Pratica di Shadowing: SLOW BASIC English Conversation— Learn English with Camille - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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Hello, welcome back to my YouTube channel I am  Camille and in today's video my husband Calvin and I are going to have some very simple dialogues  in slow English. First you will listen to the dialogue with subtitles and then no subtitles to  test your English listening and comprehension.
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Shall we get started? Let's do it. Hello. Hello.  What is your name? My name is Calvin, what's your name? My name is Camille. How are you? I'm doing  fine, how about you? I'm great. thanks for asking.
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Let's do it. Hello. Hello. What is your name?  My name is Calvin, what's your name? My name is Camille. How are you? I'm doing fine, how  about you? I'm great. thanks for asking.
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Where were you born? I was born in the  state of Washington in the United States, what about you? I was born in Michigan,  the northern part of Michigan.
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Where were you born? I was born in the  state of Washington in the United States, what about you? I was born in Michigan,  the northern part of Michigan.
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Where do you live? Now, I live in South Carolina.
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Where do you live? I also live in  South Carolina. What a coincidence.
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Where do you live? Now, I live in South Carolina.
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Where do you live? I also live in  South Carolina. What a coincidence.
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I am 38 years old. How old are you? I prefer  not to tell you. We'll just say 23. Perfect I am 38 years old. How old are you? I prefer  not to tell you. We'll just say 23. Perfect.
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How many siblings do you have? I have  four brothers and sisters. Actually, I have one brother and three sisters. Wow, how many brothers and sisters do you have? I  have four sisters. I don't have any brothers.
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How many siblings do you have? I have  four brothers and sisters. Actually, I have one brother and three sisters. Wow, how many brothers and sisters do you have? I  have four sisters. I don't have any brothers.
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What about pets. Do you have any pets? I  don't have any pets. I don't like pets, sorry. I like pets, but I travel a  lot, so pets aren't so convenient.
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What about pets. Do you have any pets? I  don't have any pets. I don't like pets, sorry. I like pets, but I travel a  lot, so pets aren't so convenient.
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What do you do for work? I am a graphic and  website designer. What do you do for a living?
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I write books to help people learn  English and I also create content on YouTube, Instagram, and Tik Tok. Great.
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What do you do for work? I am a graphic and  website designer. What do you do for a living?
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I write books to help people learn English and I also create content on YouTube,  Instagram, and Tik Tok. Great.
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What are your hobbies? I like to take photos  of nature and I like to travel. What about you?
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I love to study languages. I  adore traveling and I really enjoy meeting new people. Let's  go on an adventure. Let's do it.
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What are your hobbies? I like to take photos  of nature and I like to travel. What about you?
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I love to study languages. I  adore traveling and I really enjoy meeting new people. Let's  go on an adventure. Let's do it.
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What's your favorite type  of food? I love Indian food.
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Me too. I also love Thai food and Sushi. Do you  have a sweet tooth or a salty tooth? I really like sweet things, I like desserts, I like ice  cream, so I would say you have a sweet tooth.
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Yes. Do you have a salty tooth? No, I think I like  salty things, but I really like sweet things too.
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What's your favorite type of food? I love Indian  food. Me too. I also love Thai food and Sushi.
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Do you have a sweet tooth or a salty tooth?  I really like sweet things, I like desserts, I like ice cream, so I would say you have a  sweet tooth. Yes. Do you have a salty tooth?
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No, I think I like salty things,  but I really like sweet things too.
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What's your favorite season? I like fall because  the leaves change, and the weather gets cooler, and I can wear jeans again, and maybe even a  sweater. I agree with you, fall is my favorite season too. I love the anticipation leading up to  Thanksgiving and Christmas, it's really magical.
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What's your favorite season? I like fall because  the leaves change, and the weather gets cooler, and I can wear jeans again, and maybe even a  sweater. I agree with you, fall is my favorite season too. I love the anticipation leading up to  Thanksgiving and Christmas, it's really magical.
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Do you watch any sports? I don't watch any sports.
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Me neither. Do you have a favorite TV show?  I don't have a favorite TV show either, but I do like to watch shows in different  languages. What a coincidence, me too. Do you have a favorite show? Not a favorite, but  an old-time classic show that I love is Friends.
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My favorite movie right now is Mucize, which  means The Miracle, it's actually a Turkish film.
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Very nice. Do you have a favorite film? One that  always pops in my mind is, The Devil Wears Prada.
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I haven't seen it in years. We'll have to watch  it again soon. Yes. Maybe in Turkish. Maybe.
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Do you watch any sports? I don't watch any sports.
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Me neither. Do you have a favorite TV show?  I don't have a favorite TV show either, but I do like to watch shows in different  languages. What a coincidence, me too.
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Do you have a favorite show? Not a favorite, but  an old-time classic show that I love is Friends.
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My favorite movie right now is Mucize, which  means The Miracle, it's actually a Turkish film.
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Very nice. Do you have a favorite film? One that  always pops in my mind is, The Devil Wears Prada.
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I haven't seen it in years. We'll have to watch it  again soon. Yes. Maybe in Turkish. Maybe. Do you have any questions for me? Well that concludes our  short dialogue YouTube video. Let us know in the comments. Was it hard for you to understand? As  always, thank you so much for watching my channel.
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If you haven't already be sure to subscribe and  I will see you next week. Tchau, ciao. See ya!

Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questa lezione di conversazione di livello A2 si basa sul video “SLOW BASIC English Conversation— Learn English with Camille”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: favorite, pets, tooth, sisters, sweet. Questo video contiene 42 frasi e 1095 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 10:15. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 107 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Il 78% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare. 51 delle sue 42 frasi sono domande: un buon esercizio per l’intonazione interrogativa e le risposte brevi.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
pet sostantivo/pɛt/animale da compagnia, animale d'affezione
tooth sostantivo/tuθ/dente
salty aggettivo/ˈsɔlti/salato, salso
coincidence sostantivo/kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/coincidenza
dialogue sostantivo/ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/dialogo, conversazione
adventure sostantivo/ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/avventura
designer sostantivo/dɪˈzaɪnɚ/designer, progettista
graphic aggettivo/ˈɡɹæfɪk/grafico
leaf sostantivo/lif/foglia
convenient aggettivo/kənˈviː.niənt/conveniente, comodo
hobby sostantivo/ˈhɑ.bi/hobby, passatempo
dessert sostantivo/dɪˈzɝt/dolce, dessert
sweater sostantivo/ˈswɛtɚ/maglia
anticipation sostantivo/ænˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/anticipazione
adore verbo/əˈdoɹ/adorare

Frasi da ripetere

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

  • I'm doing  fine, how about you?
  • I'm doing fine, how  about you?
  • How many siblings do you have?
  • What's your favorite type  of food?
  • What's your favorite type of food?

La grammatica di questo video

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

StrutturaNel video
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adessohaven't seen
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fawas born
Frasi relative who / which + frase — un’informazione in più su una persona o una cosaMucize, which means
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — i verbi seguiti dalla forma in -ingenjoy meeting

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 23 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come don't, I'm, we'll. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: anticipation /ænˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: coincidence /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/, anticipation /ænˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: hobby /ˈhɑ.bi/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/
  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: pet /pɛt/, tooth /tuθ/, coincidence /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/, dialogue /ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/, graphic /ˈɡɹæfɪk/
  • /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: graphic /ˈɡɹæfɪk/, magical /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/, anticipation /ænˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.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 pet, tooth, salty.

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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