Pratica di Shadowing: Unit 3 Fun and Games - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Creazione lezione...
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TOPIC VOCABULARY beat (v) England needed to beat Germany to get to the final.
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board game (n phr) I think that  Trivial Pursuit is my favorite board game.
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captain (n) She was captain of  the Olympic swimming team.
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challenge (v) The girls challenged the  boys to a cricket match.
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challenge (n) I felt I  needed a new challenge at work.
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champion (n) He finally became  the world heavyweight boxing champion.
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cheat (v) Kids have always found ways  of cheating in school exams.
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classical music (n phr) I  love classical music, like Beethoven.
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club (n) Why don't you join a chess club?
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coach (n) After playing for ten years,  Barry became a baseball coach.
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competition (n) He'd entered  a competition in the local newspaper.
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concert (n) Did you hear that the Rolling  Stones did a concert in China?
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defeat (v) France defeated Italy 3-1. defeat (n) England suffered a 2-0 defeat.
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entertaining (adj) I saw a  really entertaining program on TV last night.
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folk music (n phr) What I like about folk  music is the sound of the guitar.
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group (n) My brother has got his  own group and they play in our local area.
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gym (n) I'm thinking of joining a gym. have fun (v phr) We haven't had such fun for years. interest (v) Photography has always interested me.
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interest (n) Tell us about your  interests and hobbies.
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member (n) Are you a member of the golf club?
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opponent (n) His opponent received  only 36 percent of the vote.
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organize (v) Who's organizing the conference?
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pleasure (n) He smiled  with pleasure when she walked in.
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referee (n) The referee blew his  whistle, and the game began.
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rhythm (n) This song has got  a really great rhythm.
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risk (v) He risked a lot of money on the company. risk (n) There's a serious risk of an accident on this road. score (v) No one scored in the first half.
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score (n) The final score was 4-3 to United. support (v) I support West Ham - who do you support? support (n) I hope all the students will support  our plans to rebuild the school.
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team (n) Are you in the hockey team this year?
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train (v) The players train five days a week.
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video game (n phr) I don't like  video games - I'd rather play outside.
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PHRASAL VERBS carry on The phone rang but  Mark just carried on watching TV.
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eat out Would you like to stay in or eat out tonight?
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give up You should give up smoking.
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join in Ask them if you can play -  I'm sure they'll let you join in.
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send off It was a very bad foul, and  the referee sent the player off.
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take up I've just taken up stamp collecting and it's really interesting.
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turn down Turn the radio down - I'm trying to work.
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turn up We asked our teacher to turn the  CD up so that we could hear it.
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PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES for a long time I haven't seen George for a long time.
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for fun I sing in a band for fun.
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in the middle (of) In the middle of the stage, there was an elephant.
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in time (for) We arrived at the cinema just in  time for the start of the film.
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on CD/DVD/video I didn't see it at the cinema so  I'm watching it on DVD tonight.
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on stage There were three actors on stage.
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WORD FORMATION act. action. They say that  actions speak louder than words.
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act. actor. I would love to be an actor.
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act. active. Johnnie is six years old, so he's  very active and has a lot of energy.
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act. inactive. I've been a bit inactive  since I got a job in an office.
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athletic You need to be very  athletic to play volleyball.
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athletics When we go to the Olympics,  I want to see the athletics.
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children I watched some children  playing in the playground.
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childhood My mum spent her childhood in France. collection John has got a great collection of football shirts. collector I sold my old stamps to a collector.
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entertainment There isn't much  entertainment in the evenings in my town.
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heroic The story was all  about two heroic young men.
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heroine The heroine of the  book finally gets married.
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musical Do you have much musical talent?
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musician It's not easy becoming  a professional musician.
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player One of the players was  injured when he scored a goal.
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playful My baby brother is very playful.
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sailing I love sailing and  I try to go every summer.
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sailor A sailor helped us  put our bags onto the ship.
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sang I sang in the choir when I was young. sung When my dad was at school, they had a song which was sung every morning. song What's the name of that song you’re singing?
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singer Kylie Minogue is  one of my favorite singers.
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singing I love Katy’s singing.  She's got a good voice.
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WORD PATTERNS bored with I'm bored with watching this film.
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crazy about Marshall is crazy about video games. good at What sports are you good at?
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interested in I'm quite interested in history. keen on I'm not very keen on spicy food.
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popular with This band is  very popular with teenagers.
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feel like What do you feel  like doing this weekend?
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listen to In my free time,  I like to listen to music.
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take part in Have you ever  taken part in a contest?
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a book (by sbd) about I read a great book by an  English writer about traveling around Europe.
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a fan of If you're a fan of Tony  DeVito, you'll love his latest album.
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a game against In a game against the  local school, I scored four goals.

Lo scenario: Divertimento e giochi nella vita quotidiana

Immagina di parlare con amici di un torneo di calcio, di un concerto di musica classica o di un nuovo videogioco: questo è il contesto del video, che ci porta in situazioni reali dove le parole e le frasi apprese diventano utili. Dai giochi da tavolo alle competizioni sportive, passando per i club e i concerti, il dialogo ci insegna a esprimere emozioni, sfide e piacevoli momenti, come quando dici "We haven't had such fun for years" per descrivere un weekend indimenticabile.

Frasi e collocazioni utili da memorizzare

  • Have fun: Non è solo "divertirsi", ma una frase pratica per esprimere il piacere in contesti come "Let's have fun at the party!".
  • Take up: Per parlare di iniziare un nuovo hobby, come "I've just taken up stamp collecting" (Ho iniziato a collezionare francobolli).
  • Support a team: Non solo "supportare", ma "tifare per una squadra": "I support West Ham" (Tifo per il West Ham).
  • Classical music / folk music: Collocazioni chiave per descrivere generi musicali, utili per parlare di concerti o gusti personali.
  • Send off: Un verbo phrasal sportivo per "espellere un giocatore": "The referee sent the player off" (L'arbitro ha espulso il giocatore).

La tua sfida shadowing: Impara a parlare come un madrelingua

Per migliorare la pronuncia inglese e l'intonazione, prova il shadowspeak: ascolta un frammento del video (ad esempio, "England needed to beat Germany to get to the final"), ripetilo immediatamente dopo, cercando di imitare il tono e la velocità. Fai questo per 5-10 frasi al giorno: è un metodo efficace, anche chiamato shadow speech, che aiuta a internalizzare la lingua. Se vuoi un esercizio più strutturato, usa un shadowing site per trovare materiali adatti, ma anche con il video puoi iniziare subito. Ricorda: la chiave è la pratica costante! Con il shadow speak, non solo impari le parole, ma anche come usarle nella vita reale.

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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