Pratica di Shadowing: Shadowing Practice: Repeat After Me! (American English) 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 are going to practice our speaking with a simple story about a busy day.
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I am going to say each sentence twice.
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The first time, just listen.
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And the second time I say the sentence, say it with me.
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Try to copy my pronunciation, rhythm, and annotation.
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So basically, just try to say the words like I do.
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Don't worry if you cannot say everything perfectly.
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Just do your best and have fun.
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Okay, let's begin.
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Yesterday was a very busy day.
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Yesterday was a very busy day.
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I had so many things to do.
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I had so many things to do.
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I knew it was going to be a long day as soon as I woke up.
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I knew it was going to be a long day as soon as I woke up.
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My alarm went off at 6.30 in the morning.
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My alarm went off at 6.30 in the morning.
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I opened my eyes but I really didn't want to get out of bed.
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I opened my eyes but I really didn't want to get out of bed.
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I was still very tired.
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I was still very tired.
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I closed my eyes for just a few more minutes.
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I closed my eyes for just a few more minutes.
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Unfortunately, those few minutes turned into 15 minutes.
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Unfortunately, those few minutes turned into 15 minutes.
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I suddenly realized that I needed to get up.
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I suddenly realized that I needed to get up.
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I quickly got out of bed and went to the bathroom.
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I quickly got out of bed and went to the bathroom.
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I took a quick shower and got dressed.
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I took a quick shower and got dressed.
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I didn't have much time to decide what to wear.
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I didn't have much time to decide what to wear.
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So I put on some comfortable clothes and got ready for the day.
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So I put on some comfortable clothes and got ready for the day.
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Then I went into the kitchen.
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Then I went into the kitchen.
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I really wanted to have a nice breakfast.
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I really wanted to have a nice breakfast.
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But I didn't have enough time.
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But I didn't have enough time.
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I made a quick cup of coffee and had some toast.
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I made a quick cup of coffee and had some toast.
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While I was drinking my coffee, I checked my phone.
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While I was drinking my coffee, I checked my phone.
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I had several messages to answer.
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I had several messages to answer.
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I quickly replied to the most important ones.
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I quickly replied to the most important ones.
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Then I looked at my list of things to do.
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Then I looked at my list of things to do.
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It was a very long list.
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It was a very long list.
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I had work to do.
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I had work to do.
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I had some errands to run.
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I had some errands to run.
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I needed to go to the supermarket.
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I needed to go to the supermarket and I also needed to clean the apartment
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and I also needed to clean the apartment
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and I also had a few other small things to do and I also had a few other small things to do
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Looking at the list made me feel a little stressed.
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Looking at the list made me feel a little stressed.
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I took one more sip of my coffee and told myself to relax.
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I took one more sip of my coffee and told myself to relax.
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So I put my cup in the sink, picked up my bag, and left the house.
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So I put my cup in the sink, picked up my bag, and left the house.
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I had to get to work by 8 o'clock.
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I had to get to work by 8 o'clock.
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Luckily, I wasn't too late.
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Luckily, I wasn't too late.
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The traffic wasn't as bad as I expected.
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The traffic wasn't as bad as I expected.
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When I arrived at work, I went straight to my desk.
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When I arrived at work, I went straight to my desk.
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I turned on my computer and checked my emails.
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I turned on my computer and checked my emails.
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There were a lot of them.
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There were a lot of them.
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I had more than 20 emails waiting for me.
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I had more than 20 emails waiting for me.
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Some of them were very easy to answer.
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Some of them were very easy to answer.
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Others needed a little more time.
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Others needed a little more time.
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I spent the first hour answering emails.
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I spent the first hour answering emails.
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Then I had a meeting.
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Then I had a meeting.
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The meeting was supposed to take 30 minutes.
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The meeting was supposed to take 30 minutes, but it almost took an hour.
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But it almost took an hour.
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By the time it finished, I was already thinking about lunch.
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By the time it finished, I was already thinking about lunch.
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I looked at the clock and realized it was almost 1230.
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I looked at the clock and realized it was almost 1230.
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I decided to take a short lunch break.
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I decided to take a short lunch break.
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I found a quiet place to sit and ate my lunch.
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I found a quiet place to sit and ate my lunch.
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For the first time that day, I had a few minutes to relax.
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For the first time that day, I had a few minutes to relax.
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Then I realized I had another meeting in 10 minutes.
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Then I realized I had another meeting in 10 minutes.
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So much for my relaxing lunch break.
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So much for my relaxing lunch break.
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I went back to work and joined my next meeting.
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I went back to work and joined my next meeting.
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After the meeting, I had more work to do.
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After the meeting, I had more work to do.
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I spent the next few hours working without many breaks.
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I spent the next few hours working without many breaks.
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At about 3 o'clock, I started feeling very tired.
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At about three o'clock, I started feeling very tired.
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I made another cup of coffee.
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I made another cup of coffee.
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Then I took a short break and walked around for a few minutes.
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Then I took a short break and walked around for a few minutes.
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I felt a little better after that.
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I felt a little better after that.
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I went back to my desk and finished the most important things on my list.
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I went back to my desk and finished the most important things on my list.
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Finally, I looked at the clock.
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It was almost 530.
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Finally, I looked at the clock.
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It was almost 530.
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I was ready to go home.
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I was ready to go home.
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I still needed to go to the supermarket.
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I really didn't want to go.
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I still needed to go to the supermarket.
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I really didn't want to go.
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After a long day at work, the last thing I wanted to do was walk around a supermarket.
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After a long day of work, the last thing I wanted to do was walk around a supermarket.
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But there wasn't much food at home.
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But there wasn't much food at home.
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When I got to the supermarket, I walked around and started putting things in my basket.
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When I got to the supermarket, I walked around and started putting things in my basket.
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I bought milk, eggs, and picked up some bread.
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I bought milk, eggs, and picked up some bread.
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Then I bought some vegetables and some chocolate.
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Then I bought some vegetables and some chocolate.
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I know I didn't need the chocolate, but I took it anyway.
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I knew I didn't need the chocolate, but I took it anyway.
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A few minutes later, I found myself looking at some ice cream.
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A few minutes later, I found myself looking at some ice cream.
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I definitely didn't need ice cream, but it had been a long day.
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I definitely didn't need ice cream, but it had been a long day.
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So I bought that too.
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So I bought that too.
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Then I went to the checkout counter and paid for my groceries.
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Then I went to the checkout counter and paid for my groceries.
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I went home, made dinner, and sat down to eat.
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I went home, made dinner, and sat down to eat.
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I ate pasta with vegetables.
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I ate pasta with vegetables.
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After I was done eating, I got really tired.
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After I was done eating, I got really tired.
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So I cleaned the kitchen and got ready for bed.
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So I cleaned the kitchen and got ready for bed.
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Finally, it was time to go to sleep.
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Finally, it was time to go to sleep.
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I hope you guys enjoyed this shadowing practice and that it helped you to practice your speaking.
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Let me know how you did in the comments.
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Thank you all so much for watching.
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I hope you have a wonderful day and I cannot wait to see you in the next episode.
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Bye.

