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You can book a flight to almost anywhere in the world today.
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From the top of the Eiffel Tower to the deserts of Dubai, the world is yours to explore. But...
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There are a few places on Earth so dangerous, so highly classified, or so deeply protected.
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Here are ten places on Earth you are never allowed to visit.
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North Sentinel Island, India We start deep in the Indian Ocean with North Sentinel Island,
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Unlike military bases, this island isn't protected because of dangerous weapons.
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It's protected to save its people.
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The Sentinelese tribe has lived there in complete isolation for up to 60 ,000 years.
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they fiercely reject all contact with the outside world.
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and will attack outsiders with arrows and spears.
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Because they have been isolated for so long, They have no immunity to modern diseases.
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A simple cold could wipe out the entire tribe.
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To protect them, the Indian government made it a strict crime to go anywhere near the island.
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The world saw exactly how serious this isolation was in 2018.
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A 26 -year -old American missionary named John Allen Chow paid local fishermen to illegally smuggle him near the island.
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He wanted to make contact and preach to the tribe.
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Despite the fishermen warning him, Chow took a small kayak and approached the beach.
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Almost immediately, the sentinelays fired arrows at him.
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His journal, which he left on the fishing boat, revealed he kept trying to go back over several days.
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On his final attempt, The fisherman watched from a distance as the tribe buried his body on the beach.
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To this day, his body has never been recovered because the Indian government refuses to disturb the tribe.
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Snake Island, Brazil.
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Next, we travel to Brazil to Ilha da Queimada Grande, famously known as Snake Island.
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The name is not an exaggeration.
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Researchers estimate there are between one and five deadly snakes per square meter on this island.
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It is the only home of the Golden Lancehead Viper, A snake with venom so powerful it literally melts human flesh around the bite.
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But before the island was completely banned, someone actually lived there.
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In the 1920s, a man lived on the island with his wife and three children to operate the lighthouse.
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According to local legend, their time on the island ended in absolute horror.
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One night, a group of venomous snakes slithered through the windows of their home.
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Terrified, the family fled into the dark forest.
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desperately trying to reach their boat on the shore, but they never made it.
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They were found days later, completely covered in snake bites.
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After that tragedy, the lighthouse was automated and humans were banned forever.
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The only exception today is for a few brave scientists who
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are cleared by the Navy to check the lighthouse once a year.
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The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Norway.
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Deep in the freezing mountains of Norway, just 800 miles from the North Pole, is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
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It looks like a supervillain's secret base, but it's actually designed to save humanity.
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Inside this heavily guarded bunker are over 1 million samples of seeds from almost every country on Earth.
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It's built to survive earthquakes, nuclear war, and extreme climate disasters.
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only a tiny handful of authorized personnel can enter.
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Think of it as a backup hard drive for global agriculture.
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If this door ever opens for the public, it means the end of the world has already happened.
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Lascaux Caves, France.
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The discovery of the Lascaux Caves wasn't made by brilliant scientists or archaeologists.
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It was made by a dog.
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In September 1940, An 18 -year -old boy named Marcel was walking his dog, Robot, in the French countryside.
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Suddenly, Robot chased a rabbit down a deep, dark hole in the ground.
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Marcel and his friends climbed down to rescue the dog and found themselves inside a massive cavern.
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When they lit their lamps, they were completely shocked.
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The walls were covered in over 600 perfectly preserved paintings of animals created 17 ,000 years ago.
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Robot the dog accidentally uncovered the greatest gallery of prehistoric art in human history.
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For years, tourists flooded the Lascaux Caves to see the ancient paintings.
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But, there was a massive problem.
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The simple act of human breathing created heat and humidity.
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which caused fungus to grow and destroy the priceless art.
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To save the paintings, the French government completely sealed off the caves in 1963.
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Today, not even top historians are allowed inside.
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Area 51, Nevada, USA.
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No list of forbidden places is complete without Area 51.
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Located in the barren Nevada desert, this highly classified United States Air Force facility is the center of global UFO conspiracy theories.
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While pop culture says it holds alien spacecraft, the government officially states it's a testing ground for experimental aircraft and black projects.
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The perimeter is guarded by motion sensors, cameras, and heavily armed military contractors in unmarked trucks,
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known as "camodudes." If you cross the invisible line, you will be arrested instantly. or worse.
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The secrecy surrounding Area 51 is so intense that it sparked a massive internet movement.
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In 2019, a viral Facebook event called "Storm Area 51:
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They Can't Stop All of Us" jokingly urged millions of people to run past the guards to "see them aliens."
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Over 2 million people clicked "Going."
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The US military took this so seriously that they issued official warnings and prepared for a massive riot.
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In the end, only about 150 people actually showed up to the gates.
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Poveglia Island, Italy.
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Just a short boat ride from the beautiful canals of Venice lies Poveglia, a small island with a terrifyingly dark past.
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During the bubonic plague, the island was used as a quarantine zone.
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Anyone who showed symptoms was sent there to die.
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Centuries later, it became the site of a horrific psychiatric hospital.
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The horror of Poveglia didn't end with the plague.
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In the 1920s, the doctor in charge was rumored to be a sadistic man who performed cruel
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and unusual experiments on his patients in the island's bell tower.
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Patients claimed they were being haunted by the ghosts of the plague victims, but the doctor ignored them.
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However, the story goes that the doctor eventually began seeing the ghosts himself.
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Driven completely mad by the spirits, he threw himself off the very same bell tower.
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The Italian government has strictly forbidden public access to Poveglia.
