Pratica di Shadowing: GFTC - Hansel and Gretel - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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It's a time for fairy tales Magical kingdoms in the sun Come along,
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come along Meet friendly elves
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and witches too In the world of fairy tales Enchanted castles wait for you
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Come along, come along To where life is a fantasy And every story ends so happily
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This is the place where dreams come true A world of fairy tales for you Once upon a time,
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in a far -off land And a blight fell on the fields of wheat, and starvation threatened the people.
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A woodcutter, who had come in search of wheat for his family, turned sadly away for the long journey home.
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The fields were completely ruined.
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It was a terrible sight to see.
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What's to become of us, wife?
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How are we ever going to be able to feed our dear little children?
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We can't.
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There's barely enough for the two of us.
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Husband, listen to me.
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It is not my intention to die of starvation.
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We'll take them for a walk in the forest, make sure they don't come back.
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What?
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Unbelievable!
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I won't allow you to even think such a thing!
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No reason to get upset, dear.
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Of course I was only joking.
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I wouldn't do anything to harm my dear little stepchildren.
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Although I will admit they could show me a little more affection than they do.
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I'm the soul of kindness to Hansel and Gretel, a perfect stepmother.
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Be about your business, then, and leave me to do mine.
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Somehow I shall find food to fill our stomachs.
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And if I don't, we'll all starve together.
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Where are we going, stepmother?
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We're on our way to look for wild strawberries, and I want you two brats to help me, so be quiet.
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let's rest here before we go on will the two of
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you quit whining i know those strawberries are around here somewhere
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and i'm going to go find them you wait here very well stepmother
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it's just as i feared we've been deserted in the forest She hopes the wild animals will get us, that we'll be food for them.
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Yes.
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We're saved!
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Saved by the silvery moon!
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Look!
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Huh?
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The road!
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The road is sparkling!
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Uh -huh.
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See?
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I knew that we couldn't trust her, so I was ready.
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I made a trail of these rocks that I picked up in the garden.
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Oh!
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Our father's going to be worried.
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Hurry!
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Well, well, now that those two brats are finally gone, only us to feed.
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Good, we're back.
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I don't understand this.
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How in the world did the two of you ever find your way out of that forest?
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I was so sick with worry about you, I wasn't able to eat my meager supper.
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So, did you bring back any berries?
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No. We were too involved in finding our way back home.
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We're ever so sorry.
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Now, as your punishment, you won't get any supper.
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Go to bed.
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Where's father, ma 'am?
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Hmm, he's going to be away for just a little while.
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He's a family man, I'll give him that.
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He went to visit a friend who might have some flour for us.
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Your father could be gone for a long while, so it's going to be just the three of us.
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Are you going to sleep all day?
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Today you're going to go and get the wild strawberries that you didn't bring back yesterday.
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But the weather, it's so very dry, I don't think we'll be able to find any strawberries.
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That is because you don't know how to look for them.
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Now back into the woods, the both of you!
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You'll probably need the whole day, you're so slow.
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This bread has to last you until we eat again.
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Now don't drag your heels.
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I'll be right there.
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You had better get a move on, Hansel.
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I'm warning you.
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Yes.
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Stay right behind us.
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You two look around here.
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I'll go look that way.
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Be sure to keep looking.
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I want that basket full.
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Yes, ma 'am.
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We've been led a lot further into the woods than we were yesterday, Gretel.
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Were you able to bring anything today to show us the way back home, Hansel?
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I marked the way with the loaf of bread that our stepmother gave us, Gretel.
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You might just as well eat the last piece.
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It's a good idea.
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We will simply pick it up and eat it as we go back home.
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See?
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Oh, how very clever you are, Hansel.
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Yes, you're right.
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Let's go.
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What are you doing?
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You thief!
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I'll teach you.
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They ate it all up.
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The bread is gone completely.
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What do we do?
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How will we ever find our way back home?
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We better just head back and try our best.
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Come on. Be strong, Gretel.
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I'm so tired.
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Me too.
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We're lost.
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I'm very hungry.
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Yes.
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And more than that, I'm beginning to shiver from the cold.
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Good weather for strawberries.
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I'm back early.
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Where are the children?
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The children, well, they went outside to play, and I haven't seen them since.
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Oh, husband, I've been so worried about them.
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You're a wicked, wicked woman.
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Where are my children?
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Husband, I'm sorry.
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I didn't imagine you'd be back so soon with food for all of us.
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That's all.
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Gretel.
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Phil, hold on.
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Tansel!
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Tansel, save me!
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Tansel, save me!
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Tansel, save me!
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Gretel, wake up.
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We are alive.
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I wonder where we are, Gretel.
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Hansel, look at that bird.
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Isn't it beautiful?
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I've never seen a bird like that before.
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Gretel, that bird is too beautiful not to belong to someone.
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Its honor surely lives nearby.
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Oh, that means that he wants us to follow.
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He's landing, Gretel.
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What a beautiful house, Hansel.
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Yes, come on, let's go see if we can go inside.
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Wow!
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Hansel, is it really real?
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Yes, a house made entirely of good things to eat.
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Candy cane posts and, upon my word, sponge cake walls.
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These have a lovely smell.
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Biscuits fresh from the oven.
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It's amazing we found our strawberries at last.
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The roof's decorated with strawberries and cream.
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So, there doesn't seem to be anyone around.
