Pratica di Shadowing: Tactics for Listening Third Edition Basic Unit 4 Routines - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Creazione lezione...
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Listening 1 1 Excuse me, what's the time?
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Uh, it's 10.15.
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Thanks.
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2 Do you have the time?
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Let me see.
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Yeah, it's 10 after 2.
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2.10.
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Thanks.
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3 What time is it now?
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Hey, it's exactly twelve o'clock.
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Midnight.
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Happy New Year.
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Four.
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Can you tell me the time, please?
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Yeah, it's eleven thirty.
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Wow, I'm late.
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Thanks.
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Five.
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Do you know what time it is?
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Yeah, it's a quarter to four.
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Thanks a lot.
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Six.
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I'm late again.
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What time is it now?
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It's 7.50.
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Class starts at 8.
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I've only got 10 minutes.
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Listening to 1 Hey, Sandra.
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Do you want to go to the movies tonight?
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Maybe.
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What time?
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How about the 9.15 show?
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Oh, that's too late for me.
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I usually go to bed at 8.30. So early?
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Yeah.
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I have to get up at 5 a.m to study before school.
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5 a.m.?
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Why don't you study at night?
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I don't like to stay up late.
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I'm a morning person.
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2. You look tired, John.
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Yeah, well, I'm always tired.
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Really?
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What time do you go to bed?
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Usually around midnight.
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I like to stay up late, but I have to get up at 6.15 to go to work.
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3. Do you want to go running tomorrow morning, Sam?
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It depends what time.
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How about 6 o'clock?
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Six o'clock?
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I don't get up until around 9.30.
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Wow, you get a lot of sleep.
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Not really.
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I usually stay up until about 3 in the morning.
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4. Are you a morning person or a night person, Grace?
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Oh, definitely a night person.
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Really?
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Yeah, I can't fall asleep before midnight.
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I usually go to bed around 1 a.m.
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Huh.
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Do you sleep late in the morning?
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Not really.
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I usually get up at a quarter to eight.
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Five.
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Did you watch the 11 o'clock news last night, Mia?
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No. I was asleep.
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I usually go to bed around ten.
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Ten o'clock?
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That's pretty early, isn't it?
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Yeah.
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Well, I'd like to stay up later, but I have to get up at 6 a.m to go to work.
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6. Hi, James.
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What's new?
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Well, I got a new job a few weeks ago.
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Really?
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Congratulations!
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How do you like it?
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Well, it's great, except for the hours.
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I work the night shift.
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Oh, no!
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When do you sleep?
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Well, I go to bed at eight in the morning.
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I sleep all day and get up at four in the afternoon.
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Listening to...
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One.
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Hey, Sandra.
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Do you want to go to the movies tonight?
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Maybe.
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What time?
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How about the 9.15 show?
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Oh, that's too late for me.
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I usually go to bed at 8.30. So early?
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Yeah.
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I have to get up at 5 a.m to study before school.
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5 a.m.?
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Why don't you study at night?
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I don't like to stay up late.
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I'm a morning person.
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2. You look tired, John.
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Yeah, well, I'm always tired.
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Really?
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What time do you go to bed?
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Usually around midnight.
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I like to stay up late, but I have to get up at 6.15 to go to work.
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3. Do you want to go running tomorrow morning, Sam?
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It depends what time.
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How about 6 o'clock?
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Six o'clock?
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I don't get up until around 9.30.
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Wow, you get a lot of sleep.
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Not really.
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I usually stay up until about 3 in the morning.
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4. Are you a morning person or a night person, Grace?
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Oh, definitely a night person.
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Really?
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Yeah, I can't fall asleep before midnight.
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I usually go to bed around 1 a.m.
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Huh.
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Do you sleep late in the morning?
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Not really.
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I usually get up at a quarter to eight.
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Five.
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Did you watch the eleven o'clock news last night, Mia?
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No. I was asleep.
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I usually go to bed around ten.
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Ten o'clock?
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That's pretty early, isn't it?
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Yeah.
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Well, I'd like to stay up later, but I have to get up at six a.m to go to work.
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6. Hi, James.
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What's new?
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Well, I got a new job a few weeks ago.
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Really?
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Congratulations!
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How do you like it?
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Well, it's great, except for the hours.
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I work the night shift.
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Oh no!
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When do you sleep?
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Well, I go to bed at 8 in the morning.
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I sleep all day and get up at 4 in the afternoon.
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Thank you.
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Listening 3 1.
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Peter Let's see.
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I get up at 5.15 every morning and go running.
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Then, after I have a shower and a quick breakfast, I take the subway to work.
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I usually do some work on the subway.
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I get to work at 7 in the morning, and I usually work until 8 at night.
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After I get home, I have dinner.
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Then I read the newspaper before bed.
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I usually go to bed about 11 o'clock.
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2. Amelia I'm pretty busy these days.
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I get up early, around 6.30, then have breakfast, usually cereal and a big cup of tea.
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Then I take the bus to school.
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While I'm on the bus, I usually text my friends.
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Let's see, I have classes from 9 until 3.
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After classes, I go home and study for a few hours.
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Then I have dinner with my family.
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After dinner, I play video games for an hour or so, then chat with my friends online.
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Finally, I take a shower, then go to bed, usually around ten o'clock.
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Three.
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Charlie.
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My routine?
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Well, I'm looking for a job at the moment, so I don't have much of a routine.
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Every day is a little different, but I usually get up around eleven, then I go running.
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After that, I have a big lunch.
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I'm always hungry because I don't have breakfast.
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After lunch I play video games for a couple of hours, then I go online to look for jobs, but no luck yet.
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After that I usually watch some TV, then have dinner.
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In the evening I usually hang out with friends and play some more video games.
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I usually go to bed at 1 or 2 in the morning.
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Listening 3 1.
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Peter Let's see.
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I get up at 5.15 every morning and go running.
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Then, after I have a shower and a quick breakfast, I take the subway to work.
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I usually do some work on the subway.
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I get to work at 7 in the morning, and I usually work until 8 at night.
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After I get home, I have dinner.
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Then I read the newspaper before bed.
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I usually go to bed about 11 o'clock.
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2. Amelia I'm pretty busy these days.
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I get up early, around 6.30, then have breakfast, usually cereal and a big cup of tea.
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Then I take the bus to school.
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While I'm on the bus, I usually text my friends.
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Let's see, I have classes from nine until three.
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After classes, I go home and study for a few hours.
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Then I have dinner with my family.
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After dinner, I play video games for an hour or so, then chat with my friends online.
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Finally, I take a shower, then go to bed, usually around 10 o'clock.
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3. Charlie My routine?
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Well, I'm looking for a job at the moment, so I don't have much of a routine.
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Every day is a little different, but I usually get up around 11, then I go running.
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After that, I have a big lunch.
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I'm always hungry because I don't have breakfast.
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After lunch, I play video games for a couple of hours, then I go online to look for jobs, but no luck yet.
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After that I usually watch some TV, then have dinner.
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In the evening I usually hang out with friends and play some more video games.
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I usually go to bed at one or two in the morning.
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Pronunciation.
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Task 1
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13 2
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15 3 16 4 30 5
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50 6 60 Dictation
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You look tired, Jake.
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Yeah, I'm always tired.
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I have to get up at 5.15 every day.
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5.50?
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Why so early?
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Not 5.50, 5.15.
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Anyway, I go running before work, then I have to catch a 6.50 train to the city.
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Oh, I see.
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So, do you go to bed early?
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No, I'm a night owl.
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Last night I was up until 1.15.
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That's not enough sleep, Jake.
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Maybe you should get a new job.

