Pratica di Shadowing: New headway series 17 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Creazione lezione...
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Hi.
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Hello.
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See you in a bit.
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Hi, Helen.
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I'm so sorry I'm late.
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It's all right.
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Your hair looks wet.
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I didn't know it was raining.
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It's not.
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I had a bit of an accident. Are you okay?
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Yeah, I'm fine.
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It's a long story.
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I'll tell you later.
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What about you?
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You sounded really worried on the phone.
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What's wrong?
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Everything.
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Why?
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Matt's changed since you left.
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He used to be so quiet.
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Asleep most of the time, half asleep the rest of it.
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But now, he's taken up the guitar.
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Yeah.
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He's joined some kind of band, hasn't he?
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What are they like?
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I haven't heard them, but he's appalling.
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And I don't know what to do about Simon.
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It's getting worse.
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He's just not interested in me anymore.
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He's always doing something else.
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Take last Tuesday.
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I'd been waiting outside the cinema for over half an hour before he turned up.
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Hi, Preston.
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Everything all right?
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I was really looking forward to seeing this film, but it had only just started when his mobile ran.
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I'm back, Matthew.
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It was a mistake between us.
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A moment of madness.
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Hello, mate.
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I love you.
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Wow.
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Okay.
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Yeah.
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I'm really sorry, Pet, but I've got to go.
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But what about the film?
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Tell me how it ends.
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I'll call you later.
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I love you too, but not like that.
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It's been like this for weeks.
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I think he's seeing someone else. Are you listening?
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What?
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That's terrible.
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You should tell him to turn down the volume. Who?
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Matt.
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Matt!
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Thanks.
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That's really helpful.
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So what happened to you?
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You said you had some sort of accident.
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Well, it involves our new neighbour.
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Bill the American?
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Yep.
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Gosh.
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Got to hear this.
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I'll be right back.
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Ali had gone to work when I got home.
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I fancied a relaxing evening.
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So I made the flat nice and decided to have a shower.
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Are you okay in there?
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Hang on!
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Ah!
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Hello? Is anybody there?
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Can you hear me? Is everything all right?
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Yes, thank you.
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I stubbed my toe.
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we haven't been formally introduced my name is bill bill fisher
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and i'm jane jane wilson good to meet you look i'm uh i'm sorry about the door
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but i uh i heard a scream yeah it was me
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when i got in the shower the water was freezing i
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think the water heater's broken down you're not an electrician by any chance.
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Well, I am a scientist, although I work in pharmaceuticals, actually.
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Have you got a screwdriver and a flashlight?
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Oh, you mean a torch?
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Is that what they call it over here?
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Yeah, but I haven't got one.
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Okay, I'll go get mine.
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This is appalling.
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It was put in years ago.
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Can you turn off the main switch?
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Oh, yeah.
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it's probably in the hall yeah right of course
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next to the fuse box under the stairs okay just as
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i was going to look for the main switch the phone
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rang again it was you hi helen what are you up to i'm standing outside freud
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and waiting for simon can we talk of course shall i come
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and meet you there at say in half an hour
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i'm a bit busy at the moment thanks jane okay bye
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are you done out there yep i think i can see
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the problem there's a loose wire can you hold the torch for me unfortunately
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the electricity hadn't been turned off what do you mean the
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electricity hadn't been turned off you hadn't turned it off I know and I felt terrible is Bill okay well
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hey take it easy I am so sorry about this Accidents happen.
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It's no big deal.
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But just wait till I talk to Eddie Usher.
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That wiring is a disgrace.
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Ow!
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What is that stuff?
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It's a homeopathic cure.
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Hmm.
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Unscientific.
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But it's good.
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I guess you really like TV.
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Not especially.
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Why?
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well that's a pretty impressive screen oh
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that it was given to me by Matt is
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that the guy I saw you with last Sunday yeah is he your boyfriend no ex -boyfriend
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and then what happened nothing I came here and left him to mend the door.
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You didn't.

Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questo video contiene 119 frasi e 713 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 7:13. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 99 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Solo il 81% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

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

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
wire sostantivo/ˈwaɪɚ/filo, filo metallico
asleep aggettivo/əˈsliːp/addormentato
torch sostantivo/ˈtɔːtʃ/fiaccola, torcia
guitar sostantivo/ɡɪˈtɑɹ/chitarra
impressive aggettivo/ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/impressionante, spettacolare
helpful aggettivo/ˈhɛlp.fl̩/disponibile, utile
introduce verbo/ˌɪntɹəˈdus/presentare
fancy sostantivo/ˈfæn.si/fantasia, immaginazione
cure verbo/kjɔː/curare
involve verbo/ɪnˈvɑlv/coinvolgere
scientist sostantivo/ˈsaɪəntəst/scienziato, scienziata
cinema sostantivo/ˈsɪn.ə.mə/cinema
scream verbo/skɹiːm/gridare, sbraitare
stairs sostantivo/ˈstɛɹz/scala
freeze verbo/ˈfɹiːz/gelare, ghiacciare

I phrasal verb che sentirai

ParolaSignificato
turn off verbospegnere
look forward to verbonon vedere l'ora
take up verbosollevare, prendere
turn down verborifiutare
turn up verbopresentarsi, apparire

La grammatica di questo video

Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:

StrutturaNel video
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fawas put · been turned · was given
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adessohaven't heard · haven't been
Past continuous was/were + -ing — un’azione in corso in un momento del passatowas raining · was really looking · was freezing
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsioneI'll tell · I'll call · I'll be

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 27 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, I'll, hadn't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: fisher /ˈfɪʃɚ/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, electrician /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪʃən/, flashlight /ˈflæʃˌlaɪt/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: electricity /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/, pharmaceutical /ˌfɑː.məˈs(j)uː.tɪ.kl̩/, electrician /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪʃən/

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 wire, asleep, torch.

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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