Shadowing Practice: Natural Italian Conversation—Fast & Real! (with subs) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Here we are ready to do some fun.
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Yes, but not so fast.
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Ah no?
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Natural.
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But sometimes you have this impression, no?
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When an Italian says something and you feel it a little like that, even if you know all the words,
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it's impossible to understand them because you say the phrase in a way so fast.
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So today, to help you avoid bad surprise, we will have a conversation at a normal speed.
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So you can train yourself to understand the Italians when they speak in a natural way.
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So we are going to go to Napoli, the city where I was born and grew.
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I don't see the time.
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What is the first thing you will do?
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A Napoli, I would probably take a coffee, but it's good.
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Not because it's more good, but because I like the most what they do in Napoli.
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How is the coffee in Napoli?
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It's more short, so it's even more small
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so all those who take us around for the boxes will be even more happy and it's more dense,
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there's a little more cream sometimes too little,
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it's so little that now no but when I was younger and returned to napoli I took two of them now no,
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otherwise caffeine is too much I have to use the...
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Ah, ok, ok.
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Ah no, aspetta! So it's more short?
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It's much shorter.
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You always have to use something.
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Sorry guys, I'm learning a...
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And you drink coffee.
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And you're all happy.
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I have reversed the coffee on the matthew jacket.
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It's like contemporary art.
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We foreigners like very much Napoli.
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In fact, if I'm wrong, Goethe, I hope it's pronounced so.
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Goethe said that Napoli is a paradise.
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Stendhal said that Napoli is the most beautiful city in the world.
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But in my opinion it's always useful to talk with someone about the place, because so we understand what you do,
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how you live in Napoli.
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So what is the thing that you like most of Napoli?
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Omara, Puncinella!
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All right, I like Napoli.
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Well, there is not one thing I like most.
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I like everything together.
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Obviously, the fact that there are many places in which I was and I grew up,
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so I like to see them.
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I like to see friends,
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the climate and the area that there is fantastic and the places are very beautiful because all the places,
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the streets, It's all been lived from one part, but also has a lot of history,
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so it's a very particular mixture.
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Sometimes it's a lot of confusion, there's a lot of people,
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lately many tourists, so sometimes it's difficult to travel to Napoli.
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But if someone who is watching, who wants to go to Napoli,
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all the tourist places are online, or even on the guide, do you recommend something that you would recommend?
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Well, there is.
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From San Martino, and then the Vomero, partendo da piazza
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Van Vitelli ci sono due luoghi dove ci sono delle scale che scendono verso the center,
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but from the opposite side where the sea is seen and they are beautiful, the Via Mighetti, I think,
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and the end of Via Luca Giordano, which ends with the scales that go via Agnello Falcone,
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around the Floridiana, and to make that road is beautiful,
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because a beautiful road, all panoramic and in beautiful days you see Capri.
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And the Floridiana is a small park,
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even from there you see the sea?
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From there you see the sea, you go down and you get to the bottom, because it is on the coast, the Floridiana, the villa Floridiana.
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This is the Floridiana
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now we are going to see the sea here the sea is seen there are also some capri even
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if there are a lot of rain and so there is a little wind but it could decrease
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right there is sorrento and right there are capri Hello!
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It's the sea behind you.
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Yes, it's the sea.
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This is the sea that I can see when I can.
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Are there things that you don't like or would you recommend?
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Cose that I don't like?
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Well, no. There is a lot of confusion and I recommend you to do it.
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Since there is a lot of people to see,
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it's more sense to decide to go where where there is no people,
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so you see what you want to see and you pass good moments instead of making a pile,
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because I certainly recommend you to make a pile for going in a particular restaurant, it doesn't have sense, everything is good,
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so where you eat, you eat, you eat you will surely do it well, don't make a mistake.
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Now we are going to take the pizza!
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Brava!
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The choice!
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What pizza do you take?
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Pizza from pizza Iwole How?
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I don't know.
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Contro the San Marzano top, provola from the Monti Lattari.
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Lattari.
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Lattari.
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Parmigiano, regiano top, pepe, olio evo, with a ciuffe in crema, 1 euro in più.
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And then I don't know.
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What do you take?
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What do you take?
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What do you take?
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A salt.
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We're at 2.
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What do you take?
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I'll take the ginolesale.
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Do you want another coffee?
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Do you do it like this?
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And I'll go.
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I still have it.
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Do you want something to eat?
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Yes, thanks.
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We have chocolate.
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I'll take a little.
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Anyway, listening to these conversations in Italian, at a natural speed, is very useful.
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It's one of the best ways, forse the best way to learn Italian, in my opinion.
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So if you can listen to a conversation or even a little bit of a conversation,
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if it's difficult, one minute or two minutes, every day you will see that you will make many progress.
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And that's what we do in the Italian School Online.
