Pratica di Shadowing: Weight loss drugs ⏲️ 6 Minute English - Impara a parlare inglese con YouTube

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Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
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I'm Neil.
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And I'm Georgie.
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Neil, I saw you eating a healthy looking salad earlier.
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Is there anything else you do to stay healthy?
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At the moment I am following an exercise routine and I'm eating healthily.
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But I'm not sure if it's having much effect.
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How about you?
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Well, I'm training for a half marathon at the moment,
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so I'm doing a lot of running,
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but I still eat a lot of sugar.
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A sweet treat.
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Diet, exercise and eating in moderation helps some people stay at a healthy weight.
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But with around 65% of British adults estimated to be overweight,
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that doesn't help everyone.
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But this has changed with the recent invention of weight loss drugs.
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Yes, weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Manjaro have been a hot topic this year.
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The drugs are modified versions of natural hormones which make us feel full when released into the body.
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Weight loss drugs are injected into the tummy and replicate this effect,
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but last much longer.
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The idea is that you feel full for longer,
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eat less and lose weight.
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In this episode we'll be hearing more about these drugs helping people lose weight And as usual,
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we'll be learning some useful new words and phrases.
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Plus there's a worksheet and quiz to practice all the vocabulary we'll learn on our website.
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But first I have a question for you, Neil.
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The measurement used by doctors to estimate if someone is at a healthy weight is called BMI.
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But what does BMI stand for?
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Is it a British Medical Index,
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b Body Mass Index or c Body Muscle Index?
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Well, I am 99.9% certain that I know the answer,
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Georgie, so I don't want to spoil it for our listeners.
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So we'll just find out at the end.
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OK then.
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For radio listener Lynne Massey-Davis,
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weight loss drugs have been life-changing.
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Using the drug Manjaro, Lynne lost 20 kilograms in six months and now feels happier than ever about her weight,
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something she discussed with Greg Foote,
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presenter of BBC Radio 4 programme Sliced Bread.
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What's it like to be on it?
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Well, I don't get hungry, so food noise stops.
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And all those scripts about yourself,
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that you're a bad person for eating.
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I feel like that judgment has drifted into the ether.
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And when you say food noise,
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what do you mean by that?
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For me, it was a conflict,
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like I got a devil and an angel on my shoulders.
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The angel said, don't eat that because you shouldn't eat food.
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The devil inside me said,
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oh, but you just want a taste.
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It damaged my self-esteem for a very,
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very long time, probably for the best part of maybe 50 years.
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Weight loss drugs help Lyn reduce food noise,
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a term for intrusive and unwanted thoughts about food.
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In fact, Lyn says her unwanted food noise has gone into the ether,
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meaning it has completely disappeared.
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Before using Monjaro, Lyn felt conflicted about food.
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She says there was an angel on one shoulder
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and a devil on the other – an old idiom which describes having a personal dilemma.
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An imaginary angel, representing Lin's conscience,
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told her what she should do,
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while a devil sat on the other shoulder,
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whispering temptations in her ear.
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Over many years, this inner conflict damaged Lin's self-esteem,
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her belief and confidence in her own abilities.
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Interestingly, weight loss drugs weren't invented to lose weight at all.
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They were originally designed for diabetes,
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a disease caused when somebody's blood sugar levels get too high.
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It was only later that doctors noticed the drug's effect on weight.
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Professor Giles Yeo researches obesity and is also a consultant for companies developing weight loss drugs.
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Here he is talking to BBC Radio 4's Sliced Bread.
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We talked about Ozempic first because that was the first on the market for diabetes.
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And then people began to notice as a side effect that people were losing weight.
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A lot of people with diabetes also have obesity.
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And part of the effects of actually reversing the diabetes is the fact that they lose weight.
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And so doctors began to sort of prescribe them off-label.
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Ozempic was the first drug on the market.
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When something is on the market, it's available for sale.
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A Zempic was designed for diabetes,
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but doctors noticed that patients lost weight as a side effect.
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A side effect is an unexpected secondary effect of a drug or medicine.
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It's usually an undesirable effect,
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although not in this case as it helped people lose weight.
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But could weight loss drugs be too good to be true?
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A public health official in the UK warns
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that the drugs alone are not the solution and that people should be encouraged to have a healthier lifestyle.
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Right Georgie, isn't it time you revealed the answer to your question?
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Yes, I asked about BMI,
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which is the measurement used by doctors to estimate if someone is at a healthy weight.
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But what does BMI stand for?
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Now, Neil, you didn't give me an answer earlier.
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Yes, that's because I was sure the answer is B.
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Body mass index.
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That's correct, well done.
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OK, let's recap the vocabulary we've learnt,
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starting with food noise – intrusive and unwanted thoughts about food.
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The idiom an angel on one shoulder
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and a devil on the other describes a personal dilemma where someone must choose whether to follow their conscience or not.
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Self-esteem means a belief in your own abilities and value.
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If something disappears into the ether,
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it completely goes away, it vanishes into the air.
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A product which is on the market is available for people to buy.
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And finally, a side effect is an unexpected and usually unwanted secondary effect of a drug or medicine.
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Once again, our six minutes are up,
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but if you're interested in programmes about health,
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we have a health topic page,
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which you can find on our website bbclearningenglish.com.
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See you there soon!
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Goodbye!

