Pratica di Shadowing: Tactics for Listening Third Edition Basic Unit 14 Small Talk - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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Oh, hello, Michael.
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I haven't seen you in ages.
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How is everything with you these days?
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It's been great seeing you again.
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Gee, look at the time.
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I've got to run.
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Talk to you later.
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3. How are you, anyway?
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It's so nice to see you.
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What have you been doing lately?
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4. It's been really nice talking to you.
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Let's get together again soon, okay?
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5. Oh, hi.
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I've been thinking about you.
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I haven't seen you in such a long time.
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How's everything?
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6. Where have you been?
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It's been ages.
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How's it going with you?
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7. Listen, I hope to see you again soon.
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Let's have lunch sometime, okay?
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8. How have you been?
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And how's your family?
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It's so nice to see you again.
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Listening to Hey, how's it going?
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Are you enjoying the party?
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Yes, I am.
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The people here are really nice.
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Really?
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Everyone is so friendly.
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Hi, Tim.
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How's everything?
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Everything's fine, thanks.
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Hey, hear that?
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That's Taylor Swift.
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Isn't she great?
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Yes, she's really good.
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3. Who's that over there?
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Have you met her?
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No, I haven't met her before, but I think I will now.
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Nice talking to you.
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4. So how are you, anyway?
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Okay.
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Not too bad.
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How's everything at work?
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Fine, but I'm very busy.
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I have to work late nearly every night.
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5. I think I'll get something to eat.
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The food looks good.
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Can I get you something?
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No, I'm not hungry right now.
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Thanks.
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Okay.
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Talk to you later.
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6. Hey, hi.
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I've been thinking about you.
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I haven't seen you in ages.
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Did you have a good trip?
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Yeah, it was great.
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I took a train across Canada.
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Then I drove to Disneyland.
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Wow, that's great.
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7. Hey, great to see you.
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How have you been?
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Fine, thanks.
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How are your parents?
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Oh, Mom and Dad are fine, thanks.
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Mom just started a new job.
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Oh, really?
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8. Hi, how have you been?
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Oh, fine, thanks.
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Do you know everyone here?
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Yeah, almost everyone.
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Listening to One Hey, how's it going?
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Are you enjoying the party?
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Yes, I am.
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The people here are really nice.
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Really?
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Everyone is so friendly.
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2. Hi Tim, how's everything?
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Everything's fine, thanks.
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Hey, hear that?
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That's Taylor Swift.
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Isn't she great?
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Yes, she's really good.
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3. Who's that over there?
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Have you met her?
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No, I haven't met her before, but I think I will now.
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Nice talking to you.
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Four.
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So how are you, anyway?
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Okay.
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Not too bad.
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How's everything at work?
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Fine, but I'm very busy.
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I have to work late nearly every night.
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Five.
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I think I'll get something to eat.
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The food looks good.
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Can I get you something?
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No, I'm not hungry right now.
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Thanks.
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Okay.
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Talk to you later.
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6. Hey, hi.
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I've been thinking about you.
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I haven't seen you in ages.
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Did you have a good trip?
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Yeah, it was great.
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I took a train across Canada.
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Then I drove to Disneyland.
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Wow, that's great.
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Seven.
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Hey, great to see you.
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How have you been?
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Fine, thanks.
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How are your parents?
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Oh, Mom and Dad are fine, thanks.
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Mom just started a new job.
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Oh, really?
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Eight.
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Hi, how have you been?
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Oh, fine, thanks.
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Do you know everyone here?
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Yeah, almost everyone.
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Listening 3 1.
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Hey, I was just talking to Molly.
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Did you know she's leaving the company?
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Really?
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You're kidding.
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Yeah.
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She's decided to change jobs.
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She wants to become an airline pilot.
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An airline pilot?
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Wow.
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That's a surprise.
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2. I'm really excited about the rock concert next week.
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I'm glad I got my tickets early, because I heard that all the tickets had been sold.
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I heard that too.
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I'm looking forward to the concert.
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It should be great.
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3. I got a really cool present for my birthday.
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Oh yeah?
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What is it?
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My parents gave me a bird, a yellow canary.
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She's so cute.
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I've always wanted a bird.
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I love when they sing.
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That's awesome.
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So what are you going to call her?
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Polly.
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Four.
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Oh, hey, Claire just texted me.
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She says she's sick.
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That's why she's not here tonight.
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Yeah, I spoke to her dad this morning, and he said she has a really bad case of the flu.
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She's had it for about a week.
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Sometimes it takes a long time to get over the flu.
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Claire has been sick a couple of times this year.
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I know.
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It's too bad.
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Five.
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That guy over there just moved here from Canada.
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I was talking to him a while ago.
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He's really interesting.
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He's an actor, and he's already appeared in a couple of movies.
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Yeah, so he was telling me.
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He mentioned the names of his movies, but I haven't seen any of them.
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Maybe one day he'll be a big star.
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Six.
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There's a really interesting exhibition at the museum this month.
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It's all about Walt Disney and the story of how he started making cartoons.
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Is that right?
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I haven't been to the museum for a long time.
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You should go and take a look at it.
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I'm sure you'll find it really interesting.
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I think I will.
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Thanks for letting me know.
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Hey, I was just talking to Molly.
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Did you know she's leaving the company?
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Really?
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You're kidding.
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Yeah.
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She's decided to change jobs.
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She wants to become an airline pilot.
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An airline pilot?
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Wow.
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That's a surprise.
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Two.
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I'm really excited about the rock concert next week.
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I'm glad I got my tickets early, because I heard that all the tickets had been sold.
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I heard that too.
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I'm looking forward to the concert.
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It should be great.
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Three.
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I got a really cool present for my birthday.
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Oh, yeah?
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What is it?
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My parents gave me a bird.
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A yellow canary.
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She's so cute.
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I've always wanted a bird I love when they sing that's awesome so what are you gonna call her Polly
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four oh hey Claire just texted me she says she's sick
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that's why she's not here tonight yeah I spoke to her dad this morning
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and he said she has a really bad case of the
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flu she's had it for about a week sometimes it takes a long time to get over the flu.
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Claire has been sick a couple of times this year.
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I know.
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It's too bad.
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5. That guy over there just moved here from Canada.
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I was talking to him a while ago.
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He's really interesting.
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He's an actor, and he's already appeared in a couple of movies.
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Yeah, so he was telling me.
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He mentioned the names of his movies, but I haven't seen any of them.
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Maybe one day he'll be a big star.
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6. There's a really interesting exhibition at the museum this month.
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It's all about Walt Disney and the story of how he started making cartoons.
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Is that right?
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I haven't been to the museum for a long time.
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You should go and take a look at it.
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I'm sure you'll find it really interesting.
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I think I will.
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Thanks for letting me know.
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Pronunciation 1.
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How's your family?
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2. How are you?
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3. How have you been?
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4. What have you been doing?
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Dictation.
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Hi, Angela.
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I haven't seen you for a long time.
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What's new?
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Oh, not much, really.
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I've been studying a lot.
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What about you?
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What have you been up to?
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Uh, not much.
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I did visit Gina last week.
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Oh, nice.
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So, how's your sister these days?
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She's fine, thanks.
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And how are your parents?
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Oh, they're pretty busy, but doing well.

Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “Tactics for Listening Third Edition Basic Unit 14 Small Talk”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: fine, interesting, parents. Questo video contiene 244 frasi e 1254 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 10:56. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 115 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 86% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare. 66 delle sue 244 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
airline sostantivo/ˈɛɹˌlaɪn/linea aerea, compagnia aerea
hungry aggettivo/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/affamato, avere fame
exhibition sostantivo/ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/mostra, esposizione
cartoon sostantivo/kɑɹˈtun/vignetta
sometime avverbio/ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/un giorno o l'altro
pronunciation sostantivo/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/pronuncia, pronunzia
canary sostantivo/kəˈnɛəɹi/canarino, canario
dictation sostantivo/dɪkˈteɪʃən/dettatura, dettato
bird sostantivo/ˈbɜːd/uccello, pennuto
ticket sostantivo/ˈtɪk.ɪt/biglietto
concert sostantivo/kənˈsɝt/concerto
yellow aggettivo/ˈjɛloʊ/codardo
actor sostantivo/ˈæk.tɚ/attore, attrice
cute aggettivo/kjuːt/carino, grazioso
friendly aggettivo/ˈfɹɛnd.li/amichevole, accogliente

I phrasal verb che sentirai

ParolaSignificato
get over verbosuperare, vincere
look forward to verbonon vedere l'ora

Frasi da ripetere

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

  • How is everything with you these days?
  • What have you been doing lately?
  • How's it going with you?
  • Are you enjoying the party?
  • Did you know she's leaving the company?

La grammatica di questo video

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

StrutturaNel video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — un’azione iniziata prima e ancora in corsoI've been thinking · I've been studying
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adessohaven't seen · haven't met · I've always wanted
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fahad been sold
Past continuous was/were + -ing — un’azione in corso in un momento del passatowas just talking · was talking · was telling

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 42 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, haven't, I've. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: exhibition /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, dictation /dɪkˈteɪʃən/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: exhibition /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: bird /ˈbɜːd/, ticket /ˈtɪk.ɪt/, concert /kənˈsɝt/, pilot /ˈpaɪ̯.lət/, cute /kjuːt/

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 airline, hungry, exhibition.

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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