Pratica di Shadowing: English by the Nature Method Chapter 4 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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English by the Nature Method Chapter 4 The 4th Chapter Countries and Cities
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Mr. and Mrs. Smith and their three children live in England.
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They live in a house.
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Has the house a window?
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Yes, the house has many windows.
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How many windows has the house?
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It has eight windows.
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Has the house a door?
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Yes, it has two doors.
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It has also a roof.
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The roof is the top of the house.
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Here it is, the roof.
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What is the top of the house?
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The top of the house is the roof.
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The house has four walls.
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Has the house a fifth wall?
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No, it has only four walls.
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The windows and the doors are in the walls.
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Here they are, the walls and the door and the window.
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This is the roof, as we said, this is the whole house. Where is London?
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London is in England.
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Where is Paris?
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Paris is in France.
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Where is Stockholm?
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Stockholm is in Sweden.
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Where is Berlin?
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Berlin is in Germany.
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Where is Copenhagen?
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Copenhagen is in Denmark. Where is Oslo?
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Oslo is in Norway.
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Where is Moscow?
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Moscow is in Russia.
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Where is Helsinki?
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Helsinkfors.
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Helsinki is in Finland.
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England is a country.
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Russia is a country.
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England and Russia are two countries.
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Mr and Mrs Smith and their children live in London who live in London, London is a city.
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Copenhagen is also a city.
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London and Copenhagen are two cities.
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There are many houses in London.
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London is a big city.
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There are also many houses in Copenhagen.
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Copenhagen is also a big city.
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But Copenhagen is not so big a city as London.
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Helen is a big girl, but she is not so big as John.
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Is Baby as big as Helen?
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No Baby is not as big as Helen, she is only a small girl.
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Is John as big as his father?
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No John is not so big as his father.
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Is Helen as big as her mother?
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No Helen is not so big as her mother.
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John is bigger than Helen, and Mrs Smith is bigger than John.
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Which is the biggest of the three children?
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John is the biggest, which is the biggest of the cities in Europe.
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London is the biggest city in Europe.
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England is a country in Europe.
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London is the biggest city in England.
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Sweden is a country in Europe.
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Stockholm is the biggest city in Sweden.
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Mr Smith is English.
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He lives in England.
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Mrs Smith is English.
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She lives in England.
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The children are English, they live in England.
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The English live in England.
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The Danes live in Denmark.
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The Finlanders live in Finland.
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The Russians live in Russia.
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The Swedes live in Sweden.
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The Norwegians live in Norway.
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The Germans live in Germany.
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The French live in France.
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England is bigger than Denmark, but it's not so big as France.
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Norway is bigger than Denmark, but it isn't so big as Sweden.
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The house of Mr and Mrs Smith is not a big house, it's a small house.
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Baby is not a big girl, she is only a small girl.
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Helen is smaller than John, and John is smaller than his father.
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Helen is smaller than her mother.
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There are many houses in a big city.
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There are many big cities in a big country.
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Denmark is not a big country.
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It's only a small country.
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There are not many big cities in Denmark.
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Mr Smith is a man.
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His father is also a man.
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Mr Smith and his father are two men.
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Mr Smith is a woman.
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Her sister is also a woman.
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Mrs Smith and her sister are two women.
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Boys and girls are children.
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Men, women and children are people, persons.
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There are many people in England.
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How many people are there in England?
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There are 45 million people in England.
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How many people are there in Finland?
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There are more than 3 million people in Finland.
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There are more people in England than in Denmark.
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There are not so many people in Denmark as in Sweden.
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There are 6 million people in Sweden.
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There are more Swedes than Danes.
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What people live in England?
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The English live in England.
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What people live in France?
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The French live in France.
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What people live in Russia?
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The Russians live in Russia.
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Mr and Mrs Smith have a son.
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Have they more than one child?
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Yes, they have three children.
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They have two girls but only one boy.
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They have more girls than boys.
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Has John more than two sisters?
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No, He has only two sisters.
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Are there more than four persons in the family?
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Yes, there are five persons in the family.
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What more persons are there in the family than the father and the mother?
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There are the three children.

Contesto & Sfondo

Nel quarto capitolo del metodo English by the Nature, i protagonisti, il signor e la signora Smith insieme ai loro tre bambini, ci raccontano di vita quotidiana in Inghilterra. Questo dialogo ambientato nella loro casa ci propone frasi semplici ma efficaci, fondamentali per migliorare la pronuncia inglese. Attraverso la descrizione dettagliata della loro casa, delle stanze e delle finestre, si apre una finestra sull'importanza di conoscere i luoghi e le città del mondo. Le domande e le risposte riguardanti le dimensioni e la struttura della casa aiutano a costruire un lessico cotidiano utile e pratico.

Le 5 frasi principali per la comunicazione quotidiana

  • “La casa ha una finestra?” - Utilizzato per porre domande sulla casa.
  • “Quante finestre ha la casa?” - Frase utile per chiedere informazioni specifiche.
  • “Dove si trova Londra?” - Indispensabile per parlare di luoghi e città.
  • “Londra è una grande città.” - Un’affermazione per descrivere caratteristiche geografiche.
  • “Non è così grande come Londra.” - Utile per fare paragoni tra città o persone.

Guida passo-passo per il Shadowing

Per migliorare la tua pronuncia e fluency, segui questi passaggi ispirati al video:

  1. Ascolta attentamente: Prima di tutto, guarda il video senza sottotitoli per capire il contesto generale.
  2. Annota le espressioni chiave: Prendi nota delle frasi elencate sopra e ripetile ad alta voce.
  3. Pratica il Shadowspeak: Una volta che hai familiarità con le frasi, inizia a fare shadowspeak. Questo significa ripetere immediatamente dopo il relatore nel video. Concentrati sulla corretta intonazione e pronuncia.
  4. Fai delle pause: Se una frase è particolarmente difficile, fermati e ripetila più volte. Non avere paura di tornare indietro per ascoltare nuovamente.
  5. Registra te stesso: Ascolta il tuo audio per identificare le aree da migliorare e lavora su di esse. Questo ti aiuterà a migliorare ulteriormente la pronuncia inglese.

Ricorda che imparare l'inglese con YouTube può essere un metodo molto efficace. Con pazienza e pratica costante, anche tu potrai fare progressi notevoli nel tuo percorso di apprendimento. Buona fortuna!

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.