Pratica di Shadowing: SCREAM "Opening Scene" Clip (1996) Wes Craven - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Creazione lezione...
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Hello?
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Hello?
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Yes?
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Who is this?
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Who are you trying to reach?
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What number is this?
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What number are you trying to reach?
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I don't know.
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Well, I think you have the wrong number. Do I?
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It happens.
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Take it easy.
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I'm not sure.
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Hello?
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I'm sorry, I guess I dialed the wrong number.
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So why'd you dial it again? to apologize.
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You're forgiven.
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Bye now.
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What?
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I want to talk to you for a second.
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They've got 900 numbers for that.
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See ya.
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Thank you.
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- Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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- Uh.
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Thank you.
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Hello?
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Why don't you want to talk to me?
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Who is this?
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You tell me your name, I'll tell you mine.
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I don't think so.
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What's that noise?
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Popcorn.
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You making popcorn?
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Uh -huh.
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I only eat popcorn at the movies.
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I'm getting ready to watch a video.
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Really?
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What?
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I'll do some scary movie.
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You like scary movies?
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Uh -huh.
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What's your favorite scary movie?
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Uh, I don't know.
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You have to have a favorite.
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What comes to mind?
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Halloween.
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Okay.
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You know, the one with the guy in the white mask who walks around and stalks babysitters?
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Yeah.
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What's yours?
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Kiss.
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Umm...
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Nightmare on Elm Street.
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Is that the one where the guy had knives for fingers?
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Yeah, Freddy Krueger.
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Freddy, that's right.
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I liked that movie.
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It was scary.
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Well, the first one was, but the rest sucked.
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So, you got a boyfriend?
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Why?
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You wanna ask me out on a date?
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Maybe.
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Do you have a boyfriend?
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No. You never told me your name.
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Why do you want to know my name?
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I want to know who I'm looking at.
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What did you say?
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I want to know who I'm talking to.
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That's not what you said.
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What do you think I said?
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What?
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Hello?
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Look, I gotta go.
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Wait, I thought we were gonna go out.
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Uh, no, I don't think so.
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Don't hang up on me.
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you What is the name?
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Shit.
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Yes I told you not to hang up on me.
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What do you want?
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- To talk.
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Well, dial someone else, okay?
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Listen, asshole!
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No, you listen, you little bitch!
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You hang up on me again, I'll gut you like a fish, understand?
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Thank you.
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Ah.
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Yes.
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Kind of joke.
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More of a game, really. Can you handle that?
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I'm going to go.
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Bloody. Can you see me?
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Listen, I am two seconds away from calling the police.
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They'd never make it in time.
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We're out in the middle of nowhere.
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What do you want?
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to see what your insides look like.
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- - Who's there?
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Who's there?
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I'm calling the police!
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You should never say who's there.
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Don't you watch scary movies?
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It's a death wish.
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Might as well just come out here to investigate a strange noise or something.
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Look.
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You've had your fun now, so I think you better just leave or else.
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Or else what?
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Or else my boyfriend will be here any second and he'll be pissed when he finds out.
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I thought you didn't have a boyfriend.
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I lied!
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I do have a boyfriend.
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It'll be already stuck in so your house better be Sure.
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I swear.
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He's big and he plays football and he'll kick the shit out of you!
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I'm getting scared.
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I'm shaking in my boots. be better at Disney.
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His name wouldn't be...
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Steve wanted it.
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How do you know, Isabel?
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Name.
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Turn on the patio lights.
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Again.
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- - - Oh, God!
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I wouldn't do that if I were you.
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Where are you?
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Yes.
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Please don't hurt me.
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That all depends on you.
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I wanna play a game.
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- Then he dies right now!
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- No!
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No!
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Which is it? Which is it?
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Okay.
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Turn off the light.
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You'll see what kind of game Just do it.
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The Puffer!
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No!
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- No. - Whoa!
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Here's how we play.
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I ask a question.
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If you get it right, Steve lives.
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Please don't do this.
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Come on, it'll be fun.
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Please.
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It's an easy category.
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Please.
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Movie trivia.
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Or even give you a warm -up question.
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Don't do this, I can't.
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Name the killer in Halloween.
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No. Come on, it's your favorite scary movie, remember?
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He had a white mask, he stalked the babysitters.
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- I don't know.
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- Come on.
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Yes, you do.
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Please.
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What's his name?
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Steve's counting on you.
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Hey!
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Bye, girl.
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Michael.
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Yes!
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Very good.
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Now for the real question.
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No!
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Are you doing so well?
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We can't stop now.
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- Please stop, leave us alone.
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Then answer the question.
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Same category.
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these.
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Stop!
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Name the killer in Friday the 13th.
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Jason!
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Jason!
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Jason!
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I'm sorry.
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That's the wrong answer.
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No it's not!
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No it's not!
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It was Jason!
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Afraid not?
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way.
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Listen, it was Jason.
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I saw that movie 20 goddamn times!
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Then you should know Jason.
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Mother, Mrs. Voorhees, was the original killer.
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Jason didn't show up until the sequel.
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I'm afraid that was a wrong answer.
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For you, there's a bonus round.
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But poor Steve...
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I'm afraid.
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He's out!
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- - - - Oh, oh, oh.
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Hey!
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We're not finished yet.
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Final question.
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Are you ready?
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- Yeah.
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- No, no. - Answer the question and I will.
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What?
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What door am I at?
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What?
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There are two main doors to your house, the front door and the patio doors.
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If you answer correctly, You live.
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Very simple.
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Don't do this, I can't.
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Your call.
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Oh!
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- - I'm going to go.
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Woo -hoo!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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- Oh, oh, oh, oh!
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- - - - - - - Yeah.
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- - Did you put her over here today?
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- Yeah.
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They look great, don't they?
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- Thank you.
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- Oh, I don't.
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- I can send it back.
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- Mom!
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Jesus!
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What is it?
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Thank you.
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Casey!
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Casey?
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Casey?
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Casey!
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- Yeah.
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Where is she?
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Thank you.
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- - KC, you have two eggs?
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Casey?
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Babe?
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She's here.
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Oh my god, I can hear her.
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Thank you.
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Where is she?
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Oh, my God.
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Thank you.
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Oh my god, I can hear it!
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Yes.
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Get in the car.
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Drive down to the Mackenzie's.
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No, no, no, no. Let's go.
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Call the police.
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I'm going to go.
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Bye.
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I'm going to go ahead and get some more of the stuff that I've been doing you

