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Hello everyone and welcome back to English Fluency Teacher.
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Have you ever noticed that everyday conversations can sometimes be more difficult than English lessons?
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In a lesson you usually know what topic you're going to talk about, you have time to think, you know which vocabulary you're practicing.
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But real life doesn't work like that.
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Someone suddenly changes the plan.
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Something you need isn't available.
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You're running late.
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You forget something.
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A simple task takes much longer than expected.
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And suddenly, you need to explain yourself, make a decision, suggest another option, or respond naturally without preparing your sentence first.
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That's what today's lesson is going to help you practice.
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We'll work with complete B2 to C1 English sentences that you can use in normal everyday situations.
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You'll practice English for thinking before you answer, making plans, running errands, talking about time,
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handling small everyday problems, suggesting alternatives,
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expressing preferences, reacting naturally, and reflecting on experiences.
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We'll begin with a short speaking mindset practice, then we'll move into practical everyday English.
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I'll say each sentence once, then you'll repeat it aloud once.
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Don't focus only on individual words, listen to the complete thought.
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Notice the rhythm, the sentence stress, the connected speech, and the emotion behind the sentence.
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So first, you'll learn the patterns, then you'll create some English yourself.
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And finally, you'll recognize those same patterns inside a realistic conversation.
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Ready?
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Let's start speaking.
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Listen carefully, then repeat each sentence aloud after me.
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I can keep speaking even when the perfect word doesn't come immediately.
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I can keep speaking even when the perfect word doesn't come immediately.
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Every sentence I say aloud makes English easier to access.
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Every sentence I say aloud makes English easier to access.
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I don't need to translate every thought before I speak.
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I don't need to translate every thought before I speak.
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I can make a mistake and still communicate my idea successfully.
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I can make a mistake and still communicate my idea successfully.
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I'm learning to trust the English I already know.
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I'm learning to trust the English I already know.
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The more often I speak, the more automatic my responses become.
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The more often I speak, the more automatic my responses become.
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I don't have to rush just because someone is waiting for my answer.
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I don't have to rush just because someone is waiting for my answer.
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I can focus on meaning instead of worrying about every grammar rule.
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I can focus on meaning instead of worrying about every grammar rule.
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Useful English becomes natural when I practice it in complete thoughts.
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Useful English becomes natural when I practice it in complete thoughts.
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I'm ready to use my English in situations that happen every day.
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I'm ready to use my English in situations that happen every day.
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Excellent!
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Now let's move into practical English.
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We'll start with expressions that help you think, respond and explain what is happening.
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Give me a second to think about that.
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Give me a second to think about that.
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The thing is, I thought I had more time.
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The thing is, I thought I had more time.
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I hadn't really thought about it until you mentioned it.
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I hadn't really thought about it until you mentioned it.
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I'm not completely sure, but I think I know what happened.
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I'm not completely sure, but I think I know what happened.
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Let me make sure I've understood you correctly.
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Let me make sure I've understood you correctly.
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That's not exactly what I meant, so let me explain it differently.
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That's not exactly what I meant, so let me explain it differently.
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From what I can tell, everything is still under control.
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From what I can tell, everything is still under control.
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I can see why you'd think that, although I'm not fully convinced.
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I can see why you'd think that, although I'm not fully convinced.
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I'd rather think for a moment than give you a rushed answer.
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I'd rather think for a moment than give you a rushed answer.
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Very good.
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Expressions like, the thing is, and from what I can tell, help you keep speaking while organising your thoughts.
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Now let's move into errands, schedules and ordinary tasks.
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Repeat each sentence aloud after me.
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I was hoping to get this done before it got busy.
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I was hoping to get this done before it got busy.
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I'd rather get it done now than leave it until tomorrow.
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I'd rather get it done now than leave it until tomorrow.
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I didn't realise how late it was until I checked the time.
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I didn't realise how late it was until I checked the time.
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Let's make a quick list so we don't forget anything.
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Let's make a quick list so we don't forget anything.
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I don't want to buy more than we actually need.
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I don't want to buy more than we actually need.
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I'll pick up a few things while I'm already out.
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I'll pick up a few things while I'm already out.
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We should probably do the important things first.
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We should probably do the important things first.
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I thought this would take 20 minutes at most.
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I thought this would take 20 minutes at most.
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By the time we finish here, it'll probably be dark outside.
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By the time we finish here, it'll probably be dark outside.
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Excellent!
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These sentences may sound simple, but they're the kind of English people use constantly while shopping,
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planning, commuting, cooking or organising their day.
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Now, let's practice what happens when something small goes wrong.
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Listen and then repeat aloud after me.
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It looks like the thing we came for is out of stock.
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It looks like the thing we came for is out of stock.
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Let's see if there's something similar we can use instead.
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Let's see if there's something similar we can use instead.
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This isn't ideal, but it's not a serious problem either.
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This isn't ideal but it's not a serious problem either.
