Pratica di Shadowing: New headway series 15 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Creazione lezione...
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It was a typical Saturday night, but Matt was acting rather strangely.
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Thanks.
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Thank you.
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Oh, thanks.
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Are you all right, Matt?
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Yes. Are you expecting someone?
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No. Well.
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Oh, huh.
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Come on, Matt, tell us.
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What's been going on?
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Well, I was working today, and I'd just gone out for lunch.
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I was walking into Radcliffe Square when I saw a girl.
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She was doing a survey, you know, interviewing people on the street.
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Except she wasn't having much luck.
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Nobody wanted to stop.
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How long have you been standing here?
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Since ten o 'clock.
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And how many people have you interviewed?
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Four.
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My boss said he wanted me to interview at least 20.
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You could interview me.
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Okay.
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Right.
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My name's Matt.
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Actually, I don't need your name.
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Oh.
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But my name's Mel.
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So, Matt, do you live in Oxford?
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Yes, I do.
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How long have you been living here? Since 1997.
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How many jobs have you had since then?
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Two.
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and what do you do now i manage a computer games shop how long have you been working there
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nearly five years what newspapers do you read she asked me about what newspapers i read
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and the observer what food do you like the food i
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like anything what kind of clothes do you buy the clothes
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i buy we got on really well where do you go
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for entertainment uh the cinema clubs restaurants not really although I
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quite often eat at Freud's I've been there a few times
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really I've never seen you there I'm going there tonight actually oh
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okay holidays
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which kind of holiday do you usually prefer I'm really like
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going abroad I've been to Italy a few times I want you to ask her lots of questions
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but she was asking me so many I didn't really get a chance.
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Did you go to a gym?
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Yeah.
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After the interview, I went to buy her a coffee but when I got back, she'd gone.
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Oh, Matt.
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Is she going to be here tonight?
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She said she was coming.
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How romantic.
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We haven't arranged anything.
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Oh, I'm sure she'll come. Of course she'll come. Is that her?
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Go on, then.
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Go on, Matt.
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Go for it.
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Hi.
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oh hello so you came then yes would you like a drink hi hi
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oh this is peter peter this is uh matt nice to
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meet you uh there's a table over there are you sitting with us, Matt?
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No, no. Go ahead.
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Bye, then.
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Yeah.
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See you around.
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Oh, poor Matt.
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I'll be back in a minute.
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who's that a boyfriend what do you think sorry it's okay are you all right not really
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I feel a bit of an idiot Come on.
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What?
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Let's go and get some fresh air. Where are they going?
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I don't know.
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It seems a shame to waste their drinks.
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Oh, David.
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Why is it always happier to me?
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It happens to everyone.
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What, even you?
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Yes, Matt.
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Even me. Did you like her?
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I thought she was really nice.
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Don't worry.
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There'll be someone else. Where?
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Anywhere.
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here hmm Matt oh you mean
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you gosh how long have you you know quite a long time
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Me too.
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What are we going to tell the others?
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We can worry about that later.
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Yeah.
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Who said there was no such thing as a happy ending?
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Thank you.
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Lo scenario: una serata sabatina con una conversazione spontanea

Il video ci porta in una serata tipica tra amici, dove Matt racconta di un'incontro inaspettato con Mel, una ragazza che faceva un sondaggio. La conversazione è naturale, con domande e risposte che riflettono situazioni quotidiane: lavoro, hobby, pasti fuori e vacanze. È il tipo di interazione che potresti vivere tu stesso, quindi studiarla aiuta a capire come parlare inglese in contesti reali.

Frasi utili e collocazioni da memorizzare

  • "Are you expecting someone?": Una domanda comune per chiedere se aspetti qualcuno. Utile in situazioni sociali.
  • "I've been there a few times": Esprime che sei stato in un luogo più volte. Perfetto per parlare di ristoranti, bar o luoghi frequentati.
  • "How long have you been working there?": Una domanda chiave per chiedere da quanto tempo lavori in un posto. Impara la struttura per parlare di esperienze professionali.
  • "She wasn't having much luck": Significa che non stava avendo successo. Utile per descrivere situazioni difficili, come fare un sondaggio senza risultati.
  • "I went to buy her a coffee but when I got back, she'd gone": Una frase con azioni consecutive, perfetta per raccontare una storia breve.

La tua sfida: shadow speech per migliorare la pronuncia

Se vuoi migliorare la pronuncia inglese e la fluidità, prova il shadowing in inglese: ripeti le frasi del video immediatamente dopo averle sentite, imitando l'intonazione e il ritmo. Ecco come fare: metti il video in pausa dopo ogni frase di Matt o Mel, poi ripetila a voce alta, cercando di essere il più simile possibile. Concentrati su espressioni come "Oh, Matt" o "I've been to Italy a few times" – sono brevi ma hanno un tono che trasmette emozione. Questo esercizio, chiamato anche shadow speak, è uno dei modi più efficaci per imparare l'inglese con i video, perché ti fa familiarizzare con il linguaggio parlato reale. Prova per 5 minuti al giorno e noterai il cambiamento!

La grammatica di questo video

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

StrutturaNel video
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adessoI've been · I've never seen · haven't arranged
Past continuous was/were + -ing — un’azione in corso in un momento del passatowas acting · was working · was walking
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsioneshe'll come · I'll be · There'll be

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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