Pratica di Shadowing: A1 Listening Test | English Listening Test - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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Hello and welcome to English Learning Hub.
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English Listening Test This test consists of 30 questions which are divided into 6 parts.
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I will give you a short instruction at the beginning of each part.
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Before we get started, take a pen and paper so you can take notes while listening. Are you ready?
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Let's get started.
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Part 1.
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Listen to a student talking to the receptionist of a language school.
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Thanks.
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And what's your surname, Alisa?
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Bernard.
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That's B-E-R-N-A-R-D.
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Fine.
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How old are you?
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I'm 22.
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Where are you from?
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I'm from France, from Paris, the capital city.
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What's your address in the U.S.?
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14 Ramsey Street, Brooklyn.
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And your zip code?
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Oh, it's 11-222.
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What's your phone number?
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My cell phone?
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Yes, please.
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It's 718-555-8545.
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718-555-8545.
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That's great.
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I'll take you up to your classroom now.
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Your class is in room 7, and your teacher is Robert Brown.
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Choose the correct option.
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I'm going
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to go ahead and put it in the middle of the room.
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Part 2.
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Listen to 5 Conversations and Take Notes.
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Hello, I'm Jenny.
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What's your name?
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Luis Sanchez.
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Are you a new student?
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No, I'm not.
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I'm the new Spanish teacher.
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Oh, right.
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I'm the English teacher.
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Luis, this is the teacher's room.
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Come in and sit down.
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Hi, Jenny.
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Hello, Aria.
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Aria, this is Luis Sanchez.
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He's the new Spanish teacher.
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Nice to meet you, Luis.
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Nice to meet you, Aria.
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Aria is the director of the school. Are you Spanish, Luis?
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No, I'm from Salta in Argentina.
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How do you spell Salta?
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S-A-L-T-A Is Salta near Buenos Aires?
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No, it's in the north of Argentina.
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What's your email address Luis?
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Oh, it's Luis700 at gmail.com.
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There's a party at my house this weekend.
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I'll send you my address.
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Okay, thanks.
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See you later, goodbye.
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Bye, see you on Monday.
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No, I'll see you tomorrow.
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Tomorrow?
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But we aren't at school tomorrow.
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It's Saturday.
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I know, but Jenny's party is tomorrow.
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Oh, yes.
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See you tomorrow, Luis.
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Choose the correct option.
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I'm
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going to
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go ahead and get some more.
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Part 3 Listen to Samuel, Carlos, and Jack saying what they have on their table or desk.
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I'm Carlos and I'm a student.
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I have a table in my room.
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It isn't a very big table, but I have a lot of things on it and it isn't very clean.
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I have my laptop, I also have a big box of tissues, lots of Spanish magazines, and the keys to my little blue car.
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My name's Jack.
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My desk is small, at the moment it's clean, on my desk I have my computer, a small red lamp, a black file,
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a phone, a pair of scissors and an old calendar.
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Choose the correct option.
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I'm going
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to go ahead and get some more of the details.
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Part 4 Listen to 5 Conversations and take notes.
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Slow down, Mark.
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You're a good driver, but this road isn't very safe.
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Don't worry, Mom.
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Oh, Mark.
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Please slow down and be more careful.
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I'm cold, Mark.
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Can you turn the air conditioning off?
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Okay, Mom.
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Oh, Dad.
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I'm really hot now.
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Open your window, Megan.
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I'm bored.
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Are we there yet?
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Not yet.
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It's about 120 miles.
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Dad, I'm hungry.
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Can we stop at that cafe, Mark?
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I'm thirsty.
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Okay.
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Give me that music magazine.
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No, this is my magazine.
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No, it isn't.
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Yes, it is.
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Be quiet, you two.
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Tom, listen to your iPod.
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Megan, read your magazine.
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Turn the radio on, Mark.
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We're here at Grandma's new house.
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Great.
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It's a beautiful house, Grandma.
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Thank you, Megan.
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Don't park here, Mark.
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Look at that sign.
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Oh, dear.
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Choose the correct option. so I'm
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going to
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go ahead and put it in the middle of the room.
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Part 5.
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Emma and Sophia meet in a cafe.
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Listen to their conversation.
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Hello, Monica.
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Hi, Emma.
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Sorry, I'm late.
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This is my sister, Sophia.
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Sophia, Emma is one of the teachers I work with at the school.
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Nice to meet you, Sophia.
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You too, Emma.
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Sit down, you too.
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What do you want to drink, Sophia?
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Oh, an espresso for me, please.
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Another coffee, Emma?
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Tea for me, please.
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Okay.
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Do you live in Lowell, Sophia?
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No, I live in Somerville.
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It's a small town near Boston.
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Oh, my parents live in Boston.
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They have a computer store downtown.
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What do you do?
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Me?
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I teach film studies at Boston University.
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Film studies?
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How interesting.
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It's an interesting job.
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I watch lots of movies at work.
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What kind of movies do you like?
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I don't like modern Hollywood movies.
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I prefer old black and white British films.
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What about you?
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I teach French and Spanish, so I like foreign films.
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This music is terrible.
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What kind of music do you like?
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My friends like heavy metal, but I prefer jazz.
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When I'm in Boston, I go to a club called The Kingdom.
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They have great jazz nights.
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I go there too.
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I love jazz.
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Here's Monica with the drinks.
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Here you are.
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An espresso for you, Sophia, a tea for Emma, and a latte for me.
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Great!
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Choose the correct option. so I'm
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going to
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go ahead and put it in the middle of the room.
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Part 6.
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Listen to 5 speakers and identify the question they are answering.
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yes i do i don't work in an office
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and i'm never bored i travel a lot and i meet interesting people
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and the other flight attendants are really nice it's a great job and i earn quite a lot of money
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choose the correct option
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I study Chinese and economics in college.
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I want to work in China one day.
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I think it's a really interesting country.
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The language is quite difficult to learn, though.
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I listen to Chinese songs in my car to help with my pronunciation.
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Choose the correct option.
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Yes, I do.
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I'm in a big office with six other people.
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They're very nice and we're all friends
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After work we often have dinner in a restaurant or go out for a drink
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I think it's important to work with nice people Choose the correct option
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I work at home so I don't travel to work.
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I have an office in my house with a big desk.
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I have a computer and a printer in my office and hundreds of files and books.
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My office isn't very clean and it's difficult to find things.
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Choose the correct option.
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No, I don't.
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I meet my friends on Saturdays and we go shopping or we go to the movies.
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On Sundays I play tennis with my sister.
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If it rains, we stay at home and read the newspapers.
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I like my job but I only work Monday to Friday.
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Choose the correct option.
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Don't forget to share your score in the comment section.
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We will upload more listening tests for next levels very soon, so stay tuned.
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See you in the next videos.

