Pratica di Shadowing: Saffron part 4 Actual IELTS listening - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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Now turn to section 4 on page 7.
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You will hear a student who is studying food science giving a presentation on a spice called saffron.
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First you have some time to look at questions 31 to 40.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 31 to 40.
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For my investigation into the history and uses of plant products, I have focused on the cultivation and production of saffron.
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and expensive bright yellow spice made from crocus flowers.
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Unlike most other species of crocus, the saffron crocus doesn't flower in February or March.
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But in October, when it produces fragrant lilac -colored flowers, which are harvested at that time.
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During the harvest, the flower petals are discarded, and only the stigmas, the three dark orange or red -colored reproductive parts of the flower,
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are commercially used.
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One person must pick for almost 400 hours to produce just one kilo of saffron and amazingly,
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to produce just 50 grams, It takes about 14 ,000 individual stigmas No wonder the spice is so expensive.
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After this painstaking harvesting, and to preserve the intensive taste, smell, and color of the product, the stigmas are subject to a process of drying,
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by which some 98 % of their moisture content is removed.
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This makes it possible to keep saffron on the shelf to be used for many years.
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The highly prized spice is famous for the flavor and aroma it imparts, which are often compared to that of honey.
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Saffron is also prized for its rich golden color, which makes food look so tempting and indulgent.
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If you want to buy some of this fabled spice, you will find that saffron is either sold as whole stigmas or ground up as a powder.
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Today, saffron is used in both Eastern and Western cuisines to add both color and flavor to an enormous range of recipes.
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Though cooks would agree that it is most commonly added to recipes for the cooking of rice, because somehow it seems to complement such dishes perfectly.
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It is found to varying degrees in Italian, Spanish, Indian, and Iranian food.
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Although food preparation is its most common present day use,
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medical research indicates that saffron may have important applications as a drug in the clinical treatment of a number of eye disorders.
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Patients given saffron in their regular diet seem to show remarkable signs of recovery from serious conditions.
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And although scientists are still unsure of exactly why,
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recent experiments with laboratory rats have shown saffron to be effective in protecting the animals from damage caused
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when they are exposed to potentially harmful lights.
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Now, I'd like to give a few examples of how saffron has been used since ancient times.
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Some of the earliest evidence of saffron cultivation comes from archaeological excavations dating back 4 ,000 years on the island of Crete,
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where paintings and other artifacts have been found indicating that women wore beautiful saffron -colored clothes.
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This is the earliest evidence of saffron being used as a dye.
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During the Roman Empire, saffron oil was produced, which, because of both its color and aroma, was used to create cosmetics.
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But only the wealthiest citizens could afford these.
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Another use of saffron was to be found in the public baths.
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There, saffron was used as a perfume to keep the places smelling fresh and aromatic.
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It is even said
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that the streets of Rome were strewn with saffron threads to greet Emperor Nero as an extravagant
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and sweet -smelling gesture when he made a triumphal entrance into the city.
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Other parts of the ancient world use saffron extensively.
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One of the most well -known examples was in Persia, which is modern -day Iran,
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where saffron was a vital part of the process of manufacturing carpets.
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being used as a traditional dye along with other natural products like berries and minerals.
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To end my presentation, I'd like to read out a recipe written by a...
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That is the end of part four.
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You now have one minute to check your answers to part four.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questo video contiene 45 frasi e 660 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 5:53. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 112 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Solo il 77% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| flower sostantivo | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | fiore |
| spouse sostantivo | /spaʊ̯s/ | sposo, sposa |
| stigma sostantivo | /ˈstɪɡmə/ | marchio, stigma |
| harvest sostantivo | /ˈhɑɹ.vəst/ | mietitura, messe |
| indicate verbo | /ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt/ | indicare |
| flavor sostantivo | /ˈfleɪvə/ | sapore, gusto |
| cultivation sostantivo | /ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/ | coltura |
| carefully avverbio | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | minuziosamente, accuratamente |
| compare verbo | /kəmˈpɛɚ/ | paragonare |
| bath sostantivo | /bɑːθ/ | bagno, vasca da bagno |
| thread sostantivo | /ˈθɹɛd/ | filo, refe |
| citizen sostantivo | /ˈsɪtɪzən/ | cittadino, cittadina |
| entrance sostantivo | /ˈɛn.tɹəns/ | entrata |
| potentially avverbio | /pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/ | potenzialmente |
| commonly avverbio | /ˈkɑmənli/ | comunemente, frequentemente |
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | are harvested · are discarded · is removed |
| Frasi relative who / which + frase — un’informazione in più su una persona o una cosa | student who is · flowers, which are · imparts, which are |
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | have focused · have shown · has been |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 3 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'd, doesn't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “th”: bath /bɑːθ/, thread /ˈθɹɛd/, wealthy /ˈwɛl.θi/, cloth /klɒθ/
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/, cultivation /ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/, potentially /pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/, preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, dish /dɪʃ/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: cultivation /ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/, potentially /pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/, experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, laboratory /ˈlæb(ə)ɹəˌtɔɹi/
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 flower, spouse, stigma.
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.