Pratica di Shadowing: Tactics for Listening Third Edition Developing Unit 14 Shopping Problems - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Creazione lezione...
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Listening One.
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One.
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"Hey, they said this camcorder had a case, but look.
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There's no case here.
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2. Look at this!
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I asked for a small t -shirt, and they gave me a large sweatshirt.
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Three.
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Hey, look what happened.
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I ordered these glasses through the mail and one of them came broken.
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4. Hey look, a button is missing from my new shirt.
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And look at this stain.
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Listening to...
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1. Can I exchange this shirt, please?
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What's the problem?
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I asked for a size 44, but this is a size 34.
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Let me see if I can find one in the right size.
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Just a moment.
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I'm sorry, madam, we are completely out of your size.
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Could you come back next week?
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We'll have some more in then.
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Um, okay.
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Two.
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I'd like to exchange these shoes, please.
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Oh.
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Are they the wrong size?
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No, I just bought them and I noticed that the heels are coming off.
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Look!
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I see what you mean.
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Do you have your receipt?
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Let me see.
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Oh, it looks like I forgot it.
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Does it matter?
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Yes.
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Could you bring us your receipt?
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3. Excuse me.
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I bought this briefcase here a few months ago.
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Look.
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Here's my receipt.
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Yes.
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The problem is, I can't get the lock to work.
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strange Let's have a look.
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You're right.
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No problem.
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It comes with a two -year guarantee.
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so we'll repair it for you.
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But could you leave the briefcase with us for a few days?
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Sure, no problem.
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4. Excuse me, I'd like to exchange this watch.
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I just bought it a few weeks ago, but look at this!
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What seems to be the problem?
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It's the band.
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It's already broken.
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Oh, that's not good.
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Let me see if I can get you another one.
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I'm sorry, we are completely sold out of that style.
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I can order one for you.
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Or do you want to exchange it for a different watch?
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Well, I really like this style.
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Tell you what.
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Call me here tomorrow.
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By then, I'll know when I can get you a new one.
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Okay, thanks.
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I'll call you tomorrow.
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5. "Excuse me, I'd like to return this shirt." Is there a problem with it?
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"Yes.
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See the sleeves?
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Believe it or not, this used to be a long -sleeved shirt.
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Really?
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Yes, I washed it once, and look at the sleeves.
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Now they're much too short.
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"I see what you mean." I'll get you another one.
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Could you just fill out this form for me, please?
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Oh sure.
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And here's my receipt.
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6. There's something wrong with this camera I bought here a few months ago.
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What's the problem with it?
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The back doesn't shut properly.
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C. It pops open when you try to shut it.
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That's strange.
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I've never seen that problem before.
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We'll repair it for you at no charge.
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But I do need one thing.
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Could you show me the guarantee that came with the camera?
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Yes, here it is.
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Thanks.
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Listening to...
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1. Can I exchange this shirt, please?
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What's the problem?
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I asked for a size 44, but this is a size 34.
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Let me see if I can find one in the right size.
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Just a moment.
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I'm sorry, madam, we are completely out of your size.
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Could you come back next week?
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We'll have some more in then.
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Um, okay.
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Two.
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I'd like to exchange these shoes, please.
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Oh.
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Are they the wrong size?
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No, I just bought them and I noticed that the heels are coming off.
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Look!
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I see what you mean.
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Do you have your receipt?
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Let me see.
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Oh, it looks like I forgot it.
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Does it matter?
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Yes.
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Could you bring us your receipt?
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Three.
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Excuse me.
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I bought this briefcase here a few months ago.
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Look.
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Here's my receipt.
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Yes.
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The problem is, I can't get the lock to work.
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Strange Let's have a look.
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You're right.
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No problem.
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It comes with a two -year guarantee.
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So we'll repair it for you.
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But could you leave the briefcase with us for a few days?
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Sure, no problem.
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4. Excuse me, I'd like to exchange this watch.
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I just bought it a few weeks ago, but look at this!
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What seems to be the problem?
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It's the band.
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It's already broken.
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Oh, that's not good.
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Let me see if I can get you another one.
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I'm sorry, we are completely sold out of that style.
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I can order one for you.
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Or do you want to exchange it for a different watch?
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Well, I really like this style.
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Tell you what, Call me here tomorrow.
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By then, I'll know when I can get you a new one.
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Okay, thanks.
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I'll call you tomorrow.
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5. Excuse me, I'd like to return this shirt.
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Is there a problem with it?
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"Yes.
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See the sleeves?
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Believe it or not, this used to be a long -sleeved shirt.
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Really?
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Yes, I washed it once, and look at the sleeves, now they're much too short.
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"I see what you mean." I'll get you another one.
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Could you just fill out this form for me, please?
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Oh, sure.
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And here's my receipt.
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6. There's something wrong with this camera I bought here a few months ago.
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What's the problem with it?
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The back doesn't shut properly.
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See?
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It pops open when you try to shut it.
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That's strange.
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I've never seen that problem before.
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We'll repair it for you at no charge.
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But I do need one thing.
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Could you show me the guarantee that came with the camera?
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Yes, here it is.
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Thanks.
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Listening 3.
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One.
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I went to a summer sale at the department store the other day.
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There were hundreds of people there.
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People were lined up in front of the main door before it opened.
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As soon as the doors opened, everyone rushed in.
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There were some great bargains there, but it was impossible to find what I wanted because of the crowds.
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I really wanted to buy a few things, but after a while I got fed up and left without buying anything.
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Big crowds drive me crazy.
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Next time, I won't go shopping during a big sale.
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2. I bought lots of cheap clothes when I was on vacation last summer.
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Things were about half the price of the same things here.
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The clothes looked well made so I spent a lot of money, but I've had problems with almost everything I bought.
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Some shrank as soon as I washed them and the colours have faded on the rest.
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Next time, I'll save my money and wait for the sales at home.
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3. I needed a new camera last month.
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So I bought one from a store in the mall.
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I paid $248 for it.
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And it's a really good camera.
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It takes beautiful pictures.
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A few days ago, though, I found exactly the same camera online for only $195.
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I was really annoyed.
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But I guess there's nothing much I can do about it.
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Next time, I will spend more time comparing prices before I buy something.
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4. Some friends and I were on vacation in China last summer, I went shopping one day and got some really fabulous things.
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I got nice running shoes and tennis clothes.
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I thought the prices were reasonable and I hate bargaining, so I just paid the price they asked.
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The next day, one of my friends went back to the same store and decided to bargain.
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She got things for much cheaper prices than I paid.
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Next time I go travelling, I'll be short a bargain when I buy something.
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Listening 3.
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One.
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I went to a summer sale at the department store the other day.
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There were hundreds of people there, People were lined up in front of the main door before it opened.
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As soon as the doors opened, everyone rushed in.
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There were some great bargains there, but it was impossible to find what I wanted because of the crowds.
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I really wanted to buy a few things, but after a while I got fed up and left without buying anything.
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Big crowds drive me crazy.
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Next time, I won't go shopping during a big sale.
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Two.
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I bought lots of cheap clothes when I was on vacation last summer.
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Things were about half the price of the same things here.
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The clothes looked well made so I spent a lot of money, but I've had problems with almost everything I bought.
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Some shrank as soon as I washed them, and the colors have faded on the rest.
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Next time, I'll save my money and wait for the sales at home.
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3. I needed a new camera last month.
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So I bought one from a store in the mall.
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I paid $248 for it.
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And it's a really good camera.
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It takes beautiful pictures.
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A few days ago, though, I found exactly the same camera online for only $195.
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I was really annoyed.
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But I guess there's nothing much I can do about it.
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Next time, I will spend more time comparing prices before I buy something.
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4. Some friends and I were on vacation in China last summer, I went shopping one day and got some really fabulous things.
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I got nice running shoes and tennis clothes, I thought the prices were reasonable and I hate bargaining, so I just paid the price they asked.
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The next day, one of my friends went back to the same store and decided to bargain.
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She got things for much cheaper prices than I paid.
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Next time I go travelling, I'll be short a bargain when I buy something.
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Pronunciation 1.
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I need to return this.
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Two.
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You need to show me the guarantee.
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3. He needs to get another size.
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4. I'd like to exchange these shoes.
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5. She'd like to get a refund.
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6. We'd like to get another one.
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Dictation Can I help you?
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Yes, I'd like to return this shirt.
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I need to get a larger one.
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No problem.
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And the color is wrong.
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I'd like to find a blue one.
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That's fine.
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Oh, and do you have your receipt?
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Uh -oh, I think I forgot it.
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I need to go home and get it.
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Yes.
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I need to see your receipt.
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Okay, I'll be right back.

Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B1 si basa sul video “Tactics for Listening Third Edition Developing Unit 14 Shopping Problems”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: bought, size, receipt, camera, price. Questo video contiene 240 frasi e 1702 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 12:51. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 133 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 84% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

Le 15 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
receipt sostantivo/ɹɪˈsiːt/ricezione, reception
bargain sostantivo/ˈbɑːɹɡən/trattativa, accordo
sleeve sostantivo/sliv/manica
cloth sostantivo/klɒθ/stoffa, tessuto
shoe sostantivo/ˈʃu/scarpa, calzatura
briefcase sostantivo/ˈbɹiːfˌkeɪs/valigetta
annoy verbo/əˈnoɪ̯/irritare, seccare
madam sostantivo/ˈmædəm/signora
heel sostantivo/hil/tallone, calcagno
fade verbo/feɪd/sbiadire
fabulous aggettivo/ˈfæbjʊləs/favoloso
mall sostantivo/mɔːl/centro commerciale
dictation sostantivo/dɪkˈteɪʃən/dettatura, dettato
sweatshirt sostantivo/ˈswɛtʃəːt/felpa
pronunciation sostantivo/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/pronuncia, pronunzia

I phrasal verb che sentirai

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
come back verbotornare
fill out verbo/fɪl ˈaʊt/compilare

Frasi da ripetere

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

  • Can I exchange this shirt, please?
  • Could you come back next week?
  • We'll have some more in then.
  • Do you have your receipt?
  • Could you bring us your receipt?

La grammatica di questo video

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

StrutturaNel video
“Used to” used to + verbo — un’abitudine o uno stato passato che non è più veroused to be
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adessoI've never seen · have faded
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fawere lined · was really annoyed
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — i verbi seguiti dalla forma in -inghate bargaining

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 46 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'll, I'd, we'll. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: shoe /ˈʃu/, dictation /dɪkˈteɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: receipt /ɹɪˈsiːt/, sleeve /sliv/, cloth /klɒθ/, briefcase /ˈbɹiːfˌkeɪs/, bind /ˈbaɪ̯nd/
  • /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: madam /ˈmædəm/, fabulous /ˈfæbjʊləs/, camcorder /ˈkæmˌkoɹ.dɚ/

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 receipt, bargain, sleeve.

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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