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We're alone.
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Oh, just one little bite.
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One bite.
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Just one little bite.
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Let's eat.
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Yum, yum.
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The more, the more delicious.
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You're a piggly wiggly.
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With both your hands full of goodies, you're a fine one to talk.
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Yes, you're right.
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Oink. Who is there?
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Children, my magic house is all over your face.
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Yes, I too like good things to nibble on.
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It's been many and many a year since I had the pleasure of little children.
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I mean the pleasure of a visit.
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Why don't you come inside and make a sweet old lady happy?
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All in favor?
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Mm -hmm.
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Oh, Hansel roasts turkey with all the trimmings and bunches of bananas and juicy apples.
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There's fresh -baked bread and milk.
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I've never seen such a wonderful feast in my entire life.
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Stop, children, and please, no holding back.
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Yay!
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Drumstick.
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Slice of white meat.
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Oh, Hansel, it's all so wonderful.
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I really like it here.
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You really are a sweet old lady.
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We'll do whatever we can to show our appreciation.
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How very sweet of you.
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I could use some help around the place.
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My eyes.
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They've become so terribly weak.
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Stay here tonight.
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There's plenty of room.
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And tomorrow I shall make you even more delicious things to eat.
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I'll be, but that bird's the same beautiful bird as before.
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Good recipe!
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It's been many years since I cooked up a live human child.
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My tummy can't wait!
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And it was you who brought them to me.
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Please help!
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That woman's a witch!
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You saw me!
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Gretel!
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Gretel!
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Wake up!
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Wake up!
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We've got to flee.
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That woman is a witch.
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Hurry!
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It's no use.
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It won't open.
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You've had your feast.
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Now it's my turn.
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No!
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Come on, Brittle!
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You'll never get away!
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You're too funny!
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Oh, no!
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Oh, Brittle!
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Something smells splendidly delicious!
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Give in!
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You haven't got a chance!
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Huh?
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Huh?
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Get away!
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There's no end to my power!
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Go hide, I'll make her chase me!
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Hey, catch me if you can!
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Riddle!
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I knew you were there.
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Huh?
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What a bony arm.
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In these big old ears, you sounded like a reasonably plump boy.
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Huh?
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I prefer my little children nice and meaty.
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Before I put you in the boiling water, I'm going to fatten you up.
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Gretel!
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Gretel, you are going to be my cheap cooking bottle washer for the rest of your life.
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Now go and fetch water from the well.
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More food.
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Eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight, eight,
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eight Here.
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Ah, it smells very delicious already.
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Huh?
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Huh?
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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A bag of food!
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You aren't ready for the cook pot!
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Ah!
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You had better fatten yourself up quickly!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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He -he -he!
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Oh, boy, oh, boy, what a clever idea that is.
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I wish now I'd learn to use the tools better.
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I'll be happy to help you, Hansel.
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Plenty of good food to build up your energy.
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Quick, run.
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Hurry.
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What are those most horrible noises in my big ears?
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They are certainly not those of a little boy eating.
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Sounds well.
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My teeth, they grind badly.
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Noisy teeth!
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When I had my teeth, they never made such unpleasant noises.
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You had teeth?
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Huh?
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What is that that I smell?
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You're hiding gradually here, aren't you?
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Run!
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It's no use, Hansel.
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There's no place to run to.
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Now you're using your head.
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There is no escape, is there?
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Hmm?
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Ah, the badly grinding teeth.
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I'll teach you a lesson, young lady.
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A lesson you'll not forget!
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I won't let you hurt my sister!
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Let go of my throat!
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Huh?
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Is that your arm?
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Plenty of feet on the boy's body at last!
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She's going to eat me!
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You've been playing tricks, eh?
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The oil seems to be just about perfect.
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Is the oven ready?
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Are you planning to bake cookies or me?
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Why me?
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Put a nice little girl in a nice hot oven.
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I'm allergic to fire.
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Don't be afraid of the flames, my dear.
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How could you possibly think that I'd want to dine on a roasted human girl child?
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Let me go in there.
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You're dead.
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I beg you, please put me down.
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The oven's ready, my pretty.
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Come and get me.
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Oh, I can hardly wait.
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I win!
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Come on, Riddle!
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Let's go!
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It's all over now, Cradle.
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Huh?
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Oh, I know where we are, Hansel.
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This is the pond where Father used to always bring us to play.
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You're absolutely right, Gretel.
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We are back home.
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Our nightmare is really over.
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Oh, my children are back.
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Papa, oh, Papa.
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Oh, I'm so happy to see you and to know that you are safely home again.
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Where's stepmother?
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Children, your stepmother has abandoned us, but truthfully, we're better off because of it.
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My marrying her was one of the worst mistakes I ever made.
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But let's not talk about her anymore.
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The good news is, because of all the rain, we're going to have a fine harvest this year.
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The bad experiences are behind us forevermore.
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Oh, father.
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And they all lived happily ever after.

