Pratica di Shadowing: Learn How to Talk About Your Job in English | Daily English Practice – Real Conversation - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Mr. English Channel,

where learning English is easy and fun.

I'm Emily.

Hello, Emily, and hello to all our fantastic listeners around the world.

It is a beautiful day today.

It really is, Paul.

The sun is shining and I am feeling full of energy.

How are you doing today?

I am doing very well, thank you.

I am a little tired, but happy.

A little tired?

Why is that?

Well, I was working late last night.

Ah, work.

That is something we all know about.

Work can make us very tired.

Yes, it can.

But I like my work, so it is okay.

That is good to hear.

And actually, Paul, That is our topic for today.

Oh?

Our topic is being tired?

No, not being tired.

Our topic is talking about your job.

Ah, talking about work.

That is a very important topic.

Yes, it is one of the first things people ask when they meet you.

What do you do?

Exactly!

It is a very common conversation.

But sometimes it can be hard to explain your job in English.

That is true.

So today, we will make it easy.

We will learn the words and phrases you need to talk about your job with confidence.

I like the sound of that.

Confidence is key.

It is.

But wait, Paul, before we start our work, we have a small job for our listeners.

Yes, we do.

A very easy job.

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want to learn English too.

That is a great idea.

Share it at the office.

Okay, Emily, I am ready.

Let's talk about jobs.

Let's do it.

So, Paul, imagine we are at a party.

We meet for the first time.

Okay, I am at a party.

I have a drink in my hand.

Hello, I am Paul.

Hello, Paul.

Nice to meet you.

So, what do you do?

Ah, that is the magic question.

What do you do?

Yes.

Listeners, notice that I did not say, "What is your job?" I said, "What do you do?" Yes.

"What do you do?" is the most natural way to ask.

It means, "What is your profession?" Exactly.

So, Paul, What do you do?

Well, Emily, I am a podcast host, and I am a teacher.

I know, and you are a very good teacher.

Thank you.

And what about you?

What do you do?

I am a podcast host, too, and I am also a writer.

Ah, a writer.

That sounds very interesting.

It is.

I write stories and articles.

very simple.

I am a + your job.

I am a doctor.

I am a driver.

I am a student.

Perfect.

But, Paul, sometimes people get confused with the little words like in or at or for.

Oh yes, the prepositions.

They are tricky.

They can be.

But let's look at them.

If you want to In.

Okay, so I work in a school.

Yes.

Or I work in an office.

I work in a hospital.

I work in a restaurant.

Exactly.

It describes the building or the room.

Okay, what about at?

At is also used for places.

It is very similar.

I work at a bank.

I work at the airport.

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In and at are very close.

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Yes.

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Usually both are okay.

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But here is a special one. For. For.

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I work for.

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You use for when you talk about the company name.

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Ah, I see.

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So, I work for Google.

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Yes.

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Or, I work for Amazon.

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Or, I work for Mr. English Channel.

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for the best channel on the internet.

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Correct.

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So you can say, I am a manager.

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I work in an office.

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I work for a big company.

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That is a very good full answer.

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It gives a lot of information.

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Yes, it is much better than just saying one word.

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Okay, I have a question.

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What if I don't have a job What do I say?

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You can say, I am looking for a job, or I am between jobs.

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Between jobs?

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That sounds very polite.

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It is.

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It means you finished one job, and you are looking for the next one.

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And what if I am a student, or if I stay home with my children?

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Then you say, I am a student, Stay at home dad.

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That is a very important job too.

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The most important job.

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Yes.

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Okay, so we know how to say our job title and where we work.

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Now let's talk about describing the job.

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Is it good?

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Is it bad?

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Adjectives.

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I love adjectives.

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Me too.

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They add color to your English.

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Paul, tell me about an old job you had.

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Before you were a teacher.

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Hmm.

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Let me think.

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Long ago, I was a waiter.

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A waiter in a restaurant?

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Yes, in a busy pizza restaurant.

