Pratica di Shadowing: Cinderella | Classic Tales Level 4 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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Once upon a time there was a good man He had a good wife and a beautiful, kind daughter.
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They all lived in a nice old house and were very happy But one day,
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The man's wife died.
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And then the man and his daughter were very sad.
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After two years, the man married again.
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His new wife was a nasty woman with a loud voice.
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She had two daughters One of them was tall and thin.
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She was called Prudence.
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The other daughter was short and fat She was called Charlotte.
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Prudence and Charlotte were ugly girls People called them the Ugly Sisters.
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The man was afraid of his new wife.
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He said to his daughter, I know that you are a good girl.
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"Be kind to your new mother, "'And your new sisters?' Yes, father.
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She answered, but the two ugly sisters hated the man's daughter because she was beautiful and good
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You can sleep in that little room at the top of the house.
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said prudence and you must do all the work Give me your nice clothes.
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Here, you can wear this old dress.
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And give me your nice shoes.
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You don't need shoes.
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"'Yes,' said Charlotte.
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Start working now!
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This house is dirty.
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You must clean it.
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So every day the beautiful kind girl worked hard.
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She cleaned the house.
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She washed and cooked She made the beds.
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She did everything!
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In the evenings, She was tired.
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So she sat down in the kitchen.
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She always sat close to the fire, and her dress and feet got dirty in the cinders.
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And so the ugly sisters began to call her...
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Cinderella.
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One day, A letter arrived Prudence quickly opened it.
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"Oh, look, mother," she said.
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"It's from the king.
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He is having a big party at the palace for his son,
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the prince." "A party!
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A party !" said Charlotte. Can I come?
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asked Cinderella, "You don't be stupid," said the ugly sisters.
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"You can't come, but we will need new dresses,
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and you must make them for us."
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So Cinderella worked very hard She made beautiful new dresses for her ugly sisters.
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And on the day of the party, she worked for them all day.
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She ran upstairs and downstairs, She never stopped.
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At last the ugly sisters were ready.
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They got into their coach and Cinderella said goodbye to them. Have a wonderful time!
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she called Their coach went up the hill to the palace Now Cinderella felt very sad.
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She began to cry.
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Then, suddenly...
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She heard a voice.
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Cinderella?
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Why are you crying?
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Cinderella looked up and saw a beautiful woman in a white dress.
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It was a fairy.
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I'm crying because I can't go to the party.
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said Cinderella.
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"But Cinderella, you can go to the party." said the fairy - Thank you.
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I will help you with my magic wand Thank you.
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Listen to me.
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Go into the garden and bring me a pumpkin.
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A pumpkin?
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That's strange.
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"'thought Cinderella.'
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But she ran into the garden and found a big fat pumpkin and put it on the ground by the fairy's feet.
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Okay.
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"Good," said the fairy.
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Now, go and get the mouse trap.
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The mouse trap?
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That's strange.
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thought Cinderella.
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But she went and found the mouse trap.
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There were six white mice in it.
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She put it on the ground by the fairy's feet One more thing, said the fairy.
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I need six lizards.
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Six lizards?
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said Cinderella.
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All right.
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I'll find them.
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So she ran into the garden and found six little lizards.
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"You can go to the party, Cinderella," said the fairy.
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WATCH!
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The fairy touched the pumpkin with her magic wand, and suddenly It wasn't a pumpkin.
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It was a beautiful gold coach.
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A princess's coach.
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Then she touched the six white mice with her magic wand.
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And suddenly they weren't white mice.
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They were six beautiful white horses Then the fairy touched the six little lizards with her magic wand And suddenly...
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They weren't lizards.
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They were six footmen in coats of gold and green and silver.
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Oh, thank you.
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"Said Cinderella.
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Then she looked at her dirty old dress.
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"But I can't go to the party in this," she said sadly.
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So the fairy touched Cinderella's dress with her magic wand And suddenly It wasn't a dirty old dress
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It was a beautiful long dress with little pink flowers on it.
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Then the fairy gave Cinderella two little glass shoes for her feet.
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Thank you.
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Now.
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Are you happy?
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Yes!
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Oh yes!
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Thank you said Cinderella.
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Thank you.
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'But listen, Cinderella,' said the Fairy,
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'before you go, I must tell you something very important.' You must leave the party before the clock strikes twelve.
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Because at twelve o 'clock At midnight 'The magic will stop!'
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Then your coach and your horses and your footman will all go.
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"You will only have a pumpkin?" six mice, And six lizards again.
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And this beautiful dress will go too.
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You will have your dirty old dress again. Do you understand...
