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Part 1
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You will hear a telephone conversation between a young man who wants to get a summer job in the USA
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and an 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 1 to 5.
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Hi, USA Summer Camps, Nicholas speaking.
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How can I help you?
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Um, I want to get a job in the USA this summer, and I saw an advert on your website, and it said I should call this number if I wanted more information.
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Right.
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So, you're interested in working in a summer camp?
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That's working with children, is it?
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Yes.
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Lots of children go away to summer camp in the USA, and the jobs we're advertising are for what are called counsellors.
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That means you're with the children the whole day, 24 hours.
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24 hours.
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Right.
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So, what would I be doing exactly?
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Everything.
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You'd be working with them, playing with them, teaching them, everything.
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Your ad said there were different sorts of positions, general and specialists.
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Yes.
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For the general counsellors, they're asking for people who have experience of working with children, but it has to be as a leader of some sort.
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Hmm, I'm not sure.
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Sure.
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What I'm really interested in is sports.
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You might be more interested in being a specialist counsellor then.
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They focus on one particular area.
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It doesn't have to be a sport, but mostly it is.
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Would tennis be OK for that?
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Absolutely.
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You might find yourself coaching other sports as well, though.
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They do a big range, usually.
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That's what most of the kids are interested in and of course a lot of it's outdoor stuff.
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So they wouldn't be so interested in something like art?
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Oh yes, they would be.
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Anything you're enthusiastic about and can help younger kids with.
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Okay, well I'd be really interested in working with kids in both those areas.
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Now, about times.
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The ad said the job was for 12 weeks?
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Eight, actually.
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But most people stay on in the US for another three or four weeks and go travelling.
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Yeah, I'd really like to do that.
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There are lots of places I'd like to see in America.
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So when would I need to be there?
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June.
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Then you carry on to August and do your travelling after that, so you're back home in September.
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That's perfect.
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Well, that all sounds great.
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But about the job, do I just pick it up as I go along?
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No. You get there a week before the kids arrive,
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and that time spent on training so you'll learn all about the camp and working with American children and dealing with homesickness.
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All that kind of thing.
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Right.
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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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And I presume I'd be OK as far as my age goes.
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I'll be 19 by then.
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That's the minimum age officially, though they do occasionally accept people of 18 if they have special skills that are in demand.
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And how much would I actually get paid?
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You get a total of 985 US dollars.
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You get a couple of hundred dollars more if you're over 21.
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But that won't apply to you, so you should end up with quite a bit of money to go travelling with when you've finished.
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Great.
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There's tons I want to see.
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New York, San Francisco, the Grand Canyon.
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But you do have to pay for your own insurance before you start out.
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That costs £138 sterling.
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That's in case I get ill or anything?
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Yes.
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Or you lose your luggage or have to cancel.
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Right.
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And there was something in the ad about a cheque of some kind, because I'd be working with children?
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Yes, that's right.
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I forgot to mention that and it's very important.
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You have to be checked by the police here in the UK and that costs £36.
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That's okay.
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Is there anything else I should know as far as money goes?
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Well, just that if you register with us to work on the summer camp, you can go on a Discover America tour afterwards.
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A lot of camp counsellors do that and we can offer you a discount on that.
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And of course, you're bound to make lots of friends so you'll have people to travel with.
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Right.
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Well, I'm definitely interested in the whole thing.
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So what should I do next?
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Well, I'll give you our website address and you can fill in the application form.
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You can fill it in online...
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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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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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How can I help you?
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Um, I want to get a job in the USA this summer,
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and I saw an advert on your website and it said I should call this number if I wanted more information.
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Right.
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So, you're interested in working in a summer camp?
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That's working with children, is it?
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Yes.
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Lots of children go away to summer camp in the USA, and the jobs we're advertising are for what are called counsellors.
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That means you're with the children the whole day, 24 hours.
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Right.
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So, what did I be doing exactly?
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Everything.
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You'd be working with them, playing with them, teaching them, everything.
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Your ad said there were different sorts of positions, general and specialists.
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Yes.
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For the general counsellors, they're asking for people who have experience of working with children.
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it has to be as a leader of some sort.
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Hmm, I'm not sure.
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What I'm really interested in is sports.
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You might be more interested in being a specialist counsellor then.
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They focus on one particular area.
