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The Inch Prince Once upon a time,
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there was a little old man and a little old woman.
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Their names were Mr. and Mrs. Ping.
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They lived in a tiny house by a river.
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Every day they weeded the plants in their vegetable plot.
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The beans look beautiful.
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Fed the animals in their field.
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The hens look happy and watered the flowers in their garden.
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The lilies look lovely.
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They had everything they wanted.
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Well, almost.
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I wish we had some children, said Mrs. Ping one evening.
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Only a teeny child could feed in our tiny house, said Mr. Ping sadly.
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But small things can be special too, said his wife.
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I wouldn't care if they were just one inch tall, she added.
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At that moment, a fairy flew by.
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She heard what Mr. and Mrs. Ping said.
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She noticed there are lovely vegetables, happy animals, and tall flowers.
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These people are kind, thought the fairy.
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I'll be kind to Dom.
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She waved her wand and whispered some magic words.
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Jumping beans and flying fish, give this folk their dearest wish.
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Soon afterwards, Mr. and Mrs. Pink had a teeny-weeny boy.
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In fact, he was just one inch tall.
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Let's call him Isamboshi, said Mrs. Pink.
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It means one inch boy or issy for short, said her husband.
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Mm, very short.
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Each year the pink vegetables grew better.
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Their animals grew bigger.
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And their flowers grew taller. But Izzy stayed small.
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Maybe if I stand on tiptoe.
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Izzy was tiny.
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He had a bottle top for a bathtub.
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He had a shoelace for a scarf.
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He had a pea for a ball.
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Go!
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He had a bottom for a dinner plate.
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And he had a matchbox for a bat.
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Many years later, it was time for Izzy to leave home.
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I'll get a job in the city.
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His parents gave him three presents for his journey.
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He had a rice bowl for a boat.
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He had a pair of chopsticks for oars.
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And he had a needle for a sword.
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Izzy set off down the river, between tall mountains, past village,
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around white woods, and through towns,
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until he reached the big city.
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I'll ask the emperor for a job, thought Issy.
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But if I don't get squashed first...
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At last, Issy reached the emperor's palace.
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Two guards were marching up and down outside.
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I'd like a job, said Izzy.
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You are teeny, said one guard.
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What can you do?
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I can run past you for a start, said Izzy.
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Hey, where did he go?
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He jumped over the guard's foot and ran into the palace.
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A maid was washing clothes.
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I'd like a job, said Issy.
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You are Winnie, said the maid.
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What can you do?
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I can run past you for a start, Issy said.
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Hey, where did he go?
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He jumped over the maid's soap and into the kitchen.
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A cook was making dinner.
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I'd like a job, said Issy.
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You are tiny, said the cook.
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What can you do?
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I can run past you for a start, Issy said.
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Hey, where did he go?
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He ran around the cook's oven and into the next room.
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Issy was in the thorn room.
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He bowed to the emperor and the princess.
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I'd like a job.
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Please, your majesty, said Isi.
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Would you, indeed, said the emperor.
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He's teeny-weeny, daddy, said Princess Chi-Chi.
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What can he do?
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Well, I ran past your guard.
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Your mate and your cook to get here, said Isi.
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The emperor thought for a moment.
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You can look after Princess Chi Chi, he said.
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But daddy, mourned the princess, he's only one inch tall.
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Small things can be special too, said the emperor.
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From then on, Izzy never left the princess side.
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He was there in the morning.
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He was there in the afternoon.
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He was there at night.
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One day, the princess left the palace to visit her aunt.
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Isi went, too.
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They came to a dark forest.
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I am scared, said Princess Chi-Chi.
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I'll look after you, said Issy.
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What can you do, said the princess.
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Just then, there was a terrifying roar.
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Grrrr!
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Grrrr!
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Help!
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Help!
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A giant ogre crashed through the trees.
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He reached out to grab the princess.
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Put her down, said Issy.
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Put her down, said Issy, or I'll...
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You, said the ogre, what could you do?
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The ogre scooped up Issy and popped him in his mouth.
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Mmm, I love bite-sized snacks.
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Easy thought quickly.
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He took his needle sword and pricked the ogre's tongue.
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Take that!
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Oh, oh, oh, oh!
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The ogre spat out Easy and rang off.
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Dad will teach him.
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Thank you, Izzy.
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Look, said Izzy.
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The ogre left his hammer behind.
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The princess tried to pick it up, but it was too heavy.
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It's heavier than it looks.
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I wish you were bigger, Izzy, she said.
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Then maybe you could lift it.
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A cloud of magic stars shot out of the hammer and swept around Izzy.
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Izzy felt himself changing.
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He grew bigger and bigger and bigger.
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In seconds, he was as big as the princess.
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I'm as tall as you, said Izzy.
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The hammer granted your wish.
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The princess fell in love with Izzy, but not because he was tall.
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She loved him because he was brave.
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They got married and lived in a house next to the palace.
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The house was small, but Prince Isi and Princess Chi Chi were happy.
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They both knew that small things can be special too.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione di livello A2 si basa sul video “Usborne First Reading - Level 04 - The Inch Prince”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: Izzy, princess, issy, Chi, tall. Questo video contiene 130 frasi e 924 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 14:09. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 65 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Il 78% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| emperor sostantivo | /ˈɛmp(ə)ɹə/ | imperatore |
| palace sostantivo | /ˈpælɪs/ | palazzo |
| flower sostantivo | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | fiore |
| hammer sostantivo | /ˈhæmɚ/ | martello |
| vegetable sostantivo | /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ | verdura |
| sword sostantivo | /soɹd/ | spada, brando |
| daddy sostantivo | /ˈdædi/ | babbo, papà |
| bean sostantivo | /ˈbi(ː)n/ | fagiolo |
| needle sostantivo | /ˈniː.dəl/ | ago |
| maid sostantivo | /meɪd/ | cameriera |
| cloud sostantivo | /ˈklaʊ̯d/ | nuvola, nube |
| wash verbo | /wɑʃ/ | lavare |
| afterwards avverbio | /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/ | dopo, poi |
| brave aggettivo | /bɹeɪv/ | coraggioso, ardito |
| bite verbo | /baɪt/ | mordere |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| set off verbo | causare, determinare |
Frasi da ripetere
Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:
- I'll get a job in the city.
- What can you do?
- You, said the ogre, what could you do?
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — un’azione in corso in un momento del passato | were marching · was washing · was making |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsione | I'll be · I'll get · I'll ask |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 12 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'll, I'd, don't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “th”: cloth /klɒθ/, bathtub /ˈbæθtʌb/, thorn /θoɹn/
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: wash /wɑʃ/, squash /skwɔʃ/, shoelace /ˈʃuːˌleɪs/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: hammer /ˈhæmɚ/, whisper /ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/, hen /hɛn/
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: palace /ˈpælɪs/, sword /soɹd/, maid /meɪd/, cloud /ˈklaʊ̯d/, wash /wɑʃ/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: palace /ˈpælɪs/, hammer /ˈhæmɚ/, daddy /ˈdædi/, afterwards /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/, sadly /ˈsædli/
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 emperor, palace, flower.
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.