Pratica di Shadowing: Natural English on a British Bus · Listening Practice (Intermediate) - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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Did you pick up one of the three maps?
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No, did you?
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Never mind, we'll get one when we get off.
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I'll have to sit down now, because the usses go.
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Have you ever seen the Hollywood movie The Fast and the Furious?
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Yes, a long time ago.
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Well this is where they shot it.
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My brother's just said it's gonna rain, so we should go inside.
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We call that being a wuss.
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Today you're coming with me on one of these Liverpool City Sites bus
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so that you can hear real natural English as we travel around the city.
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Let's do this!
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Because the nice people at City Sites have given us free tickets, I've decided to bring some family with me.
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Let me introduce you.
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This is my sister-in-law, Janice.
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Hi.
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So sister-in-law means she's married to my brother and unfortunately he's had to come too.
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This is John.
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Hi, I'm the good looking one.
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People say we look alike, I can't see it.
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Let me know in the comments if you think we look alike.
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And also we've got Auntie Jackie.
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Say hi Auntie Jackie.
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Hi.
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There you go.
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Now let's get on the bus.
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This is a double-decker bus and the best view is from the top deck.
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So let's just climb up these steps.
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So we've managed to snag the back seat.
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When I was a kid, the back seat was reserved for the cool kids.
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So that must mean we're all cool.
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Maybe not.
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Our first stop is the cruise terminal.
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where we take on tourists who've arrived here by cruise liner.
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And this one, as you can see, is mind-bogglingly huge.
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Here come more passengers for the bus.
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So up here on the top deck will soon be packed.
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We don't have an actual guide on the bus with us, but there's a very good commentary which comes out of these speakers,
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which will tell us all about what we're seeing.
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If you would like to alight at any point during the tour, please notify the driver by using the button.
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Did you hear that word?
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Alight.
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The very formal way of saying, get off.
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What on earth is that?
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It's a brand new statue.
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I think it's only here for a short while. Where are they going?
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So those people are getting off because this is called a hop on, hop off bus.
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Which means you can get on when you want, get off when you like as well.
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Really good.
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Hop on, hop off.
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It's great seeing things from the top of a bus as you see them from a different point of view.
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Just pulling up outside this small street, where the most famous pop band ever, The Beatles, performed, ages ago.
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And this building is a Beatles-themed hotel.
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Have you ever stayed there?
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Yes, only once.
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It was fantastic.
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Chock a block with the band's memorabilia.
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Another quick stop for passengers to get off.
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And more to get on.
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The lady in front is taking a snap with her phone.
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Now we're heading down a street where there used to be an old castle.
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You can find out all about it in a video I made.
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There's a full free guide to all the vocabulary that I've used today.
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They're yours by just clicking the link in the description.
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Check out this ornate white building.
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It used to be Liverpool's main post office.
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I'm old enough to remember buying stamps here.
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I'm happy to say that I don't because as you know I'm a spring chicken.
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But a few years back it was converted to a proper high-end shopping spot, complete with one of the best cinemas in the city.
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At the roundabout, look to your left and you will see the entrance to the Queensway or Mersey Tunnel.
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Have you ever seen the Hollywood movie The Fast and the Furious?
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Yes, a long time ago.
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Well, this is where they shot it.
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I'm flabbergasted.
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This museum has no admission fee.
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You can't say further than that.
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I know.
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It's such a good day out.
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This is the library.
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Have you ever been in there?
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No, the outside looks beautiful though.
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Trust me, the inside will blow your mind.
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The front is space age.
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At the back, well, it's like something out of Harry Potter.
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I'll have to give it a go.
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You'll never guess what this lovely park used to be.
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Go on then.
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It was a pauper's grave.
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Really?
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Where poor people were buried?
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So now, underneath all that grass, are thousands of dead bodies.
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Oh my god, I've eaten my sandwiches in there.
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Considered to be the greatest neoclassical building in Europe.
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I was chatting to my friend in Japan the other day, and she couldn't believe that most people in this country don't have air conditioning.
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I don't know anyone who does.
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And yet this old building was the first in the world to have it.
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You're just full of trivia.
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I always think it's a shame about this hotel.
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It used to be one of the best in the world, and now it's gone right down the pan.
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I know.
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Hopefully they'll refurbish it.
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Did you pick up one of the three maps?
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No, did you?
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Never mind.
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We'll get one when we get off.
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My brother's just said it's going to rain, so we should go inside.
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We call that being a wuss.
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In other words, not very brave.
