Pratica di Shadowing: KET 3 O TEST 4 PART 1 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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1. What time is the man's plane leaving?
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What time shall I drive you to the airport?
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Well, I should be there by 11pm.
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I don't think you need to be that early.
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That means you will wait for two hours.
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OK, let's leave at 11.30.
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It's only half an hour to get to the airport, so I'll have an hour to get to the plane by 1 o'clock.
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Now, listen again.
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What time shall I drive you to the airport?
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Well, I should be there by 11pm.
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I don't think you need to be that early.
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That means you will wait for two hours.
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OK, let's leave at 11.30.
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It's only half an hour to get to the airport, so I'll have an hour to get to the plane by 1 o'clock.
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2. How much does their meal cost?
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Well, £50 is expensive for such a small meal.
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I told you that this is an expensive restaurant.
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I know, but we only got a salad and some chicken.
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The chicken alone was 35 pounds.
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Well, it could be worse.
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My sister paid over 70 pounds here last week, but they did have a great time.
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Now, listen again.
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Well, 50 pounds is expensive for such a small meal.
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I told you that this is an expensive restaurant.
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I know, but we only got a salad and some chicken.
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The chicken alone was 35 pounds.
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Well, it could be worse.
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My sister paid over 70 pounds here last week, but they did have a great time.
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3. What type of house is the woman looking for?
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Let's have a look in the house advertisements, shall we?
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I looked last night.
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All the houses are either too big or apartments.
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I think I saw exactly what you want on the internet last night.
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It had a lovely garden.
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Well, if it's a one-bedroom house that isn't expensive, I think it'll be great.
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Now listen again.
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Let's have a look in the house advertisements, shall we?
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I looked last night.
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All the houses are either too big or apartments.
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I think I saw exactly what you want on the internet last night.
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It had a lovely garden.
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Well, if it's a one-bedroom house that isn't expensive, I think it'll be great.
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4. What does the man need to buy?
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Can I help you, sir?
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Are you looking for summer clothes?
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Our t-shirts are on sale.
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Um, no. Actually, I'm looking for something a bit warmer.
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Well, the trouser department is here and upstairs is the jumper department.
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My colleagues will be there to help you.
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OK.
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I'll go upstairs then.
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Thank you for your help.
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Now, listen again.
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Can I help you, sir?
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Are you looking for summer clothes?
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Our t-shirts are on sale.
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Um, no. Actually, I'm looking for something a bit warmer.
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Well, the trouser department is here and upstairs is the jumper department.
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My colleagues will be there to help you.
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OK.
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I'll go upstairs then.
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Thank you for your help.
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5. What was the weather like at the weekend?
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Hi, Jim.
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Did you have a good weekend in the countryside?
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Great, thanks.
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The weather couldn't have been better.
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Oh, I thought the forecast was for a cloudy, rainy weekend in the south.
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Yes, but luckily they were wrong.
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I spent the whole weekend outdoors, not like the last time we were there when it snowed all day.
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Now, listen again.
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Hi, Jim.
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Did you have a good weekend in the countryside?
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Great, thanks.
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The weather couldn't have been better.
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Oh, I thought the forecast was for a cloudy, rainy weekend in the south.
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Yes, but luckily they were wrong.
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I spent the whole weekend outdoors, not like the last time we were there when it snowed all day.
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Thank you.

Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questo video contiene 79 frasi e 621 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 5:23. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 115 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 84% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

14 parole meno comuni del video, con pronuncia e significato:

  • upstairs /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/ (avverbio) — di sopra. Up the stairs; on or to a higher floor or level.
  • meal /ˈmiːl/ (sostantivo) — pasto. Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity.
  • bedroom /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ (sostantivo) — camera da letto, camera. A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.
  • outdoor /aʊtˈdɔː/ (aggettivo) — a cielo aperto, all'aperto. Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air.
  • salad /ˈsæl.əd/ (sostantivo) — insalata. A food consisting principally of raw vegetables (especially greens, e.g. lettuce), other savoury ingredients (typically cooked), fruit, or confectionary; often…
  • forecast /ˈfɔːkɑːst/ (sostantivo) — previsione. An estimation of a future condition.
  • cloth /klɒθ/ (sostantivo) — stoffa, tessuto. A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
  • colleague /ˈkɒliːɡ/ (sostantivo) — collega. A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate, a workmate.
  • countryside /ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/ (sostantivo) — campagna. An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.
  • luckily /ˈlʌk.ɪ.li/ (avverbio) — fortunatamente, meno male. In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately.
  • advertisement /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzmənt/ (sostantivo) — pubblicità, annuncio. A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.
  • rainy /ˈɹeɪni/ (aggettivo) — piovoso, pluviale. Pouring with rain; wet; showery
  • jumper /ˈd͡ʒʌmpɚ/ (sostantivo) — maglione, pullover. A woollen sweater or pullover.
  • cloudy /ˈklaʊ̯diː/ (aggettivo) — nuvoloso, nuvolo. Covered with or characterised by clouds.

I phrasal verb che sentirai

  • look for (verbo) — cercare, ricercare. To seek.

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 14 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'll, couldn't, don'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 upstairs, meal, bedroom.

La grammatica di questo video

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

StrutturaNel video
Consigli con “should” should + verbo — dire che cosa è meglio fareshould be
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsionewill wait · I'll have · it'll be
Obbligo: must / have to / need to dire che qualcosa è necessarioneed to be · need to buy
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodoI'm looking

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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