Pratica di Shadowing: Shadowing Practice 💬 English Speaking Practice (A2–B1) - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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Hello everyone and welcome to English Cozy Chat.
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Today we have a shadowing practice where we will practice our speaking.
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The format is very simple.
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First you will listen as I say a phrase and then you will repeat after me.
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The theme for today is this or that where we will be comparing two different things.
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Hope you like it.
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First, let's talk about daily energy.
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Remember, I will say the phrase first, then you repeat after me.
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Are you an early bird or a night owl?
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Your turn.
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Personally, I am a morning person.
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Your turn.
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I love starting my day before anyone else.
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You know what they say, the early bird gets the worm.
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Next, let's choose between two classic morning drinks.
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Do you prefer hot coffee or warm tea?
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I always choose coffee to help wake me up.
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A fresh cup of coffee gives me energy.
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It is my favorite part of the morning.
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When you can start saying these phrases with more expression, it helps you to sound more fluent.
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So try to match my expression.
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Okay, so now let's talk about seasons.
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Do you like hot summer? or cold winter.
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I prefer summer because I love the sunny weather.
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Going to the beach is my favorite activity.
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Warm sunshine always puts me in a good mood.
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Now let's talk about entertainment, specifically books and movies.
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Do you enjoy reading books or watching movies?
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I love watching movies on the weekend.
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It is a great way to relax at home.
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A good story helps me to unwind after work.
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if you guys ever want to pause and listen to some phrases more
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or try repeating a phrase more than once feel free to do
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that so next where do you prefer to spend your time in the city or in nature let's practice this
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Would you rather live in a city or near nature?
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I pick nature because it is peaceful and calm.
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I love taking long walks outside in the fresh air.
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Quiet spaces help me to clear my mind.
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So, how are you guys doing so far?
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We just have a few more sections to go.
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Now let's talk about cooking at home versus eating out at restaurants.
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Do you prefer cooking at home or eating out?
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I enjoy cooking simple meals in my kitchen it is healthy and saves a lot of money
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making my own food makes me feel good
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all right so now let's talk about your work style some people like working alone and others like working in a team.
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Let's practice this.
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Do you prefer working alone or in a team?
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I work best when I can focus by myself.
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A quiet room helps me to get things done.
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I can finish my tasks much faster this way.
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Now let's talk about your daily commute and transportation Do you like driving a car or taking the bus?
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I prefer taking the bus so I can relax
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I usually listen to music or a podcast.
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It makes my daily commute very peaceful.
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now it's time to talk about weekend social plans are you a person
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that likes to stay home on the weekend or go out with friends let's practice some phrases about this topic
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on the weekends do you like to stay home or go out
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I love staying home and enjoying my cozy space
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Wearing comfortable clothes makes me happy it is the best way to recharge my battery
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so this really is true for me i do love to stay home on the weekends
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but every once in a while I feel the need to get out of the house.
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What about you guys?
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Okay, moving on.
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This is our last section, guys.
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We are almost finished.
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We are going to talk about shopping.
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Do you shop Shop online or go to the store.
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I usually shop online because it is fast and easy.
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I can find everything I need with one click.
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It saves me a lot of time on weekdays.
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All right, guys, we are done.
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And if you enjoyed this shadowing practice, be sure to check out my five -day English shadowing challenge.
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where we will be speaking for five days in a row.
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This challenge is going to be set up more like a lesson where I talk more about pronunciation, a little bit about vocabulary,
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and we are going to have more repetition.
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It's going to be a really great way to get in
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the swing of just speaking a little bit of English every day, and we are going to make it really fun.
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So I hope to see you all there.
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Thank you guys so much, and we will see you in the next one.

Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B1 si basa sul video “Shadowing Practice 💬 English Speaking Practice”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: phrase, prefer, practice, weekend, shadowing. Questo video contiene 79 frasi e 796 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 10:29. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 76 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Il 87% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è facile da seguire.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

Le 15 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
phrase sostantivo/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/espressione, polirematica
cosy aggettivo/ˈkoʊzi/accogliente
repetition sostantivo/ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/ripetizione
unwind verbo/ʌnˈwaɪnd/slegare
weekday sostantivo/ˈwiːkdeɪ̯/giorno feriale
pronunciation sostantivo/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/pronuncia, pronunzia
fluent aggettivo/ˈfluənt/fluido
worm sostantivo/wɝm/verme
vocabulary sostantivo/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/vocabolario
pause sostantivo/pɔːz/pausa
cloth sostantivo/klɒθ/stoffa, tessuto
sunny aggettivo/ˈsʌni/soleggiato, soleggiata
podcast sostantivo/ˈpɑdˌkæst/podcast, audioprogramma
sunshine sostantivo/ˈsʌnʃaɪn/luce del sole
versus/ˈvɝsəs/contro

I phrasal verb che sentirai

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
check out verboinvestigare
go out verbouscire, andare fuori
set up verbo/ˌsɛt ˈʌp/preparare, installare

Frasi da ripetere

Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:

  • Are you an early bird or a night owl?
  • Do you prefer hot coffee or warm tea?
  • Do you like hot summer?
  • Do you enjoy reading books or watching movies?
  • Do you prefer cooking at home or eating out?

La grammatica di questo video

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

StrutturaNel video
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo faare done · be set
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — i verbi seguiti dalla forma in -inglove starting · start saying · enjoy reading
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsionewill practice · will listen · will be
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un piano o qualcosa che si vede arrivareare going to talk · is going to be · are going to have

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: repetition /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: repetition /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, commute /kəˈmjuːt/, relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, recharge /ɹiːˈtʃɑː(ɹ)dʒ/, unwind /ʌnˈwaɪnd/
  • /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, podcast /ˈpɑdˌkæst/

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 phrase, cosy, repetition.

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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