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In December 2015, China issued a red alert warning for their capital Beijing.
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Smog and air particle levels were ten times higher than the World Health Organization's safety standards.
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The alert shut down schools and stopped construction, reflecting China's ongoing issues with pollution. At
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that same time, the rest of the world was meeting in Paris for the
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United Nations Climate Change Convention in an attempt to tackle growing environmental concerns.
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So while Beijing is covered in smog, we wanted to know, what are the cleanest cities in the world?
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A 2012 Green City Index reported by the Economist Intelligence Unit examined each major world region to determine
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which global factors contribute to cleanliness.
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In Europe, many of the top spots were captured by Nordic countries, with Copenhagen and Denmark as the cleanest city overall.
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Zurich in Switzerland also received high points for lowest CO2 emissions.
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Both countries have strict limits on high -polluting vehicles, but there is also a societal push to use public transit, bicycling, and walking.
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Even the 2009 Copenhagen Accord saw the world's major economies come together for the first time to lower global emissions.
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In Latin America, a clear and repeat winner for the cleanest city has been Curitiba in Brazil.
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The city was the first to introduce bus rapid transit in 1974
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and has continued the trend of working with its citizens to provide environmental benefits.
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A recycling program called Garbage has led to about three -quarter of the city's trash to be recycled by residents.
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Other programs like one which trades bus tokens for recycling shows how effective communal and governmental efforts can be.
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Another top recycler, this time in Asia, is the city -state of Singapore.
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On average, they generate less trash per person than the rest of the continent,
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but they also keep the city clean through high -density planning and infrastructure investment.
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Recycling and water treatment plants are state of the art and designed around supplying the uniquely compact city.
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With so many people living so close together, it is very important to produce as little waste as possible.
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Over in North America, it's health -conscious
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San Francisco that takes the lead.
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According to the GCI, San Francisco recycles as much as 77 % of their waste, which is more than any European city besides Leipzig in Germany.
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Another reason is that SF requires commercial building owners to submit regular energy usage reports, leading to considerably lower usage overall.
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This coupled with a high -sharing economy, high -quality public transit, and marginal environmental tax benefits makes SF incredibly clean.
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Lastly and unfortunately, no cities score well above average in Africa.
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The highest ranked, Accra, in Ghana is not necessarily the cleanest,
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but they get major points for having a direct bureaucratic link with the national government concerning the environment.
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This helps not only in monitoring, but also action, and is found lacking in most African cities' profile.
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Overall, the most consistent aspect of environmental friendliness seemed to be based on society's willingness to take part.
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Mass transit and recycling help bring down emissions,
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as does efficient city planning and government policy but it should come as no surprise that without the support of the people,
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there is little that can be done to save the Earth.
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While it is nice to live in a city with no pollution, much of the world does not have that luxury.
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Now listen to part four again. In December 2015,
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China issued a red alert warning for their capital, Beijing smog
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and air particle levels were 10 times higher than the World Health Organization's safety standards.
40
The alert shut down schools and stopped construction, reflecting China's ongoing issues with pollution. At
41
that same time, the rest of the world was meeting in Paris for the
42
United Nations Climate Change Convention in an attempt to tackle growing environmental concerns.
43
So while Beijing is covered in smog, we wanted to know, what are the cleanest cities in the world?
44
A 2012 Green City Index reported by the Economist Intelligence Unit examined each major world region to determine
45
which global factors contribute to cleanliness.
46
In Europe, many of the top spots were captured by Nordic countries, with Copenhagen and Denmark as the cleanest city overall.
47
Zurich in Switzerland also received high points for lowest CO2 emissions.
48
Both countries have strict limits on high -polluting vehicles, but there is also a societal push to use public transit, bicycling, and walking.
49
Even the 2009 Copenhagen Accord saw the world's major economies come together for the first time to lower global emissions.
50
In Latin America, a clear and repeat winner for the cleanest city has been Curitiba in Brazil.
51
The city was the first to introduce bus rapid transit in 1974
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and has continued the trend of working with its citizens to provide environmental benefits.
