Pratica di Shadowing: Easy Spanish Reading Practice | Short Stories for Beginners for A1-A2. Part 1 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Questo video contiene 79 frasi e 534 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 4:03. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 132 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Solo il 46% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

15 parole meno comuni del video, con pronuncia e significato:

• grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/ (sostantivo) — nonna. A mother of someone's parent.
• potato /pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ (sostantivo) — patata, pomo di terra. The edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum.
• curious /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/ (aggettivo) — curioso, interessato. Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.
• flower /ˈfloʊɚ/ (sostantivo) — fiore. A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual…
• delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ (aggettivo) — squisito, delizioso. Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.
• keyboard /ˈki.bɔɹd/ (sostantivo) — tastiera. A set of keys laid out in a gridlike pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer, etc.
• cookie /ˈkʊki/ (sostantivo) — biscotto. A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm.
• paragraph /ˈpæɹəɡɹæf/ (sostantivo) — paragrafo. A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic.
• vegetable /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ (sostantivo) — verdura. A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice…
• pasta /ˈpɑ.stə/ (sostantivo) — pasta, impasto. Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.
• tomato /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/ (sostantivo) — pomodoro, pomidoro. A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
• sofa /ˈsoʊ̯fə/ (sostantivo) — divano, sofà. An upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people.
• bravo /ˈbɹɑvoʊ/ — bravo, bene. Used to express acclaim, especially to a performer.
• veterinary /ˈvɛtəɹɪnɛɹi/ (aggettivo) — zooiatrico, veterinario. Of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of non-human animals, especially domestic and farm animals.
• interrupt /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/ (verbo) — interrompere, tagliare. To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.

I phrasal verb che sentirai

• go through (verbo) — attraversare. To travel from one end of something to the other.
• look at (verbo) — guardare. To observe or watch.

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

• I suoni “sh” e “zh”: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, especial /ɛsˈpɛʃəl/

Come esercitarsi con questo video

1. Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
2. Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
3. Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come grandmother, potato, curious.