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3B Getting the Shot, an interview with Joel Sartore.
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Joel Sartore is a writer, teacher and photographer.
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His words and beautiful images show his love of photography and of the natural world.
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He was National Geographic's 2018 Explorer of the Year.
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You see, my first job was for a newspaper.
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After a few years there, I met a National Geographic photographer.
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He liked my photos and said I should send some to the magazine.
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So I did.
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That led to a one -day job, and that led to a nine -day job, and so on.
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C. To get into National Geographic, you have to give them something they don't have.
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It's not enough just to be a great photographer.
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You also have to be a scientist, for example, or be able to dive under sea ice or spend maybe several days in a tree d.
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It's now more difficult to work for magazines.
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Technology makes it easy to take good pictures, which means there are more photos and photographers.
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Also, the web is full of photos from all around the world that are free, or cost very little.
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These photos are often good enough to be put in books and magazines that once paid for photographers and their photos.
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E -advice?
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Well, work hard.
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Be passionate about every project you work on.
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Take lots of pictures in different situations.
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Look at others' photos thoughtfully and learn from them.
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And be curious about life.
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There's something to photograph everywhere.
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F. But to be a photographer for the right reasons.
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If you do it for the money, you probably won't really be happy.
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Do you want to make the world a better place?
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Or make people see things in a different way?
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If so, you'll enjoy the work much more.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “READING EXPLORER FOUNDATIONS UNIT 3 3B GETTING THE SHOT”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: photographer, photos, magazine. Questo video contiene 28 frasi e 297 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 1:50. Chi parla ha un ritmo naturale di circa 162 parole al minuto, vicino a una conversazione quotidiana. Il 85% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| photographer sostantivo | /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/ | fotografo, fotografa |
| curious aggettivo | /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/ | curioso, interessato |
| photography sostantivo | /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/ | fotografia |
| photograph sostantivo | /ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/ | fotografia, foto |
| scientist sostantivo | /ˈsaɪəntəst/ | scienziato, scienziata |
| dive verbo | /daɪv/ | immergersi |
| passionate aggettivo | /ˈpæʃənɪt/ | appassionato |
| writer sostantivo | /ˈɹaɪ.təɹ/ | scrittore, scrittrice |
| everywhere avverbio | /ˈɛv.ɹi.(h)wɛɹ/ | ovunque, dappertutto |
| newspaper sostantivo | /ˈnjuːsˌpeɪpə/ | giornale, quotidiano |
| photo verbo | /ˈfəʊ̯.təʊ̯/ | fotografare |
| magazine sostantivo | /ˌmæɡəˈziːn/ | rivista, periodico |
| spend verbo | /spɪnd/ | spendere |
| image sostantivo | /ˈɪm.ɪdʒ/ | immagine |
| advice sostantivo | /ədˈvaɪs/ | consiglio, parere |
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsione | won't really be · you'll enjoy |
| Obbligo: must / have to / need to dire che qualcosa è necessario | have to give · have to be |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 3 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come don't, won't, you'll. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: photographer /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/, photography /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: curious /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/, photograph /ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/, scientist /ˈsaɪəntəst/, dive /daɪv/, passionate /ˈpæʃənɪt/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: photograph /ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/, passionate /ˈpæʃənɪt/, magazine /ˌmæɡəˈziːn/
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 photographer, curious, photography.
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.