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Hello, welcome to Business English.
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I'm Nunes Dadakula.
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Today we're going to learn about office conversations.
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What do you know about office conversations?
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Also sometimes known as small talk.
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In today's lesson, we're going to learn how to recognise and use questions in a conversation.
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By the end of the lesson,
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we're going to be able to recognise and identify questions in a conversation
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and learn how to use fillers correctly in a conversation.
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In most English-speaking countries, it's important to be able to engage in office conversations.
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This is a casual form of conversation that breaks the ice or fills in awkward silences between people.
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Often, people use it to try and find common interests so they can start to build a relationship with colleagues at work.
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Now, let's look at how two people have a casual chat at work.
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Good morning.
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Good morning.
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How are you doing?
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Yeah, good thanks.
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I haven't seen you around before.
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I'm Sue.
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I just started a new role.
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In fact, I just moved here.
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And so, where did you move from?
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I'm from Western Australia.
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Broome, actually.
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Have you been there before?
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It's a beach town in the Kimberley region.
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That's in the north-west of Australia.
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Ah, I see.
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No, I haven't been there before.
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What about you?
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Where do you live?
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Have you ever come across questions in a conversation before?
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Or have you used any?
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What are some examples that come to mind?
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Tell us in the comments.
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We're going
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to look at some of the questions that people often ask.
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We're going to look at some of the questions that people often ask when engaging in office chats.
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The first one is, so where did you move from?
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This is a question that is asking about where you've lived before.
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In a casual conversation, it's important to keep the conversation going.
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Listen to these two answers.
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Which one do you think is better?
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I'm from Western Australia.
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I'm from Western Australia.
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Broome, actually.
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Have you been there before?
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It's a beach town in the Kimberley region.
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That's in the northwest of Australia.
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Yes, the second answer.
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It gives a lot more information and it allows the listener to keep the conversation going.
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They can ask about the location, the tourism, the buildings buildings.
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While the first answer is also true,
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it can seem a bit rude not to offer any more information in a conversation.
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So remember to offer two to three extra bits of information to keep the conversation going.
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Usually, after a question like this,
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we would follow up and ask something like, what about you?
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Where do you live?
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Now it's your turn.
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Practice using these conversation starters.
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Where did you move from?
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Often people will ask about what you like to do outside of work.
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This can be different in some cultures,
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where work and non-work life are kept very separate.
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But in Australia, people at work do talk about non-work life.
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What's it like in your culture?
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Is asking about what you do outside of work appropriate?
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What do you like to do when you're not working?
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Well, I love to play sports.
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Ah, right.
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Mainly footy, but I'm learning to play cricket.
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That's cool.
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I also love to cook and watch TV shows about travelling.
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Ah, I see.
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What about you?
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I just love watching TV shows.
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In the conversation we have just watched,
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Raj asks Sue, what do you like to do when you're not working?
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This is a question about hobbies,
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and there are a few different ways you might hear this question asked.
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For example, what do you like to do in your free time?
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What do you do outside of work?
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Or, what do you do for fun?
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All of these questions are asking about hobbies and interests.
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Practice asking them now.
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Remember, this is small talk,
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so we should try to sound relaxed and interested.
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So how can we answer this type of question?
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We don't need to give a lot of detail about our hobbies,
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but having a quick list of things you like to do can be really useful for this type of conversation.
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Let's listen to Sue and Raj.
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What do you like to do when you're not working?
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Well I love to play sport.
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Right.
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Mainly footy but I'm learning to play cricket.
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That's cool.
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I also love to cook and watch TV shows about traveling.
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Did you see how Sue gave four topics in one short answer?
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This is really effective as it allows the listener to follow up easily.
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Practice answering this question about yourself.
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Remember, we don't need too much detail.
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Ah, right.
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That's cool.
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Knowing how to keep a conversation moving is another important part of small talk.
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We need to show the speaker that we are interested and we want to keep talking to them.
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How do you know someone's interested in chatting further with you?
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We can ask questions to do this.
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But we also have some other ways.
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Listen to what Raj is doing while Sue is talking.
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What do you like to do when you're not working?
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Well, I love to play sports.
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Ah, right.
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Mainly footy, but I'm learning to play cricket.
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That's cool.
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I also love to cook and watch TV shows about travelling.
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Ah, I see.
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What about you?
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I just love watching TV shows.
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Did you hear the words and sounds that Raj made?
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These are known as fillers,
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and they are an important part of having a conversation.
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Can you remember some of the fillers that are used?
