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Listening One.
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1. I got an invitation to my boss's birthday party on Saturday night.
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Two.
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I thought I'd better get him a nice birthday present, so I bought him a really expensive tie.
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3. When I got to the party, my boss's wife met me at the door and invited me inside.
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4. Then I went in and saw all my friends from work there.
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5. I heard my boss's voice behind me as he came out of the kitchen.
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6. I turned around to say hello, and guess what?
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He was wearing exactly the same tie as the one I had bought him.
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Listening to.
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1. Some friends and I were in the elevator going up to my apartment
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when suddenly the elevator stopped between floors and wouldn't move.
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We were able to open the doors a little, but we were still stuck.
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2. I went to the airport to pick up my boss.
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I was so nervous that I wasn't paying attention to what I was doing.
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After I met him at the arrival terminal, I realised I couldn't remember where I had parked my car.
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I couldn't believe it with my boss there and all.
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I felt so stupid.
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3. When I left for work on Monday morning, I realized I had to walk because I didn't have a dollar bill for the bus.
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My boss gets angry if I'm late, so I really had to hurry.
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I was afraid of being fired.
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Well, I'd gotten about two blocks from my house when all of a sudden I felt something blow onto my leg.
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I looked down, and it was a dollar bill.
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4. I wanted to go sailing, but just as I arrived at the lake, a storm broke out and it started to rain.
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It wasn't a very strong storm, but it was much too cold for sailing.
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5. I was driving down Pleasant Street yesterday.
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I was singing along with a song on the radio and probably wasn't paying as much attention as I should have been.
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All of a sudden, a deer ran out in front of my car.
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6. Last weekend, I went out on a date with a friend from my history class, We were at this really nice restaurant, and when the check came,
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I realized that my wallet was missing.
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I guess I left it in the taxi after I paid the taxi driver.
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I didn't know what to do.
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The check was really expensive.
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Listening to.
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1. Some friends and I were in the elevator going up to my apartment
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when suddenly the elevator stopped between floors and wouldn't move.
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We were able to open the doors a little, but we were still stuck.
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Two.
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I went to the airport to pick up my boss.
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I was so nervous that I wasn't paying attention to what I was doing.
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After I met him at the arrival terminal, I realised I couldn't remember where I had parked my car.
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I couldn't believe it.
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With my boss there and all, I felt so stupid.
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3. When I left for work on Monday morning, I realized I had to walk because I didn't have a dollar bill for the bus.
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My boss gets angry if I'm late, so I really had to hurry.
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I was afraid of being fired.
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Well, I'd gotten about two blocks from my house when all of a sudden I felt something blow onto my leg.
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I looked down, and it was a dollar bill.
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4. I wanted to go sailing, but just as I arrived at the lake, a storm broke out and it started to rain.
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It wasn't a very strong storm, but it was much too cold for sailing.
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5. I was driving down Pleasant Street yesterday.
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I was singing along with a song on the radio and probably wasn't paying as much attention as I should have been.
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All of a sudden, a deer ran out in front of my car.
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6. Last weekend, I went out on a date with a friend from my history class, We were at this really nice restaurant, and when the check came,
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I realized that my wallet was missing.
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I guess I left it in the taxi after I paid the taxi driver.
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I didn't know what to do.
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The check was really expensive.
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Listening 3.
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1. It was a pretty bad snowstorm and the roads weren't in very good condition.
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I guess I was driving a little too fast and I went into a skid.
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I couldn't control the car at all.
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I went off the side of the road and into the snow.
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Luckily, the car wasn't damaged and I wasn't hurt but I couldn't get the car to move.
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I just had to stay in it and wait for the tow truck.
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Finally, after about half an hour, the tow truck arrived and pulled me out.
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Two.
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Yeah, it was pretty scary.
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We ran into a bad storm, and the plane really bumped around.
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The passengers were pretty scared.
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And of course, all the kids were screaming and crying.
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It lasted for only ten minutes.
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But those 10 minutes felt like an hour.
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I don't know how the pilot got the airplane out of that storm.
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But he finally did.
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and the rest of the flight was perfect.
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3. All I wanted was to get the newspaper.
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You know how some hotels leave it in front of your door in the morning?
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Anyway, I stepped out of the room to get it, but the door shut behind me.
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I tried to open it, but it was locked, and my key was inside the room.
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I was in my pajamas!
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Luckily for me, someone from housekeeping came by and she had a key.
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4. We were staying in this hotel in Thailand when there was a fire.
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I was so scared when I heard the fire alarm go off.
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We got out of the hotel as quickly as we could.
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The hotel was badly damaged and some people lost their clothes and money.
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Fortunately, We were lucky.
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No guests or staff members were injured.
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5. I was out shopping with a friend when I saw some kids selling raffle tickets to raise money for a charity.
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It was for a really good cause, so I bought a ticket.
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I didn't think much more about it, But in the end, I won first prize.
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It was a good prize, too.
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A weekend trip for two to New York City.
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6. I was at a restaurant with my wife when this famous movie star sat down at the table next to us.
