Pratica di Shadowing: Useful phrases when taking a taxi/Uber - Impara a parlare inglese con YouTube

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Excuse me, can I take you?
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Excuse me, can I take you?
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Take me?
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I'm sorry, I'm married.
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Oh, no, sorry.
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I mean, can I take the taxi, Uber?
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Oh, you should say, are you available?
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Is this taxi free?
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Can I get in?
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Oh, are you available?
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Yes, I am.
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Can I put this in the back?
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No, because that's where you'll be sitting.
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What?
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Like a prisoner?
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I'm going to sit in the back?
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Yes.
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You'll sit here and your baggage will stay in the trunk.
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Trunk.
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Trunk.
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This is what I meant.
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This is the trunk, also known as the boot in British English.
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We store our baggage in the trunk and not in the back seat.
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This is the back of the car,
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also known as the back seat.
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Usually people say back seat to refer to this space.
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That's why if you say back,
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native speakers will probably assume you're talking about the back seat.
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And these are the front seats.
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Front seats.
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If you want to be even more specific,
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you can call this the passenger seat and this the driver's seat.
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The passenger seat and the driver's seat.
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Hi learners!
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Welcome to my YouTube channel!
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Are you ready to embark on this adventure and learn useful vocabulary to use when taking a taxi or an Uber?
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Let's go!
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Today is going to be a good day.
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Nothing will go wrong.
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Sorry, I'm having trouble applying the seatbelt.
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Oh, are you having trouble buckling the seatbelt?
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Buckling the seatbelt.
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Oh, it worked.
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In English, if you say apply,
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you're usually talking about something that goes on you, like lotion or makeup.
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For seatbelts, especially on airplanes,
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we usually say fasten, fasten your seatbelt such as I need help fastening my seatbelt or buckle like buckle your seatbelt.
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Where are you headed?
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Headed?
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Yeah, where are you going?
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Oh, to the closest mall.
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I love shopping for clothes in Orlando.
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Perfect.
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I just wanted to say that we might run into a traffic jam.
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Is that okay?
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A traffic jam?
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Yeah, I mean the cars may move very slowly or not move at all and you might be a bit late.
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Oh, no problem.
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I know it's the time people go to work.
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Rush hour.
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Rush hour.
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No problem.
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Could you raise the AC?
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Do you want me to raise it from here?
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Like, raise it?
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It's kind of impossible, but I'll try.
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No, I mean raise.
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Raise the AC because it's hot.
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Oh, you mean turn up the AC.
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When we turn up the AC, we lower the temperature.
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why turn up
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and not raise they mean the same thing you can't say raise the ac to mean turn up the ac
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because the ac isn't measured on a scale
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but you can say raise the temperature to mean make it warmer
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because temperature is measured on a scale like low to high just like with music you can only say
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turn up the music not raise the music
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but you can say raise the volume because volume is measured on a scale okay
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go past this light then turn right into the parking lot When the GPS says light,
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it means those traffic lights over there.
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Traffic lights.
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How fast can we go?
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Do you want me to get pulled over?
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You can say how long does it take to get there?
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How far is it from here?
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How far is it from here?
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How quickly can we get there?
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How long does it take to get there?
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Two minutes, but since it's rush hour,
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it's gonna take closer to 20 minutes.
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Oh, I'm okay with that.
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You can hear cars honking, honking, honking.
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Stressful, I know.
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Oh, can you let me down?
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Over there?
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Oh, I will not let you down.
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No, I mean, leave me alone.
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No, I'm not alone.
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Oh my god, I know what you mean,
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and there are many ways to say what you're thinking.
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You could say, could you let me out there, please?
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But not down.
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Could you drop me off here?
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I'd like to get out on that corner or here's fine.
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Thank you.
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Oh, here's fine.
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Thank you.
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Sorry to interrupt.
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and start learning with me how much is the um fair
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you can say how much is it how much is the fair
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which is more formal or how much do i owe you oh how much do i owe you
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That's $30 and the tax is already included.
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Huh?
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It means you don't need to add any extra to the total.
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The total is exactly $30.
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And we didn't take any toll roads,
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so you don't have to worry.
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Tolls?
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Tolls are fees you pay to use certain roads, bridges, or tunnels.
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Some highways charge a few dollars and the amount is added to your fare if we pass through one.
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Oh, here's 30 dollars.
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Thank you for everything and for helping me improve my English.
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Thank you!
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please don't forget to like,
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share and comment on this video so that more people can see it.
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Informazioni su questa lezione

In questa lezione, imparerai frasi utili da utilizzare quando prendi un taxi o un Uber. Questi vocaboli sono essenziali per facilitare la comunicazione in situazioni quotidiane, permettendoti di sentirti più a tuo agio mentre parli inglese. Focalizzeremo l'attenzione su come chiedere informazioni, gestire i bagagli e utilizzare i seggiolini. Preparati a migliorare la tua pronuncia inglese praticando le espressioni comuni e il vocabolario appropriato!

Vocabolario e frasi chiave

  • Are you available? – Sei disponibile?
  • Is this taxi free? – Questo taxi è libero?
  • Can I get in? – Posso salire?
  • Passenger seat – Sedile del passeggero
  • Driver's seat – Sedile del conducente
  • Fasten your seatbelt – Allaccia la cintura di sicurezza
  • Where are you headed? – Dove stai andando?
  • Trunk – Bagagliaio

Consigli per la pratica

Per migliorare la tua pronuncia e familiarizzare con il vocabolario, ti consiglio di utilizzare una tecnica chiamata shadow speech. Questa tecnica consiste nel ripetere immediatamente dopo aver ascoltato le frasi dal video. Ascolta attentamente la velocità e il tono del parlante. Se va troppo veloce per te, non esitare a mettere in pausa il video e ripetere le frasi più volte finché non ti senti a tuo agio. Il shadow speak è un metodo efficace per migliorare la pronuncia inglese e perfino la comprensione. Ricorda, non è solo una questione di ascolto, ma di pratica attiva: prova a imitate il modo in cui le parole vengono pronunciate. Puoi anche registrarti mentre pratichi e confrontare la tua pronuncia con quella del video, per affinare ulteriormente la tua tecnica. Con la pratica regolare e l'uso del shadowspeaks, noterai sicuramente dei miglioramenti nella tua pratica di conversazione in inglese.

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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