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Who's this?
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It's the shoemaker.
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The old shoemaker. And here's his shop.
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The old shoe shop.
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It isn't a very good shop.
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It doesn't make much money.
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One last pair of shoes, says the old shoemaker.
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That's all I can make.
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It's late, says his wife.
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Make them in the morning.
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In the morning, they come down.
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There's something on the table.
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It's the shoes.
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Look!
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cries the shoemaker.
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Magic!
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He puts the shoes in the window.
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A lady sees them.
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Ah, shoemaker, says the lady.
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What beautiful shoes.
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I must buy them.
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Here are three gold coins.
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Three gold coins, says the shoemaker.
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I can make more shoes now.
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Two more pairs.
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He goes out and he buys some more leather.
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I have some money, he says.
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Look, three gold coins.
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Two more pairs of shoes, says the shoemaker.
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I can make two more pears now.
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It's late, says his wife.
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Make them in the morning.
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In the morning, they come down.
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There's something on the table.
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Two pears of shoes.
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Look, cries the shoemaker, more magic.
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He puts the shoes in the window.
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A man sees them.
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Ah, shoemaker, says the man.
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What beautiful shoes.
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I must buy them.
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Here are six gold coins.
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Six gold coins, says the shoemaker.
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I can make more shoes now.
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Three more pairs.
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He goes out, and he buys some more leather.
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Look, he says, I have some money, six gold coins.
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I can make three pairs of shoes, says the shoemaker.
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It's late, says his wife.
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Make them in the morning.
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In the morning, they come down.
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There's something on the table.
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Three pairs of shoes.
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Look, cries the shoemaker.
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Magic again!
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A family sees the shoes what beautiful shoes they
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say we must buy them here are nine
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gold coins nine gold coins says the shoemaker but who is making all these shoes Booze.
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That night, the shoemaker hides.
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He and his wife hide, and they wait.
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At midnight, they see two little elves.
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The little elves run in.
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They jump onto the table.
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Here's the leather, they say.
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Let's work.
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Let's make some beautiful shoes.
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All night they work.
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They work and work and work.
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The shoemaker and his wife watch.
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In the morning, the elves run away.
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But there's something on the table.
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Four beautiful pairs of shoes.
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Now we know, says the shoemaker.
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We know who helps us.
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Yes, says his wife.
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Two little elves.
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But what can we do for them?
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I know, says the shoemaker.
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Let's make some clothes for them.
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Oh, yes, says his wife.
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Yes.
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Night comes.
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They leave the clothes on the table.
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Then they hide.
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At midnight, the little elves run in.
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What's this?
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They say Something for us? For us?
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Oh, yes It's something for us They put on the new clothes And they dance Dance,
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dance, dance Now it's time for us to go because they know,
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because they know, say the elves.
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Goodbye, shoemaker.
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The elves never come back.
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But now the shoemaker makes good shoes.
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He works hard.
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Now his shop is a good shop, and he is happy.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione di livello A1 si basa sul video “The Shoemaker and the Elves”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: shoemaker, shoe, coins, gold, elves. Questo video contiene 95 frasi e 522 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 8:06. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 64 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Il 86% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| shoe sostantivo | /ˈʃu/ | scarpa, calzatura |
| coin sostantivo | /ˈkoɪ̯n/ | moneta |
| elf sostantivo | /ɛlf/ | elfo |
| leather sostantivo | /ˈlɛðɚ/ | cuoio |
| cloth sostantivo | /klɒθ/ | stoffa, tessuto |
| midnight sostantivo | /ˈmɪd(ˌ)naɪt/ | mezzanotte |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | arrivederci, addio |
| shoemaker sostantivo | /ˈʃuˌmeɪkɚ/ | calzolaio |
| pear sostantivo | /pɛɹ/ | pera, pero |
| cry verbo | /kɹaɪ/ | piangere |
| jump verbo | /d͡ʒʌmp/ | saltare |
| pair sostantivo | /pɛə/ | paio |
| shop sostantivo | /ʃɑp/ | magazzino, negozio |
| dance sostantivo | /dæns/ | ballo, danza |
| magic sostantivo | /ˈmæd͡ʒɪk/ | magia |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| go out verbo | uscire, andare fuori |
| come back verbo | tornare |
| run away verbo | scappare, fuggire |
Frasi da ripetere
Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:
- That's all I can make.
- Let's make some beautiful shoes.
- Let's make some clothes for them.
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
- I suoni “th”: leather /ˈlɛðɚ/, cloth /klɒθ/
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: shoe /ˈʃu/, shoemaker /ˈʃuˌmeɪkɚ/, shop /ʃɑp/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: elf /ɛlf/, cloth /klɒθ/, midnight /ˈmɪd(ˌ)naɪt/, jump /d͡ʒʌmp/, shop /ʃɑp/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: dance /dæns/, magic /ˈmæd͡ʒɪk/
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 shoe, coin, elf.
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.