Pratica di Shadowing: They put me in a video game... - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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This is Asperia, a beautiful place known for its breathtaking scenery, gorgeous mountains, bustling villages, and secrets around every corner.
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In a forest somewhere, Jaiden can be found playing with Ari and Tofu, her loyal bird companions.
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She lays back, happily enjoying the sunlight as Ari runs around disturbing the wildlife, and Tofu eats dirt.
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Jaiden is the region's very own wildlife biologist.
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She documents every new animal she encounters in her ecological guidebook, hoping to one day discover every mysterious creature Asperia has to offer.
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Ari and Tofu help in their own ways, I suppose.
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As she's writing down this interaction in her book, for scientific purposes of course, a flock of fruit doves flies by overhead.
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Jaiden immediately recognizes them from their bright white feathers and loud screeches.
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obnoxious ear piercing screeches.
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Oh, how nature sure is a blessing sometimes.
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Just as they pass over, one of the bird calls spooks Ari, who is too distracted with bullying the rat.
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In a burst of panic from the sudden shrieks, Ari takes off and starts flying away in a fit of confusion.
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Ari?
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Ari, stop, hey!
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Come on dude, you're being dramatic!
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Jayden calls out to her bird but he's already too far away.
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Even if he could hear her, he's way too stubborn to listen anyway.
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Well this is just great.
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After hours of searching for Ari in random bushes,
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trees, caves, Jayden finally admits defeat and starts heading to the nearby town of Hollistone for extra help in finding her bird.
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Luckily, she immediately spots a noble Holliston soldier.
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Perfect!
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I'll just go up to the guard and simply ask him if he can help me find Ahri.
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I NEED YOUR HELP!
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IT'S AN EMERGENCY!
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WE NEED YOU ALLER TO TOWN!
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Ahri the bird is missing!
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HE'S GONNA DIE OUT THERE IF HE DOESN'T EAT HIS DAILY FIVE-COURSE MEAL!
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YOU GOTTA HELP ME MAN!
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PLEASE HELP ME FIND Ahri!
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Oh my god, woman, calm down!
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Just as Jayden was calmly talking to the guard about the dire situation, someone approaches.
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It seems like they somehow overheard the conversation she and the soldier were having.
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Typical eavesdroppers.
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The person asks Jayden what happened, but she's too distracted by the fact that the traveler has two funny little hamsters with them.
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Hamsters?
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Who are you?
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Are you looking for a duel?
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This is unfortunate because I'm missing my strongest battler, Ari, so you outnumber me and creatures.
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But luckily bird type attacks are super effective on hamsters, so it shouldn't be- Woah, chill out.
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I'm Merlin, I heard you need help with finding your lost bird?
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Phew, they're just here to help.
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Jayden wasn't really in the mood to wipe the floor with this kid's hamsters right now anyway.
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To help, Merlin asks Jayden which forest she was in when Ahri took off.
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Wait, the forests have names?
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This might be a bit trickier than everyone originally thought it would be.
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As the new little team starts retracing Jayden's steps, they determine the area she was most likely in when Ari flew away was the south side of Rhyham.
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Probably.
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Luckily the Hollestone soldier knows a villager over there that commonly feeds the birds.
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If anyone were to see Ari, it would definitely be him.
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With a fresh lead, the HodgePodge crew head off together on their new quest to find Ari.
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They can only hope he's not gotten himself into too much trouble, but knowing him, it's quite inevitable.
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This was the start to the questline of Jaden and her birds in the game, and also this video's sponsor, AFK Journey.
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Me and the AFK Journey team have collaborated to put together a fun little campaign that includes Jaden, me, Ari, and Tofu.
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It's also the first time I've ever been featured in a video game, which is really cool, and it'll be active from September to November.
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So I hope you get to try it out.
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The new season, Waves of Intrigue, is out today.
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There's a link to the game in the description for you to download for free.