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If you want to know more, click on the link in the description.
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Chocolate!
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Thank you!
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What are your most beautiful memories?
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Well, first of all I can start from a record that is about the food,
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that is that often, I think that the media, after school, but before lunch,
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because we were around the morning,
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we were in a place where there was a refrigerator and there we were 500 lire o 1000 lire di fritture miste,
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paste cresciute, piccoli croquets, ed era una cosa bellissima.
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Possiamo rifarlo?
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Si, certo.
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I have three pieces of mixed with three pastures, then the rest is mixed.
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No, mixed, but it's just three pastures and then the rest...
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Ciao!
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The pastures, where is it?
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Mmmmm, madonna mia!
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Mmmmmmm!
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You've got the frigid and the arroz.
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No, it's good!
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Bye!
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Mmmmm!
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Now we're going to eat the cake.
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Or maybe not!
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The most important question is your favorite restaurant?
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Urca, ok.
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E anche la tua pizzeria.
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Ah ok.
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Allora, se differenziamo, sono due… Allora, il ristorante è una piccolissima trattoria,
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si chiama Donna Teresa, ha otto tavoli, sei tavoli e una piccola stanzetta.
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I really like it because it's the kitchen, first of all, she tells you what she has,
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so there is a choice but there is a little bit, so for me it's very good.
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Then she cooks, the Mrs. Teresa, so it's all very good and very traditional.
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the pizzeria is near the
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punzo in reality I like all the pizzeria but they like me particularly
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because they make a pizza with with the genoese sauce,
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which is a ragout, so a little bit of cipolle and it is very good on the pizza.
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I have now fame, what do I have to do with this chocolate?
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We can go there, we are always there.
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Yes, yes.
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This is the pizza genoese.
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What would be your perfect day in Napoli?
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Ok, I would say that I'm not so early, lunch with a small graf,
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which is like a small ciumbe, but covered with sugar, otherwise the hunger passes.
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dinner with Mrs. Teresa,
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then a walk around and at the night with friends at the historical center to drink a beer. Can you tell me?
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Yes, it can go.
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I eat my fantastic graffietta, oh, that cold!
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It's good.
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How is it?
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It's good.
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When did you eat the graffa?
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Well, it will be at least 6 months.
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I'll translate for those who will be at least 6 months.
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It's my small graffa.
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Graffa.
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Caffa.
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Thank you. And you?
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What is the thing that you like most about Napoli?
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Or would you like to see it in Napoli if you could visit it?
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Write it in the comments.
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Ciao!
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I have to finish the chocolate.
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But why you eat it?
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I told you not to eat it.
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It should be real.
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You feel everything ASMR!
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You have to eat your day!
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Yes!
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Yes, but when you program your day, it's not according to your dishes!
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I am!
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You are the future of Matteo!
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I am the future of Matteo!
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I'm living the perfect day!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Natural Italian Conversation—Fast & Real!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: napoli, eat, sea, pizza, beautiful. This video has 179 sentences and 1495 words to shadow. The speech runs for 15:55. The speaker talks slowly, about 94 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 32 of its 179 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| pizza noun | /ˈpi.tsə/ | A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables. |
| confusion noun | /kənˈfjuːʒən/ | A lack of clarity or order. |
| pile noun | /paɪl/ | A mass of things heaped together; a heap. |
| lately adverb | /ˈleɪt.li/ | Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since. |
| reverse noun | /ɹɪˈvɝs/ | The opposite of something. |
| impression noun | /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/ | The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another. |
| fame noun | /feɪm/ | One's reputation. |
| jacket noun | /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ | A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length. |
| phrase noun | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | A short written or spoken expression. |
| dish noun | /dɪʃ/ | A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. |
| villa noun | /ˈvɪlə/ | A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat. |
| mixture noun | /ˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/ | The act of mixing. |
| decrease verb | /dɪˈkɹiːs/ | Of a quantity, to become smaller. |
| paradise noun | /ˈpæɹədaɪs/ | The place where sanctified souls are believed to live after death. |
| hunger noun | /ˈhʌŋɡɚ/ | A need or compelling desire for food. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go down verb | To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one. |
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. |
| walk around verb | To walk with no planned destination; to meander. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What is the first thing you will do?
- Are there things that you don't like or would you recommend?
- Cose that I don't like?
- What pizza do you take?
- Do you want another coffee?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was born · been lived · is seen |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | those who take · someone who is · those who will |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 19 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'll, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: confusion /kənˈfjuːʒən/, impression /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/, dish /dɪʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: refrigerator /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/, pizzeria /ˌpiːt.səˈɹiː.ə/, panoramic /ˌpænəˈɹæmɪk/, ristorante /ˌɹɪstəˈɹɑnteɪ/, trattoria /tɹɑtəˈɹiːə/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like pizza, confusion, pile.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.