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Oh, wow.

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Did you like it?

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Well, the pizza was delicious.

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That is a benefit.

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But the job was It was tiring.

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Tiring.

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That is a good word.

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It means it makes you tired.

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Yes.

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I walked and walked all day.

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My feet hurt.

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It was very tiring.

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I can imagine.

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Was it difficult?

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It was not difficult, but it was stressful.

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Stressful.

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Listeners, stressful means you feel stress.

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Maybe too many things are happening at the same time.

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Yes, the customers were hungry.

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"Where is my pizza?

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I want water!

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This is cold !" It was very stressful.

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Oh, poor Paul.

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So being a waiter can be tiring and stressful.

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Yes, but it was also fun.

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Fun?

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why because of my colleagues ah colleagues

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that is a great word colleagues are the people you work

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with yes my co -workers my colleagues were very funny we laughed a lot in the kitchen

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that is important good colleagues make a job much better they really do so emily What about you?

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Tell me about an old job you had, before you were a teacher.

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Hmm.

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When I was younger, I worked in a shop.

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A clothing store.

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Oh.

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Did you like it?

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It was okay.

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It was very easy.

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Easy is good.

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Sometimes.

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But sometimes it was boring.

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Boring.

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Why?

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Because sometimes there were no customers.

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I just stood there.

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I looked at the clothes.

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I looked at the clock.

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Tick.

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Talk.

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tick.

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talk that does sound boring time goes very slowly

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when you are bored yes so boring is a useful word

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if you don't like your job but hopefully our listeners have jobs that are interesting yes

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interesting is the opposite of boring or exciting or creative like an artist or a designer yes

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stressful, boring, and fun, Interesting.

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Creative.

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Those are great words to use.

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Now, Paul, let's talk about time.

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Time?

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You mean...

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What time is it?

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No. I mean your work schedule.

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How many hours do you work?

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Ah, I see.

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Well, most people work full -time.

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Full -time.

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What does that mean?

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Usually it means about 40 hours a week.

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You work every day, from Monday to Friday.

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Yes, the classic 9 -to -5 job.

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Exactly.

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You start at 9 a .m and finish at 5 p .m.

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part -time.

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Part -time.

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That means you work fewer hours, maybe only three days a week, or only in the mornings.

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Yes.

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Students often work part -time.

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And I worked part -time when I was a waiter.

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There is another word we hear a lot now.

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Remote.

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Ooh, remote or working from home.

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Yes.

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Since the pandemic, many people work from home.

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They don't go to the office.

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That is very comfortable.

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You can work in your pajamas.

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Yes, but you still have to work.

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True.

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So you can say, I work remotely or I work from home.

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Precisely.

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It is a very modern way to work.

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Emily, I have a fun question for you.

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I like fun questions.

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What is your dream job?

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My dream job.

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Hmm.

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That is a fun question.

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A dream job?

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is the job you would love to have if you could do anything?

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Well, I really love my job now.

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I love talking to you and our listeners.

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Oh, me too. But imagine.

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Something crazy.

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Okay.

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If I could be anything, I think I would be a travel writer.

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A travel writer.

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Wow.

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Yes.

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I would travel to beautiful countries, eat delicious food, and write stories about it.

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That sounds amazing.

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No office, just the world.

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What about you, Paul?

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What is your dream job?

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Paul: Hmm.

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I think I would like to be a pilot.

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A pilot?

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Flying airplanes?

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Paul: Yes, I love to fly.

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I want to see the clouds from above and say, Hello, ladies and gentlemen.

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This is your captain speaking.

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You have a very good pilot voice, Paul.

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Thank you.

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But I think being a teacher is safer.

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Probably.

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Talking about dream jobs is a great way to practice English with friends.

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It is.

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You can ask, "What is your dream job?" It starts a fun conversation.

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Definitely.

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Okay, Paul, let's review what we learned today.

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It was a lot.

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Yes, we learned how to answer, "What do you do?" I am a teacher.

