Pratica di Shadowing: How to Fight Perfectionism - Study Tips - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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Hello my Socratica friends!
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We're here to help you be a great student.
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Notice I didn't say perfect student.
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Do you expect that of yourself?
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You might be suffering from perfectionism.
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This isn't a good thing, even though perfect is right there in the word.
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Maybe we should call it perfectitis, so it sounds like an inflammation, which it kind of is.
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An inflamed sense that you need to be perfect.
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Confession time?
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This is something I really struggle with, personally.
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There's this word that got in my head when I was a kid, impeccable.
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I don't have any idea why I thought this.
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It didn't come from my parents or my teachers, but I really believed my work needed to be impeccable.
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My penmanship had to be impeccable, my school uniform had to be impeccable.
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I had to get a hundred percent on every test.
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I had to be the best student in the class.
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Even though I was a very strong student, my perfectionism got in the way of my really enjoying my education.
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Because I wasn't perfect, I had a hard time appreciating just how much I had learned.
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I'm still fighting this tendency.
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I want to be the best I can be, but how can we strive for excellence in a healthy way?
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We're learning together today, Socratica friends.
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Let's talk about how we can cut ourselves a little slack and beat perfectionism.
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We'll start by addressing our unreasonable expectations.
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I'm not talking about our goals.
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Having ambitious goals you want to achieve is terrific.
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Where it gets us into trouble is when we think our goal should be easy to achieve.
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We're imagining some ideal outcome, like writing a beautiful computer program or getting straight A's.
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What we don't fully imagine is what it will take to get there.
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Okay, all you perfectionist computer programmers out there, how many versions of your code do you think you'll have to write before it's fully functional?
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Experienced coders know that you should expect error after error after error.
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And sometimes you have to compromise your standards of writing elegant code just to get it working.
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It takes a long time and a lot of effort to get to your final product.
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So when you're beating yourself up for not writing perfect code on your first try, keep this in mind.
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No one writes perfect code on their first try.
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Programming is a process of planning, deep thinking, and trial and error.
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We admire beautiful code precisely because it isn't easy to do.
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So why are you punishing yourself for not finding it easy?
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Perfectionism can stop us from even trying something because we think we know ahead of time we won't be good at it.
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We turn away from opportunities before they even start.
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This is an example of all or nothing thinking.
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If you're not the best, why bother?
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Really?
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Imagine, it's the Olympics.
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They give the gold medal to the fastest runner.
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Everyone else in the world should stop running.
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Don't cut yourself off from an enriching pursuit, learning, growing, just because you're not measuring up to some arbitrary standard on this day.
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This is the saddest consequence of perfectionism.
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Not to be over the top about it, but honestly, you are denying the world your brilliance.
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What if Beethoven didn't share his music because it took him years to write compared with Mozart, who seemed to write down finished compositions on his first try?
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We need Beethoven's just as much as we need Mozart's.
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perfectionism might look a little different.
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In fact, you may not even recognize that perfectionism is what's behind your actions.
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For example, you might find yourself procrastinating.
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Do you put off writing a paper until the last minute?
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Why do we do this?
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If you're a perfectionist, it's because you know that you won't write a perfect paper.
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No one can.
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That's not a thing.
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But for some reason, you think that's what's expected of you.
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By putting your work off, you give yourself an out.
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Now you can say to yourself, well, that wasn't a fair test of my abilities, I wrote it in two hours.
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This might surprise you that what looks like a half-hearted work ethic is really perfectionism in disguise.
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This is another negative consequence of perfectionism.
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You're denying yourself the satisfaction of rising to a challenge.
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How gratifying is it to do something perfectly the first time?
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Fleeting at best.
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We may not even acknowledge it, but when you've had to really put in effort and time, and even a little struggle.
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The success is that much sweeter when it finally comes.
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Another way perfectionism shows up is when you're reluctant to say you're finished with something, because it's just not perfect yet.
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That painting you started months ago, the novel you've been secretly working on for years that you keep rewriting before you're willing to show it to anyone,
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it happens to all the time when we make our videos.
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We have a phrase we like to say to each other
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here at Socratica to try to nip our perfectionism in the bud.
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Done is good.
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You see, we spend a lot of time writing, filming, and editing our videos.
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It probably takes us longer than it should to get a video out
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because we're always fiddling with our lighting gear
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or trying to get a transition in a video just right or tweaking the audio.
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We're never going to make an absolutely perfect video and we're trying to learn to accept that.
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It isn't easy.
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We don't have it all figured out.
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One way we're hoping to improve is by getting some help editing.
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If you'd like to see us make videos faster you could help by becoming our Patreon on Patreon.
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That way we can hire an editor who has a little bit less of this perfectionist streak, but someone who is still good, obviously.
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I mean, we are Socratico.
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We still want to make excellent videos for you, just a little faster.
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So what's the perfect way to fight perfectionism?
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It may help to recognize emotional reasons for perfectionism.
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Research professor Dr. Brené Brown sums it up spectacularly.
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You might say, impeccably.
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When perfectionism is driving, shame is always riding shotgun, and fear is the annoying backseat driver.
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There they are, those emotions we've been trying to cover up
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and push under the sofa so we don't have to deal with them.
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Shame and fear.
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On the surface, we think we're trying to be perfect.
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But what we're really doing is finding a way to not get hurt.
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Subconsciously, we're saying to ourselves, if I'm perfect, I can avoid criticism.
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If I never make a single mistake on the job, I won't have to worry about being laid off.
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If I behave exactly the way they expect me to, they'll like me.
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Our perfectionism is all about what other people will think of us.
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How do I measure up?
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The sad thing is, perfectionism is such a shield against being vulnerable
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that it also prevents you from being recognized for who you really are.
