Pratica di Shadowing: Ready for A2 key for Schools - Listening Part 1 - Test 1 (Transcript + Key) - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Creazione lezione...
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Parts 1.
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Now look at the instructions for part one.
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For each question, choose the correct picture.
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One.
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What time does Greta have her tennis match?
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Mum, are you going to your chess course?
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Yes.
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It's at quarter to three.
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Why?
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I'm playing tennis with Martha this afternoon.
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Could you give me a lift to the court before your course?
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I need to be there by twenty past two.
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Oh, OK then.
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But let's hurry up, it's already ten to two.
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Now listen again.
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Mum, are you going to your chess course?
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Yes.
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It's at quarter to three.
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Why?
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I'm playing tennis with Martha this afternoon.
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Could you give me a lift to the court before your course?
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I need to be there by twenty past two.
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Oh, OK then.
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But let's hurry up, it's already 10 to 2.
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Two.
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What will Tom do next Tuesday?
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Have you been to the new swimming pool?
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It's really cool.
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I went there on Saturday.
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Great.
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Why don't we go there together next Tuesday afternoon, Tom?
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I'd love to, but I have a guitar lesson on that day.
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If you want, we can go with Katie on Thursday, if she doesn't have her dance class.
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Okay, I'll ask Katie then.
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Now, listen again.
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Have you been to the new swimming pool?
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It's really cool.
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I went there on Saturday.
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Great!
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Why don't we go there together next Tuesday afternoon, Tom?
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I'd love to, but I have a guitar lesson on that day.
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If you want, we can go with Katie on Thursday, if she doesn't have her dance class.
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Okay, I'll ask Katie then.
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3. What did the girl do yesterday?
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Did you go to Mandy's party yesterday?
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I wanted to, but I had a French test this morning, so I had to study all afternoon.
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But what did you do yesterday?
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I went to a restaurant with my family.
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We wanted to celebrate my grandma's birthday.
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Great!
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How old is she?
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Seventy.
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Now listen again.
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Did you go to Mandy's party yesterday?
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I wanted to, but I had a French test this morning, so I had to study all afternoon.
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But what did you do yesterday?
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I went to a restaurant with my family.
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We wanted to celebrate my grandma's birthday.
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Great!
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How old is she?
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Seventy.
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4. How's the boy going home from the station tomorrow?
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I don't know how to get home from the station tomorrow evening.
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The buses stopped early.
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Isn't your dad going to pick you up?
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Unfortunately, he'll be at work, and my mother isn't in town.
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Don't worry.
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I'll ask my brother.
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He's having dinner with my aunt tomorrow.
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She lives near the station.
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I'm sure he can meet you there and drive you home.
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Thanks, Emma.
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Now listen again.
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I don't know how to get home from the station tomorrow evening.
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The buses stop early.
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Isn't your dad going to pick you up?
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Unfortunately, he'll be at work and my mother isn't in town.
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Don't worry, I'll ask my brother, he's having dinner with my aunt tomorrow.
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She lives near the station.
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I'm sure he can meet you there and drive you home.
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Thanks, Emma.
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5. What is the girl going to eat?
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Have you decided what you want?
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The chicken is very good.
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Hmm.
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I'd like to have something light.
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I'm playing volleyball this afternoon.
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How about fruit salad?
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I tried it yesterday for dessert and it tasted delicious.
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Actually...
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I don't really like having sweet foods for lunch.
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I think I'll try the fish soup.
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I'll have chicken again.
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Now, listen again.
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Have you decided what you want?
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The chicken is very good.
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Hmm.
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I'd like to have something light.
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I'm playing volleyball this afternoon.
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How about fruit salad?
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I tried it yesterday for dessert and it tasted delicious.
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Actually, I don't really like having sweet foods for lunch.
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I think I'll try the fish soup.
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I'll have chicken again.
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That is the end of part one.

Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questo video contiene 105 frasi e 658 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 5:27. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 121 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 84% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

13 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
tennis sostantivo/ˈtɛnɪs/tennis
guitar sostantivo/ɡɪˈtɑɹ/chitarra
lesson sostantivo/ˈlɛs.ən/lezione
delicious aggettivo/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/squisito, delizioso
swim verbo/swɪm/nuotare, natare
aunt sostantivo/ɑːnt/zia
salad sostantivo/ˈsæl.əd/insalata
soup sostantivo/sup/minestra, brodo
hurry verbo/ˈhʌ.ɹi/affrettarsi, precipitarsi
chess sostantivo/t͡ʃɛs/scacchi
volleyball sostantivo/ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/pallavolo, palla a volo
dessert sostantivo/dɪˈzɝt/dolce, dessert
instruction sostantivo/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/istruzione, addestramento

La grammatica di questo video

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

StrutturaNel video
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsionewill Tom · I'll ask · he'll be
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodoI'm playing
Obbligo: must / have to / need to dire che qualcosa è necessarioneed to be · had to study

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 34 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come don't, I'll, I'm. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/

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 tennis, guitar, lesson.

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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