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How many times have you screamed at the TV
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while watching a horror movie?
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Yelling stuff like, No, don't go down there, you idiot!
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Or, Run, Jamie Lee Curtis, run!
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Well, it's time to put your money where your mouth is.
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Because now you're trapped inside a horror movie.
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Even if you're the fastest, the strongest, or even the smartest,
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in the world of horror movies, no one is safe.
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In fact, your chances of survival are even lower than in real life.
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One wrong move could mean a horrifying death.
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The good news is we've got the know-how to help you out.
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Today we're going to learn how to survive in a horror movie.
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The best horror films stay with you, even after the movie is over.
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But what if this was taken literally?
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What if you had to survive a night trapped inside a horror film?
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It would be hopeless, right?
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Well, here's the thing.
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Horror films relish their genre conventions.
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This means that within the world of a horror movie, there's a list of rules you have to follow.
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There are certain rules that one must abide by in order to successfully survive a horror movie.
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Will you survive the night or become another horror movie victim?
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Here's Johnny!
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Luckily for you, we've taken the time to watch hours
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and hours of scary movies and have come up with a list that may get you through this in one piece.
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Step 1.
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Be a good person, but not too good.
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Okay, I know this sounds a little contradictory, but it's going to help you make it out of this with your life, your sanity, and your limbs still intact.
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Horror movies love to punish jerks.
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So if you're a mean cheerleader or an obnoxious jock, your days are numbered.
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Rude characters are usually killed off early.
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And the meaner you are, the more spectacularly brutal your death will be.
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Audiences love to see jerks get their comeuppance.
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Don't give them fuel for their bloodlust.
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It's better to be the kind-hearted leading man or woman, because statistically, a protagonist stands a much greater chance of surviving a night of terror.
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But here's the thing, you don't want to be too good.
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Sure, doing nice things may make you feel all warm and fuzzy, but beware, there is such a thing as too much kindness.
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So, if you find yourself thinking about picking up that hitchhiker, or adopting that little boy with a 666 birthmark,
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just remember the phrase, no good deed goes unpunished.
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Step 2.
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Don't investigate.
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What was that strange noise out in the woods?
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Hmm, I'd better go check it out, alone.
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I'll be right back!
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Don't go into barns, basements, graveyards, ancient burial grounds, abandoned insane asylums,
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or anything even the slightest bit foreboding.
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Anybody here?
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Not only are you trespassing, but your flagrant uninvited violation of a killer's space is a surefire way to being spectacularly murdered.
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Step 3.
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Stay together.
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As the saying goes, there's strength in numbers.
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So never, ever split up.
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If you do, well, expect the killer to pick you off one by one.
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A safe number would be a group of five or more.
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At the very least, when the killer comes, you have an 80% chance that they won't off you first.
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So just hunker down together and wait till sunrise.
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As long as we stay here, we should be...
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Wait, why are you getting naked?
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Step 4.
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No sex.
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Okay, keep it in your pants for just a second.
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Now is really, really not the time.
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For some reason, sex in a horror movie usually guarantees death.
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Better to save yourself for marriage.
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Even if you are a pure-as-the-driven-snow virgin, you'll still wind up a blood-spattered hyperventilating mess,
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but a very much alive blood-spattered hyperventilating mess.
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Step 5.
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Even the odds.
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Now that you've endured a night of pure terror, you've grown to be a more confident person and are finally ready to stand up for yourself.
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Get away from her, you .
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But unless you are schooled in the art of self-defense, and your hands are listed as registered weapons, don't walk around empty-handed.
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It's time to arm yourself and prepare for the final showdown.
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Step 6.
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Never assume the killer is dead.
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Okay, we did it!
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We beat the killer!
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Now let's go home and- AHHHHHH!
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That happens every time!
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Monsters like Freddy, Jason, Michael, heck, even the Terminator are unstoppable forces of evil that will never give up.
