Pratica di Shadowing: Apartments Facilities Other Information Cost | IELTS LISTENING TEST | SECTION-1 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Creazione lezione...
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You will hear a telephone conversation between a travel company employee and a customer.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 1 to 5.
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Thank you. be played first.
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Greek Island holidays.
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Can I help you?
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Yes, I hope so.
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I have a friend who's just come back from Corfu,
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and she's recommended some apartments in Aralus.
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She thought they might be on your list.
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Aralus, Aralus, let me see.
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Can you give me the names?
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Yes, the first Rose Garden apartments.
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I'd like to go with another friend in the last week of October.
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Well, we've got a lovely studio flat available at that time.
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I'm sure you'd enjoy the entertainment programme there too,
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with Greek dancing in the restaurant.
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The entertainment programme offers Greek dancing,
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so Greek dancing has been written in the space.
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Now we shall begin.
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You should answer the questions as you listen,
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because you will not hear the recording a second time.
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Listen carefully and answer questions one to five.
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Greek island holidays, can I help you?
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Yes, I hope so.
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I have a friend who's just come back from Corfu,
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and she's recommended some apartments in Aralus.
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She thought they might be on your list.
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Aralus, Aralus, let me see.
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Can you give me the names?
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Yes, the first Rose Garden Apartments.
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I'd like to go with another friend in the last week of October.
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Well, we've got a lovely studio flat available at that time.
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I'm sure you'd enjoy the entertainment program there too,
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with Greek dancing in the restaurant.
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And the cost for each of us?
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£219.
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That sounds very reasonable.
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I'm just jotting down some notes.
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Now, the second one she mentioned was called Blue Bay.
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Blue Bay.
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Yes, in fact, that's very popular,
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and it has some special features.
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Really?
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The main attraction is the large swimming pool with salt water.
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Much healthier, I understand.
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That's right.
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And it isn't far from the beach, either.
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Only 300 metres and only around half a kilometre to some shops,
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so you don't have to be too energetic.
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Is it much more expensive than the first one?
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Let me just check.
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I think at the time you want to go, it's around £260.
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No, £275 to be exact.
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Right, I've got that.
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Now, there are just two more apartments to ask you about.
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um i can't read my own writing something to do with
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sun sunshine is it i think you meant the sunshade apartments
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they're on a mountainside any special features yes each room has its own sun terrace
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and there are shared barbecue facilities oh sounds lovely yes it
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is rather well equipped it also provides water sports it has its own beach there are facilities for water skiing.
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Any kite surfing?
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My friend's quite keen.
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Not at the hotel, but I'm sure you'll find some in Arillis.
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There's also satellite TV in the apartments.
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And how much is that one?
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£490 with two sharing.
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You mean £245 each?
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I'm afraid not.
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Each person has to pay that amount,
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and there must be at least two in an apartment.
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Oh, I don't think that would be within our budget, unfortunately and the last one sounds a bit expensive too.
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The Grand?
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Actually, it's quite reasonable.
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It's an older style house with Greek paintings in every room and a balcony outside.
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Sounds nice.
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What are the views like?
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Well, there are forests all round and they hide a supermarket just down the road,
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so that's very useful for all your shopping needs.
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There's a disco in the area too.
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And the price?
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£319 at that time, but if you leave it till November it goes down by 40%.
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Hmm, too late I'm afraid.
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Well, why don't I send you a brochure with full details, Miss...
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Nash.
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But don't worry about that.
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I'm coming to Upminster soon,
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and I'll call and get one.
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I just wanted to get an idea first.
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Well that's fine.
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Erm, we've got plenty here when you come.
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Before you hear the rest of the conversation,
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you have some time to look at questions six to ten.
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Now listen, and answer questions 6 to 10.
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If you've got a minute,
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could I just check a couple of points about insurance?
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I got one policy through the post,
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but I'd like to see if yours is better.
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Fine.
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What would you like to know?
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Well, the one I've got has benefits,
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and then the maximum amount you can claim.
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Is that like yours?
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Yes, that's how most of them are.
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Well, the first thing is cancellation.
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If the holiday's cancelled on the policy I've got, you can claim £8,000 pounds we can improve on
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that miss nash uh for greek island holidays our maximum is
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ten thousand pounds that's good of course our holiday won't even cost one thousand pounds together
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it's still sensible to have good cover now
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if you go to hospital we allow 600 pounds yes mine's similar
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and we also allow a relative to travel to your holiday resort my policy just says their representative will help you.
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You can see there's another difference there.
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And what happens if you don't get on the plane?
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Uh, nothing as far as I can see on this form.
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Don't you have a missed departure?
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No, I'll just jot that down.
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We pay up to a thousand pounds for that, depending on the reason.
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And we're particularly generous about loss of personal belongings,
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up to three thousand pounds
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but not more than five hundred pounds for a single item
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then i'd better not take my laptop not unless you insure
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it separately okay thanks very much for your time you've really
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been helpful can i get back to you your name is ben ludlow that's l-u-d-l-o-w I'm the assistant manager here.
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I'll give you my number.
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It's 081 260 543 216.
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But didn't I phone 081 260 567 294?
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That's what I've got on the paper.
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That's the main switchboard.
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I've given you my direct line.
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Right.
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Thank you very much for your time.
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Thank you.

Informazioni su questa lezione

In questa lezione, gli studenti avranno l'opportunità di praticare l'ascolto attivo attraverso un dialogo realistico tra un'impiegato di un'agenzia di viaggi e un cliente. Questo esercizio è progettato per migliorare le competenze di ascolto, consentendo di acquisire familiarità con frasi utili riferite alla ricerca di appartamenti per le vacanze. Gli studenti impareranno a identificare informazioni chiave come costi, strutture e caratteristiche degli appartamenti, migliorando così la loro capacità di comprendere e interagire in situazioni quotidiane.

Vocabolario e frasi chiave

  • Appartamenti: Rose Garden apartments, Blue Bay
  • Costo: £219
  • Caratteristiche principali: piscina, danza greca
  • Distanza dal mare: 300 metri
  • Disponibilità: studio flat
  • Intrattenimento: programma di intrattenimento

Consigli per la pratica

Per migliorare la pronuncia inglese e la comprensione attraverso la tecnica del shadowing in inglese, è fondamentale prestare attenzione alla velocità e al tono del dialogo. Inizia ascoltando il dialogo attentamente, annotando le parole e le frasi che non comprendi. Quindi, prova a ripetere le frasi simultaneamente con il registratore. Questa tecnica, nota come shadowspeak, consente di interiorizzare le strutture linguistiche e il lessico mentre si ascolta.

Dato che la conversazione è caratterizzata da un ritmo naturale, esercitati a replicare non solo le parole, ma anche l'intonazione e l'accento dell'oratore. Puoi pausare il video ogni volta che necessario per assicurarti di cogliere ogni dettaglio. Usa anche il shadow speech per esercitarti con nuove parole o espressioni; ripetendo più volte il dialogo, potrai sentirti più sicuro e preparato nel conversare in inglese. Inoltre, cerca di includere nella tua pratica i termini utili elencati per facilitare il tuo apprendimento. Questa integrazione ti porterà non solo a migliorare la tua fluidità, ma anche a sentirti più a tuo agio nella comunicazione 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.