Pratica di Shadowing: Cambridge IELTS 1-Test 2 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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Cassette 1, side 2.
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Practice test 2.
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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 sections.
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Write all your answers in the listening question booklet.
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At the end of the test, you will be given ten minutes to transfer your answers to an answer sheet.
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Now turn to section one of your question booklet.
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Section one.
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In this section, you will hear two overseas students, Kate and Lukey, being interviewed by a university counsellor.
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First look at questions 1 to 5.
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You will see that there is an example which has been done for you.
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On this occasion only, the conversation relating to the example will be played first.
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Hi there, Kate.
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Come on in.
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How are you today?
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Fine, thanks.
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Hi, Lukey.
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How's things?
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OK.
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Well, as I explained on the phone, I'm a counsellor here at the Student Services section of the university.
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And I'm interviewing overseas students to help me draw up a guide for new students.
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So, I'd be grateful if you could tell me a little about your time since you've been here in Cambridge.
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Right.
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Now, Kate, let's start with you.
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Okay.
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This is your second semester, isn't it?
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Could you tell us something about your first impressions of the town when you arrived?
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Yeah.
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Well, first of all, I was struck by how quiet it is here in the evening.
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Kate's first impression of the town is that it is quiet in the evening, so quiet is the answer.
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Now we shall begin.
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You should answer the questions as you listen, because you will not hear the recording a second time.
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Now listen to the first interview with Kate and complete the notes by filling in the numbered spaces 1 to 5.
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Hi there, Kate.
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Come on in.
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How are you today?
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Fine, thanks.
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Hi, Lukey.
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How's things?
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Okay.
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Well, as I explained on the phone, I'm a counsellor here at the Student Services section of the university.
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And I'm interviewing overseas students to help me draw up a guide for new students.
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So I'd be grateful if you could tell me a little about your time since you've been here in Cambridge.
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Right.
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Here.
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Now, Kate, let's start with you.
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Okay.
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This is your second semester, isn't it?
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Could you tell us something about your first impressions of the town when you arrived?
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Yeah.
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Well, first of all, I was struck by how quiet it is here in the evening.
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Yeah.
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I suppose Cambridge is a quiet place.
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Where did you live when you first arrived?
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Well, I went straight into student accommodation.
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It was a kind of student hostel.
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Ah, right.
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So you didn't have to worry about doing your own cooking or anything like that?
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No, but sometimes I wished I had.
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The food at the hostel was awful.
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Oh, dear.
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But how were the other students?
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To be honest, I haven't managed to make many friends, even though the place is full.
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People seem to keep to themselves.
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They're not really very friendly.
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Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
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Well, what about the actual course?
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You're studying...
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I'm doing a master's by coursework in environmental studies.
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Oh, right.
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And how are you finding that?
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Yeah, well, it's been pretty good, really.
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I've enjoyed the course, but I feel there hasn't been enough contact with the lecturers.
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They all seem to be incredibly busy.
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The only chance I've really had to talk to them was on the field trip.
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Well, that's no good.
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Could anything be done to improve the course, in your opinion?
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Well, I think it would be helpful to have meetings with lecturers on the course.
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Say, once a fortnight, something like that.
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Regular meetings.
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Uh -huh.
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Yes, that could certainly help.
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Now, Kate, we'll come back to you in a minute, but I'd just like to ask Lukey some questions.
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Before they continue the interview, look at questions six to ten.
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As you listen to the rest of the interview, complete the notes.
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Lukey, where are you from?
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I am from Indonesia here.
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And how did you find Cambridge when you first arrived?
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Well, I like it here.
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I think the city is very beautiful.
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What about your accommodation?
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Was that okay?
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Yes, okay.
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At first, I stayed with a family for three months.
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They were very kind to me, but they had three young children, and I found it difficult to study.
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Right, I see.
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So after three months, I moved out, and now I live with two other students in a student house.
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It's much cheaper and we like it there.
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Good.
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And what about your studies?
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What are you studying?
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I'm doing a Bachelor of Computing.
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Computing, I see.
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Apart from the language difficulties, if you can separate them, how have you found the course?
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OK, but...
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Yes, go on.
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Well, the main difficulty for me is getting time on the computers in the computer room.
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It's always busy, and this makes it very hard to do my practical work.
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Yes, I'm sure it would.
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Can you reserve time in the computer room?
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No, you can't.
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But it would certainly help if we could reserve computer time.
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Yes, I'll look into that and see if something can't be done to improve things over there.
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Now, let's go back to Kate.
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That is the end of Section 1.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “Cambridge IELTS 1-Test 2”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: student, Kate, section, answer, Lukey. Questo video contiene 118 frasi e 942 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 7:32. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 125 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 86% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare. 22 delle sue 118 frasi sono domande: un buon esercizio per l’intonazione interrogativa e le risposte brevi.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| arrive verbo | /əˈɹaɪv/ | arrivare, giungere |
| impression sostantivo | /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/ | depressione, impronta |
| overseas avverbio | /ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/ | all'estero |
| grateful aggettivo | /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/ | grato |
| difficulty sostantivo | /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/ | difficoltà |
| accommodation sostantivo | /əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/ | alloggio |
| semester sostantivo | /sɪˈmɛstɚ/ | semestre |
| lecturer sostantivo | /ˈlɛkt͡ʃəɹə/ | conferenziere |
| booklet sostantivo | /ˈbʊk.lət/ | libretto, libello |
| practical aggettivo | /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/ | pratico |
| awful aggettivo | /ˈɔːfʊl/ | pessimo, terribile |
| helpful aggettivo | /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ | disponibile, utile |
| sheet sostantivo | /ʃit/ | foglio |
| incredibly avverbio | /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/ | incredibilmente |
| occasion sostantivo | /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/ | occasione |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| draw up verbo | stilare, stendere |
Frasi da ripetere
Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:
- How are you today?
- This is your second semester, isn't it?
- Where did you live when you first arrived?
- Lukey, where are you from?
- Can you reserve time in the computer room?
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 | will be played · will be given · being interviewed |
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | has been done · you've been · haven't managed |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsione | will hear · will be · will see |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodo | I'm interviewing · You're studying · I'm doing |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 26 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, I'd, can't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: impression /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/, accommodation /əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/, sheet /ʃit/, occasion /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/, accommodation /əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/, incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: helpful /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/, hostel /ˈhɑstəl/
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: arrive /əˈɹaɪv/, overseas /ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/, booklet /ˈbʊk.lət/, sheet /ʃit/, relate /ɹɪˈleɪt/
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 arrive, impression, overseas.
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.