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It doesn't have to be a sport, but mostly it is.
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Would tennis be OK for that?
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Absolutely.
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You might find yourself coaching other sports as well though.
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They do a big range usually.
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That's what most of the kids are interested in and of course a lot of it's outdoor stuff.
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So they wouldn't be so interested in something like art?
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Oh yes they would be.
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Anything you're enthusiastic about and can help younger kids with.
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Okay Well I'd be really interested in working with kids in both those areas.
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Now about times.
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The ad said the job was for 12 weeks.
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Eight actually, but most people stay on in the US for another three or four weeks and go travelling.
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Yeah, I'd really like to do that.
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There are lots of places I'd like to see in America.
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So when would I need to be there?
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June.
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Then you carry on to August and do your travelling after that, so you're back home in September.
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That's perfect.
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Well, that all sounds great.
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But about the job, do I just pick it up as I go along?
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No. You get there a week before the kids arrive, and that time's spent on training,
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so you'll learn all about the camp and working with American children and dealing with homesickness.
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All that kind of thing.
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Right.
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And I presume I'd be okay as far as my age goes.
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I'll be 19 by then.
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That's the minimum age officially, though they do occasionally accept people of 18 if they have special skills that are in demand.
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And how much would I actually get paid?
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You get a total of 985 US dollars.
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You get a couple of hundred dollars more if you're over 21.
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But that won't apply to you, so you should end up with quite a bit of money to go travelling with when you've finished.
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Great!
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There's tons I want to see.
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New York, San Francisco, the Grand Canyon.
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But you do have to pay for your own insurance before you start out.
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That costs £138 sterling.
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That's in case I get ill or anything.
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Yes, or you lose your luggage or have to cancel.
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Right.
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And there was something in the ad about a cheque of some kind, because I'd be working with children?
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Yes, that's right.
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I forgot to mention that, and it's very important.
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You have to be checked by the police here in the UK, and that costs £36.
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That's OK.
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Is there anything else I should know as far as money goes?
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Well, just that if you register with us to work on the summer camp, you can go on a Discover America tour afterwards.
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A lot of camp counsellors do that, and we can offer you a discount on that.
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And of course, you're bound to make lots of friends so you'll have people to travel with.
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Right.
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Well, I'm definitely interested in the whole thing.
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So what should I do next?
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Well, I'll give you our website address and you can fill in the application form.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B1 si basa sul video “IELTS listening actual test Part 1: working in a summer camp in the US”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: interested, camp, summer, counsellor, travelling. Questo video contiene 163 frasi e 1464 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 11:24. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 129 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 89% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è facile da seguire. 26 delle sue 163 frasi sono domande: un buon esercizio per l’intonazione interrogativa e le risposte brevi.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
Le 10 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| specialist sostantivo | /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/ | specialista |
| cheque sostantivo | /t͡ʃɛk/ | assegno |
| homesickness sostantivo | nostalgia | |
| starling sostantivo | /ˈstɑɹlɪŋ/ | storno |
| presume verbo | /pɹɪˈz(j)um/ | presumere |
| luggage sostantivo | /ˈlʌɡ.ɪdʒ/ | bagagli |
| enthusiastic aggettivo | /ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk/ | entusiasta |
| cancel verbo | /ˈkæn.sl̩/ | depennare, cancellare |
| outdoor aggettivo | /aʊtˈdɔː/ | a cielo aperto, all'aperto |
| ton sostantivo | /tʌn/ | tonnellata |
Frasi da ripetere
Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:
- How can I help you?
- So, you're interested in working in a summer camp?
- That's working with children, is it?
- What I'm really interested in is sports.
- That's in case I get ill or anything?
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 | are called · be checked |
| Frasi relative who / which + frase — un’informazione in più su una persona o una cosa | man who wants · people who have |
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | you've finished |
| Consigli con “should” should + verbo — dire che cosa è meglio fare | should call · should end · should know |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 50 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come you're, I'd, I'm. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: specialist /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/, advert /ædvˈɝt/, cheque /t͡ʃɛk/, bind /ˈbaɪ̯nd/, luggage /ˈlʌɡ.ɪdʒ/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: advert /ædvˈɝt/, enthusiastic /ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk/, cancel /ˈkæn.sl̩/
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 specialist, cheque, homesickness.
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.