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You never feel secure that people know the real you because you're working so hard to put up this false, perfect image.
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So what can we do to squelch perfectionism since it's such an irrational set of emotions and behaviors?
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Maybe the answer isn't to push it down out of sight, but rather to bring it out into the light.
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Journaling is great for this.
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Write your most unreasonable expectations down.
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Like, I should get 100% on all my tests, always, forever, and ever.
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Imagine that someone else was saying that to you.
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You tell them they're being ridiculous, right?
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Getting these thoughts out of your head and onto paper can take a lot of their power away.
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You can also try deliberately leaving something unfinished or not quite perfect.
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This can be very uncomfortable.
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We're not saying you should do this for something really important, like your term paper or a grant application.
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Start with something small, maybe something in your personal life.
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When you can let a few things slide and see that life goes on, and people still like you for who you are, perfectionism loosens its grip on you just a little.
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Another exercise to try is to do your job once on a basic level return and add some details.
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Finally, give yourself one last pass to finish the job.
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If you can't get it done to your desired degree of perfection in three passes, make yourself let it go.
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Remember, this isn't your one and only project ever.
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Another project, another paper, another presentation is coming up, and soon.
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We've been trying this for our video production.
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We do one basic edit, next we add in some details, and then one final pass to check for mistakes and little special tweaks.
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We could easily, easily keep making more passes through a video, but the more time we work on this video, the less time we have to work on our other ideas.
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Big picture, Socratica friends.
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Remind yourself that perfectionism isn't helping.
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By increasing your anxiety, it actually means you're less likely to achieve your goals.
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And what a relief to be able to go through life knowing that your friends and colleagues know the real you, not some fake perfect robot.
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Being perfect isn't human.
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You can open yourself up to more truthful relationships
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when you stop pretending to be perfect and start being who you really are.
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When you're immersed in academia or a high-stress work environment, it's easy to lose track of the simple fact you are more than what you are good at.
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Focus on being proud of yourself for showing up, doing your job, being reliable, being kind.
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All of those things are in your control.
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We're all about stretching yourself and getting better here at Socratica.
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There's nothing wrong with striving, but you can find a way to strive for healthy striving.
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It's all part of being a great student.
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Socratica friends, we literally wrote the book on how to be a great student.
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Buy your copy today.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B2 si basa sul video “How to Fight Perfectionism - Study Tips”. Questo video contiene 140 frasi e 1704 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 9:57. Chi parla ha un ritmo naturale di circa 171 parole al minuto, vicino a una conversazione quotidiana. Il 86% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
Le 15 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| perfectionism sostantivo | /pɚˈfɛk.ʃə.nɪ.zm̩/ | perfezionismo |
| impeccable aggettivo | /ɪmˈpɛkəbəl/ | impeccabile |
| strive verbo | /ˈstɹaɪv/ | sforzarsi, cercare |
| perfectionist sostantivo | /pɚˈfɛk.ʃənɪst/ | perfezionista |
| tweak sostantivo | /twiːk/ | buffetto, pizzicotto |
| unreasonable aggettivo | /ʌnˈɹiːz.(ə)nə.bl̩/ | irragionevole |
| expectation sostantivo | /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/ | attesa |
| consequence sostantivo | /ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwəns/ | conseguenza |
| emotion sostantivo | /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ | emozione |
| enrich verbo | /ɪnˈɹɪt͡ʃ/ | arricchire |
| immerse verbo | /ɪˈmɜɹs/ | immergere |
| impeccably avverbio | /ɪmˈpɛk.ə.bli/ | impeccabilmente |
| inflame verbo | /ɪnˈfleɪm/ | inflamare, inflammare |
| loosen verbo | /ˈluːsən/ | allentare |
| procrastinate verbo | /pɹoʊˈkɹæs.tə.neɪt/ | procrastinare, ritardare |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| come up verbo | venire fuori, emergere |
| cover up verbo | insabbiare, occultare |
| figure out verbo | scoprire, rendersi conto |
| go through verbo | attraversare |
| lay off verbo | licenziare |
| pass through verbo | trapassare |
| put up verbo | collocare |
| write down verbo | sottoscrivere, annotare |
Frasi da ripetere
Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:
- We're here to help you be a great student.
- Do you expect that of yourself?
- If you're not the best, why bother?
- Why do we do this?
- How do I measure up?
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — un’azione iniziata prima e ancora in corso | we've been trying |
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | being laid · being recognized |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 56 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come we're, you're, isn't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “th”: truthful /ˈtɹuːθ.f(ə)l/, ethic /ˈɛθ.ɪk/
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: perfectionism /pɚˈfɛk.ʃə.nɪ.zm̩/, perfectionist /pɚˈfɛk.ʃənɪst/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, irrational /ɪˈɹæʃ.(ə.)nəl/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: perfectionism /pɚˈfɛk.ʃə.nɪ.zm̩/, impeccable /ɪmˈpɛkəbəl/, perfectionist /pɚˈfɛk.ʃənɪst/, unreasonable /ʌnˈɹiːz.(ə)nə.bl̩/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: strive /ˈstɹaɪv/, perfectionist /pɚˈfɛk.ʃənɪst/, tweak /twiːk/, consequence /ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwəns/, brilliance /ˈbɹɪljən(t)s/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: gratify /ˈɡrætɪfaɪ/, procrastinate /pɹoʊˈkɹæs.tə.neɪt/, academia /ˌæk.əˈdi.mi.ə/, programmer /ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɚ/, irrational /ɪˈɹæʃ.(ə.)nəl/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Inizia a velocità 0,75×, fai shadowing frase per frase e torna alla velocità normale quando diventa facile.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come perfectionism, impeccable, strive.
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.