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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B1 si basa sul video “Shadowing Practice: Repeat After Me! (American English) A2-B1”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: meeting, needed, supermarket, lunch, coffee. Questo video contiene 168 frasi e 1529 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 15:50. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 97 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Solo il 80% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

Le 14 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
supermarket sostantivo/ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/supermercato
vegetable sostantivo/ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/verdura
errand sostantivo/ˈɛɹənd/incarico
checkout sostantivo/ˈt͡ʃɛkˌaʊt/check-out
groceries sostantivo/ˈɡɹoʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/spesa
pasta sostantivo/ˈpɑ.stə/pasta, impasto
luckily avverbio/ˈlʌk.ɪ.li/fortunatamente, meno male
toast sostantivo/toʊst/pane tostato, toast
cloth sostantivo/klɒθ/stoffa, tessuto
basket sostantivo/ˈbæskɪt/cestino, cesto
sink verbo/ˈsɪŋk/affondare, sprofondare
alarm sostantivo/əˈlɑɹm/allarme
pronunciation sostantivo/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/pronuncia, pronunzia
rhythm sostantivo/ˈɹɪð.əm/ritmo

I phrasal verb che sentirai

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
pick up verbotirare su, sollevare
get up verboalzarsi
wake up verbo/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/svegliarsi

Frasi da ripetere

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

  • Don't worry if you cannot say everything perfectly.
  • Luckily, I wasn't too late.
  • The traffic wasn't as bad as I expected.
  • I really didn't want to go.

La grammatica di questo video

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

StrutturaNel video
Superlativi the -est / the most … — il massimo o il minimo di un gruppoyour best · the most important
Past continuous was/were + -ing — un’azione in corso in un momento del passatowas drinking · was already thinking
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — i verbi seguiti dalla forma in -ingstarted putting
Obbligo: must / have to / need to dire che qualcosa è necessarioneeded to get · needed to go · had to get

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 19 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come didn't, wasn't, don't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “th”: cloth /klɒθ/, rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/
  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: annotation /ˌæn.əˈteɪ.ʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, annotation /ˌæn.əˈteɪ.ʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

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 supermarket, vegetable, errand.

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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