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Informazioni su Questa Lezione

In questa lezione, ci concentreremo sull'argomento della perdita di peso attraverso farmaci innovativi. Attraverso l'ascolto di un dialogo tra Neil e Georgie, gli studenti praticheranno la comprensione orale, impareranno nuove parole e frasi utili e scopriranno come la tecnologia può influenzare la salute e il benessere. Questa lezione offre un'ottima opportunità per migliorare le proprie abilità di shadowing in inglese, facilitando un approccio più naturale alla conversazione.

Vocabolario e Frasi Chiave

  • Routines di esercizio - attività fisiche regolari per mantenere la salute.
  • Farmaci per la perdita di peso - medicinali che aiutano nella riduzione del peso corporeo.
  • Sentirsi sazi - una sensazione di soddisfazione e assenza di fame.
  • Indice di massa corporea (BMI) - misura usata per valutare il peso sano di una persona.
  • Sentimenti di giudizio - percezione di essere giudicati in base alle scelte alimentari.
  • Monitora la tua alimentazione - prestare attenzione a ciò che si mangia in relazione al peso.

Consigli per la Pratica

Per migliorare il tuo inglese parlato, ti consigliamo di praticare il shadowing, una tecnica in cui si ripete ciò che si ascolta simultaneamente. Ecco alcuni suggerimenti specifici basati sulla velocità e sul tono del video:

  • Ascolta con attenzione: Fai una prima ascoltata al video senza interruzioni per comprendere il contesto generale. Questo ti aiuterà a seguire meglio quando ripeterai.
  • Ritmo e intonazione: Nota il modo in cui Neil e Georgie modulano la voce. Prova a imitare il loro modo di parlare, prestando attenta attenzione al ritmo e all’intonazione.
  • Pratica di conversazione in inglese: Dopo ogni frase o pensiero, arrestati e ripeti esattamente ciò che hai sentito. Questo ti aiuterà a migliorare la fluidità e la pronuncia.
  • Utilizza la tecnica dello shadowspeak: Parla ad alta voce mentre ascolti, cercando di allinearti al modo in cui i relatori esprimono le loro idee.
  • Rivedi i vocaboli: Fai una lista delle nuove parole e frasi e cerca di utilizzarle in frasi personali durante le tue pratiche quotidiane.

Incorporando questi suggerimenti nella tua routine di apprendimento, migliorerai non solo la tua comprensione, ma anche la tua capacità di esprimerti in modo naturale 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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