Pratica di Shadowing: Hiring a public room | IELTS LISTENING TEST - Impara a parlare inglese con YouTube

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You will hear a telephone conversation between an official at a village hall
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and a woman who wants to hire a public room.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 1 to 6.
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Thank you.
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not hear the recording a second time.
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Listen carefully and answer questions 1 to 6.
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Hello.
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Oh, hello.
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I wanted to inquire about hiring a room in the village
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hall for the evening of September the 1st. Let me just see.
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Yes, we have both rooms available that evening.
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There's our main hall that's got seating for 200 people or there's the charlton room sorry the charlton room
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c h a r l t o n that's got seating for up to 100 well
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we're organizing a dinner to raise money for a charity,
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and we're hoping for at least 150 people.
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So I think we'll go for the main hall.
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How much would that cost?
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Let's see.
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You wanted it for the evening of September the 1st?
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Yes, that's a Saturday.
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So from 6pm to midnight, that'd be £115.
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That's the weekend price.
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It's £75 on weekdays.
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That's all right.
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And I have to tell you,
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there's also a deposit of £250,
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which is returnable, of course,
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as long as there's no damage.
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But we do insist that this is paid in cash.
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We don't take cards for that.
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You can pay the actual rent of the room however you like, though.
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Cash, credit card, cheque.
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Oh, well, I suppose that's OK.
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So, does the charge include use of tables and chairs and so on?
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Oh, yes. And what about parking?
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Yeah, that's all included.
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The only thing that isn't included is...
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You said you were organising a dinner?
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Yeah.
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Well, you'll have to pay extra for the kitchen if you want to use that.
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It's £25.
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It's got very good facilities,
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good quality cookers and fridges and so on.
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OK.
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Well, I suppose that's all right.
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We can cover the cost in our entry charges.
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Right, so I'll make a note of that.
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Now there are just one or two things you need to think about before the event.
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For example, you'll have to see about getting a licence if you're planning to have any music during the meal.
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Oh, really?
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It's quite straightforward.
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I'll give you the details later on.
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And about a week or ten days before your event,
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you'll need to contact the caretaker,
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that's Mr Evans, to make the arrangements for entry.
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He'll sort that out with you.
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And do I give him the payment as well?
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No, you do that directly with me.
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Before you hear the rest of the conversation,
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you have some time to look at questions 7 to 10.
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Now listen and answer questions 7 to 10.
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Right.
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Now is there anything I need to know about what happens during the event?
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Well, as you'll be aware,
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of course, the building is no smoking throughout. Of course.
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Now, are you having a band?
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Yes.
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Well, they'll have a lot of equipment,
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so rather than using the front door,
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they should park their van round the back and use the stage door there.
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You can open that from inside,
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but don't forget to lock it at the end.
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OK.
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And talking of bans, I'm sure I don't need to tell you this,
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but you must make sure that no one fiddles about with the black box by the fire door.
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That's a system that cuts in when the volume reaches a certain level.
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It's a legal requirement.
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Sure.
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Anyway, we want people to be able to talk to one another,
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so we don't want anything too loud.
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Oh, that reminds me, We'll be having speeches.
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Are there any microphones available?
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Yep, just let the caretaker know.
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He'll get those for you.
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Right, now when the event is over,
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we do ask that the premises are left in good condition.
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So there's a locked cupboard and you'll be informed of the code you need to open that.
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It's got all the cleaning equipment,
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brushes and detergent and so on.
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Right.
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So what do we need to do after everyone's gone?
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Sweep the floors, I suppose?
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Well, actually, they have to be washed, not just swept.
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Then you'll be provided with black plastic bags,
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so all the rubbish must be collected up and left outside the door. Of course.
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We'll make sure everything's left tidy.
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Oh, and I forgot to ask,
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I presume we can have decorations in the room?
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Yes, but you must take them down afterwards.
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Sure.
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And the chairs and tables should be stacked up neatly at the back of the room.
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I'll make sure I've got a few people to help me.
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Thank you.

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Informazioni su questa lezione

In questa lezione, gli studenti avranno l'opportunità di migliorare le proprie abilità di ascolto e conversazione in inglese attraverso la trascrizione di una telefonata per l'affitto di una sala pubblica. Impareranno le strategie di shadow speech, che consistono nel ripetere attivamente ciò che ascoltano, imitandone l'intonazione e il ritmo. Questa pratica sarà utile per acquisire la fluidità necessaria nelle conversazioni quotidiane, aumentando così la capacità di parlare in modo naturale.

Lessico chiave e frasi

  • hire a room - affittare una sala
  • village hall - municipio
  • deposit - deposito
  • kitchen facilities - servizi della cucina
  • license for music - licenza per la musica
  • tables and chairs - tavoli e sedie
  • weekend price - prezzo del fine settimana
  • entry charges - costi di ingresso

Consigli per la pratica

Quando si pratica shadowing in inglese, è fondamentale scegliere un ambiente silenzioso per concentrarsi meglio. Ascoltate attentamente la telefonata e ripetete immediatamente dopo ogni frase, cercando di mantenere lo stesso ritmo e la stessa intonazione dell'oratore. La velocità della conversazione in questo video è moderata, quindi avrete tempo di assorbire le informazioni. Non preoccupatevi se il vostro parlato non è perfetto all'inizio; l'importante è continuare a praticare regolarmente. Utilizzate la tecnica di shadowspeak per migliorare la vostra pronuncia e comprensione. Fate attenzione alle espressioni colloquiali e ai modi di dire, che possono arricchire il vostro vocabolario e rendere le vostre conversazioni più vivaci. Ripetere le frasi con una corretta pronuncia non solo vi aiuterà ad apprendere nuove parole, ma migliorerà anche la vostra sicurezza nel parlare. Tenete nota delle frasi che trovate più difficili e ripetetele finché non vi sembrano più semplici da usare nella vostra pratica di conversazione in inglese.

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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