Pratica di Shadowing: Seinfeld: The High, Low, & Break-even (Clip) | TBS - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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why don't you tell me about some of your previous work
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experience all righty my last job was in publishing I got
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fired for having sex in my office with the cleaning woman all right there well before
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that I was in real estate I quit
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because my boss wouldn't let me use his private bathroom do you talk to everybody like this? Of course.
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Well, my niece told me we're different.
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I am different, yeah.
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But I gotta tell you, you are the complete opposite of every applicant we've seen.
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Uh, Mr. Steinbrenner, sir.
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There's someone here I'd like you to meet.
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This is Mr. Costanza.
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He's one of the applicants.
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Nice to meet you.
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Well, I wish I could say the same
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but i must say with all due respect i find it
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very hard to see the logic behind some of the moves
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you have made with this fine organization in the past 20 years you have caused myself
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and the city of new york a good deal of distress as we have watched you take our beloved yankees
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and reduce them to a laughing stock all for the glorification of your massive ego So, hire this man.
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Tina Robbins is here to see you.
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Who's that?
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Oh, it's my ex -roommate.
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She moved out four years ago.
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I've been subletting my apartment from her.
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See you.
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Hey, please.
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Hi, Tina.
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Hi, Elaine.
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So, haven't seen you in a while.
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Elaine, we have a problem.
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Well, what is it?
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You're getting kicked out.
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Kicked out?
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Why?
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Well, there's been a number of complaints.
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Yeah, like what?
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Well, like last Thanksgiving, you buzzed up a jewel thief.
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I didn't know who he was.
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That's why there's a buzzer.
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What else?
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Well, apparently the week after that, you buzzed up some Jehovah's Witnesses and they couldn't get them out of the building.
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What else do you want?
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Well, let's see.
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I'll tell you what the big advantage of homosexuality is.
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If you're going out with someone your size, right there, you double your wardrobe.
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I suppose.
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Oh, come on, that's a huge feature.
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When they approach a new recruit, I'm sure that's one of the big selling points.
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Jerry.
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Yes?
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I've been doing a lot of thinking.
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Uh -huh.
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Well, I don't think we should see each other anymore.
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Oh, that's okay.
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What?
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No, it's fine, no problem.
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I'll meet somebody else.
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Sure, see, things always even out for me.
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It's fine.
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Anyway, it's been really nice dating you for a while.
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And, uh, good luck.
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Yeah, you too.
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We'll be coming around about now.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B2 si basa sul video “Seinfeld: The High, Low, & Break-even”. Questo video contiene 63 frasi e 435 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 3:02. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 143 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. 10 delle sue 63 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:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| applicant sostantivo | /ˈæp.lə.kɪnt/ | candidato, richiedente |
| buzz sostantivo | /bʌz/ | brusio, ronzio |
| buzzer sostantivo | /ˈbʌzɚ/ | segnalatore acustico, cicalino |
| glorification sostantivo | glorificazione | |
| righty sostantivo | destrimano | |
| sublet verbo | /ˌsʌbˈlɛt/ | sublocare |
| jewel sostantivo | /ˈd͡ʒuːəl/ | gemma |
| wardrobe sostantivo | /ˈwɔɹdɹoʊb/ | guardaroba |
| roommate sostantivo | /ˈɹu(m)ˌmeɪt/ | compagno di stanza, coinquilina |
| niece sostantivo | /nis/ | nipote |
| thief sostantivo | /ˈθiːf/ | ladro, ladra |
| recruit verbo | /ɹɪˈkɹut/ | arruolare, reclutare |
| distress sostantivo | /dɪˈstɹɛs/ | angoscia, pena |
| publish verbo | /ˈpʌblɪʃ/ | pubblicare |
| beloved aggettivo | /bɪˈlʌvd/ | amato, carissimo |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| kick out verbo | cacciare via in malo modo |
Frasi da ripetere
Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:
- There's someone here I'd like you to meet.
- I've been subletting my apartment from her.
- I didn't know who he was.
- What else do you want?
- I've been doing a lot of thinking.
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 subletting · I've been doing |
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | we've seen · have made · have watched |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 18 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come don't, I'll, I've. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: applicant /ˈæp.lə.kɪnt/, buzz /bʌz/, sublet /ˌsʌbˈlɛt/, wardrobe /ˈwɔɹdɹoʊb/, roommate /ˈɹu(m)ˌmeɪt/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: applicant /ˈæp.lə.kɪnt/, yankee /ˈjæŋ.ki/
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 applicant, buzz, buzzer.
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.