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Today, it remains abandoned, slowly being swallowed by nature.
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Surtsey Island, Iceland.
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Most islands are thousands of years old, but Surtsey in Iceland was born in 1963 after a massive underwater volcanic eruption.
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Almost immediately, the Icelandic government declared the island a strict nature reserve.
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Why?
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Because scientists wanted to see exactly how life begins on a brand new sterile piece of land, without any human interference.
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Only a few scientists are allowed to visit.
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and they are searched thoroughly before arriving to make sure they aren't carrying any foreign seeds on their clothes.
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Tome of Qin Shi Huang, China.
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You might have heard of the famous Terracotta Army in China, but did you know the actual tomb of the emperor they guard has never been opened?
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The resting place of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, has remained sealed for over 2 ,000 years.
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Archaeologists refused to open it for two reasons.
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First, current technology might destroy the ancient artifacts inside.
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Second, historical records claim the tomb is surrounded by deadly traps and literal rivers of liquid mercury.
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Modern soil tests show extremely high levels of mercury, proving the ancient legends might be absolutely true.
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The Vatican Secret Archives, Vatican City, Hidden deep beneath the streets of Vatican City lies one of the most secure and mysterious libraries on earth.
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The Vatican Secret Archives contained documents, letters, and state papers dating back over 12 centuries.
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There are an estimated 53 miles of shelving underground.
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While the name says secret, A better translation is private.
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However, you cannot just buy a ticket to go inside.
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Only carefully selected, highly qualified scholars can apply for entry.
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And even then, They are only allowed to view specific documents they asked for in advance.
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Room 39, North Korea.
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Our final stop is inside one of the most secretive countries in the world, North Korea.
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Inside the Workers' Party building in Pyongyang is a highly classified location known only as Room 39.
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Created in the 1970s, It is a secret organization dedicated to one thing, securing foreign currency for the country's leadership.
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Intelligence agencies believe Room 39 controls billions of dollars through illegal activities like hacking,
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counterfeiting, and gold smuggling.
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Unless you are in the absolute highest ranks of the North Korean government, You will never see the inside of this room.
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So, if you were given an invisibility cloak for just one day, Which of these strictly forbidden places would you explore first?
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Let me know in the comments below.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B2 si basa sul video “Places So Dangerous The Government Banned Them”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: island, inside, snake. Questo video contiene 116 frasi e 1481 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 9:40. Chi parla ha un ritmo naturale di circa 153 parole al minuto, vicino a una conversazione quotidiana. Solo il 77% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
Le 15 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| fisherman sostantivo | /ˈfɪʃ.ɚ.mən/ | pescatore, pescatrice |
| lighthouse sostantivo | /ˈlaɪthaʊs/ | faro |
| forbid verbo | /fɚˈbɪd/ | proibire, vietare |
| plague sostantivo | /plɛɡ/ | peste |
| archaeologist sostantivo | /ˌɑɹ.kiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒɪst/ | archeologo, archeologa |
| surround verbo | /səˈɹaʊnd/ | circondare |
| tomb sostantivo | /tum/ | tomba |
| mercury sostantivo | /ˈmɜɹkjəɹi/ | mercurio |
| isolation sostantivo | /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/ | isolamento |
| arrow sostantivo | /ˈæɹəʊ/ | freccia |
| strictly avverbio | /ˈstɹɪktli/ | strettamente, severamente |
| artifact sostantivo | /ˈɑɹtɪfækt/ | artefatto, manufatto |
| authorize verbo | /ˈɔθəɹaɪz/ | autorizzare |
| automate verbo | /ˈɔ.təˌmeɪt/ | automaticizzare |
| barren aggettivo | /ˈbæɹən/ | sterile, infertile |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| wipe out verbo | obliterare, spazzare via |
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | are never allowed · isn't protected · have been isolated |
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | has lived · have been isolated · has never been recovered |
| Frasi relative who / which + frase — un’informazione in più su una persona o una cosa | Anyone who showed · man who performed |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 6 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come aren't, can't, didn't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “th”: authorize /ˈɔθəɹaɪz/, slither /ˈslɪðɚ/, thoroughly /ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/, earthquake /ˈɝθkweɪk/
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: fisherman /ˈfɪʃ.ɚ.mən/, isolation /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/, exaggeration /ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/, shelve /ʃɛlv/, eruption /ɪˈɹʌpʃən/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: archaeologist /ˌɑɹ.kiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒɪst/, isolation /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/, exaggeration /ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/, prehistoric /ˌpɹiː.hɪsˈtoɹ.ɪk/, perimeter /pɪˈɹɪm.ɪ.tə/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: lighthouse /ˈlaɪthaʊs/, prehistoric /ˌpɹiː.hɪsˈtoɹ.ɪk/, haunt /hɔnt/, horrific /həˈɹɪfɪk/, humidity /hjuːˈmɪd.ə.ti/
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: lighthouse /ˈlaɪthaʊs/, forbid /fɚˈbɪd/, plague /plɛɡ/, archaeologist /ˌɑɹ.kiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒɪst/, surround /səˈɹaʊnd/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: classify /ˈklæs.əˌfaɪ/, arrow /ˈæɹəʊ/, artifact /ˈɑɹtɪfækt/, barren /ˈbæɹən/, cavern /ˈkæv.ɚn/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Inizia a velocità 0,75×, fai shadowing frase per frase e torna alla velocità normale quando diventa facile.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come fisherman, lighthouse, forbid.
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.