Pratica di Shadowing: 🎧 Aptis ESOL Listening Part 1 - Test 5: Đề thi mẫu có đáp án & Script chi tiết - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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Aptos Listening Part 1, Test 5.
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Listen and choose the correct answer.
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You can listen to each short recording twice.
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1. Listen to two people talking about sports.
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What regular exercise does the man do at the moment?
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You're looking well, David.
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Have you been to the gym a lot recently or something?
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Well, I joined a gym earlier this year, but I stopped going.
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It was just too difficult and expensive too.
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I've done a lot of swimming instead and I feel much better for it.
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It shows.
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I'm thinking of taking up tennis again.
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Would you be interested in a game one day?
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You used to be quite good, didn't you?
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Well, I haven't played for a long time.
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But why not?
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Now listen again.
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You're looking well, David.
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Have you been to the gym a lot recently or something?
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Well, I joined a gym earlier this year.
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But I stopped going.
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It was just too difficult and expensive too.
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I've done a lot of swimming instead and I feel much better for it.
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It shows.
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I'm thinking of taking up tennis again.
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Would you be interested in a game one day?
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You used to be quite good, didn't you?
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Well, I haven't played for a long time.
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But why not?
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2. A woman is giving a present to a man.
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Which kind of T-shirt does the man choose?
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Look, it's your present.
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Just choose a T-shirt and then you can have anything you like printed on it.
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They've got three types.
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A picture like this one with boats on, or there are some with words, and this type has shapes on it.
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Well, I really don't like writing.
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It makes me feel like an advertisement, and those pictures are awful.
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Right then, I know which one you'll choose.
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Now listen again.
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Look, it's your present Just choose a T-shirt and then you can have anything you like printed on it
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They've got three types A picture like this one with boats on
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Or there are some with words And this type has shapes on it Well,
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I really don't like writing It makes me feel like an advertisement And those pictures are awful
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Right then I know which one you'll choose.
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Three.
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Listen to a man and a woman talking about the man's holiday in Africa.
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What frightened the man?
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How was your camping holiday in Africa?
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Oh, fantastic.
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We saw all sorts of wildlife.
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You know, lots of lions and all that.
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Wasn't it frightening with all those animals so close to your tent?
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Not really.
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To be honest, what scared me most were the bats.
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They flew so close at night.
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I thought I'd be frightened of all the other things, like elephants.
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But in the end, I wasn't, because we only saw them during the day, and they were mostly quite a long way away.
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Now listen again.
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but in the end I wasn't, because we only saw them during the day, and they were mostly quite a long way away.
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4. Listen to a man and a woman talking about the woman's holiday.
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How did the woman spend her last holiday?
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You're looking well.
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How was your holiday in the mountains?
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Not so good.
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I hurt my foot on the day I arrived, so climbing was just impossible.
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While everyone else was going off to the mountains, I stayed and read a book by the hotel pool.
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Not my idea of a good holiday.
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Oh, sorry to hear that.
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Well, at least you had a good rest.
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Is your foot better now?
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Not really.
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I sit and watch television a lot and try to be patient.
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Now listen again.
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You're looking well.
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How was your holiday in the mountains?
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Not so good.
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I hurt my foot on the day I arrived, so climbing was just impossible.
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While everyone else was going off to the mountains, I stayed and read a book by the hotel pool.
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Not my idea of a good holiday.
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Oh, sorry to hear that.
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Well, at least you had a good rest.
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Is your foot better now?
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Not really.
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I sit and watch television a lot and try to be patient.
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Five.
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A girl is looking for her purse.
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Where is it now?
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Mum, I'm just off to the shop.
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Oh, wait a minute.
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Where's my money?
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Oh, I found your purse lying on the table earlier, so I put it back in your bag.
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Well, it's not in there now.
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Maybe it's fallen on the floor somewhere.
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Can you help me look under the sofa?
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That's where I was sitting a minute ago.
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Just a minute, let me check.
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Oh, yes, look, it is in here after all.
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I told you that's where I'd put it.
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You just didn't look properly.
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Now listen again.
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Mum, I'm just off to the shop.
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Oh, wait a minute.
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Where's my money?
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Oh, I found your purse lying on the table earlier, so I put it back in your bag.
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Well, it's not in there now.
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Maybe it's fallen on the floor somewhere.
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Can you help me look under the sofa?
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That's where I was sitting a minute ago.
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Just a minute, let me check.
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Oh, yes, look, it is in here after all.
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I told you that's where I'd put it.
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You just didn't look properly.

Perché praticare la conversazione con questo video?

Praticare l'ascolto e la conversazione è fondamentale per gli studenti di lingua inglese, e questo video offre un'ottima opportunità per migliorare le proprie abilità. Ascoltando i dialoghi di due persone che parlano di sport e regali, non solo puoi affinare la tua comprensione dell'inglese parlato, ma anche apprendere espressioni colloquiali e strutture grammaticali utili nella vita quotidiana. Utilizzando tecniche come lo shadowing in inglese, puoi ripetere immediatamente ciò che ascolti, migliorando la tua fluidità e il tuo accento. Questo metodo, noto come shadowspeak, permette di assimilare meglio la pronuncia e l'intonazione, rendendo la tua pratica di conversazione in inglese più efficace.

Grammatica ed espressioni nel contesto

  • Frasi al presente continuo: "Have you been to the gym a lot recently?" - Questa domanda collega l'azione presente con il tempo, ideale per descrivere abitudini attuali.
  • Frasi condizionali: "Would you be interested in a game one day?" - Indica il desiderio o la volontà di intraprendere un'azione futura, utile nella conversazione.
  • Uso di espressioni colloquiali: "I feel much better for it." - Un modo informale di esprimere i benefici di una scelta, particolarmente comune nei dialoghi quotidiani.
  • Negazioni e preferenze: "I really don't like writing..." - Essenziale per esprimere opinioni personali e preferenze, aiuta a costruire conversazioni più ricche.

Trappole comuni nella pronuncia

Durante l'ascolto, è importante prestare attenzione a parole e suoni che possono presentare difficoltà. Ad esempio, l'espressione "I joined a gym" può essere pronunciata velocemente e potrebbero risultare confuse le parole "joined" e "gym". In aggiunta, osserva la differenza nella pronuncia delle parole come "anything" e "like", dove la rapida elisione delle sillabe può ostacolare la comprensione. Praticare queste frasi usando tecniche di shadow speak può aiutarti a superare queste difficoltà, rendendoti più sicuro nel parlare e nell'ascoltare l'inglese.

Incorporando questa pratica nella tua routine, non solo migliorerai la tua capacità di comprendere i dialoghi, ma diventerai anche più agile nel partecipare attivamente alle conversazioni in inglese. Ricorda che la costanza è la chiave per il progresso!

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.