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Did you hear, ah, right, and that's cool?
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Here are some others.
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Whoa.
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Yeah.
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I see.
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Did you notice these example fillers show that we're interested in the speaker?
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They're not new questions, and they're not stopping the speaker from talking.
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And we usually say this a bit more quietly than the speaker.
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There are lots of fillers in English.
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We've listed some of them here.
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We've already looked at the positive fillers.
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Let's go through the neutral list.
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They are, uh-huh, ah, oh, huh, yeah, and right.
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The negative fillers are yeah, nah, really?
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And right.
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Now it's your turn.
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Practice using some of the fillers you've just learnt.
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Well, I like to play sports.
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Mainly footy, but I've been learning to play cricket.
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I also love to cook and watch TV shows about travelling.
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Let's watch the conversation between Raj and Sue again.
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Good morning.
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Good morning.
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How are you doing?
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Yeah, good thanks.
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I haven't seen you around before.
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I'm Sue.
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I just started a new role.
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In fact, I just moved here.
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And so where did you move from?
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I'm from Western Australia.
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Broome, actually.
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Have you been there before?
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It's a beach town in the Kimberley region.
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That's in the northwest of Australia.
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Ah, I see.
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No, I haven't been there before.
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What about you?
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Where do you live?
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What do you like to do when you're not working?
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Well, I love to play sports.
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Ah, right.
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Mainly footy, but I'm learning to play cricket.
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That's cool.
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I also love to cook and watch TV shows about travelling.
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Ah, I see.
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What about you?
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I just love watching TV shows.
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So remember, ask general questions in a conversation.
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Make sure you provide two to three pieces of information to keep the conversation going.
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And finally, use the appropriate fillers to support the conversation to continue.
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Thank you for watching this episode of Business English.
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If you liked the lesson,
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why not leave us a like?
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If you want to learn more about Business English,
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this video is part of a series,
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and you can watch more episodes here and here.
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I will see you in the next lesson.
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Contesto e Sfondo
Nel mondo degli affari, la comunicazione è fondamentale, e uno degli aspetti cruciali è il "small talk", o conversazione informale. Questo tipo di conversazione serve per rompere il ghiaccio e riempire i silenzi imbarazzanti tra colleghi. In molte situazioni lavorative, saper gestire le conversazioni informali può aiutarti a costruire relazioni più forti e a facilitare un ambiente collaborativo. In questo contesto, Nunes Dadakula illustra l'importanza di porre domande e di utilizzare i "fillers" in modo appropriato durante le conversazioni in ufficio.
Le 5 Frasi Chiave per la Comunicazione Quotidiana
- “Come stai?” - Un classico per iniziare una conversazione.
- “Da dove ti sei trasferito?” - Una domanda utile per conoscere meglio gli altri.
- “Hai mai visitato [luogo]?” - Ideale per trovare interessi comuni.
- “Cosa ne pensi di questo progetto?” - Stimola il coinvolgimento nelle discussioni lavorative.
- “Qual è il tuo ruolo qui?” - Ottimo per comprendere le diverse posizioni nell'ufficio.
Guida Passo-passo per il Shadowing
Per migliorare la tua padronanza della lingua inglese attraverso il shadowing in inglese, segui questi passaggi pratici:
- Ascolta attentamente: Inizia guardando il video più volte, prestando attenzione alle frasi chiave e al modo in cui vengono pronunciate.
- Inizia lo Shadow Speech: Prova a ripetere le frasi subito dopo averle ascoltate. Questo aiuta a migliorare la tua pronuncia e il ritmo della lingua. Puoi farlo utilizzando una piattaforma di shadowspeak o registrando te stesso e confrontando.
- Analizza le Domande: Concentrati sulle domande presentate. Scrivile e cerca di formulare le tue risposte. Questo esercizio aumenta la tua capacità di interazione durante le conversazioni.
- Pratica con un Partner: Coinvolgi un amico o un collega nelle tue pratiche. Esercitati nel porre e rispondere alle domande, utilizzando la tecnica del shadow speak per rendere la conversazione più naturale.
- Rifinisci il tuo stile: Infine, rivedi le tue registrazioni e prendi appunti su cosa migliorare. Presta attenzione ai “fillers” e usa espressioni come “well”, “you know” per rendere la tua conversazione più fluida.
Imparare a gestire le conversazioni informali è essenziale nel mondo del lavoro. Con la pratica costante e l'utilizzo delle tecniche di shadowing, puoi diventare un comunicatore più efficace e sicuro di te stesso.
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.
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