Pratica di Shadowing: Cambridge IELTS 14 listening section 2 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Section 2.

You will hear a manager giving a welcome talk to a group of apprentices who are starting their training at the company.

First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 14.

Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 14.

Good morning, everyone.

My name's Janet Parker and I'm the Human Resources Manager.

We're very happy to welcome you to your new apprenticeship.

I hope that the next six months will be a positive and enjoyable experience for you.

I'd like to start with some general advice about being an apprentice.

Most of you have very little or no experience of working for a big organisation

and the first week or so may be quite challenging.

There will be a lot of new information to take in, but don't worry too much about trying to remember everything.

The important thing is to check with someone if you're not sure what to do.

You'll find your supervisor is very approachable and won't mind explaining things or helping you out.

You're here to learn, so make the most of that opportunity.

You'll be spending time in different departments during your first week, so make an effort to talk to as many people as possible about their work.

You'll make some new friends and find out lots of useful information.

As well as having a supervisor, you'll each be assigned a mentor.

This person will be someone who's recently completed an apprenticeship, and you'll meet with them on a weekly basis.

Their role is to provide help and support throughout your apprenticeship.

Of course, this doesn't mean they'll actually do any of your work for you.

Instead, they'll be asking you about what goals you've achieved so far, as well as helping you to identify any areas for improvement.

You can also discuss your more long-term ambitions with them as well.

Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 15 to 20.

Now listen and answer questions 15 to 20.

Now, I just want to run through a few company policies for our apprenticeship scheme with you.

Most importantly, the internet.

As part of your job, you'll be doing some research online, so obviously you'll have unlimited access for that.

But please don't use it for personal use.

You'll have your own phones for that.

Some of you have already asked me about flexible working.

After your probationary three-month period, some of you will be eligible for this.

But it will depend on which department you're in and what your personal circumstances are,

so please don't assume you'll automatically be permitted to do this.

I want to make sure there's no confusion about our holiday policy.

Apart from any statutory public holidays, we ask that you don't book any holidays until after your six-month apprenticeship has finished.

Time off should only be taken if you are unwell.

Please speak to your supervisor if this is going to be a problem.

You'll be expected to work a 40-hour week, but there may be opportunities to do overtime during busy periods.

Although you're not required to do this, it can be a valuable experience, so we advise you to take it up if possible.

Obviously, we understand that people do have commitments outside work, so don't worry if there are times when you are unavailable.

As you know, we don't have a formal dress code here.

You may wear casual clothes as long as they are practical,

and the only restriction for shoes we have is on high heels for health and safety reasons.

Comfortable shoes like trainers are preferable.

There's a heavily subsidised canteen on site where you can get hot meals or salads cheaply.

Snacks and drinks are also provided, so we've decided to introduce a no-packed lunch policy.

This is partly to encourage healthy eating at work and partly to stop people from eating at their workstation,

which is unhygienic.

Okay, moving on to...

That is the end of section two.

You now have half a minute to check your answers.

Now turn to section 3.

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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B2 si basa sul video “Cambridge IELTS 14 listening section 2”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: apprenticeship, questions, supervisor, holiday, section. Questo video contiene 53 frasi e 681 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 6:37. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 103 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Il 88% 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:

Parola	Pronuncia	Significato
apprenticeship sostantivo	/əˈpɹɛn.tɪs.ʃɪp/	tirocinio
supervisor sostantivo	/ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/	supervisore
apprentice sostantivo	/əˈpɹɛntɪs/	apprendista, bardotto
canteen sostantivo	/kænˈtin/	borraccia
preferable aggettivo	/ˈpɹɛf.(ə.)ɹə.b(ə)l/	preferibile
unwell aggettivo	/ʌnˈwɛl/	indisposto
workstation sostantivo	/ˈwɝkˌsteɪʃən/	workstation, stazione di lavoro
unavailable aggettivo	/ˌʌnəˈveɪləbəl/	indisponibile
circumstance sostantivo	/ˈsɝ.kəmˌstæns/	circostanza
assign verbo	/əˈsaɪn/	assegnare, accantonare
restriction sostantivo	/ɹɪˈstɹɪkʃən/	restrizione
heel sostantivo	/hil/	tallone, calcagno
snack sostantivo	/snæk/	spuntino
enjoyable aggettivo	/ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.ə.bl̩/	piacevole, gradevole
mentor sostantivo	/ˈmɛn.tɔː/	mentore, pigmalione

I phrasal verb che sentirai

Parola	Significato
find out verbo	scoprire

La grammatica di questo video

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

Struttura	Nel video
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso	you've achieved · have unlimited · have already asked
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa	be assigned · be permitted · be taken

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 29 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come you'll, don't, you're. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

I suoni “sh” e “zh”: apprenticeship /əˈpɹɛn.tɪs.ʃɪp/, workstation /ˈwɝkˌsteɪʃən/, restriction /ɹɪˈstɹɪkʃən/, ambition /æmˈbɪʃ.ən/, confusion /kənˈfjuːʒən/
Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: apprenticeship /əˈpɹɛn.tɪs.ʃɪp/, supervisor /ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/, approachable /əˈpɹəʊ.t͡ʃə.bəl/, preferable /ˈpɹɛf.(ə.)ɹə.b(ə)l/, unavailable /ˌʌnəˈveɪləbəl/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: apprenticeship /əˈpɹɛn.tɪs.ʃɪp/, apprentice /əˈpɹɛntɪs/, circumstance /ˈsɝ.kəmˌstæns/, snack /snæk/, cloth /klɒθ/
/æ/ — più aperta della “e”: canteen /kænˈtin/, circumstance /ˈsɝ.kəmˌstæns/, statutory /ˈstæt͡ʃəˌtɔɹi/, snack /snæk/, ambition /æmˈbɪʃ.ən/

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 apprenticeship, supervisor, apprentice.

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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