Prime impressioni: perché questo video è ottimo per esercitare l'italiano?

Il video "GFTC - Hansel and Gretel" è un materiale eccellente per migliorare la pronuncia inglese e la fluidità nella conversazione. La trama semplice ma coinvolgente, unita a un dialogo ricco di espressioni colloquiali, crea un contesto naturale che facilita l'apprendimento. Le frasi non sono troppo complesse, ma contengono espressioni tipiche come "What's to become of us?" o "I won't allow you to even think such a thing!", che aiutano a capire il tono e l'intonazione nella lingua inglese. Inoltre, la varietà di emozioni (ansia, rabbia, sollievo) rende il dialogo dinamico, perfetto per esercitarsi con il shadowing in inglese.

Scomponiamo il dialogo: 3 frasi che suonano naturali

  • "What's to become of us, wife?": Questa frase è un esempio classico di come gli inglesi esprimono l'ansia per il futuro. La struttura "What's to become of..." è molto usata nel parlato quotidiano e suona più naturale di "What will happen to us?".
  • "I wouldn't do anything to harm my dear little stepchildren.": L'uso di "dear little" per enfatizzare l'affetto (anche se ironico nel contesto) è tipico nel linguaggio familiare. La parola "stepchildren" è un termine specifico ma importante per la comprensione di storie con famiglie miste.
  • "We're saved! Saved by the silvery moon!": La ripetizione di "saved" e l'uso di "silvery moon" (luna argentea) creano un effetto drammatico e poetico, tipico delle fiabe. Questo tipo di espressioni aiuta a capire come usare l'imaginazione nel linguaggio inglese.

Una routine di pratica: repeat-and-record con shadowing

Per sfruttare al massimo questo video, prova questa routine di shadow speech: 1) Ascolta un frammento di 5-10 secondi e ripetilo immediatamente, cercando di imitare l'intonazione e la velocità. 2) Registrati mentre ripeti e confronta la tua registrazione con l'originale: nota le differenze nella pronuncia di suoni come "th" (in "the") o "w" (in "what"). 3) Ripeti il processo per ogni frase, concentrandoti su quelle che ti sembrano più difficili. Questo metodo, noto anche come shadowing, è stato dimostrato efficace per migliorare la pronuncia inglese e la capacità di rispondere velocemente. Se vuoi approfondire, cerca un shadowing site che offra esercizi simili, ma con questo video hai già un materiale di alta qualità a portata di mano. Ricorda: la chiave è la costanza, anche 10 minuti al giorno fanno la differenza!

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 adessowe've been deserted · We've been led · haven't seen
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fawe've been deserted · We've been led
Consigli con “should” should + verbo — dire che cosa è meglio farehad better get · had better fatten
Possibilità con “might / may” might/may + verbo — qualcosa di possibile ma non certomight have · might just as

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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