Pratica di Shadowing: L1 DAY 10 T4P1 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “L1 DAY 10 T4P1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: currency, price, currencies, valuable, dollar. This video has 20 sentences and 173 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:49. The speaker talks slowly, about 96 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
8 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| currency noun | /ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/ | Money or other items used to facilitate transactions. |
| topic noun | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest. |
| peso noun | /ˈpeɪsəʊ/ | The circulating currency of various Spanish-speaking American countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Uruguay) and the… |
| dollar noun | /ˈdɑ.lɚ/ | Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and elsewhere… |
| valuable adjective | /ˈvælju(ə)bl̩/ | Having a great value. |
| sell verb | /sɛl/ | To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money. |
| cheap adjective | /ˈt͡ʃiːp/ | Low or reduced in price. |
| expensive adjective | /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ | Having a high price or cost. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, gonna, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like currency, topic, peso.
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.