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So I have this problem where I don't want to be alone
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But I also want to be alone when I'm with other people I
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long for my alone time and getting back home into my space.
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But then when I'm alone,
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I long to be with other people and to be social and to not be by myself.
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Thank you.
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you And this is...
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a little bit of a new phenomenon For me, historically I've enjoyed my alone time more.
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Now I feel like I'm in this place in my life where I just crave human connection more than I normally do.
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Valder!
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Hi Valder!
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I wonder if it's the child or?
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Amen.
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the box I did it ball - What?
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By the way, I'm getting ready now to go for breakfast with a couple friends because the sun is shining.
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And the sun is almost never shining.
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But I thought about this this week and so I just wanted to share some thoughts.
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I've sort of experienced many of the different living arrangements.
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But I have been living alone for a while now.
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I'm just realizing that it's kind of getting harder and harder.
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But also, the thought of living with another person is also getting harder and harder.
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So I'm like, Where does that Leave me My feet is clean!
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You know, one of the obvious pros of living alone is that it's not just this aesthetically beautiful situation.
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It is truly very calming.
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You get to do everything uninterrupted.
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You make your morning coffee.
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You sit in peace read your book think, look outside the window, no one to be loud,
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or no one to lose stuff or misplace things, or there's just no one to blame.
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For anything, no one to get on your nerves, no one to buy the wrong thing or to make a mess,
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whatever the situation might be.
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It's just you and yourself, and you get to decide what you want to watch,
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what you want what you want to listen to at what volume When you want to go to bed, when you want to wake up, you don't have to.
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account for anyone else's life or schedule.
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But also just like with everything. in life.
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It's not.
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a perfect situation.
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There are some obvious downsides of the situation.
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a lot of small things, but it's also some bigger things.
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Some of the small things are things like someone interrupting you, in a pleasant way.
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What could that be?
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It could be someone sharing something that they saw or heard
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that day and suddenly you are talking about something that's quite interesting
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or maybe you are learning something or maybe they can recommend you something that they read or something that they
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noticed on that day, or even a little background noise by another person.
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To an extent, if it's someone you like,
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a lot can be quite nice just like hearing their little chores and whatever they are up to you,
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that an eruption can be quite pleasant,
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or maybe they can suggest what you guys can eat.
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where you guys can watch
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"What you guys are going to do this weekend?" or "They can give you an ID" and something and it...
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creates for a fuller life in a way.
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And then obviously the conveniences.
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Like if I want a glass of water, no one is gonna bring me a glass of water.
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If I'm really craving something, I have to go buy it myself.
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If I have a bit of an errand, but I have a cold,
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I'm not feeling well, no one's gonna do that errand for me.
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So I got two.
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four -size towels.
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I've got a glass food container.
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I have a few of these but I needed one in this big size.
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This one for Cooking.
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Good night.
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I want to turn things, flip things around.
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Some microfiber wipes, which is the key for cleaning mirrors
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or screens without getting all the dry water that makes it look Even dirtier.
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than it was before you started cleaning.
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This is what I do my dishes with.
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And here we have even more food containers.
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Let's open her up.
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So I got three more in this size, which again I already have these, but I just needed some more.
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These are really good to store food.
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And then you can heat up the food in the oven without the lid, because the glass is oven -sized.
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And then finally I got this box that I want to store things in.
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Let's see.
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I believe it's untreated wood.
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Oh no!
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I have to assemble it.
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I hate assembling.
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Anything.
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Okay, let's see here.
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This one is called "Klagli".
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So it's going to be a box like this where I can just store Things like this. And this.
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Thank you.
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Don't step on it. so I'm already confused.
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Oh, it's because this one is missing.
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Step one.
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I don't know why my brain just...
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malfunctions whenever it comes to assembling I think I'm just so deeply uninterested in anything that has to do with
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Stuff like this.
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Like I see parts like this and there is No part of me that gets excited.
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So this is ridiculous.
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We can definitely do this.
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Hold on.
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Like that.
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Obviously.
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Right?
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No, this has to be the inside.
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There's only one of this.
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This has to be the bottom.
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Thank you.
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you Yeah.
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Okay, so this has to be.
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You know what?
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I'm just gonna save this for later.
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Okay?
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Maybe I have someone stopping by.
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Maybe when they stop by...
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I can...
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Actually, they get so excited about stuff like this.
