i love you guys i'm gonna go to sleep i'm
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falling asleep i think as i'm saying this thanks for watching and i'll see you in my next video bye

Obiettivi di parlato per questo clip

Questo video è perfetto per lavorare sulla pratica di conversazione in inglese nel contesto della vita quotidiana adulta. L'obiettivo principale? Imparare a esprimere sentimenti e situazioni comuni (dubbi, routine, piccoli successi) in modo naturale e colloquiale. Ideal per chi vuole migliorare la fluidità e la capacità di "pensare in inglese" mentre racconta le proprie esperienze, come ad esempio quando si parla di moving to a new city o di gestire le relazioni con gli amici.

Banca di frasi riutilizzabili

  • "I feel like nobody talks about..." (Sento che nessuno parla di...): Ottima per aprire un argomento personale o condividere un'osservazione.
  • "I'm constantly resetting something" (Sto costantemente ripartendo da zero con qualcosa): Utile per descrivere situazioni di cambiamento o adattamento.
  • "I significantly more productive when..." (Sono molto più produttivo/a quando...): Perfetta per spiegare le proprie abitudini di lavoro o studio.
  • "I have to be intentional about it" (Devo essere intenzionale/a al riguardo): Buona per esprimere l'importanza di pianificare azioni o relazioni.
  • "I already feel 30 times better after that" (Mi sento già 30 volte meglio dopo): Ideale per descrivere l'effetto positivo di un'azione.

Correggi i tuoi punti deboli

Questo video è un ottimo partner per il shadowing in inglese (o shadowspeak), una tecnica che consiste nel ripetere immediatamente le frasi pronunciate, imitando intonazione e ritmo. La voce del narratore è colloquiale e lenta, quindi è facile seguire. Attenzione a:

  • La pronuncia di parole come "second guessing" (dubitare costantemente) o "indecisive" (indeciso/a), dove le consonanti finali devono essere chiare ma non esagerate.
  • Il ritmo delle frasi lunghe, come "I don't know what this says about me but I'm significantly more productive...": praticare a mantenere la flusso senza interruzioni.
  • L'intonazione nelle espressioni di dubbio o di sollievo, come "I guess co-workers might be a stretch but you know what I'm saying" o "I already feel 30 times better after that".
Con la pratica di conversazione in inglese e il shadowing, migliorerai non solo la pronuncia ma anche la capacità di comunicare emozioni in modo autentico, come fa il narratore nel video.

La grammatica di questo video

Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:

StrutturaNel video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — un’azione iniziata prima e ancora in corsoI've been trying · I've been doing
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adessohaven't worn · haven't gone · i've discovered
Possibilità con “might / may” might/may + verbo — qualcosa di possibile ma non certomight be · may be · might think
Past continuous was/were + -ing — un’azione in corso in un momento del passatowas trying · was waiting

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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