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Hello everyone!
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Welcome to a new episode of...
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Just making sure my mic is on.
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Welcome to a new episode of Bo's Slow English.
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I am still in New York City in Manhattan and we are going shopping.
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Before we get started, please click like, subscribe and share with your friends.
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And if you want to continue learning English with me, check out my ebooks and video courses.
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The link is below.
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We're heading into this
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Studio Us Tokyo store.
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Wow, it's a really long store.
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Or maybe that's a mirror down there.
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And it's creating the illusion that it's a really long store.
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in New York you will see a lot of graffiti and a lot of street art.
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I've never actually seen a tow truck in the city.
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I'm not sure why these cars are getting towed.
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Perhaps they parked illegally or maybe they are new cars actually because there's a new car sticker on the windshield.
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These guys are street vendors.
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Hello New York!
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Now we are going to Palace which is a London -based skate streetwear brand.
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These are skateboards.
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There's no recording.
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Oh!
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When I went in the store to film, they told me there was no filming allowed, so I had to cut that video short.
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This is one of my favorite brunch spots.
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They have French food, specifically crepe.
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Or as the French would say, crepe. Where are we going? That way. That way.
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Okay.
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It's starting to sprinkle again, which means very, very light rain.
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And I need to be careful that my camera doesn't get wet.
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So I might need to get under the umbrella again.
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We are walking around Soho.
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I explained in the last episode that Soho is short for South of Houston.
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Houston is a long street that divides
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North of Houston and South of Houston.
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We stepped into this inkless tattoo removal shop.
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My husband has tattoos all over his arms.
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I have no idea what Inglis tattoo removal is but we're about to find out.
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So they use a device called Pico.
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Pico is actually, it's like a laser but it's not a laser.
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It's a device that I use at work.
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Look at this beautiful green chair.
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The material looks like it is made of velvet.
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It looks luxurious.
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The pigeons are flocking to something.
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They must have eaten some bread.
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Yes, it does look like they ate some bread.
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And look at them all in a row.
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So interesting how they are perfectly aligned almost.
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It's like they have equal distance in between each other.
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My husband is in heaven right now going to all these new stores.
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Salomon is a footwear brand that has become really popular in streetwear.
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I have a question for you.
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What is Salomon known for?
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Outdoor shoes.
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Is there something specific about this brand that stands out?
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I just think a lot of people who are into fashion started wearing them as their daily shoe and it got popular.
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And now they blew up.
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This beige shoe is interesting.
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I think this color in general has become really trendy.
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Also with cars.
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Do you like neon colors?
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This green is neon, which means that it really stands out and is super bright.
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My husband works in the footwear industry and he likes to go to stores and take photos of shoes.
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He will then show the photos to his boss for inspiration.
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This group back there is playing pickleball.
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Pickleball has become a very popular sports.
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This little boy is learning to dribble the basketball.
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I think this is his coach and those are his parents.
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How cute!
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And this looks like a group that is part of a tour.
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That is a tour guide who is probably explaining the history of this particular park or maybe just this area.
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There are several parents here who are maybe having a conference while their children are playing on the swing set.
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We have some
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New Yorkers enjoying their weekend eating lunch and we will continue along this path until we find a store that intrigues us.
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Do you know the word intrigue?
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It means something that is that brings excitement or curiosity or interest.
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This is a floral shop.
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Look at how beautifully it's decorated and the colors that they've chosen are very fall or autumn -like.
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There are many restaurants that have outdoor dining available.
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If you dine outdoors it is called al fresco.
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Alfresco.
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Which I think comes from an Italian word.
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So my Italian friends let me know in the comments if I'm correct.
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We are going straight crossing over the crosswalk.
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There's always a lot of honking, a lot of beeping in New York.
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Now we're turning right and crossing this crosswalk.
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Watch out!
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Sorry!
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Gotta be careful!
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There's a lot of people on bikes and it's important to look left and right as a pedestrian.
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The next shop we are heading to is called Rafa.
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Rafa is a cycling shop.
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My husband likes to cycle on the weekends.
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What is this piece of clothing called?
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A bib.
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Bib shorts.
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And why does someone need a bib when they are cycling?
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For aerodynamics and then also there's a pad built in to the bum for long distance riding to keep you comfortable.
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In cycling outfits, they usually have reflective details so that when a headlight shines on the biker,
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they can easily be spotted.
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I think this is an example of a reflector.
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If you shine a light on this, it will look really bright.
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So it is there as a precaution for drivers.
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But it's also a cool detail on the back of this vest
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this is a best we just got to the train station in fact they rebuilt
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or renovated this area so it's really new
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and I can't wait to show you it's quiet on this side of the train station
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it is a huge train station from penn station you can go up
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and down the east coast today we are going down the east coast about two to two
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and a half hours south to maryland here is the timetable
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We are taking train 2253 Acela,
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destination towards Washington, D .C and there is a slight delay about 13 minutes.
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It does not have the track number yet until closer to the departure time.
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While we're waiting, I think we should head towards the train hall.
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Goodbye, New York.
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I'm glad I got some footage while I was here because I know a lot of you wanted to see Manhattan.
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Below is the food court.
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It looks like there's a bar and there are a lot of passengers waiting to board their train.
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We're heading down the escalator with our suitcases and backpacks to the train hall.
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This is a drugstore and actually it looks like it's two drugstores in one.
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Duane Reade is the name of one drugstore and Walgreens is the name of another.
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At the drugstore you can buy snacks and toiletries as well as medicine.
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This is a French cafe called Petite Maman and we don't need anything.
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I might get some hot tea because I try to drink hot water wherever I go.
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I purchased a snack earlier, so we will eat that either now or on the train.
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We arrived early, so we will continue exploring this renovated train station.
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Mmm, who likes bagels?
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I love bagels, but I don't eat a lot of carbs or carbohydrates,
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so I haven't eaten a bagel in a long time.
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They really did a great job with the renovations here.
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This is a popular matcha spot called Cha Cha Matcha.
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It's not my favorite, though.
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I prefer this store called Matcha Full.
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This is a newsstand converted to a convenience type store.
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So I guess it used to only sell newspaper.
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That's why it's called Gotham News.
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But now they have snacks.
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And we have to wait and watch the timetable to see
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when our train boards and also to see what the track number is.
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We finally made it to Baltimore.
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There was a delay in our train and it kept getting delayed and then the timetable stopped showing our train.
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So somehow we missed our train even though they did not announce what time it would arrive.
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So we got on the next train which was about two hours later and finally we made it to Baltimore.
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I am now getting picked up by my friend and I will close up this video.
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Thank you so much for watching.
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If you want to continue learning English with me,
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please check out the link below in the description for my ebooks and video course.
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Thank you again.
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See you next time.
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Bye.

