Pratica di Shadowing: How to Speak With a British Accent - Key Features - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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This week, I was working with a new student who had one clear goal in mind.
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She wants a convincing British accent.
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Not because she needs it, not because somebody is telling her to, but because she loves it.
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It complements her personality and her life here now in the UK.
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And that's important.
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We all have different reasons for learning an accent, right?
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It's your choice.
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In this lesson, we put accent reduction aside And we decided to focus on the most important components
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that make us sound more British when we speak.
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So today I'm going to give you a very clear plan
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so that after this you can start sounding more British if you want to.
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And number one isn't a sound, it's a question.
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Why?
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Why do you want a convincing British accent?
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If you think it's because you need one to be accepted or you think it's something you must have, stop.
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Trust me, work on clarity first, accent reduction, work on your confidence.
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But if you love the British accent, if it suits your personality, or if you just think, why not, I'll just learn it, then you're in the right place.
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I find my best students who progress the fastest are the ones who are enjoying the experience, who are doing it for fun and because they love it,
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not because they feel like they have to.
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Once you're clear on that, we can move on to step two, which is the first sound.
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It's the R.
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In standard southern British pronunciation or modern RP,
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we don't pronounce the R if it comes at the end of a word or if it's before a consonant sound.
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So for example, we don't say car, we say car.
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We don't say teacher, we say teacher.
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We don't say work, we say work.
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So there's no strong R at the end of words and also no R's being pronounced before consonants.
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Service, work, short, father, doctor.
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This immediately takes away any American from your accent, if you're influenced by American, and you'll instantly start sounding more British.
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It's a key component to the accent.
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However, we do connect our speech with an R.
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So, for example, if we have the word teacher and the next word is is, that next word begins with a vowel.
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So it would become the teacher is.
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We'll use the R to connect to the vowel.
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However, if it's the teacher was, the teacher was.
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We're not going to pronounce the R.
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So remember, the R loves vowels.
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It will always be pronounced when it comes before a vowel sound.
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We have a few key sounds which replace the R and it's good to know them.
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So one of them is the schwa sound, teacher.
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We have the ER sound, like in work, this is a long vowel.
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We have two other long vowels, course, OR and R, car.
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We also have diphthongs, which are two vowels joining together.
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EAR in HEAR and ER in WHERE.
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There is one other diphthong which is UR like in PURE.
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However, in modern RP we just replace this with an OR sound so we'd say PURE.
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Easy.
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Practice pronouncing these sounds and using them to replace the R.
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Sentence!
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The doctor was very clear.
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The doctor was very clear.
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Sound 2 is a sound I actually just mentioned, but it has more layers to it.
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I'm pushing the tip of my tongue down and sliding it back slightly. And that's the sound.
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The throat is more open, and that's what makes it sound so buttery smooth.
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Instead of ask, ask.
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Instead of answer, answer.
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After, after.
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Half, half chance chance dance dance
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and there are more there's a specific list of words
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and they're quite random sentence i can't answer that after class i can't answer that after class
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this next sound is another sound that really replaces us from the americans
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and that sound is is like in not and hot.
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Notice how my lips are rounding slightly.
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In American English, it's a little bit more open, more of an R, like na instead of not.
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So think tighter and more rounded when you pronounce this sound, and nice and short.
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Here are some very common words which can make a big difference.
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Sentence.
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I got a lot of work done.
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I've always said this about this sound.
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It screams British.
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It's a big one, trust me.
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We're heading over to say hi to some consonants now.
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Now this one is very important, especially for that standard Southern RP British accent.
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Pronounce your T's most of the time.
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The main thing I want to say here is Americans, Australians, some other accents, they have this thing called a flap T.
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A flap T is when you pronounce the T a little bit more like a D, so instead of saying better,
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it might sound a bit more like better with this D sound, right?
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Better.
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This D, this flap, ideally this sound wouldn't happen in a modern RP accent
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and we would try to pronounce our T's here.
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And don't listen to those videos where people are saying, all British people say, bottle of water.
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I always have to do that voice when I say bottle of water.
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Yeah, give me a bottle of water, mate.
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Trust me, that's only one kind of area of the UK.
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Most of the time we're pronouncing our T's or doing something different.
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Better, water, city, pretty.
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You can hear that crispiness, the way that T gets pushed out very smoothly.
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City, city, tt.
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It's just a soft breath.
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Sentence, I need to get a lot of work done.
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I need to get a lot of work done.
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I want to be better at writing.
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I want to be better at writing.
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Keep it sharp.
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This sharpness adds structure to the accent and it makes it just sound that little bit more defined.
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On that note, let's talk about the glottal T.
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I just did it there. About.
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About the glottal T.
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This is when we cut the T out of our speech by tightening our vocal cords.
