Pratica di Shadowing: Clouds for Kids | Cirrus, Cumulus, & Stratus - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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I've been thinking about clouds a lot lately.
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I mean, they're pretty fascinating.
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They float along in the sky, some days there aren't that many, other days there are so many clouds, they actually block the sun from view.
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We are going to be learning all about clouds in this video.
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You'll learn what they are made of, what they do, how to identify different types of clouds, and more.
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Basically, after this video, you'll know a lot about clouds, okay?
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You'll understand them.
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You'll know, for example, that clouds are made of little drops of water or small pieces of ice depending on the cloud.
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And that's our first fact.
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Clouds are made of little drops of water or small pieces of ice, depending on the cloud.
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So when you see clouds in the sky, you can say, wow, look at that water up there.
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There's water up there just floating.
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And someone might say, you mean clouds, right?
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And then you could say, yeah, clouds are made of water.
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Okay, so clouds are made of water, but are there other things in clouds too, other than water?
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Yeah, there are.
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You see, clouds have other things in them called aerosols.
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That's an interesting word.
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Aerosols.
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Okay, what in the world are aerosols?
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Well, aerosols are super tiny particles in the air.
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One common example of an aerosol is dust.
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This footage shows dust floating in the air.
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Are you able to see the dust?
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You might have to look closely.
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Like other aerosols, dust is so light it just floats in the air.
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Okay, this dog is kicking up a lot of dust.
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Dust is an aerosol and is found in many clouds.
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Who knows, Rover?
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Maybe the dust you are kicking up as you run may become part of a cartoon cloud someday. Who knows? Who knows?
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Another common aerosol in clouds is seesaw.
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Sea salt particles are very common in our atmosphere because 71 % of our planet is covered in water.
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Okay, so aerosols are tiny little particles that float in the air like dust or sea salt.
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Now check this out.
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Water collects on the aerosols in the sky, forming a cloud.
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Aerosols are like floating hangout spots for the little drops of water that make up a cloud.
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It's like if this kid is a drop of water and the beanbag chair is an aerosol, like a speck of dust.
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Water just hangs out on the aerosol particles, just relaxing.
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Ah, this is nice.
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Now, sometimes the water gets too heavy for the aerosol particles and falls out of the cloud to the ground.
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That's called precipitation.
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Precipitation.
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Big word.
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Can you say that?
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Precipitation.
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Yeah.
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Precipitation is a big word that refers to any time water falls out of clouds to the ground.
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What type of precipitation is this?
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Yeah, rain.
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Rain is a great example of precipitation.
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When it's raining, it's like the clouds in the sky are sharing their water with us.
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Wow, look at all of the water the clouds are sharing with us.
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Thanks.
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Oh, hey, maybe a little too much rain, you think?
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You can keep some of the water for yourselves, clouds.
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Another form of precipitation you may have seen is snow.
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Snow.
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Does it snow where you live?
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Okay.
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If it's cold enough, snow can fall from clouds.
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There are other types of precipitation too, like freezing rain, sleet, and hail.
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They are all ways that water falls from clouds to the ground.
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That is a big part of what clouds do.
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But that's not all.
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Clouds also lower the temperature, cooling the earth.
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Some of the sunlight bounces off of clouds, making it less hot.
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First, they share their water with us, and then they help us stay cooler.
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Wow!
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Dear clouds, thank you for the water you bring to us through precipitation and for making it cooler here.
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I also want to say I'd love a pony.
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I don't know if you grant wishes.
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I just thought I'd try.
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Sincerely, Homeschool Pop.
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oh now it's time for a random cloud fact this is
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a cloud fact you can be sure is a fact about
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clouds all right here we go some clouds can move faster than 100 miles per hour
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those are the fastest clouds most clouds move slower than that but the fastest clouds can move over 100 miles per hour.
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That's really, really fast, especially since clouds are made of water, you know?
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That's fast water.
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Fast water.
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Aw, Pupsy wants to race the clouds.
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You're fast, Pupsy, but are you cloud fast?
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Hey, Pupsy, while you run, let's look at a random cloud fact.
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Again, another one.
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Another cloud fact.
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You keep running.
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All right, this might come as a surprise, but you know fog when it's hard to see outside
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and it kind of looks like clouds are floating around on the ground?
