Pratica di Shadowing: PET 2 Listening Part 4 Test 2 (Transcript + Key) - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Creazione lezione...
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Now turn to part 4.
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Questions 20 to 25.
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Look at the six sentences for this part.
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You will hear a conversation between a girl, Kate, and a boy, George.
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Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect.
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If it is correct, put a tick in the box under A for yes.
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If it is not correct, put a tick in the box under B for no.
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You now have 20 seconds to look at the questions for part 4.
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Now we are ready to start.
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Listen carefully.
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You will hear the recording twice.
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I don't remember much of that lecture.
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The doctor gave me this medicine for my cough, but I don't like it.
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It seems to make me awfully sleepy, and I can't follow my lectures.
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Well, if you don't take it, none of us will be able to follow our lectures.
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All we'll hear is you coughing.
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Oh, dear.
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Do you think I'll annoy everybody?
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Yes.
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You could study at home for a couple of days.
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You know, have some time off until it gets better.
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Oh, I couldn't do that.
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I'd miss too much.
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And I get really uncomfortable when I have a lot of catching up to do.
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Last year I missed a whole week when I fell off my bike and had that enormous bandage on my hand.
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It took me ages to do all the work when I came back.
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Oh, you worry too much.
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You can work at home.
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Just get Mr Grey to tell you which parts of the course book we'll be covering and read it yourself at home.
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All he does is go through the book anyway.
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You might as well do it yourself.
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Oh, that's a bit unfair.
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I think Mr Grey's really nice.
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He's always willing to stay behind after class if you don't understand something.
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Being really nice and never in a hurry doesn't make him a good lecturer.
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Anyway, I think you should look after your health first, and ours.
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If we sit in that small, hot room with you for the next three days, we'll all have your cough by the end of it.
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Perhaps you're right.
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I don't care about myself, but I wouldn't like other people to blame me for their illnesses.
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I have got a bit of a temperature now, too.
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So maybe I'll go and see Mr Grey after lunch and tell him I won't be at this afternoon's lecture.
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Or the next two.
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Come on, you've got to get better.
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I suppose you're right.
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Then we can all go out as we planned at the weekend.
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OK, then.
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I don't want to miss that.
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And I do feel ill.
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Now listen again.
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I don't remember much of that lecture.
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The doctor gave me this medicine for my cough, but I don't like it.
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It seems to make me awfully sleepy, and I can't follow my lectures.
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Well, if you don't take it, none of us will be able to follow our lectures.
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All we'll hear is you coughing.
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Oh, dear.
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Do you think I'll annoy everybody?
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Yes.
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You could study at home for a couple of days.
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You know, have some time off until it gets better.
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Oh, I couldn't do that.
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I'd miss too much.
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And I get really uncomfortable when I have a lot of catching up to do.
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Last year I missed a whole week when I fell off my bike and had that enormous bandage on my hand.
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It took me ages to do all the work when I came back.
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Oh, you worry too much.
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You can work at home.
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Just get Mr Grey to tell you which parts of the course book we'll be covering, and read it yourself at home.
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All he does is go through the book anyway.
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You might as well do it yourself.
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Oh, that's a bit unfair.
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I think Mr Grey's really nice.
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He's always willing to stay behind after class if you don't understand something.
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Being really nice and never in a hurry doesn't make him a good lecturer.
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Anyway, I think you should look after your health first, and ours.
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If we sit in that small, hot room with you for the next three days, we'll all have your cough by the end of it.
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Perhaps you're right.
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I don't care about myself, but I wouldn't like other people to blame me for their illnesses.
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I have got a bit of a temperature now too.
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So maybe I'll go and see Mr Grey after lunch and tell him I won't be at this afternoon's lecture.
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Or the next two.
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Come on, you've got to get better.
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I suppose you're right.
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Then we can all go out as we planned at the weekend.
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OK, then.
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I don't want to miss that.
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And I do feel ill.
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That is the end of part four.
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You now have six minutes to check and copy your answers onto the answer sheet.
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That is the end of the test.

Perché praticare la conversazione in inglese con questo video?

Questo video è una vera gemma per chi vuole migliorare la conversazione in inglese! La conversazione tra Kate e George è un esempio perfetto di situazioni quotidiane: parlare di malattie, chiedere consigli e prendere decisioni. Attraverso il loro dialogo, impari non solo a esprimere i tuoi sentimenti (come "mi fa dormire troppo" o "non vorrei infastidire gli altri") ma anche a gestire situazioni pratiche, come chiedere di rimanere a casa per studiare. E se usi la tecnica del shadowspeaks (ripetere immediatamente le frasi dopo i parlanti), migliorerai velocità, intonazione e confidenza in modo rapido. È il modo ideale per imparare l'inglese con YouTube, senza stress!

Grammatica e espressioni nel contesto

Analizziamo 3 espressioni chiave dal dialogo:

  • "It seems to make me awfully sleepy": La struttura "it seems to + verbo" è utile per esprimere opinioni o percezioni. "Awfully" (molto) è un avverbio colloquiale che aggiunge intensità, perfetto per le conversazioni informali.
  • "I'd miss too much": L'uso di "I'd" (contrazione di "I would") in frasi condizionali (tipo "se rimanessi a casa, perderei troppo") è fondamentale. Qui, Kate usa questa forma per esprimere una preoccupazione reale.
  • "You might as well do it yourself": "Might as well" è una frase idiomatica che significa "farebbe meglio" o "è meglio". È utile per dare consigli in modo informale, come George fa con Kate.

Trappole di pronuncia comuni

Nel video, alcune parole possono creare difficoltà. Ecco le più tricky:

  • "Awfully": La pronuncia corretta è /ˈɔːfli/ (in italiano: "òfli"), ma spesso gli studenti la confondono con "awful" (orroso). Ascolta attentamente come i parlanti la usano per esprimere "molto".
  • "Bandage": Si pronuncia /ˈbændɪdʒ/ (in italiano: "bændidʒ"), con la "d" soft. Evita di dire "bandagio" in modo italiano, usa la pronuncia inglese per essere capito.
  • "Catching up": La frase "catching up" (riprendere) ha una "t" soft, quasi sorda. Ascolta come Kate dice "I get really uncomfortable when I have a lot of catching up to do" per imitare la fluidez.

Con questo video, il shadow speech diventa semplice: ripeti le frasi, fai attenzione alle trappole e senti come la tua pronuncia inglese migliora di giorno in giorno. Non aspettare: inizia a praticare ora e vedi i risultati!

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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