Il contesto: una conversazione che si trasforma

Il video mostra una scena iniziale di un film horror, dove una chiamata telefonica apparentemente innocua diventa gradualmente inquietante. Questo scenario è perfetto per imparare l'inglese con YouTube, perché riflette situazioni reali di comunicazione spontanea: sbagli di numero, scambi di saluti e passaggi da toni amichevoli a più tensi. Le frasi sono semplici ma ricche di intonazione e ritmo, ideali per esercitarsi con la tecnica del shadowspeak.

Frasi utili e collocazioni da memorizzare

  • "I think you have the wrong number": una risposta cortese a un chiamante sbagliato, usata spesso in contesti reali.
  • "Take it easy": modo informale per calmare qualcuno, perfetto per situazioni di leggera tensione.
  • "What comes to mind?": domanda per chiedere a qualcuno di esprimere la prima idea che gli viene, utile in conversazioni fluide.
  • "I'm getting ready to watch a video": struttura per descrivere azioni imminenti, con il verbo "get ready" che si combina bene con infiniti.
  • "You like scary movies?": domanda semplice ma efficace per avviare un argomento, con l'uso di "scary" come aggettivo descrittivo.

Queste frasi non sono solo utili, ma aiutano a capire come le parole si combinano naturalmente in inglese, un aspetto chiave per migliorare la pronuncia e la fluidità con il shadow speech.

La tua sfida: shadowing in azione

Per esercitarti, usa questo dialogo come materiale per il shadowing. Ecco come fare: riproduci il video, metti in pausa ogni 5-10 secondi e ripeti ad alta voce le frasi, cercando di imitare l'intonazione e il ritmo del personaggio. Concentrati su parti come "Hello? Hello? Yes? Who is this?" dove la tensione si fa sentire nella voce. Ripeti il processo 3-4 volte, poi prova a farelo senza pausa: questo ti aiuterà a rafforzare l'orecchio e la pronuncia. Se vuoi approfondire, cerca un shadowing site che offra esercizi simili, ma per ora inizia con questo video: è il modo più diretto per imparare l'inglese con YouTube e migliorare il tuo shadowing.

La grammatica di questo video

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

StrutturaNel video
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fabe pissed · be already stuck
Consigli con “should” should + verbo — dire che cosa è meglio fareshould never say · should know
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodoare you trying · I'm getting · I'm looking
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsioneI'll tell · I'll do · I'll gut

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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