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"Yes," said Cinderella.
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I understand I won't forget.
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Thank you for everything.
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- Okay.
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Then Cinderella got into the coach and went to the palace.
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Thank you.
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When Cinderella arrived at the palace, the prince's footmen were surprised.
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Look at her coach!
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They said.
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Look at her dress! Who is she?
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And when she walked into the big room, Everyone stopped dancing.
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- Thank you.
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Who is she?
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said Charlotte, the ugly sister, Is she a princess?
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Yes!
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"'said Prudence.' A very important princess, I think.
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When the prince saw Cinderella He thought, All right.
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She is the most beautiful girl in the world.
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He went to her and said, Will you dance with me?
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"'Yes,' said Cinderella.
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I will.
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Cinderella had a wonderful time at the party.
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She danced with the prince all evening and was not tired But she didn't look at the clock.
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At last she remembered It was one minute to twelve.
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"Oh !" she said.
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"It's nearly twelve o 'clock." It's nearly midnight.
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I must go.
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and she ran out of the room.
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Why?
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Wait!
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called the Prince, Come back!
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I don't even know your name!
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It was midnight.
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Thank you.
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The clock began to strike twelve o 'clock Cinderella ran out of the palace and down the stairs
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One of her little glass shoes fell off But she could not stop.
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So she left it there, on the stairs.
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The magic stopped.
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The fairy was right.
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Cinderella looked at her dress.
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Where was her beautiful long dress?
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Now she had her dirty old dress again.
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And she had no beautiful coach.
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There was only a pumpkin and no horses and no footmen.
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Only six white mice and six little lizards running away into the garden.
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Cinderella took off her other glass shoe and put it in her pocket Then she ran home.
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The prince ran out of the palace. Where is she?
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He said, "Where is the beautiful princess?" Did you see her?
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No! answered the footmen 'We only saw a girl in a dirty old dress with no shoes.' she was a beautiful girl
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But she wasn't a princess.
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Then the prince found Cinderella's little glass shoe, "Here's one of her shoes," he said.
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"I don't know her name, but now I have one of her shoes." I will find her.
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This shoe will help me.
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And when I find her, I will marry her.
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The next day the prince's footman put up an important notice It said
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every girl in the country "Must try on the little glass shoe." The prince will marry the girl who can wear it.
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Then the prince and his best footman went to every house in the country.
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Hundreds of girls tried on the shoe.
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But it did not fit anyone I will never find her.
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thought the prince sadly.
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At last, one day, the prince and his footman came to Cinderella's house.
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The ugly sisters were very excited First, Prudence tried on the shoe.
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But it didn't fit her.
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Her foot was too long and thin.
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Then Charlotte tried on the shoe.
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But it didn't fit her.
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Her foot was much too big and fat Are there any other girls in this house?
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asked the prince No. said the ugly sisters.
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Yes.
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"'said Cinderella's father.' There's Cinderella.
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She's in the kitchen.
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Cinderella?
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said the ugly sisters.
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She didn't go to the party.
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She's only the kitchen girl.
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Cinderella came into the room In her dirty old dress but the prince could see that she was very beautiful
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Okay.
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She sat down and tried on the glass shoe.
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It fitted her perfectly It doesn't fit her.
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It doesn't.
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said the ugly sisters.
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Yes, it does!
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said Cinderella's father.
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Then Cinderella took the other glass shoe out of her pocket She put it on her other foot.
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"It is you," said the prince quietly.
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You are the beautiful princess!
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Suddenly, there was a great light and the fairy came back.
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She touched Cinderella's dress with her magic wand And there was the beautiful long dress with little pink flowers on it
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The ugly sisters and their nasty mother were afraid Oh, Cinderella!
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They said...
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We are sorry.
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We are sorry that we were unkind to you.
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but the prince was very happy He gave his hand to Cinderella.
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I love you, He said...
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- Will you marry me?
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"Yes, I will." said Cinderella.
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Because I love you to And because Cinderella was kind,
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She did not forget her ugly sisters.
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Can my sisters come to the palace too?
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She asked.
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Yes, they can.
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answered the prince.
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Thank you.
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A few days later, the prince and Cinderella got married.
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And the ugly sisters got married, too.
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They married two of the prince's friends.
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When the people saw Cinderella They saw that she was very beautiful.
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And soon they loved her.
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because she was also good and kind.
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Thank you.
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Okay.
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After some time, Cinderella and the prince had a little son and a little daughter And they all lived happily ever after.

