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Questo video contiene 9 frasi e 81 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 1:30. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 54 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Solo il 72% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

14 parole meno comuni del video, con pronuncia e significato:

• zoo /zuː/ (sostantivo) — zoo. A park where live animals are exhibited.
• elephant /ˈɛlɪfənt/ (sostantivo) — elefante. A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
• playground /ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/ (sostantivo) — parco giochi, parco gioco. A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides).
• tiger /ˈtaɪɡə/ (sostantivo) — tigre. Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
• lion /ˈlaɪən/ (sostantivo) — leone. A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
• snake /sneɪk/ (sostantivo) — serpente, serpe. Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.
• duck /dʌk/ (sostantivo) — anatra. Any of certain aquatic birds of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet, distinguished from swans and geese by generally being smaller and…
• monkey /ˈmʌŋki/ (sostantivo) — scimmia. A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails…
• holiday /ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/ (sostantivo) — giorno festivo. A day on which a religious event or secular celebration is traditionally observed.
• bird /ˈbɜːd/ (sostantivo) — uccello, pennuto. An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of…
• animal /ˈænɪməl/ (sostantivo) — animale, bestia. A multicellular organism of the kingdom Animalia that is usually mobile, with cells that are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants…
• fish /ˈfɪʃ/ (sostantivo) — pesce. A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills; any vertebrate that is not a tetrapod.
• shop /ʃɑp/ (sostantivo) — magazzino, negozio. An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
• lake /leɪk/ (sostantivo) — lago. A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid.

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

• I suoni “sh” e “zh”: fish /ˈfɪʃ/, shop /ʃɑp/

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 zoo, elephant, playground.