Pratica di Shadowing: we just graduated high school - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Questo video contiene 224 frasi e 1628 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 19:35. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 83 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Il 85% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

15 parole meno comuni del video, con pronuncia e significato:

• barn [ˈbɑɹn] (sostantivo) — granaio, fienile. A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle.
• glacier /ˈɡleɪ.ʃɚ/ (sostantivo) — ghiacciaio. A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.
• sword /soɹd/ (sostantivo) — spada, brando. A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.
• bone /boʊn/ (sostantivo) — osso. A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
• angel /ˈeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəl/ (sostantivo) — angelo. An incorporeal and holy or semidivine messenger from a deity or other divine entity, traditionally depicted as a youthful, winged figure in flowing robes.
• chill /tʃɪl/ (verbo) — raffreddare. To lower the temperature of something; to cool.
• mason /ˈmeɪsən/ (sostantivo) — muratore. A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick.
• selfish /ˈsɛlf.ɪʃ/ (aggettivo) — egoista, egoistico. Holding one's own self-interest as the standard for decision making.
• shout /ʃaʊt/ (verbo) — gridare. To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.
• insist /ɪnˈsɪst/ (verbo) — insistere. To hold up a claim emphatically.
• vibe /vaɪb/ (sostantivo) — atmosfera. An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing.
• fade /feɪd/ (verbo) — sbiadire. To hit the ball with the shot called a fade.
• finger /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ (sostantivo) — dito, dita. A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other…
• gross /ɡɹoʊs/ (aggettivo) — grossolano, grave. remarkably great, big, vast in an often unpleasant way; (of behaviour) Highly or conspicuously offensive.
• horrible /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/ (aggettivo) — orribile, terribile. Causing horror; terrible; shocking.

I phrasal verb che sentirai

• look at (verbo) — guardare. To observe or watch.
• get on (verbo) — salire. To board or mount (something), especially a vehicle.
• check out (verbo) — investigare. To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
• go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verbo) — continuare. To continue in extent.
• come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — dai dai!. Come along with me; join me in going.
• get up (verbo) — alzarsi. To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb.
• give in (verbo) — cedere. To collapse or fall.
• give up (verbo) — arrendersi. To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 75 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come we're, I'm, can't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

• I suoni “sh” e “zh”: glacier /ˈɡleɪ.ʃɚ/, selfish /ˈsɛlf.ɪʃ/, shout /ʃaʊt/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/, shoe /ˈʃu/
• Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/, diversity /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/, immaculate /ɪˈmæk.jʊ.lət/, photogenic /ˌfoʊ.toʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪk/

Come esercitarsi con questo video

1. Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
2. Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
3. Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come barn, glacier, sword.