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Hi everyone and welcome back.
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Today we're going to take another look at the preposition down and what it can mean when it's used with phrasal verbs.
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So in a previous video we saw that down can mean low position
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and we can extend this to get the idea of secure or not moving.
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So why is this?
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Well, when an object is in a lower position, it tends to be more secure and less likely to move than one that's in a higher position.
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Therefore, we can think of down as meaning secure or not move.
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So let's take a look at some examples of phrasal verbs with down, in which down means secure or not moving.
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How do you think we could describe this?
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Here a man clamps the wood to prevent it from moving.
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So we can say the man clamps down the wood. would.
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Clamps means clamp, and down means not move.
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So the sentence means, the man clamp, not move, the wood.
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Which just means, the man clamps the wood so it doesn't move.
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Alright, let's try another one.
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How do you think we could describe this using a phrasal verb with down?
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Here, a man uses straps to secure a canoe to the roof of his car.
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So we can say, the man straps down the canoe.
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Straps means use straps and down means secure.
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So the sentence means the man uses straps to secure the canoe.
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Alright, let's try one more.
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How do you think we could describe this?
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Here, a man bolts a bench to the ground to prevent it from moving.
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So we can say, the man bolts down the bench.
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Bolts means use bolts, and down means not move.
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So the sentence means, the man uses bolts, not move, the bench.
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Which just means, the man uses bolts so the bench won't move.
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So I hope this helped you understand the preposition down a little bit better
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and why it can sometimes mean secure or not move.
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And we'll see you next time.
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Cheers.
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Questo video contiene 31 frasi e 344 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 3:43. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 93 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Il 85% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
14 parole meno comuni del video, con pronuncia e significato:
- bolt /boʊlt/ (sostantivo) — bullone. A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to…
- strap /stɹæp/ (sostantivo) — cinghia, cinturino. A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.
- bench /ˈbɛnt͡ʃ/ (sostantivo) — banco, panca. A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.
- verb /vɝb/ (sostantivo) — verbo. A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being.
- canoe /kəˈnuː/ (sostantivo) — canoa. A small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single-bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the direction…
- cheers /t͡ʃɪəz/ — cin cin, alla salute. A common toast used when drinking in company.
- clamp /ˈklæmp/ (sostantivo) — morsetto. A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things that are apart together.
- preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/ (sostantivo) — preposizione. Any of a class of non-inflecting words and multiword terms typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense…
- secure /səˈkjʊɹ/ (aggettivo) — sicuro, protetto. Free from attack or danger; protected.
- sentence /ˈsɛn.təns/ (sostantivo) — condanna, sentenza. The judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime.
- describe /dɪˈskɹaɪb/ (verbo) — descrivere. To represent in words.
- tend /ˈtɛnd/ (verbo) — avere cura di, accudire. To look after (e.g. an ill person.)
- object /ˈɑb.d͡ʒɛkt/ (sostantivo) — oggetto, cosa. A thing that has physical existence but is not alive.
- roof /ɹuːf/ (sostantivo) — tetto. The external covering at the top of a building.
I phrasal verb che sentirai
- look at (verbo) — guardare. To observe or watch.
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 4 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come doesn't, we'll, we're. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come bolt, strap, bench.
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.