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Today we're learning English by visiting a French Christmas market in Sydney,
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Today we're learning English by visiting a French Christmas market in Sydney,
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Australia and simply tap it on the terminal.
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I could see someone preparing them fresh, sweet and savoury.
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Shocked at how it just crumbled in my mouth.
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Did you know that with only 3,000 words you can understand up to 90% of spoken English?
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And that's why you're joining me today to learn through comprehensible input.
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One of the best ways to learn through context,
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through seeing, doing and experiencing.
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So let's get to the markets and see what we can enjoy.
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To get to the market,
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we took the light rail.
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We just had to wait three minutes for it to arrive.
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These come quite frequently so it's a very convenient way to get to certain areas in Sydney.
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Here comes the light rail now.
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It's kind of a small train or similar to a tram.
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I really like the ad on the side here,
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these kind of Christmas themed Lego characters.
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So cute.
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Once the doors are open,
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people board the light rail.
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It was a very quick trip.
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Our stop was Moore Park.
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Of course, once we get off,
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it's important to remember to tap off.
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That's how we pay for transport here.
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We can use an Opal card or your credit card and simply tap it on the terminal.
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I use my phone.
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One of the first things I see at the market are
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some people taking photos with Santa next to a wonderful little Christmas tree.
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I then thought I'd explore the market a little bit.
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There were a lot of stores.
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This one here is selling French bread.
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There was a lot of different food and people walking around.
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It was quite nice, it's in this covered area,
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there's a tarp over the top providing shade so it wasn't too sunny inside.
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There were a lot of food stores,
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I couldn't really decide where to start.
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All of the bread and baked goods looked so delicious.
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There were also stores selling other things like clothes.
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It looks like this lady is trying on a red jacket.
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This stall caught my attention.
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It looks like they were selling baby clothes,
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but I just really liked this artwork.
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Very French and really simple use of colours,
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just red and blue, yet somehow it still felt so colourful.
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Now it's time to eat.
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The first thing that caught my attention were these duck baguettes.
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I could see someone preparing them fresh.
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One of my favourite things about this market was this outside area.
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You could come out here and sit down and eat at a picnic table.
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Do not feed the birds.
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The baguette itself smelled so good and it was so delicious.
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The duck was juicy.
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After eating in the hot sun, I was quite thirsty.
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And this stall caught my eye.
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Orangina.
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I've never seen this drink before.
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Apparently this is a very French drink.
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The bottle was very interesting.
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It kind of looks like an orange formed into a glass bottle.
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I needed to eat more.
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And of course it wouldn't be a French market without crepes you can see a mix here of sweet
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and savory crepes the sweet one has nutella and banana on it
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while the savory one has spinach mushrooms and cheese oh did i mention cheese
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so much cheese it's so good watching these be prepared i was so hungry even though I just ate the duck baguette.
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You can see how crispy it is when he's folding it.
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My mouth was watering.
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We decided to get a savory one.
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Here's our crepe.
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It looks so good.
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It's nicely toasted so you can see the different colors.
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Some parts are a little bit lighter,
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some parts are a little bit darker and it just stretches open to reveal the delicious ingredients inside.
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This was awesome.
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Now it was time to find something sweet.
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I looked around for a while.
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There are a lot of really delicious looking tarts.
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This flan caught my eye.
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I've never really tried anything like this before so I was curious.
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This store was selling macaroons with some very interesting flavours.
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I love macaroons.
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I know they are difficult to make and they look so pretty all the different colors.
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This one really got my attention.
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Sunset Nectar, Mandarin, Orange, Citrus Fruit,
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Australian Honey and 35% White Chocolate.
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I need to try this.
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We ended up getting the Sunset Nectar,
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a pistachio and the creme brulee flavor.
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They're so delicate, but it looks so gorgeous.
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I was absolutely shocked at how it just crumbled in my mouth.
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That's a good thing.
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The outside was crispy.
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The inside was soft, just like a macaroon should be.
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You can see from my reaction, I loved this.
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That's really good.
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So good.
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It's not bad.
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Pistachio.
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The pistachio was nice, but not as good as the creme brulee.
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And then finally the sunset nectar, which I absolutely loved.
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That was easily my favorite.
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Oh, that is awesome.
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You got some taste?
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Mm-hmm.
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That is so delicious.
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It was quite unique to other flavors that I'd tried before.
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Thank you for joining me on this adventure to the French Christmas markets in Australia.
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Leave a comment and let me know what new words you learned in this video.
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Perché praticare la conversazione con questo video?

Praticare la conversazione in inglese attraverso un video come questo offre un'opportunità unica di apprendimento. L'atmosfera vivace e le situazioni reali, come quelle vissute in un mercatino di Natale a Sydney, forniscono un contesto ricco di input comprensibile. Guardando il video, gli studenti possono familiarizzarsi con il vocabolario e le espressioni colloquiali, rendendo l'apprendimento più naturale e coinvolgente. Utilizzare scene quotidiane aiuta a migliorare la pronuncia inglese e a sviluppare la fiducia nel parlare. Inoltre, interagire con il contenuto visivo permette di associare parole e frasi a immagini, facilitando la memorizzazione.

Grammatica ed espressioni nel contesto

Il video presenta diverse strutture grammaticali utili che gli studenti possono assimilare:

  • Utilizzo di "could" per esprimere abilità: La frase "I could see someone preparing them fresh" dimostra come "could" sia utilizzato per parlare di capacità e possibilità passate.
  • Espressioni di preferenza: Frasi come "one of my favourite things about this market" offrono un buon esempio per esprimere gusti e preferenze personali.
  • Frasi di istruzione: L'uso di imperativi come "let's get to the markets" incoraggia all'azione e può essere utilizzato per dare suggerimenti o inviti.

Praticare queste frasi attraverso shadow speak può rivelarsi estremamente efficace per migliorare la fluidità.

Trappole comuni di pronuncia

Durante la visione del video, è importante notare alcune parole e suoni che possono risultare difficili da pronunciare:

  • "light rail": La combinazione di suoni "l" e "r" può causare difficoltà; è utile praticare separatamente per affinare la pronuncia.
  • "baguette": Questa parola richiede attenzione alla pronuncia nasale della 'e' finale, tipica del francese.
  • "caught my attention": La contrazione della frase richiede attenzione, specialmente su come "caught" può essere confusa con "cot" per i non madrelingua.

Incorporare tecniche di shadowing in inglese può aiutare a superare queste difficoltà, riflettendo l'intonazione e il ritmo del parlato nativo.

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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