Prime impressioni: perché questo video è ottimo per parlare in inglese

Questo video su routine giornalieri è un materiale perfetto per la pratica di conversazione in inglese, soprattutto per chi vuole migliorare l'abilità di capire e riprodurre frasi naturali. Le dialoghe semplici, basate su domande e risposte sul tempo, riflettono situazioni quotidiane, il che le rende facili da imitare. Inoltre, l'uso di espressioni colloquiali come "10 after 2" o "a quarter to four" mostra come gli inglesi parlano realmente, non solo come si scrive. Ecco perché è ideale per il shadowing in inglese: le frasi sono corte, il tono è chiaro e le situazioni sono familiari.

Scomponiamo il dialogo: frasi naturali e come usarle

Analizziamo alcune frasi per capire perché suonano genuine:

  • "Do you have the time?": Non è solo "What time is it?", ma una forma più colloquiale. Gli inglesi usano spesso "have the time" per chiedere l'ora in modo informale. Nota come la risposta "it's 10 after 2" abbrevia "10 minutes after 2" – una scorciatoia comune nella conversazione.
  • "I'm a morning person": Espressione idiomatica per dire che si è più attivi al mattino. Non si traduce letteralmente, ma è fondamentale per descrivere le proprie abitudini. È un esempio di come le frasi non semplici siano spesso le più utili.
  • "It depends what time": In italiano diremmo "dipende dall'ora", ma in inglese si omette la preposizione "on" in contesti informali. Questo tipo di dettaglio fa la differenza tra un inglese "scritto" e "parlato".

Queste frasi funzionano perché sono basate sulle abitudini linguistiche reali, non sulle regole grammaticali rigide. Ecco perché la pratica di conversazione in inglese deve includere anche l'imitazione di tali espressioni.

Una routine di pratica: shadow speak per migliorare

Per sfruttare al massimo il video, prova questo metodo di shadowspeak (o shadow speech):

  1. Ascolta una frase del video, poi metti in pausa.
  2. Ripeti la frase immediatamente, cercando di imitare il tono, l'intonazione e la velocità. Non ti preoccupare della pronuncia perfetta, ma della fluibilità.
  3. Registrati mentre ripeti. Poi ascolta il recording e confrontalo con il video: noti differenze nella velocità o nell'accento?
  4. Ripeti il processo per ogni frase, aumentando gradualmente la lunghezza delle sequenze (da una frase a un dialogo intero).

Questo loop di ripetizione e registrazione aiuta a internalizzare le frasi naturali e a migliorare la pronuncia. Il shadowing in inglese funziona perché imita il modo in cui i bambini imparano a parlare: ascoltando e ripetendo. Con la pratica, le frasi diventeranno automatiche e la tua conversazione diventerà più fluida.

Non sottovalutare il potere di queste piccole routine: anche 10 minuti al giorno di shadow speak possono fare una grande differenza nella tua abilità a parlare inglese come un nativo.

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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