Pratica di Shadowing: READING EXPLORER 2 Unit 4B THE CHANGING FACE OF KUNG FU - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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Unit 4.
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B. The Changing Face of Kung Fu.
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A. In the 5th century, according to legend,
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an Indian master taught some monks at the Shaolin Temple a series of exercises or forms inspired by the movements of animals.
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These forms became the basis for the style of fighting known as Kung Fu.
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Over 16 centuries, the monks have used Kung Fu for self-defense and in war.
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With it, they have won many battles against their enemies.
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B, in Dengfeng today, 10km from the Shaolin Temple, there are over 60 martial arts schools with more than 50,000 students.
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They come to the schools for a variety of reasons.
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Some hope to become movie stars.
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Others come to learn skills that will ensure good jobs in the military or police force.
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A few are sent by their parents to learn self-control and hard work.
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Sea master Hu Zhengsheng teaches at a small school in Dengfang.
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Recently, he was offered an important role in a Kung Fu movie.
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It would have been good publicity for his school, but he did not accept.
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He doesn't agree with how Kung Fu is often shown in movies.
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He feels they show too much violence.
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D, unlike many large schools which teach acrobatics and kickboxing, Hu teaches his students traditional kung fu forms.
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He teaches them the way his master, a Shaolin legend, taught him.
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But attracting new students to this style of kung fu has become a problem.
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Hu is afraid his art will soon die out.
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He has to remind his students that kung fu was designed for fighting, not to entertain.
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E. There are no high kicks or acrobatics here, he says.
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It is hard to convince boys to spend many years learning something that won't make them wealthy or famous.
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F whose students have little.
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They sleep in unheated rooms and train outside no matter what the temperature.
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They hit trees with their bare hands and take turns sitting on each other's shoulders to build leg strength.
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Why such hardship?
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To master Kung Fu they must learn respect and how to eat bitterness, a Mandarin expression meaning to endure suffering.
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The life of a Shaolin master, Hu teaches, is not easy or attractive.
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Ji Master Hu is in a difficult position for old traditions to survive, the young must learn.
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Gradually, he has begun offering a few courses in kickboxing and the acrobatic Kung Fu forms, hoping to attract new students,
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then maybe he'll be able to convince them to learn Shaolin Kung Fu the traditional way.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questo video contiene 33 frasi e 423 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 2:52. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 148 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Solo il 77% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| legend sostantivo | /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/ | leggenda, favola |
| convince verbo | /kənˈvɪns/ | convincere |
| attract verbo | /əˈtɹækt/ | attirare |
| monk sostantivo | /mʌŋk/ | monaco, frate |
| suffer verbo | /ˈsʌfɚ/ | soffrire, penare |
| skill sostantivo | /skɪl/ | abilità, capacità |
| remind verbo | /ɹəˈmaɪnd/ | ricordare |
| gradually avverbio | /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəli/ | gradualmente |
| wealthy aggettivo | /ˈwɛl.θi/ | benestante, abbiente |
| martial aggettivo | /ˈmɑɹʃəl/ | marziale |
| inspire verbo | /ɪnˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ | ispirare |
| publicity sostantivo | /pʌbˈlɪsɪti/ | pubblicità |
| entertain verbo | /ˌɛntəˈteɪn/ | divertire, intrattenere |
| endure verbo | /ɪnˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)/ | durare, restare |
| hardship sostantivo | /ˈhɑɹdˌʃɪp/ | avversità, difficoltà |
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 sent · was offered · is often shown |
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | have won · has become · has begun |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsione | will ensure · will soon die · won't make |
| Obbligo: must / have to / need to dire che qualcosa è necessario | has to remind · must learn |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 3 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come doesn't, he'll, won't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: martial /ˈmɑɹʃəl/, hardship /ˈhɑɹdˌʃɪp/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: publicity /pʌbˈlɪsɪti/, acrobatic /ˌækɹəˈbætɪk/
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 legend, convince, attract.
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.