Pratica di Shadowing: Listening A2 , KET 7, Test 1 , Part 1 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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Cambridge English Key 7 Published by Cambridge University Press and Cambridge English Language Assessment 2014
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This recording is copyright This is the Cambridge English Key Test 1 There are five parts to the test parts 1,
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2, 3, 4 and 5.
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We will now stop for a moment before we start the test.
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Please ask any questions now, because you must not speak during the test.
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Now look at the instructions for part 1.
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You will hear 5 short conversations.
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You will hear each conversation twice.
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There is one question for each conversation.
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For questions 1 to 5, put a tick under the right answer.
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Here is an example.
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How many people were at the meeting?
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Were there many people at the meeting? About 30.
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That's not many.
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No, but more than last time.
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The answer is C.
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Now we are ready to start.
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Look at question 1.
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1. Which T-shirt does the woman buy?
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Excuse me, have you got any T-shirts for around £10?
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We've got this one with a flower on for £8 and some with stars on for £7.
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I'll take the first one you showed me.
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OK.
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I'll put that in a bag for you.
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Now listen again.
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Excuse me, have you got any T-shirts for around £10?
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We've got this one with a flower on for £8 and some with stars on for £7.
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I'll take the first one you showed me.
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OK.
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I'll put that in a bag for you.
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2. When is the girls' swimming lesson next week?
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What time are the swimming lessons next week?
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Are they at 10 o'clock as usual?
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Sorry, there's a swimming competition from 9 o'clock and it won't finish until 11.
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Will my lessons start after that? Of course.
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All lessons will start as soon as the competition finishes.
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Now listen again.
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What time are the swimming lessons next week?
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Are they at ten o'clock as usual?
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Sorry, there's a swimming competition from nine o'clock and it won't finish until eleven.
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Will my lessons start after that? Of course.
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All lessons will start as soon as the competition finishes.
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Three.
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Which bus stop does the woman need?
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Excuse me, I want to catch a bus to go to the hospital.
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Which bus do I need?
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Is it the one in front of the supermarket?
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Buses go to the sports centre from there.
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The one you want is by the train station on West Street.
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Oh, thank you very much.
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You're welcome.
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Now listen again.
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Excuse me, I want to catch a bus to go to the hospital.
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Which bus do I need?
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Is it the one in front of the supermarket?
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Buses go to the sports centre from there.
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The one you want is by the train station on West Street.
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Oh, thank you very much.
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You're welcome.
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4. Which is the man's raincoat?
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Excuse me, I left my raincoat on the bus.
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Did anyone find it?
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Let me see.
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We have a few raincoats.
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I've got one here.
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It's long and has a belt.
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Oh, mine's short.
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I lost the belt, so it hasn't got one.
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Oh yes, here it is.
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It's your lucky day.
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Now listen again.
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Excuse me, I left my raincoat on the bus.
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Did anyone find it?
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Let me see.
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We have a few raincoats.
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I've got one here.
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It's long and has a belt.
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Oh, mine's short.
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I lost the belt, so it hasn't got one.
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Oh yes, here it is.
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It's your lucky day.
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Five.
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Which is the office manager?
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Is that the new office manager over there?
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Oh yes, with the short hair.
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When I last saw her, her hair was long.
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And didn't she wear glasses as well?
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Yes, she did.
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She looks quite different now, doesn't she?
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Now listen again.
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Is that the new office manager over there?
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Oh, yes, with the short hair.
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When I last saw her, her hair was long.
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And didn't she wear glasses as well?
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Yes, she did.
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She looks quite different now, doesn't she?
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That is the end of part one.
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Thank you.

Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questo video contiene 98 frasi e 659 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 5:54. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 112 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 87% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è facile da seguire.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

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

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
lesson sostantivo/ˈlɛs.ən/lezione
swim verbo/swɪm/nuotare, natare
belt sostantivo/ˈbɛlt/cintura, cintola
flower sostantivo/ˈfloʊɚ/fiore
supermarket sostantivo/ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/supermercato
copyright sostantivo/ˈkɑpiˌɹaɪt/copyright, diritto d'autore
instruction sostantivo/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/istruzione, addestramento
tick sostantivo/tɪk/zecca
raincoat sostantivo/ˈɹeɪnkoʊt/impermeabile
excuse verbo/ɪksˈkjuz/scusare, perdonare
shirt sostantivo/ʃɜɹt/camicia, maglia
usual aggettivo/ˈju.ʒuəl/solito, usuale

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 18 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'll, didn't, doesn't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/, shirt /ʃɜɹt/, usual /ˈju.ʒuəl/

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 lesson, swim, belt.

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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