Pratica di Shadowing: My life changed in one minute | Easy English Listening Practice (A2) - Impara a parlare inglese con YouTube

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They say your life can change in one day My life,
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They say your life can change in one day My life,
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it changed in one minute I don't belong here I am a stranger
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In a world of grey I looked at the lunchbox in my hands
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It was simple, it was cheap To me,
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it was a mark of shame
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I wasn't always this girl One month ago I had everything I was the queen of my world But then,
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the lights went out
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One month before that rainy day,
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I lived in a different world.
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A world where everything felt safe.
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At least, that's what I believed.
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Miss Emma?
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Your breakfast is ready.
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Ugh.
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I don't want eggs today. Of course, Miss Emma.
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I will bring something else.
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Back then, I did not think about who cooked my food.
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I only thought about what I wanted.
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I had a big room.
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My clothes were always ready.
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My room was always clean.
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Hot food, clean shoes, a driver waiting outside,
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and people who did everything for me.
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Good morning, Miss Emma.
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Morning.
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I heard people speak to me every day, but I rarely listened.
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We're here, Miss Emma.
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At my old school, everything looked perfect.
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And I thought I was perfect too.
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Emma!
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I love your watch!
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Wow!
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Is it new?
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Yes.
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My dad bought it last week.
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It looks so expensive.
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It is.
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Can I see it?
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Careful!
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It costs more than your phone.
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Really? Of course.
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You're so lucky, Emma.
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I know.
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I loved that feeling.
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Maybe too much.
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At school, I was not just Emma.
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I was the girl everyone knew.
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At lunch, I sat with girls who cared about the same things I did.
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Clothes, phones, shoes, money. Do you want half?
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My mom made extra.
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No thanks.
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I don't eat food like that.
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Her smile disappeared.
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My friends giggled, and I just looked away.
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I thought simple things were embarrassing.
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I thought people with less had less value.
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I was wrong, but I did not know that yet.
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There was one person I truly loved.
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My princess is home!
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Dad!
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After mom died, dad tried to fill the empty space.
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You miss mom today?
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I miss her every day.
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But she gave me you.
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So I am still lucky.
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He loved me so much.
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And I loved him too.
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I brought you something. For me? For you.
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Dad!
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I love it!
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Then I am happy.
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He loved me.
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But love without rules made me blind.
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Later that night, I heard voices downstairs.
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They were not laughing.
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They were not friendly.
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I stopped halfway down the stairs.
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From there, I could see my dad's office.
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Two serious men were sitting across from my father papers covered the table.
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My father sat behind his desk.
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His face was pale and his eyes looked tired and empty.
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This is serious, Mr. Harrison.
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The company records are under investigation.
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Fraud, embezzlement, it's all here.
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Dad?
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Emma, sweetheart, what are you doing up?
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Go back upstairs.
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Go to bed.
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I couldn't move.
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My feet felt glued to the floor.
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Looking at my dad's face,
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I realized something had just shattered.
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What's happening?
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Who are they?
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There's… a problem at the company, Emma.
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A big one.
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What kind of problem?
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Dad, you're shaking.
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I'm so sorry, Emma.
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I tried to fix it.
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I tried to protect us.
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But I lost.
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I lost everything.
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The invincible man who built an empire was gone.
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In one month, the judge made his decision.
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My father went to prison for six years.
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The bank put a foreclosure sign in front of our house.
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It meant our house was no longer ours.
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Everything was taken away.
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My enrollment at the private school was cancelled.
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No more school uniform.
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No more private teachers.
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My phone became silent.
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And my friends I spent every weekend with suddenly blocked my number.
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Emma, sweetheart, you know you can't stay in this house anymore, right?
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I know.
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I'm so sorry.
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I know this is very hard.
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Then where am I supposed to go?
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We found a safe place for you.
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A safe place?
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Yes.
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A quiet home.
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With someone who can take care of you.
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Is it with my father?
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No, Emma.
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Not right now.
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Then I don't want to go.
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I understand.
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But things have changed now.
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Changed?
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How?
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You need someone to look after you.
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Someone safe. Who?
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A foster woman.
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Her name is Sarah.
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Sarah?
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Yes.
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She is kind.
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And she has helped children before.
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Sarah, that was her name A stranger's face in a stranger's place I did not know her,
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I did not care I closed my heart and stood right there I packed my dreams inside one bed
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I held my tears, but I felt so sad I wanted my father,
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I wanted my home I wanted my old room where I was not alone I wanted my old life,
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the one I knew But everything changed and nobody asked me to.
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Oh, hello!
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You must be Emma.
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I'm Sarah.
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Come in, sweetheart.
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It's cold outside.
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I'm not your sweetheart.
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That's okay.
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You don't have to be.
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Come inside.
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You must be tired.
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I wanted my father.
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I wanted my home.
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I wanted my old room where I was not alone.
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I wanted This is where I'm staying?
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Yes, it is small.
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But it is safe.
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I had a bigger closet than this house.
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Maybe you did.
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But tonight, this house has a bed for you. And dinner.
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And someone waiting.
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Where do I put my things?
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Right through there.
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I'll show you your room.
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You can sleep here.
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It is small, I know.
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But it is yours.
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This is not my room.
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No, it is not your old room.
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And I know this is not the life you planned.
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But tonight, you are safe here." Sarah was a stranger.
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A woman paid to take care of children like me.
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She did not have a maid.
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She did not have a chef.
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She did not have a driver.
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But she had something my old world never did.
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Genuine kindness.
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Dinner will be ready soon.
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I'm not hungry.
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That's OK.
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Dinner is still at 7.
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After dinner, we can talk about tomorrow.
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Tomorrow?
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Tomorrow you start public school.
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Public school?
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Yes.
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No, I'm not going there.
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Emma?
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I went to Crestview Academy.
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I know.
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I don't belong in a public school.
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Maybe not yet.
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I thought losing my house was the worst part.
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I was wrong.
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The next morning, my new life began.
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Good morning.
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Emma! Did you sleep okay?
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No. Is breakfast ready?
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Almost.
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I could use a hand, actually.
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Can you wash these?
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Me?
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Help?
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Yes.
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In this house, we help each other.
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I don't know how.
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I don't cook.
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I don't clean.
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We had people who did all of that.
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Well, today you're just washing tomatoes.
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I promise it's easy. is right there.
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Great.
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Now I'm soaked.
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The water is freezing.
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And this is ridiculous.
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Here.
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Like this.
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Just enough to rinse the dirt off.
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You don't have to fight it.
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I wanted her to yell at me.
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If she yelled, I could yell back.
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But Sarah was just so… calm.
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She did not shout.
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She did not make fun of me.
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And that made me even more angry. Is this my lunch?
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Yes.
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I made it for you!
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First days can be hard.
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Eat when you feel hungry.
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In questa lezione, gli studenti avranno l'opportunità di praticare l'ascolto e la comprensione dell'inglese attraverso una storia personale. Il video racconta il cambiamento repentino nella vita di Emma, un'esperienza che molti possono trovare toccante e significativa. Gli ascoltatori saranno in grado di migliorare la loro pronuncia e il loro vocabolario attraverso tecniche di shadowing in inglese, seguendo il ritmo e il tono del narratore. La lezione è particolarmente adatta per livello A2, poiché utilizza un linguaggio accessibile e frasi comuni che possono essere facilmente assimilate.

