Pratica di Shadowing: The Office - Diversity Day - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Creazione lezione...
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Today is Diversity Day, and someone's going to come in and talk to us about diversity.
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It's something that I've been pushing, that I've been wanting to push for a long time, and corporate mandated it, and I never actually talked to corporate about it.
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They kind of beat me to the punch.
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Ah, the bastards.
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At Diversity Today, our philosophy is about honesty and positive expectations.
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We believe that 99% of the problems in the workplace arise simply out of ignorance.
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You know what?
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This is a color-free zone here.
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Stanley, I don't look at you as another race.
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Uh, see, this is what I'm talking about.
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We don't have to pretend that we're colorblind.
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Exactly.
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We're not colorblind.
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With more ignorance.
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We're not colorblind.
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No, with more ignorance.
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Right, exactly.
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Okay, can we steer away from gay people?
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Uh, I'm sorry, it's an orientation, it's not a race.
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Plus, a lot of other races are also intolerant of gays, so...
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Paradox.
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Well, we only have an hour.
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Okay, why don't we just defer...
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I'll think you'll save time.
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Why don't we just defer to Mr. Um...
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Mr. Brown.
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Ah, oh, all right.
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Okay, first test.
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I will not call you that.
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Well, it's my name.
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It's not a test.
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Okay?
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At Diversity Today, we believe it's very easy to be a hero.
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All you need are honesty, empathy, respect, and open-mindedness.
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Excuse me.
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Yeah.
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I'm sorry, but that's not all it takes to be a hero.
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Oh, great.
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Well, what is a hero to you?
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A hero kills people.
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People that wish him harm.
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Okay.
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A hero is part human and part supernatural.
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A hero is born out of a childhood trauma or out of a disaster.
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that must be avenged.
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Okay, um, you're thinking of a superhero.
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We all have a hero in our heart.
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I regret my actions.
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I regret offending my coworkers.
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I pledge to bring my best spirit of honesty, empathy, respect, and open-mindedness...
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Open-mindedness, is that even a word?
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Um, into the workplace.
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In this way, I can truly be a hero.
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Signed, Daffy Duck.
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You call that diversity training?
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I don't.
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Were there any connections between any of us?
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Did anyone look each other in the eye?
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Was there any emotion going on?
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No!
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Where was the heart?
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I didn't see any heart.
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Where was my Oprah moment?
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Okay.
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I have something here.
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I want you to take a card put it on your forehead.
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Don't look at the card
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I want you to take the card and I want you to put it on your forehead and
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Take a card take a card any card
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And I want you to treat other people like the race that is on their forehead
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Olympics of suffering right here slavery versus the Holocaust That's where am I supposed to be?
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It's gonna percolate.
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No, no, no. Well, that was an invert.
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We didn't actually plan that.
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Lots of cultures eat rice.
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It doesn't help me.
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Um, Shalom.
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I'd like to apply for a loan.
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That's nice, Dwight.
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Okay, do me.
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Something stereotypical so I can get it really quick.
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Okay, I like your food.
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Uh, Outback Steakhouse.
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I'm Australian, mate!
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Pam.
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Pam, come on.
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I like your food.
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No, come on.
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Stir the pot.
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Stir the melting pot.
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Bam.
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Let's do it.
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Let's get ugly.
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Let's get real.
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Okay.
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If I have to do this, based on stereotypes that are totally untrue, that I do not agree with,
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you would maybe not be a very good driver.
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Oh, man, am I a woman?
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You'll notice I didn't have anybody be an Arab.
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I thought that would be too explosive.
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Uh, no pun intended.
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But I just thought too soon for Arabs.
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Maybe next year.
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Um, you know, the ball's in their court.
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You want to get high?
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No. I think you do, man.
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Stop it.
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Okay, all right, no. All right, that's good.
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You just need to push it.
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You know, you need to go a little bit further.
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Oh, all right.
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Wha- okay.
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Kelly!
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How are you?
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I just had the longest meeting.
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Oh!
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Welcome to my convenience store!
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Would you like some Googie Googie?
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I have some very delicious Googie Googie.
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Only 99 cents plus tax!
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Try my Googie Googie!
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Try my Googie Googie!
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Try my Googie Googie!
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Try my- All right!
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All right!
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Yes! That was great!
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She gets it!
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Now she knows what it's like to be a minority!
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Il contesto: Una giornata sulla diversità nel lavoro

Il video racconta una scena dal famoso ufficio di "The Office", dove si tiene una giornata sulla diversità. I dialoghi sono ricchi di interazioni reali: discussioni, malintesi e tentativi di comunicare con onestà. Questo scenario è perfetto per la pratica di conversazione in inglese perché riflette situazioni comuni nel mondo del lavoro, dove la chiave è essere chiaro e rispettoso. Attraverso le battute, impariamo a gestire argomenti delicati e a capire le sfumature del linguaggio colloquiale.

Frasi e collocazioni utili da memorizzare

  • "Beat me to the punch": Significa "precedermi". Esempio: "Ho voluto proporre l'idea, ma lui mi ha battuto sul tempo".
  • "Color-free zone": Zona senza distinzioni di colore. Un modo semplice per esprimere l'uguaglianza, anche se nel video viene criticato!
  • "Defer to someone": affidarsi a qualcuno. Esempio: "In caso di dubbio, differiamo al responsabile".
  • "Pledge to do something": Promettere di fare qualcosa. Utile per impegni formali: "Pledge to improve my skills" (Prometto di migliorare le mie abilità).
  • "Steer away from": Allontanarsi da un argomento. Esempio: "Cerchiamo di steer away from i commenti offensivi".

La tua sfida: Shadowing per migliorare la pronuncia inglese

Ora è il momento di mettersi in pratica con lo shadowspeak (o shadow speak), una tecnica efficace per migliorare la pronuncia e l'intonazione. Ecco come fare: riproduci il video, metti in pausa ogni 5 secondi e ripeti a voce alta le frasi, cercando di imitare il tono e la velocità dei personaggi. Concentrati su espressioni come "Ah, the bastards" o "I regret my actions" – senti come le parole si connettono e come la voce si alza o si abbassa. Ripeti il esercizio per 10 minuti al giorno: noterai che la tua pronuncia diventa più naturale e la pratica di conversazione in inglese diventa più fluida. Non ti preoccupare di sbagliare: l'importante è partecipare e divertirti!

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 fais born · must be avenged
Obbligo: must / have to / need to dire che qualcosa è necessariohave to pretend · have to do · need to push
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsioneI'll think · will not call · You'll notice
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodoI'm talking · you're thinking

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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