Pratica di Shadowing: LEVEL 3_A1_ DAY 2_T1P2 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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But language
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learning is not easy.
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Sometimes I get sad or frustrated when I can't understand somebody.
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I also get nervous when I talk to people in other languages.
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But that's okay.
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It's normal to get sad or frustrated or nervous when you learn another language.
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This is normal.
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Sometimes I make big mistakes when I'm speaking other languages.
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I make mistakes with grammar, with vocabulary, and with pronunciation.
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But this is normal.
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makes mistakes when they speak other languages.
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If you don't make mistakes, you won't improve.
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To improve, to get better, you need to make mistakes.
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You need to talk, you need to practice, you need to have fun.
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So, don't worry about your mistakes.
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Have fun with English.
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If you don't have fun, it is harder to learn English.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “LEVEL 3_A1_ DAY 2_T1P2”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: mistakes, language, normal. This video has 17 sentences and 132 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:17. The speaker talks slowly, about 103 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.

Key vocabulary in this video

8 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
grammar noun/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general.
vocabulary noun/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
pronunciation noun/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.
frustrate verb/ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.
mistake noun/mɪˈsteɪk/An error.
improve verb/ɪmˈpɹuːv/To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
worry verb/ˈwʌ.ɹi/To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.
somebody/ˈsʌmˌbədi/Some unspecified person.

La grammatica di questo video

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

StrutturaNel video
Frasi condizionali if + frase, will/would + verbo — una condizione e il suo risultatoIf you don't make mistakes, you won't improve
Obbligo: must / have to / need to dire che qualcosa è necessarioneed to make · need to talk
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodoI'm speaking
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsionewon't improve

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, can't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • Long words — get the stress right: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation.

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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