Pratica di Shadowing: Cambridge 19 listening test 1 section 2 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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It's great to see so many members of the Twinning Association here tonight.
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Since the twinning link between our two towns, Stanthorpe here in England and Malat in France was established,
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the relationship between the towns has gone from strength to strength.
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Last month, 25 members of the association from Stanthorpe spent a weekend in Malat.
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Our hosts had arranged a great programme.
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We learned how cheese is produced in the region and had the chance to taste the products.
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The theme park trip had to be cancelled, but we all had a great time on the final boat trip down the river.
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That was the real highlight.
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This is a special year for the association because it's 25 years since we were founded.
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In Malat, they're planning to mark this by building a footbridge in the municipal park.
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We've been discussing what to do here, and we've decided to plant a poplar tree in the museum gardens.
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We considered buying a garden seat to put there, but the authorities weren't happy with that idea.
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In terms of fundraising to support our activities, we've done very well.
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Our pancake evening was well attended and made record profits.
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And everyone enjoyed the demonstration of French cookery, which was nearly as successful.
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Numbers for our film show were limited because of the venue, so we're looking for somewhere bigger next year.
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We're looking forward to welcoming our French visitors here next week,
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and I know that many of you here will be hosting individuals or families.
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The coach from France will arrive at 5pm on Friday.
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Don't try to do too much that first evening as they'll be tired,
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so have dinner in the house or garden rather than eating out.
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The weather looks as if it'll be okay, so you might like to plan a barbecue.
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Then, the next morning's market day in town, and that's always a good place to stroll round.
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On Saturday evening, we'll all meet up at the football club,
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where once again we'll have Toby Sharp and his band performing English and Scottish country songs.
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Toby will already be well known to many of you, as last year he organised our special quiz night and presented the prizes.
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Now, on Sunday, we'll be taking our visitors to Farley House.
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You may not all be familiar with it, so here's a map to help you.
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You can see the car park at the bottom of the map.
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There's an excellent farm shop in the grounds where our visitors can buy local produce.
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It's in the old stables, which is the first building you come to.
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They're built round a courtyard and the shop's in the far corner on the left.
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There's also a small cafe on the right as you go in.
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I know that one or two of our visitors may not be all that mobile.
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The main entrance to the house has a lot of steps, so you might want to use the disabled entry.
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This is on the far side of the house from the car park.
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Children will probably be most interested in the adventure playground.
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That's at the northern end of the larger lake, in a bend on the path that leads to the lake.
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There's lots for children to do there.
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There are a number of lovely gardens near the house.
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The kitchen gardens are rectangular and surrounded by a wall.
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They're to the northeast of the house, quite near the smaller lake.
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They're still in use and have a great collection of fruit and vegetables.
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The Temple of the Four Winds is a bit more of a walk, but it's worth it.
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Take the path from the car park and go past the western sides of the stables and the house.
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Then, when the path forks, take the right hand path.
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Go up there with the woods on your left and the temple is right at the end.
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There are great views over the whole area.
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OK, so that's...

Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B2 si basa sul video “Cambridge 19 listening test 1 section 2”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: garden, park, visitors, path, Malat. Questo video contiene 49 frasi e 667 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 4:55. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 136 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 87% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è facile da seguire.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

Le 15 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
visitor sostantivo/ˈvɪzɪtɚ/ospite, visitatore
footbridge sostantivo/ˈfʊtˌbɹɪd͡ʒ/passerella, ponte pedonale
pancake sostantivo/ˈpæn.keɪk/frittella, crespolino
poplar sostantivo/ˈpɑ.plɚ/pioppo
disable verbo/dɪsˈeɪbəl/disabilitare
stroll verbo/stɹoʊl/passeggiare, andare a spasso
rectangular aggettivo/ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjəlɚ/rettangolare
courtyard sostantivo/ˈkɔɹt.jɑɹd/cortile, corte
surround verbo/səˈɹaʊnd/circondare
playground sostantivo/ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/parco giochi, parco gioco
fundraising sostantivo/ˈfʌndˌɹeɪzɪŋ/raccolta di fondi
quiz sostantivo/kwɪz/quiz
vegetable sostantivo/ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/verdura
arrange verbo/əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/disporre, ordinare
fork sostantivo/fɔɹk/forchetta

I phrasal verb che sentirai

ParolaSignificato
go up verbosalire
look forward to verbonon vedere l'ora

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 fawas established · is produced · be cancelled
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adessohas gone · we've decided · we've done
Frasi relative who / which + frase — un’informazione in più su una persona o una cosacookery, which was · stables, which is

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 16 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come they're, we'll, we've. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: rectangular /ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjəlɚ/, demonstration /dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: footbridge /ˈfʊtˌbɹɪd͡ʒ/, pancake /ˈpæn.keɪk/, courtyard /ˈkɔɹt.jɑɹd/, bind /ˈbaɪ̯nd/, surround /səˈɹaʊnd/
  • /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: pancake /ˈpæn.keɪk/, rectangular /ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjəlɚ/, cancel /ˈkæn.sl̩/

Come esercitarsi con questo video

  1. Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
  2. Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
  3. Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come visitor, footbridge, pancake.

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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