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There's something magical about the British seaside in summer.
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Let me show you.
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Today is special because I am actually on holiday.
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I'm on something called a staycation, a term coined for when you stay within the UK in Devon with my family.
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There are five children under six so it is a little bit chaotic
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but I have snuck you away to show you some of the beautiful landscape in Devon.
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Once again this is going to be an unscripted video
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and I'm not going to speak
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that slowly I'm going to speak at a normal pace
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so as always
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if you can understand this video then that's a very good
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sign for your English are you ready to sample some of the delights of this gorgeous county let's go
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I am at somewhere called Colton Fish Acre, which is a National Trust property.
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And I've spoken to you about National Trust properties before.
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They're a brilliant part of the UK, a charity that preserves buildings.
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And this one is in Devon.
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It's actually a really magical story.
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A couple were sailing by on a boat by the coast, and they saw this valley that ran all the way down to the water's edge.
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and they thought that is where they wanted to build their house.
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And the house belonged to a family who were responsible for the Gilbert and Sullivan operas.
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Also, I believe the man's father owned the Savoy Hotel in Claridge's.
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So they were quite a wealthy family.
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And you can see in this property, they just saw this, as I said,
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this ravine leading down and they've made it this beautiful garden leading down to the plunge pool at the bottom.
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and this lovely house which is part of the arts
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and crafts era and I'll show you the inside right now let me show you a spectacular viewpoint
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and this is how big the property is
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so it runs all the way down to the sea
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and it's quite a stunning view so I can understand why they fell in love with it.
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Here the garden is running down to the water and I can just hear the sea.
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This garden has such a tropical feel to it.
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All kinds of exotic plants.
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It's because it's part of the Devon coast and that has a really mild climate, almost as warm as Cornwall.
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Here's a rhododendron tree in full bloom.
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It feels very British even though it is imported from from the Himalayas.
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Have to watch our step here.
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You wouldn't think you were in England, would you?
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Bamboo palm trees.
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As I said, the climate is mild here so tropical plants can grow.
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And here is where the garden ends at the coast, where you can see where the family built an old plunge pool in the 1920s.
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Very glamorous.
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Shall we head back up though?
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We just had our picnic lunch as a family on the lawn, I'm going to sneak you away again.
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And here you can see the house a bit closer.
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It's an arts and crafts house, which means everything was made by hand using local materials.
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And the stone you can see here was actually quarried from the garden itself.
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So the house and the land are literally made from the same thing.
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It's so wonderful.
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Here is the more formal garden closer to the house.
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Are you ready to go inside?
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Should I show you inside a bit?
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Let's go.
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So on the outside it's arts and crafts and on the inside it is pure art deco.
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A completely different world.
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Step inside and you're in the jazz age.
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Art deco everywhere.
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The lights, the furniture, the colours.
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It's like walking into a different era.
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You can almost hear the jazz playing everywhere.
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I hope you enjoyed the tour around the house and that peak into a national trust property in the UK.
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As I said, quintessentially British.
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A day's outing, going to a national trust, a lot of people will have memberships, which means you pay an annual fee.
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But now I want to show you some of the countryside around here
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because it's very different from the sorts of scenes that I have shown you before.
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It's about 5pm, it's peaceful, it's quiet.
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We have also been so lucky with the weather.
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We Brits complain a lot about the weather, but we have had a week of glorious sunshine.
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It's actually been called a heat wave in...
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It has been a heat wave in some parts of the UK.
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Luckily, where I was, it wasn't quite as hot.
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But even then, typical, you still have everyone complaining that then it's too hot.
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And that's the trouble.
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We always complain about the weather.
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It's either too overcast, or when there is sunshine, we get really excited about it.
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We'll all flood out into the sunshine and then we will all moan that it is too hot.
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But for our getaway, we've been really lucky.
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I'm going to show you that landmark properly later.
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It's so rugged and beautiful along this part of the coast.
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It's very rocky.
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There are lots of rocky, pebbly beaches and I'm going to take you down to show you the water's edge.
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One of the things I love about the UK is the diversity of the landscape.
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Yes, the landscape changes so quickly.
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You can drive an hour in any direction and end up somewhere completely different, whether it be the coast like here,
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or a mountain or moorland You can see behind me the coast
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And this bit of Devon has its own particular feel
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Rugged cliffs dropping down to the sea Hidden coves you have to walk to
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And this wonderful wildness about it It feels properly remote Even though you're not far from anywhere Well,
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we have to watch our step on these steps But there's something that I really want to show you
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One of the things I love about walking in the UK is that you're always walking through history
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Here we are on a beautiful coast path and then suddenly
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These are the remains of a second World War battery
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They were built to defend the entrance to Dartmouth from German attack Most of these defenses were demolished after the war, but this one survived.
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And it's quite something to walk through, isn't it?
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There's something haunting about these old wartime buildings.
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Walking through them, you can imagine what it must have been like with the soldiers stationed here, just watching the sea, waiting.
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And this whole stretch was a Second World War battery.
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What have we discovered?
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It's like a secret gem, So obviously it's had its fair share of graffiti and things, but my goodness, what a lookout.
