Pratica di Shadowing: Cambridge12, Listening Test 1, Section 1 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Creazione lezione...
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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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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 1.
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Section 1.
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You will hear a man inquiring in a tourist's centre about activities suitable for families.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 1 to 4.
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You will see that there is an example that has been done for you.
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On this occasion only, the conversation relating to this will be played first.
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Hi, can I help you?
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I'd like to find out if you have any excursions suitable for families.
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Sure.
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How about taking your family for a cruise?
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We have a steamship that takes passengers out several times a day.
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It's over a hundred years old.
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The cruise takes place on a steamship.
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So steamship has been written in the space.
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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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Listen carefully and answer questions one to four.
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Hi, can I help you?
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I'd like to find out if you have any excursions suitable for families.
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Sure.
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How about taking your family for a cruise?
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We have a steamship that takes passengers out several times a day.
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It's over a hundred years old.
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That sounds interesting.
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How long is the trip?
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About an hour and a half.
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And don't forget to take pictures of the mountains.
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They're all around you when you're on the boat and they look fantastic.
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OK.
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And I assume there's a cafe or something on board?
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Sure.
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How old are your children?
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My daughter's 15 and my son's 7.
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Right.
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Well, there are various things you can do once you've crossed the lake to make a day of it.
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One thing that's very popular is a visit to the country farm.
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You'll met off the boat by the farmer and he'll take you to the holding pens where the sheep are kept.
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Children love feeding them.
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My son would love that.
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He really likes animals.
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Well, there's also a 40-minute trek round the farm on a horse if he wants.
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Do you think he'd manage it?
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He hasn't done that before.
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Sure.
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It's suitable for complete beginners.
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Good.
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And again, visitors are welcome to explore the farm on their own, as long as they take care to close gates and so on.
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There are some very beautiful gardens along the side of the lake which also belong to the farm.
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They'll be just at their best now.
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You could easily spend an hour or two there.
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Okay, well, that all sounds good.
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And can we get lunch there?
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You can, and it's very good, though it's not included in the basic cost.
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You pay when you get there.
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Right.
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Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 5 to
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Now listen and answer questions 5 to 10.
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So, is there anything else to do over on that side of the lake?
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Well, what you can do is take a bike over on the ship and then go on a cycling trip.
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There's a trail there called the Back Road.
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You could easily spend three or four hours exploring it, and the scenery's wonderful.
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They'll give you a map when you get your ticket for the cruise.
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There's no extra charge.
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What's the trail like in terms of difficulty?
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Quite challenging in places.
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It wouldn't be suitable for your seven-year-old.
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It needs someone who's got a bit more experience.
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Hmm.
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Well, my daughter loves cycling, and so do I, so maybe the two of us could go, and my wife and son could stay on the farm.
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That might work out quite well.
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But we don't have bikes here.
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Is there somewhere we could rent them?
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Yes.
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There's a place here in the city it's called ratchesons
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i'll just make a note of
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that how do you spell it r-a-t-c-h-e-s-o-n-s it's just by the
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cruise ship terminal okay you'd also need to pick up a
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repair kit for the bike from there to take along with you
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and you'd need to take along a snack
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and some water it'd be best to get those in the city fine
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that shouldn't be a problem and i assume i can rent a helmet from the bike place
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sure you should definitely get that it's a great ride
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but you want to be well prepared
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because it's very remote you won't see any shops around there
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or anywhere to stay so you need to get back in time for the last boat yeah
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so what sort of prices are we looking at here let's see that'd be one One adult
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and one child for the cruise with Farm Tour.
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That's $117.
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And an adult and a child for the cruise only, so that's $214 altogether.
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Oh, wait a minute.
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How old did you say your daughter was?
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Fifteen.
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Then I'm afraid it's $267, because she has to pay the adult fare, which is $75, instead of the child fare, which is $22.
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Sorry about that.
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That's okay.
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So how do we find out?

Perché praticare conversazione con questo video?

Praticare la conversazione in inglese è fondamentale per migliorare le proprie abilità linguistiche e acquisire fluidità. In questo video, ascolterai un dialogo naturale tra un turista e un operatore di un centro informazioni. Questa interazione offre uno spaccato reale delle conversazioni quotidiane e delle domande tipiche che i visitatori possono fare riguardo a escursioni e attività. Interagire con questi contenuti permette di imparare l'inglese con YouTube in modo pratico e coinvolgente, sfruttando al meglio momenti di apprendimento spontaneo, dove puoi anche replicare le espressioni e le strutture grammaticali esemplificate.

Grammatica ed espressioni nel contesto

Nel corso del video, emergono diverse strutture grammaticali e frasi utili. Alcuni esempi includono:

  • “Can I help you?” - Questa frase è un modo colloquiale per offrire assistenza, molto comune nel linguaggio quotidiano.
  • “How about…?” - Usata per suggerire un’opzione in modo amichevole, è una struttura utile per proporre idee o attività.
  • “It’s suitable for complete beginners.” - Questa espressione fornisce informazioni sulla facilità con cui si può partecipare a una certa attività, adatta a chi inizia.

Incorporare queste frasi nella tua pratica di conversazione in inglese ti aiuterà a suonare più naturale e fluente quando parli.

Trappole comuni nella pronuncia

Durante il dialogo, alcune parole possono presentare sfide di pronuncia per chi sta imparando l’inglese. Fai attenzione a termini come “steamship” e “excursion”, che possono essere difficili da pronunciare correttamente se non si è abituati ai suoni. Un altro aspetto da considerare è l'accento: ascolta come il parlante utilizza l'intonazione e il ritmo della frase per rendere il discorso più fluido. Esercitarsi con il shadow speak, cercando di imitare esattamente il modo in cui parla, può migliorare significativamente la tua abilità di ascolto e pronuncia.

Utilizza queste tecniche e strategie per rendere la tua esperienza di apprendimento dell'inglese più efficace e divertente. Con la pratica costante, potrai migliorare notevolmente le tue capacità conversazionali.

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.