Pratica di Shadowing: PET 3 Listening Part 2 Test 2 (Transcript + Key) - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Creazione lezione...
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Now turn to part 2, questions 8 to 13.
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You will hear part of a local radio program in which someone is talking about a shopping center.
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For each question, put a tick in the correct box.
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You now have 45 seconds to look at the questions for part 2.
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Thank you.
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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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In today's programme, David Green has come along to tell us all about Waterside Shopping Centre near Northport.
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Good morning, David.
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Good morning.
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Well, I visited Waterside last week, and I think it has something for everyone, and I would recommend it for a day out.
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It's taken three years to build, and finally opened three weeks ago, two months later than planned.
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Firstly, getting there.
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There are organised coach trips from most towns in the area, but they leave early and come home very late, so I drove.
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There are 12,000 free parking spaces, so parking is no problem.
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You can also get there by train, but the station is 15 minutes from Waterside by bus, and the buses are really crowded,
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so you sometimes have a long wait.
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And what about opening times?
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Well, one thing to remember is that the shops don't open till ten in the morning, except on Saturday when they open at nine.
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So, don't get there too early on a weekday.
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They close at eight o'clock every day, except Friday, when they're open until nine p.m.
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Can you tell us some more about the facilities at the shopping centre?
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Yes, it's arranged on three levels.
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You'll find all your favourites here.
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In fact, if you want to buy a pair of shoes, there are fifteen different shops to choose from on levels one and two.
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When you run out of money, there are seven different banks, but collect your money before you get to the third level, as there aren't any banks up there.
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On that level, however, there are several restaurants, as well as a cinema with seven screens.
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and don't get lost like I did.
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Go to the information desk on the first level and get a map.
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What else can you do at Waterside?
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Before you go back to your car or the bus, and in fact it might be better to do this before you go shopping and have too much to carry, go and see the lake.
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Take a walk or have a go at fishing, sailing or windsurfing if you have time time,
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or you can rest your tired feet and watch the birds and ducks, but you are asked not to feed them.
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Was there anything you didn't like about the shopping centre?
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Oh, well, although I had a good day, I would complain about one thing, but not the usual thing.
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The service in the shops was good, and I had an excellent lunch in a cafe.
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No, the silly thing was that everywhere was quite clean, but people were dropping their sweet papers and empty drink cans on the ground
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because there wasn't anywhere else to throw them apart from
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that i would recommend it and so that's all for today's program now listen again
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in today's program david green has come along to tell us all about waterside shopping center
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near north port good morning david good morning well i visited waterside last week
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and i think it has something for everyone
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and i would recommend it for a day out it's taken three years to build
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and finally opened three weeks ago two months later than planned
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firstly getting there there are organized coach trips from most towns in the area
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but they leave early and come home very late So I drove.
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There are 12,000 free parking spaces, so parking is no problem.
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You can also get there by train, but the station is 15 minutes from Waterside by bus, and the buses are really crowded,
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so you sometimes have a long wait.
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And what about opening times?
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Well, one thing to remember is that the shops don't open till 10 in the morning, except on Saturday when they open at 9.
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So don't get there too early on a weekday.
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They close at 8 o'clock every day, except Friday, when they're open until nine p.m.
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Can you tell us some more about the facilities at the shopping centre?
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Yes, it's arranged on three levels.
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You'll find all your favourites here.
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In fact, if you want to buy a pair of shoes, there are fifteen different shops to choose from on levels one and two.
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When you run out of money, there are seven different banks, but collect your money before you get to the third level, as there aren't any banks up there.
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On that level, however, there are several restaurants, as well as a cinema with seven screens.
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And don't get lost like I did.
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Go to the information desk on the first level and get a map.
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What else can you do at Waterside?
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Before you go back to your car or the bus, and in fact it might be better to do this before you go shopping and have too much to carry, go and see the lake.
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Take a walk or have a go at fishing, sailing or windsurfing if you have time.
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Or you can rest your tired feet and watch the birds and ducks, but you are asked not to feed them.
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Was there anything you didn't like about the shopping centre?
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Oh, well, although I had a good day, I would complain about one thing, but not the usual thing.
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The service in the shops was good, and I had an excellent lunch in a cafe.
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No, the silly thing was that everywhere was quite clean, but people were dropping their sweet papers and empty drink cans on the ground,
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because there wasn't anywhere else to throw them.
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Apart from that, I would recommend it.
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And so that's all for today's programme.
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That is the end of part two.

Perché esercitarti con questo video per imparare l'inglese con YouTube?

Questo video è una risorsa eccellente per la pratica di conversazione in inglese e per il shadowing, poiché presenta un dialogo naturale e concreto su un argomento quotidiano: un centro commerciale. Ascoltare e ripetere le frasi di David Green ti aiuta a familiarizzare con l'intonazione, il ritmo e le espressioni colloquiali usate in contesti reali. È il modo perfetto per migliorare la tua pronuncia e la comprensione ascoltativa, oltre che per acquisire vocaboli specifici sull'argomento dei centri commerciali e delle attività ricreative.

Grammatica e espressioni in contesto

Ecco alcuni punti chiave da analizzare:

  • "It's taken three years to build": L'uso del present perfect per descrivere un'azione completata recentemente, con ripercussioni nel presente. Utile per parlare di progetti o eventi finiti di svolgersi.
  • "You are asked not to feed them": La struttura passiva per dare istruzioni o avvertenze in modo formale ma colloquiale. Ideale per capire come comunicare regole in contesti pubblici.
  • "I would complain about one thing": L'uso di "would" per esprimere una critica in modo polita. Una tecnica essenziale per le conversazioni dove si vuole essere costruttivi.

Trappole di pronuncia comuni

Nell'audio, alcuni termini possono creare difficoltà:

  • "Waterside": La pronuncia della "w" e della "t" soft (non aspirata) può confondere. Ripeti la parola lentamente: /ˈwɔːtəsaɪd/.
  • "Windsurfing": La combinazione di "wind" e "surfing" richiede attenzione alla "s" doppia. Assicurati di non troncare la parola: /ˈwɪndsɜːfɪŋ/.
  • "Crowded": La "ow" si pronuncia come /aʊ/, non come "o". Ascolta attentamente: /ˈkraʊdɪd/.

Per sfruttare al massimo questo video, usa la tecnica del shadowing in inglese: ascolta una frase, metti in pausa e ripetila immediatamente, cercando di imitare il tono e il ritmo. Un shadowing site può aiutarti a organizzare gli esercizi, ma anche ripetere a mano il dialogo ti porterà risultati tangibili. La pratica costante è la chiave per migliorare la tua fluenza!

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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