Pratica di Shadowing: Real British English conversation practice , Going out to town (B1–C1) - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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Listen to this everyday English conversation that took place in my home.
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Don't worry if you don't understand everything.
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For now, just listen.
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Hi, I'm Steve.
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Let's do this.
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Right, I'm nipping out.
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Do you need anything?
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Where are you off to?
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Post office first I've got a parcel to send.
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What sort of parcel?
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It's that bag I flogged on eBay.
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How much did you get?
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Only 30 quid but better than chucking it.
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Too right.
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What are we doing for lunch?
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Probably just get a slice from Gregg's.
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I could just go at Gregg's.
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Never mind, I'll make cheese on toast or something.
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Make yourself something proper.
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Honestly, you're going to end up looking like cheese on toast.
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What time will you be back?
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Well, I need to drop some stuff off at the charity shop.
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It's been sitting in the hall for a fortnight.
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Is it all that bric -a -brac?
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Yes, with the move I thought I'd have a clear out.
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While you're there, ask if they want DVDs.
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There's a load in the spare room.
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I can ask, but I'm not sure they take them anymore.
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Give it a whirl.
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Are you going near the iPad repair place? Can do.
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Hang on.
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Here you go.
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It keeps freezing.
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What if they say it can't be fixed?
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In that case, don't try anywhere else.
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Just bring it back.
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Your birthday's soon, so if they can't sort it, maybe you could ask for a new one.
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That's a good call.
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Are you going to pop into the estate agents?
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Defo, it's on my list.
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We're moving in in a fortnight and we still haven't got the keys.
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Shocking.
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Give them down the banks.
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I'll pick up some lamb chops for tea as well.
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Nice one.
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I'll go to that nice butcher's by the station.
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Smashing.
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Take care and I'll see you later.
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See you in a bit.
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Now we're going to go through that conversation in detail, looking at what was said and why.
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If you haven't already got it, then you can download the free guide to this video by clicking the link in the description.
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Stay to the end and you'll get a chance to improve your fast, natural speaking by taking part yourself.
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First, you heard...
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Right, I'm nipping out.
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Do you need anything?
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To nip somewhere means to go there quickly.
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It suggests a short trip.
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I'm nipping to the shops.
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I'll just nip upstairs.
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Can you nip out and get some milk?
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It's very common and very British.
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You hear it all the time in everyday conversations across the UK.
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I asked what was in the parcel she was posting and she replied, it's that bag I flogged on eBay.
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This is a British slang word, vlog.
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It means to sell something.
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Use it like this.
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I got a new bike so I'm flogging my old one.
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When I asked what she got for the bag, Sarah said, only 30 quid but better than chucking it.
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Two things here.
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Quid is British slang for pounds.
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One quid is one pound.
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30 quid is 30 pounds.
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Never changes.
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You never say quids.
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It's just quid.
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And to chuck means to throw something away.
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To get rid of it.
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Put the two together and Sarah is saying that 30 pounds isn't much, but it's better than throwing it in the bin.
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I replied, too right.
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This is a very English way of saying absolutely or you're completely correct.
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Strong agreement without hesitation.
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That film was brilliant.
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Too right.
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The weather was awful.
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Too right.
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You try.
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Have you subscribed to my channel?
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Too right.
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Sarah said she was going to the most famous chain of bakeries in the UK.
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Greggs.
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Probably just get a slice from Greggs.
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This is a slice, although Greggs are most famous for their sausage rolls.
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We'll see it in Greggs in another video.
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And I replied, I could just go a Greggs.
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Never mind.
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If you could just go something, it means that you would be really happy if you got it.
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For example, I could just go a holiday or I could go a cup of tea.
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Next, you heard me shorten, what time will you be back to?
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What time will you be back?
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What time will you be back?
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This is an example of why English people sound fast when they talk.
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It's this squashing together of words.
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You try.
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This will will become thistle.
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Life will becomes life -le.
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And it will becomes it -tle.
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Next, you heard she was going to a charity shop, which is a shop where people give things for free
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and then the shop sells them and gives the money to a charity or a good cause.
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What she was giving was...
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Is it all that bric -a -brac?
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This is another way of saying bits and bobs or odds and sods.
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Small objects for your home.
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You often find them in charity shops.
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Next, you heard something that is true for me at the moment.
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Yes, with the move, I thought I'd have a clear out.
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When you hear someone talking about the move, it almost always means either moving from home or moving their place of work.
