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There are fears that the war in Iran could escalate after Iranianbacked Houthi rebels in Yemen said they have launched a second wave of missiles and drones against Israel. Well, the Houthies have in the past attacked shipping in the Red Sea and there are fears they could target the Bab al-Mandap Strait, a vital global shipping route. Elsewhere, there have been attacks across the region, including one on a US military base in Saudi Arabia, injuring 12 American troops. This report from our World News correspondent, Joe Inwood.
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There are fears that the war in Iran could escalate after Iranianbacked Houthi rebels in Yemen said they have launched a second wave of missiles and drones against Israel. Well, the Houthies have in the past attacked shipping in the Red Sea and there are fears they could target the Bab al-Mandap Strait, a vital global shipping route. Elsewhere, there have been attacks across the region, including one on a US military base in Saudi Arabia, injuring 12 American troops. This report from our World News correspondent, Joe Inwood.
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It has become a familiar site. Iranian Red Cresant rescue teams searching through the remains of shattered buildings.
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The US and Israel have launched thousands of strikes right across the country. They say they have all but destroyed Iran's military capabilities.
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But still, the regime fires back. Today, they released this footage of what they said was their 85th wave of missiles.
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And this was Kuwait airport after an apparent drone strike. Dragging US Gulf allies into the conflict has been a key part of Iran's strategy.
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And today, another front seems to have opened. Vast crowds took to the street in Yemen after the Houthis, allies of Iran, launched missiles at Israel.
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We are preparing for a multifront war, including with the Houthis. We know how to defend Israeli civilians. And as I said before, we act, we don't talk.
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Anyone who threatens Israeli civilians, we will strike them.
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But there is a bigger concern that the economic war deepens. Now if the Houthies decide to start attacking shipping in the Red Sea, it could have farreaching economic consequences. In order to avoid the straight of Hormuz, Saudi Arabia is currently diverting around 4 million barrels of oil a day through a pipeline to Yanbu on the Red Sea coast. Now, that means the oil bound for the Asian market can then sail south in relative safety past Yemen. But that's not always been a safe route. For nearly 2 years, the Houthis attacked international shipping, damaging around 30 vessels. Now, they say they could target commercial shipping again, making the Babal Mandab Strait a key flash point, blocking routes for Saudi oil in both directions with huge implications for the global economy. what democracy looks like.
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This war is increasingly divisive in the US. Today, huge protests took place. But overnight, Donald Trump insisted it was a fight that needed to be had.
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It was blackmail period. Under my leadership, America is ending the threat posed by this radical regime.
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There are diplomatic efforts to end the war. Pakistan has said it will host talks with Egypt and Turkey, a sign of just how widely the shock waves are spreading. But both sides seem to be talking at cross purposes. The US has said Iran is defeated, essentially calling for their surrender. While the message coming from Thran is equally uncompromising.
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Trump and the commanders of the US Army must have clearly understood that the region will turn into a graveyard for American soldiers and they will have no option but to surrender.
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All the while, the human cost of the war continues to grow. The Iranian Red Cresant released this footage following what they said was an Israeli strike.
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The US has said this could all be over in weeks.
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How that will happen is far from clear.
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Joe Inwood, BBC News.
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Well, live now to our correspondent, James Waterhouse, who's in Jerusalem for us now. And James, to what extent do you think the Houthy attack on Israel is an escalation of the war in Iran?
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Well, Ben, the the footprint of this already vast war is widening further.
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Now, it was always likely that should Iran have asked the Houthis for help, they would have said yes because of the their long-standing relationship, because of the military and financial aid the Houthies had received from Iran.
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We have had two reported missile strikes or attempted missile strikes. Today, Israel's air defenses aren't usually too troubled by missiles launched from the south. But of course, it's also having to defend against salvo after salvo of Iranian missiles which make their way over and today has been no exception.
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And so when you think about America's claim or wish that this war will be over in weeks rather than months, when you consider Israel's own widening offensive in southern Lebanon where,00 civilians have been killed and counting, there's very little sign here in Israel that the war is winding down in any way.
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All right, James, thank you very much indeed.
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Three Lebanese journalists have been killed in a targeted Israeli air strike on their press vehicle in southern Lebanon. Among those killed was a well-known correspondent for Almanar TV, a station affiliated to the Iranianbacked Lebanese armed group, Hezbollah. The Israeli army claimed he was a Hezbollah member who had been exposing Israeli military positions without providing evidence. Well, also today, a funeral was held for a boy who was among five people killed in two air strikes in a town in southern Lebanon yesterday. And from there, our Middle East correspondent, Hugo Basha, sent us this report.
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This war is destroying not only Lebanon's present, it is also taking away part of its future.
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This was the funeral today for Jawad Yunis, killed in an Israeli air strike.
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as he played football with his cousins.
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He was 11.
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His mother was devastated.
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My son is gentle and pure. He loved the idea of martyrdom. And when he grew up, he wanted to be with the resistance. He wanted to resist the enemy, Israel, who killed him.
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Israeli bombs have pounded towns and villages across Lebanon. In the south, Israeli troops are pushing ahead with their invasion. Israel says it is targeting Hezbollah, which has continued to launch attacks against Israel. But here, often it's civilians who were killed. This is the location that was hit. And the scale of the destruction gives us an idea of the power of the attack. This house has been completely destroyed. There's a lot of damage in this building on this side. And people here say that this attack happened at around 1:00 in the afternoon and that it came with no warning. And this is the fear that many have across this country of not knowing when and where the next Israeli attack will hit.
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The Israeli military is yet to explain why it attacked this building.
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Lebanese officials say more than 120 children have been killed by Israeli attacks in this war with hundreds more wounded and then my back.
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Jawad's aunt Zanab survived the attack.
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1 hour later I have She has a broken spine and fractured leg, but doctors believe she will fully recover.
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Had you ever imagined that something like this could happen to you?
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No, at all. There's nothing for Israel to bomb us because I'm sitting with my husband and with my children.
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We're playing football with me and my cousins.
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Then Israel do this thing.
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Israel and Hezbollah are vowing to keep on fighting and more innocent children will be lost to a war they're too young to understand.
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Hugasha, BBC News, Southern Lebanon.
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Informazioni su questa lezione

