Pratica di Shadowing: Practice some useful English phrases and sentences using the shadowing technique. - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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Are you ready to do some shadowing?
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Conversational English about shopping.
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We are going to practice some useful English phrases, sentences, using the shadowing technique.
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And let's just work on our English speaking skills, right?
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Imagine you walk into a clothing store and the shop assistant says, Can I help you find something today?
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Can I help you find something today? Can I?
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Can I help you find something today?
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You can repeat after me.
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It's okay.
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Or, are you searching for something specific?
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Are you searching for something specific?
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A basic answer might be, yes, a shirt.
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But let's expand this to sound more fluent.
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How about this one?
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Yes, I'm looking for a blue medium sized shirt, something casual that I can wear to work.
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Say it with me.
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Yes, I'm looking for a blue medium sized shirt, something casual that I can wear to work.
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Tuh work, tuh work.
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I can wear to work.
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Lazy English.
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Lazy.
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It doesn't need to be too formal, just comfortable and simple.
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It doesn't need to be too formal, just comfortable and simple.
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It doesn't need to be too formal, just comfortable and simple.
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You could also say this.
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You ready?
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I'm just browsing right now, but I'm interested in shirts for work.
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Something in blue or white, maybe a medium size.
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I'm just browsing right now, but I'm interested in shirts for work.
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Something in blue or white, maybe in a medium size.
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I'm just browsing right now, but I'm interested in shirts for work.
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Something in blue or white, maybe in a medium size.
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Alright, here's another example.
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You ready to shadow me some more?
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Let's keep going.
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I'd like to buy a pair of jeans, but I'm not sure about my size.
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Could you help me check?
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I usually wear a 32, but different brands can fit differently.
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Here we go again.
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I'd like to buy a pair of jeans, but I'm not sure about my size.
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Could you help me check?
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I usually wear a 32, but different brands can fit differently.
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Let's try one more time.
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I'd like to buy a pair of jeans, but I'm not sure about my size.
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Could you help me check?
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I usually wear a 32, but different brands can fit differently.
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Or, I'm looking for black jeans that are not too tight.
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Maybe something slim fit, but comfortable enough to wear all day.
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Do you have anything like that?
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Do you have anything similar to what I just described?
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Do you have anything like that?
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All right, let's try again.
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I'm looking for black jeans that are not too tight.
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Maybe something slim fit, but comfortable enough to wear all day.
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Do you have anything like that?
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Let's try again.
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I'm looking for black jeans that are not too tight.
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Maybe something slim fit, but comfortable enough to wear all day.
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Do you have anything like that?
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Now, let's imagine the shop assistant, let's say a friendly woman named Jessica, and she asks you, what are you looking for today?
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What are you looking for today?
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You answer, I like this jacket, but I think the other one looks more comfortable.
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This one is stylish, but the material feels a bit stiff.
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Try again.
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I like this jacket, but I think the other one looks more comfortable.
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This one is stylish, but the material feels a bit stiff.
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One more time.
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I like this jacket, but I think the other one looks more comfortable.
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This one is stylish, but the material feels a bit stiff.
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Or maybe you say this.
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These shoes are cheaper, but the other pair seem to be higher quality.
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I'd rather pay a little more for something that will last longer.
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Again, these shoes are cheaper, but the other pair seems to be higher quality.
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I'd rather pay a little more for something that will last longer.
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What's that contraction?
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I'd, I would, I would rather.
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I would rather pay a little bit more money for something that's high quality that will last longer.
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All right, last time.
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Here we go.
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These shoes are cheaper, but the other pair seems to be higher quality.
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I'd rather pay a little more for something that will last longer.
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Alright, another possible answer.
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I really like the color of this sweater, but I'm not sure if the size is right.
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Do you have it in a larger size?
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I really like the color of this sweater, but I'm not sure if the size is right.
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Do you have it in a larger size?
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One more.
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I really like the color of this sweater, but I'm not sure if the size is right.
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Do you have it in a larger size?
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Now imagine you're at the checkout counter and the cashier asks, Do you need a bag?
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Do you need a bag?
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and you can answer, yes, please, I'd like one bag.
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Or, no, thank you, I brought my own.
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No, thank you, I brought my own.
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We're trying to be eco-friendly, right?
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Bring our own bag.
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You could also say, yes, please, could you put the shoes and the shirt in separate bags?
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They're gifts for different people.
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Yes, please.
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Could you put the shoes and the shirt in separate bags?
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They're gifts for different people.
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Yes, please.
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Could you put the shoes and the shirt in separate bags?
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They're gifts for different people. Or, no, that's okay.
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I can just carry it.
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No, that's okay.
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I can just carry it.
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Say it.
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All right.
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Good job.
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Boom.
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Good workout.
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Keep moving forward one step at a time.
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I'll see you in the next practice video.

Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B1 si basa sul video “Practice some useful English phrases and sentences using the shadowing technique”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: size, shirt, comfortable, wear, bag. Questo video contiene 114 frasi e 945 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 7:27. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 127 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 83% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare. 31 delle sue 114 frasi sono domande: un buon esercizio per l’intonazione interrogativa e le risposte brevi.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

Le 15 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
shoe sostantivo/ˈʃu/scarpa, calzatura
sling sostantivo/ˈslɪŋ/frombola, fionda
browse verbo/bɹaʊz/sfogliare, scartabellare
sweater sostantivo/ˈswɛtɚ/maglia
stiff aggettivo/stɪf/rigido
differently avverbio/ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/differentemente, diversamente
jacket sostantivo/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/giacca
casual aggettivo/ˈkæʒ(u)əl/occasionale
lazy aggettivo/ˈleɪ̯zi(ː)/pigro
contraction sostantivo/kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/contrazione
conversational aggettivo/ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/conversazionale
fluent aggettivo/ˈfluənt/fluido
cashier sostantivo/kaˈʃɪə/cassiere, cassiera
checkout sostantivo/ˈt͡ʃɛkˌaʊt/check-out
workout sostantivo/ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/allenamento

Frasi da ripetere

Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:

  • Are you ready to do some shadowing?
  • Can I help you find something today?
  • Are you searching for something specific?
  • You ready to shadow me some more?
  • Could you help me check?

La grammatica di questo video

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

StrutturaNel video
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodoI'm looking · I'm just browsing · We're trying
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsionewill last · I'll see
Obbligo: must / have to / need to dire che qualcosa è necessarioneed to be

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 34 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, I'd, doesn't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: shoe /ˈʃu/, stylish /ˈstaɪlɪʃ/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, contraction /kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/, conversational /ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, conversational /ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: jeans /d͡ʒiːnz/, browse /bɹaʊz/, stylish /ˈstaɪlɪʃ/, stiff /stɪf/, jacket /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/
  • /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: jacket /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, contraction /kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/

Come esercitarsi con questo video

  1. Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
  2. Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
  3. Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come shoe, sling, browse.

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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