Pratica di Shadowing: The Frankston Connect Club part 2 IELTS Actual listening (Audio +Transcript) - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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Part 2 You will hear a short talk given to a group of retired people about a club called Connect.
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First you have some time to look at questions 11 to 15.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 15.
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Hello, I've been asked to talk to you today about Connect.
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Connect is a club for people who have retired from full -time work.
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The first Connect club began back in 1960 in Brisbane, Australia.
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Today, I'll concentrate on Frankston Connect, the club where I'm a member.
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It services the communities around the suburb of Frankston here in Melbourne.
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Okay, so what are our club aims? we're not a fitness club
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or anything like that some connect branches do charity work
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but that's not for us our objective is to provide social contact with others who have similar interests
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and ideas now meetings we have monthly club meetings where the
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usual club business is discussed for example at the last meeting we talked about how much money was spent
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that month also at that meeting someone had just returned from an overseas trip and he spoke about that.
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Then we looked at entries for our photography competition.
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The winner will be announced soon.
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Up until now we've used the school hall for our meetings
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but that's about to be renovated so we needed to find an alternative.
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It's been a great venue because of its size and it's
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so easy to get to but I'm sure historical Frankston Hall will suit us just fine.
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Our social committee plans and organizes club trips from time to time, and they're always looking for suggestions from members for new places to go to.
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If you join, you should check the activities list that's posted on our website each month and attend anything that interests you.
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Come and make friends.
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We're just one big happy family.
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So, how do you join and what about membership fees?
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It's simple.
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Just fill in the form and give it to me before you leave this morning.
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There are a few payment options.
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Some members prefer to make an annual payment, which is a slightly cheaper option, or you can pay monthly.
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Why don't you get a group together?
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It makes the activities more fun.
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Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 16 to 20.
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If you still haven't decided whether to join or not, let me try to tempt you with some of our upcoming events.
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Our Moonlight Wildlife Walk was previously available to members' immediate families as well,
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but this wonderful activity has become so popular that it's now limited to just members.
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Although it's free, we do ask our members to pay something to the Wildlife Fund so it can continue its good work.
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Everyone makes their way to the wildlife park independently, arriving at dusk, where a guide walks with the group and tells us about all the animals we encounter.
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OK, theatre in the park.
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We see a different play every month.
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The park's on the train line and easy to access, so we don't organise buses or anything.
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Come along and recline on a blanket on the grass, although some members prefer to take along their own seat.
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No need to make a reservation, there's plenty of space.
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After the play, we all walk to a local cafe where you can purchase coffee and cake.
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It's a really fun night out.
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Birdwatching is a regular activity and it's organised by the keen birdwatchers in the club.
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This activity consists mainly of early morning and late afternoon walking trips to spot the birds when they're most active.
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Birdwatching attracts only small numbers, so one of our ardent birdwatchers drives members in the club van to the best spots.
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The City Botanical Gardens Walk is a popular activity that occurs a couple of times a year.
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Members make their own way there and usually meet up outside the gates at 8 .45am, setting off for the hour's walk with the volunteer guide by 9am.
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Many members bring a friend or relative and this is fine.
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Now, the State Library.
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Our visits here in the past have always been great because there's something for everyone.
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You can easily spend a whole day in there.
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There's a lovely restaurant
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and you can take food into the small cinema there where
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we'll be watching a short film about the history of our local area.
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So, what else can I tell you?
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That is the end of Part 2.
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You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to Part 2.
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Thank you.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 15.
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Hello.
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I've been asked to talk to you today about Connect.
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Connect is a club for people who have retired from full -time work.
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The first Connect Club began back in 1960 in Brisbane, Australia.
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Today, I'll concentrate on Frankston Connect, the club where I'm a member.
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It services the communities around the suburb of Frankston here in Melbourne.
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Okay, so what are our club aims we're not a fitness club
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or anything like that some connect branches do charity work
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but that's not for us our objective is to provide social contact with others who have similar interests
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and ideas now meetings we have monthly club meetings where the
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usual club business is discussed for example at the last meeting we talked about how much money was spent
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that month also at that meeting.
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Someone had just returned from an overseas trip and he spoke about that.
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Then we looked at entries for our photography competition.
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The winner will be announced soon.
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Up until now we've used the school hall for our meetings
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but that's about to be renovated so we needed to find an alternative.
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It's been a great venue because of its size and it's
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so easy to get to but I'm sure historical Frankston Hall will suit us just fine.
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Our social committee plans and organizes club trips from time to time, and they're always looking for suggestions from members for new places to go to.
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If you join, you should check the activities list that's posted on our website each month and attend anything that interests you.
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Come and make friends.
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We're just one big happy family.
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So, how do you join and what about membership fees?
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It's simple.
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Just fill in the form and give it to me before you leave this morning.
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There are a few payment options.
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Some members prefer to make an annual payment, which is a slightly cheaper option, or you can pay monthly.
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Why don't you get a group together?
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It makes the activities more fun.
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Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 16 to 20.
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Now listen and answer questions 16 to 20.
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If you still haven't decided whether to join or not, Let me try to tempt you with some of our upcoming events.
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Our Moonlight Wildlife Walk was previously available to members' immediate families as well.
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But this wonderful activity has become so popular that it's now limited to just members.
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Although it's free, we do ask our members to pay something to the Wildlife Fund so it can continue its good work.
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Everyone makes their way to the wildlife park independently, arriving at dusk, where a guide walks with the group and tells us about all the animals we encounter.
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OK, theatre in the park.
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We see a different play every month.
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The park's on the train line and easy to access, so we don't organise buses or anything.
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Come along and recline on a blanket on the grass, although some members prefer to take along their own seat.
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No need to make a reservation, there's plenty of space.
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After the play, we all walk to a local cafe where you can purchase coffee and cake.
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It's a really fun night out.
106
Birdwatching is a regular activity and it's organised by the keen birdwatchers in the club.
107
This activity consists mainly of early morning and late afternoon walking trips to spot the birds when they're most active.
108
Bird watching attracts only small numbers
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so one of our ardent bird watchers drives members in the
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club van to the best spots The City Botanical Gardens Walk is a popular activity
111
that occurs a couple of times a year Members make their own way there
112
and usually meet up outside the gates at 8 .45am setting
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off for the hour's walk with the volunteer guide by 9am Many members bring a friend
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or relative and this is fine Now, the State Library.
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Our visits here in the past have always been great because there's something for everyone.
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You can easily spend a whole day in there.
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There's a lovely restaurant
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and you can take food into the small cinema there where
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we'll be watching a short film about the history of our local area.
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So, what else can I tell you?
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That is the end of Part 2.
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You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to Part 2.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.

