Pratica di Shadowing: RE2 Unit 8B - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
Creazione lezione...
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I left Tangier, my birthplace, the 13th of June, 1325,
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with the intention of making the pilgrimage to Mecca, to leave all my friends,
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both female and male, to abandon my home as birds abandon their nests.
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So begins an old manuscript in a library in Paris, the travel journal of Ibn Battuta.
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Almost two centuries before Columbus, this young Moroccan set off for Mecca.
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Returning home three decades later, Ibn Battuta is now regarded as one of history's great travelers.
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Driven by curiosity, he journeyed to remote corners of the Islamic world,
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traveling three times as far as Marco Polo, through 44 modern countries.
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He is little celebrated in some parts of the world, yet his name is well known among Arabs.
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In his hometown town of Tangier, a square, a hotel, a cafe,
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a ferry boat, and even a hamburger are named after him.
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Prior to his adventures traveling the world, Ibn Battuta studied in Mecca for several years.
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However, the urge to travel soon took over.
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He traveled to India, seeking profitable employment with the Sultan of Delhi.
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On the way, he described his group being attacked in the open country by eighty foot soldiers and two horsemen.
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We fought, killing one of their horsemen and about twelve of the foot soldiers.
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I was hit by an arrow and my horse by another, but God in His grace preserved me.
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In Delhi, the Sultan gave him the position of judge based on his studies at Mecca, but the Sultan had an unpredictable character,
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and Ibn Battuta was soon looking for an opportunity to leave.
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When the sultan offered to finance a trip to China, Ibn Battuta agreed.
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He set off in three ships, but misfortune struck while he was still on shore.
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A sudden storm grounded and broke up two of the ships.
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Scattering treasure, the storm drowned many people and horses.
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As he watched, the third ship, with all his belongings and slaves was carried out to sea
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and never heard from again after a lifetime of adventures ibn
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batuta was finally ordered by the sultan of morocco to return
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home to share his wisdom with the world fortunately he consented and wrote a book that has been translated into numerous languages,
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allowing people everywhere to read about his incredible journeys.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Le parole che ritornano più spesso: ibn, Battuta, sultan, Mecca, ship. Questo video contiene 28 frasi e 383 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 2:56. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 130 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Solo il 75% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| sultan sostantivo | /ˈsʌltən/ | sultano |
| adventure sostantivo | /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ | avventura |
| abandon verbo | /əˈbæn.dən/ | abbandonare |
| remote aggettivo | /ɹəˈməʊt̞/ | remoto |
| sudden aggettivo | /ˈsʌd.ən/ | improvviso |
| lifetime sostantivo | /ˈlaɪf.taɪm/ | durata, vita utile |
| consent verbo | /kənˈsɛnt/ | consentire |
| regard sostantivo | /ɹɪˈɡɑːd/ | riguardo, considerazione |
| intention sostantivo | /ɪnˈtɛnʃn̩/ | intenzione |
| shore sostantivo | /ʃɔɹ/ | riva |
| slave sostantivo | /sleɪv/ | schiavo, schiava |
| wisdom sostantivo | /ˈwɪzdəm/ | saggezza, senno |
| preserve verbo | /pɹəˈzɝv/ | preservare, proteggere |
| treasure sostantivo | /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/ | tesoro |
| arrow sostantivo | /ˈæɹəʊ/ | freccia |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| break up verbo | spezzettare, tagliuzzare |
| take over verbo | usurpare |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: intention /ɪnˈtɛnʃn̩/, shore /ʃɔɹ/, treasure /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: curiosity /ˌkjʊɹ.iˈɑ.sə.ti/, fortunately /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: hometown /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/, horseman /ˈhɔɹsmən/, hamburger /ˈhæmˌbɜɹ.ɡɚ/
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: consent /kənˈsɛnt/, regard /ɹɪˈɡɑːd/, twelve /twɛlv/, slave /sleɪv/, preserve /pɹəˈzɝv/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: abandon /əˈbæn.dən/, arrow /ˈæɹəʊ/, translate /tɹænzˈleɪt/, manuscript /ˈmæn.jəˌskɹɪpt/, café /ˌkæˈfeɪ/
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 sultan, adventure, abandon.
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.