Pratica di Shadowing: PET 3 Listening Part 2 Test 4 (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 someone talking to a group of students about a visit to an arts centre.
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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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right everyone about the trip to the jubilee art center next
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wednesday as you know we have tickets for the center's two theaters
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and the concert hall those of you with concert tickets will hear piano music by chopin
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and schumann those with tickets for the main theatre will see Shakespeare's Twelfth Night,
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while people going to the smaller theatre will see The Wild Duck by Ibsen.
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Although all the theatre and concert tickets have gone, if anyone else would like to join us on the trip,
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I can get tickets for the Arts Centre Cinema to see the Australian comedy film Spider and Rose.
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The shows begin at half past seven, but will leave early so you can spend time looking round the art centre.
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The coach will leave here at three thirty and arrive at the art centre at about a quarter to five.
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Let me tell you what you can do there.
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The centre has a lot for art lovers.
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In the art gallery, there's an exhibition of the history of Russian ballet.
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It has dresses and shoes worn by famous dancers and photos of past performances.
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With your student card you can get in very cheaply.
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There are also some interesting free exhibitions.
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On the ground floor you can see prize-winning paintings from a children's competition and gold jewellery made by Scottish artists.
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On the first floor there's an exhibition of South American photographs and there's no charge for that either.
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I know some of you hope to do some shopping.
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The centre has a bookshop on the first floor and there's a souvenir shop by the ticket office.
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If you're more interested in clothes and shoes, there's a large shopping centre, five minutes walk from the art centre.
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You'll probably want to eat before the show.
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The balcony restaurant has a menu with a wide range of meals and waiter service, but it is rather expensive.
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Or there's the Fountain Restaurant, whose special three-course dinner is good value for money there's also Charlie's coffee bar
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which serves coffee sandwiches and cakes you can get fruit juices
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and ice cream from the cinema kiosk after the shows the
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coach will pick us up at the bridge street exit everyone should be there by 20 past 10
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The two plays will finish at around 10.10 or 10.15.
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I'm afraid concertgoers will have to wait as the concert finishes earlier at 10.10.
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Now listen again.
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Right, everyone, about the trip to the Jubilee Arts Centre next Wednesday.
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As you know, we have tickets for the centre's two theatres and the concert hall.
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Those of you with concert tickets will hear piano music by Chopin and Schumann.
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Those with tickets for the main theatre will see Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
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while people going to the smaller theatre will see The Wild Duck by Ibsen.
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Although all the theatre and concert tickets have gone, if anyone else would like to join us on the trip,
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I can get tickets for the Arts Centre Cinema to see the Australian comedy film Spider and Rose.
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The shows begin at half past seven, but we'll leave early so you can spend time looking round the Arts Centre.
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The coach will leave here at 3.30 and arrive at the Art Centre at about a quarter to five.
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Let me tell you what you can do there.
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The centre has a lot for art lovers.
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In the art gallery, there's an exhibition of the history of Russian ballet.
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It has dresses and shoes worn by famous dancers and photos of past performances.
51
With your student card, you can get in very cheaply.
52
There are also some interesting free exhibitions.
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On the ground floor, you can see prize-winning paintings from a children's competition and gold jewellery made by Scottish artists.
54
On the first floor, there's an exhibition of South American photographs, and there's no charge for that either.
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I know some of you hope to do some shopping.
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The centre has a bookshop on the first floor and there's a souvenir shop by the ticket office.
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If you're more interested in clothes and shoes, there's a large shopping centre, five minutes walk from the art centre.
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You'll probably want to eat before the show.
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The Balcony Restaurant has a menu with a wide range of meals and waiter service, but it is rather expensive.
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Or there's the Fountain Restaurant, whose special three-course dinner is good value for money.
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There's also Charlie's Coffee Bar, which serves coffee, sandwiches and cakes.
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You can get fruit juices and ice cream from the cinema kiosk.
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After the shows, the coach will pick us up at the Bridge Street exit.
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Everyone should be there by 20 past 10.
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The two plays will finish at around 10.10 or 10.15.
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I'm afraid concertgoers will have to wait as the concert finishes earlier at ten to ten.
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That is the end of part two.

Perché praticare con questo video?

Questo video è una vera gemma per chi vuole migliorare la pratica di conversazione in inglese e la comprensione ascoltativa. La conversazione riguarda un viaggio a un centro artistico, un contesto quotidiano e ricco di dettagli che ti aiuterà a familiarizzare con espressioni utili per organizzare eventi, descrivere attività e dare indicazioni. Ideal per il shadowing (ripetere a voce alta immediatamente dopo l'audio), ti permetterà di lavorare su intonazione, velocità e pronuncia in modo naturale. E se usi un shadowing site o tecniche come shadow speech o shadowspeaks, potrai rafforzare la memoria muscolare per le frasi più comuni.

Grammatica e espressioni nel contesto

Osserva questi elementi chiave nel video:

  • "Those of you with concert tickets will hear...": L'uso di "those of you" per indirizzarsi a un gruppo specifico, utile per distinguere categorie in conversazioni collettive.
  • "Although all the theatre tickets have gone, if anyone else would like...": "Although" per introdurre una contraddizione, seguito da "if" per una condizione. Struttura perfetta per offrire alternative in situazioni pratiche.
  • "The coach will leave here at 3.30 and arrive at about a quarter to five": Espressioni di tempo come "a quarter to five" e l'uso di "will" per futuri programmati, fondamentali per organizzare impegni.

Trappole di pronuncia comuni

Attenzione a queste parole tricky:

  • "Jubilee Arts Centre": La pronuncia di "Jubilee" (/'dʒuːbɪli/) e "Centre" (/'sentə/) può confondere per l'accento inglese. Ascolta attentamente la sillaba tonica.
  • "Ibsen": Il nome dell'autore norvegese si pronuncia /'ɪbsən/, non "Ib-sen" come si potrebbe pensare.
  • "Quarter to five": "Quarter" (/'kwɔːtə/) e "to" (tu) spesso si fondono in "quar'to five" nella pronuncia veloce. Pratica a ripetere l'audio per catturare questo legame.

Con questo video, imparare l'inglese con YouTube diventa un modo divertente e efficace per rafforzare le tue abilità linguistiche. Non dimenticare di usare il shadowing per internalizzare le frasi: ripeti, ascolta di nuovo e correggi il tuo accento. Il risultato arriverà presto!

La grammatica di questo video

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

StrutturaNel video
Frasi condizionali if + frase, will/would + verbo — una condizione e il suo risultatoif anyone else would like
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adessohave gone
Consigli con “should” should + verbo — dire che cosa è meglio fareshould be
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsionewill hear · will see · will leave

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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