Pratica di Shadowing: Long Time No See - Common English Phrases - Impara a parlare inglese con YouTube

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Music Excuse
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me ma'am, but I think you're in my seat.
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Oh, sorry about that.
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Hey, Janice.
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What a surprise.
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It's me, Matt.
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We were classmates in high school.
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Matt, fancy meeting you here.
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Long time no see.
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Yeah, it's been ages.
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I haven't seen you since graduation.
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You look very different now.
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I almost didn't recognize you.
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No wonder.
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For starters, I used to have braces in high school,
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so when I smiled, you would see metal over my teeth.
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I hated that.
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I had really bad acne.
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I had pimples all over my face.
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It wasn't that bad.
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Don't be so hard on yourself.
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And I was pretty plump.
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I've lost a lot of weight since then.
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I'm into sports now.
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I wish I had been more involved in the sports clubs in high school.
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I didn't have the motivation to put my heart into any sport.
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But you haven't changed a bit since high school.
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You look the same, but better.
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That's nice of you to say.
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We had some fun times in high school.
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We did many foolish things.
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That's true.
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I'm with you on that.
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Remember Mrs. Nesbitt's chemistry class when I had that funny accident?
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You mean that explosion when you blew up your project?
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Exactly.
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I really screwed up.
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Well, these things happen.
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Luckily, no one got hurt.
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You didn't show up at our 10-year high school reunion,
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so I haven't heard from you since graduation.
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Unfortunately, I wasn't able to make it to the reunion.
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It's so nice that you could catch up with all our classmates.
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Yeah, actually, I have kept in touch with some of them over the years.
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Did you hear that Tom won one million dollars at the lottery?
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And lost all the money in two years?
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No way.
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You've got to be kidding me.
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How could that happen?
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I don't know.
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Beats me.
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And did you know that Rob got married with Lindsay?
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That figures.
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They've been in love with each other since 10th grade.
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Do they have any children?
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Not that I know of.
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Do you still live in San Antonio?
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No, I moved to Houston eight years ago.
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What about you?
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Yes, I still live there.
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So what have you been up to these past 12 years?
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Well, I got a degree in finance.
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While in college, I met my husband, Nick.
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After we met, it was a whirlwind romance.
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We got married about a year after I graduated.
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We have two children now, Elizabeth and Danny.
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Really?
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That's great to hear.
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How old are they?
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Elizabeth is three and Danny is five.
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And where do you work?
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After I graduated, I started working at a local bank,
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but all along I knew finance was not my thing.
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I had always been into fashion and clothing,
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but my parents discouraged me to pursue this career.
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So I finally made up my mind to go for it.
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I quit my job and started doing tailoring from home.
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Then I rented a place and opened a tailor shop.
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I started from scratch and built it beautifully, nicely.
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Now I am about to open a boutique with my own creations.
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You rock!
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I'm really happy for you.
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I think it takes a lot of guts to start such a business.
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It has been a lot of work,
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but it's been worth it.
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I couldn't ask for more.
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It goes to show that it's never too late to change careers and pursue your passion.
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I couldn't agree more.
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How about you?
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What have you been up to all these years?
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Well, I studied film and got my degree in cinematography.
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But filmmaking isn't all it's cracked up to be.
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I couldn't earn a living from the films I was making.
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That sounds tough.
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Tell me about it.
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I had to work all kinds of jobs for a while just to make ends meet.
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I painted people's houses and I did some lawn maintenance.
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Then I worked as a photographer for a few years.
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I have been working on a film lately,
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but I don't know if it's going to be successful.
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Just hang in there.
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The road to success is not easy.
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Hard work and patience always pay off big time.
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I hope you get the big break you need.
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Just keep going and hopefully you'll make it in the film industry.
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Even if that doesn't happen,
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I can live with that.
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It won't be the end of the world if I don't make it.
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I'll do photography again.
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That's life.
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You win some, you lose some.
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I can't argue with that.
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I may not have the perfect career,
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but I have a wonderful family.
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I am a happy married man with three kids.
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Lucky you!
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I couldn't be happier for you!
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Sounds like we've both been busy.
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Yeah, time has flown by.
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Perché esercitarsi a parlare con questo video?

Questo video offre un'eccellente opportunità per la pratica di conversazione in inglese grazie alla rappresentazione realistica di un incontro fra ex compagni di scuola. Le frasi utilizzate riflettono situazioni quotidiane e autentiche, permettendo di sviluppare le proprie capacità comunicative. Inoltre, praticare con dialoghi di questo tipo aiuta a migliorare la fluidità, poiché ripetere le espressioni rilevanti aumenta la sicurezza nel parlare inglese.

Grammatica ed Espressioni nel Contesto

Nel dialogo del video, sono presenti alcune strutture grammaticali ed espressioni utili. Ecco alcuni esempi chiave:

  • “Long time no see” - Un modo informale per dire che non ci si vede da molto tempo. Questa espressione è frequentemente utilizzata in conversazioni amichevoli.
  • “It's been ages” - Un’altra espressione colloquiale che comunica che è passato molto tempo dall’ultima volta che ci si è incontrati.
  • “You look the same, but better” - Questa frase mostra come complimentarsi con qualcuno per il suo miglioramento, una forma importante di cortesia nella lingua inglese.
  • “I haven't seen you since graduation” - Questo utilizza il tempo passato perfetto, evidenziando eventi passati che hanno rilevanza nel presente.

Studiare e usare queste espressioni nella pratica di conversazione in inglese può realmente arricchire il proprio vocabolario e migliorare l’abilità comunicativa.

Trappole Comuni nella Pronuncia

Durante il dialogo, ci sono alcune parole e frasi che potrebbero risultare problematiche per i parlanti non nativi. Ecco alcune trappole comuni:

  • “Fancy meeting you here” - La parola “fancy” può essere difficile da pronunciare correttamente per i non madrelingua. Assicurati di articolare chiaramente la “c” e la “y” per evitarne la confusione.
  • “Graduation” - Fai attenzione alla pronuncia della “g” iniziale e alla “tion” finale, che possono presentare delle difficoltà. Praticare la parola in contesti diversi aiuta a migliorare la pronuncia inglese.
  • “Caught up” - La “t” finale spesso viene pronunciata in modo diverso in contesti colloquiali, quindi è importante ascoltare come viene usata nei dialoghi.

Utilizzando tecniche di shadow speech, come ripetere le frasi mentre ascolti il video, puoi affinare ulteriormente la tua pronuncia. Imparare l'inglese con YouTube è un metodo efficace per assorbire e imitare l'intonazione e il ritmo della lingua.

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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