Contesto e Sfondo

Questa versione della storia di "Cenerentola" si concentra su temi di bontà, ingiustizia e resilienza. La protagonista, Cenerentola, è una giovane ragazza costretta a vivere con una matrigna e le sue sorellastre, che la trattano con crudeltà. Attraverso il suo duro lavoro e la sua gentilezza, Cenerentola riesce a mantenere un atteggiamento positivo nonostante le avversità. Utilizzare questa storia per esercitarsi con l'shadowing in inglese offre un'opportunità unica per apprendere nuove espressioni e migliorare la pronuncia.

Le 5 Frasi Principali per la Comunicazione Quotidiana

  • "C'è una lettera dal re."
  • "Puoi dormire in quella piccola stanza in cima alla casa."
  • "Fai il lavoro adesso!"
  • "Sei una buona ragazza."
  • "Vorrei venire anch'io!"

Queste frasi rappresentano espressioni comuni che possono essere usate in conversazioni quotidiane. Ripetere queste frasi utilizzando la tecnica shadowspeak può aiutarti a familiarizzare con l'intonazione e il ritmo della lingua inglese.

Guida Passo-passo per il Shadowing

1. Ascolta attentamente: Prima di iniziare il tuo esercizio di shadowing in inglese, ascolta il video senza interrompere. Presta attenzione alla pronuncia e al modo in cui i personaggi si esprimono.

2. Dividi in sezioni: Se il video è lungo, dividerlo in sezioni più piccole può rendere più semplice la ripetizione. Concentrati su una frase o un breve dialogo alla volta.

3. Ripeti immediatamente: Dopo aver ascoltato una frase, prova a ripeterla a voce alta subito dopo. Questo ti aiuterà a migliorare la tua pronuncia inglese in modo efficace.

4. Registra te stesso: Registrati mentre pratichi shadowing. Ascolta la registrazione per identificare aree di miglioramento nella tua pronuncia e intonazione.

5. Rivedi e pratica: Ripeti l'esercizio più volte, assicurandoti di rivedere le frasi e le pronunce che ti sembrano più difficili. L'obiettivo è assimilare il ritmo e le intonazioni della lingua inglese.

Utilizzando queste tecniche di shadow speak puoi non solo migliorare la tua pronuncia, ma anche la tua comprensione della lingua parlata. Unisciti a una comunità online per condividere le tue esperienze e ottenere feedback, aumentando ulteriormente il tuo processo di apprendimento.

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 called
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — i verbi seguiti dalla forma in -ingStart working · stopped dancing
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsionewill need · will help · I'll find
Obbligo: must / have to / need to dire che qualcosa è necessariomust do · must clean · must make

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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