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Approx four to five minutes.
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Hi, Ben.
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How are you?
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We haven't caught up with each other for ages.
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What's new?
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Hi, Anna.
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I'm fine.
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I've been thinking a lot about my family recently.
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It's interesting how people from different generations live their lives differently.
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I agree.
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My family has people of all ages, from an infant to an elderly great -grandmother.
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My little cousin is still a toddler, while my parents are middle -aged adults.
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That's a big family.
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How was your childhood?
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Where did you grow up?
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I was brought up by my parents in a small town.
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They taught me to respect elderly people and get on with people of different ages.
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When I was a child, I thought adults always knew what was best for everyone.
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Really?
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I used to think the same thing.
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But now that I'm an adult and in my 20s, I realize that adults can make mistakes, too.
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My parents didn't always agree with each other.
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Did they ever think about getting divorced?
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Yes, they went through a difficult period.
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They argued a lot and nearly split up.
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My father even threatened to walk out on the family.
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But eventually, they decided to work on their relationship.
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They didn't want to give up on their marriage.
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I'm glad they worked things out.
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Some couples get married because they love each other.
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But they aren't always prepared for the challenges of married life.
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Exactly.
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My older cousin recently got engaged to his girlfriend.
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They're planning to get married next year and start a family when they're financially ready.
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That's wonderful.
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I think people should settle down when they feel ready, rather than doing it just because their parents expect them to.
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Young people shouldn't have to live up to everyone else's expectations.
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You're right.
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Right.
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My grandparents got married when they were very young.
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My grandmother left home at 18, left school early, and got her first job to help her family.
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That sounds difficult.
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Did she have a chance to go to university?
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No, she didn't.
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She had to put up with many difficulties.
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Later, she had a change of career and started a small business.
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When her father passed away, she inherited some money, which helped her expand the business.
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Your grandmother sounds incredibly hardworking.
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Did she ever consider emigrating abroad?
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Yes.
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She once wanted to emigrate to another country, but she decided to stay because she wanted to look after her elderly parents.
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She retired from work at 65, and now she enjoys spending time with her grandchildren.
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That's lovely.
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My great -grandmother is a centenarian.
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She's over 100 years old.
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She has lived through so many changes in society.
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Ben, wow, she must have some amazing stories to tell.
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Does she get on well with the younger generations?
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Most of the time, yes, but sometimes she finds it difficult to understand modern technology.
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She doesn't always fit in with the way young people communicate, and she can't understand why we spend so much time online.
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I can understand that.
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Every generation has its own habits.
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Young people sometimes run out of patience when older people don't understand their choices, while elderly people may struggle to keep up with rapid changes.
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That's why we should try to understand each other.
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We shouldn't judge people just because they belong to a different generation.
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Absolutely.
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My younger sister recently signed up for a cooking course because she wants to learn some traditional family recipes.
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She says she doesn't want our family traditions to disappear.
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That's a great idea.
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I'd love to do something similar.
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Perhaps I could sign up for a course with my grandmother and learn how to cook her favorite dishes.
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You should!
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Spending time together can help different generations become closer.
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I agree.
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In the end, whether we're infants, teenagers, middle -aged adults, or elderly people, we all need love, support, and understanding.
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Exactly.
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And we shouldn't rush through life.
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We should make our own decisions, learn from our mistakes, and appreciate our families.
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Well said, Ben.
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Now let's go and catch up over lunch.
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I'm starving!
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Great idea!
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Let's go!

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Le parole che ritornano più spesso: grandmother, elderly, adult, generation, parents. Questo video contiene 83 frasi e 689 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 4:19. Chi parla ha un ritmo naturale di circa 160 parole al minuto, vicino a una conversazione quotidiana. Il 85% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

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

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
elderly aggettivo/ˈɛldɚli/anziano
grandmother sostantivo/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/nonna
cousin sostantivo/ˈkʌz(ə)n/cugino, cugina
rush verbo/ɹʌʃ/affrettarsi, correre
argue verbo/ˈɑɹ.ɡju/discutere, dibattere
abroad avverbio/əˈbɹɔːd/all'estero
incredibly avverbio/ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/incredibilmente
rapid aggettivo/ˈɹæp.ɪd/rapido, deciso
settle verbo/ˈsɛtəl/risolvere
divorce sostantivo/dɪˈvɔːs/divorzio
engage verbo/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/attirare, convergere
expand verbo/ɪkˈspænd/estendere, espandere
difficulty sostantivo/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/difficoltà
habit sostantivo/ˈhæb.ɪt/abitudine, consuetudine
differently avverbio/ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/differentemente, diversamente

I phrasal verb che sentirai

ParolaSignificato
bring up verbomenzionare, nominare
go through verboattraversare
grow up verbocrescere
keep up with verbotenere dietro a
pass away verboscomparire, mancare
put up with verbosopportare, tollerare
settle down verbocalmarsi, placarsi
split up verbodividersi

Frasi da ripetere

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

  • We haven't caught up with each other for ages.
  • I've been thinking a lot about my family recently.
  • How was your childhood?
  • Where did you grow up?
  • My parents didn't always agree with each other.

La grammatica di questo video

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

StrutturaNel video
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adessohaven't caught · has lived
Consigli con “should” should + verbo — dire che cosa è meglio fareshould settle · shouldn't have · should try
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — i verbi seguiti dalla forma in -ingconsider emigrating · enjoys spending
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodoThey're planning · I'm starving

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 22 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, didn't, shouldn't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “th”: grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/, threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/
  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: rush /ɹʌʃ/, dish /dɪʃ/, patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/, difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: habit /ˈhæb.ɪt/, inherit /ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/, hardworking /ˈhɑːɹdˌwɜːɹ.kɪŋ/
  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: rush /ɹʌʃ/, abroad /əˈbɹɔːd/, rapid /ˈɹæp.ɪd/, divorce /dɪˈvɔːs/, engage /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/
  • /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/, rapid /ˈɹæp.ɪd/, expand /ɪkˈspænd/, habit /ˈhæb.ɪt/, grandchild /ˈɡɹændˌtʃaɪld/

Come esercitarsi con questo video

  1. Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
  2. Inizia a velocità 0,75×, fai shadowing frase per frase e torna alla velocità normale quando diventa facile.
  3. Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come elderly, grandmother, cousin.

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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