Pratica di Shadowing: International Culture - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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in the past people would usually only mingle with people of similar cultures and backgrounds
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in an increasingly global society it is becoming more common to have colleagues clients
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and contacts from all corners of the globe
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while this may herald a multitude of previously unheard of opportunities for businesses and individuals alike,
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it also presents challenges.
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When we are children, we are taught what is right and what is wrong.
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We are taught how to act in specific situations and what to say and do around other people.
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The challenge of a multicultural working environment is
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that you may be dealing with people who were taught to say or do things differently than you when they were kids.
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Does that mean that they're wrong?
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No. But it does mean that an awareness of such issues can help make any cross -cultural exchange smoother and easier.
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Recognizing and welcoming diversity is a key step towards true international business success.
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And while we may not always agree with the way people from another culture do things in their day -to -day lives, it is important that we respect them.
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One of the biggest challenges is not to make negative assumptions about people
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if they do things differently from what you are used to.
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If a Japanese contact is not comfortable with shaking hands, it doesn't mean that they don't want to touch you.
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It simply shows that they are more used to greeting each other in a different way, by bowing.
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If your Brazilian client is late for a meeting, it doesn't mean that you are not important to them.
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It simply reflects the belief that arriving on time is rude.
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Most Brazilians appreciate people who arrive after the allotted start time.
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The world is a big place.
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And there are a great many ways to do everything.
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A little awareness of this can go a long way.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “International Culture”. Questo video contiene 15 frasi e 317 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 2:19. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 137 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 |
|---|---|---|
| awareness sostantivo | /əˈwɛɹ.nəs/ | coscienza |
| arrive verbo | /əˈɹaɪv/ | arrivare, giungere |
| differently avverbio | /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/ | differentemente, diversamente |
| belief sostantivo | /bɪˈliːf/ | credito, credenza |
| smooth aggettivo | /smuːð/ | facile, dolce |
| reflect verbo | /ɹɪˈflɛkt/ | riflettere |
| increasingly avverbio | sempre più, man a mano | |
| shake verbo | /ˈʃeɪk/ | scuotere, agitare |
| diversity sostantivo | /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/ | diversità |
| bow sostantivo | /ˈboʊ̯/ | arco |
| globe sostantivo | /ɡloʊb/ | globo |
| rude aggettivo | /ɹuːd/ | rude, maleducato |
| alike aggettivo | /əˈlaɪk/ | simile |
| assumption sostantivo | /əˈsʌm(p).ʃ(ə)n/ | assunzione |
| colleague sostantivo | /ˈkɒliːɡ/ | collega |
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | are taught · were taught |
| Frasi relative who / which + frase — un’informazione in più su una persona o una cosa | people who were · people who arrive |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 4 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come doesn't, don't, they're. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: shake /ˈʃeɪk/, assumption /əˈsʌm(p).ʃ(ə)n/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, diversity /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/, multicultural /ˌmʌltiˈkʌlt͡ʃəɹəl/
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 awareness, arrive, differently.
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.