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It's hardly spitting.
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It's known locally as Paddy's Wigwam due to its shape with a tall central tower known as a lantern.
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The original design by Sir Edmund Lutjim...
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It's incredibly ornate inside an house with grade one listed urinals made of pink marble.
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Did you catch what he said about this pub?
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Yeah, it's famous for having very elaborate blues.
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Then we'll definitely have to pop in and spend a penny in there.
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These scooters are everywhere.
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Do you not fancy bobbing around on one?
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Not likely.
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I'd probably break my neck.
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I'm not religious, but this cathedral is very impressive.
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One of the biggest in the world, I'm told.
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Now we're turning into a street that's full of doctor's surgeries.
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I wish I could afford to come here.
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Me too.
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Here's the bombed out church.
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Hard to believe that a bomb fell onto it during the war and it's still standing.
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I come here some weekends because they have a market in the grounds.
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Looks like there's something going on today as well.
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In the grounds of St Luke's you can see the truce statue officially called all together now.
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Oh that's right.
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So behind me is one of the busiest streets in the whole of Liverpool.
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It's called Bold Street.
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I'll have to sit down now because the buses go.
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What's all this?
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It looks like they're filming something.
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It looks like something retro.
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then you can guarantee it'll be about the Beatles.
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Don't you live around here?
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Yes, just down that road.
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Ah, the River Mersey.
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It looks lovely now the sun's come out.
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Indeed it does.
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I think we're just about back now.
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How long was that?
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Nearly an hour in total.
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Let's hop off and get a spot of lunch.
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That sounds like a plan.
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So what did you think?
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I think it's fair to say we've all had a great time.
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If you want to travel on this very bus, then check out the details below in the description.
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And for another real-life English lesson around the city, click here and I'll see you there.
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Ta-ra!
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B2 si basa sul video “Natural English on a British Bus · Listening Practice”. Questo video contiene 152 frasi e 1279 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 11:46. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 109 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Il 85% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
Le 15 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| statue sostantivo | /ˈstæt͡ʃu/ | statua |
| alike aggettivo | /əˈlaɪk/ | simile |
| flabbergast verbo | /ˈflæbɚˌɡæst/ | sorprendere, stupire |
| refurbish verbo | /ɹiˈfɝbɪʃ/ | rinnovare, ammodernare |
| roundabout sostantivo | /ˈɹaʊndəˌbaʊt/ | rotatoria, rotonda |
| truce sostantivo | /tɹus/ | tregua |
| scooter sostantivo | /ˈskuːtə(ɹ)/ | monopattino |
| lantern sostantivo | /ˈlæ̝ntɚn/ | lanterna |
| notify verbo | /ˈnoʊtɪfaɪ/ | notificare |
| vocabulary sostantivo | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | vocabolario |
| spit verbo | /spɪt/ | sputare |
| bury verbo | /ˈbɛɹi/ | sotterrare |
| marble sostantivo | /ˈmɑɹ.bəl/ | marmo |
| cathedral sostantivo | /kəˈθiːdɹəl/ | cattedrale, duomo |
| elaborate verbo | /ɪˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/ | elaborare |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| get off verbo | scendere |
| check out verbo | investigare |
| pick up verbo | tirare su, sollevare |
| sit down verbo | sedersi, accomodarsi |
| find out verbo | scoprire |
Frasi da ripetere
Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:
- Did you pick up one of the three maps?
- Did you hear that word?
- Have you ever stayed there?
- Have you ever been in there?
- Don't you live around here?
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| “Used to” used to + verbo — un’abitudine o uno stato passato che non è più vero | used to be |
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | Have you ever seen · have given · we've managed |
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | was reserved · be packed · is called |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 43 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, don't, we're. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “th”: cathedral /kəˈθiːdɹəl/, underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: refurbish /ɹiˈfɝbɪʃ/, admission /ədˈmɪʃən/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: memorabilia /ˌmɛm(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪə/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, elaborate /ɪˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/, commentary /ˈkɑ.mənˌtɛ.ɹi/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: alight /əˈlaɪt/, ornate /ɔɹˈneɪt/, alike /əˈlaɪk/, flabbergast /ˈflæbɚˌɡæst/, refurbish /ɹiˈfɝbɪʃ/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: statue /ˈstæt͡ʃu/, flabbergast /ˈflæbɚˌɡæst/, lantern /ˈlæ̝ntɚn/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, elaborate /ɪˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/
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 statue, alike, flabbergast.
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.