Pratica di Shadowing: Repeat-After-Me Shadowing English Speaking Practice - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Creazione lezione...
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Repeat after me.
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And shadowing exercises.
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We're going to work on our fluency.
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We're going to use a story.
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First, we'll repeat after me.
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We will work on our pronunciation.
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And then do the shadowing part.
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To exercise your fluency and flow.
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Alright, here we go.
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Repeat after me.
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A lady asked an old street vendor.
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A lady asked, an old street vendor, How much do you sell your eggs for?
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How much do you sell your eggs for?
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The old man replied, 25 cents an egg, madam.
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The old man replied, 25 cents an egg, madam.
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All right, let's say all that together, shall we?
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Two times.
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Here we go.
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A lady asked an old street vendor, how much do you sell your eggs for?
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The old man replied, 25 cents an egg, madam.
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Again.
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A lady asked an old street vendor, How much do you sell your eggs for?
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The old man replied, 25 cents an egg, madam.
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The lady responded.
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The lady responded.
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I'll take 10 eggs for $2.
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I'll take 10 eggs for $2.
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or I'm leaving, or I'm leaving.
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All right, together two times.
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Here we go.
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The lady responded, I'll take ten eggs for two dollars, or I'm leaving.
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The lady responded, I'll take ten eggs for two dollars, or I'm leaving.
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The old salesman replied, Buy them at the price you want, madam.
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Buy them at the price you want, madam.
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This is a good start for me.
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This is a good start for me.
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Because I haven't sold a single egg today.
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because I haven't sold a single egg today.
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And I need this to live.
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And I need this to live.
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All right, let's say all of that together, two times, nonstop, here we go.
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The old salesman replied, Buy them at the price you want, madam.
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This is a good start for me, because I haven't sold a single egg today and I need this to live.
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Again.
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The old salesman replied, Buy them at the price you want, madam.
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This is a good start for me because I haven't sold a single egg today and I need this to live.
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She bought her eggs at a bargain price.
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She bought her eggs at a bargain price and left feeling like she had won.
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And left feeling like she had won.
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She bought her eggs at a bargain price and left feeling like she had won.
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She bought her eggs at a bargain price and left feeling as...
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Feeling like she had won.
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I messed up.
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I'm sorry.
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Feeling like she had won the game, the match, the negotiation.
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All right, let's move on to the next one.
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Later that day, later, later, later, later that day, she went to a nice restaurant with her friend.
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She went to a nice restaurant with her friend.
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They ordered what they wanted.
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They ordered what they wanted.
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Ate a little and left a lot of what they had asked for.
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So they ordered what they wanted, they ate a little of what they wanted, and they left a lot of food, but they had asked for all that food.
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That's what it's saying, right?
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Let's do it all together, two times.
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Here we go.
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Later that day, she went to a nice restaurant with her friend.
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They ordered what they wanted, ate a little, and left a lot of what they had asked for.
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and left a lot of what they had asked for.
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I just wanted to get that because maybe that's a little fast.
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Ate a little and left a lot of what they had asked for.
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All right, now let's say it again from the top.
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Later that day, she went to a nice restaurant with her friend.
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They ordered what they wanted, ate a little, and left a lot of what they had asked for.
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They paid the bill, which was $80.
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That's not cheap.
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That's $40 each.
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They must have ordered a lot, or it's a very nice restaurant.
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They paid the bill, which was $80.
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Gave $100.
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And told the fancy restaurant owner,
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and told the fancy restaurant owner to keep the change as a tip.
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To keep the change as a tip.
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All right, let's say that two times.
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Ready?
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They paid the bill, which was $80, gave $100, and told the fancy restaurant owner to keep the change as a tip.
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Again, they paid the bill,
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which was $80, gave $100, and told the fancy restaurant owner to keep the change as a tip.
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The story might seem quite normal.
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The story might seem quite normal to the owner of the restaurant,
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To the owner of the restaurant.
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But very unfair to the egg seller.
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But very unfair to the egg seller.
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Alright, let's say that twice.
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Here we go.
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The story might seem quite normal to the owner of the restaurant.
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But very unfair to the egg seller.
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The story might seem quite normal to the owner of the restaurant.
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but very unfair to the egg seller.
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The question it raises is, the question it raises is,
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why do we always need to show that we have power?
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Why do we always need to show that we have power when we buy from those in need?
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When we buy from those in need.
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All right, two times, here we go.
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The question it raises is, why do we always need to show that we have power when we buy from those in need?
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Again, the question it raises is,
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why do we always need to show that we have power when we buy from those in need?
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And why are we generous?
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And why are we generous to those who don't even need our generosity?
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to those who don't even need our generosity.
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And why are we generous to those who don't even need our generosity?
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And why are we generous to those who don't even need our generosity?
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I once read somewhere
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that a father used to
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buy goods from poor people at a high price, At a high price.
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Even though he didn't need the item.
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Even though he didn't need the item.
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Sometimes he paid more for them.
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Sometimes he paid more for them.
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All right, all together.
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I once read somewhere that a father used to buy goods from poor people at a high price, even though he didn't need the item.
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Sometimes he paid more for them.
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All right.
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See if you can do it at that pace.
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Here we go.
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I once read somewhere that a father used to buy goods from poor people at a high price, even though he didn't need the item.
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Sometimes he paid more for them.
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His children were amazed.
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His children were amazed.
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And one day they asked him, And one day they asked him, Why are you doing this, Dad?
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Why are you doing this, Dad?
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The father replied, It's charity wrapped in dignity.
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Charity.
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Charity is when you help someone, you assist someone.
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Wrapped in dignity, delivered with respect.
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If you wrap it in dignity, you deliver it with respect.
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It's charity wrapped in dignity.
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so it's kind of it's hidden if something's wrapped in something it's kind of it's hidden
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hidden with dignity so you're giving that person respect you you are giving
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that person their dignity it's charity but it's kind of disguised as you know respect dignity
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All right, let's say all of that two times.
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Here we go.
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His children were amazed, and one day they asked him, Why are you doing this, Dad?
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The father replied, It's charity wrapped in dignity.
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Again.
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His children were amazed, and one day they asked him, Why are you doing this, Dad?
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The father replied, it's charity wrapped in dignity.
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It's charity wrapped in dignity.
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Say it again.
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There you go.
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All right, that's it.
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That's the little story with a good moral.
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We're going to do a nonstop.
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I want you to shadow me.
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Here we go.
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A lady asked an old street vendor, how much do you sell your eggs for?
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The old man replied, 25 cents an egg, madam.
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The lady responded, I'll take 10 eggs for $2 or I'm leaving.
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The old salesman replied, buy them at the price you want, madam.
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This is a good start for me because I haven't sold a single egg today and I need this to live.
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She bought her eggs at a bargain price and left feeling like she had won.
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Later that day, she went to a nice restaurant with her friend.
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They ordered what they wanted, ate a little and left a lot of what they had asked for.
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They paid the bill, which was $80, gave $100 and told the fancy restaurant owner to keep the change as a tip.
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The story might seem quite normal to the owner of the restaurant, but very unfair to the egg seller.
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The question it raises is, why do we always need to show that we have power when we buy from those in need?
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And why are we generous to those who don't even need our generosity?
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I once read somewhere that a father used to buy goods from poor people at a high price,
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even though he didn't need the item.
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Sometimes he paid more for them.
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His children were amazed, and one day they asked him, Why are you doing this, Dad?
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The father replied, It's charity wrapped in dignity.
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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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Keep practicing English, and eventually you will reach the magic mountain of fluency.
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All right, I'm just getting there.
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Get all the steps at EnglishCoachChad.com, and I'll see you in the next step.

