Pratica di Shadowing: Improve English Speaking : Flow, Clarity, Structure 🎯 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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does your English flow?
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When you are giving a presentation or telling a story are your ideas organized?
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In this video we'll learn how to use linking words for the beginning,
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the middle and the end so that your stories, your explanations and your work presentations sound clear and easy
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to follow let's dive in we use linking words at the beginning to start clearly show the first idea
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or action and to help the listener
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or the reader understand what is coming first of all use this to give your first main point
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or idea especially in a presentation first of all i want to explain why this topic is important.
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To begin with, this is great to start a story or a list of events.
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Like this.
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To begin with, we packed our bags and got ready for the trip.
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In the beginning is used when telling a story to describe how things were at the start.
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In the beginning, everything was quiet and peaceful.
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Let me start by, is perfect for when you are about to explain something or give background information.
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Let me start by telling you what happened yesterday.
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At first, use this when something changes later.
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It shows the starting condition like this.
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At first I didn't like the new school but now I love it.
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Structure tip.
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So to begin a story or a presentation, choose one clear linking word,
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then say either what the topic is, what the situation was, if you are talking about something that happened in the past,
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or what you are going to talk about, like this.
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To begin with, I want to tell you about my first day at work.
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Why do we use linking words in the middle of a presentation, a story, an explanation?
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Well, we use them for different reasons.
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We use them to show what happens next, to add new ideas, to show time or an order of events,
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and very importantly, we use them to keep the listener interested and not confused.
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Then, this is a common linking word to show the next event in time.
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Simple and clear.
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Then we got on the train.
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But try not to overuse then.
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Then we got on the train.
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Then we ate our lunch.
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Then we slept.
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It makes the story boring if you use it too much.
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After that, use this to continue a sequence after something is done.
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After that we walk to the museum.
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Next, this is a good one for stories or presentations to show the next step or idea.
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Next I will show you the results.
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Meanwhile, this is used when two things happen at the same time.
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I was out hiking in the rain.
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Meanwhile my sister was baking a cake in the cozy cottage.
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In In addition, this is used to add a new idea that supports the last idea.
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It's often used in writing or formal speech.
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We met many locals on our trip.
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In addition, we learnt a lot about the culture.
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Also, is used to add something similar or continue a thought.
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Also is more casual.
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I want to introduce you to my cousin.
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She's really funny.
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Also, she speaks Italian.
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Moreover, use this to give extra important information that supports your main point.
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The study results are reliable.
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Moreover, the method saves time and money.
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Structure tip.
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To help your stories and presentations flow,
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try using one middle linking word to move forward and one to add something new, like this.
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Then we got lost in the city.
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Meanwhile, everyone was back at the hotel enjoying birthday celebrations.
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Here is another example.
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Next, I'll talk about the problems we are seeing in online sales.
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In addition, I'll suggest some solutions that may help.
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This type of structure will help your English sound very smooth.
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Now, why do we use linking words at the end of a story
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or a presentation well we use them to finish the story
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or conversation we use them to summarize main points
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and we also use them to show
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that something is complete finally use this for the last event in a story
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or the last step in an explanation or a presentation finally we arrived home after a very long trip.
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In the end, this concludes a story, often after a result or a change like this.
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In the end, we decided to stay at home.
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To sum up, use this to briefly repeat your main points.
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To sum up, the event was fun, well organized and exciting.
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In conclusion, at the end of a formal presentation or a written paragraph, this is perfect.
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In conclusion, climate change is something we must all act on.
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All in all, this is a little informal and can be used for a friendly summary of your thoughts or feelings.
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All in all, it was a great experience.
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My structure tip for you here is to end your story, if possible, with three linking words.
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One linking word to show the story is almost at the end.
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A second linking word to summarize your main ideas or experiences.
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and a third linking phrase to clearly signal the end of the story presentation or explanation.
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In the end everything went well.
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To sum up we learnt a lot, we met new people and we had fun.
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All in all it was a wonderful experience.
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So remember to sound clear and confident start
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with linking words like first of all to begin with continue with then after
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that also and then end with linking words like finally to sum up
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and all in all now your task this week is to try telling a story about your day
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or a recent event and use one linking word for the beginning one
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or two for the middle to give your story flow
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and one to end your story leave me your story in the comments
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and i'll check it out i hope this has helped thank you
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so much for watching today
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if you want to do more english with me then join me in the next video i'll see you there
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B1 si basa sul video “Improve English Speaking : Flow, Clarity, Structure 🎯”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: linking, word, presentation, event, begin. Questo video contiene 95 frasi e 1056 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 8:00. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 132 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 87% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è facile da seguire.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
Le 15 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| summarize verbo | /ˈsʌməˌɹaɪz/ | riassumere |
| listener sostantivo | /ˈlɪs(ə)nɚ/ | ascoltatore, ascoltatrice |
| organize verbo | /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/ | organizzare |
| moreover avverbio | /mɔːˈɹəʊ.və/ | inoltre |
| excite verbo | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | stimolare, eccitare |
| informal aggettivo | /ɪnˈfɔɹ.m(ə)l/ | informale |
| conclude verbo | /kənˈkluːd/ | finire, concludere |
| bake verbo | /beɪk/ | cuocere (al forno), infornare |
| notification sostantivo | /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ | notificazione |
| bore verbo | /boɹ/ | annoiare, tediare |
| hike sostantivo | /haɪk/ | camminata, passeggiata |
| cottage sostantivo | /ˈkɒt.ɪd͡ʒ/ | casolare, rustico |
| subscribe verbo | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | abbonarsi |
| paragraph sostantivo | /ˈpæɹəɡɹæf/ | paragrafo |
| dive verbo | /daɪv/ | immergersi |
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsione | we'll learn · will show · I'll talk |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodo | are giving · is coming · are talking |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 8 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'll, don't, didn't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/, celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: summarize /ˈsʌməˌɹaɪz/, organize /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/, excite /ɪkˈsaɪt/, overuse /ˌoʊvɚˈjuːz/, conclude /kənˈkluːd/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: paragraph /ˈpæɹəɡɹæf/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/
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 summarize, listener, organize.
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.