Pratica di Shadowing: Flyers 1 - Test 1 - Part 4 - Listening - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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Part 4.
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Listen and look.
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There is one example.
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What's Sue's brother's job?
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My brother has just started his first job.
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Really?
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What's he doing?
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Is he a businessman?
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No, he's a mechanic.
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He wanted to work outside, not in an office.
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Oh, that's interesting.
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Can you see the tick?
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Now you listen and tick the box.
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1. Where does her brother work?
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Where does your brother work?
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Well, he wanted to work on a farm, but he couldn't find a job like that.
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Oh, where is he working then?
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He's found a job in a big factory outside the town.
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It's near the airport.
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2. How does he go to work?
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How does he go to work every day?
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Is there a bus?
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Well, there is a bus, but it's very slow.
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He doesn't walk, does he?
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It's too far.
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No. My dad gave him a big new motorbike.
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It's very fast.
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3. When does he start work?
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That's good.
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What time does he have to start work in the morning?
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He has to get up at half past six.
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That's very early.
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He doesn't start work then, does he?
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No. Work starts at eight, but he needs half an hour to get there.
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4. What does he do for lunch?
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So does he come home at lunchtime?
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No, he only has 30 minutes, so he can't come home.
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Is there a restaurant?
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Yes, but he doesn't like the food, so my mum makes him some sandwiches.
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5. What did he do before he started this job?
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What did your brother do before this job?
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Well, after he finished school, he went to university.
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In a city?
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No, it was in the country.
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It was a very nice place, just by a river.
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Mum and I went to see him there last summer.
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Now listen to part four again.
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1. Where does her brother work?
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Where does your brother work?
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Well, he wanted to work on a farm, but he couldn't find a job like that.
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Oh, where is he working then?
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He's found a job in a big factory outside the town.
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It's near the airport.
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2. How does he go to work?
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How does he go to work every day?
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Is there a bus?
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Well, there is a bus, but it's very slow.
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He doesn't walk, does he?
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It's too far.
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No. My dad gave him a big new motorbike.
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It's very fast.
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3. When does he start work?
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That's good.
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What time does he have to start work in the morning?
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He has to get up at half past six.
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That's very early.
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He doesn't start work then, does he?
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No. Work starts at eight, but he needs half an hour to get there.
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Four.
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What does he do for lunch?
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So does he come home at lunchtime?
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No, he only has 30 minutes, so he can't come home.
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Is there a restaurant?
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Yes, but he doesn't like the food, so my mum makes him some sandwiches.
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5. What did he do before he started this job?
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What did your brother do before this job?
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Well, after he finished school, he went to university.
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In a city?
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No, it was in the country.
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It was a very nice place, just by a river.
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Mum and I went to see him there last summer.

Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questa lezione di conversazione di livello A2 si basa sul video “Flyers 1 - Test 1 - Part 4 - Listening”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: brother, mum, bus, listen, outside. Questo video contiene 81 frasi e 545 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 5:07. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 107 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Il 91% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è facile da seguire. 37 delle sue 81 frasi sono domande: un buon esercizio per l’intonazione interrogativa e le risposte brevi.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

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

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
tick sostantivo/tɪk/zecca
businessman sostantivo/ˈbɪznəsmæn/uomo d'affari, affarista
mechanic sostantivo/mɪˈkænɪk/meccanico, meccanica
lunchtime sostantivo/ˈlʌnt͡ʃtaɪm/ora di pranzo
restaurant sostantivo/ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/ristorante
lunch sostantivo/lʌnt͡ʃ/pranzo, seconda colazione
factory sostantivo/ˈfæk.tɚ.i/fabbrica, impianto
finish verbo/ˈfɪnɪʃ/finire, terminare
airport sostantivo/ˈɛɹ.pɔɹt/aeroporto, aerodromo
farm sostantivo/ˈfɑɹm/fattoria, podere

Frasi da ripetere

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

  • Can you see the tick?
  • Where does your brother work?
  • He doesn't walk, does he?
  • He doesn't start work then, does he?
  • What did your brother do before this job?

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 10 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come doesn't, can't, couldn't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/, tick /tɪk/, mechanic /mɪˈkænɪk/, motorbike /ˈmoʊtɚˌbaɪk/, restaurant /ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/
  • /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/, businessman /ˈbɪznəsmæn/, mechanic /mɪˈkænɪk/, factory /ˈfæk.tɚ.i/

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 tick, businessman, mechanic.

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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