53
A recycling program called Garbage, that's not garbage, has led to about three -quarter of the city's trash to be recycled by residents.
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Other programs like one which trades bus tokens for recycling shows how effective communal and governmental efforts can be.
55
Another top recycler, this time in Asia, is the city -state of Singapore.
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On average, they generate less trash per person than the rest of the continent,
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but they also keep the city clean through high -density planning and infrastructure investment.
58
Recycling and water treatment plants are state -of -the -art and designed around supplying the uniquely compact city.
59
With so many people living so close together, it is very important to produce as little waste as possible.
60
Over in North America, it's health -conscious
61
San Francisco that takes the lead.
62
According to the GCI, San Francisco recycles as much as 77 % of their waste, which is more than any European city besides Leipzig and Germany.
63
Another reason is that SF requires commercial building owners to submit regular energy usage reports, leading to considerably lower usage overall.
64
This coupled with a high -sharing economy, high -quality public transit, and marginal environmental tax benefits makes SF incredibly clean.
65
Lastly, and unfortunately, no cities score well above average in Africa.
66
The highest ranked, Accra, in Ghana is not necessarily the cleanest,
67
but they get major points for having a direct bureaucratic link with the national government concerning the environment.
68
This helps not only in monitoring, but also action, and is found lacking in most African cities profiled.
69
Overall, the most consistent aspect of environmental friendliness seemed to be based on society's willingness to take part.
70
Mass transit and recycling help bring down emissions as does efficient city planning and government policy
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But it should come as no surprise that without the support of the people
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There is little that can be done to save the earth
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While it is nice to live in a city with no pollution, much of the world does not have that luxury
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That's the end of part four
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That's the end of the listening section
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You now have two minutes to check all your answers Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Time's up.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “C1 T2 TEST1 PART4”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: cleanest, recycling, transit, environmental, emissions. Questo video contiene 81 frasi e 1165 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 8:48. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 132 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 82% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| transit sostantivo | /ˈtɹæn.zɪt/ | transizione, traversata |
| trash sostantivo | /tɹæʃ/ | spazzatura, immondizia |
| alert aggettivo | /əˈlɝt/ | allerta, attento |
| usage sostantivo | /ˈjuːsɪd͡ʒ/ | utilizzo, utilizzi |
| pollution sostantivo | /pəˈluʃən/ | inquinamento |
| garbage sostantivo | /ˈɡɑɹ.bɪd͡ʒ/ | immondizia, spazzatura |
| consistent aggettivo | /kənˈsɪs.tənt/ | costante, continuo |
| necessarily avverbio | /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/ | necessariamente, a tutti i costi |
| infrastructure sostantivo | /ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃə/ | infrastruttura |
| rank sostantivo | /ˈɹæŋk/ | traversa |
| capture verbo | /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/ | catturare, riprendere |
| efficient aggettivo | /ɪˈfɪʃənt/ | efficiente, performante |
| aspect sostantivo | /ˈæspɛkt/ | aspetto |
| citizen sostantivo | /ˈsɪtɪzən/ | cittadino, cittadina |
| reflect verbo | /ɹɪˈflɛkt/ | riflettere |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| shut down verbo | spegnere |
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | is covered · were captured · be recycled |
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | has been · has continued · has led |
| Frasi relative who / which + frase — un’informazione in più su una persona o una cosa | waste, which is |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: emission /ɪˈmɪʃ.ən/, trash /tɹæʃ/, pollution /pəˈluʃən/, capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, efficient /ɪˈfɪʃənt/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, infrastructure /ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃə/, incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/, considerably /kənˈsɪdəɹəbli/, governmental /ˌɡʌvɚnˈmɛnt(ə)l/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: transit /ˈtɹæn.zɪt/, trash /tɹæʃ/, alert /əˈlɝt/, usage /ˈjuːsɪd͡ʒ/, garbage /ˈɡɑɹ.bɪd͡ʒ/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: transit /ˈtɹæn.zɪt/, trash /tɹæʃ/, rank /ˈɹæŋk/, capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, aspect /ˈæspɛkt/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come transit, trash, alert.
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.