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I couldn't believe it.
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I wanted to ask him for his autograph, but my wife said I should let the man have his dinner in peace.
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Later, when my wife was in the restroom, I asked the waitress if she would ask the movie star to sign my menu.
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And believe it or not, he did.
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Listening 3.
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1. It was a pretty bad snowstorm and the roads weren't in very good condition.
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I guess I was driving a little too fast and I went into a skid.
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I couldn't control the car at all.
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I went off the side of the road and into the snow.
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Luckily, the car wasn't damaged and I wasn't hurt but I couldn't get the car to move.
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I just had to stay in it and wait for the tow truck.
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Finally, after about half an hour, the tow truck arrived and pulled me out.
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Two.
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Yeah, it was pretty scary.
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We ran into a bad storm, and the plane really bumped around.
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The passengers were pretty scared.
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And of course, all the kids were screaming and crying.
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It lasted for only ten minutes.
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But those 10 minutes felt like an hour.
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I don't know how the pilot got the airplane out of that storm, but he finally did.
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and the rest of the flight was perfect.
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3. All I wanted was to get the newspaper.
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You know how some hotels leave it in front of your door in the morning?
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Anyway, I stepped out of the room to get it, but the door shut behind me.
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I tried to open it, but it was locked, and my key was inside the room.
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I was in my pajamas!
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Luckily for me, someone from housekeeping came by and she had a key.
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4. We were staying in this hotel in Thailand when there was a fire.
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I was so scared when I heard the fire alarm go off.
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We got out of the hotel as quickly as we could.
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The hotel was badly damaged and some people lost their clothes and money.
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Fortunately, We were lucky.
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No guests or staff members were injured.
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5. I was out shopping with a friend when I saw some kids selling raffle tickets to raise money for a charity.
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It was for a really good cause, so I bought a ticket.
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I didn't think much more about it, But in the end, I won first prize.
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It was a good prize, too.
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A weekend trip for two to New York City.
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6. I was at a restaurant with my wife when this famous movie star sat down at the table next to us.
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I couldn't believe it.
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I wanted to ask him for his autograph, but my wife said I should let the man have his dinner in peace.
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Later, when my wife was in the restroom, I asked the waitress if she would ask the movie star to sign my menu.
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And believe it or not, he did.
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Pronunciation.
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One.
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We went to the beach on Friday and just as we arrived, it started to rain.
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Two.
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I was walking to work when all of a sudden I heard someone call my name.
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3. I was having a great time and before I knew it, it was midnight.
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4. We waited and waited, and finally the tow truck arrived.
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Dictation Did I tell you about what happened to me last Saturday morning?
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No, what happened?
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I was walking down the street to get some coffee, when suddenly I heard someone call my name.
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I looked around.
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But I didn't see anyone I knew.
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Then what did you do?
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Well, I thought maybe I imagined it.
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So I kept walking.
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And just as I was about to go into the café, I heard it again.
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It was my best friend from elementary school.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B1 si basa sul video “Tactics for Listening Third Edition Expanding Unit 17 Past Events”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: storm, hotel, door, wife. Questo video contiene 154 frasi e 1729 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 12:05. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 143 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
Le 15 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| luckily avverbio | /ˈlʌk.ɪ.li/ | fortunatamente, meno male |
| sail sostantivo | /seɪl/ | vela |
| scare verbo | /skɛɚ/ | spaventare, impaurire |
| taxi sostantivo | /ˈtæksi/ | taxi, tassì |
| autograph sostantivo | /ˈɔtəɡɹæf/ | autografo |
| housekeeping sostantivo | lavoro di casa | |
| injure verbo | /ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ | ferire, danneggiare |
| pajamas sostantivo | /pəˈd͡ʒɑ.məz/ | pigiama |
| raffle sostantivo | /ˈɹæfl̩/ | estrazione, estrazione a premi |
| restroom sostantivo | /ˈɹɛstˌɹum/ | bagno, servizi |
| skid sostantivo | /ˈskɪd/ | derapata |
| snowstorm sostantivo | /ˈsnəʊstɔːm/ | tormenta |
| waitress sostantivo | /ˈweɪ.tɹɪs/ | cameriera |
| airplane sostantivo | /ˈɛɹˌpleɪ̯n/ | aereo, aeroplano |
| fortunately avverbio | /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/ | fortunatamente, per fortuna |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| go off verbo | esplodere |
| break out verbo | evadere |
| pick up verbo | tirare su, sollevare |
Frasi da ripetere
Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:
- I didn't know what to do.
- I couldn't control the car at all.
- Then what did you do?
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | being fired · wasn't damaged · was locked |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — un’azione in corso in un momento del passato | was wearing · wasn't paying · was driving |
| Consigli con “should” should + verbo — dire che cosa è meglio fare | should have · should let |
| Obbligo: must / have to / need to dire che qualcosa è necessario | had to walk · had to hurry · had to stay |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 38 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come couldn't, wasn't, didn't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: dictation /dɪkˈteɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: elevator /ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/, fortunately /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come luckily, sail, scare.
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.