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Listening Part 3
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You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about shopping for clothes.
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For questions 19 to 23, choose from the list A to H what each speaker enjoys about shopping for clothes.
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Use the letters only once.
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There are three extra letters which you do not need to use.
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You now have 30 seconds to look at the questions.
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Speaker 1 I'm a fashion model, so you might expect me to be really into clothes.
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Actually, I couldn't care less about them, especially when I've been taking them on and off all day at work.
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Designer gear's not my style, though I do try a ton of it on when I'm at a photo shoot.
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Having said that, it isn't that I've no interest in shopping at all, as long as it isn't for myself.
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Working in fashion, I have a pretty good eye for what'll look good on my sisters,
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so if I'm out and about and spot something in a shop, it'll often end up going home to them.
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Speaker 2 My friends are forever dragging me out shopping.
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I pretend I'm not into it, but there's something satisfying about spotting a dress
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or top in a high street store that's similar in design to one
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you've seen in a magazine for 10 times the price.
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Not that the high street versions are always cheap, but it's still a good feeling.
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We usually pop in and see one of our friends who works in the store we like.
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We always beg her for money off anything we buy, but she doesn't have the authority to give us discounts.
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So I'm not the most fashionable person around, but I try to look my best.
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Speaker 3
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this t -shirt does it go with these jeans stuff like
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that you'd expect it to be the other way around really wouldn't you
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speaker 4 I work in a clothes shop not
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because I've ever been particularly into fashion
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I just needed a job contrary to what you might think
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in this store sales assistants can't buy things cheaper though now
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and then the manager will let us choose something that's slightly damaged most of the time you wouldn't know it's not perfect.
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There might be a button missing or something, but there's always a spare.
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Part of my job is to dress the window displays that people see as they walk past the shop,
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and this is something that I now love looking out for when I'm out shopping myself.
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Speaker 5 I've never done much online shopping,
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certainly not for clothes, mainly because I can't be bothered to send stuff back that doesn't fit or whatever.
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And when you like to treat yourself now and then to something pretty special, you want to make sure it's okay.
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I'm not into the wacky stuff some of the designers produce.
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You can't walk down the street dressed like that.
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And being on trend isn't a major concern of mine.
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I prefer their more classic pieces that will stand the test of time, so I keep an eye out for their sales.
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I wouldn't call myself a bargain hunter, and I don't buy much either.
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Now listen again.
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Speaker 1.
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I'm a fashion model, so you might expect me to be really into clothes.
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Actually, I couldn't care less about them, especially when I've been taking them on and off all day at work.
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Designer gear's not my style, though I do try a ton of it on when I'm at a photo shoot.
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Having said that, it isn't that I've no interest in shopping at all, as long as it isn't for myself.
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Working in fashion, I have a pretty good eye for what'll look good on my sisters,
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so if I'm out and about and spot something in a shop, it'll often end up going home to them.
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Speaker 2 My friends are forever dragging me out shopping.
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I pretend I'm not into it, but there's something satisfying about spotting a dress
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or top in a high street store that's similar in design to one
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you've seen in a magazine for 10 times the price.
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Not that the high street versions are always cheap, but it's still a good feeling.
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We usually pop in and see one of our friends who works in the store we like.
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We always beg her for money off anything we buy, but she doesn't have the authority to give us discounts.
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So I'm not the most fashionable person around, but I try to look my best.
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Speaker 3 Well, I don't have money of my own, so I tend to go shopping with my dad.
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He told me he doesn't mind what I get as long as it doesn't cost a fortune.
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So designer stuff's out.
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Though now and then I'll see
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if I can get him to let me put something weird and wonderful on just to have a laugh.
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Otherwise, shopping's really not that cool, is it?
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Dad's really into the latest trends, though, and he's always saying, What do you reckon about this T -shirt?
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Does it go with these jeans?
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Stuff like that.
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You'd expect it to be the other way round, really, wouldn't you?
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Speaker 4 I work in a clothes shop, not because I've ever been particularly into fashion.
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I just needed a job.
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Contrary to what you might think, in this store, sales assistants can't buy things cheaper,
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though now and then the manager will let us choose something that's slightly damaged.
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Most of the time, you wouldn't know it's not perfect.
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There might be a button missing or something, but there's always a spare.
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Part of my job is to dress the window displays that people see as they walk past the shop.
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And this is something that I now love looking out for when I'm out shopping myself.
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Speaker 5 I've never done much online shopping, certainly not for clothes.
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Mainly because I can't be bothered to send stuff back that doesn't fit or whatever.
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And when you like to treat yourself now and then to something pretty special, you want to make sure it's OK.
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I'm not into the wacky stuff some of the designers produce.
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You can't walk down the street dressed like that.
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And being on trend isn't a major concern of mine.
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I prefer their more classic pieces that will stand the test of time, so I keep an eye out for their sales.
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I wouldn't call myself a bargain hunter, and I don't buy much either.

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Vocaboli chiave di questo video

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

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
cloth sostantivo/klɒθ/stoffa, tessuto
designer sostantivo/dɪˈzaɪnɚ/designer, progettista
bother verbo/ˈbɑðɚ/disturbare, infastidire
hunter sostantivo/ˈhʌntɚ/cane da caccia
discount sostantivo/ˈdɪskaʊnt/sconto
pretend verbo/pɹəˈtɛnd/fare finta, fingere
drag verbo/dɹæɡ/trainare, trascinare
spare aggettivo/spɛɚ/superfluo, ulteriore
contrary aggettivo/ˈkɑntɹɛɹi/contrario, opposto
satisfy verbo/ˈsætɪsfaɪ/soddisfare, accontentare
bargain sostantivo/ˈbɑːɹɡən/trattativa, accordo
fortune sostantivo/ˈfɔːtjuːn/sorte, destino
extract sostantivo/ˈɛkstɹækt/estratto

I phrasal verb che sentirai

ParolaSignificato
end up verboandare a finire, finire

Frasi da ripetere

Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:

  • You can't walk down the street dressed like that.
  • Otherwise, shopping's really not that cool, is it?
  • You'd expect it to be the other way round, really, wouldn't you?

La grammatica di questo video

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

StrutturaNel video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — un’azione iniziata prima e ancora in corsoI've been taking
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adessoyou've seen · I've ever been · I've never done
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo facan't be bothered
Frasi relative who / which + frase — un’informazione in più su una persona o una cosafriends who works

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 60 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, I've, can't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “th”: cloth /klɒθ/, bother /ˈbɑðɚ/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: cloth /klɒθ/, discount /ˈdɪskaʊnt/, pretend /pɹəˈtɛnd/, drag /dɹæɡ/, jeans /d͡ʒiːnz/
  • /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: drag /dɹæɡ/, satisfy /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/, fashionable /ˈfæʃənəbl̩/, extract /ˈɛkstɹækt/

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 cloth, designer, bother.

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