Pratica di Shadowing: Repeat-After-Me + Shadowing Practice | Easily Confused Words in English - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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So you're interested in shadowing practice.

Whether this is your first time trying one of these, or if you clicked on this video because you've done my shadowing practice videos before,

welcome and let's jump right in.

English made easy with Claire.

Alright, so before we begin, what is shadowing?

It's really simple.

The way I do it in my shadowing practices is I give you a chance to repeat a phrase

or a sentence after me and then later you will say it at the same time as me.

And that is what shadowing is.

So after you've had a chance saying it on your own, repeating it slowly after me, you can then practice saying it at the same time as me,

matching my pronunciation, my intonation,

and my inflection, which all includes the stress of the words, the stress of the sentence,

and the way my voice moves native speaker from the US.

So if you're interested in achieving the American English accent, then you're in the right place.

And of course, it helps you with your overall pronunciation and speaking of the English language, but it's also going to help you with your confidence.

So next time you go to speak English, you're going to feel more and more confident with each shadowing practice.

So check out my shadowing practice playlist if you're interested in more after we finish today.

In today's video, I'm going to read a short story and focus on words that are easily confused,

easily mixed up by non -native English speakers.

So these are words that sound really similar

but they're not and a lot of non -native speakers find it difficult to even hear the difference between these words.

So I'm going to say them really slowly for you

and give you the chance to repeat and then of course we will shadow the whole story together.

So first repeat after me.

Thank you.

I usually shop for clothes online.

Thank you.

In American English, Even though you see a th in the word "close", you can hear that I don't pronounce the th.

clothes.

Close.

but yesterday I decided to go to my favorite store.

Thank you.

But yesterday, I decided to go to my favorite store.

Thank you.

Let's shadow this sentence together.

So say it with me.

Okay.

I usually shop for clothes online, but yesterday, I decided to go to my favorite store,

I used to shop there all the time.

Thank you.

I used to shop there all the time.

Thank you.

Back then, it was easier than shopping online.

you Thank you.

So here we have our first pair of words that sound very similar, but they are different.

"then" and "than".

then Thank you. than Thank you.

Back then, it was easier than shopping online.

Now, when I speak very quickly, it's more difficult to hear the difference between the two.

But if you can hear the difference and achieve the correct pronunciation slowly, then you will have

The knowledge of what you are saying and when you speak more quickly it will come across as the correct vowel sound.

So let's try it again.

Repeat after me.

Back then, it was easier than shopping online.

Thank you.

Now, you shadow these two sentences.

"I used to shop there all the time." Back then, it was easier than shopping online.

Great, let's keep going.

First, I tried on a dress.

Thank you.

First, I tried on a dress.

Thank you.

But it was so tight, I could hardly breathe.

but it was so tight I could hardly breathe.

Thank you.

I immediately took it off and took a deep breath.

Thank you.

I immediately took it off and took a deep breath.

Thank you.

So here we have breathe and breath.

These words look very similar, there's only one letter difference,

but to breathe, is the verb and breath is a noun.

So the verb has the e at the end.

Breathe breath So not only is the vowel sound different,

but the th sound is different as well.

For the verb: It's voiced.

Breathe.

the the Breathe.

And for the noun, it's unvoiced.

Breath.

Breath Let's shadow those two sentences now.

So say them with me.

First, I tried on a dress.

but it was so tight I could hardly breathe.

I immediately took it off.

and took a deep breath.

I tried on the size up.

Repeat.

I tried on the size up.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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and it was much more loose and comfortable.

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Thank you.

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and it was much more loose and comfortable.

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Thank you.

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The word comfortable is often tricky for non -native speakers because it looks like it should be comfortable.

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four syllables.

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But in American English, we tend to say it with just three.

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Com -f -ter -ble.

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comfortable.

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I thought, do I need to lose weight?

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you Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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I thought, do I need to lose weight?

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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So in this section we have Loose. and lose Loose.

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Thank you.

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Lose.

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The difference here is the unvoiced ssss sound, and the voiced Zzzz.

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Thank you.

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Loose.

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unvoiced.

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Lose.

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voiced.

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Okay, let's shadow these two sentences.

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I tried on the size up.

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and it was much more loose and comfortable.

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Thank you.

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I thought, "Do I need to lose weight?" I wasn't sure the dress fit me right.

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Thank you.

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I wasn't sure the dress fit me right.

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Thank you.

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Thank you and the material seemed too light.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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and the material seemed too light.

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Good, so here we have right and light.

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And many people struggle with the difference between the /r / sound and the /l / sound in American English.

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Both are quite far back in the throat, but you don't necessarily need to place them far back in the throat.

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It will be the position of your tongue that determines these two sounds.

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To create the R sound, er, The back of the tongue should be touching the roof of your mouth.

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Rrrr.

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Prrr.

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You don't need to press the tongue, but it's just lightly arched up in the back.

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/r /, /r /, and the tip. is down.

