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Part 1 You will hear a telephone conversation between a man who wants information about bicycling holidays and a travel agent.
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First you have some time to look at questions 1 to 5.
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now listen carefully and answer questions one to five
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good morning thank you for calling getaway tours
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I'm Sandra how can I help you today hi Sandra I've got a lot of questions
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but can you first tell me your office hours sure we're open from 10 a .m to 7 p .m.
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Thanks, Sandra.
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I saw your article in my favorite magazine last month, and I'd like more information about the different tours.
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We have gotten a lot of calls about that article.
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I'm not surprised.
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Is it true that if I book a tour, the prices start at only $1 ,100 per person yes
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that's a special offer for this month normally
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they're from one thousand four hundred dollars going up to two thousand dollars
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and it includes accommodation
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and meals this offer is for any of our 36 different bicycling tours well
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I am definitely interested in the bicycling tours
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but I thought there were only 30 are all of them for a week most of them
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if bicycling is not your thing
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we also have walking tours to choose from that's a lot of options are you aware
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that our trips all begin on Tuesday that's great
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it would give me Monday to pack how do you suggest I choose from
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so many options yes it is tough to make a choice I would love to hear about your most popular tours
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before you hear the rest of the conversation you have some time to look at questions 6 to 10.
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Now listen and answer questions 6 to 10.
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I'll start with the bicycling tours, since you said that was your main interest.
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My wife and I are not in great shape for a hard ride.
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Do you have rides that are at the beginner level?
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Sure.
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There's our Florida trip that's 14 nights
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but I'd recommend our holiday on the east coast of the US in an area known as the autumn route
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which is just six nights with short leisurely routes on trails by the riverside
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and through the forest you have plenty of time to explore the landscape during your holiday
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Wow seeing the changing colors of the leaves would be amazing yes
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that's right you also have the option to stop at some outstanding homes and to see their gardens.
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Whichever cycling holiday you choose, you usually spend two nights at each hotel and always have plenty of time to explore,
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rest, and sightsee as you wish.
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Could you tell me about one of your moderate rides?
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You never know, maybe my wife and I will get into enough shape to be able to do one.
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Well, let me see.
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Oh, this trip is actually ten nights long.
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It travels through parts of Southern California.
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The ride begins on a mountain trail and finally brings you down to the coastal roads.
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Oh, yes.
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I see that here on your website.
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Oh, that looks amazing.
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I like that we would have the opportunity to try some of the local cuisine.
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Yes, the cuisine in this area makes lavish use of colorful local produce.
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And then, you know, the great weather of this region is a great feature by itself.
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Do we stay in hotels on this trip?
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You stay in hotels most of the way until the end, when you stay on a farm overlooking the sea.
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That's always really popular.
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Wow, both trips sound fabulous.
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How far in advance do I have to make reservations?
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That is the end of part one.
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You now have one minute to check your answers to part one.
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Good morning.
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Thank you for calling Getaway Tours.
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I'm Sandra.
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How can I help you today?
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Hi, Sandra.
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I've got a lot of questions, but can you first tell me your office hours?
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Sure.
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We're open from 10 a .m to 7 p .m.
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Thanks, Sandra.
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I saw your article in my favorite magazine last month, and I'd like more information about the different tours.
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We have gotten a lot of calls about that article.
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I'm not surprised.
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Is it true that if I book a tour, the prices start at only $1 ,100 per person?
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Yes, that's a special offer for this month.
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Normally, they're from $1 ,400 going up to $2 ,000.
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And it includes accommodation and meals.
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This offer is for any of our 36 different bicycling tours.
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Well, I am definitely interested in the bicycling tours, but I thought there were only 30.
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Are all of them for a week?
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Most of them.
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If bicycling is not your thing, we also have walking tours to choose from.
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That's a lot of options.
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Are you aware that our trips all begin on Tuesday?
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That's great.
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It would give me Monday to pack.
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How do you suggest I choose from so many options?
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Yes, it is tough to make a choice.
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I would love to hear about your most popular tours.
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I'll start with the bicycling tours, since you said that was your main interest.
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My wife and I are not in great shape for a hard ride.
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Do you have rides that are at the beginner level?
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Sure.
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Sure!
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There's our Florida trip.
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That's fourteen nights.
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But I'd recommend our holiday on the east coast of the U .S.
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in an area known as the Autumn Route, which is just six nights.
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With short, leisurely routes on trails by the riverside and through the forest, you have plenty of time to explore the landscape during your holiday.
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Wow!
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Seeing the changing colors of the leaves would be amazing!
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Yes, that's right.
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You also have the option to stop at some outstanding homes and to see their gardens.
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Whichever cycling holiday you choose, you usually spend two nights at each hotel and always have plenty of time to explore,
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rest, and sightsee as you wish.
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Could you tell me about one of your moderate rides?
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You never know.
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Maybe my wife and I will get into enough shape to be able to do one.
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Well, let me see.
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Oh, this trip is actually ten nights long.
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It travels through parts of Southern California.
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The ride begins on a mountain trail and finally brings you down to the coastal roads.
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Oh, yes.
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I see that here on your website.
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Oh, that looks amazing.
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I like that we would have the opportunity to try some of the local cuisine.
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Yes, the cuisine in this area makes lavish use of colorful local produce.
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And then, you know, the great weather of this region is a great feature by itself.
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Do we stay in hotels on this trip?
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You stay in hotels most of the way until the end, when you stay on a farm overlooking the sea.
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That's always really popular.
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Wow, both trips sound fabulous.
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How far in advance do I have to make reservations? That is the end.