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They're gonna see this on the table and they're gonna be like, Can I help you do that?
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Thank you.
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So technically I'm being a good friend.
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And also, The bills you You're on your own.
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It's expensive.
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The thought of someone sharing the monthly expenses to me right now is wild.
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I look at people who live with someone, and they share
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the costs
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and i'm like do you know how much money you are
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saving self -reliance i think is such an important life skill because you cannot You cannot.
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Count on.
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always having someone with you in your life, someone taking care of you, someone being there for you.
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You never know what strange and unpredictable turns life could get.
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And I'm so grateful.
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that I have had the experiences, and that I know that I can be independent, I can take care of myself.
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I can do everything by myself.
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I'm already confused.
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Well, to an extent, we are of course relying on the people around us and our loved ones.
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Obviously, their presence is very, very, very meaningful.
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even if we don't live with them, but I know that I can handle things on my own.
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And maybe I have someone stopping by.
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And now here is where we run into.
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a serious problem.
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I don't want constant company, but I also don't want to be completely on my own.
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What type of situation are we looking at, Lana?
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Like, what is...
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I'm also trying not to overthink this, because...
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realistically, Thank you.
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It's not really something that I could change anyway.
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It's just sort of going to happen the way that it's going to happen.
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Just before I go, I want to show you what I'm currently reading.
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Well, one of the things I'm currently reading.
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I've had this book, Virginia Woolf, the Rubber One Zone.
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for so many years now.
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I don't think I ever read through it.
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It's a very short book. But...
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I remember having a hard time with her writing style.
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So, I wanted to give it another go because I was going through all of my old books, so many books that I don't even really know what to do with.
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I've found some ones that I want to reread.
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One of them.
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Alright, heading out.
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Perché esercitarsi a parlare con questo video?
Questo video offre una prospettiva unica su una realtà che molti di noi sperimentano: la complessità di vivere da soli. L'autore esprime sentimenti contraddittori riguardo alla propria solitudine, alternando momenti di desiderio di connessione con altri e momenti di contemplazione del proprio spazio personale. Esercitarsi a parlare utilizzando il contenuto di questo video ti permetterà di immergerti in questo contesto emotivo, aiutandoti a migliorare la tua capacità di esprimere sentimenti e pensieri complessi in inglese. Le espressioni e il lessico usati possono arricchire il tuo vocabolario e renderti più fluente nel parlare delle proprie esperienze, utili anche quando pratichi la tecnica del shadowing in inglese.
Grammatica ed espressioni nel contesto
- "I long for my alone time" - Questa espressione esprime il desiderio profondo per un'attività personale. È utile imparare a usare "long for" in contesti simili.
- "It's kind of getting harder and harder" - Qui viene utilizzata la struttura comparativa. Familiarizzando con questa forma, puoi descrivere situazioni che diventano più complesse nel tempo.
- "There are some obvious downsides" - L'uso di "downsides" è un modo efficace per discutere le problematiche. Imparare a riconoscerle ti aiuterà a sviluppare una comunicazione più critica.
- "You don't have to account for anyone else's life" - Questa frase implica l'assenza di responsabilità nei confronti degli altri. Praticare frasi simili può rendere il tuo parlato più dinamico e personale.
Trappole comuni nella pronuncia
Nell'ascoltare il video, potresti incontrare alcune parole o frasi che richiedono attenzione speciale. Ad esempio:
- "Calming" - Fai attenzione alla pronuncia della "l", che può essere sottovalutata. È importante pronunciarla in modo chiaro per evitare confusione con parole simili.
- "Aesthetically" - La complessità di questa parola richiede pratica; molti studenti possono trovarla difficile da articolare correttamente. Prova a ripeterla più volte.
- "Interruption" - Questa parola presenta una "t" e una "p" vicine, che potrebbero crearti difficoltà. Esercitati a pronunciarla in contesti di conversazione.
Utilizzare tecniche di shadow speech come praticare sopra le frasi nel video può aiutarti a risolvere queste problematiche e a migliorare la tua fluidità.
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | I've enjoyed · have had · I've had |
| Frasi relative who / which + frase — un’informazione in più su una persona o una cosa | wipes, which is · people who live |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — i verbi seguiti dalla forma in -ing | started cleaning · hate assembling |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodo | I'm getting · I'm just realizing · is also getting |
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.