Vocabolario e frasi chiave

  • lunchbox - scatola del pranzo
  • cheap - economico
  • shame - vergogna
  • clean shoes - scarpe pulite
  • hungry - affamato
  • perfect - perfetto
  • luck - fortuna
  • expensive - costoso

Consigli per la pratica

Per massimizzare i benefici del tuo esercizio di shadowspeak, segui questi suggerimenti mentre guardi il video:

  • Ascolta attentamente e ripeti ogni frase insieme al narratore. Questo aiuta non solo a migliorare la pronuncia ma anche a interiorizzare la struttura delle frasi.
  • Pausa il video frequentemente per ripetere le frasi a voce alta. Non preoccuparti di capire ogni parola al primo ascolto; l'importante è il ritmo e la melodia della lingua.
  • Fai attenzione al tono e all'espressione del narratore. Prova a imitare non solo le parole ma anche le emozioni che vengono comunicate.
  • Utilizza la tecnica del shadow speech che consiste nel ripetere immediatamente dopo il narratore, sincronizzando il tuo parlato con il suo. Questo esercizio è utile per migliorare la fluency e la confidenza nel parlato.
  • Infine, rivedi il video più volte. Ogni volta che lo fai, noterai migliorie nella tua comprensione e capacità di usare il nuovo vocabolario.

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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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