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Listening 1 1 Hello, City Taxi.
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Yes, I left a computer bag in a taxi coming back from the airport.
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Can you describe it?
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Yes, it's brown leather with the initials PWD on it.
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2 Hello, City Taxi.
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Hello, has anyone turned in a lady's handbag?
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I left one in a taxi about an hour ago.
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Can you describe it?
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Yes, it's a wide bag, with thin blue and brown stripes.
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Three.
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Hello?
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Is this City Taxi?
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Yes, it is.
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I'm calling about a wallet.
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I think I left it in a taxi this morning.
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It's a black wallet.
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It had all my credit cards in it.
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Oh, dear.
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Four.
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Hello, City Taxi.
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Hello.
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I left a pair of glasses in a taxi this morning.
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Sunglasses?
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Black frames with initials on them?
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No, no, they're regular glasses.
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They were in a brown leather case.
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I can't see a thing without them.
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Sorry, they're not here.
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1. I wear it instead of sunglasses because sunglasses make me look so stupid.
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I always wear it when it's sunny outside.
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If I don't wear it, the sun hurts my eyes.
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It's not too good on windy days, though.
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2. It's excellent for work because it's pretty big and I can get my laptop and all my business papers in it.
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It's not one of those cheap -looking plastic ones.
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It's made of real leather.
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3. I use it to put my things in when I play sports.
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It's pretty big, so I can get all my clothes and my running shoes into it.
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4. It's an expensive one, but I use it a lot because it's very wet here in the fall.
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I love the colors, too.
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People can easily find me in a crowd when I'm using it.
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5. It's great when you're on a trip somewhere, especially when you're taking a flight, because you can take it on board an aircraft.
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It's not very big, so you can put it in the overhead compartment or under the seat in front of you.
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It also has wheels and a handle that you can pull out.
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6. They're very comfortable for jogging or walking.
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That's good because I jog and walk a lot.
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I've had them for about three years.
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I hate the colour, but I'll use them until I can afford a new pair.
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Listening to 1.
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I wear it instead of sunglasses because sunglasses make me look so stupid.
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I always wear it when it's sunny outside.
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If I don't wear it, the sun hurts my eyes.
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It's not too good on windy days, though.
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Two.
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It's excellent for work because it's pretty big and I can get my laptop and all my business papers in it.
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It's not one of those cheap -looking plastic ones.
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It's made of real leather.
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Three.
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I use it to put my things in when I play sports.
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It's pretty big, so I can get all my clothes and my running shoes into it.
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Four.
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It's an expensive one, but I use it a lot because it's very wet here in the fall.
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I love the colors, too.
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People can easily find me in a crowd when I'm using it.
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Five.
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It's great when you're on a trip somewhere, especially when you're taking a flight, because you can take it on board an aircraft.
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It's not very big, so you can put it in the overhead compartment or under the seat in front of you.
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It also has wheels and a handle that you can pull out.
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6. They're very comfortable for jogging or walking.
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That's good, because I jog and walk a lot.
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I've had them for about three years.
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I hate the color.
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But I'll use them until I can afford a new pair.
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Listening 3 1.
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It's a brown leather one.
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I keep all my money and my credit cards in it.
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I usually keep it in my back pocket.
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It probably fell out when I was getting off the bus.
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I hope I get it back because it also has my ID card in it and that's very important.
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2. I'm always losing them or putting them down and forgetting where I put them.
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I think I was wearing them when I was on the bus.
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Then I stopped for a cup of coffee at a coffee shop.
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I think I took them off then because I don't need them when I read, and I was reading a magazine.
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Yes, maybe that's where they are.
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Three.
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I'm sure I had them when I left school
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because I remember putting them in my purse i'm sure i had them
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when i came home or i couldn't have driven the car
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or opened the front door so
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that means they're somewhere inside the house four i'm sure i used it to pay the bill at the restaurant
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when i had lunch there after that i went to the department store
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and i think i used it
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when i bought my jacket i'm sure that's the last time i used it so it's probably there Five.
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I usually keep it at home in a drawer in my desk because I only use it when I travel internationally.
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But it's not there, so I wonder where I put it.
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Oh, maybe I left it at the office when I came back from my trip to France.
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I think that's where it is, because I went straight from the airport to my office.
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Six.
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I thought it was in my computer case.
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I usually put it there when I get one from the newsstand, and then read it when I get home.
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Now I remember, I was on the subway.
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I took it out to read the sports section.
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I'm sure I left it there.
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Listening 3 1.
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It's a brown leather one.
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I keep all my money and my credit cards in it.
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I usually keep it in my back pocket.
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It probably fell out when I was getting off the bus.
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I hope I get it back because it also has my ID card in it and that's very important.
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Two.
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I'm always losing them or putting them down and forgetting where I put them.
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I think I was wearing them when I was on the bus.
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Then I stopped for a cup of coffee at a coffee shop.
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I think I took them off then because I don't need them when I read, and I was reading a magazine.
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Yes, maybe that's where they are.
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Three.
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I'm sure I had them when I left school because I remember putting them in my purse.
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I'm sure I had them when I came home or I couldn't have driven the car or opened the front door, so that means they're somewhere inside the house.
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4. I'm sure I used it to pay the bill at the restaurant when I had lunch there.
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After that, I went to the department store, and I think I used it when I bought my jacket.
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I'm sure that's the last time I used it, so it's probably there.
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5. I usually keep it at home in a drawer in my desk because I only use it when I travel internationally.
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But it's not there, so I wonder where I put it.
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Oh, maybe I left it at the office when I came back for my trip to France.
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I think that's where it is, because I went straight from the airport to my office.
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Six.
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I thought it was in my computer case.
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I usually put it there when I get one from the newsstand, and then read it when I get home.
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Now I remember I was on the subway.
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I took it out to read the sports section.
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I'm sure I left it there.
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Pronunciation.
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Task 1.
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1. Leather wallet.
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2. Expensive sunglasses.
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3. Regular glasses 4.
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Colorful backpack Task 2 1.
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Comfortable chair 2.
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Attractive person 3.
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Plastic toys 4.
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Running water 5.
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Beautiful sunset 6.
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Interesting book
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Dictation
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hello city taxi hello has anyone turned in a cell phone
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i think i left mine in a taxi this morning well
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our taxi drivers find lots of cell phones every day can you describe it yes it's purple
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and it's in an orange case hmm those are unusual colors
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let's see no I'm sorry we don't have it are you
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sure I have to find it it has all my important information in it wait what's
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that oh it's in my jacket pocket

