Pratica di Shadowing: 'So Much Slime' read by June Squibb - Impara a parlare inglese con i video
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Welcome to Storyline Online Brought to you by the SAG-AFTRA Foundation I’m June Squibb And today I’m going to read So Much Slime Written by Jason Lefebvre And illustrated by Zac Retz My family loves to make slime.
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My dad says slime is stretchy.
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My mom says slime is scientific.
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But I say slime is super squishy.
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“Oooh!” I shout.
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“I can show my class how to make slime!” “With your teacher’s permission,” Mom cautions.
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“Remember, Matty, slime is simple.
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Just three ingredients: glue, baking soda, and saline.” And Dad adds, “Everything else is just pizzazz!” That night, I stuff my backpack with ALL the slime-making supplies I’ll need.
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The next day, my art teacher agrees to a demonstration, so I set out everything I brought.
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“Slime is simple,” I explain to the class.
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“Just three ingredients.
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First is glue.
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At home we use ONE bottle.
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But I want enough slime for everyone, so I’m using SIX!” “Seems like a lot, Matty,” my teacher warns.
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“Don’t worry,” I reassure her.
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“I know EXACTLY what I’m doing.” Plooooop!
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“Next is baking soda,” I say.
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“One teaspoon for each bottle of glue.” “Then what?” my teacher asks.
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“Slime is simple,” I repeat.
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“Just three ingredients: glue, baking soda, and um….” I scan my supplies trying to remember the third.
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“Oh, yeah! Pizzazz!” I squeeze in food coloring while Julia stirs.
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“Now comes the best part.
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We’ll knead this with our hands – like dough.” So I pour a waterfall of slime onto the table and shout, “COWABUNGA” My teacher shudders.
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“Matty, is it supposed to spread like that?!” “Oh, no!” I shout.
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“I forgot to bring saline!
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That’s what turns this stuff into slime!
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I can’t make slime without saline!” “You forgot the saline?!” my teacher squawks.
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“I don’t have any saline!” This is bad.
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My demo is doomed.
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Instead of squishy slime, I’m up to my wrists in an icky, sticky swamp!
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“How will I ever clean this up?” I groan.
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“Something from the art closet might help,” Grace suggests.
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“Pompoms look like little mops!” Izzy hollers.
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“Maybe these can sop it up!” Izzy, Julia, and Noah lob fuzzy pompoms onto the table.
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But they just land – plip!
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plop! plip!
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– and sink into the spreading sludge.
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Now I’m up to my elbows in the icky, sticky swamp!
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“Sand might solidify it!” Luke shouts, dumping in a bagful.
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Noah, Kaitlyn, and Julia dump sand too, enough to turn a swamp into a desert.
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But the sand creates a wave – SWOOOOOOSH – and soon I’m surfing in the icky, sticky swamp.
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“Look!” Owen says.
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“Felt letters are like tiny towels.
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Maybe these could soak up the swamp.
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A, B… where’s the C?” “There’s no time for A-B-C order!” Noah yells.
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He flings felt letters at me until I’m in the eye of an alphabet storm.
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The letters float for a few seconds but soon start to slip beneath the surface… GLUG GLUG GLUG …and so do I.
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Now I’m up to my shoulders in the icky, sticky swamp.
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“Hey, everybody,” Kaitlyn calls.
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“Hailey and I wonder if we could WHIP this swamp into slime!” Many arms start mixing, but this only makes bubbles!
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They rise and grow until… …the biggest bubble explodes!
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KABOOM!!! My teacher looks ready to explode now too, because the icky, sticky swamp is landing everywhere!
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Just then, the school nurse bursts in.
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“Is everyone okay?
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What’s going on?” “It’s supposed to be slime,” I splutter, “but I forgot the saline!” “I’m all out of saline,” the nurse says, “but prizes make everything better.” Her prizes add plenty of pizzazz, but I’m still stuck in the icky, sticky swamp.
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My demo is a dud.
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A total disaster.
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“Oh, why did I forget the saline?!” I wail.
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“Oooh!” Owen shouts, running out the door.
