Pratica di Shadowing: Study English online (B1). Preliminary English Test (PET) Listening Book 6 : Test 1 part 4 - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Creazione lezione...
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Now turn to part four.
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Questions 20: to 25.
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Look at the six sentences for this part.
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You will hear a conversation between a boy, Marcus, and a girl, Catherine, about their homework.
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Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect.
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If it is correct, put a tick in the box under A for yes.
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If it is not correct, put a tick in the box under B for No.
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You now have 20 seconds to look at the questions for part four.
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Now we are ready to start.
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Listen carefully.
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You will hear the recording twice.
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I feel awful.
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I've got two lots of homework to do today, and all I want to do after school is relax.
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It's not fair.
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Of course you've got a lot.
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You didn't do any yesterday, did you?
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No, I didn't.
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I had football practice, and after that I was just too tired for anything else.
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Well, maybe you could do more homework at the weekends, so you have time for football and other things during the week.
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go out with my family.
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On Sunday we went to the Science Museum.
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It was great.
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I wouldn't want to miss doing things like that just because I've got homework.
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Actually, you're quite lucky.
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I never do anything like that.
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Homework isn't everything.
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I'm sure you learnt just as much there.
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Yes, but I don't suppose the teachers will be interested in that.
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I've got today's maths to do, and I expect it'll take me hours.
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I tell you what, you can come round to my house this afternoon and we'll work on it together.
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I don't know.
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You're really good at maths.
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You'll just finish it quickly and I can't do that.
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It's not a competition, is it?
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It's more important that we both finish it, and working together will be much more fun.
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But if I don't do it by myself, I could be in trouble with the teacher.
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Well, we'll tell her you're finding it difficult, and so I'm going to try and help you understand it.
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I'm sure she won't mind that.
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Alright then.
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Thank you.
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Perhaps I'll feel better about maths if you help me.
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'At the moment, I still don't know where to begin.' Don't worry.
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We'll get there.
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Now listen again.
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I feel awful.
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I've got too lots of homework to do today, and all I want to do after school is relax.
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It's not fair.
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Of course you've got a lot.
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You didn't do any yesterday, did you?
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No, I didn't.
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I had football practice, and after that I was just too tired for anything else.
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Well, maybe you could do more homework at the weekends, so you have time for football and other things during the week.
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go out with my family.
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On Sunday we went to the Science Museum.
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It was great!
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I wouldn't want to miss doing things like that just because I've got homework.
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Actually, you're quite lucky.
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I never do anything like that.
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Homework isn't everything.
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I'm sure you learnt just as much there.
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Yes, but I don't suppose the teachers will be interested in that.
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I've got today's maths to do, and I expect it'll take me hours.
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I tell you what, you can come round to my house this afternoon and we'll work on it together.
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I don't know.
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You're really good at maths.
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You'll just finish it quickly and I can't do that.
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It's not a competition, is it?
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It's more important that we both finish it, and working together will be much more fun.
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But if I don't do it by myself, I could be in trouble with the teacher.
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Well, we'll tell her you're finding it difficult, and so I'm going to try and help you understand it.
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I'm sure she won't mind that.
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Alright then.
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Thank you.
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Perhaps I'll feel better about maths if you help me.
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'At the moment, I still don't know where to begin.' Don't worry, we'll get there.
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That is the end of part four.
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You now have six minutes to check and copy your answers onto the answer sheet.

Cosa imparerai

Questo video ti aiuterà a migliorare due competenze chiave: la capacità di seguire una conversazione informale tra coetanei e di identificare le sfumature del "shadowspeak" (l'imitatio naturale del parlato). Inoltre, prenderai confidenza nel riconoscere le esigenze comunicative nel contesto scolastico, come chiedere aiuto per i compiti o spiegare i propri impegni. Queste abilità sono fondamentali per superare il Preliminary English Test (PET), soprattutto nella sezione ascolto.

Ascolta questi suoni

Nella conversazione, noterai numerosi esempi di parlato collegato e riduzioni tipiche dell'inglese parlato. Ad esempio, "I've got" diventa /aɪv gɒt/ con un legame fluido tra "I've" e "got", mentre "you didn't do any" si trasforma in /juː ˈdɪdnt duː ˈeni/ con una riduzione di "any" a /ˈeni/. Questi dettagli sono cruciali per capire il parlato veloce e per esercitare il "shadow speak", cioè l'imitatio immediata del suono.

Parla come un madrelingua

Per imitare il ritmo e l'enfasi dei parlanti, concentra ti sugli accenti. In "I feel awful", l'accento è su "awful" (/ˈɔːfʊl/), mentre in "It's not fair" su "fair" (/feə(r)/). Usa il "shadowspeaks" per ripetere le frasi subito dopo averle sentite: questo aiuterà a sincronizzare la tua pronuncia con il tono e la durata delle sillabe. Ricorda che nel parlato informale, le frasi hanno una melodia cadente, specialmente nelle espressioni di disagio come "I don't know where to begin". Pratica con il video ripetuto: ogni riproduzione è un'occasione per rafforzare la tua fluenza.

Imparare l'inglese con YouTube è un modo efficace per mettere in pratica queste tecniche. Grazie al "shadow speech", potrai trasformare le conversazioni in esercizi concreti e migliorare la tua comprensione e pronuncia in modo naturale.

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.