Pratica di Shadowing: Starter Toeic Listening Unit 2 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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Unit 2 Part 1 Picture Description Choose the statement that best describes what you see in the picture.
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Number 1 A.
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The girl looks happy.
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B. The girl is sleepy.
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C. The girl is angry.
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D. The girl is looking out the window.
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Number 2.
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A. The girl is telling a joke.
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B. She has an injured arm.
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C. She is asking a question.
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D. The girl is reading a book.
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Number 3.
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A. The boy is in the kitchen.
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B. He is in the library.
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C. He is in a classroom.
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D. He is at the hospital.
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Number four.
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A. The students are passing notes.
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B. The boy and girl are holding hands.
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C. They are studying D.
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The students are eating lunch Number 5 A.
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The man is at his desk B.
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He is in his office C.
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The man is by the entrance D.
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The man is near the board Number 1.
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A. The girl looks happy.
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B. The girl is sleepy.
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C. The girl is angry.
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D. The girl is looking out the window.
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Number 2.
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A. The girl is telling a joke.
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B. She has an injured arm.
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C. She is asking a question.
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D. The girl is reading a book.
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Number 3 A.
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The boy is in the kitchen.
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B. He is in the library.
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C. He is in a classroom.
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D. He is at the hospital.
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Number four.
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A. The students are passing notes.
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B. The boy and girl are holding hands.
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C. They are studying.
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D. The students are eating lunch.
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Number 5.
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A. The man is at his desk.
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B. He is in his office.
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C. The man is by the entrance.
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D. The man is near the board.
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Part 2.
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Questions and Responses Listen to the questions and choose the best answer.
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Number 1.
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I'm so happy.
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I got an A in history.
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A. He is in the classroom right now.
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B. Congratulations.
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C. My history teacher's name is Mrs. Lewis.
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Number 2 Which class do you have on Tuesday mornings?
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A. French B.
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I don't like to wake up early C.
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We can go together Number 3 Will Brian go to university next year?
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A. Brian studies hard.
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B. She gave him the letter.
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C. No, he still has one more year of high school.
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Number 4.
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Is Professor Green your music teacher?
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A. Green is my favorite color.
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B. No, Mrs. Benson is.
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C. The music store is closed today.
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Number 5.
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Can you take these books back to the library for me?
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A. There is some extra paper in the desk drawer.
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B. The books are expensive.
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C. Yes, I'll put them in my bag.
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Number 1.
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I'm so happy I got an A in history.
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A. He is in the classroom right now.
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B. Congratulations.
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C. My history teacher's name is Mrs. Lewis.
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Number 2.
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Which class do you have on Tuesday mornings?
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A. French.
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B. I don't like to wake up early.
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C. We can go together.
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Number 3.
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Will Brian go to university next year?
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A. Brian studies hard.
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B. She gave him the letter.
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C. No, he still has one more year of high school.
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Number 4.
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Is Professor Green your music teacher?
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A. Green is my favorite color.
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B. No, Mrs. Benson is.
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C. The music store is closed today.
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Number 5.
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Can you take these books back to the library for me?
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A. There is some extra paper in the desk drawer.
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B. The books are expensive.
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C. Yes, I'll put them in my bag.
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Part 3.
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Short Conversations Choose the best answer to each question.
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Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following conversation.
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Next semester will be difficult.
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I didn't get accepted for the course I wanted.
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I didn't even get my second choice.
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I wanted to study a language, but instead I'll be taking geology.
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That's too bad.
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Why do you think that geology is so difficult?
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You might be really good at it.
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Maybe you'll enjoy it.
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Well, I'm not interested in learning about rocks and minerals.
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Besides, I'm not good at scientific subjects.
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Number 1.
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What will the man study next semester?
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Number 2.
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What did the man want to study?
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Number 3.
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Why is the man not happy about the subject he is taking?
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Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following conversation.
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I have to decide whether to take Spanish or German on Tuesday mornings.
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Spanish sounds so romantic, doesn't it?
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But you've enrolled for German, haven't you?
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It'd be fun to study together.
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Well, you know, Spanish class meets on Thursday mornings, not Tuesday.
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That's why I'm taking German.
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Oh, well I guess I'll be taking German too then.
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I can only study on Tuesdays.
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Number 4.
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Why does the woman want to study Spanish?
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Number 5.
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When does the Spanish class meet?
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Number 6.
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When can her friend study?
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Next semester will be difficult.
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I didn't get accepted for the course I wanted.
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I didn't even get my second choice.
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I wanted to study a language, but instead I'll be taking geology.
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That's too bad.
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Why do you think that geology is so difficult?
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You might be really good at it.
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Maybe you'll enjoy it.
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Well, I'm not interested in learning about rocks and minerals.
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Besides, I'm not good at scientific subjects.
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Number 1.
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What will the man study next semester?
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Number 2.
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What did the man want to study?
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Number 3.
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Why is the man not happy about the subject he is taking?
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Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following conversation.
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I have to decide whether to take Spanish or German on Tuesday mornings.
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Spanish sounds so romantic, doesn't it?
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But you've enrolled for German, haven't you?
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It'd be fun to study together.
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Well, you know, Spanish class meets on Thursday mornings, not Tuesday.
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That's why I'm taking German.
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Oh, well, I guess I'll be taking German too then.
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I can only study on Tuesdays.
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Number 4.
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Why does the woman want to study Spanish?
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Number 5.
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When does the Spanish class meet?
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Number 6.
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When can her friend study?
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I'm not really a good student.
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I don't often get high grades.
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I don't usually like studying in school, but there are a couple of subjects I enjoy.
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My two favourite subjects in school are chemistry and art.
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I like chemistry because it uses the logical part of my brain.
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I can work for hours trying to find the answer to a complex chemistry problem.
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You might be thinking that sounds like math, but it is more interesting than mathematics because then I can go to the chemistry lab and do experiments.
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It is exciting to see what happens when I do an experiment.
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On the other hand, I like art because I can be creative.
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I can express my feelings with a paintbrush.
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Both art and chemistry let me express different parts of myself.
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Number one.
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According to the speaker, what does she use to solve chemistry problems?
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Number two.
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Why does the speaker like art?
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Number 3 What does the speaker like about chemistry?
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Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following talk.
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My exams today were so difficult.
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I had three exams.
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In the morning, I had a French exam.
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French is really difficult for me, especially French spelling.
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I can never remember if I need an extra E at the end of words and that kind of thing.
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Then, after lunch, I had a history exam.
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I couldn't remember any of the dates that I studied before the exam.
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History is the most difficult subject because I find it boring.
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Finally, in the afternoon, I had a math exam.
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It was difficult, but math is my favorite subject, so I think I did pretty well on the exam.
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I'm good at math and I usually get high grades, so I'm sure I'll get a good score.
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Last semester, I got the best grade in my class.
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Number 4.
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When did the speaker have the French exam?
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Number 5.
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Why does the speaker dislike history?
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Number 6.
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What subject is the speaker's favorite?
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Thank you.

Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questa lezione di conversazione di livello A2 si basa sul video “Starter Toeic Listening Unit 2”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: study, Spanish, subject, exam, Tuesday. Questo video contiene 200 frasi e 1312 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 14:46. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 89 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Il 80% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare. 32 delle sue 200 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:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
chemistry sostantivo/ˈkɛm.ɪ.stɹi/chimica
examination sostantivo/ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/esame, visita
mathematics sostantivo/mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/matematica
semester sostantivo/sɪˈmɛstɚ/semestre
refer verbo/ɹɪˈfɜː/riferire
desk sostantivo/dɛsk/scrivania
classroom sostantivo/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/classe, aula
geology sostantivo/d͡ʒɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/geologia
romantic aggettivo/ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/romantico
entrance sostantivo/ˈɛn.tɹəns/entrata
experiment sostantivo/ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/esperimento
mineral sostantivo/ˈmɪn.ə.ɹəl/minerale
drawer sostantivo/dɹɔɹ/cassetto
litter sostantivo/ˈlɪt.ɚ/lettiera
sleepy aggettivo/ˈsliːpi/assonnato, sonnolento

I phrasal verb che sentirai

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
look out verbofare attenzione, stare attento
wake up verbo/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/svegliarsi

Frasi da ripetere

Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:

  • Can you take these books back to the library for me?
  • Yes, I'll put them in my bag.
  • I don't like to wake up early.
  • I didn't get accepted for the course I wanted.
  • Why do you think that geology is so difficult?

La grammatica di questo video

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

StrutturaNel video
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adessoyou've enrolled
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fais closed
Superlativi the -est / the most … — il massimo o il minimo di un gruppothe best · the most difficult
Possibilità con “might / may” might/may + verbo — qualcosa di possibile ma non certomight be

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 37 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, I'll, didn't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, paintbrush /ˈpeɪntˌbɹʌʃ/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, geology /d͡ʒɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/, experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/

Come esercitarsi con questo video

  1. Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
  2. Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
  3. Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come chemistry, examination, mathematics.

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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