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“I know where to find saline in school!” Owen is back in a flash.
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“Saline from the science lab!” he shrieks, squirting a stream across the room.
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My classmates gasp as the swamp magically morphs into spectacular, squishy slime.
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Everyone helps knead.
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“Slime is simple,” the science teacher recites.
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“Just three ingredients: glue, baking soda, and…” “SALINE!” we all shout.
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Just then, I see my parents and the principal at the door.
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“Hi, Matty!” Mom calls.
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“You forgot the saline at home!” “I know,” I say, “but look!
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My friends saved the slime!” “Impressive slime, kiddo,” Dad declares, lifting me into the air.
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“It’s filled with pizzazz – just like you!” Everyone is amazed.
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We roll the slime around.
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The big blobs pick up the extra bits, so cleanup is fast and fun.
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Soon our classroom is spotless.
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As the final bell rings, my teacher hands out containers.
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And just as I planned, there’s enough slime for everyone.
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My slime demo was a SUPER SUCCESS after all!
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When we get home, Dad hands me a package.
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“What’s this?” I ask.
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“Read the card,” Mom says.
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Dear Matty, Use this journal to track your imaginative experiments.
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I glued in one of my favorite slime recipes to get you started.
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Yours truly, Principal Stuckey “Cool,” I say.
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“Now I’ll never forget an ingredient!” We follow Principal Stuckey’s recipe right away to make stretchy… scientific… super squishy… …glow-in-the-dark slime!!
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I love this book ‘cause it tells me that even if I make a mess, I can clean it up and it’ll be beautiful.
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That’s good to know.
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Even if something goes wrong that with help, with friends, with teachers, with mothers and dads, that you can make them all right.
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Thank you for watching Storyline Online.
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Make sure to check out all of our stories.
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Informazioni su questa Lezione
In questa lezione, esplorerai la narrativa di un video che parla della creazione della slime, un'attività divertente e creativa. Imparerai a conoscere ingredienti semplici, la loro combinazione e le reazioni divertenti che possono sorgere durante un esperimento in classe. Attraverso questo racconto, migliorerai la tua sintassi e la tua fluidità nella pratica di conversazione in inglese, mentre scopri il lessico e le frasi chiave legate alla scienza e alla creatività.
Vocabolario e Frasi Chiave
- Slime - una sostanza gommosa e appiccicosa che puoi fare con ingredienti semplici.
- Stretchy - un aggettivo che descrive qualcosa che si allunga facilmente.
- Scientific - relativo alla scienza, indica qualcosa di basato su principi scientifici.
- Pizzazz - un termine che indica qualcosa di sorprendente o attraente.
- Ingredients - gli elementi necessari per creare qualcosa, in questo caso, la slime.
- Demonstration - un evento in cui qualcuno mostra o spiega come fare qualcosa.
- Knead - il processo di lavorare il composto, simile a impastare.
- Swamp - un termine usato qui per descrivere la condizione disordinata della slime senza l'ingrediente necessario.
Consigli per la Pratica
Per sfruttare al meglio il video, consiglio di seguire il metodo del shadow speech. Inizia a ripetere frasi brevi dopo averle ascoltate, mantenendo il ritmo e la tonalità originale. Non preoccuparti se all'inizio sarà difficile; il tuo obiettivo è migliorare la pronuncia inglese attraverso la ripetizione. Prova a fermare il video dopo ogni frase e ripeti a voce alta, cercando di imitare l'enfasi e il ritmo di June Squibb. Questo ti aiuterà a perfezionare le tue capacità di comunicazione e a sentirti più a tuo agio nell'imparare l'inglese con youtube. Fai particolare attenzione alla pronuncia delle parole legate al tema, come "slime" e "ingredients", arricchendo così il tuo vocabolario.
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 | is doomed · is amazed |
| Possibilità con “might / may” might/may + verbo — qualcosa di possibile ma non certo | might help · might solidify |
| Superlativi the -est / the most … — il massimo o il minimo di un gruppo | the best · the biggest |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — i verbi seguiti dalla forma in -ing | start mixing · Keep watching |
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.