In questa lezione, gli studenti di inglese avranno l'opportunità di praticare la comprensione orale e l'abilità di esprimersi in contesti legati a eventi internazionali complessi, come i conflitti in Medio Oriente. Ci concentreremo su frasi chiave, vocaboli utilizzati per descrivere eventi di guerra e le reazioni internazionali. Attraverso l'ascolto di un estratto di una trasmissione della BBC, i partecipanti miglioreranno le loro abilità di shadow speak e shadow speech, imitandone il ritmo e la pronuncia.

Vocabolario e frasi chiave

  • Houthi: riferito ai ribelli sostenuti dall'Iran nello Yemen.
  • Colpire: attacco o bombardamento.
  • Missili: proiettili a lungo raggio utilizzati in conflitti armati.
  • Strategia: piano di azione per raggiungere un obiettivo militare o politico.
  • Consequenze economiche: implicazioni finanziarie derivanti da eventi come guerre o crisi.
  • Proteste: manifestazioni pubbliche per esprimere opinioni o opposizione.
  • Attacco aereo: operazione aerea militare contro un obiettivo specifico.
  • Diritti umani: diritti fondamentali delle persone, specialmente in contesti di conflitto.

Consigli per la pratica

Quando ascolti l'estratto di questa trasmissione, prova a shadowing in inglese seguendo il ritmo e l'intonazione del parlante. Poiché il passo può essere veloce, è utile ripetere frasi più brevi e poi espandere a frasi più lunghe mano a mano che ti senti a tuo agio. Concentrati sulla pronuncia e sull'emozione trasmessa durante il discorso.

Inizia con frasi più semplici e, una volta padroneggiate, prova a imitarne la pronunciata durante l’ascolto. Registrati mentre pratichi e riascolta per notare eventuali errori o aree di miglioramento. Essere coinvolti in una pratica di conversazione in inglese ti aiuterà a sviluppare una maggiore sicurezza. Questa forma di apprendimento è particolarmente efficace per chi desidera approfondire le proprie competenze linguistiche in contesti complessi come quello analizzato nel video.

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.

Come praticare efficacemente su ShadowingEnglish

  1. Scegli il tuo video: Scegli un video di YouTube con un discorso chiaro e naturale in inglese. TED Talks, BBC News, scene di film, podcast o risposte campione IELTS funzionano benissimo. Incolla l'URL nella barra di ricerca. Inizia con video più brevi (meno di 5 minuti) e contenuti che trovi realmente interessanti — la motivazione è importante.
  2. Ascolta prima, comprendi il contesto: Al primo ascolto, mantieni la velocità a 1x e ascolta solo. Non cercare ancora di ripetere. Concentrati sulla comprensione del significato, sull'acquisizione di nuovo vocabolario e sull'osservazione di come il parlante enfatizza le parole, collega i suoni e fa le pause.
  3. Imposta la modalità Shadowing:
    • Modalità Attesa: Scegli +3s o +5s — dopo che ogni frase è stata riprodotta, il video si mette automaticamente in pausa, così hai tempo per ripetere ad alta voce. Scegli Manuale se vuoi avere il pieno controllo e premi Avanti tu stesso dopo ogni ripetizione.
    • Sincronizzazione Sub: I sottotitoli di YouTube a volte appaiono leggermente in anticipo o in ritardo rispetto all'audio. Usa ±100ms per allinearli perfettamente e poter seguire accuratamente.
  4. Ombreggia ad alta voce (la pratica centrale): Qui è dove si svolge il vero lavoro. Non appena viene riprodotta una frase — o durante la pausa — ripetila ad alta voce, in modo chiaro e sicuro. Non limitarti a pronunciare le parole: rispecchia il ritmo, l'accento, il tono e il discorso connesso del parlante. Mira a sembrare un'ombra del parlante, non solo una recitazione parola per parola. Usa la funzione Ripeti per allenare la stessa frase più volte fino a quando non ti sembra naturale.
  5. Aumenta la sfida: Una volta che un passaggio si sente confortevole, spingi i tuoi limiti. Aumenta la velocità a <code>1.25x</code> o persino <code>1.5x</code> per allenare riflessi linguistici ad alta velocità. Oppure imposta la Modalità Attesa su <code>Off</code> per uno shadowing continuo — la modalità più avanzata e gratificante. Una pratica costante giornaliera di 15–30 minuti produrrà risultati evidenti in poche settimane.

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