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chapter one white roses it's august anna is playing her guitar on the balcony of her new apartment.
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I like it here, she thinks.
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Then her phone rings.
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It's her friend, Vicki.
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I'm coming now, Anna.
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It's Grandview Apartments, Charlton, isn't it?
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That's right.
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See you soon.
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Anna takes her guitar and goes out of her apartment.
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She goes down in the elevator and goes outside.
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Anna is waiting outside the apartment building.
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A young man is walking along the street.
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He is carrying a bunch of white roses.
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Anna looks at them him.
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What beautiful roses, she thinks.
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Then she looks at the young man.
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He's nice too, she thinks.
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The young man looks at her and smiles.
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And suddenly Anna's face is pink.
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Will is walking along the street when he sees a young woman with a guitar.
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Hmm, a guitar, he thinks.
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I must play my guitar more often.
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Then he looks at the young woman.
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She's nice, he thinks, and he smiles at her.
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Anna's face is pink and she looks away.
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Will goes into Grandview Apartments.
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Just then, Vicki arrives in her car.
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Hello, Anna, she says.
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Are you okay?
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Your face is a bit pink.
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What's the matter?
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Oh, uh, nothing, says Anna.
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They drive away.
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Vicki talks to Anna.
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But Anna is thinking about the young man. Who is he?
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She thinks.
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Does he live in the building?
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Who are the roses for?
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His wife?
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His girlfriend?
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His mother?
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Anna, are you listening?
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says Vicki.
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Oh, sorry Vicki, says Anna.
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Her face is red now.
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What are you thinking about?
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says Vicki.
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Tell me.
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Well, I'm thinking about a bunch of roses,
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says Anna, and a man.
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Aha!
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Who is he?
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Says Vicki.
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I don't know, says Anna.
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But I want to know, she thinks.
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Will arrives at his Gran's apartment.
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Hello, dear, she says.
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Oh, you are a good boy.
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You always bring me roses. Of course, says Will.
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Gran makes Will some coffee.
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She asks him a question, but Will does not answer.
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Will, are you listening?
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You're thinking about something, aren't you?
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What is it?
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Oh, sorry, Gran.
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It's.. it's not important.
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Later, Will says goodbye to his gran.
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Then he gets into his car and drives away.
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In the car, he thinks about the young woman.
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with the guitar. Where does she live?
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He thinks.
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Does she live in one of the apartments?
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Or has she got a friend there?
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How can I meet her?
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Who is she?
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Five minutes later, Anna and Vicki arrive outside the apartment building.
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Good night, Vicki, says Anna.
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Quick, go inside, says Vicki.
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Just think, you walk out of the elevator and there is a young man with a bunch of roses.
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And he says, Oh, be quiet, laughs Anna.
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See you tomorrow.
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It's September.
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Will is visiting his gran again.
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"'It's a lovely day, Will,' she says.
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"'Let's have our coffee on the balcony.' Will and his gran are sitting on the balcony in the sun,
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when suddenly Will hears a guitar.
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Listen, he says, that's a guitar.
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Where's it coming from?
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He stands up and looks around, but he cannot see the guitar.
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Excuse me, Gran, he says, I.. er.. back soon.
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And he runs out of the apartment.
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Will runs along the corridor.
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Where is the guitar?
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And who is playing it?
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He stops outside an apartment and listens.
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Nothing.
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Perhaps it's outside, he thinks.
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Perhaps she's on her balcony.
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So he goes down in the elevator and goes outside.
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Upstairs, Anna takes her guitar and goes inside.
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She closes the door to the balcony.
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That's it for today, she thinks.
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Thanks.
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Will looks at all the balconies, but he cannot see or hear a guitar.
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He goes back to his Gran's apartment.
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Are you all right, dear?
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She says.
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Yes, thanks, Gran, says Will.
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It's just, oh, it's not important.
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Well, it is important, but...
