Pratica di Shadowing: I’m sorry - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Questo video contiene 141 frasi e 1066 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 6:33. Chi parla ha un ritmo naturale di circa 163 parole al minuto, vicino a una conversazione quotidiana. 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 meno comuni del video, con pronuncia e significato:

• disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/ (aggettivo) — deluso. Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.
• pretend /pɹəˈtɛnd/ (verbo) — fare finta, fingere. To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.
• apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/ (verbo) — scusarsi. To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
• warehouse /ˈwɛə(ɹ)haʊs/ (sostantivo) — magazzino. A facility for storing large amounts of merchandise or products.
• yell /jɛl/ (verbo) — urlare, gridare. To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement.
• meal /ˈmiːl/ (sostantivo) — pasto. Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity.
• rush /ɹʌʃ/ (verbo) — affrettarsi, correre. To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.
• salary /ˈsæləɹi/ (sostantivo) — stipendio, salario. A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or…
• painful /ˈpeɪn.fl̩/ (aggettivo) — doloroso. Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
• complain /kəmˈpleɪn/ (verbo) — lamentarsi, lagnarsi. To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
• scream /skɹiːm/ (verbo) — gridare, sbraitare. To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.
• deadline /ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/ (sostantivo) — scadenza, termine. A time limit in the form of a date on or before which something must be completed.
• resume /ˈɹɛz.ə.meɪ/ (verbo) — riprendere, continuare. To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on.
• graduation /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/ (sostantivo) — graduazione. The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
• bicycle /ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/ (sostantivo) — bicicletta, bici. A vehicle that has two primary wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s…

I phrasal verb che sentirai

• look at (verbo) — guardare. To observe or watch.
• sit down (verbo) — sedersi, accomodarsi. To assume a sitting position from a standing position.
• find out (verbo) — scoprire. To discover, as by asking or investigating.
• heat up (verbo) — scaldare. To heat, to cause to become hotter.
• start over (verbo) — ricominciare da zero. to begin again; to return to the beginning
• wake up /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ (verbo) — svegliarsi. To stop sleeping; to awake.

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 40 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, don't, didn't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

• I suoni “sh” e “zh”: rush /ɹʌʃ/, graduation /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/, ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/
• Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, graduation /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/, supervisor /ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/

Come esercitarsi con questo video

1. Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
2. Inizia a velocità 0,75×, fai shadowing frase per frase e torna alla velocità normale quando diventa facile.
3. Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come disappointed, pretend, apologize.