Pratica di Shadowing: Cambridge 18, Test 3, Part 1 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Creazione lezione...
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Test 3.
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This is the IELTS Listening Test.
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You will hear a number of different recordings and you will have to answer questions on what you hear.
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There will be time for you to read the instructions and questions and you will have a chance to check your work.
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All the recordings will be played once only.
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The test is in four parts.
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At the end of the test, you will be given 10 minutes to transfer your answers to an answer sheet.
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Now turn to part one.
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Part 1.
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You will hear a man talking to the coordinator of a photography club.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 1 to 4.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 1 to 4.
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Hello Wayside Camera Club, Breeder speaking.
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Oh, hello.
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My name's Dan, and I'd like to join your club.
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That's great, Dan.
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We have an application form.
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Would you like to complete it over the phone?
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Then you can ask any questions you might have.
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Oh, yes, thanks.
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Okay.
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So, what's your family name?
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It's green, Dan Green.
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So, can I take your email address?
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Yes, it's dan1068 @market .com.
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Thanks.
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And what about your home address?
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Well, I'm about ten miles away from your club, in Peacetown.
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I live in a house there.
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OK.
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So what's the house number and street?
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It's 52 Marrowfield Street.
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Is that M A Double R...
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O W F -I -E -L -D?
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That's right.
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And that's Peacetown, you said?
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Uh -huh.
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So, how did you hear about our club?
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Did you look on the internet?
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I usually do that, but this time.. well, I was talking to a relative the other day and he suggested it.
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Oh, is he a member too?
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He belongs to another club, but he'd heard good things about yours.
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Okay.
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So what do you hope to get from joining?
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Well, one thing that really interests me is the competitions that you have.
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I enjoy entering those.
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Right.
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Anything else?
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Well, I also like to socialise with other photographers.
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That's great.
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So what type of membership would you like?
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What are the options?
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It's £30 a year for full membership or £20 a year if you're an associate.
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I think I'll go for the full membership, then.
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That's a good idea because you can't vote in meetings with an associate membership.
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Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 5 to 10.
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Now listen and answer questions 5 to 10.
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If I could just find out a bit more about you.
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Okay.
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So, you said you wanted to compete.
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Have you ever won any photography competitions?
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Not yet, but I have entered three in the past.
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Oh, that's interesting.
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So why don't you tell me something about those?
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Let's start with the first one.
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Well, the theme was entitled Domestic Life.
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I see.
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So it had to be something related to the home?
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Yeah.
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I chose to take a photo of a family sitting round the dinner table having a meal.
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And, erm, I didn't win, but I did get some feedback.
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Oh, what did the judges say?
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That it was too busy as a picture.
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Aha.
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So it was the composition of the picture that they criticised?
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That's right.
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And once they'd told me that, I could see my mistake.
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So what was the theme of the second competition?
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Well, my university was on the coast, and that area gets a lot of beautiful sunsets.
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So that was the theme.
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Oh, sunsets.
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That's a great theme.
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Yes, the instructions were to capture the clouds as well.
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It couldn't just be blue sky and a setting sun.
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Sure, 'cause they give you all those amazing pinks and purples.
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Yeah.
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And I thought I'd done that well, but the feedback was that I should have waited a bit longer to get the shot.
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I see.
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So the timing wasn't right?
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Yes, I took it too soon basically.
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And then the third competition I entered was called animal magic.
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Well, that's a difficult subject.
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I know.
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I had to take hundreds of shots.
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I'm sure, because animals move all the time.
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That's what we had to show.
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There had to be some movement in the scene.
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I got a great shot of a fox in the end, but I took it at night and, well, I suspected that it was a bit dark,
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which is what I was told.
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Well, Dan, you seem to be really keen, and we'd be delighted to have you in our club.
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I'm sure we can help with all those areas that you've outlined.
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Thanks, that's great.
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That is the end of part one.
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You now have one minute to check your answers to part one.

Perché praticare il parlato con questo video?

Praticare il parlato utilizzando video come questo è essenziale per migliorare le tue competenze linguistiche in inglese. In particolare, il dialogo tra Dan e il coordinatore del club fotografico offre un eccellente contesto per esercitarsi nelle conversazioni quotidiane. Attraverso l'ascolto attento e la ripetizione, conosciuta anche come shadow speak, puoi apprendere le intonazioni, il ritmo e la pronuncia corretta delle frasi. Inoltre, la pratica con il shadowing in inglese non solo ti aiuta a migliorare nel parlare, ma aumenta anche la tua fiducia nelle interazioni reali.

Strutture grammaticali ed espressioni nel contesto

Durante il dialogo, puoi notare diverse strutture grammaticali utili e frasi comuni. Ecco alcuni esempi chiave:

  • Domande dirette: "Can I take your email address?" Questa frase mostra come fare domande in modo cortese e diretto.
  • Uso di preposizioni: "I live in a house there." L'uso di preposizioni come "in" è fondamentale per la descrizione degli ambienti.
  • Espressioni di interesse: "One thing that really interests me is..." Questa struttura è utile per esprimere i tuoi interessi.
  • Futuro per intenzione: "I hope to get from joining." Utilizzare "hope to" è un modo efficace per parlare di aspettative e obiettivi.

Praticando queste strutture attraverso il shadow speech, ti sentirai più a tuo agio nell'usarle nelle tue conversazioni.

Trappole comuni nella pronuncia

Ci sono anche alcune trappole di pronuncia nel video che potrebbero risultare difficili. Ad esempio, il nome "Peacetown" potrebbe essere pronunciato in modo errato, quindi è importante esercitarsi con parole che contengono suoni simili. Inoltre, la pronuncia di parole come "M A Double R O W F I E L D" richiede attenzione per non confondersi tra le lettere. Assicurati di dedicare tempo al shadowing site per esercitarti con la ripetizione delle parole problematiche e migliorare la tua comprensione e produzione orale.

Incorporando queste tattiche nella tua routine di apprendimento dell'inglese, potrai migliorare notevolmente le tue abilità linguistiche e sviluppare una comunicazione più fluida e naturale.

La grammatica di questo video

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

StrutturaNel video
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fawill be played · will be given · was entitled
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adessohave entered · you've outlined
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsionewill hear · will be · I'll go
Obbligo: must / have to / need to dire che qualcosa è necessariohave to answer · had to be · had to take

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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