Pratica di Shadowing: B1 Preliminary for Schools Speaking test (revised 2020) - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Creazione lezione...
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Music Good morning.
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Good morning.
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Can I have your mark sheets, please?
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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I'm Paul And this is Angela.
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What's your name?
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My name is Bertie.
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Bertie.
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And how old are you?
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I'm 12 years old.
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Thank you.
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And what's your name?
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My name is Mirai.
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And how old are you, Mirai?
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I'm 15 years old.
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Thank you. Where do you live?
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I live in Turkey Istanbul.
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And who do you live with?
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With my family, mother and father.
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Thank you.
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Bertie, where do you live?
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I live in Paris.
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And who do you live with?
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I live with my brother and sister and with my parents.
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Thank you.
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Tell us about a teacher that you like.
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I really like the teachers in Bel because they are very nice and very dynamic so we want to progress with us. And?
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Which time of year do you like the most?
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I like winter because it's fun, the snow.
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Thank you.
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Mirai, tell us about sports that you like.
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I'm an equestrian, so I like horse riding and I love to do kickboxing in my free times.
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And what type of music do you like listening to?
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It actually depends on my mood, but I mostly like watching...
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- A pop music.
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Mm -hmm.
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Thay, tell us what you do in the school holidays.
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In my school holiday, I play with my brother and sister, or...
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I read in my bedroom.
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And Mirai, what new hobby would you like to try?
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I think music to try violin.
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Why?
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Because I already play drums and guitar and I really want to get a new, like, new music instruments, you know,
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like violin or like a cello, I don't know.
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Thank you.
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Now I'd like each of you to talk on your own about something.
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I'm going to give each of you a photograph and I'd like you to talk about it.
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Sober Thai, here is your photograph and it shows someone watching television.
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Thank you.
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Mirai, you just listen, please.
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Bertie, please tell us what you can see in the photograph.
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In this picture I can see one boy who is watching a football match in TV.
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Under this TV I can see a small table and on this small table there is one lamp.
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Thank you.
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Next to this small lump, I...
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I'm not sure, but maybe it's...
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A keyboard?
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This Little boy is...
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on a sofa and he's wearing a t -shirt, a blue one.
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Maybe it's in the evening because
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He came back from school and he started and he wanted to to see his football match.
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Thank you.
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And now Mirai, here is your photograph and it shows people having a meal.
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Yeah.
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You just listen, Bertie.
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And Mirai, please tell us what you can see in the photograph.
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I see a really positive family.
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They're having fun or, like, positive energy, I can see.
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And they're having a big meal.
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It might be in the evening because it looks like dinner.
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But it's not that dark, so it might be lunch too.
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There are two girls that are smiling to each other, one mother and one father, I think.
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and there is a window in the corner and there is a flower.
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Thank you.
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Yeah.
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Bookade.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Now in this part of the test, you're going to talk about something together for about two minutes.
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I'm going to describe a situation to you.
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A class is going on a day trip, walking in the mountains with their teacher.
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And here are some things they could take with them.
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- Okay.
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Talk together about the different things they could take with them and say which would be most useful.
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All right, now talk together.
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So is a football ball can be useful for their free time?
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Yeah, for playing, yes, for having fun, but it might be a bit like space taking,
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so we might just get cards for just having fun in our free times.
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And we should get a camera for just taking photos in the mountains, like having fun and like have some memories that to not forget
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And we should take a mark to say where they want to go.
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Yeah, in case we get lost also.
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And also we can get some snacks.
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If we get hungry, we can eat them, but not like a chocolate or maybe just fruits,
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because chocolate can make us a little bit sick if we eat a lot of it.
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Yes, fruit is good because it's healthy and...
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and it can be energy.
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Yes, and we can also get an environment friendly water bottle or refillable for just in case we get like
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thirsty and that.
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And in case it rains, we have to get an umbrella or a raincoat.
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or it gets cold, we have to get a normal coat or a hat too.
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Maybe the most useful are either the water or the map.
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Yes, because we can get lost and we can die from thirst.
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Thank you.
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Now do you like walking in the countryside?
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Yes.
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Why? Because...
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It's more fun.
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I like to like I don't know the phrase but like It's more like...
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How can I explain it?
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I forgot the word.
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Me, I like to, but I don't know the word,
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but when it's very, It's very rude to claim that I like because we have to...
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It's funny to see the other people to try to clean.
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Thank you.
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Do you walk to school?
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Yes, my school and house is pretty close, so I just go and walk to my school.
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And you go to town?
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No, me, I go by car.
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When was the last time you went for a really long walk?
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My last time, it's last week in Stonehenge.
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We go with Bell School to walk very...
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It was really long distance, so we walked pretty much in the sunlight.
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It was last Wednesday.
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Thank you.
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And which outdoor activity do you enjoy doing most?
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I like doing hiking because I really like to walk outside and like, you know, like do hiking and stuff.
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It's more fun and like I like to be in nature, so yeah.
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Thank you.
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Me, I earned a role playing tennis with my dad.
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Hmm.
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And is it important for young people to spend time outdoors?
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Yes, because we We want to be funny with all our friends.
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We have to be socialized more because nowadays the kids are more in the digital world and it's pretty bad for us.
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Mm.
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Thank you.
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That is the end of the test.
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Thank you.

Perché praticare il parlato con questo video?

Il video "B1 Preliminary for Schools Speaking test (revised 2020)" offre un contesto reale di conversazione che è essenziale per ogni studente d'inglese. Osservare come i ragazzi interagiscono, pongono domande e rispondono può fornire una preziosa esperienza di apprendimento. Praticare con questo video aiuta ad imparare a conversare in modo naturale e fluente, utilizzando frasi quotidiane. La pratica di conversazione in inglese è fondamentale per sviluppare la propria attività comunicativa e migliorare la fiducia nel parlare.

Grammatica ed espressioni nel contesto

Nella conversazione, si possono notare diverse strutture grammaticali utili. Ecco alcune chiavi da utilizzare durante la pratica:

  • Domande aperte: "What's your name?" e "How old are you?" sono esempi di come iniziare una conversazione.
  • Descrizioni personali: Frasi come "I live with my family" mostrano l'uso dell'inglese per descrivere situazioni quotidiane e relazioni.
  • Opinioni e preferenze: "I really like" o "I like winter because..." aiutano a esprimere i propri gusti personali.
  • Espressioni per condividere hobby: Strutture come "I love to do..." sono utili per discutere le proprie passioni.

Incorporare queste espressioni nella propria shadowing in inglese può notevolmente migliorare la fluidità e la confidenza durante le conversazioni.

Trappole comuni nella pronuncia

Durante la visione del video, ci sono alcune parole e frasi che possono risultare difficili da pronunciare correttamente. Ecco alcune osservazioni:

  • Nome "Mirai": La pronuncia di nomi non inglesi può variare; assicurati di ascoltare attentamente e ripetere.
  • Termini come "equestrian": Attenzione alla pronuncia corretta, enfatizzando le sillabe giuste per comunicare efficacemente.
  • Frasi con intonazione variabile: Per esempio, "I really like the teachers" ha un'intonazione che enfatizza il sentimento, rendendo la frase più espressiva.

Praticare la pronuncia attraverso il shadow speak ti aiuterà a superare queste difficoltà. Ascoltare gli interlocutori e riflettere la loro pronuncia è un modo efficace per migliorare la pronuncia inglese e acquisire una pronuncia più naturale.

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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