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For the 'l' sound, Or The tip is touching the back of your front teeth.

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Oh.

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"L" and the back of your tongue is down.

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So not lifted like in er, but down.

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L. R.

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Oh.

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Uh...

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Oh.

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So I would focus on the position of the back of the tongue to differentiate between these two consonant sounds.

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So repeat after me.

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write 'light' Let's shadow the sentence together.

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Say it with me.

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I wasn't sure the dress fit me right.

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and the materials seem too light.

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You'll notice when I speak it more naturally and within the sentence a little bit faster, I drop the T's at the end.

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It's a stopped T sound in American English.

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right light.

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Write Light.

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I thought about trying on more dresses,

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I thought about trying on more dresses, Thank you.

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But I was getting tired.

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but I was getting tired.

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Thank you.

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I think I'll stick to shopping online.

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Thank you.

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I think I'll stick to shopping online.

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Thank you.

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Let's shadow these two sentences.

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I thought about trying on more dresses, but I was getting tired.

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I think I'll stick to shopping online.

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Alright, let's say the whole story without stopping.

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together.

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So you are going to shadow me

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and you can repeat this part of the video as many times as you need until these words,

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especially the ones that sound very similar but aren't, feel comfortable, to you.

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You feel confident saying them and you can hear the difference not only in my speech but in your speech as well.

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Okay, here we go.

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I usually shop for clothes online.

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But yesterday, I decided to go to my favorite store.

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I used to shop there all the time.

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Back then, it was easier than shopping online.

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First, I tried on a dress, but it was so tight I could hardly breathe.

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I immediately took it off and took a deep breath.

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I tried on the size up and it was much more loose and comfortable.

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I thought, Do I need to lose weight?

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I wasn't sure the dress fit me right.

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and the materials seem too light.

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I thought about trying on more dresses.

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but I was getting tired.

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you I think I'll stick to shopping online.

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Alright guys, so hopefully that shadowing practice was helpful, especially in hearing those

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slight differences between words that are easily confused by non -native speakers go check out my other shadowing videos.

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They're a huge request from my subscribers

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and I appreciate all the feedback you guys give and I'm so glad that I'm able to help you with these videos.

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You can help me out by clicking the thumbs up button below and of course subscribing to my channel.

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If you have a request for something you'd like me to cover in an upcoming shadowing video, just like I did for this video, comment below.

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I do try and read them all but I do give and reply to my channel members.

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So if you're interested in becoming a member on my channel, click the join button below to learn more.

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Thanks so much for watching, and I'll see you in the next one.

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Bye for now, guys.

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you Bye.

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Perché esercitarsi a parlare con questo video?

Questo video si concentra sulla pratica di conversazione in inglese attraverso una tecnica chiamata shadowing. Il metodo permette di migliorare le tue abilità orali ripetendo frasi e parole dopo il narratore. Tale approccio non solo aiuta a costruire la tua fiducia nel parlare, ma ti fornisce anche la possibilità di perfezionare la pronuncia inglese mimando l'intonazione e l'inflessione del relatore. Ogni volta che ripeti, stai costruendo le fondamenta per una comunicazione più fluida e naturale. Quindi, se ti interessa imparare l'inglese con youtube, questo video è il punto di partenza ideale!

Grammatica & Espressioni nel Contesto

Nel video, l'istruttrice utilizza diverse strutture chiave che possono essere utili per gli studenti di inglese. Ecco alcune di esse:

I usually shop for clothes online - Questa frase utilizza la forma presente semplice per esprimere abitudini, fondamentale nella lingua inglese.
But yesterday, I decided to go to my favorite store - Qui vediamo l'uso del passato semplice che è essenziale per discutere eventi passati.
I used to shop there all the time - Questa espressione indica un'abitudine nel passato cambia notevolmente il significato rispetto alla forma presente.

Praticando queste frasi, puoi capire meglio come costruire le tue idee in modo coerente e chiaro durante la conversazione, specialmente quando si tratta di shadow speak.

Trappole Comuni nella Pronuncia

Un aspetto cruciale del video è la pronuncia di parole facilmente confuse. Alcuni termini che gli studenti tendono a scambiare includono:

clothes e close - Nonostante la presenza del th, nella pronuncia americana clothes non include il suono di th, un errore comune per i non madrelingua.
shop e shopper - Attenzione alla differenza tra il verbo e il sostantivo per evitare malintesi.

Riconoscere e praticare queste trappole di pronuncia ti aiuterà non solo a migliorare la tua pronuncia inglese ma anche a evitare confusione in conversazioni reali.

La grammatica di questo video

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

Struttura	Nel video
“Used to” used to + verbo — un’abitudine o uno stato passato che non è più vero	used to shop
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso	you've done · you've had
Comparativi -er than / more … than — confrontare due cose	easier than
Past continuous was/were + -ing — un’azione in corso in un momento del passato	was getting

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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