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Hi there, I've got a reservation under the name Turner.
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Welcome. Let me just pull that up for you.
3
Ah. I'm afraid there's been a slight complication.
4
That doesn't sound promising.
5
Unfortunately, we're overbooked this evening.
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We've arranged a room for you at our partner hotel instead.
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Hang on. I booked this months ago and paid in advance.
8
I even got a confirmation email yesterday.
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I do understand, and I sincerely apologise.
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I don't want to be difficult, but this isn't acceptable.
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I chose this hotel specifically for its location.
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How far away is this partner hotel, exactly?
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It's about twenty minutes away by taxi.
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So I'd be commuting forty minutes a day, all week.
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Let me have a word with the duty manager.
16
Right, I've got some better news for you.
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From tomorrow, we can offer you a suite at no extra charge.
18
That's a start. And what about tonight?
19
We'll cover your taxi both ways, plus dinner this evening.
20
Fair enough. I suppose that's a reasonable compromise.
21
Could I leave my larger bag here until tomorrow?
22
Of course. We'll keep it safe in the luggage room.
23
And again, I'm really sorry for the mix-up.
24
No harm done. These things happen.
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I'll see you tomorrow evening, then.

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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questo video contiene 25 frasi e 209 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 1:22. Chi parla ha un ritmo naturale di circa 153 parole al minuto, vicino a una conversazione quotidiana. Solo il 78% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

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

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
taxi sostantivo/ˈtæksi/taxi, tassì
harm sostantivo/hɑːm/danno, male
acceptable aggettivo/əkˈsɛp.tə.bəl/accettabile
slight aggettivo/slaɪt/insignificante, leggero
apologize verbo/əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/scusarsi
compromise sostantivo/ˈkɑmpɹəˌmaɪz/compromesso
confirmation sostantivo/ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/conferma
arrange verbo/əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/disporre, ordinare
sincerely avverbio/sɪnˈsɪɹli/sinceramente, in fede
luggage sostantivo/ˈlʌɡ.ɪdʒ/bagagli

La grammatica di questo video

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

StrutturaNel video
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adessothere's been · We've arranged
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsioneWe'll cover · We'll keep · I'll see

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 13 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, I've, we'll. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: confirmation /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, complication /ˌkɑm.pləˈkeɪ.ʃən/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: acceptable /əkˈsɛp.tə.bəl/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, confirmation /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, complication /ˌkɑm.pləˈkeɪ.ʃən/

Come esercitarsi con questo video

  1. Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
  2. Inizia a velocità 0,75×, fai shadowing frase per frase e torna alla velocità normale quando diventa facile.
  3. Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come taxi, harm, acceptable.

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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