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So instead of saying not with that clean T, I might say not.
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Now I'm not just removing the T and saying no, I am tightening my vocal cords.
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So at the end of that sound, I'm tightening my throat and cutting the sound away.
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This is very, very distinctive to British accents.
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And yes, it does happen in modern RP.
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Not in classic old school RP, but definitely in modern RP,
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so it's something worth considering because it does really honestly create more of a British effect.
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But use it strategically.
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When you're speaking fast and you have those short, boring words, I just did it then, short.
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I didn't say short, I said short.
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So words like not, you could say not.
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A lot, a lot.
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Get, get.
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Right, right.
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Used naturally, this sounds very British, but where people fall into a trap is when they make it sound too obvious.
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Try not much instead of saying not much, instead of not today, not today.
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That man could become that man.
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Have fun and play with it, but only at the end of words ideally for now.
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Know, go and show.
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Oh.
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We're moving between two sounds here.
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Watch my mouth.
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Oh.
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Oh.
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We start in the middle of the mouth and then we glide into more of a round shape at the end.
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Oh.
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There's a very clear movement here between the two sounds.
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Oh.
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Here are some very common words where this sound really matters.
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Don't.
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Go.
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Home.
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No. Open.
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Only.
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Over.
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Sentence.
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I don't know where to go.
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I don't know where to go.
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So just to quickly recap, if you want to sound that little bit more British and to have that effect in your speech,
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even if it's mixed with some of your non-native accent, these are the things that will really help you get going.
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The R.
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Don't pronounce strong R's at the end of words or when they come before consonant sounds.
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The long R sound in those words that are very distinctive like can't, last and fast.
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The rounded O vowel has that very British effect, not hot pot.
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And that glide between a, oo, o in go and no. Again, very British.
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Make sure your T's are nice and clear.
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But don't forget you can glottalise, and I usually recommend at the end of words.
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Maybe not in the middle when we're saying things like bottle of water.
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If you apply these consistently, people will notice that shift in your accent.
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But remember, this is about 50% of the process.
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Sounding natural isn't just about individual sounds.
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It's about stress, rhythm, intonation, and of course some of the sounds which are very strong in your accent which you may need to reduce.
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Which is why I always say accent reduction should be the first thing
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that you look at before you start trying to go all crazy and sound like the queen.
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Take these sounds, practice them slowly and apply them to words you use in your day-to-day life.
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And if you need structured guidance on this
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and support from a professional who's been doing this for more than 10 years now, I do private coaching, I have a course, you can check out my website, the link's in the description below.
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Otherwise, keep practicing and I'll see you next time.
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Again, make sure you're doing all of this for the right reason.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questo video contiene 158 frasi e 1605 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 10:55. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 147 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 85% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| accent sostantivo | /ækˈsɛnt/ | accento |
| pronounce verbo | /pɹəˈnaʊns/ | dichiarare |
| reduction sostantivo | /ɹɪˈdʌk.ʃən/ | sgravio, taglio |
| tighten verbo | /ˈtaɪ.tən/ | stringere |
| connect verbo | /kəˈnɛkt/ | connettere, connettersi |
| component sostantivo | /kəmˈpoʊ.nənt/ | componente |
| throat sostantivo | /ˈθɹoʊt/ | gola |
| convince verbo | /kənˈvɪns/ | convincere |
| vocal aggettivo | /ˈvoʊ̯.kəl/ | vocale |
| cord sostantivo | /ˈkoɹd/ | cordone |
| ideally avverbio | /aɪˈdi.ə.li/ | idealmente, preferibilmente |
| naturally avverbio | /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ | naturalmente |
| sharp aggettivo | /ʃɑɹp/ | affilato, aguzzo |
| lesson sostantivo | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | lezione |
| layer sostantivo | /ˈleɪ̯ɚ/ | strato |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| check out verbo | investigare | |
| take away verbo | /ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/ | togliere |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 38 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come don't, we're, you're. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “th”: throat /ˈθɹoʊt/, smooth /smuːð/, breathe /bɹiːð/, rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/, smoothly /ˈsmuːðli/
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: reduction /ɹɪˈdʌk.ʃən/, sharp /ʃɑɹp/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/, schwa /ʃwɑ/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: ideally /aɪˈdi.ə.li/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, consistently /kənˈsɪstəntli/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come accent, pronounce, reduction.
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Frasi condizionali if + frase, will/would + verbo — una condizione e il suo risultato | if you just think, why not, I'll just · if you're influenced by American, and you'll instantly · If you apply these consistently, people will notice |
| Frasi relative who / which + frase — un’informazione in più su una persona o una cosa | student who had · students who progress · two, which is |
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | be accepted · being pronounced · be pronounced |
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.