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In part two of the TOEIC speaking test, you'll have to describe a picture for 45 seconds.
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But what do you say?
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How can you prepare?
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Let's find out.
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In this part of the speaking test, you'll be shown an image.
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Then you'll have 45 seconds to prepare what you're going to say.
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You'll want to use this time to think and make notes.
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Next, you'll have 45 seconds to speak and describe what you see.
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It's pretty straightforward, but what do you say?
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Have a look at this picture.
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What do you see?
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A lot of things, right?
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So, what do you need to do, and how can you maximize your score?
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First, during that 45 seconds, look and make notes.
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Here are a few things to focus on.
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First, the big picture.
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What is happening here generally?
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In this image you can see a group of people are cooking or learning to cook.
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Next, notice individual activities.
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I can see people cutting what might be vegetables or meat with knives.
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They're all wearing aprons.
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In this photo we can see their faces quite clearly as well.
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In this case, they're smiling.
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And remember, you have 45 seconds to prepare.
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Once those 45 seconds are over, you will start speaking, describing the general scene.
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Think of a few simple quick phrases to start the description.
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I can see.
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This appears to be.
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It looks like this is.
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Or it looks like they are.
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Then, be a bit more specific about one or two of the people.
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I can see a man wearing.
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I can see a woman cutting.
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It looks as if.
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It looks as though.
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There might be.
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It could be. Which is possibly. Which could be.
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and make comparisons where possible.
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While the chef looks like he knows what he's doing, the others look like they are only learning how to cook.
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So let's listen to a sample answer.
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Now, remember, it's not just what I say, it's how I say it.
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Listen to the rhythm and stress when I speak.
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You do not want your answer to sound flat and without rhythm, like this.
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This appears to be a group of people learning how to cook.
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In the middle of the group, there is a man in a chef's hat and chef's uniform.
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It looks as though...
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It should sound like this.
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This appears to be a group of people learning how to cook.
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In the middle of the group, there is a man in a chef's hat and chef's uniform.
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it looks as though he may be teaching the others to cook.
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On either side of him are young people doing a number of typical activities.
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The man and woman to his right are both chopping vegetables on a chopping board,
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while the woman to the left of the chef is stirring the contents of the frying pan as another woman adds pepper.
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They are all smiling and it looks like they're having fun. And that's it.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B1 si basa sul video “TOEIC Speaking: Useful Phrases for Describe Picture”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: seconds, cook, learning, prepare, appears. Questo video contiene 55 frasi e 512 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 3:39. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 140 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 89% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è facile da seguire.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

Le 12 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
chop verbo/t͡ʃɑp/tagliare
vegetable sostantivo/ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/verdura
rhythm sostantivo/ˈɹɪð.əm/ritmo
chef sostantivo/ʃɛf/chef, capocuoco
uniform sostantivo/ˈjunɪˌfɔɹm/uniforme, divisa
straightforward aggettivo/ˌstɹeɪtˈfɔː(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d/facile, semplice
fry verbo/fɹaɪ/friggere
distress sostantivo/dɪˈstɹɛs/angoscia, pena
stir verbo/stɝ/mescolare
subscribe verbo/səbˈskɹaɪb/abbonarsi
pepper sostantivo/ˈpɛp.ə/peperone
phrase sostantivo/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/espressione, polirematica

I phrasal verb che sentirai

ParolaSignificato
find out verboscoprire

Frasi da ripetere

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

  • How can you prepare?
  • It's pretty straightforward, but what do you say?
  • What do you see?

La grammatica di questo video

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

StrutturaNel video
Possibilità con “might / may” might/may + verbo — qualcosa di possibile ma non certomight be · may be
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsioneyou'll have · you'll be · You'll want
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodois happening · are cooking · they're smiling

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 11 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come you'll, they're, don't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: chop /t͡ʃɑp/, chef /ʃɛf/, maximize /ˈmæksəmaɪz/, straightforward /ˌstɹeɪtˈfɔː(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d/, distress /dɪˈstɹɛs/

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 chop, vegetable, rhythm.

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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