Pratica di Shadowing: Listening Test 2. Part 1: Copying photos to digital format. - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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Test 2.
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Part 1.
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You will hear a woman phoning a company that converts old photographs to digital format.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 1 to 3.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 1 to 3.
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Hello, picture rep.
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Can I help you?
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Oh, hi.
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I saw your advertisement about copying pictures to disk, and I'd like a bit more information about what you do.
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Sure.
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What would you like to know?
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Well, I've got a box full of old family photos that's been up in the attic for years.
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Some of them must be fifty or sixty years old, and I'd like to get them converted to digital format.
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Sure, we can do that for you.
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Right.
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And what about size?
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The photos are all sorts of sizes.
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Are there any restrictions?
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Well, the maximum size of photo we can do with our normal service is 30 centimetres, and each picture must be at least four centimetres.
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That's the minimum we can cope with.
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Well, that should be fine.
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And some of them are in a frame.
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Should I take them out before I send them?
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Yes, please.
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We can't copy them otherwise.
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And also the photos must all be separate.
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They mustn't be stuck into an album.
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OK, that's not a problem.
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So can you give me an idea of how much this will cost?
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I've got about 360 photos, I think.
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We charge £195 for 300 to 400 photos for the basic service.
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OK, and does that include the disc?
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Yes, one disc, but you can get extra ones for £5 each.
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That's good.
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So, do I need to pay when I send you the photos?
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No, we won't need anything until we've actually copied the pictures.
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Then we'll let you know how much it is, and once we've received the payment, we'll send the parcel off to you.
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Right.
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Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 4 to 10.
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Now listen and answer questions 4 to 10.
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Is there anything else you'd like to ask about our services?
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Yes, I've roughly sorted out the photos into groups according to what they're about
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so can you keep them in those groups
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when you copy them sure we'll save each group in a different folder on the disk and
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if you like you can suggest a name for each folder sorry I could have one called grandparents for instance exactly
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and do you do anything besides scan the photos like can
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you make any improvements yes in the standard service each photo is checked
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and we can sometimes touch up the color a bit
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or improve the contrast that can make a big difference okay
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and some of the photos are actually quite fragile they won't get damaged in the process will they no
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if any look particularly fragile we'd do them by hand we
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do realize how precious these old photos can be sure and
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And another thing is we can make changes to a photo if you want.
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So if you want to remove an object from a photo or maybe alter the background, we can do that.
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Really?
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I might be interested in that.
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I'll have a look through the photos and see.
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Oh, and talking of fixing photos, I've got a few that aren't properly in focus.
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Can you do anything to make that better?
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No, I'm afraid that's one thing we can't do.
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OK.
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Any other information I can give you?
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Er, oh, how long will it all take?
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We aim to get the copying done in ten days.
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Fine.
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Right, well, I'll get the photos packed up in a box and post them off to you.
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Right.
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If you've got a strong cardboard box, that's best.
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We've found that plastic ones sometimes break in the post.
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OK.
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Right.
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Thanks for your help.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B1 si basa sul video “Listening Test 2. Part 1: Copying photos to digital format”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: photo, picture, questions, box, send. Questo video contiene 74 frasi e 639 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 4:36. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 139 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. 13 delle sue 74 frasi sono domande: un buon esercizio per l’intonazione interrogativa e le risposte brevi.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
Le 14 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| disk sostantivo | /dɪsk/ | disco |
| centimetre sostantivo | /ˈsɛn.tɪ.miː.tə/ | centimetro |
| folder sostantivo | /ˈfoʊldɚ/ | cartella, fascicolo |
| fragile aggettivo | /ˈfɹæd͡ʒəl/ | fragile |
| convert verbo | /kənˈvɝt/ | convertire |
| grandparent sostantivo | /ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt/ | nonno, nonna |
| attic sostantivo | /ˈætɪk/ | soffitta, solaio |
| cardboard sostantivo | /ˈkɑɹdˌbɔɹd/ | cartone |
| parcel sostantivo | /ˈpɑɹsəl/ | pacchetto, plico |
| restriction sostantivo | /ɹɪˈstɹɪkʃən/ | restrizione |
| altar sostantivo | /ˈɔl.tɚ/ | altare |
| advertisement sostantivo | /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzmənt/ | pubblicità, annuncio |
| scan verbo | /skæn/ | scrutare |
| photograph sostantivo | /ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/ | fotografia, foto |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| sort out verbo | ricapitolare |
Frasi da ripetere
Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:
- What would you like to know?
- Should I take them out before I send them?
- Is there anything else you'd like to ask about our services?
- Can you do anything to make that better?
- Any other information I can give you?
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 | that's been · we've actually copied · we've received |
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | be stuck · is checked |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsione | will hear · will cost · won't need |
| Obbligo: must / have to / need to dire che qualcosa è necessario | must all · mustn't be · need to pay |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 25 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I've, we'll, we've. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: centimetre /ˈsɛn.tɪ.miː.tə/, advertisement /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzmənt/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: disk /dɪsk/, convert /kənˈvɝt/, grandparent /ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt/, attic /ˈætɪk/, cardboard /ˈkɑɹdˌbɔɹd/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: fragile /ˈfɹæd͡ʒəl/, grandparent /ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt/, attic /ˈætɪk/, advertisement /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzmənt/, scan /skæn/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come disk, centimetre, folder.
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.