Pratica di Shadowing: KET A2 - Speaking test 7 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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Catch for school.
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Speaking test 7.
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Let's talk about favorite hobbies.
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What hobbies do you have?
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I like music and I'm a big fan of K-pop music, so in my spare time, I like listening to K-pop signs.
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Why do you like music?
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You know, music has always been considered the best way to relax and forget about things that worry me, like my schoolwork.
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I can listen to music anytime I like with a phone and earbuds.
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What kinds of hobbies are popular with your friends?
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My friends all have different kinds of hobbies.
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Some like doing sports, some like playing games or music.
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What hobbies would you like to try?
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I would like to try playing the piano.
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I love listening to piano music, but I have never learned how to play the piano because it is quite expensive to learn and to have a piano.
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Please tell me something about a hobby you wouldn't like to try.
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Well, I would never like to try drawing or painting as I am terrible at drawing.
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And I think I would never like it.
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Drawing is never my cup of tea.
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Now, let's talk about jobs.
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What kind of weekend jobs are popular with young people?
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I think working as a shop assistant or a waiter is popular with young people.
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Would you like to have your own business in the future?
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Yes, I think so, because it would be nice to be a boss, but it's also lots of hard work.
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What type of business would you have?
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I think I'd like a photography business.
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I'm quite good at taking photos with my camera, so I could take photos of people at different special events.
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Tell me something about a job you wouldn't want to do.
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To be honest, I wouldn't like to be a teacher because I am not good at explaining things to other people.
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Part 2.
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Now, let's talk about different ways to stay healthy.
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Do you think exercising is a good way to stay healthy?
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Yes, definitely.
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Everybody knows that exercising is the best way to have good health and a strong body.
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I think exercising is good for us because it helps us not to get ill very often.
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It helps us relax and it makes our body stronger.
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When I have lots of homework or when I'm studying for exams, I take regular breaks and do some exercise.
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It helps me think and remember better.
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How about eating healthy food?
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Eating healthy food is also an important way to stay healthy.
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A lot of people are getting fat and having diseases because they only eat fast food and unhealthy snacks.
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I can't agree more.
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What we eat every day is what we are.
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So eating balanced meals helps us to have enough energy and prevent us from being ill.
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Do you think getting enough sleep is important?
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Well, when you go to bed early, you feel better in the next morning.
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A good night's sleep helps you learn better at school the next day.
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You're right.
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Sometimes when I don't have enough sleep at night, it is hard for me to study and concentrate at school.
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Do you think walking is good for you?
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Yes, walking is an easy way to exercise.
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But if you walk slowly, it doesn't help much.
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You need to walk fast and for long distances to stay healthy.
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Yes, I think so.
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Walking slowly is only to relax your mind, not a good exercise for your body.
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Do you like waking up early or late?
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I prefer waking up late because I usually chat to my friends late at night, so it's difficult to wake up early in the mornings.
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I like waking up early because I have lots of time to do the things I need to do.
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I usually go to bed quite early too, so it's easier to wake up in the morning.

Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questa lezione di conversazione di livello A2 si basa sul video “KET A2 - Speaking test 7”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: healthy, hobbies, piano, exercising, waking. Questo video contiene 58 frasi e 658 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 5:19. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 124 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 86% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare. 12 delle sue 58 frasi sono domande: un buon esercizio per l’intonazione interrogativa e le risposte brevi.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

11 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
hobby sostantivo/ˈhɑ.bi/hobby, passatempo
piano sostantivo/piˈænɪː/pianoforte, piano
meal sostantivo/ˈmiːl/pasto
photography sostantivo/fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/fotografia
spare aggettivo/spɛɚ/superfluo, ulteriore
anytime avverbioin qualsiasi momento, in qualunque momento
homework sostantivo/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/compito, compiti
concentrate verbo/ˈkɑn.sən.tɹeɪt/concentrare
snack sostantivo/snæk/spuntino
unhealthy aggettivo/ʌnˈhɛl.θi/malsano, insalubre
waiter sostantivo/ˈweɪ̯təː/cameriere, cameriera

I phrasal verb che sentirai

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
wake up verbo/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/svegliarsi

Frasi da ripetere

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

  • What hobbies do you have?
  • Why do you like music?
  • What kinds of hobbies are popular with your friends?
  • What hobbies would you like to try?
  • What type of business would you have?

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 adessohas always been considered · have never learned
Superlativi the -est / the most … — il massimo o il minimo di un gruppothe best
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodoI'm studying · are getting
Obbligo: must / have to / need to dire che qualcosa è necessarioneed to walk · need to do

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 11 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, wouldn't, 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 hobby, piano, meal.

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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