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Waves of Intrigue brings with it a wealth of new content, including a brand new map area, the bustling hub city of restport new game modes
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and characters to recruit fishing and sailing mechanics and
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so much more there's even new intense pirate and mafia elements
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that you can explore
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and immerse yourself with on top of it all they've added even more stories
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and trials to beat
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if you're up to the challenge afkjourney has given me a
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code for you all to punch in use code tofu
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and ari for some exclusive rewards the link is down below or you can use this handy dandy QR code.
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The game is beautiful, massive, and definitely has so much for you to uncover and discover throughout the entire world they've created.
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I hope you'll give it a try.
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Thank you again to AFK Journey for not only sponsoring this video, but also putting me into their game in such a cool way.
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Thanks for watching!
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B1 si basa sul video “They put me in a video game..”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: ari, bird, Jayden, tofu, Ahri. Questo video contiene 71 frasi e 849 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 4:48. Chi parla ha un ritmo naturale di circa 177 parole al minuto, vicino a una conversazione quotidiana. Solo il 76% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
Le 15 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| tofu sostantivo | /ˈtoʊfu/ | tofu |
| hamster sostantivo | /ˈhæm(p)stɚ/ | criceto |
| luckily avverbio | /ˈlʌk.ɪ.li/ | fortunatamente, meno male |
| bustle sostantivo | /ˈbʌsəl/ | viavai, andirivieni |
| screech verbo | /skɹiːt͡ʃ/ | stridere |
| distract verbo | /dɪˈstɹækt/ | distrarre |
| sponsor sostantivo | /ˈspɒn.səː/ | sponsor |
| wildlife sostantivo | /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/ | fauna, fauna selvatica |
| biologist sostantivo | /baɪˈɒləd͡ʒɪst/ | biologo, biologa |
| eavesdropper sostantivo | /ˈiːvzˌdɹɒpə(ɹ)/ | uditore, ascoltatore |
| immerse verbo | /ɪˈmɜɹs/ | immergere |
| obnoxious aggettivo | /əbˈnɑkʃəs/ | detestabile, odioso |
| overhear verbo | /oʊ.vɚˈhɪɚ/ | origliare |
| traveller sostantivo | /ˈtɹævəlɚ/ | viaggiatore, viaggiatrice |
| uncover verbo | /ʌnˈkʌvɚ/ | scoprire, scoperchiare |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| take off verbo | togliere |
| calm down verbo | calmarsi, tranquillizzarsi |
| put together verbo | assemblare, montare |
| write down verbo | sottoscrivere, annotare |
Frasi da ripetere
Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:
- Come on dude, you're being dramatic!
- Are you looking for a duel?
- I hope you'll give it a try.
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | have collaborated · I've ever been featured · they've added |
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | can be found · been featured |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — i verbi seguiti dalla forma in -ing | starts flying · starts heading · starts retracing |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodo | you're being · is missing · I'm missing |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 16 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, they've, you're. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “th”: breathtaking /ˈbɹɛθˌteɪ.kɪŋ/, feather /ˈfɛðə/
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: obnoxious /əbˈnɑkʃəs/, shriek /ʃɹiːk/, confusion /kənˈfjuːʒən/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: biologist /baɪˈɒləd͡ʒɪst/, collaborate /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/, ecological /ˌiːkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/, inevitable /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbəl/, unfortunate /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: hamster /ˈhæm(p)stɚ/, overhear /oʊ.vɚˈhɪɚ/, overhead /ˈəʊvəˌhɛd/, happily /ˈhæp.ə.li/
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: screech /skɹiːt͡ʃ/, distract /dɪˈstɹækt/, wildlife /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/, biologist /baɪˈɒləd͡ʒɪst/, immerse /ɪˈmɜɹs/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: hamster /ˈhæm(p)stɚ/, distract /dɪˈstɹækt/, battler /ˈbæt.lə(ɹ)/, traveller /ˈtɹævəlɚ/, collaborate /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Inizia a velocità 0,75×, fai shadowing frase per frase e torna alla velocità normale quando diventa facile.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come tofu, hamster, luckily.
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.