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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “Tactics for Listening Third Edition Basic Unit 20 Describing Things”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: taxi, leather, sunglasses, wear, usually. Questo video contiene 150 frasi e 1397 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 11:01. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 127 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Solo il 81% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
taxi sostantivo/ˈtæksi/taxi, tassì
leather sostantivo/ˈlɛðɚ/cuoio
sunglasses sostantivoocchiali da sole
pocket sostantivo/ˈpɑ.kɪt/tasca
jacket sostantivo/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/giacca
wallet sostantivo/ˈwɑl.ət/portafoglio, borsellino
desk sostantivo/dɛsk/scrivania
shoe sostantivo/ˈʃu/scarpa, calzatura
laptop sostantivo/ˈlæp.tɑp/notebook, laptop
sunny aggettivo/ˈsʌni/soleggiato, soleggiata
subway sostantivo/ˈsʌbˌweɪ/metro, metrò
cloth sostantivo/klɒθ/stoffa, tessuto
internationally avverbiointernazionalmente
purse sostantivo/pɚs/portafoglio, borsa
overhead sostantivo/ˈəʊvəˌhɛd/costi di gestione

I phrasal verb che sentirai

ParolaSignificato
get off verboscendere

Frasi da ripetere

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

  • Can you describe it?
  • I'm calling about a wallet.
  • I can't see a thing without them.
  • I always wear it when it's sunny outside.
  • That's good because I jog and walk a lot.

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 adessoI've had
Past continuous was/were + -ing — un’azione in corso in un momento del passatowas getting · was wearing · was reading
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodoI'm calling · I'm using · you're taking
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsioneI'll use

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 38 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, they're, don't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “th”: leather /ˈlɛðɚ/, cloth /klɒθ/, thin /ˈθɪn/
  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: shoe /ˈʃu/, unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, dictation /dɪkˈteɪʃən/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: overhead /ˈəʊvəˌhɛd/, handbag /ˈhændˌbæɡ/
  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: pocket /ˈpɑ.kɪt/, jacket /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/, wallet /ˈwɑl.ət/, desk /dɛsk/, laptop /ˈlæp.tɑp/
  • /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: taxi /ˈtæksi/, jacket /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/, laptop /ˈlæp.tɑp/, backpack /ˈbæk.pæk/, handbag /ˈhændˌbæɡ/

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 taxi, leather, sunglasses.

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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