Pratica di Shadowing: Get ready for Movers Unit 3 (Page 21+22+26) - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Questo video contiene 86 frasi e 398 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 3:32. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 113 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 90% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è facile da seguire.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

15 parole meno comuni del video, con pronuncia e significato:

• tennis /ˈtɛnɪs/ (sostantivo) — tennis. A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.
• playground /ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/ (sostantivo) — parco giochi, parco gioco. A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides).
• supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/ (sostantivo) — supermercato. A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.
• litter /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ (sostantivo) — lettiera. Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals.
• comic /ˈkɑmɪk/ (sostantivo) — comico. A comedian.
• homework /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/ (sostantivo) — compito, compiti. Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
• favourite /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ (aggettivo) — preferito, favorito. Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
• cream /kɹiːm/ (sostantivo) — panna. The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
• circle /ˈsɜɹkəl/ (sostantivo) — cerchio. A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).
• shop /ʃɑp/ (sostantivo) — magazzino, negozio. An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
• sister /ˈsɪs.tɚ/ (sostantivo) — sorella, suora. A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.
• library /ˈlaɪˌbɹɛɹ.i/ (sostantivo) — biblioteca. An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various…
• station /ˈsteɪʃən/ (sostantivo) — stazione, fermata. A regular stopping place for ground transportation.
• train /ˈtɹeɪn/ (sostantivo) — treno, traino. The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
• birthday /ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ (sostantivo) — compleanno. The anniversary of the day on which someone is born.

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 7 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come aren't, doesn't, I'm. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

• I suoni “sh” e “zh”: shop /ʃɑp/, station /ˈsteɪʃən/

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 tennis, playground, supermarket.