Pratica di Shadowing: COMPLETE FIRST FOR SCHOOL WB 04 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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Track 4.
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You will hear people talking in eight different situations.
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For questions 1 to 8, choose the best answer, A, B or C.
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1. You overhear a tourist talking about their journey.
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Well, it's certainly been interesting, that's for sure.
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I can't believe that it's taken us this long to get here.
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Still, it wasn't anyone's fault.
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It's just one of those things, I suppose.
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It's the school holidays, so there's always a lot of traffic on the road.
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I'm glad we're here now, though I can't wait to have dinner and relax.
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I think we'll have an early night this evening.
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It's certainly been a long day.
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Well, it's certainly been interesting, that's for sure.
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I can't believe that it's taken us this long to get here.
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Still, it wasn't anyone's fault, it's just one of those things, I suppose.
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It's the school holidays, so there's always a lot of traffic on the road.
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I'm glad we're here now, though I can't wait to have dinner and relax.
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I think we'll have an early night this evening.
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It's certainly been a long day.
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Two.
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You overhear a mother and her son trying to choose a holiday.
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What do you think of this one, then?
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Do you like it?
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Well, I'm not sure.
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It looks very quiet.
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Although the swimming pool in this one does look fantastic.
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Is there one like this, but nearer to the town centre?
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Well, there is this one, but it is much further from the airport.
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Oh no, I really don't want to make the journey any longer than it already is.
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Let's go for the hotel with the big pool.
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What do you think of this one then?
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Do you like it?
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Well, I'm not sure.
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It looks very quiet, although the swimming pool in this one does look fantastic.
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Is there one like this but nearer to the town centre?
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Well, there is this one, but it is much further from the airport.
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Oh no, I really don't want to make the journey any longer than it already is.
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Let's go for the hotel with the big pool.
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3. You hear a boy talking to the receptionist in a hotel.
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How can I help you?
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Well, I appear to have lost my watch.
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I'm very sorry to hear that.
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I'll have the hotel staff look out for it.
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When did you last see it?
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I'm not sure really.
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I had it before I went for dinner last night, and I think I had it afterwards when I was with my friends in the hotel lobby.
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Or did I?
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I honestly can't recall when I last saw it.
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I definitely had it when I came out of the dining area, though.
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No problem.
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I'll contact you immediately if any of our staff find it.
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How can I help you?
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Well, I appear to have lost my watch.
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I'm very sorry to hear that.
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I'll have the hotel staff look out for it.
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When did you last see it?
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I'm not sure really.
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I had it before I went for dinner last night, and I think I had it afterwards when I was with my friends in the hotel lobby.
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Or did I?
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I honestly can't recall when I last saw it.
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I definitely had it when I came out of the dining area though.
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No problem.
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I'll contact you immediately if any of our staff find it.
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4. You hear the following announcement at an airport.
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Passengers flying on the 735 flight to Munich, Gate 8, will now be departing at 10.35.
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This is due to adverse weather conditions which have left ice on the runway.
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There might also be gate changes, so please check the departure boards regularly for an update.
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Due to this unfortunate delay, the airline would like to offer every passenger a food token worth £4,
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which they are free to use at any of the cafes in the departure lounge.
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To collect this and for any further questions, please come to the information desk to the left of gate 10.
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Passengers flying on the 735 flight to Munich, Gate 8, will now be departing at 10.35.
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This is due to adverse weather conditions which have left ice on the runway.
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There might also be gate changes, so please check the departure boards regularly for an update.
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Due to this unfortunate delay, the airline would like to offer every passenger a food token worth £4,
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which they are free to use at any of the cafes in the departure lounge.
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To collect this and for any further questions, please come to the information desk to the left of gate 10.
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5. You hear a teenage girl telling her mum about her recent holiday.
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So what was it like in Italy then?
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It was absolutely brilliant.
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The weather was hot all week and I met so many people.
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The food was fantastic and because it was hot we could go to the beach every day.
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Oh!
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So where were the people you met from?
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They were all Italian and I'm definitely going to stay in touch with them.
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For me that was the highlight of the holiday and we wouldn't have known what to see, eat and do without their help.
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It sounds like you had a really good trip.
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So what was it like in Italy then?
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It was absolutely brilliant.
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The weather was hot all week and I met so many people.
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The food was fantastic and because it was hot we could go to the beach every day.
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Oh!
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So where were the people you met from?
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They were all Italian and I'm definitely going to stay in touch with them.
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For me, that was the highlight of the holiday and we wouldn't have known what to see, eat and do without their help.
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It sounds like you had a really good trip.
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6. You overhear two school friends discussing the weather forecast.
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So, it's the school holidays next week.
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Have you got anything planned?
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Well, I was planning on going camping, but I'm not sure now.
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Really?
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I thought that it was supposed to be nice weather next week Well, you'd think that it would be this time of year
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but some reports say it's going to rain
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and some say it's going to be clear I'm really puzzled about what to do Maybe you should just go
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and hope for the best So, it's the school holidays next week Have you got anything planned?
