Pratica di Shadowing: TOEFL 2026 Complete a Sentence Task: Step-by-Step Strategies and Practice (Part 1) - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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This video is for everyone who needs help with the new TOEFL Build a Sentence task.
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In the Build a Sentence task, test takers first read a complete sentence, followed by a second sentence in which words or phrases are scrambled.
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Test takers must rearrange the words to form a grammatically correct sentence that fits the situation.
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You can expect about 6 to 12 Build a Sentence questions.
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You'll have approximately 6 to 8 minutes to complete all the questions.
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Let's explore a sequence of steps that will help you complete this task more efficiently.
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Step 1.
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Use the context from the prompt to guide you.
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The prompt says, they've already booked flights for next month.
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Booking flights strongly suggests an event or a future plan that's already arranged.
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Step 2.
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Check if it's a statement or a question.
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The scrambled sentence ends with a question mark.
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There are also two strong signals in the word bank, the WH word which and the auxiliary verb are.
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This tells us that the subject -verb -word order will change into auxiliary verb -subject -verb -word order.
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Step 3.
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Find the main verb.
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The action here is attending.
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Step 4.
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Ask who is performing the action.
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The answer is they.
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They is the subject.
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Step 5.
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Build the core structure for the pattern auxiliary verb subject verb
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this gets us are they attending step 6 group the rest
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of the words into meaningful chunks the only meaningful combination is
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which conference it is also the focus of the question
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and must be placed at the beginning of the sentence we
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are asking about the object of the verb the conference in
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a statement the object follows the verb they are attending a conference.
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When we form a WH question about the object, the structure changes into WH word plus object plus auxiliary verb plus subject plus verb.
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This pattern is fundamental to English sentence structure and is frequently seen in a build a sentence task.
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Let's analyze one more example with a more advanced sentence pattern.
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This is a slightly more challenging task because it has multiple verbs, multiple auxiliaries, and multiple subjects in a scrambled sentence.
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When you have multiple verbs, multiple auxiliaries, and multiple subjects,
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the first move is to sort the words into logical groups before you try to build the full sentence.
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First, identify the main action verbs, then match them with the correct auxiliaries.
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Notice that we have two action verbs in the word bank, know and working on.
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The verb working on ends in ing.
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In English, ing verbs in this structure require a form of be, either am working, is working, or are working.
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So immediately we look for an auxiliary verb in the word bank.
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We see is.
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Next look for the subject.
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We have two options to choose from, you and she.
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We can't use you with is working on because of the subject verb agreement.
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We say she is but you are.
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She is working on is the first logical and grammatically correct group of words for this sentence.
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Another action verb in the word bank is no. Quickly check the word bank for a matching auxiliary and subject.
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The only variants that fit both logically and grammatically into this group are do and you.
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Once we've identified our two strong groups, do you know and she is working on, we're left with the remaining words, which presentation.
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So these two words naturally combine into one chunk, which presentation.
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Now we have three clear groups
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and combine them into a logical sequence do you know
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which presentation she is working on finally why do we say do you know
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which presentation she is working on and not do you know
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which presentation is she working on the reason is
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that this sentence consists of two parts the main clause do you know
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and a noun clause
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which part of the presentation she is working on a noun clause behaves like a noun
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and functions as the object of the verb know in other
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words the speaker is asking do you know something we replace something with
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which presentation she is working on
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and here is the key rule in noun clauses we use direct statement word order not a question word order
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so inside the noun clause the structure stays subject plus auxiliary plus verb she is working on
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or subject plus verb depending on the tense
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and the type of action the rest of the video will
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ask you to unscramble several sentences each sentence will follow one
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of these patterns w -h -word plus object plus auxiliary plus subject plus verb
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and auxiliary plus subject plus verb plus w -h -word plus noun plus subject plus auxiliary plus verb.
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Try to apply the tips and strategies discussed earlier in the video and share your answers in the comments section.
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Let us know which strategy or tip you found most helpful.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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For more tips, strategies, and TOEFL practice, check out our TOEFL writing for an academic discussion course at udemy .com.
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Please see the link to the course in the description to this video.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questo video contiene 78 frasi e 873 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 7:30. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 116 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 82% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| verb sostantivo | /vɝb/ | verbo |
| noun sostantivo | /naʊn/ | sostantivo, nome sostantivo |
| clause sostantivo | /klɔːz/ | proposizione |
| logical aggettivo | /ˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/ | logico |
| sequence sostantivo | /ˈsiː.kwəns/ | sequenza |
| meaningful aggettivo | /ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fl̩/ | significativo, sensato |
| combine verbo | /kəmˈbaɪn/ | combinare, mischiare |
| prompt verbo | /pɹɑmpt/ | incitare, guidare |
| chunk sostantivo | /t͡ʃʌŋk/ | pezzo, tocco |
| naturally avverbio | /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ | naturalmente |
| strongly avverbio | /ˈstɹɔŋli/ | fortemente, fermamente |
| helpful aggettivo | /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ | disponibile, utile |
| fundamental aggettivo | /ˌfʌn.dəˈmɛn.təl/ | fondamentale |
| explore verbo | /ɪkˈsploɹ/ | esplorare, investigare |
| phrase sostantivo | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | espressione, polirematica |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| check out verbo | investigare |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 6 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come can't, don't, they've. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: auxiliary /ɔɡˈzɪl.(jə).ɹi/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, fundamental /ˌfʌn.dəˈmɛn.təl/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come verb, noun, clause.
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 | they've already booked · we've identified |
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | are scrambled · must be placed |
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.