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Well, fog is a type of cloud that touches Earth's surface.
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Fog is a type of cloud.
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If you've ever wished you could touch a cloud, just wait for a foggy day.
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Dream come true?
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Look at that fog just floating there.
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Fog is a type of cloud that touches Earth's surface.
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Okay, is anything going to jump out of the water, or are we going to see anything interesting, or are we just staring at the fog here?
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I guess it's just the fog.
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That's okay.
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okay now we are going to learn about three types of clouds
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so you can identify clouds in the sky the next time
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you're outside first we have cumulus clouds cumulus clouds cumulus clouds
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are like pillows in the sky they look super fluffy they look like clouds you would just want to hug cumulus clouds.
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Next, we have stratus clouds.
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Stratus clouds are like blankets in the sky.
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They look really flat.
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Stratus clouds are flat clouds that are almost like blankets.
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Stratus.
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Last, we have cirrus clouds.
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Cirrus clouds look very wispy.
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Cirrus clouds almost look like white cotton candy strands.
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Sometimes they could almost look like feathers.
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Cirrus clouds.
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Let's see.
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Cumulus clouds are fluffy.
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Stratus clouds are flat.
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Cirrus clouds are wispy.
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What do you think of that?
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Oh, wow. That rhymed.
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That's cool.
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Hey, what type of clouds are these?
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They look flat, almost like blankets yeah stratus these are stratus clouds great job all right what type of clouds are these
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they look fluffy like pillows yes cumulus these are cumulus clouds
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finally what type of clouds are these they look wispy like cotton candy strands
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or feathers uh -huh cirrus these are cirrus clouds
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awesome job there you have it clouds you know they're made
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of water you know they have aerosols in them you know they can bring precipitation
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and lower the temperature some of them move as fast as
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100 miles per hour you know three types of clouds you did great you did a great job
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “Clouds for Kids”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: cloud, aerosol, type, precipitation, dust. Questo video contiene 151 frasi e 1270 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 9:29. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 134 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Solo il 79% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo. 24 delle sue 151 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 |
|---|---|---|
| cloud sostantivo | /ˈklaʊ̯d/ | nuvola, nube |
| precipitation sostantivo | /pɹɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn̩/ | precipitazione |
| dust sostantivo | /dʌst/ | polvere |
| float verbo | /fləʊt/ | galleggiare |
| particle sostantivo | /ˈpɑɹtək(ə)l/ | granello, pezzetto |
| blanket sostantivo | /ˈblæŋ.kɪt/ | coperta |
| cotton sostantivo | /ˈkɑt.n̩/ | cotone, bambagia |
| candy sostantivo | /ˈkæn.di/ | caramella, confetto |
| depend verbo | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | dipendere |
| subscribe verbo | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | abbonarsi |
| pillow sostantivo | /ˈpɪl.oʊ/ [ˈpʰɪɫ.ö̞] | guanciale, cuscino |
| feather sostantivo | /ˈfɛðə/ | piuma, penna |
| strand sostantivo | /ˈstɹænd/ | filo |
| atmosphere sostantivo | /ˈætməsˌfɪɹ/ | atmosfera |
| refer verbo | /ɹɪˈfɜː/ | riferire |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| make up verbo | /ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/ | comporsi |
Frasi da ripetere
Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:
- Are you able to see the dust?
- Does it snow where you live?
- Are we just staring at the fog, here?
- What do you think of that?
- If you haven't subscribed yet, what are you waiting for?
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 | are made · is found · is covered |
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | you've ever wished · haven't subscribed |
| Possibilità con “might / may” might/may + verbo — qualcosa di possibile ma non certo | might say · might have · may become |
| Comparativi -er than / more … than — confrontare due cose | faster than · slower than |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 20 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come you'll, you're, they're. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: precipitation /pɹɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn̩/, fashionable /ˈfæʃənəbl̩/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: cloud /ˈklaʊ̯d/, dust /dʌst/, float /fləʊt/, blanket /ˈblæŋ.kɪt/, depend /dɪˈpɛnd/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: blanket /ˈblæŋ.kɪt/, candy /ˈkæn.di/, strand /ˈstɹænd/, atmosphere /ˈætməsˌfɪɹ/, relax /ɹɪˈlæks/
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 cloud, precipitation, dust.
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.