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Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “IELTS listening actual test Part 1: Getaway tours”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: tour, trip, bicycling, nights, ride. Questo video contiene 117 frasi e 1160 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 9:53. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 117 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 84% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
bicycle sostantivo/ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/bicicletta, bici
trail sostantivo/tɹeɪl/strascico, traccia
explore verbo/ɪkˈsploɹ/esplorare, investigare
cuisine sostantivo/kwɪˈziːn/cucina, culinaria
meal sostantivo/ˈmiːl/pasto
landscape sostantivo/ˈlan(d)skeɪp/paesaggio, panorama
moderate aggettivo/ˈmɑdəɹət/moderato
autumn sostantivo/ˈɔtəm/autunno
leaf sostantivo/lif/foglia
coastal aggettivo/ˈkoʊstəl/costiero, litoraneo
fabulous aggettivo/ˈfæbjʊləs/favoloso
accommodation sostantivo/əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/alloggio
colorful aggettivo/ˈkʌl.əɹ.fl̩/colorato, variopinto
overlook verbo/ˈoʊ.vɚˌlʊk/affacciarsi
beginner sostantivo/bəˈɡɪnɚ/principiante, debuttante

Frasi da ripetere

Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:

  • Do you have rides that are at the beginner level?
  • Could you tell me about one of your moderate rides?
  • Do we stay in hotels on this trip?
  • How far in advance do I have to make reservations?
  • How can I help you today?

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 adessohave gotten
Frasi relative who / which + frase — un’informazione in più su una persona o una cosaman who wants · Route, which is
Superlativi the -est / the most … — il massimo o il minimo di un gruppoyour most popular
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsionewill hear · I'll start · will get

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 16 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'd, I'm, I'll. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: accommodation /əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, lavish /ˈlævɪʃ/, leisurely /ˈliʒɚli/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: accommodation /əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: landscape /ˈlan(d)skeɪp/, moderate /ˈmɑdəɹət/, leaf /lif/, fabulous /ˈfæbjʊləs/, riverside /ˈɹɪvɚˌsaɪd/
  • /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: fabulous /ˈfæbjʊləs/, lavish /ˈlævɪʃ/

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 bicycle, trail, explore.

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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