Perché esercitarti a parlare con questo video?

Il video "Repeat-After-Me Shadowing English Speaking Practice" è una risorsa eccellente per imparare l'inglese con i video e migliorare la fluenza. Attraverso l'approccio "shadowing" (o shadowspeak), che consiste nel ripetere immediatamente dopo il parlante, eserciti non solo la pronuncia ma anche il flusso e l'intonazione. Il contesto narrativo della storia rende l'esercizio più coinvolgente, aiutando a memorizzare espressioni utili in situazioni reali, come negoziazioni o conversazioni in ristorante.

Grammatica e espressioni nel contesto

Analizziamo alcuni elementi chiave del dialogo:

  • "I'll take 10 eggs for $2 or I'm leaving": L'uso del futuro "will" per esprimere una decisione immediata e la congiunzione "or" per creare una condizione. Utile in situazioni di negoziazione.
  • "They ordered what they wanted, ate a little and left a lot": Struttura con verbi congiunti in forma semplice, ideale per descrivere azioni sequenziali. Nota l'uso di "what they wanted" per indicare un oggetto non specificato.
  • "It's charity wrapped in dignity": Metafora con "wrapped in" (avvolto in) per esprimere il concetto di aiuto con rispetto. Un'espressione ricca e memorabile per parlare di solidarietà.

Trappole comuni di pronuncia

Nel video, alcuni termini possono creare difficoltà:

  • "Vendor" (venditore): La pronuncia corretta è /ˈvendər/, con l'accento sulla prima sillaba. Evita di pronunciare la "d" come in italiano.
  • "Bargain" (affare): La "ai" si legge come /eɪ/, e la "g" è molle, quindi /ˈbɑːɡɪn/. Molti apprendenti sbagliano l'accento.
  • "Negotiation" (negoziazione): La parola è lunga, ma la pronuncia si divide in /nɪˌɡəʊʃiˈeɪʃn/. Concentrati sulle sillabe "go" e "shia" per non sbagliare.

Con l'esercizio di shadow speak, ripetendo a voce alta immediatamente dopo il parlante, migliorerai la pronuncia e la fluidità, evitando queste trappole.

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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