Pratica di Shadowing: How to Survive the Jurassic Period - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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Time travel has just been invented. And congratulations!
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You're being sent 200 million years back to the Jurassic period.
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After hurling through time and space, you wake up to chirping birds and lush trees as far as the eye can see.
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The air is warm and moist, and the stresses of your modern life are beginning to melt away.
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That's when you hear leaves crunching behind you.
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Your skin starts to crawl, and you can tell you're being watched.
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A Tyrannosaurus Rex is deciding whether to have you for lunch, so you had better think quick.
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This is How to Survive the Jurassic Period.
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The Jurassic period is the second of three periods in the Mesozoic era, also known as the Age of Dinosaurs.
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It began right after one of the largest mass extinctions on Earth and lasted around 56 million years.
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So if traveling back home is out of your hands, you're settling in here for the long haul.
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During this time, the supercontinent known as Pangaea split apart because of all the tectonic plate movement at the Earth's crust.
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The rifting created new continents, as well as the Central Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
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These conditions allowed for marine organisms to diversify.
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And on land, plants and dinosaurs began to thrive.
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But living alongside dinos wouldn't exactly be a walk in the park.
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What would you do for shelter?
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How would you find food to eat?
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And could you defend yourself from some of the largest creatures to ever roam the planet?
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Step 1.
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Find shelter.
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Finding a safe place to rest your head for the night won't be an easy task.
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Many dinosaurs have strong nocturnal vision, making them highly capable night hunters.
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And others have a keen sense of smell, so hiding isn't an option either.
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Your best bet is to set up camp in a faraway cave.
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Just make sure it's not already occupied.
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Step 2.
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Become a Vegetarian.
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Realistically, a human wouldn't be able to single-handedly hunt and kill a dinosaur.
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And even if you could, the massive amount of meat left behind would attract too many other predators.
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Another option would be to steal dinosaur eggs for a protein boost.
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But only go for the nest if you're ready to face off with a protective mama dino.
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The safest route is to stick to eating the surrounding vegetation.
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Flowering plants haven't evolved yet, so you won't get any tasty fruits.
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Hopefully, you like seaweed and mushrooms.
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Step 3.
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Defend yourself from predators.
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The Jurassic period was full of extremely dangerous predators.
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This one is 15 meters long and can swim.
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This one hunts in packs.
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And this one's bite is three times stronger than that of a great white shark.
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Since you won't be able to out-muscle these massive creatures, try outsmarting them instead.
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Memorize their patterns of behavior to stay one strategic step ahead in your newfound existence.
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Research suggests that a human couldn't throw a spear hard enough to pierce a dinosaur's skin, so devising slingshots and traps might be a better use of your time.
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Step 4.
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Adjust to the climate.
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Lucky for you, the Jurassic era is believed to have had a favorable tropical climate, much like today's Central America.
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Global temperatures then were a few degrees Celsius hotter than modern day, because volcanic activity released extra carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
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But hot and humid weather is manageable to withstand, as long as you stay hydrated.
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Until we figure out how to go back in time, the chances of you walking with the dinosaurs are slim.
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When technology finally catches up, though, you'll be ready.
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And if time traveling makes you nervous, don't worry.
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We have a video for that, too, on another How to Survive.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questo video contiene 53 frasi e 625 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 4:17. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 146 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Solo il 78% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole meno comuni del video, con pronuncia e significato:
- dinosaur /ˈdaɪnəsoɹ/ (sostantivo) — dinosauro. Those animals of the clade Dinosauria that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct.
- predator /ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ/ (sostantivo) — predatore. Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other nonplant organisms (their prey), primarily for food.
- defend /dɪˈfɪnd/ (verbo) — difendere, proteggere. To ward off attacks against (something or someone).
- shelter /ˈʃɛltə/ (sostantivo) — rifugio, riparo. A place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements (especially rain, storms, or cold) sometimes as a place to sleep (such as a cave).
- atmosphere /ˈætməsˌfɪɹ/ (sostantivo) — atmosfera. The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
- egg /ɛɡ/ (sostantivo) — uovo. An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell…
- alongside /əˌlɔŋˈsaɪd/ — a fianco, congiuntamente. Side by side with.
- muscle /ˈmʌs.əl/ (sostantivo) — muscolo. A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
- strategic /stɹəˈti.dʒɪk/ (aggettivo) — strategico. Of or pertaining to strategy.
- flower /ˈfloʊɚ/ (sostantivo) — fiore. A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual…
- boost /buːst/ (verbo) — incrementare, potenziare. To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up.
- steal /stiːl/ (verbo) — rubare, derubare. To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
- congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/ — congratulazioni, complimenti. Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.
- hunter /ˈhʌntɚ/ (sostantivo) — cane da caccia. One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.
- settle /ˈsɛtəl/ (verbo) — risolvere. To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc).
I phrasal verb che sentirai
- figure out (verbo) — scoprire, rendersi conto. To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
- go for (verbo) — tentare, provare. To try for, to attempt to reach.
- set up /ˌsɛt ˈʌp/ (verbo) — preparare, installare. To make ready for use.
- settle in (verbo) — accomodarsi, assestarsi. To get comfortable or established, as in a new place.
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 14 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come you're, won't, wouldn't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “th”: thrive /θɹajv/, withstand /wɪðˈstænd/
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: shelter /ˈʃɛltə/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, vegetation /ˌvɛd͡ʒəˈteɪʃən/, extinction /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/, mushroom /ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, vegetation /ˌvɛd͡ʒəˈteɪʃən/, organism /ˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.əm/, favourable /ˈfeɪv(ə)ɹəbəl/, diversify /daɪˈvɝ.sə.faɪ/
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 dinosaur, predator, defend.
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
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| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | been invented · being sent · being watched |
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | has just been invented · haven't evolved |
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.