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There are sequels to be made after all, chances are, if they're down, they're never out.
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Finish the job, or put as much distance between you and them as possible.
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The good news is horror movies are make-believe.
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They're like roller coasters meant to make you afraid in a safe space.
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But real life can be a horror show too.
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If you want to survive a horror movie situation, keep your wits about you at all times, use common sense and don't go anywhere alone.
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But what if you have to be alone?
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What if there's no one else but you, and you are the last person alive on Earth?
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Well, good news is, we're here to help you survive whatever life throws at you.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B1 si basa sul video “How to Survive in a Horror Movie”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: horror, movie, survive, step, killer. Questo video contiene 88 frasi e 891 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 6:34. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 136 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 82% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
Le 15 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| spectacularly avverbio | spettacolarmente | |
| trap sostantivo | /tɹæp/ | trappola, tranello |
| birthmark sostantivo | /ˈbɝθˌmɑɹk/ | voglia |
| bloodlust sostantivo | /ˈblʌdˌlʌst/ | sete di sangue |
| contradictory aggettivo | /ˌkɑntɹəˈdɪktəɹi/ | contraddittorio |
| foreboding sostantivo | brutto presentimento | |
| fragrant aggettivo | /ˈfɹeɪ.ɡɹənt/ | fragrante |
| hitchhiker sostantivo | /ˈhɪtʃˌhaɪkɚ/ | autostoppista, gitante |
| obnoxious aggettivo | /əbˈnɑkʃəs/ | detestabile, odioso |
| sanity sostantivo | /ˈsæn.əˌti/ | sanità |
| unstoppable aggettivo | /ʌnˈstɔ.pə.bəl/ | inarrestabile |
| graveyard sostantivo | /ˈɡɹeɪvˌjɑɹd/ | cimitero, camposanto |
| abide verbo | /əˈbaɪd/ | resistere, perdurare |
| protagonist sostantivo | /pɹəˈtæɡ.ə.nɪst/ | protagonista |
| limb sostantivo | /lɪm/ | membra, arto |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| come up with verbo | ideare, escogitare |
| give up verbo | arrendersi |
| pick up verbo | tirare su, sollevare |
| split up verbo | dividersi |
Frasi da ripetere
Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:
- Because now you're trapped inside a horror movie.
- Will you survive the night or become another horror movie victim?
- Hmm, I'd better go check it out, alone.
- Wait, why are you getting naked?
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | was taken · are usually killed · are schooled |
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | we've taken · have come · you've endured |
| Superlativi the -est / the most … — il massimo o il minimo di un gruppo | the fastest · The best · the slightest |
| Possibilità con “might / may” might/may + verbo — qualcosa di possibile ma non certo | may get · may make |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 24 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come don't, they're, you're. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: obnoxious /əbˈnɑkʃəs/, relish /ˈɹɛlɪʃ/, showdown /ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn/, punish /ˈpʌnɪʃ/, violation /ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: contradictory /ˌkɑntɹəˈdɪktəɹi/, unstoppable /ʌnˈstɔ.pə.bəl/, statistically /stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kə.li/, protagonist /pɹəˈtæɡ.ə.nɪst/, violation /ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: hitchhiker /ˈhɪtʃˌhaɪkɚ/, horrify /ˈhɒɹɪfaɪ/, hunker /ˈhʌŋkɚ/, hopeless /ˈhoʊplɪs/, heck /hɛk/
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: trap /tɹæp/, birthmark /ˈbɝθˌmɑɹk/, bloodlust /ˈblʌdˌlʌst/, comeuppance /kʌmˈʌpəns/, fragrant /ˈfɹeɪ.ɡɹənt/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: spatter /ˈspætɚ/, trap /tɹæp/, sanity /ˈsæn.əˌti/, trespass /ˈtɹɛspæs/, protagonist /pɹəˈtæɡ.ə.nɪst/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come spectacularly, trap, birthmark.
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.