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Unit 11: Legends of the Sea.
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Unit 11: Legends of the Sea.
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Reading B: Women of the Waves.
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Throughout history, the majority of pirates have been men.
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But were there any women pirates?
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Absolutely.
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Below are two from different parts of the world.
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Mary Read Pirate in Disguise Mary Read was born in England around 1690.
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She lived most of her life disguised as a man.
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As a teenager looking for adventure, She dressed as a boy and got a job at sea.
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Later, as a young woman, still pretending to be a man, She found work on a ship and sailed to the Caribbean. On one journey...
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Pirates attacked Mary's ship.
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Instead of fighting, She joined them.
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But Mary had to be careful because many pirate ships had a rule.
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No women allowed.
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If the men discovered her true identity, they might shoot and kill her.
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So at first, Mary stayed by herself and avoided the others.
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But soon, she made a surprising discovery.
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One of the pirates on the ship was actually a woman.
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Anne Bonney was the captain's girlfriend but she was also a pirate herself.
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Mary told Anne her secret, and the two women became good friends and powerful fighters.
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They fought together until they were captured in 1720.
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Ching Shih Pirate Queen In the early 1800s, pirate Ching Shi terrorized the Chinese coast.
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When her powerful pirate husband died, control of his 500 junks transferred to Ching Shi.
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While she was in charge, she expanded her fleet to almost 2 ,000 ships.
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A fearless fighter, Ching Shih led nearly 80 ,000 pirates, both men and women.
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They targeted ships and towns along the coast of China.
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For years, leaders throughout the region failed to stop her, Eventually, Ching Shih retired.
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A rich and respected woman.

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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.