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Hello everyone and welcome back to English Cozy Chat,
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a slow English podcast which helps you to learn English in a fun and natural way.
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I am Maria and today I'm going to introduce myself to you.
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Introducing yourself is very important when learning a language.
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It's a great thing to practice so you can feel comfortable when introducing yourself to others.
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In this video, you will learn a little bit more about me and also get ideas on how to introduce yourself.
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This video is for beginner English learners.
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Feel free to pause and repeat after me at any point in the video to practice.
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Okay, grab your cozy drink and let's begin.
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Hello, I am Maria.
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I am from the United States.
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I grew up in the United States.
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Now, I live in Spain.
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Spain is my home now.
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I have lived in Spain for 13 years.
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Living in another country has changed my life.
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I love living in Spain.
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I like the lifestyle here.
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I feel comfortable and I'm happy living in Spain.
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Languages are a very important part of my life.
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I speak English, and I also speak Spanish.
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I started learning Spanish when I lived in the United States.
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I became fluent in Spanish after many years living in Spain.
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Learning Spanish was very hard for me, but I finally became fluent.
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In the place where I live in Spain, people speak Catalan.
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Catalan is the local language where I live.
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I also speak Catalan.
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I started learning Catalan two years ago.
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I love speaking Catalan because I love connecting with the local people.
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Learning a language takes lots of time and patience,
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but I also think that it's very fun,
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and it feels so good when you start to be able to speak.
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My husband is German.
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Because of this, I hear German often.
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I speak a little bit of German.
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I studied German a few years ago.
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I don't speak German very well, but I like trying to speak German.
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I do understand a lot of German.
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When I'm with my husband's family,
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I understand a lot of what they're saying, and I feel comfortable.
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Understanding a language is very important, even if you can't speak very well.
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For work, I am an English teacher.
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I teach English to children at a local language school where I live.
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I also teach English to adults.
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I love teaching English.
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Teaching kids and adults is interesting and fun.
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Every student is different.
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And I love the way I feel when I help someone to learn English.
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Helping people to learn my language makes me very happy.
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My parents and family live in the United States.
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My family is very important to me.
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I go to the United States one time per year.
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When I go there, I visit my family and friends.
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Spending time with my family is very special and fun.
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I also love seeing my friends from the United States.
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My friends and I talk a lot on the phone and by messages,
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but it's so much more fun seeing each other in person.
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I also just love visiting my home country.
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I always have so much fun with my friends and my family when I'm there.
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I have many hobbies.
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When I have time, I love to dance.
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Dancing makes me feel free and alive.
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Sometimes I like to put on music in my house and just dance around.
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If I'm feeling down, this always makes me feel better.
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You should try it too.
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I also love to cook.
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Cooking is a creative activity for me.
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And I cook every single day.
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I like making all kinds of dishes, and I also love learning about cooking.
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I like to learn how others cook food,
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especially how people cook food in other cultures.
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I recently started making bread.
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Making bread is a slow, calm process.
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It makes me slow down and only focus on the bread that I am making.
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For me, making bread is peaceful,
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and I also think it's a lot of fun.
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Most of all, I love eating the bread that I make.
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I also love to go on walks and hike outside.
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Listening to the sounds of nature makes me feel good and relaxed.
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Sometimes when I feel nervous or anxious,
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I go on a walk outside and afterwards I always feel better.
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So this was an introduction of myself.
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I hope that you enjoyed it and were able to learn a little bit about me.
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I really hope that you found it helpful.
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Thank you all so much for watching or listening.
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I hope you have a wonderful day and I cannot wait to see you in the next episode.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questo video contiene 86 frasi e 791 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 10:20. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 77 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 |
|---|---|---|
| introduce verbo | /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/ | presentare |
| fluent aggettivo | /ˈfluənt/ | fluido |
| helpful aggettivo | /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ | disponibile, utile |
| afterwards avverbio | /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/ | dopo, poi |
| connect verbo | /kəˈnɛkt/ | connettere, connettersi |
| lifestyle sostantivo | /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/ | stile di vita |
| dish sostantivo | /dɪʃ/ | piatto, scodella |
| patience sostantivo | /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/ | pazienza |
| podcast sostantivo | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | podcast, audioprogramma |
| anxious aggettivo | /ˈæŋkʃəs/ | inquieto |
| pause sostantivo | /pɔːz/ | pausa |
| hike sostantivo | /haɪk/ | camminata, passeggiata |
| hobby sostantivo | /ˈhɑ.bi/ | hobby, passatempo |
| beginner sostantivo | /bəˈɡɪnɚ/ | principiante, debuttante |
| cosy aggettivo | /ˈkoʊzi/ | accogliente |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| slow down verbo | rallentare, decelerare |
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | have lived · has changed |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — i verbi seguiti dalla forma in -ing | love living · started learning · love speaking |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodo | they're saying · am making |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 8 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, can't, don't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: dish /dɪʃ/, patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/, anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/
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 introduce, fluent, helpful.
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.