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There's no point in getting frustrated over something we can easily replace.
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There's no point in getting frustrated over something we can easily replace.
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If this option doesn't work, we'll come up with another one.
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If this option doesn't work, we'll come up with another one.
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This is taking longer than I expected.
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This is taking longer than I expected.
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I don't want one small problem to ruin the rest of the day.
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I don't want one small problem to ruin the rest of the day.
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We might as well make the best of the situation.
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We might as well make the best of the situation.
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Once we know what the problem is, it'll be easier to solve.
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Once we know what the problem is, it'll be easier to solve.
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Great work!
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Notice the phrase, we might as well.
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You can use it when the circumstances make one option seem sensible.
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For example, we're already here so we might as well stay.
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Now let's practice making and changing plans naturally.
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Do you mind if we change the plan slightly?
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Do you mind if we change the plan slightly?
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I'd prefer something simple because I don't have much energy left.
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I prefer something simple because I don't have much energy left.
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As long as we get what we need, I'm not too worried about the details.
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As long as we get what we need, I'm not too worried about the details.
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We don't have to stick to the original plan if it no longer makes sense.
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We don't have to stick to the original plan if it no longer makes sense.
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Why don't we choose the easier option for once?
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Why don't we choose the easier option for once?
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I'm happy with either option, so I'll leave the decision to you.
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I'm happy with either option, so I'll leave the decision to you.
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I'd rather be flexible than make everything more stressful.
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I'd rather be flexible than make everything more stressful.
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In that case, let's forget the original idea and do something simpler.
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In that case, let's forget the original idea and do something simpler.
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It didn't go exactly as planned, but it worked out in the end.
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It didn't go exactly as planned but it worked out in the end.
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Looking back I probably made the situation more complicated than it needed to be.
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Looking back I probably made the situation more complicated than it needed to be.
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At least we managed to get everything important done.
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At least we managed to get everything important done.
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Sometimes the simplest option turns out to be the best one best one.
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Sometimes the simplest option turns out to be the best one.
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I was stressed at first but I eventually stopped worrying about it.
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I was stressed at first but I eventually stopped worrying about it.
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I'm glad we didn't let a small problem ruin the whole evening.
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I'm glad we didn't let a small problem ruin the whole evening.
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The situation was annoying at the time, but it's funny now.
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The situation was annoying at the time, but it's funny now.
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Next time I'll try to be a little more organised.
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Next time I'll try to be a little more organised.
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Not every ordinary day has to go perfectly to be enjoyable.
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Not every ordinary day has to go perfectly to be enjoyable.
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Excellent!
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Now we're going to stop shadowing for a few moments.
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I'll ask you a question and you create the answer yourself.
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Try to use some of the English you've just practised.
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Don't worry about sounding perfect, focus on communicating a complete idea.
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Question 1.
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What errands do you usually have to do during the week?
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Question 2.
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Do you normally make a shopping list or do you decide what to buy when you arrive?
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Question 3.
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What do you usually do when something you want to buy is out of stock?
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Question 4.
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Do you get frustrated when plans suddenly change?
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Why or why not?
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Question 5.
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Would you rather prepare dinner at home or order food after a busy day?
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Question six.
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Tell me about a recent day that didn't go exactly as you expected.
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Excellent!
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Those answers came from you!
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Shadowing trains you to imitate useful English, but independent speaking teaches you to take those patterns,
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combine them and communicate your own experience.
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Now let's finish with today's real-life conversation.
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You've already practiced several sentences you're about to hear.
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repeat during this section, just listen,
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follow the story and notice how familiar patterns appear naturally alongside completely new sentences.
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You're still at home?
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I thought you were going shopping an hour ago.
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I was.
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The thing is, I thought I had more time.
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What happened?
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I started answering a few messages, then I cleaned the kitchen and suddenly the afternoon disappeared.
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That happens to me more often than I'd like to admit.
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I didn't realize how late it was until I checked the time.
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Are you still going out?
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Yes.
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I'd rather get it done now than leave it until tomorrow.
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What do you actually need?
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Mostly things for dinner, plus a few basics for the next couple of days.
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Then let's make a quick list so we don't forget anything.
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Good idea.
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I always think I'll remember everything, and then I come home without the one thing I actually needed.
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I'll come with you if you want.
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Are you sure?
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I thought you were going home.
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I was, but I've got nothing urgent to do.
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All right, but I don't want to buy more than we actually need.
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I'll remind you of that when you reach the smack aisle.
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That's exactly where I'll need supervision.
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You've been staring at that shelf for nearly a minute.
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It looks like the thing we came for is out of stock.
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The pasta sauce?
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Yes, that's the one I always use.
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Let's see if there's something similar we can use instead.
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I know that makes sense, but I had the whole dinner planned around this.
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You're making pasta, not launching a spacecraft.
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Thank you for putting my crisis into perspective.
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You're welcome.
