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Episodio 1In riproduzioneMy Red Kite: Up and Down
Episodio 2Small, Big, Tall: My Sunflower
Episodio 3Under, Behind, In: Where's the Ball?
Episodio 4Big Bubble, Small Bubble: Pop, Pop, Pop!
Episodio 5Splash! Jump in the Puddle
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “My Red Kite: Up and Down”. This video has 16 sentences and 72 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:43.
Key vocabulary in this video
9 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| kite noun | /ˈkiːtɛ/ | A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae. |
| windy adjective | /ˈwɪn.di/ | Accompanied by wind. |
| whoosh noun | /ʍʊʃ/ | A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed. |
| yellow adjective | /ˈjɛloʊ/ | Of a yellow hue. |
| bird noun | /ˈbɜːd/ | An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of… |
| wind noun | /ˈwɪnd/ | Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure. |
| tree noun | /tɹiː/ | A perennial woody plant taller and larger than a shrub with a wooden trunk and, at some distance from the ground, having leaves and branches. |
| hill noun | /hɪl/ | An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain. |
| hello | /hɛˈloʊ/ | A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go up verb | To move upwards. |
| come down verb | To descend, fall down, collapse. |
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like kite, windy, whoosh.
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.