Pratica di Shadowing: Academy Stars 5. Unit 1. READING TIME 1 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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Track 1 .8 Reading Time 1 Activity 1 The Trick
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Moussa and Hakan lived next door to each other in a small village.
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They were good friends, but there was one problem.
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Money was very important to Hakan and, unfortunately, it was sometimes more important than his friends.
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One day, Hakan noticed that his horse, Atik, wasn't well.
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I think we should sell Atik, he told his wife, Pinar.
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He isn't strong and healthy anymore.
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Pinar was surprised.
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Sell a sick horse, she said.
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That isn't honest.
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And who will buy a sick animal anyway?
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Well, said Hakan, I don't know if Atik is sick, but he used to be stronger.
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Musa needs to travel to the city soon and he hasn't got a horse.
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But Musa is your friend, said Pinar angrily.
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You shouldn't sell an unhealthy horse to anyone, and certainly not to your friend.
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But Musa hasn't got enough money to buy a horse, explained Hakan.
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I'll give him a very good price for our teak.
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So I think I'm doing a good thing for my friend."
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Musa was watering the plants in his garden next door
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when he heard the last part of the conversation through the open window.
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Aha, he thought.
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So Hakan is going to try and sell me a sick horse.
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It's time to teach my friend a lesson.
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The next day, Musa and Hakan were drinking coffee together when Musa asked, Do you know anyone who is selling a horse?
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Why do you need a horse? asked Hakan.
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I need to travel to the city soon to see my family, explained Musa.
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Well, it's your lucky day.
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I'm thinking of selling a teak, said Hakan.
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He's the strongest and fastest horse in the village.
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I paid a lot of money for him, but I will sell him to you, my friend, for a very good price.
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Musa loved his friend like a brother, so he didn't say anything, but he had a plan.
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Okay, he said, tomorrow I'll come to your house to buy the horse.
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That evening, while Hakan was having dinner, Moussa took a chair and broke it against the kitchen wall.
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Then he shouted, Help!
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Very loudly and lay down on the floor next to the broken chair.
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Hakan heard his cries and ran to Moussa's house.
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Moussa!
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Moussa!
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What's happened?
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He shouted, running into the kitchen.
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I've had an accident, replied Moussa.
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I was taking food from a shelf when I fell off the chair.
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I think I've broken my leg.
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You need to go to hospital immediately, said Hakan worriedly.
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The nearest hospital is 30 kilometers away, said Moussa.
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But how lucky we are to have Atik.
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You can take me there on the strongest and fastest horse in the village.
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It will only take three hours."
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Hakan knew that this was an emergency and that Atik couldn't carry his friend for three hours.
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It was time to tell Musa the truth.
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He explained that Atik wasn't strong and healthy anymore
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and offered to buy Musa the strongest and fastest horse in the whole country to take him to hospital.
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Musa knew that Hakan was truly sorry.
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He stood up and showed Hakan that his leg wasn't broken.
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Hakan understood that Musa had tricked him too.
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He laughed and laughed and then he hugged his friend.
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I'm so sorry, Musa.
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You're the best friend in the world and I will never try to trick you again.
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Soon after that, Atik got better and Hakann gave the horse to his friend as a present
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to show him how truly sorry he was.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B1 si basa sul video “Academy Stars 5. Unit 1. READING TIME 1”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: Hakan, Musa, horse, Atik, Moussa. Questo video contiene 60 frasi e 599 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 4:49. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 124 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Solo il 80% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

Le 15 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
trick sostantivo/ˈtɹɪk/inbroglio
shout verbo/ʃaʊt/gridare
lesson sostantivo/ˈlɛs.ən/lezione
hug verbo/hʌɡ/abbracciare
shelf sostantivo/ʃɛlf/scaffale, mensola
loudly avverbio/ˈlaʊdli/a voce alta, forte
unhealthy aggettivo/ʌnˈhɛl.θi/malsano, insalubre
teak sostantivo/tiːk/teak, teck
angrily avverbio/ˈæŋ.ɡɹə.li/irosamente, rabbiosamente
laugh verbo/læf/ridere
kitchen sostantivo/ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ə)n/cucina
teach verbo/ˈtiːt͡ʃ/insegnare
unfortunately avverbio/ʌnˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/sfortunatamente, purtroppo
cry verbo/kɹaɪ/piangere
reply sostantivo/ɹɪˈplaɪ/risposta, replica

I phrasal verb che sentirai

ParolaSignificato
stand up verboalzarsi in piedi

Frasi da ripetere

Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:

  • It's time to teach my friend a lesson.
  • Why do you need a horse?
  • I think I've broken my leg.

La grammatica di questo video

Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:

StrutturaNel video
Superlativi the -est / the most … — il massimo o il minimo di un gruppothe strongest · The nearest · the best
Past continuous was/were + -ing — un’azione in corso in un momento del passatowas watering · were drinking · was having
Consigli con “should” should + verbo — dire che cosa è meglio fareshould sell · shouldn't sell
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsionewill buy · I'll give · will sell

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 19 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, wasn't, hasn't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: shout /ʃaʊt/, shelf /ʃɛlf/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: hug /hʌɡ/, unhealthy /ʌnˈhɛl.θi/
  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: trick /ˈtɹɪk/, shout /ʃaʊt/, hug /hʌɡ/, shelf /ʃɛlf/, teak /tiːk/
  • /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: angrily /ˈæŋ.ɡɹə.li/, laugh /læf/

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 trick, shout, lesson.

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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