Pratica di Shadowing: Learning English At The Travel Agent - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Creazione lezione...
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Unit 1.
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At the Travel Agent.
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Arranging a Trip.
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Good morning, sir.
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How can I help you?
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Well, I have some time off from work next month, and I was thinking of going to Australia.
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That sounds great.
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How long is your vacation?
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Just one week.
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My last day at work is the 26th of July, and I go back on the 5th of August.
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Okay.
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Here's our Sydney brochure.
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have a look and see if there's a hotel that you like
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oh this one is good the four seasons hotel it's expensive
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but i've been told it's very nice yes it's a very
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high class hotel i'm sure you'll enjoy your stay there would you like me to make the booking now, sir?
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Yes, please.
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How long is your vacation?
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Just one week.
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Here's our Sydney brochure.
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Have a look and see if there's a hotel that you like.
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Would you like me to make the booking now, sir?
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Giving personal information.
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I just need to take some personal information.
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What's your full name?
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martin andrew white and your address eleven soy jillanacorn kongsan bangkok
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and your telephone number zero two six two four nine seven three four
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Do you have a daytime number I can call if necessary?
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02 -777 -1212 That's fine.
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Will you be traveling alone, Mr. White?
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Yep, just me.
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Okay, you finished work on Friday the 26th, so shall I try to book your flight for the next day?
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Yes, please.
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and a return flight on Saturday the 3rd of
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August I just need to take some personal information what's your full name
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do you have a daytime number I can call if necessary Okay,
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you finish work on Friday the 26th.
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So shall I try to book your flight for the next day?
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Yes, please.
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And a return flight on Saturday the 3rd of August.
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booking a flight I'll just check the availability there
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are seats available on this Qantas Airways flight but there is a three -hour stop over in Singapore
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is there a direct flight that I can take yes Malaysian Airways
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that flight departs at seven o 'clock on Saturday morning
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and arrives at Sydney at 6 30 p .m local time that sounds better but it's a little longer than I thought.
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Well, it's an eight hour long flight.
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Don't forget the time difference.
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All the times given are local times.
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Oh yes, that's right.
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They're three hours ahead, aren't they?
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can I have the details of the return flight certainly that flight departs at 6 p .m.
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and arrives in Bangkok at 1115 on that same night shall I reserve a seat for you?
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Yes, please.
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Is there a direct flight that I can take?
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That sounds better, but it's a little longer than I thought.
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Well, it's an eight hour long flight.
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Don't forget the time difference?
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Can I have the details of the return flight?
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Making a hotel reservation.
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Now let's reserve a room for you at the Four Seasons.
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Do you want a single or a double room?
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Oh, a single room will be fine, thanks.
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Will it have a view of the harbor?
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Oh, yes.
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All rooms have harbor views.
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They have a room available.
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Shall I make the confirmation?
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Yeah, go ahead.
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Okay, so now you have a room available at the Four Seasons
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from Saturday the 27th of July until Saturday the 3rd of August.
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That's great.
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Can I pay by credit card?
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No problem.
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so it is 62 ,000 baht including your flight here's my card
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When will I be able to collect my ticket?
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It should be ready in a couple of days.
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I can call you at work if you like.
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Thanks very much.
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Do you want a single or a double room?
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A single room will be fine, thanks.
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Will it have a view of the harbor?
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They have a room available.
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Shall I make the confirmation?
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Can I pay by credit card?
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When will I be able to collect my ticket?

Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questo video contiene 85 frasi e 664 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 8:29. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 78 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Il 83% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

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

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
harbor sostantivo/ˈhɑːbə/porto
vacation sostantivo/veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/vacanza
arrive verbo/əˈɹaɪv/arrivare, giungere
collect verbo/ˈkɑlɪkt/raccogliere, bottinare
confirmation sostantivo/ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/conferma
depart verbo/dɪˈpɑɹt/partire, andar via
daytime sostantivo/ˈdeɪtaɪm/giornata, dì
clock sostantivo/klɑk/contachilometri, tachimetro
telephone sostantivo/ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/telefono
availability sostantivo/əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/disponibilità, reperibilità
arrange verbo/əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/disporre, ordinare
brochure sostantivo/bɹoʊˈʃʊɚ/opuscolo
marten sostantivo/ˈmɑɹ.tən/martora

I phrasal verb che sentirai

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
go ahead verbo/ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/procedere, andare avanti

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 8 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come don't, aren't, I'll. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, confirmation /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, brochure /bɹoʊˈʃʊɚ/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: confirmation /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, availability /əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/

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 harbor, vacation, arrive.

La grammatica di questo video

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

StrutturaNel video
Comparativi -er than / more … than — confrontare due coselonger than
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsioneyou'll enjoy · Will you · I'll just check
Obbligo: must / have to / need to dire che qualcosa è necessarioneed to take

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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