Pratica di Shadowing: Jack and the Beanstalk | Classic Tales Level 2 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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We've got no food, Jack, says his mother.
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We've got no money.
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Go and sell the cow.
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So Jack goes up the road.
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Look, says a strange old man, magic beans.
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Give me that cow and you can have them.
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Oh, says Jack.
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All right.
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What? shouts Jack's mother.
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No money?
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Beans?
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Go to bed now.
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But in the morning, there's a beanstalk.
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Tall, tall, tall.
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And green, green, green.
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Ooh, says Jack.
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Wonderful.
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Magic.
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Jack climbs out of the window.
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He climbs up the beanstalk.
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Up, up, up.
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Jack comes to a road.
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He walks and walks.
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Then he sees a house.
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A big, big house.
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And a woman.
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A big, big woman.
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Can I have some breakfast?
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Says Jack.
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All right, she says.
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Come in. But listen.
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My man is a giant.
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He eats boys.
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So be quiet.
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She gives Jack some breakfast.
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Then there's a noise.
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Thump, thump, thump.
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My big man is here, she says.
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Quick, hide.
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Get in there.
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Fee, fie, foe, foy.
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I can smell a little boy," says the big giant.
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No, you can't, says his wife.
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Wash your hands.
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Your breakfast is ready.
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He eats his breakfast.
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Then he says, Wife, bring me my gold.
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He puts the gold on the table.
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One, two, three.
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The giant goes to sleep.
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Then Jack comes out quietly.
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He takes a bag of gold, and quietly he runs away.
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Jack runs back down the long road.
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He climbs back down the beanstalk, and he takes the gold home to his mother.
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Look, mother, look, he says.
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Now they live well, but one day there's no more gold.
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So Jack climbs up the beanstalk again.
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Up, up, up.
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He comes to the road again.
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He walks and walks.
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He sees the house again.
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The big, big house.
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Can I have some breakfast?
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Jack says.
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Go away, says the big woman.
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My big man eats boys, and you're a bad boy.
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You take things, don't you?
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I don't take things, says Jack.
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That's another boy.
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I can tell you his name, but I want some breakfast first." "'All right,' says the woman.
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Come in.
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She gives Jack some breakfast.
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Then there's a noise.
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Thump!
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Thump!
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Thump!
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My big man is here, says the woman.
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Quick!
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Hide!
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Get in there!
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Fee, fi, fo, foy.
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I can smell a little boy, says the giant.
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No, you can't, says his wife.
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Wash your hands.
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Your breakfast is ready.
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After breakfast, the giant says, Wife, bring me my hen.
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I want some gold eggs.
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So she brings the hen to the table.
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Lay, says the giant, and the hen lays a gold egg.
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Yes, says the giant.
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Lay, lay.
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Then he goes to sleep.
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Then Jack comes out, and he takes the magic hen, and he quietly runs away.
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He runs back home to his mother.
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Jack and his mother are happy.
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They are never hungry now.
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But Jack wants to climb up the beanstalk one more time.
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He comes to the road again.
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He walks and walks.
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He sees the house again.
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The big, big house. And the woman.
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The big, big woman.
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But this time, she doesn't see him.
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Jack hides behind some books.
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Soon he hears a noise.
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Fee-fie-foe-foy.
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I can smell a little boy," says the giant. Can you?
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Says his wife.
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Is that bad boy here again?
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Let's look in here.
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Perhaps he's hiding.
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But they can't find Jack.
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After breakfast, the giant says, Wife, bring me my magic harp.
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She brings it, and he says, Play, harp, play!
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Then he goes to sleep.
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Quietly, Jack comes out.
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He takes the magic harp, and quietly he runs away.
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But the harp calls out, Giant!
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Giant!
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The boy is taking me!
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Then the giant opens his eyes.
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Help! says Jack.
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He runs away fast.
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He runs down the long road.
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He's taking me!
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sings the harp.
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Stop! shouts the giant.
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Bring back my harp!
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Jack gets to the beanstalk.
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Quickly he climbs down.
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Down, down, down.
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Mother, get the axe!
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Quick!
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The big giant is coming!
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Jack cuts down the beanstalk.
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And the giant falls down.
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His head hits the ground.
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Thump! And he is dead.
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That's the end of him, says Jack.
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Now, can I have some breakfast?

About This Lesson

In questa lezione, imparerai l'inglese con YouTube grazie alla classica storia di "Jack and the Beanstalk". Attraverso il dialogo semplice e coinvolgente del video, potrai esercitare l'ascolto, la pronuncia e la comprensione di frasi quotidiane. È un modo divertente per migliorare la tua fluenza, soprattutto se pratichi il shadow speech – una tecnica efficace per imitare l'intonazione e il ritmo dei madrelingua.

Parole chiave e frasi utili

  • Magic beans: Fagioli magici – una frase che appare spesso in storie per bambini e che aiuta a memorizzare il vocabolo "magic".
  • Beanstalk: Faggio magico – un termine specifico per la pianta che cresce fino al cielo, perfetto per ampliare il tuo lessico su piante e storie fantastiche.
  • Hide: Nascondersi – una verba essenziale per le situazioni di emergenza, usata spesso nel dialogo del video.
  • Giant: Gigante – un personaggio tipico delle fiabe, utile per capire contesti narrativi.
  • Thump, thump, thump: Bum, bum, bum – onomatopea che descrive un suono pesante, perfetta per esercitare l'imitazione del suono in inglese.

Consigli per la pratica

Per sfruttare al massimo il video, usa la tecnica del shadow speak (o shadowspeaks). Ripeti le frasi subito dopo il personaggio, cercando di imitare il tono e la velocità – che è lenta e chiara, perfetta per i principianti. Pausa il video ogni 5 secondi e ripeti: "We've got no food, Jack, says his mother" – ascolta attentamente la pronuncia di "got" e "food", e cerca di riprodurla. Per migliorare la pronuncia inglese, concentra'ti sulle sillabe accentuate: in "beanstalk", l'accento è su "bean", mentre in "giant" su "gi". Non ti preoccupare di sbagliare: la pratica costante è la chiave per il progresso. Dopo pochi giorni, noterai che le frasi ti verranno più fluide e la tua confidenza crecerà!

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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