Pratica di Shadowing: Extreme Weather Science: Tornadoes, Hurricanes & Storms - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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Wow!
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Did you hear that?
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What a hit!
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That was lightning!
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Thanks.
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I really got into the swing.
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No, I mean real lightning.
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We have to get in the house.
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How come we have to go in the house when it's lightning outside?
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Who do we ask for help when we have questions?
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Da -da -da -da!
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Maggie the Magnifying Glass!
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I'm Maggie, Maggie, I help to make things clear.
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Just look through my looking glass and answers will appear.
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I'm Maggie, Maggie, come and let's explore.
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And we'll discover lots of things you never knew before.
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I'm Maggie!
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How come we have to go in the house when it's lightning outside?
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Anytime you hear thunder or see lightning, you need to look for a safe place to be.
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Lightning and thunderstorms are a type of dangerous and powerful weather.
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Powerful weather storms take place all over the world every day.
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Would you like to find out more about storms?
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If so, we can go on a little adventure together!
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Would you like to learn about powerful weather, too?
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You would?
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Me, too!
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Yippee -skippee!
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Let's go!
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Don't forget your journal!
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Oh, yeah!
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Got it!
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My terrific scientific journal!
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Bring yours along, too!
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What are storms?
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Storms are a combination of weather that together make a powerful weather pattern.
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Storms can happen in warm weather and cold weather too.
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Some types of storms are blizzards, thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes.
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storms are a part of weather
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and all weather starts with sun weather gets its energy from the sun the sun heats up the earth's surface
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that warms up the air in the atmosphere warm air weighs less than cool air
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so the warm air rises or moves up When the warm air moves up,
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cool air, which weighs more than the warm air, sinks or moves down and replaces the warm air.
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Now, as the warm air moves up, it cools off, then begins to sink.
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This movement of air, warm air rising, cool air sinking, is an important part of making weather.
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All storms are created by two opposing weather patterns that collide.
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When they collide, it creates energy.
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The more energy, the more powerful the storm can be.
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I'm going to write that down in my journal.
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Storms are a severe form of weather and happen every day all over the world.
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Weather gets energy from the sun.
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Got it!
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What are thunderstorms?
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Let's talk about thunderstorms.
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Thunderstorms are a type of storm that has rain, thunder, lightning, and sometimes hail.
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Thunderstorms happen in places that are warm and humid.
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Like most weather, thunderstorms get their energy from the sun.
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On a hot summer day, the sun heats up the Earth's land and water.
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The Earth's surface heats up the air.
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The warm air rises, colder air sinks.
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The sun heats a body of water like an ocean.
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The water evaporates or turns into steam or vapor and then travels up into the sky.
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Then the water vapors become cooler and come together, collecting in clouds.
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Rain clouds are caused by the build -up of water droplets or solid ice ice crystals.
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The clouds get heavy and water falls back to the earth as precipitation,
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rain, hail, sleet, or snow.
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Okay, but what causes the lightning and what causes the thunder?
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I was wondering the same thing.
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Excellent question.
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What causes lightning and thunder?
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Here's what happens.
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Well, inside the cloud, strong air currents cause the air molecules to rub up against each other.
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This causes static electricity.
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Have you ever rubbed your feet on the floor wearing socks?
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Touched a doorknob and filled a shock?
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That's static electricity!
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And that's sort of what happens in a thunderstorm.
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Sometimes lightning can happen inside the cloud when an arc of electricity is created because of the difference of electrical charges.
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Lightning that happens inside clouds is called sheet lightning.
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Lightning can also happen because of the earth.
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The earth is positively charged.
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This can attract lightning.
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In this situation, an arc of electricity can strike, and the Earth answers with a return stroke.
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When lightning occurs, it can heat up the air to thousands of degrees.
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This causes the air to expand rapidly.
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This causes a huge shockwave we call thunder.
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When you see lightning and hear thunder, you should try to get indoors.
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You can always find safety in a car.
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Stay away from trees, towers, water, or any metal objects.
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I'm going to write that down in my journal.
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So, thunderstorms start with clouds.
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Static electricity causes lightning.
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Thunder happens when the lightning heats up the surrounding air.
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Got it!
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What are tornadoes?
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Sometimes large -scale thunderstorms called supercells can create a tornado.
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Thunderstorms form when warm, humid air rises upward.
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This is called an updraft.
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As the warm air rises, the cooler air begins to fall.
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When it touches down, that's when a tornado is created.
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Tornadoes come in different shapes and sizes.
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Powerful tornadoes can demolish buildings and carry houses, cars and trucks in the air.
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A tornado can destroy just about anything it touches.
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I'm going to write that down in my journal.
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Tornadoes are made from supercells or heavy thunderstorms.
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Got it!
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What are hurricanes?
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Hurricanes are another kind of powerful storm.
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It's a large, swirling storm.
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that produces lots of rain and very high winds.
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Hurricanes form over very warm parts of the ocean.
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Here's what happens.
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When high winds coming from opposite directions meet, they begin to rotate.
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The high winds can cause very high waves and rough seas.
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water vapor rises quickly
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and adds more power to the storm the longer it moves
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across the ocean the stronger the hurricane becomes in the center
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of the hurricane is a low -pressure area called the eye of the hurricane when the storm reaches land,
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the storm can begin to die down.
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But it also pushes water to the shore.
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This push of water is called a surge, or storm surge.
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The surge can cause terrible floods.
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Hurricanes produce lots of rain and high winds.
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Hurricanes can cause a storm surge that can cause floods.
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Got it.
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What are blizzards?
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Winter months can bring snowstorms, sleet, and freezing rain.
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But the most powerful winter storm is called a blizzard.
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Like all storms, blizzards can be very dangerous.
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Blizzards combine heavy snowfall, severe cold, blowing snow and wind.
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Blizzards make travel almost impossible.
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Many times roads and airports are shut down because of a blizzard.
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What makes a blizzard?
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Excellent question!
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Blizzards form when very cold air clashes with very warm moist air.
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The warm air is lifted up over the cold air.
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Where these two masses of air meet is called a front.
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This interaction of cold and warm air colliding can cause precipitation.
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Rain, hail, sleet, or snow For snow to fall,
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it must be cold enough in the clouds and on the ground.
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If the air is too warm, the snow will melt on its way down and change to rain, or freezing rain.
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Freezing rain happens when the temperatures on the Earth's surface are below freezing.
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The raindrops become supercooled.
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The result is ice that can accumulate on trees, wires, cars, and more.
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Freezing rain can cause travel problems on the roads and cause airports to be shut down.
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Cold weather storms can be very dangerous.
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Oh, I get it.
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Blizzards are severe winter storms.
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They form when warm and cold air collide.
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Got it!
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Thanks, Maggie!
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You're very, very welcome.
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Today I learned a lot about storms.
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I hope you did, too.
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These are the notes I took in my journal.
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Storms are a powerful form of weather and happen every day all over the world.
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Weather gets energy from the sun.
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Thunderstorms happen in places that are warm and humid.
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Tornadoes are made from supercells or heavy thunderstorms.
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Hurricanes produce lots of rain and high winds.
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Hurricanes can cause a storm surge that can cause floods.
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Blizzards are severe winter storms.
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Learning about storms is fun.
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Let's go on another scientific adventure real soon.
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Bye! So long!

Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questo video contiene 164 frasi e 1350 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 13:27. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 100 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Solo il 78% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
lightning sostantivo/ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/fulmine, folgore
hurricane sostantivo/ˈhʌɹɪkeɪn/uragano
blizzard sostantivo/ˈblɪz.ɚd/tormenta
tornado sostantivo/tɔɹˈneɪ.doʊ/tornado, tromba d'aria
cloud sostantivo/ˈklaʊ̯d/nuvola, nube
thunder sostantivo/ˈθʌndɚ/tuono
freeze verbo/ˈfɹiːz/gelare, ghiacciare
surge sostantivo/sɝd͡ʒ/marea, ondata
sink verbo/ˈsɪŋk/affondare, sprofondare
flood sostantivo/flʌd/inondazione, alluvione
static aggettivo/ˈstæt.ɪk/statico
hail sostantivo/heɪl/grandine
vapor sostantivo/ˈveɪpɚ/gas, vapore
humid aggettivo/ˈhjuːmɪd/umido
adventure sostantivo/ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/avventura

I phrasal verb che sentirai

ParolaSignificato
heat up verboscaldare
shut down verbospegnere
die down verbocessare
find out verboscoprire

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 9 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, don't, we'll. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “th”: thunder /ˈθʌndɚ/, thunderstorm /ˈθʌn.dɚˌstɔɹm/
  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: precipitation /pɹɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn̩/, shock /ʃɔk/, sheet /ʃit/, shore /ʃɔɹ/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: electricity /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/, precipitation /pɹɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn̩/, electrical /ɪˈlɛktɹɪkəl/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/, positively /ˈpɑ.zɪ.tɪv.li/

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 lightning, hurricane, blizzard.

La grammatica di questo video

Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:

StrutturaNel video
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo faare created · are caused · is created
Past continuous was/were + -ing — un’azione in corso in un momento del passatowas lightning · was wondering
Obbligo: must / have to / need to dire che qualcosa è necessariohave to get · have to go · need to look
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un piano o qualcosa che si vede arrivareI'm going to write

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.

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