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I am a doctor.

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We learned prepositions.

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I work in an office.

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I work for a company.

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We learned adjectives.

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My job is busy.

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My job is interesting.

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My job is tiring.

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And we learned about schedules: full -time, part -time, and remote.

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You see?

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It is not so scary.

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You just need these simple pieces.

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I feel much more confident now.

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I can tell everyone about my job.

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That is the goal.

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And remember, Keep it simple.

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Short sentences are perfect.

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I like my job.

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I work in the city.

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Simple and clear.

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Exactly.

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Paul, look at the time.

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We have to go to our next meeting.

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Oh no, the boss is waiting.

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Just kidding.

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We are the bosses.

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That is the best part of this job.

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It really is.

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Well, talking about work was actually fun today.

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It was.

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I hope our listeners found it helpful too.

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I am sure they did.

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But before we say goodbye, we want to hear from you.

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Yes, we have a question for the comments section.

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Please tell us, what do you do?

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Yes, write a sentence in the comments.

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I am a, I work at.

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us your dream job.

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We want to know.

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Are you a secret pilot or a travel writer?

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Tell us.

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We read all your comments.

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It is great practice for you.

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And please, if you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to Mr. English Channel.

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Give us a big thumbs up and share this with your friends.

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It helps us to keep making these episodes for you.

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Thank you so much for listening today. Have a great day.

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Goodbye, everyone.

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Bye for now.

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See you next time.

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Perché praticare il parlato con questo video?

Praticare l'inglese parlato è fondamentale per acquisire fluidità e sicurezza nella comunicazione. Questo video, in particolare, offre un contesto quotidiano e reale dove i relatori discutono di un argomento universale: il lavoro. Capire come parlare del proprio lavoro è una delle prime domande che ci si pone quando si incontra una nuova persona, rendendo questa pratica estremamente rilevante per gli studenti di inglese. Inoltre, il formato dialogico permette di ascoltare conversazioni naturali, migliorando così la capacità di rispondere e interagire in situazioni simili.

Grammatica ed espressioni in contesto

Durante il video, vengono utilizzate diverse strutture grammaticali e frasi comunemente impiegate quando si parla del lavoro. Ecco alcune espressioni chiave da notare:

"What do you do?" – Questa è una domanda diretta da usare quando si chiede a qualcuno quale sia il suo lavoro.
"I like my work" – Un modo semplice per spiegare che si è soddisfatti del proprio mestiere.
"I was working late last night" – Un esempio di come utilizzare il passato progressivo per descrivere un'azione passata che ha avuto luogo fino a un momento specifico.
"That is something we all know about" – Questa struttura aiuta a collegare l'argomento a esperienze condivise, creando un senso di comunità.

Utilizzare queste espressioni nel shadow speech può aiutarti a migliorare la tua pronuncia inglese e a rendere il tuo parlato più naturale.

Trappole comuni di pronuncia

Nello svolgimento di questo dialogo, ci sono alcune parole e frasi che possono risultare complicate nella pronuncia:

"tired" – Spesso viene pronunciata in modo errato; è importante praticare la pronuncia corretta.
"working late" – I suoni "w" e "l" possono essere difficili; ascolta attentamente per perfezionare la tua pronuncia.
"about" – La corretta articolazione di questa parola è fondamentale per risultare chiari nel parlato.

Utilizzare tecniche di shadowing in inglese, come il shadowspeak, ti permette di imitare i relatori e di entrare in sintonia con il ritmo e la melodica del discorso inglese, aiutando a superare queste trappole di pronuncia.

La grammatica di questo video

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

Struttura	Nel video
Superlativi the -est / the most … — il massimo o il minimo di un gruppo	the most natural · the best · The most important
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — i verbi seguiti dalla forma in -ing	love talking · keep making
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodo	is shining · are you doing · am doing
Obbligo: must / have to / need to dire che qualcosa è necessario	need to talk · have to work · have to go

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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