Pratica di Shadowing: Unit 1 Life stories we admire - Tiếng anh 12 Global Success - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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Unit 1.
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Life Stories We Admire.
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Page 8.
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Getting Started.
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The Diary of Dung Thuy Tram.
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Activity 1.
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Listen and Read.
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Hi Nam, your book must be very interesting.
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What are you reading?
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I'm reading a really good book in English called Last Night I Dreamed of Peace, the diary of Dang Thuy Tram.
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Dang Thuy Tram, who is she?
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She was born in Hue in 1942.
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She studied medicine in Hanoi and volunteered to join the army at the age of 24,
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working as a surgeon during the resistance war against the US.
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That's when she started her diary, isn't it?
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Yes, she wrote her diary while she was working in a field hospital in Quang Nhai province.
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The diary contains personal accounts of her experiences during the war and shows her love for her family and country.
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Wow, it sounds interesting.
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Is she still alive?
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Unfortunately, she was killed by the enemy while she was doing her duty in the jungle in Guangnai province.
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She was only 27 then.
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Oh, that's really sad.
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But how did people find her diary?
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An American soldier found it and saved it from being burnt.
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Then, more than 30 years after Tram's death, a copy was returned to her mother.
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The diary was published in Vietnam in 2005.
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It has also been translated into several other languages.
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That's amazing!
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Now she is considered a national hero for devoting her youth and whole life to saving other people's lives in the war.
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Can you lend me the book when you finish reading it?
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I'd like to read it myself.
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Sure.
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Page 9.
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Language.
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Pronunciation.
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Diphthongs A and O.
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Activity 1.
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Listen and repeat.
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Then practice saying the words.
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A. Age.
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Saved.
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Translated.
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Against.
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O. Soldier.
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Wrote.
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Hero.
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Shows.
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Page 9.
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Language.
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Pronunciation.
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Diphthongs A and O.
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Activity 2.
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Work in pairs.
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Underline the words that contain the A and O sounds.
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Listen and check, then practice reading the whole text aloud.
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In the first year when The Diary of Dan Tui Tram was published, more than 300,000 copies were sold.
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The book was also translated into more than 16 different languages.
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A film based on the diary was made in 2009.
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Its name is Don't Burn.
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Page 15.
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Listening.
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the father of Mickey Mouse.
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Activity 2.
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Listen to a talk about Walt Disney's life.
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Number the events in the order they are mentioned.
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Walt Disney was one of the most admired people in the film industry.
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Many of the films created by his company are very popular with both children and adults.
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However, success did not come early for Disney.
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When he set up his own film company, it was not very profitable, so Disney chose to move to Hollywood to start a new career.
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There, he developed a character based on a pet mouse he once had, under the name of Mickey Mouse.
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He even gave the mouse his own voice.
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Soon, Mickey Mouse became the world's most popular cartoon character, and Disney was very popular worldwide.
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But Disney did not stop there.
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He went on to produce his first feature-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
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The film became a huge success, earning more than $400 million since its release and eight Oscars, the top award in the film industry.
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Throughout his career, Disney won or received 26 Oscars, a record in history.
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Besides making films, Disney was also the creator of the first Disneyland theme park, which opened in 1955.
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Nowadays, there are 12 Disney parks around the world where people can meet Disney cartoon characters
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and see live shows of their magical stories.
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After his death, the Walt Disney Studios continued to make high-quality live-action and animated films such as The Little Mermaid,
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Beauty and the Beast, and The Lion King.
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These films continue to inspire both adults and children to follow their dreams.
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Page 15.
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Listening.
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The father of Mickey Mouse.
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Activity 3.
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Listen to the talk again.
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Choose the correct answer, A, B or C.
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Walt Disney was one of the most admired people in the film industry.
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Many of the films created by his company are very popular with both children and adults.
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However, success did not come early for Disney.
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When he set up his own film company, it was not very profitable, so Disney chose to move to Hollywood to start a new career.
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There, he developed a character based on a pet mouse he once had, under the name of Mickey Mouse.
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He even gave the mouse his own voice.
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Soon, Mickey Mouse became the world's most popular cartoon character, and Disney was very popular worldwide.
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But Disney did not stop there.
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He went on to produce his first feature-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
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The film became a huge success, earning more than $400 million since its release and eight Oscars, the top award in the film industry.
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Throughout his career, Disney won or received 26 Oscars, a record in history.
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Besides making films, Disney was also the creator of the first Disneyland theme park, which opened in 1955.
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Nowadays, there are 12 Disney parks around the world where people can meet Disney cartoon characters
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and see live shows of their magical stories.
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After his death, the Walt Disney Studios continued to make high-quality live-action and animated films,
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such as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and The Lion King.
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His films continue to inspire both adults and children to follow their dreams.
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Unit 1.
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Life stories we admire.
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Page 16.
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Communication and culture.
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CLIL.
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Everyday English.
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Expressing pleasure and responding to it.
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Activity 1.
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Listen and complete the conversations with the expressions in the box, then practice them in pairs.
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1. I'm on top of the world.
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I've just learnt that my poem about Vietnam's national heroes has won the first prize in the poetry competition for teenagers.
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I'm so happy for you.
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It's a very inspiring poem.
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2. I took part in a public speaking event and gave a talk about Steve Jobs' innovations in technology.
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It was such a pleasure to be among so many talented speakers.
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They invited me to give another presentation.
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That's fantastic.
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I've always thought you're a great speaker.
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Looking Back Pronunciation
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Underline the words that contain the A sound and circle the ones with the O sound in the sentences below.
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Then listen and check.
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Practice saying these sentences in pairs.
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1. Cleopatra VII, a queen of ancient Egypt, was famous for her beauty.
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2. I love Disney animated films like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and The Little Mermaid.
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3. Bo Thi Cao attacked some French soldiers when she was only 14.
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4. Steve Jobs passed away when he was only 56 years old.
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Thank you.

