Pratica di Shadowing: Speak English with Me | Describe These Photos - Impara a parlare inglese con YouTube

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Hello, welcome to my Easy English podcast for listening and Easy English speaking.
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Hello, welcome to my Easy English podcast for listening and Easy English speaking.
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I am so happy you are here today to practice English with me.
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I want to tell you about my trip to San Francisco, California.
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I will show you three pictures and describe each picture.
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Are you ready?
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First, I will show you this picture
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which I took on a boat when I was looking at the ocean from San Francisco.
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Pause the video here if you want to try to speak and describe this image to try to practice speaking English.
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Do your best.
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Okay, did you try?
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Okay, let's start.
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First, you will see two fishermen that are trying to move some fish that they caught in the ocean.
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They are hard-working fishermen wearing overalls.
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The overalls help the fishermen to stay covered from all the water and to stay dry.
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They are fishing for big fish.
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I do not know what kind of fish they caught.
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Do you know?
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I also see people on the boat behind the two fishermen.
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Do you see the people behind the two fishermen?
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They look more like tourists or people who do not fish. Do you like fishing?
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Have you ever gone fishing?
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The water looks so beautiful in this picture.
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It looks almost a little bit green.
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I really want to go swimming in the ocean.
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Do you like swimming?
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Okay, how did you do?
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Were you able to describe this picture?
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Okay, let's try the next one.
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In the next picture I took in San Francisco, I saw someone dancing.
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Here is the picture.
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Can you try to describe this picture?
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Pause the video and try to speak English to describe the photo.
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Okay, are you ready for me to describe the photo in English?
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In this photo, I see two people.
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One person is pointing.
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The other person looks like he is dancing.
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Do you know what kind of dancing he is doing?
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He is break dancing.
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Break dancing is a special kind of dancing that you often see outside on the street.
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He is a street performer.
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He is performing outside for other people to watch.
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The break dancer is on one hand pushing himself off the ground on one hand and is dancing. So impressive.
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He looks so cool.
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He has round sunglasses on and has a cap to hold his hair back.
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The other person who is pointing is also wearing a black sweatshirt with some white illustration.
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He is also wearing a black cap.
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A cap that we like to call beanies in English.
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He is wearing a black beanie beanie.
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He has a beard and it looks like he's having fun.
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He also has black shoes with a white design on them.
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Such cool street style, right?
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I took this picture because I was so impressed by these street performers.
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What do you think?
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Have you seen street performers in your country?
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Are you a street performer?
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Let me know.
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Okay, our next picture will be a little bit difficult.
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Are you ready?
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Here's the picture.
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Try to pause and practice describing the photo in English.
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Okay, are you ready for me to describe the photo in
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English this photo is of me in San Francisco I met
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someone who owned a pet bird I am holding the bird the bird is white
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and very pretty his name is Oscar Oscar the bird is a cockatoo bird.
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Cockatoos are quite big.
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The bird has very big claws.
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Its feet are holding onto my hand.
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Oscar the bird also has a leash, a string that holds him to stop him from flying away.
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Oscar is a pet bird.
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A pet bird.
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He does not live in the wild.
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He is a pet.
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What do you think about having pet birds?
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Do you think it's a good thing or a bad thing?
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I feel a little sad for Oscar if he is trapped
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but I talked to the owner
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and he said Oscar was injured Oscar cannot fly
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so he is a pet so that Oscar can stay safe
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that made me feel a lot better what do you think about having pet birds I
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was so happy to hold a bird for the first time I was smiling ear to ear in In English,
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we like to say smiling ear to ear, as in you are smiling a lot.
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Have you ever pet a bird?
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You can pet the bird, but the bird can also be a pet.
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Isn't that so funny?
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Petting a bird is not the same as a pet bird.
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Remember that.
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Okay, were you able to describe this photo in English?
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Try to watch this video again by going back and trying again and again.
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Okay, keep practicing your English every day.
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You are doing amazing.
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If you want to practice with me and speak, go to slayspeech.com.
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We made a place for you to watch videos and practice speaking.
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Check it out.
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Okay, keep practicing every day and comment below what kinds of English videos you want to see.
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Do you like this style?
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Let me know.
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Okay, talk soon.

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Informazioni su Questa Lezione

In questa lezione, avrai l'opportunità di migliorare la tua pratica di conversazione in inglese attraverso l'analisi di fotografie. Discuteremo diverse immagini e descriveremo le scene in esse presenti, contribuendo così a migliorare la tua capacità di shadow speech. Questa attività non solo ti permetterà di praticare l'inglese parlato, ma anche di sviluppare la tua confidenza mentre descrivi immagini di vita reale.

Vocabolario e Frasi Chiave

  • Fisherman - pescatore
  • Ocean - oceano
  • Break dancing - danza break
  • Street performer - artista di strada
  • Tourist - turista
  • Overalls - tuta da lavoro
  • Beanie - berretto
  • Impressive - impressionante

Consigli per la Pratica

Per ottenere il massimo da questa lezione, ti consiglio di seguire un metodo di shadowing in inglese. Guarda il video e ascolta attentamente la descrizione delle immagini, quindi metti in pausa e prova a ripetere ciò che hai sentito, imitando non solo le parole ma anche il tono e la velocità. Poiché il ritmo del parlato è moderato e chiaro, sarà più facile per te seguire. Durante il tuo esercizio di shadowspeaks, cerca di prestare attenzione alla pronuncia delle parole chiave, come "fisherman" e "break dancing".

Iniziare con brevi frasi ti aiuterà a costruire sicurezza. Non preoccuparti se non riesci a descrivere perfettamente le immagini alla prima prova; la chiave è praticare e ripetere più volte. Ogni tentativo migliorerà la tua pronuncia inglese e ti aiuterà a sentirti più a tuo agio quando parli di vari argomenti. Buona pratica!

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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