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Listen and practice.
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A few months ago, I moved to this cute little house out in the country.
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Before I moved, all I did was sit in cafes and read or surf the internet.
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Boring!
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Now I want to spend all my free time outside enjoying nature.
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The only problem is I'm not in very good shape, so I don't like doing any sports or anything that involves a lot of exercise.
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I tried hiking once, but I fell down a hill and hurt my leg.
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Don't get me wrong, I love the outdoors, but what I really want is something I can do quietly in nature.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Listen and practice.
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Air pollution in our city was a huge problem, and we really needed to lower it.
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I guess that's why the government started putting special bicycle lanes on the streets downtown.
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That way, people can ride their bikes to work instead of using their stinky cars.
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They also made a rule
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that says there must be at least two people in your car if you want to drive downtown during the week.
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They also ordered these amazing new pollution-free buses.
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They use electricity, so they don't put anything bad into the air.
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Thank you.
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Listen and practice.
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the first time i got on an airplane i was terrified
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i just couldn't understand how a big heavy thing like a
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plane could stay up in the air after we were in the air for a
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while i spoke to the man next to me he was an airplane engineer
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and explained how airplanes stay in the air that really helped
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because i understand how planes work i was still a little nervous on the next few flights, but now I really love flying.
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Thank you.
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Listen and practice.
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I bought this house last year and I love it.
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My next-door neighbors are the only problem.
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They have two young boys who like to play baseball in my yard.
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Last month, they accidentally broke my window.
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The boys apologized, but their parents didn't even offer to pay for the damages.
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Can you believe that?
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Thank you.
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Practice.
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I was always afraid of the water as a kid.
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I would never go into the pool or swim at the beach.
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I was sure I would drown.
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Then I took swimming lessons in high school.
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Once I learned how to swim, I felt different.
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Now I love the water, and especially the beach.
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I feel totally safe because now I know how to take care of myself in the water.
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Thank you.
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Listen and practice.
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I like collecting things.
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I collected baseball cards when I was a kid, but I don't anymore.
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these days baseball card collectors are only interested in money i wanted to collect things
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that are really beautiful
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so that's why i started collecting stamps some of the stamps
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i have are really really beautiful i think they're like paintings
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what i like best is looking at my collection it's like walking through a tiny museum full of wonderful paintings Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Listen and practice.
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I travel a lot for my job.
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Too much, I think.
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Sometimes I'm away from home for three weeks or more.
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It can be pretty lonely.
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That's why I'm so happy about the hotel where I'm staying now.
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First of all, the restaurant serves light, healthy food that gives me a lot of energy for my work.
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Then there's the staff.
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They're very friendly to me.
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My only complaint is with the room.
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The bed is very hard.
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They should buy a softer mattress.
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And the rates are expensive, but the company pays for it.
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So I don't mind
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Thank you.
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Listen and practice Our trip to the lake has been pretty disappointing so far.
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It takes two days to drive there, so of course we have to stay in a hotel for one night on the way.
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My husband forgot to make a reservation, though.
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We found a hotel, but the restaurant was only serving small snacks.
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When I complained about it to the hotel manager, he just laughed at me.
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They should get a new manager!
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The room is dirty and tiny.
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It's really bad.
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The kids have to share a bed, and they're unhappy about that.
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Of course, the rates are very cheap, so that's good.
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We'll have to be sure to make reservations from now on.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Listen and practice.
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My friends and I flew down here to the beach for spring break.
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Of course, we're really excited about swimming and partying and meeting other college students.
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Our hotel is full of families and little kids though.
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The restaurants are terrible, really crowded with kids and noisy, and they're really slow too.
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The hotel should have one restaurant that's just for adults, I think.
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Another problem is the service.
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the staff is too busy running activities for the little kids
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so sometimes they don't bring us new towels
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or clean the room one good thing is the room it's really big
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and it has a great view of the beach the price
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is great too I guess most college students don't want to stay here so the The room rates are low.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Listen and practice.
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My flight was delayed by a big snowstorm, so I had to stay overnight in this hotel.
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My only complaint is the restaurants.
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There are three of them, and they are all way too expensive for me because the airline isn't paying for my dinner.
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They should have at least one cheap casual restaurant.
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The staff is so friendly though.
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Whenever I call the front desk to ask for something, they always remember my name, and they work so quickly.
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The room is huge, with a giant bathroom that is bigger than my whole apartment.
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It's got everything, a refrigerator, a microwave, even a flat-screen TV.
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The rates are very expensive.
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I am so glad that the airline is paying for the room.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Listen and practice.
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I was afraid of snakes when I was a kid.
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I remember going to the zoo and seeing them there, and I thought they were kind of cute.
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But once, when I was out hiking, I nearly stepped on one, and it tried to bite me.
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It was really ugly, and I'm sure it was poisonous.
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Since then, I've been pretty terrified of them.
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I could never touch one now.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.

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Questo video contiene 117 frasi e 1093 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 19:57. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 55 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Il 84% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

15 parole meno comuni del video, con pronuncia e significato:

  • collect /ˈkɑlɪkt/ (verbo) — raccogliere, bottinare. To gather together; amass.
  • swim /swɪm/ (verbo) — nuotare, natare. To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
  • airplane /ˈɛɹˌpleɪ̯n/ (sostantivo) — aereo, aeroplano. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings: a fixed-wing aircraft with at least one engine or electric motor.
  • downtown /ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/ (sostantivo) — centro. The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center.
  • complaint /kəmˈpleɪnt/ (sostantivo) — reclamo, lamentela. The act of complaining.
  • pollution /pəˈluʃən/ (sostantivo) — inquinamento. Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc.
  • stamp /stæmp/ (sostantivo) — conio. An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
  • airline /ˈɛɹˌlaɪn/ (sostantivo) — linea aerea, compagnia aerea. A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.
  • hike /haɪk/ (sostantivo) — camminata, passeggiata. A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise.
  • lesson /ˈlɛs.ən/ (sostantivo) — lezione. A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
  • desk /dɛsk/ (sostantivo) — scrivania. A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a…
  • ugly /ˈʌɡli/ (aggettivo) — brutto, laido. Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.
  • delay /dɪˈleɪ̯/ (sostantivo) — ritardo. A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
  • bite /baɪt/ (verbo) — mordere. To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
  • involve /ɪnˈvɑlv/ (verbo) — coinvolgere. To have (something) as a component or a related part; to comprise, to include.

I phrasal verb che sentirai

  • ask for (verbo) — chiedere. To request; to order.
  • fall down /fɔl ˈdaʊn/ (verbo) — cadere. To fall to the ground. To collapse.
  • get on (verbo) — salire. To board or mount (something), especially a vehicle.
  • look at (verbo) — guardare. To observe or watch.

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 22 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come don't, I'm, they're. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: pollution /pəˈluʃən/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, electricity /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/, accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, refrigerator /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/

Come esercitarsi con questo video

  1. Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
  2. Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
  3. Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come collect, swim, airplane.

La grammatica di questo video

Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:

StrutturaNel video
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adessohas been · I've been
Consigli con “should” should + verbo — dire che cosa è meglio fareshould buy · should get · should have
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — i verbi seguiti dalla forma in -ingstarted putting · love flying · started collecting
Obbligo: must / have to / need to dire che qualcosa è necessarioneeded to lower · have to stay · have to share

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.

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