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And before moving, you often have a clear out, which means getting rid of things that you don't use anymore, like bric -a -brac.
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Next, you heard me say, Give it a whirl.
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To give something a whirl means to give it a try, to have a go at something, even if you're not sure it'll work.
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I've never tried karaoke, but I'll give it a whirl.
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When I asked about the estate agents, which are people who sell houses, she said, Defo, it's on my list.
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Defo is short for definitely.
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You'll hear this a lot in casual conversations, especially among British speakers.
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Do you fancy some tea?
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Defo.
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It's informal, so you defo wouldn't use it in a job interview.
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But in everyday chat, it's completely natural.
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Are you sure?
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Defo.
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Because we were moving in a fortnight, which is how people say two weeks, and the estate agent hadn't given us the keys,
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you heard me say, shocking, give them down the banks.
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Give them down the banks is telling someone to shout and put pressure on them.
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If someone isn't doing what they're supposed to, you give them down the banks.
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I was late and my boss gave me down the banks.
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Now it's your turn to really improve your English conversation skills by taking part yourself.
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Your words will appear on screen as you need them and for the best results, speak out loud.
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Where are you off to?
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What sort of parcel?
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How much did you get?
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Too right.
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What are we doing for lunch?
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I could just go at Greggs.
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Never mind.
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I'll make cheese on toast or something.
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What time will you be back?
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Is it all that bric -a -brac?
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While you're there, ask if they want DVDs.
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There's a load in the spare room.
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Give it a whirl.
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Are you going near the iPad repair place?
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Hang on, here you go, it keeps freezing.
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In that case, don't try anywhere else, just bring it back.
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That's a good call.
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Are you going to pop into the estate agents?
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Shocking.
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Give them down the banks.
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Smashing.
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Take care and I'll see you later.
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For more conversations to improve your English, give this a click and I'll see you there.
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Take care.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “Real British English conversation practice , Going out to town”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: quid, defo, Greggs, banks, conversation. Questo video contiene 160 frasi e 1254 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 11:18. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 111 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. 27 delle sue 160 frasi sono domande: un buon esercizio per l’intonazione interrogativa e le risposte brevi.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| charity sostantivo | /ˈtʃæɹɪti/ | ente di beneficenza, organizzazione benefica |
| parcel sostantivo | /ˈpɑɹsəl/ | pacchetto, plico |
| everyday aggettivo | /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ | quotidiano, giornaliero |
| shock sostantivo | /ʃɔk/ | trauma, trauma emotivo |
| chuck verbo | /t͡ʃʌk/ | tirare, scaricare |
| slice sostantivo | /slaɪs/ | fetta, trancio |
| toast sostantivo | /toʊst/ | pane tostato, toast |
| repair verbo | /ˈɹiːpɛɚ/ | riparare |
| spare aggettivo | /spɛɚ/ | superfluo, ulteriore |
| freeze verbo | /ˈfɹiːz/ | gelare, ghiacciare |
| smash verbo | /smæʃ/ | frantumare, sfracellare |
| awful aggettivo | /ˈɔːfʊl/ | pessimo, terribile |
| odd aggettivo | /ɑd/ | strano, strambo |
| skill sostantivo | /skɪl/ | abilità, capacità |
| fancy sostantivo | /ˈfæn.si/ | fantasia, immaginazione |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| end up verbo | andare a finire, finire |
| go through verbo | attraversare |
| pick up verbo | tirare su, sollevare |
| speak out verbo | esternare |
Frasi da ripetere
Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:
- Where are you off to?
- How much did you get?
- What are we doing for lunch?
- What time will you be back?
- Are you going near the iPad repair place?
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Frasi relative who / which + frase — un’informazione in più su una persona o una cosa | shop, which is · out, which means · agents, which are |
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | Have you subscribed · I've never tried |
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | can't be fixed · was said |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 44 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'll, I'm, don't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: shock /ʃɔk/, smash /smæʃ/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, shout /ʃaʊt/, squash /skwɔʃ/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: hesitation /ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/, karaoke /ˈkæ.ɹiˌəʊ.ki/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: hesitation /ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/, whirl /(h)wɝl/
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: pound /ˈpaʊ̯nd/, shock /ʃɔk/, chuck /t͡ʃʌk/, slice /slaɪs/, toast /toʊst/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: charity /ˈtʃæɹɪti/, smash /smæʃ/, fancy /ˈfæn.si/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, lamb /ˈlæm/
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 charity, parcel, everyday.
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.