Pratica di Shadowing: IP3T6S1 HOLIDAY RENTALS - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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Hello.
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Hi Liz, it's Ken here.
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Hi Ken, nice to hear from you. Are you...
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This is just a quick call, but Mary and I have just been talking about our summer holiday.
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We haven't booked a place yet and we've left it a bit late.
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We were just wondering if you know of any holiday rentals in your area.
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It's so nice there.
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Well, yes.
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I can think of two or three places that are very nice.
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What dates have you got in mind?
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10th of July to the 22nd of July.
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Oh yes, that is quite soon, isn't it?
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Well, there's a place near here called Moonfleet.
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Is that M-double-O-N-F-L-double-E-T?
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That's right.
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It's quite a rural location, and it's next to the owner's house, but it's got fields all around it, so it's very pretty.
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Hmm, sounds OK.
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Can you tell me a bit more about it?
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Well, it's an annex to the owner's house, and it's an apartment with two bedrooms and an open-plan living area.
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Well, I like the sound of it.
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Is there anything we might not like about it?
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Well, it's quite a distance from the nearest shops, that's all.
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OK.
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And.. well, I'll tell Mary, but I don't think she'd mind that.
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Do you know how you book it?
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You have to book on the internet.
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There's a web address.
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It's www.summerhouses.
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One word?
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Yes, then .com.
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You'll be able to look at a photograph on that.
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OK.
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And what about the others?
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Where are they?
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The second one I'm thinking of is called Kingfisher, and that's even more rural.
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It's a really beautiful location, in fact.
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It's by the river, and it's got nice views.
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It overlooks woodland on the other side.
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Is that an apartment?
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No, it's a three-bedroomed house, and that's got a dining room, as well as a separate living room and a kitchen.
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But I expect it's more expensive.
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You'll have to check the prices.
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Hmm.
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It's probably a bit bigger than we need, but our nephew might be joining us.
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We're not sure yet.
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How do you book Kingfisher?
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You have to phone the owner directly.
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Shall I give you the number?
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I've got it here in my phone book.
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It's 01752 669 218.
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Right.
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And you mentioned a third place?
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Yes, there's a house that my sister stayed in last year.
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It's called Sunnybanks.
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Nice name.
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And the location of that one is rather different.
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It's in the centre of a village, but it's a very small and quaint place.
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Did your sister like it?
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Oh yes.
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It's by the sea, so her children really loved it.
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What's the accommodation like?
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I'm not sure about the number of rooms, because I haven't been in it myself, but I think she said it's quite spacious, and I know it's got its own garden.
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It's not very big, but But it's not shared with anyone else, and it's supposed to be very pretty.
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Any snags?
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Problems?
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The only other thing I can think of is that there's nowhere for parking.
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The streets are too narrow, so you have to leave your car somewhere else, and then walk to the house.
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It's only about ten minutes away, but...
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OK.
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Well, I don't think it matters personally.
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How do you book it?
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There's an agent you have to contact.
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I don't know his details, but I can ask my sister and let you know tomorrow.
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Thanks, Liz.
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That'd be great.
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I'll talk to Mary and see what she says.
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Thanks for your help.
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That's okay, Ken.
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I'll speak to you again tomorrow.
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I hope you find what you look at.

Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B1 si basa sul video “IP3T6S1 HOLIDAY RENTALS”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: Ken, Mary, location, sister. Questo video contiene 80 frasi e 618 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 3:54. Chi parla ha un ritmo naturale di circa 158 parole al minuto, vicino a una conversazione quotidiana. Il 86% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare. 18 delle sue 80 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:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
bedroom sostantivo/ˈbɛdˌɹum/camera da letto, camera
nowhere avverbio/ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/da nessuna parte, in nessun posto
narrow aggettivo/ˈnæɹəʊ/stretto, angusto
photograph sostantivo/ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/fotografia, foto
accommodation sostantivo/əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/alloggio
nephew sostantivo/ˈnɛf.ju/nipote
overlook verbo/ˈoʊ.vɚˌlʊk/affacciarsi
dine verbo/daɪn/cenare
snag sostantivo/snæɡ/albero morto in piedi
spacious aggettivo/ˈspeɪʃ.əs/spazioso

Frasi da ripetere

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

  • What dates have you got in mind?
  • Can you tell me a bit more about it?
  • Is there anything we might not like about it?
  • Do you know how you book it?
  • Shall I give you the number?

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 adessohaven't booked · haven't been
Possibilità con “might / may” might/may + verbo — qualcosa di possibile ma non certomight not like · might be
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsioneI'll tell · You'll be · You'll have
Obbligo: must / have to / need to dire che qualcosa è necessariohave to book · have to check · have to phone

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 18 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come don't, I'll, haven't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: accommodation /əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/, spacious /ˈspeɪʃ.əs/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: photograph /ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/, woodland /ˈwʊd.lənd/, overlook /ˈoʊ.vɚˌlʊk/, annex /əˈnɛks/, snag /snæɡ/
  • /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: narrow /ˈnæɹəʊ/, photograph /ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/, snag /snæɡ/

Come esercitarsi con questo video

  1. Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
  2. Inizia a velocità 0,75×, fai shadowing frase per frase e torna alla velocità normale quando diventa facile.
  3. Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come bedroom, nowhere, narrow.

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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