Pratica di Shadowing: Shadow Me & Learn Phrasal Verbs for Shopping! - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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Hey there!
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I'm Emma from mmmEnglish.
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This is an imitation lesson.
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You'll practise speaking with me about a common everyday topic, shopping.
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And you'll also get to practise using five really useful common phrasal verbs naturally in conversation just as a native speaker would.
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Okay, here's how we'll practise together using the imitation technique.
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You'll hear my story three times in three different ways.
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First, you'll listen.
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You're just listening to get the sound of the story into your ears and ready for your lips.
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Secondly, you'll repeat after me.
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You'll hear the same story except there'll be a pause where you can repeat back what you heard out loud.
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Copying my pronunciation, my intonation.
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Third, shadow me.
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Now this is the tricky one where you speak along with me at exactly the same time.
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Just like we're singing the same song together.
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As we go, listen out for these five phrasal verbs.
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To splash out, to try something on,
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to set someone back, to sell out and to take something back.
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In step one, just listen, listen for new words, listen to the tone of my voice.
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I've got my cousin's wedding next month and since it's a special occasion, I thought I'd splash out a bit.
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It's been a while since I bought something new And I found this gorgeous green dress.
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The second I tried it on, I just knew.
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The only problem, it was going to set me back four hundred dollars.
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Four hundred.
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I stood there having this whole conversation with myself in the fitting room.
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Do I need it?
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No. Do I want it?
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Absolutely.
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I've never felt so good in a dress before.
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The shop assistant told me that if I took that dress, they'd be completely sold out of the style.
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So I did it.
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I bought it.
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But honestly, by the time I got home, I felt sick.
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I couldn't believe I'd spent that much on a dress.
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I think I'm going to take it back.
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I don't need to drop that kind of money on an outfit for a wedding, honestly.
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Now in step two, repeat after me.
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You'll hear me say the line and then there'll be a pause after so you can copy me exactly as you hear.
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On the screen, you can see some words are in bold text.
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These are the words that are stressed in the sentence so they are spoken a little louder and clearer than the others.
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There is a letter underlined in some words.
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This is the stressed syllable if the word has more than one syllable.
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I've got my cousin's wedding next month And since it's a special occasion,
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I thought I'd splash out a bit.
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It's been a while since I bought something new And I found this gorgeous green dress.
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The second I tried it on, I just knew.
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the only problem it was going to set me back four hundred dollars four hundred
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I stood there having this whole conversation with myself in the fitting room. Do I need it?
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No. Do I want it?
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Absolutely.
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I've never felt so good in a dress before.
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The shop assistant told me that if I took that dress,
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They'd be completely sold out of the style. So I did it.
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I bought it.
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But honestly, by the time I got home, I felt sick.
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I couldn't believe I'd spent that much on a dress.
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I think I'm going to take it back.
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I don't need to drop that kind of money on an outfit for a wedding.
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Honestly.
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Now, try to shadow me, speak along with me, following the rhythm and the intonation of my voice.
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I've got my cousin's wedding next month and since it's a special occasion, I thought I'd splash out a bit.
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It's been a while since I bought something new and I found this gorgeous green dress.
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The second I tried it on, I just knew.
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The only problem, it was going to set me back four hundred dollars.
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Four hundred.
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I stood there having this whole conversation with myself in the fitting room.
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Do I need it?
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No. Do I want it?
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Absolutely.
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I've never felt so good in a dress before.
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The shop assistant told me that if I took that dress, they'd be completely sold out of the style.
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So I did it.
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I bought it.
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But honestly, by the time I got home, I felt sick.
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I couldn't believe I'd spent that much on a dress.
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I think I'm going to take it back.
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I don't need to drop that kind of money on an outfit for a wedding, honestly.
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So I splashed out on the dress of my dreams, it set me back a small fortune.
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The style sold out when I bought it
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and now I've got to take it back because I feel so guilty about my purchase.
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Have you ever had that happen?
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Do you think that I should have kept the dress?
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Let me know down in the comments.
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In fact, tell me if you have ever splashed out on something and if you did, how much did it set you back?
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Using these phrasal verbs yourself for your own stories is how you're going to lock them into your own memory.
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So make sure you share a comment down below using the phrasal verbs you learned and practised today.
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You can find me here every week with new stories and new ways to practise your English speaking skills.
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Make sure you come and say hi on Instagram, you subscribe here on YouTube,
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drop me a comment, say hello below and I will see you in the very next lesson.

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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questo video contiene 89 frasi e 954 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 8:58. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 106 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Il 82% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

15 parole meno comuni del video, con pronuncia e significato:

  • verb /vɝb/ (sostantivo) — verbo. A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being.
  • occasion /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/ (sostantivo) — occasione. A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.
  • gorgeous /ˈɡoɹd͡ʒəs/ (aggettivo) — magnifico, splendido. Sumptuously dressed.
  • outfit /ˈaʊtfɪt/ (sostantivo) — completo, tenuta. A set of clothing (with accessories).
  • lesson /ˈlɛs.ən/ (sostantivo) — lezione. A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
  • shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ (sostantivo) — ombra. A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
  • pause /pɔːz/ (sostantivo) — pausa. A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
  • tone /ˈtəʊn/ (sostantivo) — tono. A specific pitch.
  • topic /ˈtɑpɪk/ (sostantivo) — tema, categoria. A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest.
  • naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ (avverbio) — naturalmente. In a natural manner.
  • everyday /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ (aggettivo) — quotidiano, giornaliero. Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions.
  • technique /tɛkˈniːk/ (sostantivo) — tecnica. The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements.
  • ear /ˈɪə̯/ (sostantivo) — orecchio, orecchia. The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
  • skill /skɪl/ (sostantivo) — abilità, capacità. A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
  • fortune /ˈfɔːtjuːn/ (sostantivo) — sorte, destino. Destiny, especially favorable.

I phrasal verb che sentirai

  • sold out (aggettivo) — esaurito. Completely sold; of which no more is in stock.

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 39 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I've, you'll, I'd. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: splash /splæʃ/, occasion /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, imitation /ɪmɪˈteɪ̯ʃən/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, imitation /ɪmɪˈteɪ̯ʃən/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/

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 verb, occasion, gorgeous.

La grammatica di questo video

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

StrutturaNel video
Frasi condizionali if + frase, will/would + verbo — una condizione e il suo risultatoif I took that dress, they'd be
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adessoIt's been · I've never felt · Have you ever had
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsioneYou'll practise · you'll also get · we'll practise
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un piano o qualcosa che si vede arrivareI'm going to take · you're going to lock

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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