Pratica di Shadowing: Vacancy - PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR SHORT - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Creazione lezione...
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The End I don't know.
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Let's go. Can I help you?
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Uh, I'd like a room, but...
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No worries.
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You pay when you leave.
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Oh, okay.
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Enjoy your stay.
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Chuck will walk you to your room.
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Say hello, Chuck.
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The vending machine is missing.
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Oh, Chuck, don't bother him with that.
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Take our guest to his room.
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Thank you.
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We are just getting word that Dean Clark, an inmate from the state penitentiary, escaped earlier today.
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His last known whereabouts are on Prospect Drive.
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Be on the lookout if you're in the area.
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Please call the police immediately if you see anything suspicious.
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I don't know.
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2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2 Chuck!
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Stop!
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Sorry about that um i uh chuck is having a rough week let me get that cleaned up
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You have a nice day.
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Clean it up.
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Enjoy.
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I just thought I'd bring you a little food after what happened earlier.
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Didn't want to rattle you or anything.
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So, how have you been liking your stay here?
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It's good.
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Yeah, I like it.
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It's nice.
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It doesn't seem like you packed very heavy.
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Are you planning on checking out soon?
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You only just got here.
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Uh, I'm not really sure what's next. Of course.
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sometimes we don't know what's next
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and that's okay you just have to let other people help you like making you a meal Chuck forgets
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that sometimes I need to remind him well anyways I'll let you finish your food in peace have a nice
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day.
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Dean Clark is still on the run and has not been seen in the past 24 hours.
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Officials suspect that he has fled the area and neighboring states have begun their own searches for the missing convict.
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Once again, if you have any information or see anything suspicious.
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Chuck tends to forget that sometimes.
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I just need to remind him of him.
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I've got to get back to you.
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I've got to get back to you, buddy.
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Chuck!
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Stop!
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Hi Dean, it's so good to see you all late. Is Chuck okay?
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Oh, Chuck?
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He's great.
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Got your clothes all washed up.
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They were just so dirty.
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Such a nice picture.
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You and your son.
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Some sort of a break in with the vending machine.
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I just thought I should report it.
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I'm glad you did.
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Someone broke out of the state penitentiary a few days back.
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Have you heard of Dean Clark?
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Hmm, Dean Clark.
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I don't think so, but I can double -check my tenants, just in case.
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Yeah, we're not exactly sure where he is, but we know he's in the area.
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Really?
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Could be worse than the vending machine, that's not.
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Right, well, if you think of anything else, let us know.
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Have a good night, man.
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Did you enjoy your stay?
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I did.
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Glad to hear.
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Dean, how are you?
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Why did you do that? Do what?
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Are you trying to scare me?
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Scare you?
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Those clothes you brought me earlier?
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Then calling the police about the vending machine?
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I get it.
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You know who I am.
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I'll go.
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The police have already left.
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They aren't likely to return.
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This is your safe space.
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Oh, don't worry about him.
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He doesn't care.
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What do you want out of me?
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Nothing.
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I want to help.
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I don't want your help.
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I'm leaving.
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Let me explain.
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I didn't tell the police about you because I needed you more than they did.
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Or you need me more, I suppose.
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Either way, you're staying here.
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Fuck.
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Help!
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you've got all the help you need in your room for the next guests
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I don't know. so so
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Thank you.

Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “Vacancy - PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR SHORT”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: chuck, Dean, vending, Clark, machine. Questo video contiene 97 frasi e 605 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 12:11. Il 82% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare. 16 delle sue 97 frasi sono domande: un buon esercizio per l’intonazione interrogativa e le risposte brevi.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
chuck verbo/t͡ʃʌk/tirare, scaricare
remind verbo/ɹəˈmaɪnd/ricordare
suspicious aggettivo/səˈspɪʃ.əs/sospetto, ambiguo
scare verbo/skɛɚ/spaventare, impaurire
cloth sostantivo/klɒθ/stoffa, tessuto
meal sostantivo/ˈmiːl/pasto
wash verbo/wɑʃ/lavare
buddy/ˈbʌdi/amico, compagno
bother verbo/ˈbɑðɚ/disturbare, infastidire
neighboring aggettivo/ˈneɪbəɹɪŋ/confinante, contiguo
flee verbo/ˈfliː/fuggire
lookout sostantivo/ˈlʊkaʊt/vedetta
convict verbo/ˈkɑnvɪkt/condannare
inmate sostantivo/ˈɪn.meɪt/detenuto, internato
whereabouts sostantivo/ˌ(h)wɛəɹəˈbaʊts/dislocazione, posizione

I phrasal verb che sentirai

ParolaSignificato
check out verboinvestigare
clean up verboripulire

Frasi da ripetere

Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:

  • Are you planning on checking out soon?
  • Did you enjoy your stay?
  • Why did you do that?
  • Are you trying to scare me?
  • Those clothes you brought me earlier?

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 26 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come don't, I'm, didn't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “th”: cloth /klɒθ/, bother /ˈbɑðɚ/
  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: suspicious /səˈspɪʃ.əs/, wash /wɑʃ/, penitentiary /ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəɹi/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: chuck /t͡ʃʌk/, remind /ɹəˈmaɪnd/, suspicious /səˈspɪʃ.əs/, cloth /klɒθ/, wash /wɑʃ/

Come esercitarsi con questo video

  1. Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
  2. Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
  3. Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come chuck, remind, suspicious.

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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