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The Tin Soldier Happy birthday, Tom, said Grandpa.
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Wow, thanks!
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Just what I wanted, Tom cried.
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Tin soldiers!
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Oh dear, this soldier only has one leg, said Grandpa.
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Attention!
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Quick march!
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Tom didn't mind.
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He spent all day playing.
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At bedtime, he packed the soldiers' bag in their box.
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But the one-legged soldier was missing.
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Where's he gone? wondered Tom.
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Don't worry, you can look for him tomorrow, said Grandpa.
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Tom saw the toys, waited until he was asleep.
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All clear.
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Now it was their turn to play.
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Whoopee!
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Ha ha!
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Yippee!
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The soldiers tried to join in, but they were stuck in their box.
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Except for the one-legged soldier.
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He had fallen behind a pile of toys, building blocks.
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But he didn't join in the games.
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He was gazing at the fairy tale palace in the corner.
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It once belonged to Tom's sister.
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A paper ballerina doll stood in the doorway.
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The pretty ballerina was dancing on one leg.
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She'd be a perfect wife for me, said the soldier.
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Suddenly, the grumpy Jack-in-the-box sprung up.
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Keep your eyes to yourself!
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The soldier ignored him.
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He smiled at the ball arena.
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She smiled back.
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The jealous Jack in the Box turned bright red.
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Just wait, he fumed.
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The next morning, Tom found his missing soldier.
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He put him by the window.
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The cruel Jack in the Box saw his chance.
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Ha ha, so long, soldier boy.
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He took a deep breath and blew as hard as he could.
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The tin soldier fell out of the window.
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He landed, whoa, on the street below.
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Ow! cried the soldier.
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He tried to move, but his foot was stuck.
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Two boys ran up.
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Look! shouted one.
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A tin soldier!
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Let's turn him into a sailor, said the other.
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They made a little boat out of an old newspaper.
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They stood the tin soldier in the boat, then they dropped it in the gutter.
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The soldier's boat sailed along the street.
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Ha ha!
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Oh no!
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The tin soldier wished the boat would stop.
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I feel sick.
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But things were about to get worse.
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There was a drain hole in the row ahead.
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The paper bolt shot down the drain.
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Whoa!
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It landed, splashed, in a dirty, smelly sewer.
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Oof, said the soldier as he sailed along the tunnel.
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He turned the bend.
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A fat black rat was in his way.
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Stop!
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Pay me a penny to pass, ordered the rat.
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The soldier had no money.
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He couldn't stop anyway.
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Sorry, stinky.
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Hey, come back.
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The soldier sailed on and on, a mouse from home.
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Will I ever see the ball in the door again?
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He wondered.
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Just then, he noticed daylight up ahead.
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Seconds later, the boat whooshed out of the sewer.
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It landed, whoa, in the river.
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The tin soldier was glad to be out of the sewer.
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Phew!
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But he wasn't happy for long.
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Now his boat was leaking.
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The next moment, he was sinking like a stone.
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Help!
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And things were about to get worse.
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A huge fish swung by.
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Mmm, he looks tasty.
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It swallowed the tin soldier in one gulp.
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a little hard but not bad oh no The soldier sat sadly in the fish's tummy.
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I'll be here forever.
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But his luck was about to change.
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A man caught the fish.
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What a beauty!
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He took it to sell at the market.
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Tom's grandpa bought the fish.
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He carried it home for supper.
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He unwrapped the fish.
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And then, tin soldier fell out.
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Grandpa took the tin soldier to Tom's room.
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Look who I found!
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Welcome home, soldier! shouted Tom.
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All the toys were glad to see the tin soldier, except one.
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Grrrr!
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He went hopping mad, broke his spring. and never worked again.
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The very next day, the tin soldier married the lovely ballerina.
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And they invited all the toys to a noisy party, after Tom was asleep, of course.
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Whoopee!
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Haha!
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Yippee!
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The Sad Fast Tin Soldier was first written by Hans Christian Andersen in 1838.
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The original version had a very sad ending.
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The tin soldier and the paper ballerina melted in the fireplace.
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All that was left of them was a heart-shaped piece of tin and a black screen.
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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 Tin Soldier”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: soldier, tin, Tom, boat, grandpa. Questo video contiene 110 frasi e 710 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 9:36. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 74 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Il 76% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| grandpa sostantivo | /ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/ | nonno |
| toy sostantivo | /tɔɪ/ | giocattolo, balocco |
| sail sostantivo | /seɪl/ | vela |
| sewer sostantivo | /ˈsuɚ/ | fogna, chiavica |
| asleep aggettivo | /əˈsliːp/ | addormentato |
| drain sostantivo | /dɹiːn/ | scolo |
| shout verbo | /ʃaʊt/ | gridare |
| ignore verbo | /ɪɡˈnɔː/ | ignorare |
| palace sostantivo | /ˈpælɪs/ | palazzo |
| hop sostantivo | /hɒp/ | luppolo |
| swing verbo | /ˈswɪŋ/ | oscillare, ondeggiare |
| arena sostantivo | /əˈɹiːnə/ | arena |
| mouse sostantivo | /maʊs/ | topo, sorcio |
| invite verbo | /ɪnˈvaɪt/ | invitare |
| tale sostantivo | /ˈteɪl/ | racconto, favola |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| come back verbo | tornare |
| shoot down verbo | abbattere |
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 | was gazing · was dancing · was leaking |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsione | Will I ever see · I'll be |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 7 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come didn't, couldn't, don't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: shout /ʃaʊt/, splash /splæʃ/, whoosh /ʍʊʃ/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: asleep /əˈsliːp/, shout /ʃaʊt/, palace /ˈpælɪs/, hop /hɒp/, mouse /maʊs/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: grandpa /ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/, palace /ˈpælɪs/, sadly /ˈsædli/, splash /splæʃ/, unwrap /ʌnˈɹæp/
- /ŋ/ finale — senza pronunciare la /g/: belong /bɪˈlɒŋ/, swing /ˈswɪŋ/
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 grandpa, toy, sail.
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.