Pratica di Shadowing: Rowena Akinyemi Love or Money 3 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Creazione lezione...
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Chapter 3 Early next morning, the house was quiet.
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Suddenly, there was a cry from the room next to Roger's, his mother's room.
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Roger opened his eyes and looked at the clock.
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It was nearly seven o'clock.
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He got out of bed and opened the door quietly.
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At the same time, the door of his mother's room opened, and Diane came out.
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Her face was very white.
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Roger!
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It's mother!
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I brought a cup of coffee for her, and I found her dead.
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She's dead.
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Dead in her bed, she cried.
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Roger went quickly to the door of his mother's room and looked in.
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The window was open, but the room was warm.
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Molly was on the bed, one hand under her head.
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Roger went across to the bed and put his hand on her arm.
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It was cold.
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On the little table, next to the bed, was a hot cup of coffee and an empty cup.
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I'm going to call the doctor, Diane said.
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She's dead, Roger said slowly.
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His face, too, was white.
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Mother is dead.
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Diane walked across the room to the door.
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I'm going to phone the doctor, she said again.
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Wait a minute, Roger called.
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Let's tell the family first.
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Family?
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Nobody loved Mother.
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Diane went out and ran downstairs.
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Roger slowly went downstairs after her and stood by the telephone.
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Dr Pratt, this is Diane Clarkson.
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It's my mother.
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She's dead.
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Can you come quickly?
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Diane put the phone down.
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It isn't true, Roger.
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Mother dead.
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Daddy died last winter.
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And now Mother...
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Diane began to cry.
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Don't cry, Diane, Roger said.
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Let's go upstairs and tell Uncle Albert and Jackie.
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No!
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You tell them!
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Nobody loved Mother.
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You aren't sorry.
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Look at you.
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You want her money, That's all.
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Roger suddenly wanted to hit Diane.
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Be quiet, he said.
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What about you?
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You didn't love Mother.
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You wanted her money too.
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Don't forget that.
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It's true, Diane said.
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Oh, I can't stay in this house.
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I'm going out.
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I'm going to the river with the dogs.
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No, Roger said.
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The doctor's coming, and I want you here.
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Diane said nothing.
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She went into the kitchen.
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And at once, the dogs got up and came to her.
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Beautiful dogs.
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Daddy loved you. And Mother loved you.
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Now I'm going to love you.
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She opened the back door and went out with the dogs.
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Roger did not move.
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He stood by the telephone.
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It's true, he thought.
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I am happy about the money.
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I needed money.
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And now I'm rich.
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Things are going to be easier for me now.
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But, Mother, why didn't I love her more?
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And now she's dead." Slowly Roger went back upstairs.
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He wanted to dress before Dr Pratt arrived.
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Dr Pratt was a little fat man without much hair.
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He was the family doctor, and he knew all the Clarkson family very well.
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He went upstairs at once and looked at Molly's body.
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He looked carefully at the cup of coffee, and the empty cup on the table next to her bed.
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"'I'm sorry, Roger,' he said.
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"'Where is Diane?' She phoned me." "'She went out with the dogs,' Roger said.
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He was angry with me.
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Angry with everyone.
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Dr Pratt said nothing for a minute.
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This is going to be very difficult.
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I'm going to phone the police, Roger.
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Police?
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Why?
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What's wrong?
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I don't know.
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Your mother wasn't ill.
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I saw her on Thursday, and she was very well.
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Why did she die?
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I don't understand.
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I want to find out." Roger went across to the window and looked out at the garden.
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It was a beautiful summer morning.
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The sky was blue and the garden was green.
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It was all very quiet.
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His mother loved this garden.
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But Tom Briggs wanted the garden.
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And Roger wanted the garden, too.
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Roger felt worse and worse.
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Your mother took sleeping tablets, Dr Pratt said.
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Did you know?
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On Thursday, she had a new bottle of tablets.
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But I can't find it here in her room.
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I didn't know, Roger said.
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Very well.
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Let's go downstairs.
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And you can phone the police.
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Roger went into the kitchen and made some coffee.
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Just then, Diane came in with the dogs.
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Roger, she said.
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Look, I'm sorry.
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I was angry, and said some angry things." "'It doesn't matter,' Roger said.
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"'Here you are.
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Have some coffee.' Dr. Pratt is phoning the police.
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Did you know Mother took sleeping tablets?
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Well, the bottle is not in her room.
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What?
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I don't understand.
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Diane took the coffee and began to drink.
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Her eyes looked big and dark.
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Just then, Dr Pratt came into the kitchen.
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They're coming at once, he said.
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Diane, I'm sorry about your mother.
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Dr Pratt, I want to tell you about last night.
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Everyone was very angry.
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Be quiet, Roger said quickly.
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Diane never thinks before she opens her mouth, he thought angrily.
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Diane did not look at Roger.
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Last night, Mother went to bed early, because everyone...
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Don't tell me, Dr. Pratt said.
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You can tell the police.
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Roger's face went red.
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Suddenly he felt afraid.
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The police are going to talk to everyone, and ask questions, he thought.
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And they're going to want answers.
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It's going to be very difficult.
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He finished his coffee and stood up.
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"'I'm going upstairs,' he said.
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"'I'm going to tell Uncle Albert and Jackie about Mother.
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"'And about the police.'" Thank you.
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Thank you.

Contesto e Sfondo

Il video "Rowena Akinyemi Love or Money 3" è una perfetta occasione per imparare l'inglese con YouTube, grazie a un dialogo intenso e realistico che racconta un momento drammatico nella vita di una famiglia. I personaggi, Roger e Diane, esprimono emozioni forti come il lutto e il conflitto, rendendo il linguaggio vivo e concreto. Questo tipo di contenuto è ottimo per esercitare l'orecchio e la pronuncia, poiché le frasi sono naturali e vicine alla comunicazione quotidiana.

Top 5 Frasi per la Comunicazione Quotidiana

  • "Can you come quickly?" – Una richiesta urgente, utile in situazioni di emergenza.
  • "Don't cry" – Un modo semplice per consolare qualcuno, fondamentale nella vita quotidiana.
  • "Let's tell the family first" – Un suggerimento collaborativo, perfetto per organizzare azioni comuni.
  • "Look at you" – Un'espressione per chiamare l'attenzione su un comportamento, spesso usata in conversazioni informali.
  • "It isn't true" – Una negazione energica, utile per esprimere incredulità.

Guida Passo per Passo al Shadowing

Il shadowspeaks (o shadow speech) è una tecnica efficace per migliorare la pronuncia e la fluidità. Ecco come applicarla a questo video: 1. Ascolta il video una volta per capire il contesto e le emozioni. 2. Ripeti ogni frase subito dopo il personaggio, cercando di imitare l'intonazione e il tono (ad esempio, la voce tremante di Diane quando dice "She's dead"). 3. Focus sulle pause e sulle Emphasi: Nota come Roger dice "Mother is dead" lentamente, per esprimere il lutto. Ripeti la stessa lentezza. 4. Esercita a lungo su frasi difficili, come "I brought a cup of coffee for her", finché la pronuncia non è fluida. 5. Registra te stesso e confronta con il video: noterai i progressi nella tua pratica di conversazione in inglese in pochi giorni!

Con questo video, il shadowing diventa divertente e produttivo: le emozioni rendono l'esercizio coinvolgente, e le frasi utili ti preparano per situazioni reali. Non rinunciare a questo modo veloce e efficace di imparare l'inglese!

La grammatica di questo video

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

StrutturaNel video
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un piano o qualcosa che si vede arrivareI'm going to call · I'm going to phone · I'm going to the
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodoI'm going · is phoning · They're coming

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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