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Maybe we could use these tomatoes and make the sauce ourselves.
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That would probably taste better anyway.
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Maybe.
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Although it means more cooking.
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There's no point in getting frustrated over something we can easily replace.
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You're annoyingly reasonable today.
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I have my moments.
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Fine.
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Let's get the tomatoes.
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Anything else?
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Bread, milk, vegetables, and I think that's everything.
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You said that ten minutes ago.
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This is taking longer than I expected.
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That's because you keep comparing six versions of everything.
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I like making informed decisions.
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You're choosing yogurt.
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An important decision.
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Do you mind if we change the dinner plan slightly?
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What are you suggesting?
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Instead of making everything from scratch, why don't we buy fresh pasta and just make the sauce?
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Actually, that's not a bad idea.
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You look exhausted.
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I am.
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As long as we get what we need, I'm not too worried about the details.
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That's a surprisingly relaxed thing for you to say.
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Don't get used to it.
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I have to admit, this smells much better than the original plan.
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I was thinking the same thing.
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Do you still regret buying the tomatoes?
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Not anymore.
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See?
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Sometimes being forced to change the plan works in your favor.
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It didn't go exactly as planned, but it worked out in the end.
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And we still managed to get everything you needed.
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Almost everything.
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What did you forget?
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The milk.
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You're joking.
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Unfortunately, no. We made a list.
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Apparently, making a list only works if you actually look at it.
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That's a useful discovery.
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Looking back, I probably made the situation more complicated than it needed to be.
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Definitely.
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You agreed with that far too quickly.
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You gave me an easy question.
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Still, sometimes the simplest option turns out to be the best one.
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Exactly.
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We changed one ingredient and ended up with a better dinner.
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And somehow, what should have been a quick grocery trip became an entire evening.
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At least it was entertaining.
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That's true.
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And you didn't completely lose your patience.
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I'm glad we didn't let a small problem ruin the whole evening.
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Same here.
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Next time, though, I'm doing the shopping in the morning.
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And checking the list?
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Let's not expect too much progress all at once.
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Fair enough.
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Excellent work today.
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You began by practicing complete English sentences individually.
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Then you created your own answers.
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And finally, you heard many of those same sentence patterns inside a natural, everyday conversation.
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That's important.
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because a sentence becomes much more useful when you understand not only what it means, but what situation makes someone say it.
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For example, you practiced, there's no point in getting frustrated over something we can easily replace.
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Inside the conversation, Emma used that sentence when Sophia couldn't find the ingredient she wanted.
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But you could use the same pattern in many other situations.
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There's no point in worrying about something we can't change.
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That's an extremely useful way for describing everyday experiences.
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Maybe your trip changed.
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Maybe dinner didn't go according to plan.
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Maybe a meeting was difficult.
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Maybe you made a mistake but still achieved the result you wanted.
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One useful pattern, many different situations.
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Before you leave, choose a few sentences from today's lesson that you could genuinely use in your own life.
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Repeat them later.
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Then change one part of each sentence and create your own version.
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And if you completed today's entire practice, write, I'm turning useful sentences into real English.
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If you enjoyed today's lesson, like the video, subscribe to English Fluency Teacher and turn on notifications for more English shadowing,
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speaking and real-life conversation practice.
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Keep listening.
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Keep repeating.
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Keep creating your own sentences.
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And most importantly, keep speaking English.
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I'll see you in the next lesson.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questo video contiene 292 frasi e 2637 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 30:10. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 87 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Il 84% 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 |
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| everyday aggettivo | /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ | quotidiano, giornaliero |
| lesson sostantivo | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | lezione |
| aloud avverbio | /əˈlaʊd/ | a voce alta, ad alta voce |
| ruin sostantivo | /ˈɹuː.ɪn/ | rovina |
| naturally avverbio | /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ | naturalmente |
| rush verbo | /ɹʌʃ/ | affrettarsi, correre |
| communicate verbo | /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ | comunicare, informare |
| complicated aggettivo | /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/ | complicato, intricato |
| shadow sostantivo | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | ombra |
| ordinary aggettivo | /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/ | ordinario, ordinaria |
| pasta sostantivo | /ˈpɑ.stə/ | pasta, impasto |
| tomato sostantivo | /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/ | pomodoro, pomidoro |
| practical aggettivo | /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/ | pratico |
| successfully avverbio | /səkˈsɛs.fə.li/ | con successo |
| ideal aggettivo | /aɪˈdi(ə)l/ | ideale |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| come up with verbo | ideare, escogitare |
| pick up verbo | tirare su, sollevare |
| go out verbo | uscire, andare fuori |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 124 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come don't, I'm, I'll. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: rush /ɹʌʃ/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, shelf /ʃɛlf/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/, successfully /səkˈsɛs.fə.li/
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 everyday, lesson, aloud.
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 this option doesn't work, we'll come |
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | Have you ever noticed · I've understood · you've just practised |
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.