Pratica di Shadowing: IELTS Speech Shadowing Episode 204 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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Hi, welcome to Lesson 204.
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This week, we are looking at this Part 2 IELTS Speaking cue card.
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Describe a time when you taught someone something new.
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You should say who the person was.
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what you taught them, how you taught them, and explain how you felt about the experience.
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Okay, first thing, let's go ahead and listen to the sample so you can hear the model spoken naturally.
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Here it is.
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We will now start part two of the exam.
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Start speaking now, please.
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One memorable time I taught someone something new was when I showed my younger cousin, Lily, how to make kimchi.
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She's about 13 years old and had recently become really interested in cooking.
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Since I've made kimchi a few times with my mother, I thought it would be a fun and meaningful thing to pass on.
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Kimchi, as you probably know, is a traditional Korean fermented dish made with cabbage, radish, and a spicy chili paste.
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There are a few steps that can be tricky for beginners, so I decided to break it down and go through it with my cousin one step at a time.
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We started by soaking the cabbage in salt water to draw out the moisture.
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I explained the science behind it to help her understand why each step matters.
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Then we worked on the seasoning paste, mixing garlic, ginger, red chili flakes, fish sauce, and a little sugar.
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The most fun step was when we wore gloves and rubbed the seasoning into the cabbage leaves.
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Lily kept laughing and saying how it felt like finger painting for chefs.
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After we packed everything into jars, I explained how the fermentation process works and how the flavors deepen over time.
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I felt genuinely happy about the whole experience.
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It wasn't just about teaching a recipe, it was about sharing a tradition and spending time with someone I care about.
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The whole experience reminded me how meaningful food can be.
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Thank you.
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Okay, we will now start this week's speech shadowing exercise.
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Enjoy.
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We will now start part two of the exam.
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Start speaking now, please.
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One memorable time I taught someone something new was when I showed my younger cousin, Lily, how to make kimchi.
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Lily, how to make kimchi.
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Was when I showed my younger cousin Lily how to make kimchi.
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Was when I showed my younger cousin Lily how to make kimchi.
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Lily, how to make kimchi was when I showed my younger cousin Lily how to make kimchi.
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One memorable time I taught someone something new.
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One memorable time Memorable time Memorable time
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One memorable time I taught someone something new.
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Someone something.
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Someone something.
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I taught someone something new.
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One memorable time I taught someone something new.
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One memorable time I taught someone something new was when I showed my younger cousin Lily how to make kimchi.
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One memorable time I taught someone something new was when I showed my younger cousin Lily how to make kimchi.
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She's about 13 years old and had recently become really interested in cooking.
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And had recently become really interested in cooking.
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Become really interested in cooking.
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in cooking, become really interested in cooking,
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and had recently become really interested in cooking,
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and had recently become really interested in cooking.
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She's about 13 years old.
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She's about 13 years old and had recently become really interested in cooking.
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She's about 13 years old and had recently become really interested in cooking.
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Since I've made kimchi a few times with my mother, I thought it would be a fun and meaningful thing to pass on.
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I thought it would be a fun and meaningful thing to pass on.
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Fun and meaningful thing to pass on.
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Fun and meaningful thing to pass on. To pass on.
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I thought it would be a fun and meaningful thing to pass on.
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I thought it would be a fun and meaningful thing to pass on.
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Since I've made kimchi a few times with my mother,
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with my mother, with my mother, Since I've made kimchi a few times with my mother,
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Since I've made kimchi a few times with my mother,
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I thought it would be a fun and meaningful thing to pass on.
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Since I've made kimchi a few times with my mother, I thought it would be a fun and meaningful thing to pass on.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B2 si basa sul video “IELTS Speech Shadowing Episode 204”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: kimchi, taught, Lily, memorable, meaningful. Questo video contiene 66 frasi e 802 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 9:24. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 85 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Solo il 78% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

Le 15 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
meaningful aggettivo/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fl̩/significativo, sensato
cabbage sostantivo/ˈkæbɪd͡ʒ/cavolo cappuccio, cavolo
chili sostantivo/ˈt͡ʃɪli/peperoncino
pasta sostantivo/ˈpɑ.stə/pasta, impasto
deepen verbo/ˈdiːpən/approfondire
ferment verbo/fɚˈmɛnt/fermentare
fermentation sostantivo/ˌfɜɹmənˈteɪʃən/fermentazione
radish sostantivo/ˈɹæd.ɪʃ/ravanello
beginner sostantivo/bəˈɡɪnɚ/principiante, debuttante
soak verbo/soʊk/inzupparsi, imbeversi
glove sostantivo/ɡlʌv/guanto
spicy aggettivo/ˈspaɪsi/piccante
unlock verbo/ʌnˈlɑk/aprire
moisture sostantivo/ˈmɔɪs.t͡ʃɚ/umidità
garlic sostantivo/ˈɡɑɹlɪk/aglio

I phrasal verb che sentirai

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
draw out verboprolungare
go ahead verbo/ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/procedere, andare avanti
go through verboattraversare

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 7 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I've, wasn't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: fermentation /ˌfɜɹmənˈteɪʃən/, radish /ˈɹæd.ɪʃ/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: fermentation /ˌfɜɹmənˈteɪʃən/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: cabbage /ˈkæbɪd͡ʒ/, ferment /fɚˈmɛnt/, radish /ˈɹæd.ɪʃ/, soak /soʊk/, glove /ɡlʌv/
  • /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: cabbage /ˈkæbɪd͡ʒ/, radish /ˈɹæd.ɪʃ/, scan /skæn/

Come esercitarsi con questo video

  1. Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
  2. Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
  3. Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come meaningful, cabbage, chili.

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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