Pratica di Shadowing: Tactics for Listening Third Edition Basic Unit 10 The family - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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Listening one.
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One.
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That's me in the middle.
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That's my oldest niece, Megan, on the right.
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She's in her second year of college.
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And that's my nephew on the left.
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He just finished high school.
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Oh, he's handsome.
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Two.
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That's me in the middle.
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Who are the other two?
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Those are my brothers, Nigel and Trevor.
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They're twins.
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How old are they?
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They're 15.
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Three.
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That's me and my parents.
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Boy, you look just like your dad.
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No, I don't.
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Four.
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This is a picture of my son and daughter.
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Is your daughter younger than your son?
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Yes, much younger.
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He's 24.
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How old is your daughter?
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She's 12.
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That's a big difference.
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These are my parents, and that's my grandmother on the left.
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How old is she?
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She's 80.
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She looks young for 80.
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This is my father with my mom, my grandmother, my sister, and my cousin.
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Which one is your mother?
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The one all the way on the right.
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Oh, yes.
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Listening to One Do you have any brothers and sisters, Natalie?
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No brothers.
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I wish I did.
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But I have three sisters.
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Really?
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Yeah, and I'm the youngest.
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Poor you.
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Two.
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Tell me about your family, Abby.
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Well, I have one brother.
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He's older than me.
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What does he do?
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He's a student, and I have two younger sisters.
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Wow, you have a big family.
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3. Do you have any brothers or sisters, Ben?
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Just one.
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My sister, Anna.
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Is she older than you?
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Yes, she is.
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She always bosses me around.
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4. Tell me about your family, Rosie.
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Well, I come from quite a big family.
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I have two brothers, both of them younger than me.
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Really?
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Do you have any sisters?
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Yeah, I have one older and one younger sister.
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You're lucky.
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I wish I came from a big family.
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Five.
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Do you come from a big family, Tim?
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No, I'm an only child.
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It's just me and my parents.
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I'm sorry.
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I have one brother.
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He's older than me.
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What does he do?
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He's a student, and I have two younger sisters.
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Wow, you have a big family.
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Three.
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Do you have any brothers or sisters, Ben?
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Just one.
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My sister, Anna.
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Is she older than you?
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Yes, she is.
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She always bosses me around.
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4. Tell me about your family, Rosie.
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Well, I come from quite a big family.
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I have two brothers, both of them younger than me.
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Really?
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Do you have any sisters?
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Yeah.
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I have one older and one younger sister.
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You're lucky.
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I wish I came from a big family.
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5. Do you come from a big family, Tim?
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No, I'm an only child.
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It's just me and my parents.
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Listening 3 1.
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Both of my parents are taller than me.
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My dad is pretty tall, but my brother is even taller than my dad.
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Together, they look like a basketball team.
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My sister and I are the short ones in the family.
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Two.
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My brother isn't interested in music at all.
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He's into cars, like my dad.
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But I'm not interested in cars.
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I play the guitar and the piano.
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I guess I love music because of my mum.
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She sings beautifully.
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She plays the piano really well, too.
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Three.
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I love animals.
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I keep a couple of parrots in a big cage in my room.
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I love taking photographs of wild birds when I'm in the countryside.
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My dad and I often go away for the weekend, and we have a great time birdwatching.
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My sister thinks I'm crazy.
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When my sister has free time, she loves to play cards.
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I can't stand card games.
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Four.
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I enjoy reading.
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I read a lot of books, and I love going to the library.
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My dad likes outdoor things.
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He's really into sports and swimming, and he always tells me I should get more interested in sports.
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But Mom tells me that reading is the best way to learn.