Prime impressioni: perché questo video è ottimo per l'italiano imparare l'inglese

Questo video è un materiale eccellente per esercitarsi nella shadowing in inglese e migliorare la pronuncia inglese. La conversazione è naturale, con un tono calmo e una velocità accessibile, tipica di discorsi informali. Le informazioni su club per pensionati offrono un contesto concreto, rendendo più semplice imitare l'intonazione e la struttura delle frasi. Inoltre, contiene espressioni quotidiane come "social contact" o "monthly payment", utili per la comunicazione reale.

Analizziamo le frasi: perché suonano naturali

  • "Our objective is to provide social contact with others who have similar interests and ideas": La struttura "our objective is to..." è semplice ma efficace, usata spesso per spiegare scopi. La parola "social contact" è più colloquiale di "social interaction", rendendo la frase più autentica.
  • "It's been a great venue because of its size and it's so easy to get to": L'uso di "it's been" per parlare di un luogo usato finora è tipico nel discorso quotidiano. "So easy to get to" è una forma semplice e naturale per dire "molto facile da raggiungere".
  • "Why don't you get a group together? It makes the activities more fun": "Why don't you..." è una richiesta gentile, spesso usata per incoraggiare gli altri. "It makes... more fun" è una struttura comune per spiegare i vantaggi di un'azione.

Una routine di pratica: repeat-and-record per il shadowing

Per esercitarti con shadow speech, segui questi passaggi: 1) Ascolta un frammento del video (5-10 secondi) e ripetilo immediatamente, imitando l'intonazione e la velocità. 2) Registrati mentre ripeti. 3) Confronta la tua registrazione con l'originale: nota differenze nella pronuncia di suoni come "th" (in "the") o "ed" (in "retired"). Ripeti il processo per ogni frase finché non senti che il flusso è naturale. Un shadowing site può aiutarti a gestire i frammenti, ma anche un semplice cellulare funziona. Questo metodo migliora non solo la pronuncia, ma anche la comprensione auditiva e la fluidità.

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 been asked · have retired · haven't decided
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo faI've been asked · is discussed · will be announced
Frasi relative who / which + frase — un’informazione in più su una persona o una cosapeople who have · payment, which is
Consigli con “should” should + verbo — dire che cosa è meglio fareshould check

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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