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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “Learn English in New York 🗽”. Questo video contiene 151 frasi e 1465 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 13:42. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 107 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Solo il 81% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
shoe sostantivo/ˈʃu/scarpa, calzatura
delay sostantivo/dɪˈleɪ̯/ritardo
outdoor aggettivo/aʊtˈdɔː/a cielo aperto, all'aperto
tattoo sostantivo/tæˈtuː/tatuaggio
snack sostantivo/snæk/spuntino
arrive verbo/əˈɹaɪv/arrivare, giungere
removal sostantivo/ɹɪˈmuː.vəl/estirpazione, asportazione
laser sostantivo/ˈleɪzɚ/laser
shine verbo/ʃaɪn/brillare, splendere
neon sostantivo/ˈniˌɑn/neon, neo
clothing sostantivo/ˈkloʊðɪŋ/abbigliamento, vestiti
mirror sostantivo/ˈmiɹɚ/specchio
inspiration sostantivo/ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/inspirazione, inalazione
passenger sostantivo/ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒɚ/passeggero, passeggera
swing verbo/ˈswɪŋ/oscillare, ondeggiare

I phrasal verb che sentirai

ParolaSignificato
check out verboinvestigare
blow up verbosaltare in aria, esplodere
find out verboscoprire
go up verbosalire
pick up verbotirare su, sollevare
watch outattenzione!

Frasi da ripetere

Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:

  • I'm not sure why these cars are getting towed.
  • Where are we going?
  • It's a device that I use at work.
  • Do you like neon colors?
  • Do you know the word intrigue?

La grammatica di questo video

Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:

StrutturaNel video
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adessoI've never actually seen · has become · they've chosen
Frasi relative who / which + frase — un’informazione in più su una persona o una cosaPalace which is · again, which means · people who are
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fais made · is called · be spotted
Possibilità con “might / may” might/may + verbo — qualcosa di possibile ma non certomight need · might get

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 16 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come we're, I'm, don't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: shoe /ˈʃu/, shine /ʃaɪn/, inspiration /ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, illusion /ɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: inspiration /ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, curiosity /ˌkjʊɹ.iˈɑ.sə.ti/, beautifully /ˈbju.tɪ.fə.li/, illegally /ɪˈliːɡəli/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: wherever /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/, carbohydrate /kɑɹboʊˈhaɪdɹeɪt/, honk /hɑŋk/
  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: snack /snæk/, arrive /əˈɹaɪv/, footage /ˈfʊtɪd͡ʒ/, announce /əˈnaʊn(t)s/, outfit /ˈaʊtfɪt/
  • /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: tattoo /tæˈtuː/, snack /snæk/, passenger /ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒɚ/, backpack /ˈbæk.pæk/, alfresco /ælˈfɹɛs.koʊ/

Come esercitarsi con questo video

  1. Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
  2. Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
  3. Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come shoe, delay, outdoor.

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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