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And Will tells Gran about the girl with the guitar.
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A week later, Anna is coming home.
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She can see a young man near the apartment building and he is carrying a bunch of roses,
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pink roses today.
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But he is not looking and he does not see her.
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Anna walks more quickly, but when she gets to the building, there is nobody there.
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She gets into the elevator.
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There is nobody in the elevator.
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But she can smell roses, beautiful pink roses.
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One day Anna comes home and finds Gran at the door of the building with a lot of bags.
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Oh, can I help you? she says.
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Can I carry something?
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Thank you very much, says Gran.
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At the apartment, Gran says, Come in, dear.
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Would you like some coffee?
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Oh, that's very nice of you, says Anna.
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I'm new here, and I don't know anybody in the building.
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What do you do? asks Gran.
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I'm a music student, says Anna.
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Gran brings some coffee into the room.
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These are lovely apartments, aren't they? says Anna.
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Oh yes, says Gran.
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I like it here very much.
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She tells Anna about her apartment and about Charlton.
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Later, Anna gets up.
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I must go now, she says.
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Thank you for the coffee.
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Goodbye, dear, says Gran.
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And Anna goes out.
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What a nice girl, Gran thinks.
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But just a minute.
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A music student.
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Perhaps she's the girl with the guitar.
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I can ask her over one day when Will comes.
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No I can't.
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I don't know the number of her apartment.
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Later that week, Vicki talks to Anna.
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"'I'm having a party on Saturday,' she says.
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"'Can you come?' "'Yes, of course,' says Anna.
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"'Your parties are always wonderful.'" Vicki calls her brother.
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"'Come to my party on Saturday, James,' she says.
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"'And bring some friends.'" On Saturday, James and his friends arrive at Vicki's house.
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Hi, Vicki, says James.
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Meet my friends.
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This is Tom and Daniel and Will.
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Just then, Vicki's phone rings.
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"'I'm sorry, Vicki,' says Anna.
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"'I can't come to your party because I'm not feeling well.' "'Oh,
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Anna, I'm sorry too,' says Vicki.
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"'Well, stay in bed and get better soon.' Vicki's party is wonderful.
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Will meets Natalie, and Jane,
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and Katie, but he does not meet Anna.
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Chapter 3 Red Roses Now it's October.
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Will visits his gran, but he does not see Anna.
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He walks along the corridor, but he does not hear a guitar.
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Where is she? he thinks.
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Anna visits her family for a week.
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Then she comes back to her apartment.
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She looks for Will, but she does not see him.
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There are lots of men, says Vicky, but Anna cannot forget Will.
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Then Gran goes to hospital for two weeks.
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One day, Will visits her there.
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"'How are you today, Gran?' he asks.
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"'Very well, thank you, dear.
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I'm going home on Friday.' "'That's good,' says Will.
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"'Perhaps I can get some things for you on Thursday and take them to the apartment.' That's very nice of you,
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Will, says Gran.
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After work on Thursday, Will goes to the shops and gets some things for Gran.
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He gets some roses, too, and he puts everything in his car.
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Suddenly, it begins to rain.
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Will is getting into his car when he sees his friend, Tom.
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Where are you going, Tom?
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says Will.
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Home, to Eastfield.
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I'm going to my gran's apartment in Charlton, so I can take you to Eastfield first.
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Can you take my friend, Anna, too?
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She's going to Charlton.
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Yes, of course, says Will.
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Tom and Anna get into Will's car.
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Thanks, Will, says Tom.
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It's not a very nice night.
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That's all right, Tom, says Will.
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He drives Tom home.
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And then he says to Anna, Where are you going, Anna?
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I'm going to Grandview Apartments.
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It's on Park Road.
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That's funny, says Will.
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I'm going to Grandview Apartments.
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Is it her? he thinks.
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The girl with the guitar?
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He looks in the mirror.
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But he can't see her face very well. Can I smell roses?
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thinks Anna.