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I'm so happy that I discovered this with you.
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I can hear the waves down there.
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As I said, there are lots of Second World War bunkers and buildings and lookouts along this part of the coast.
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So yeah, it must be what it is, but goodness.
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It's a strange mix, isn't it?
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The graffiti, the concrete, and that sea.
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It feels almost poetic somehow.
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There were soldiers here once looking out at that.
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Now it's just wild flowers and the view.
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Oh, it's a long climb back up.
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I have to say it was much easier going down than it will be going up.
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Worth it though, definitely worth it.
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Nearly at the top.
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That is quite a climb.
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And as we say, that's my workout for the day done.
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I hope I haven't bombarded you with too much history but bear with me because there's one more thing worth seeing.
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This is called the Day Mark and it's exactly what the name suggests,
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a landmark that sailors could spot by day telling them where Dartmouth was.
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So this obviously was before GPS or modern navigation
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and ships approaching from the south couldn't see the harbour entrance because it's tucked away behind the cliff.
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So in 1864 they built this.
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It's 80 feet tall, standing on the headland, visible from miles out at sea.
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Simple, but it worked.
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And it's quite a cool building, isn't it?
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It feels almost futuristic, like it should be in a Star Wars film made of burnt metal.
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Although obviously it was built in 1864, so not that futuristic but worth seeing if you are in this part of the world.
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Finally here we are taking the Dartmouth Ferry.
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Dartmouth is one of the prettiest harbour towns in England with the colourful houses, the boats, the river.
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It's the kind of place that looks like a postcard
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so we might call it postcard pretty
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and it's been a working port for over a thousand years
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and just across the water is a little town called Kingsweir
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and that is well known for having a working steam train
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and that's a lovely tourist attraction so this whole area is very Agatha Christie meets summer holidays very charming
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I hope you enjoyed this peek into a British staycation and enjoyed seeing more variety in our landscape and a new area.
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I've had a lot of positive comments about these videos
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so I will keep doing them every now and then alongside my usual talking head videos.
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So yes, expect more of these to come.
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In fact, if you have any requests, let me know.
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Is there a particular part of British life you would like to experience.
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If you understood all of it, well done, because at times I was speaking quite fast.
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Let me know in the comments how much you understood, and don't forget to check out my free PDFs listed below, little plug there.
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Also you can find out more about my courses and lessons with me.
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Sorry, I'm so out of breath.
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I've been walking quite fast up the hill.
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I hope you enjoyed that.
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Take care, and hopefully I will see you in my next video.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B2 si basa sul video “Learn Everyday British English Exploring the British Seaside in Summer 🇬🇧”. Questo video contiene 145 frasi e 1667 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 10:49. Chi parla ha un ritmo naturale di circa 154 parole al minuto, vicino a una conversazione quotidiana. Il 84% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
Le 15 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| sunshine sostantivo | /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/ | luce del sole |
| plunge verbo | /plʌnd͡ʒ/ | immergere |
| postcard sostantivo | /ˈpoʊstˌkɑɹd/ | cartolina |
| rugged aggettivo | /ˈɹʌɡ.ɪd/ | ruvido |
| lookout sostantivo | /ˈlʊkaʊt/ | vedetta |
| graffiti sostantivo | /ɡɹəˈfi.ti/ | graffitismo |
| landmark sostantivo | /ˈlændmɑːk/ | punto di riferimento |
| sneak verbo | /sniːk/ | intrufolarsi, sgusciare |
| cliff sostantivo | /klɪf/ | rupe, scogliera |
| mild aggettivo | /ˈmaɪld/ | delicato, delicata |
| goodness sostantivo | /ˈɡʊdnəs/ | bontà |
| rocky aggettivo | /ˈɹɑki/ | roccioso, petroso |
| tropical aggettivo | /ˈtɹɑ.pɪ.kəl/ | tropicale |
| demolish verbo | /dɪˈmɒl.ɪʃ/ | demolire |
| headland sostantivo | /ˈhɛdlənd/ | promontorio |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| check out verbo | investigare |
| end up verbo | andare a finire, finire |
| find out verbo | scoprire |
| go up verbo | salire |
Frasi da ripetere
Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:
- You wouldn't think you were in England, would you?
- Shall we head back up though?
- Are you ready to go inside?
- Should I show you inside a bit?
- Step inside and you're in the jazz age.
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | I've spoken · they've made · have shown |
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | is imported · was made · was actually quarried |
| Frasi relative who / which + frase — un’informazione in più su una persona o una cosa | Acre, which is · house which is · house, which means |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 27 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, I've, isn't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/, staycation /ˌsteɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/, demolish /dɪˈmɒl.ɪʃ/, quintessentially /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəli/, navigation /nævɪˈɡeɪʃən/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: futuristic /ˌfjut͡ʃəˈɹɪstɪk/, quintessentially /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəli/, rhododendron /ɹoʊdəˈdɛndɹən/, navigation /nævɪˈɡeɪʃən/, spectacular /spɛkˈtæk.jə.lɚ/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Inizia a velocità 0,75×, fai shadowing frase per frase e torna alla velocità normale quando diventa facile.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come sunshine, plunge, postcard.
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.