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Well, I was planning on going camping but I'm not sure now Really?
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I thought that it was supposed to be nice weather next week.
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Well, you think that it would be this time of year, but some reports say it's going to rain, and some say it's going to be clear.
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I'm really puzzled about what to do.
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Maybe you should just go and hope for the best.
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Seven.
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You hear a tour guide giving information to a group of tourists.
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We will now stop our tour for a short lunch break.
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We will meet back here in one hour.
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It's important that everyone's on time, as the bus will leave promptly at 1300.
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Of course, we will not abandon anyone.
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However, if we're late back on the bus, we may miss our session at the museum, which is booked for 1400.
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Please stay within the city centre, therefore, as you won't have the time to explore any further.
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Also, there's less chance of you getting lost.
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Enjoy your lunch.
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We will now stop our tour for a short lunch break.
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We will meet back here in one hour.
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It's important that everyone's on time, as the bus will leave promptly at 1300.
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Of course, we will not abandon anyone.
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However, if we're late back on the bus, we may miss our session at the museum, which is booked for $1,400.
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Please stay within the city centre, therefore, as you won't have the time to explore any further.
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Also, there's less chance of you getting lost.
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Enjoy your lunch.
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8. You overhear a woman making a complaint to the hotel manager.
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Well, I have never seen anything like it.
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This hotel is nothing like the pictures on your website.
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The rooms are old and dirty and your facilities are certainly not the same as those advertised.
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And one of the lamps in my bedroom doesn't work.
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I can assure you, madam, that this is the hotel advertised and we do provide all the services shown on our website.
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Admittedly, some of our rooms and equipment do need a little updating, and this is scheduled for this autumn.
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I don't care if you're going to decorate and fix things after I've left.
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What are you going to do now?
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At the very least you can upgrade my room.
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Actually, no, that isn't enough.
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I want my money back, or I'll find another hotel.
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Well, I have never seen anything like it.
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This hotel is nothing like the pictures on your website.
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The rooms are old and dirty, and your facilities are certainly not the same as those advertised.
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And one of the lamps in my bedroom doesn't work.
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I can assure you, madam, that this is the hotel advertised, and we do provide all the services shown on our website.
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Admittedly, some of our rooms and equipment do need a little updating, and this is scheduled for this autumn.
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I don't care if you're going to decorate and fix things after I've left.
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What are you going to do now?
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At the very least you can upgrade my room.
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Actually, no, that isn't enough.
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I want my money back, or I'll find another hotel.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questo video contiene 150 frasi e 1600 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 10:28. Chi parla ha un ritmo naturale di circa 153 parole al minuto, vicino a una conversazione quotidiana. Il 87% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è facile da seguire.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole meno comuni del video, con pronuncia e significato:
- gate /ˈɡeɪ̯t/ (sostantivo) — cancello. A doorlike structure outside a house.
- passenger /ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ (sostantivo) — passeggero, passeggera. One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
- departure /dɪˈpɑː(ɹ)tjə(ɹ)/ (sostantivo) — partenza. The act of departing or something that has departed.
- advertise /ˈædvɚˌtaɪ̯z/ (verbo) — annunciare, promuovere. To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.
- bedroom /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ (sostantivo) — camera da letto, camera. A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.
- desk /dɛsk/ (sostantivo) — scrivania. A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a…
- afterwards /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/ (avverbio) — dopo, poi. At a later or succeeding time; after that;
- delay /dɪˈleɪ̯/ (sostantivo) — ritardo. A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
- recall /ɹɪˈkɔl/ (verbo) — ritirare, revocare. To withdraw, retract (one's words etc.); to revoke (an order).
- collect /ˈkɑlɪkt/ (verbo) — raccogliere, bottinare. To gather together; amass.
- explore /ɪkˈsploɹ/ (verbo) — esplorare, investigare. To examine or investigate something systematically.
- autumn /ˈɔtəm/ (sostantivo) — autunno. Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease; typically regarded as…
- highlight /ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/ (verbo) — mettere in evidenza, enfatizzare. To make prominent; emphasize.
- swim /swɪm/ (verbo) — nuotare, natare. To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
- unfortunate /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/ (aggettivo) — sfortunato, iellato. Not favored by fortune.
I phrasal verb che sentirai
- go for (verbo) — tentare, provare. To try for, to attempt to reach.
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 51 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, can't, I'll. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: assure /əˈʃʊɹ/, receptionist /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: unfortunate /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/, receptionist /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Inizia a velocità 0,75×, fai shadowing frase per frase e torna alla velocità normale quando diventa facile.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come gate, passenger, departure.
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 | have left · have never seen · I've left |
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | is booked · is scheduled |
| Frasi relative who / which + frase — un’informazione in più su una persona o una cosa | conditions which have · museum, which is |
| Possibilità con “might / may” might/may + verbo — qualcosa di possibile ma non certo | might also be · may miss |
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.