Perché praticare il parlato con questo video?

Praticare il parlato con il video "Unit 1 Life Stories We Admire" offre una straordinaria opportunità per immergersi nella lingua inglese. Attraverso la storia ispiratrice di Dang Thuy Tram, gli studenti possono sviluppare le loro capacità oratorie in un contesto significativo. Ascoltando i dialoghi, gli apprendisti possono apprendere espressioni autentiche e migliorare la loro fluidità. Usando tecniche di shadowing in inglese, gli studenti ripeteranno esattamente ciò che ascoltano, imitando non solo i suoni ma anche l'intonazione e il ritmo. Questo approccio rende l'apprendimento più coinvolgente e memorabile.

Grammatica & Espressioni nel Contesto

Nel video, possiamo osservare diverse strutture grammaticali e espressioni significative che arricchiscono la comunicazione. Ecco alcune delle più importanti:

  • Domande dirette: "Who is she?" e "How did people find her diary?" sono esempi di domande che stimolano la conversazione.
  • Uso del passato: La narrazione include frasi come "she was born" e "she wrote her diary," evidenziando la narrazione di eventi passati.
  • Espressioni di opinione: Frasi come "It sounds interesting" mostrano modi di esprimere il proprio interesse e opinioni personali.
  • Frasi condizionali: L’uso delle frasi come "if you finish reading it, I'd like to read it myself," aiuta a capire come esprimere desideri e condizioni.

Utilizzare queste strutture attraverso imparare l'inglese con YouTube è un metodo efficace per migliorare la competenza linguistica.

Trappole di Pronuncia Comuni

Parlare inglese può presentare sfide, specialmente con la pronuncia. Alcuni termini e suoni nel video possono essere difficili per gli apprendenti:

  • Diphthongs: Le combinazioni vocaliche come “Age” e “Saved” sono cruciali. È fondamentale prestare attenzione alla pronuncia corretta di queste parole.
  • Parole con "w": Parole come “Wrote” e “With” possono risultare complicate per chi non è abituato a pronunciare correttamente la lettera “w.”
  • Accenti: L’intonazione nei termini come “Soldier” e “Hero” necessita di pratica per evitare malintesi.

Praticare il shadowspeak con queste espressioni può aiutare a consolidare la pronuncia corretta, rendendo l'apprendimento dell'inglese più efficace. Utilizzare siti di shadowing per il supporto alla pronuncia è altamente consigliato.

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.