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Is it him, the man with the roses?
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Then they are outside the apartment building.
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They get out of the car.
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And then they begin to talk at the same time.
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Oh, it's you.
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You play the guitar are.
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And you come here with roses.
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Yes, I always bring roses to my gran.
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His gran, thinks Anna.
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Not his wife, not his girlfriend.
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She's coming home from hospital tomorrow, so I'm taking some things to her apartment, says Will.
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Can I.. would you like some help? says Anna.
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Yes, please, says Will.
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They go up to Gran's apartment.
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Will puts things away and Anna puts the roses in a vase.
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There!
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Aren't they lovely, she says.
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I like roses.
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They smell wonderful.
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Thank you for your help, Anna, says Will.
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That's all right, Anna says.
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Look, would you like to come up to my apartment for coffee?
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I'd like to very much, says Will.
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He smiles and she smiles.
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They go upstairs.
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On Friday, Gran comes home.
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Will goes to see her.
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He is carrying a bunch
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Bridge of Red Roses That's a big smile, Will, says Gran.
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Red Roses Don't they say
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Red Roses for love?
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Well, Gran, says Will.
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Ten minutes later, Will comes out of Gran's apartment and goes upstairs.
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He's carrying a bunch of red roses.
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Gran goes out onto the balcony and sits down in the sun.
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She can hear a guitar.
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Then it stops.
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Gran hears Will's voice and Anna's voice.
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Then Anna laughs, Gran smiles.
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She can smell roses, beautiful red roses,
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in the sun, outside, on a balcony.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Le parole che ritornano più spesso: anna, gran, apartment, roses, guitar. Questo video contiene 244 frasi e 1604 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 20:08. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 80 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Solo il 81% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo. 40 delle sue 244 frasi sono domande: un buon esercizio per l’intonazione interrogativa e le risposte brevi.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| guitar sostantivo | /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/ | chitarra |
| balcony sostantivo | /ˈbælkəni/ | balcone |
| arrive verbo | /əˈɹaɪv/ | arrivare, giungere |
| upstairs avverbio | /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/ | di sopra |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | arrivederci, addio |
| corridor sostantivo | /ˈkɒɹɪdɔː/ | corridoio |
| mirror sostantivo | /ˈmiɹɚ/ | specchio |
| vase sostantivo | /veɪ̯s/ | vaso |
| apartment sostantivo | /əˈpɑɹt.mənt/ | appartamento, alloggio |
| smile verbo | /ˈsmaɪl/ | sorridere |
| bunch sostantivo | /bʌnt͡ʃ/ | ciuffo, graspo |
| pink sostantivo | /ˈpɪŋk/ | garofano |
| smell verbo | /smɛl/ | odorare |
| suddenly avverbio | /ˈsʌd.ən.li/ | all'improvviso, improvvisamente |
| girlfriend sostantivo | /ˈɡɝlfɹɛnd/ | ragazza, fidanzata |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| get up verbo | alzarsi |
| go out verbo | uscire, andare fuori |
| run along verbo | partire |
| stand up verbo | alzarsi in piedi |
Frasi da ripetere
Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:
- What are you thinking about?
- You're thinking about something, aren't you?
- How can I meet her?
- Are you all right, dear?
- Would you like some coffee?
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodo | is playing · I'm coming · is waiting |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsione | Will is · Will goes · Will arrives |
| Obbligo: must / have to / need to dire che qualcosa è necessario | must play · must go |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 26 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, don't, aren't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: elevator /ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/, anybody /ˈɛn.i.bə.di/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: arrive /əˈɹaɪv/, upstairs /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/, vase /veɪ̯s/, apartment /əˈpɑɹt.mənt/, bunch /bʌnt͡ʃ/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: balcony /ˈbælkəni/, gran /ɡɹæn/, laugh /læf/, chapter /ˈt͡ʃæptɚ/
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 guitar, balcony, arrive.
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.