Pratica di Shadowing: 2-4000-3-U7 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Creazione lezione...
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Unit 7.
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Word List.
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Abandon.
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To abandon something is to leave it forever or for a long time.
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The old room had been abandoned years before.
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Ambitious.
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An ambitious person wants to be rich or successful.
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Kendra had to be ambitious to get into medical school.
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Bark To bark is to make a short, loud noise, like a dog.
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The dog barked loudly and frighteningly.
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Bay A bay is an area near the ocean where the land goes inward.
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The Golden Gate Bridge crosses San Francisco Bay.
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Brilliant.
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A brilliant person is very bright or smart.
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My younger sister is brilliant for someone her age.
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Chin.
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A chin is the hard part at the bottom of a person's face.
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Luke pointed to the hair on his chin.
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Complaint.
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A complaint is an expression of unhappiness about something.
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Mom said she didn't want to hear my brother's complaints.
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Deaf A deaf person or animal cannot hear.
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Susan uses sign language because she is deaf.
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Enthusiastic An enthusiastic person is excited by or interested in something.
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The man was enthusiastic about his job.
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Expedition An expedition is a long trip, usually to a place very far away.
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They got into their spaceship to begin their expedition.
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Horizon The horizon is where the sky looks like it meets the ground.
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The sun dipped below the horizon.
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Loyal Loyal people always help or support a certain person or thing.
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The three friends are very loyal to each other.
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Mayor The mayor is the person in charge of a city.
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The mayor of my hometown is quite a powerful speaker.
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Mutual A mutual thing is felt in the same way by two or more people.
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Robert likes Sarah and she likes him.
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The feeling is mutual.
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Overweight.
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Overweight people or animals are heavier than is healthy.
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Lisa eats too much, so now she is overweight.
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Refuge A refuge is a place of safety.
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When it started to rain, she found refuge in the house.
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Restore To restore something is to put it back the way it was.
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Victor restored the old car.
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Rub.
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To rub something is to push on it and move your hand back and forth.
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Mom's feet were sore, so she rubbed them.
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Senses.
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The senses are how living things experience the world.
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Sight, taste, smell, hearing, and touch.
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It would be hard to live without your five senses.
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Veterinarian.
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A veterinarian is a doctor who takes care of animals.
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Wanda became a veterinarian because she loves dogs.
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Patsy Ann A long time ago in Alaska, a dog named Patsy Ann watched the horizon.
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Every day, she waited by the bay for ships returning from an expedition.
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Patsy Ann was a brilliant dog, and she was very unique.
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She was deaf.
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She couldn't bark either.
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But she used all of her other senses to know when a ship was near.
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Patsy Ann lived on the streets.
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Her owners did not want her because she could not hear, so they abandoned her.
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She found refuge in a fancy hotel.
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Guests rubbed her back and scratched her chin.
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Many people gave her food.
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She became quite overweight.
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She became very famous.
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Visitors to Alaska were enthusiastic about meeting her.
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They brought presents for her.
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They liked seeing her, and the feeling was mutual.
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The mayor said Patsy Ann should be called the town's greeter.
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The people in town loved Patsy Ann, too, even though she lived on the streets.
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They were willing to fight to keep her.
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A new law made all dogs wear a collar and get shots.
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The mayor received many complaints.
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People wanted Patsy Ann to be able to stay.
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One ambitious sailor got people to help.
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Together, they paid for Patsy Ann to go to the veterinarian.
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She got her shots and a collar.
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She could stay.
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When Patsy Ann died, everyone missed the town's loyal greeter.
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So the mayor hired someone to make a statue of Patsy Ann.
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He restored the town's greeter.
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Now, she stands near the water forever, waiting for ships to come home.

Informazioni su questa Lezione

In questa lezione, imparerai un nuovo elenco di vocaboli che ti aiuterà a migliorare la tua comprensione e capacità di parlare in inglese. La pratica di parole chiave come "abandon", "ambitious", e "enthusiastic" non solo arricchirà il tuo lessico, ma ti fornirà anche le competenze necessarie per usare questi termini in contesti reali. Attraverso l'esercizio di shadowspeak, potrai affinare la tua pronuncia e intonazione, un passo fondamentale per comunicare più efficacemente in inglese.

Vocabolario e Frasi Chiave

  • Abandon: Lasciare qualcosa per sempre o per un lungo periodo.
  • Ambitious: Una persona che desidera avere successo o diventare ricca.
  • Bark: Il suono che fa un cane.
  • Brilliant: Una persona molto intelligente.
  • Enthusiastic: Una persona che è molto interessata o eccitata da qualcosa.
  • Expedition: Un viaggio lungo, solitamente verso un luogo lontano.
  • Loyal: Persone che supportano sempre gli amici o la causa.
  • Restore: Riportare qualcosa al suo stato originale.

Consigli per la Pratica

Quando pratichi le parole di questa lezione, ti consigliamo di utilizzare la tecnica del shadowing in inglese. Inizia ascoltando il video a una velocità più lenta, concentrandoti su come vengono pronunciate le parole e le frasi. Ripeti dopo il narratore, cercando di imitare non solo le parole, ma anche l'intonazione e il ritmo. Questa pratica ti aiuterà a migliorare la pronuncia inglese e a rendere il tuo shadow speech più naturale. Prendi nota di ogni parola che trovi difficile e dedicati a ripeterle finché non ti sentirai a tuo agio. Puoi anche usare un shadowing site per trovare materiali aggiuntivi che ti aiuteranno a ampliare ulteriormente le tue abilità linguistiche. Ricorda che la costanza è la chiave, quindi cerca di integrare regolarmente queste pratiche nella tua routine di studio!

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.