Pratica di Shadowing: Lesson 2 - Speak English Clearly! The Imitation Technique - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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Hi!
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Welcome to the second imitation training video lesson.
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It's going to help you reduce your accent and pronunciation problems quickly and become a clearer, more confident English speaker.
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Now, do you remember the three steps that we need to follow when we're doing an imitation exercise?
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The first step is to listen to me and read the text at the same time.
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Then it's your turn.
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You're going to hear me read each sentence and there will be a pause after.
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So you can copy my pronunciation, stress, pause and intonation exactly.
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Then you're going to try the bigger challenge of shadowing me without looking at the text.
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Ready?
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Small talk is such an important part of socialising.
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When you're at work, or at university, or when you're travelling.
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Any time that you're meeting new people.
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It's those first few questions or conversation topics that we use to introduce ourselves to a stranger.
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Small talk helps us to introduce ourselves to people
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that we've never met before and it helps us to ease into more detailed conversation.
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Now small talk can make or break your future relationships with people that you meet so it's important to get it right.
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The main idea with small talk is to make
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that other person feel as comfortable as possible and really enjoy speaking with you.
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Some of my favourite small talk questions are What's your dream job?
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Now this is a really fun way to get a conversation started
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because the person that you're talking to can give any answer that they want.
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Another one is If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?
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Now not everyone gets to travel
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So it can be a really fun way of starting a conversation with someone about travel
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and adventures and visiting new places even if they haven't done much travel themselves.
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Do you like to cook?
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Asking about your favourite dishes and culinary adventures sparks delicious conversation.
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It's easy to keep talking about food and eating for hours.
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Hey, I really like your t -shirt.
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A genuine compliment is always going to get a good reaction from someone.
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Just try not to make it too sleazy.
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Now these questions are guaranteed to help you enjoy small talk and have some interesting conversations with new people that you meet.
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Okay, now for step number two.
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You're going to imitate exactly what I say, The pronunciation, the stress, the pause.
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Ready?
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Small talk is such an important part of socialising.
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When you're at work or at university or when you're travelling.
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Anytime that you're meeting new people.
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It's those first few questions or conversation topics that we use to introduce ourselves to a stranger.
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Smalltalk helps us to introduce ourselves to people that we've never met before.
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And it helps us to ease into more detailed conversation.
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Now small talk can make or break your future relationships with people that you meet.
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So it's important to get it right.
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The main idea with small talk is to make that other person feel as comfortable as possible
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and really enjoy speaking with you.
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Some of my favourite small talk questions are...
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What's your dream job?
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Now this is a really fun way to get a conversation started
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because the person that you're talking to can give any answer that they want.
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Another one is If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
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Now, not everyone gets to travel.
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So it can be a really fun way of starting a conversation with someone about travel and adventures and visiting new places
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even if they haven't done much travel themselves.
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Do you like to cook?
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Asking about your favourite dishes and culinary adventures sparks delicious conversation.
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It's easy to keep talking about food and eating for hours.
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Hey, I really like your t -shirt!
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A genuine compliment is always going to get a good reaction from someone.
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Just try not to make it too sleazy.
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Now these questions are guaranteed to help you enjoy small talk and have some interesting conversations
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with new people that you meet.
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This is step three where you're going to shadow exactly what I've said as I'm saying it.
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So you'll be listening to me and speaking at the same time.
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Ready?
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Small talk is such an important part of socialising when you're at work or at university or when you're travelling,
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any time that you're meeting new people.
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It's those first few questions or conversation topics that we use to introduce ourselves to a stranger.
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Small talk helps us to introduce ourselves to people
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that we've never met before and it helps us to ease into more detailed conversation.
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Now small talk can make or break your future relationships with people that you meet so it's important to get it right.
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The main idea with small talk is to make the other person feel as comfortable as possible
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and really enjoy speaking with you.
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Some of my favourite small talk questions are What's your dream job?
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Now this is a really fun way to get a conversation started
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because the person that you're talking to can give any answer that they want.
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Another one is, If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
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Now, not everyone gets to travel,
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so it can be a really fun way of starting a conversation with someone about travel and adventures and visiting new places,
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even if they haven't done much travel themselves.
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Do you like to cook?
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Asking about your favourite dishes and culinary adventures sparks delicious conversation.
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It's easy to keep talking about food and eating for hours.
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Hey, I really like your t -shirt!
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A genuine compliment is always going to get a good reaction from someone.
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Just try not to make it too sleazy.
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Now these questions are guaranteed to help you enjoy small talk and have some interesting conversations with new people that you meet.
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See you tomorrow!
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questo video contiene 88 frasi e 999 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 9:43. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 103 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Il 89% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è facile da seguire.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole meno comuni del video, con pronuncia e significato:
- adventure /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ (sostantivo) — avventura. A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
- introduce /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/ (verbo) — presentare. To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
- topic /ˈtɑpɪk/ (sostantivo) — tema, categoria. A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest.
- guarantee /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/ (sostantivo) — garanzia. Anything that assures a certain outcome.
- genuine /ˈd͡ʒɛn.juˌɪn/ (aggettivo) — genuino. Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native.
- delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ (aggettivo) — squisito, delizioso. Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.
- ease /iz/ (verbo) — attenuare. To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.
- dish /dɪʃ/ (sostantivo) — piatto, scodella. A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
- pause /pɔːz/ (sostantivo) — pausa. A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
- spark /ˈspɑɹk/ (sostantivo) — scintilla. A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.
- compliment /ˈkɑmpləmənt/ (sostantivo) — complimento. An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.
- culinary /ˈkʌlɪˌnɛɹi/ (aggettivo) — culinario. Relating to the practice of cookery or the activity of cooking.
- pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ (sostantivo) — pronuncia, pronunzia. The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.
- shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ (sostantivo) — ombra. A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
- distress /dɪˈstɹɛs/ (sostantivo) — angoscia, pena. Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
I phrasal verb che sentirai
- look at (verbo) — guardare. To observe or watch.
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 26 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come you're, haven't, we've. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, dish /dɪʃ/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, imitation /ɪmɪˈteɪ̯ʃən/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: culinary /ˈkʌlɪˌnɛɹi/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, imitation /ɪmɪˈteɪ̯ʃən/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/
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 adventure, introduce, topic.
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
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| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | we've never met · haven't done · I've said |
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | are guaranteed |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — i verbi seguiti dalla forma in -ing | enjoy speaking · keep talking |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodo | we're doing · you're travelling · you're meeting |
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.