Pratica di Shadowing: Lesson 185: An expensive place you visited💸 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Creazione lezione...
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Hi, this is IELTS, IELTS .com, Lesson 185.
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This week we are looking at a part 2 cue card
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that asks you to speak about a place you visited where everything was expensive.
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I'll read the cue card to you now.
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Talk about a place you visited where everything was expensive.
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You should say: what the place was when you went there, why you think everything there was expensive,
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and explain whether or not you would visit this place again.
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Alright, first thing, let's listen to the sample so you can hear the model spoken naturally.
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Here it is.
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We will now start part two of the exam.
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Start speaking now, please.
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A place I visited that I found to be exceptionally expensive is Dubai, UAE.
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I visited the city about two years ago during my winter holidays.
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I stayed in a luxurious area near the iconic Burj Khalifa and I was immediately struck by the opulence everywhere.
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The hotels, restaurants, and even everyday activities seem tailored to a high -end clientele.
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For instance, I recall dining at a restaurant with a view of the Dubai fountain, and while the meal was amazing, the bill left me speechless.
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There are a few reasons why everything there is so expensive.
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For one, Dubai is a global hub for luxury tourism, catering to wealthy visitors from around the world.
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The city invests heavily in creating world -class entertainment, and the costs are naturally passed on to consumers.
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Also, many of the goods and services are imported, And this, of course, adds to their price.
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Despite the high costs, I thoroughly enjoyed my time there
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because the city offers a unique blend of cultural experiences and stunning architecture.
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I would happily visit again.
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Thank you.
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Okay, we will now start this week's speech shadowing exercise.
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In this week's free sample exercise, you will repeat the first few sentences from the response.
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I'll read the section of the response again to you now just to refresh your memory.
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A place I visited that I found to be exceptionally expensive is Dubai, UAE.
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I visited the city about two years ago during my winter holidays.
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I stayed in a luxurious area near the iconic Burj Khalifa.
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I was immediately struck by the opulence everywhere.
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Okay, let's go ahead and start this week's speech shadowing exercise.
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If this is your first time doing a speech shadowing exercise, remember you should be speaking aloud as you listen.
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So, you will first hear a portion of the sample, and then you will be given a pause within which to repeat what you have heard.
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And the point of the exercise is to try to adjust your pronunciation to sound as much like the model as possible.
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Okay, here is this week's speech shadowing exercise.
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Enjoy.
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We will now start part two of the exam.
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Start speaking now please.
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A place I visited that I found to be exceptionally expensive is Dubai, UAE.
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that I found to be exceptionally expensive,
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exceptionally expensive, exceptionally expensive, that I found to be exceptionally expensive,
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A place I visited, A place I visited,
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A place I visited that I found to be exceptionally expensive is Dubai, UAE.
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A place I visited that I found to be exceptionally expensive is Dubai, UAE.
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I visited the city about two years ago during my winter holidays.
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During my winter holidays, Winter holidays.
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Winter holidays.
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during my winter holidays.
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I visited the city about two years ago.
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About two years ago, About two years ago,
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I visited the city about two years ago,
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I visited the city about two years ago during my winter holidays,
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I visited the city about two years ago during my winter holidays.
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I stayed in a luxurious area near the iconic Burj Khalifa and I was immediately struck by the opulence everywhere.
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I was immediately struck by the opulence everywhere.
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opulence everywhere, opulence.
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Opulence.
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opulence everywhere.
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I was immediately struck by the opulence everywhere.
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I was immediately struck by the truth.
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I was immediately struck by the truth.
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I was immediately struck by the opulence everywhere.
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I stayed in a luxurious area near the iconic Burj Khalifa.
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I stayed in a luxurious area luxurious area,
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luxurious area, I stayed in a luxurious area,
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I stayed in a luxurious area near the iconic Burj Khalifa.
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I stayed in a luxurious area near the iconic Burj Khalifa and I was immediately struck by the opulence everywhere.
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I stayed in a luxurious area near the iconic Burj Khalifa and I was immediately struck by the opulence everywhere.
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Contesto e Background

Nel video della lezione 185, si discute di un'esperienza nel visitare un luogo notoriamente costoso, Dubai, Emirati Arabi Uniti. L'oratore racconta la sua visita avvenuta circa due anni fa durante le vacanze invernali. Il dialogo mette in evidenza non solo le spese elevate, ma anche la bellezza e l'opulenza della città, che attira visitatori da tutto il mondo. Il video offre utili spunti per imparare a descrivere esperienze personali e ad esprimere opinioni sulla spesa in contesti turistici, rendendolo un'interessante risorsa per coloro che desiderano migliorare la loro pronuncia inglese.

Top 5 Frasi per la Comunicazione Quotidiana

  • A place I visited that I found to be exceptionally expensive is Dubai, UAE.
  • I visited the city about two years ago during my winter holidays.
  • I stayed in a luxurious area near the iconic Burj Khalifa.
  • I was immediately struck by the opulence everywhere.
  • Despite the high costs, I thoroughly enjoyed my time there.

Queste frasi, estratte dal transcript, possono essere utilizzate quotidianamente per descrivere esperienze di viaggio e impressioni personali. Praticare queste frasi è un ottimo modo per migliorare la pronuncia inglese e diventare più sicuri nel parlare.

Guida Passo-Passo per lo Shadowing

Per affrontare con successo il video e migliorare la tua capacità di parlare in inglese attraverso lo shadow speech, segui questi passaggi:

  1. Ascolta attentamente: Prima di iniziare a ripetere, ascolta il segmento che desideri praticare più volte per afferrare l'intonazione e la pronuncia.
  2. Ripeti ad alta voce: Utilizza la tecnica di shadowing, ripetendo subito dopo l'oratore. Fai delle pause quando necessario per allineare la tua pronuncia a quella del modello.
  3. Presta attenzione alla pronuncia: Concentrati sui suoni che trovi difficili. Puoi usare il nostro shadowing site per migliorare ulteriormente.
  4. Registra te stesso: Ascoltati per confrontare la tua pronuncia con quella dell'oratore nel video. Questo ti aiuterà a identificare le aree in cui puoi migliorare.
  5. Pratica costantemente: Include questo esercizio nella tua routine per imparare l'inglese con YouTube, e vedrai i progressi nella tua fluidità e chiarezza.

Seguendo questi passaggi, sarai in grado non solo di comprendere meglio di cosa parla l'oratore, ma anche di perfezionare le tue abilità di pronuncia in inglese, rendendo ogni sessione di pratica non solo utile ma anche divertente.

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 adessohave heard · have found
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo faare imported · will be given

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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