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This morning, excitement building across Europe with lines for solar glasses ahead of the continent's first total solar eclipse in more than 25 years.
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The sun will be completely covered by the moon for millions of people along the path of totality, which runs from Greenland, past Iceland, and into northern Spain.
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The total eclipse here will last just one minute, 43 seconds, but long enough to attract nearly half a million tourists who will be gazing skyward.
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It's an amazing event.
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These photographers set up at a Spanish vineyard, hoping for the perfect shot of the celestial spectacle.
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Thousands of Americans have flown in, including the Fulmer family from Las Vegas.
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Point to the sky.
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Right up there.
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Today's eclipse falling on Max's third birthday.
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We are chasing eclipse to see the whole line of totality.
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This will be her second and my third.
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And this is my first.
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Oh, you're in for a real treat.
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Any tips for me?
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Savor the moment.
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Yes.
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Really live in it.
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You're like looking through the glasses and you're seeing it, and then all of a sudden it disappears in the glasses and you take them off, and it's like this fireball in the sky.
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Like millions of other Americans, they hit the road to see the 2024 eclipse over the U.S.
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What's the moon doing?
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He's taking a bite. Of what? Of a little sun.
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He's taking a bite of the little son.
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Al covered it for today from Dallas.
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Let's get him on, okay, because it's starting to come.
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Today's eclipse will be partially visible in the northern U.S.,
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a reminder of 2024's moment of solar magic when it felt like the whole country was looking up in awe.
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And we definitely are going to have the best views here, but folks back home are not going to totally miss out
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you will be able to partially see the eclipse starting in Alaska.
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That's at 8.27 a.m local time.
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At the peak, the sun is going to be about 37 percent covered.
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It's going to reach the continental U.S a little after 1.50 p.m.
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Eastern.
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So if you're in Maine, you're going to see the sun about a quarter covered.
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If you are in my hometown of Boston, it's going to be about 16 percent.
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Guys, I'm afraid by the time it reaches you in New York City, we are down to just nine percent.
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So that means you're going to see just a little sliver of the sun cut off.
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But a quick PSA, wherever you are, if you're watching the eclipse, you need to be wearing your super fashionable solar glasses.
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As Al pointed out in Dallas, I'm pointing out right now, we don't want any burned eyes out there.
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No, no, we don't.
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Look at you.
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Raf Sanchez going to enjoy an eclipse just outside Madrid, Spain.
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I would say you won.
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Yeah, no kidding.
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Well done, Raf.
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Good assignment.
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We're doing okay.
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Yeah.
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Hey, thanks for watching.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B1 si basa sul video “Excitement Builds in Europe for First Total Solar Eclipse in 25 Years”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: eclipse, sun, glasses, solar, covered. Questo video contiene 50 frasi e 532 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 3:04. Chi parla ha un ritmo naturale di circa 174 parole al minuto, vicino a una conversazione quotidiana. Il 82% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
Le 15 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| eclipse sostantivo | /ɪˈklɪps/ | eclisse, eclissi |
| partially avverbio | /ˈpɑɹʃəli/ | parzialmente |
| wherever | /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ | dovunque |
| bite verbo | /baɪt/ | mordere |
| fireball sostantivo | /ˈfaɪəɹˌbɔl/ | bolide, palla di fuoco |
| sliver sostantivo | /ˈslɪvɚ/ | scheggia, frammento |
| celestial aggettivo | /səˈlɛs.t͡ʃ(ə)l/ | celeste |
| vineyard sostantivo | /ˈvɪn.jɚd/ | vigna, vigneto |
| spectacle sostantivo | /ˈspɛktəkl̩/ | spettacolo |
| gaze verbo | /ɡeɪz/ | fissare |
| hometown sostantivo | /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/ | città di origine |
| continental aggettivo | /ˌkɑntɪˈnɛntl̩/ | continentale |
| disappear verbo | /dɪsəˈpɪɹ/ | sparire, scomparire |
| reminder sostantivo | /ɹɪˈmaɪndə(ɹ)/ | promemoria |
| excitement sostantivo | /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/ | eccitamento, orgasmo |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| miss out verbo | perdere |
| point out verbo | additare |
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un piano o qualcosa che si vede arrivare | are going to have · is going to be · It's going to reach |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodo | are chasing · you're seeing · you're watching |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsione | will be · will last |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 14 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come you're, don't, I'm. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: partially /ˈpɑɹʃəli/, fashionable /ˈfæʃənəbl̩/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: totality /toʊˈtælɪti/, photographer /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: wherever /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/, hometown /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: eclipse /ɪˈklɪps/, bite /baɪt/, vineyard /ˈvɪn.jɚd/, gaze /ɡeɪz/, assignment /əˈsaɪn.mənt/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: totality /toʊˈtælɪti/, fashionable /ˈfæʃənəbl̩/, attract /əˈtɹækt/
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 eclipse, partially, wherever.
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.