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She always gives me books that she's been reading.
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Five.
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I'm very interested in computers.
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I'm always teaching myself new computer programs and I have a lot of great software.
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My brother and I spend all our free time in computer stores and online.
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My sister is more interested in the arts.
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She likes music and she loves to read.
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She hates computers.
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6. I love traveling.
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My mother and I go to a different place every year.
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Both of us love to learn new things about cultures.
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My father never goes with us because he hates flying.
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My older sister is in college, so she stays home and studies while we're away.
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Sometimes I wish my sister and my father would travel with us because I miss them.
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Listening 3 1.
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Both of my parents are taller than me.
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My dad is pretty tall, but my brother is even taller than my dad.
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Together, they look like a basketball team.
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My sister and I are the short ones in the family.
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2. My brother isn't interested in music at all.
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He's into cars, like my dad.
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But I'm not interested in cars.
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I play the guitar and the piano.
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I guess I love music because of my mom.
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She sings beautifully.
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She plays the piano really well, too.
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Three.
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I love animals.
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I keep a couple of parrots in a big cage in my room.
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I love taking photographs of wild birds when I'm in the countryside.
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My dad and I often go away for the weekend, and we have a great time birdwatching.
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My sister thinks I'm crazy.
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When my sister has free time, she loves to play cards.
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I can't stand card games.
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4. I enjoy reading.
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I read a lot of books, and I love going to the library.
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My dad likes outdoor things.
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He's really into sports and swimming, and he always tells me I should get more interested in sports.
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But Mom tells me that reading is the best way to learn.
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She always gives me books that she's been reading.
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5. I'm very interested in computers.
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I'm always teaching myself new computer programs, and I have a lot of great software.
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My brother and I spend all our free time in computer stores and online.
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My sister is more interested in the arts.
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She likes music and she loves to read.
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She hates computers.
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6. I love travelling.
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My mother and I go to a different place every year.
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Both of us love to learn new things about cultures.
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My father never goes with us because he hates flying.
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My older sister is in college, so she stays home and studies while we're away.
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Sometimes I wish my sister and my father would travel with us because I miss them.
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Pronunciation 1.
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Do you have any brothers?
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2. What does he do?
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3. Who do you look like?
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4. What are their names?
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Dictation Do you have a big family, Eva?
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Kind of.
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I have a younger brother and an older sister.
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Really?
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How old are they?
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Let's see.
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My brother is 18 and my sister is 25.
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Oh.
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What does your sister do?
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She's a chef.
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A chef?
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What a cool job.
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How do you like her food?
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I haven't tried it, actually.
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She lives in California.
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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 “Tactics for Listening Third Edition Basic Unit 10 The family”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: sister, brother, dad, interested, younger. Questo video contiene 192 frasi e 1194 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 11:50. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 101 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Il 85% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare. 30 delle sue 192 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
piano sostantivo/piˈænɪː/pianoforte, piano
guitar sostantivo/ɡɪˈtɑɹ/chitarra
chef sostantivo/ʃɛf/chef, capocuoco
outdoor aggettivo/aʊtˈdɔː/a cielo aperto, all'aperto
photograph sostantivo/ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/fotografia, foto
swim verbo/swɪm/nuotare, natare
grandmother sostantivo/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/nonna
cage sostantivo/keɪd͡ʒ/gabbia
countryside sostantivo/ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/campagna
cousin sostantivo/ˈkʌz(ə)n/cugino, cugina
twin sostantivo/twɪn/gemello, gemella
handsome aggettivo/ˈhæn.səm/bello
nephew sostantivo/ˈnɛf.ju/nipote
niece sostantivo/nis/nipote
pronunciation sostantivo/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/pronuncia, pronunzia

Frasi da ripetere

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

  • Is your daughter younger than your son?
  • How old is your daughter?
  • Which one is your mother?
  • Is she older than you?
  • Do you have any sisters?

La grammatica di questo video

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

StrutturaNel video
Comparativi -er than / more … than — confrontare due coseyounger than · older than · taller than
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — i verbi seguiti dalla forma in -inglove taking · enjoy reading · love traveling
Superlativi the -est / the most … — il massimo o il minimo di un gruppothe youngest · the best
Consigli con “should” should + verbo — dire che cosa è meglio fareshould get

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 26 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, can't, isn't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: chef /ʃɛf/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, dictation /dɪkˈteɪʃən/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: beautifully /ˈbju.tɪ.fə.li/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: chef /ʃɛf/, photograph /ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/, cage /keɪd͡ʒ/, countryside /ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/, youngest /ˈjʌŋ.ɡɪst/
  • /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: piano /piˈænɪː/, photograph /ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/, grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/, handsome /ˈhæn.səm/, parrot /ˈpæɹət/

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 piano, guitar, chef.

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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