Contesto e Sfondo

Questo video si concentra su un test di ascolto per studenti di inglese di livello A1. Durante il test, gli ascoltatori vengono esposti a conversazioni comuni tra studenti e personale di una scuola di lingue. I dialoghi presentano situazioni quotidiane come la registrazione presso una scuola, presentazioni tra insegnanti e studenti, e domande di routine che chiunque possa trovarsi a dover affrontare in un contesto anglofono. L'obiettivo principale è migliorare la comprensione dell'inglese parlato e sviluppare la capacità di reagire in tempo reale a conversazioni reali.

Top 5 Frasi per la Comunicazione Quotidiana

  • What's your name? - Qual è il tuo nome?
  • Are you a new student? - Sei un nuovo studente?
  • Where are you from? - Da dove vieni?
  • What's your telephone number? - Qual è il tuo numero di telefono?
  • Nice to meet you! - Piacere di conoscerti!

Queste frasi sono fondamentali per iniziare conversazioni e fare conoscenze in un ambiente scolastico o in qualsiasi situazione sociale.

Guida Passo dopo Passo al Shadowing

Per migliorare la tua pronuncia e comprensione dell'inglese, puoi utilizzare una tecnica chiamata shadow speech o shadowing in inglese. Ecco come puoi affrontare questo video per massimizzare il tuo apprendimento:

  1. Ascolta attentamente: Prima di provare a ripetere le frasi, ascolta il video senza distrazioni. Concentrati sulle intonazioni e sulle pause.
  2. Prendi appunti: Scrivi alcune frasi chiave e vocaboli nuovi che senti. Questo ti aiuterà a ricordare e strutturare le informazioni meglio.
  3. Inizia il shadowing: Riascolta una parte del video e prova a ripetere immediatamente ciò che senti. Puoi farlo anche più volte di seguito. Tieni conto del ritmo e della pronuncia.
  4. Fermati e ripeti: Dopo ogni frase importante, ferma il video e ripeti ciò che hai ascoltato. Questo ti aiuterà a migliorare la pronuncia inglese.
  5. Rivedi e pratica: Rivedi il video più volte e pratica le frasi e i dialoghi, per migliorare progressivamente le tue capacità. L'uso di shadowspeak ti permetterà di rendere il tuo inglese più fluente.

Seguendo questi semplici passaggi, potrai migliorare non solo la tua comprensione dell'inglese parlato, ma anche la tua capacità di comunicare efficacemente in situazioni reali. Buona fortuna e buon apprendimento!

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.