Pratica di Shadowing: PET 4 - TEST 2 Part 1 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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There are seven questions in this part.
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For each question, there are three pictures and a short recording.
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Choose the correct picture and put a tick in the box below it.
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Before we start, here is an example.
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What's the time?
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Have you got the time?
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Yes, it's twenty past three.
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The first picture is correct, so there is a tick in box A.
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Look at the three pictures for question one now.
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Now we are ready to start.
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Listen carefully.
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You will hear each recording twice.
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One.
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How much is the man's ticket?
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Can you tell me how much a ticket is for Saturday's performance of Macbeth?
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The front stalls and the circle are the most expensive at £16.50.
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The middle seats in the stalls cost £15, and the back three rows cost £12.50, but the view isn't so good.
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All seats are £10 for students.
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I'll have one in the middle, please.
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I'm not a student.
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I've got my credit card here.
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Now listen again.
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Can you tell me how much a ticket is for Saturday's performance of Macbeth?
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The front stalls and the circle are the most expensive at £16.50.
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The middle seats in the stalls cost £15, and the back three rows cost £12.50, but the view isn't so good.
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All seats are £10 for students.
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I'll have one in the middle, please.
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I'm not a student.
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I've got my credit card here.
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It's chips for lunch.
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What would you like with them?
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Not fish again, please.
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And we had chicken last night.
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Well, we've got plenty of sausages, but we've finished the eggs, I'm afraid.
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That's decided then.
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Now listen again.
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It's chips for lunch.
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What would you like with them?
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Not fish again, please.
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And we had chicken last night.
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Well, we've got plenty of sausages, but we've finished the eggs, I'm afraid.
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That's decided then.
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3. Why was the man late home?
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Hi.
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Have you had a busy day at the office?
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Yes.
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Sorry I'm late.
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I didn't get the bus because Pete offered me a lift.
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We didn't realise the motorway was closed because of a lorry accident, so it took much longer than normal.
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I'll be even later tomorrow with the train strike.
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Now listen again.
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Hi.
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Have you had a busy day at the office?
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Yes.
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Sorry I'm late.
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I didn't get the bus because Pete offered me a lift.
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We didn't realise the motorway was closed because of a lorry accident, so it took much longer than normal.
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I'll be even later tomorrow with the train strike.
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4. What was the weather like on John's holiday?
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How was your holiday, John?
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We had a good time, but the weather was awful.
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We didn't have one sunny day.
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Oh dear, a week in the rain.
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Poor you.
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Well, that's the funny thing.
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It never actually rained.
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It was just freezing cold and cloudy.
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We thought it might even snow.
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Now listen again.
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How was your holiday, John?
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We had a good time, but the weather was awful.
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We didn't have one sunny day.
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Oh dear, a week in the rain.
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Poor you.
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Well, that's the funny thing.
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It never actually rained.
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It was just freezing cold and cloudy.
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We thought it might even snow.
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5. What time was the woman's appointment?
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I've had an awful morning.
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I was really late for my hospital appointment.
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I just missed the 9 o'clock bus, and the next one didn't come until 20 to 10.
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I was supposed to see the doctor at 10 past 10, but I didn't arrive until half past.
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He wasn't very pleased.
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Now listen again.
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I've had an awful morning.
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I was really late for my hospital appointment.
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I just missed the 9 o'clock bus, and the next one didn't come until 20 to 10.
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I was supposed to see the doctor at 10 past 10, but I didn't arrive until half past.
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He wasn't very pleased.
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6. What did the woman buy?
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Did you get anything from the duty-free shop?
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Well, I really wanted some of that perfume I bought last time, and I got a large bottle.
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Then I looked for the Walkman I'd promised I'd get for Tony.
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Fortunately, they'd sold all of them, so I had enough money for a lovely silk scarf for myself.
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I completely forgot about the chocolates I was supposed to get for Mary.
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Now listen again.
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Did you get anything from the duty-free shop?
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Well, I really wanted some of that perfume I bought last time, and I got a large bottle.
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Then I looked for the Walkman I'd promised I'd get for Tony.
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Fortunately, they'd sold all of them, so I had enough money for a lovely silk scarf for myself.
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I completely forgot about the chocolates I was supposed to get for Mary.
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7. Where are the man and the woman talking?
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It's a bit crowded, isn't it?
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Worse than a football match.
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Can you see well enough from here?
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It doesn't matter.
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As long as I can hear and get down the important points of what he says, it's okay.
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I'm going to the library after this.
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I want to get this report finished so that I can go to the cinema.
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Now listen again.
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It's a bit crowded, isn't it?
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Worse than a football match.
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Can you see well enough from here?
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It doesn't matter.
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As long as I can hear and get down the important points of what he says, it's okay.
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I'm going to the library after this.
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I want to get this report finished so that I can go to the cinema.
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That is the end of part one.
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Thank you.

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Vocaboli chiave di questo video

Le 13 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
stall sostantivo/stɔːl/stalla
motorway sostantivo/ˈməʊtəweɪ/autostrada
cloudy aggettivo/ˈklaʊ̯diː/nuvoloso, nuvolo
scarf sostantivo/skɑːf/sciarpa, scaldacollo
perfume sostantivo/ˈpɝfjuːm/profumo
tick sostantivo/tɪk/zecca
sausage sostantivo/ˈsɔsɪd͡ʒ/salsiccia, salame
fortunately avverbio/ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/fortunatamente, per fortuna
sunny aggettivo/ˈsʌni/soleggiato, soleggiata
silk sostantivo/sɪlk/seta
freeze verbo/ˈfɹiːz/gelare, ghiacciare
cinema sostantivo/ˈsɪn.ə.mə/cinema
chip sostantivo/t͡ʃɪp/frammento, scheggia

Frasi da ripetere

Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:

  • Have you got the time?
  • What would you like with them?
  • Have you had a busy day at the office?
  • Did you get anything from the duty-free shop?
  • Can you see well enough from here?

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 adessowe've finished · Have you had · I've had
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fawas closed
Comparativi -er than / more … than — confrontare due coselonger than · Worse than
Possibilità con “might / may” might/may + verbo — qualcosa di possibile ma non certomight even snow

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 44 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come didn't, I'm, I'd. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

Come esercitarsi con questo video

  1. Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
  2. Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
  3. Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come stall, motorway, cloudy.

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