Pratica di Shadowing: PET 3 Listening Part 4 Test 3 (Transcript + Key) - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Creazione lezione...
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Now turn to part 4, 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 boy, John, and a girl, Louise.
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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 four.
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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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John!
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Oh, Louise, hi.
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I've just arrived for my singing lesson with Mrs Thompson.
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What are you doing here?
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I've come for a singing lesson too.
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Well, if it's a secret, I won't tell anyone.
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It's OK, Louise.
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I'm going to be in a musical show, so everyone will know soon.
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Really?
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But can you actually sing then?
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Well, I was taught to sing at school, you know.
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But now I'm in the show, I thought I'd better have a few more lessons.
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Good idea.
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What do you think of Mrs Thompson?
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She's really strict, isn't she?
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She is, but I think if you want to sing properly, then she's the best teacher.
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You don't have to like her to see that she's really brilliant.
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Oh, I suppose so.
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It's just that she makes me feel so nervous.
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How did you get chosen for the show?
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Well, I went to see a few musical shows before Christmas.
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I don't know why, because I'd never really liked them before.
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And I thought I'd like to do that.
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So I tried for a part in the show at the Regent Theatre.
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and got it.
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Well done.
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So have you actually done a show yet?
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Yes, we've done a practice show just for family and friends.
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So how did you feel?
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Well, when we'd finished, I wanted to cry because I was
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so delighted that I'd actually got through it without making any big mistakes.
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But did people like it?
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Yes, they did.
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And it was great to have an audience.
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I would love to be able to sing and Have everybody listen and clap.
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It's quite hard to do a musical show, actually.
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You have to dance as well as sing.
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It's hard work to get it right.
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Oh, I wouldn't be keen on that.
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I'm only a singer, really.
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When does the show open?
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On the 9th of October.
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Would you like a couple of free tickets?
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Oh, yes, thanks.
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Now listen again.
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John!
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Oh, Louise, hi.
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I've just arrived for my singing lesson with Mrs Thompson.
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What are you doing here?
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I've come for a singing lesson too.
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Well, if it's a secret, I won't tell anyone.
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It's OK, Louise.
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I'm going to be in a musical show, so everyone will know soon.
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Really?
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But can you actually sing then?
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Well, I was taught to sing at school, you know.
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But now I'm in the show, I thought I'd better have a few more lessons.
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Good idea.
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What do you think of Mrs Thompson?
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She's really strict, isn't she?
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She is, but I think if you want to sing properly, then she's the best teacher.
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You don't have to like her to see that she's really brilliant.
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Oh, I suppose so.
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It's just that she makes me feel so nervous.
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How did you get chosen for the show?
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Well, I went to see a few musical shows before Christmas.
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I don't know why, because I'd never really liked them before.
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And I thought, I'd like to do that.
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So I tried for a part in the show at the Regent Theatre and got it.
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Well done.
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So have you actually done a show yet?
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Yes, we've done a practice show just for family and friends.
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So how did you feel?
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Well, when we'd finished, I wanted to cry because I was
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so delighted that I'd actually got through it without making any big mistakes.
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But did people like it?
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Yes, they did.
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And it was great to have an audience.
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I would love to be able to sing and have everybody listen and clap.
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It's quite hard to do a musical show, actually.
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You have to dance as well as sing.
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It's hard work to get it right.
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Oh, I wouldn't be keen on that.
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I'm only a singer, really.
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When does the show open?
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On the 9th of October.
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Would you like a couple of free tickets?
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Oh, yes.
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Thanks.
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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.

Cosa imparerai con questo video

Questo dialogo tra John e Louise è perfetto per esercitare la pratica di conversazione in inglese e migliorare l'ascolto di situazioni quotidiane. Imparerai a capire i toni informali, come le domande retoriche ("But can you actually sing then?") e le risposte congiuntive ("Well, I was taught..."). Inoltre, eserciterai la capacità di identificare i dettagli chiave, come i motivi per cui John pratica il canto, fondamentali per esami come il PET. È anche un'ottima occasione per imparare l'inglese con YouTube, sfruttando il doppiaggio del video per rafforzare la comprensione auditiva.

Ascolta questi suoni

Nella conversazione, nota i collegamenti tra le parole tipici dell'inglese parlato: "I've just arrived" diventa /aɪv dʒʌst əˈraɪvd/, con la "ve" di "I've" che si fonde con "just". Anche "What are you doing" si trasforma in /wɒt ə juː ˈduːɪŋ/, con la riduzione di "are" a /ə/. Non dimenticare le forme contratte come "I'd" (I had) in "I'd better have", che si dice /aɪd ˈbetə hæv/, un elemento chiave per capire il linguaggio spontaneo.

Parla come un madrelingua con lo shadow speak

Per imitare il ritmo e l'accento dei parlanti, usa la tecnica dello shadow speak (o shadow speech): ripeti le frasi subito dopo averle sentite, cercando di seguire la stessa velocità e l'intonazione. Ad esempio, quando John dice "Well, when we'd finished, I wanted to cry because I was so delighted", nota come la parola "delighted" è enfatizzata (/dɪˈlaɪtɪd/), con un tono più alto per esprimere l'emozione. Copia anche le pause tra le frasi, come dopo "Really?" di Louise, che dà un senso di sorpresa. Con la pratica, migliorerai la fluenza e la naturalezza della tua pronuncia, rendendo la conversazione più autentica.

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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