Pratica di Shadowing: One-on-One: Talking About Your Workload - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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Thanks for coming in, Megan. How's everything going?
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Honestly, I've been feeling pretty overwhelmed lately.
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I'm sorry to hear that. What's been going on?
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I've been given three major projects at the same time.
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On top of that, I'm still covering for Jason.
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Right, I'd forgotten he's out until next month.
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I've been staying late almost every night to keep up.
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That's not sustainable, and it's not what I want.
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Which of the three projects is the most demanding?
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The data migration, by far.
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It requires my full attention, and I keep getting interrupted.
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Then let's see what we can take off your plate.
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Could the client survey be handed over to someone else?
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It could. Most of the groundwork has already been done.
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Good. I'll ask Priya to pick it up from here.
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That alone would free up about a day a week.
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What about Jason's tasks? Are they all urgent?
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Not really. Half of them could be put on hold.
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Then put them on hold. I'll back you up on that.
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Thank you. I wasn't sure I had the authority.
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In the future, please raise this kind of thing sooner.
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I will. I didn't want to seem like I couldn't cope.
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Asking for help isn't a weakness. It's good judgment.
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I appreciate you saying that. It means a lot.
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So, the survey goes to Priya, and Jason's tasks wait.
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Let's check in again in two weeks.
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That works for me. I feel better already.
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Glad to hear it. Now go home on time tonight.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questo video contiene 28 frasi e 256 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 1:35. Chi parla ha un ritmo naturale di circa 161 parole al minuto, vicino a una conversazione quotidiana. Solo il 81% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
11 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| judgment sostantivo | /ˈd͡ʒʌd͡ʒ.mənt/ | giudizio |
| sustainable aggettivo | /səˈsteɪnəbəl/ | sostenibile |
| weakness sostantivo | /ˈwik.nɪs/ | debolezza, cagionevolezza |
| urgent aggettivo | /ˈɜː.d͡ʒənt/ | urgente |
| interrupt verbo | /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/ | interrompere, tagliare |
| groundwork sostantivo | /ˈɡɹaʊndˌwɜːɹk/ | fondamenti |
| overwhelm verbo | /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/ | sommergere |
| survey sostantivo | /ˈsɝˌveɪ/ | inchiesta |
| task sostantivo | /tæsk/ | compito, attività |
| plate sostantivo | /ˈpleɪ̯t/ | piatto |
| client sostantivo | /ˈklaɪ.ənt/ | cliente |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| keep up verbo | mantenere, conservare |
| take off verbo | togliere |
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — un’azione iniziata prima e ancora in corso | I've been feeling · I've been staying |
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | I've been given · be handed · been done |
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | I've been given · has already been done |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 12 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I've, I'll, I'm. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Inizia a velocità 0,75×, fai shadowing frase per frase e torna alla velocità normale quando diventa facile.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come judgment, sustainable, weakness.
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.