Pratica di Shadowing: KET 2 O TEST 4 PART 4 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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You will hear a man talking about a film.
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Which part didn't he enjoy?
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Well, the film I watched last night was really interesting.
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The main actor's opening words were brilliant.
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During the next half hour, everything seemed to go a bit slower as the actor tried to show us how light in African villages is.
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Probably it also felt that way because of the music.
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But towards the end, it just kept getting better and better.
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Now, listen again.
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Well, the film I watched last night was really interesting.
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The main actor's opening words were brilliant.
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During the next half hour, everything seemed to go a bit slower as the actor tried to show us how light in African villages is.
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Probably it also felt that way because of the music.
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But towards the end, it just kept getting better and better.
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17. You will hear two friends talking about a festival.
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What did the woman think of it?
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I think that art festival we went to yesterday was really terrible.
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I can't believe you made me agree to go.
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Really?
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I think it was really interesting.
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We saw things we'd never seen before, like that street artist.
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I guess it may be interesting for you because you love art.
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Well, what can I say?
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Normal shows seem awful to me.
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Now, listen again.
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I think that art festival we went to yesterday was really terrible.
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I can't believe you made me agree to go.
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Really?
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I think it was really interesting.
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We saw things we'd never seen before, like that street artist.
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I guess it may be interesting for you because you love art.
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Well, what can I say?
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Normal shows seem awful to me.
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Eighteen.
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You will hear a couple talking about a trip to town.
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Why are they going to town?
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Are you ready to leave?
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I just need to have a snack before going.
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Driving makes me hungry.
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OK, but don't be late.
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Your mother is going to wait for us outside the department store at 4 and the play is on at 5.
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That doesn't leave us much time.
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Don't worry, we'll be on time.
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Now, listen again.
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Are you ready to leave?
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I just need to have a snack before going.
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Driving makes me hungry.
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OK, but don't be late.
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Your mother is going to wait for us outside the department store at 4 and the play is on at 5.
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That doesn't leave us much time.
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Don't worry, we'll be on time.
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19. You will hear a coach talking to his players.
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What is he telling them?
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Listen carefully, everyone.
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The match against the Tigers is tomorrow at 7, not 6 as our last game.
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The Tigers are a stronger team than the captains, so I need you to do your best.
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I know we usually finish practice around 4, but since this is our last one before the match, we'll probably stay until 5 or more.
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Now, listen again.
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Listen carefully, everyone.
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The match against the Tigers is tomorrow at 7, not 6 as our last game.
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The Tigers are a stronger team than the captains, so I need you to do your best.
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I know we usually finish practice around 4, but since this is our last one before the match, we'll probably stay until 5 or more.
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20. You will hear a man talking to his friend about his neighbour.
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Who is his neighbour going out with?
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You must have met my neighbor, Mary.
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She used to work with James in town.
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She was his assistant before moving here.
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So, I was at Antonio's Italian restaurant last night, and I saw her with my cousin, Roger.
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I haven't seen him since our aunt invited us to her new place.
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Anyway, they've been seeing each other for some time now.
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I'll tell you more about it at work.
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Now, listen again.
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I'll tell you more about it at work.
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That is the end of part four.

Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B1 si basa sul video “KET 2 O TEST 4 PART 4”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: listen, interesting, hear, Tigers, match. Questo video contiene 73 frasi e 651 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 5:55. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 110 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 90% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è facile da seguire. 11 delle sue 73 frasi sono domande: un buon esercizio per l’intonazione interrogativa e le risposte brevi.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

Le 11 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
neighbour sostantivo/ˈneɪbɚ/vicino, vicina
awful aggettivo/ˈɔːfʊl/pessimo, terribile
carefully avverbio/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/minuziosamente, accuratamente
hungry aggettivo/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/affamato, avere fame
snack sostantivo/snæk/spuntino
cousin sostantivo/ˈkʌz(ə)n/cugino, cugina
invite verbo/ɪnˈvaɪt/invitare
aunt sostantivo/ɑːnt/zia
actor sostantivo/ˈæk.tɚ/attore, attrice
brilliant aggettivo/ˈbɹɪl.jənt/brillante, splendente
restaurant sostantivo/ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/ristorante

Frasi da ripetere

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

  • Which part didn't he enjoy?
  • I can't believe you made me agree to go.
  • Are you ready to leave?
  • That doesn't leave us much time.
  • Don't worry, we'll be on time.

La grammatica di questo video

Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:

StrutturaNel video
Possibilità con “might / may” might/may + verbo — qualcosa di possibile ma non certomay be
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — i verbi seguiti dalla forma in -ingkept getting
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsionewill hear · we'll be · we'll probably stay
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un piano o qualcosa che si vede arrivareis going to wait

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 19 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come don't, we'll, can't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

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 neighbour, awful, carefully.

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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