Pratica di Shadowing: Versant English Test Practice - All parts - Questions and answers - Impara a parlare inglese con YouTube
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Part A.
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Part A.
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Reading.
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Please read the sentences as you are instructed.
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Please read sentence one.
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Please read sentence 2.
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Please read sentence 3.
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Please read sentence 4.
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Please read sentence 5.
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Please read sentence 6.
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Please read sentence 7.
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Please read sentence 8.
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Part B.
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Repeat.
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Please repeat each sentence that you hear.
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A lot of people attended the event.
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Have you ever tried Mexican food?
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How reliable is this information?
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Is there anything I can say to change your mind?
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I'm sorry, he's in a meeting at the moment.
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Who forgot to lock the door?
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If you are calling about your bill, please press 1.
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I can see where you are coming from.
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If it approaches, stand your ground.
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If not, move away slowly.
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Improvement requires effort.
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Where there is smoke, there is fire.
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Sorry, I didn't catch that.
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I was miles away.
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The small town is using its history to attract more visitors.
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We can't lower the price but we can offer free delivery.
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This slide shows the main areas that we would like to improve.
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Part C Questions.
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Now please just give a simple answer to the questions.
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Which are normally longer, trains or buses?
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Does a bakery sell furniture or bread?
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To check somebody's temperature, would you use a thermometer or a telescope?
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Which is more suitable for carrying orange juice, an envelope or a bottle?
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To cool your room, would you use a fan or a light?
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If there is nothing in a box,
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is it empty or full?
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Which is faster, Is it swimming or jogging?
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If you wanted to borrow a book, would you go to a library or a gallery?
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Does a car usually have more wheels or windshields?
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If you brake something unintentionally, did you do it accidentally or on purpose?
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Part D.
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Sentence builds.
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Now please arrange the word groups into a sentence.
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Was drinking some water, the dog.
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By an hour, our flight was delayed.
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By my wife was made this bread.
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soon as possible.
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She asked him to return the book.
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His lunch.
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Already eaten, he has.
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we will finish on time, less and less likely it is becoming.
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With me, an old friend of mine recently got back in touch.
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Then cooked dinner. From school.
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He picked his daughter up.
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Part E.
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Story Retelling.
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You will hear three brief stories.
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Each story will be spoken once.
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You will have thirty seconds to retell the story in English.
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Try to retell as much of the story as you can, including the situation, characters, action and ending.
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Stephen is an author.
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He wanted to write a new book, but he couldn't come up with any ideas.
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He talked to his wife about it and she suggested trying a new hobby because it might inspire him.
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Stephen followed her advice and tried something new.
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The new experience gave him some great ideas
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and he was able to write a new book which will be published early next year.
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Valentina borrowed two books from a library.
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She read the first one but didn't have time to read the second one.
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When she returned the books, she asked the librarian if she could keep the second one for a bit longer.
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However, she wasn't able to because the book had been reserved by somebody else.
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On her way home, Valentina decided to buy a second-hand copy of the book online.
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It should be delivered next week.
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On her way home, Michelle saw six ducklings swimming in a river.
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The ducklings were at the bottom of a small waterfall, and their mother was at the top.
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The ducklings were desperately trying to swim back to their mother, but couldn't get back up the waterfall.
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In the end, the mother duck jumped down to meet the ducklings and they all swam off together.
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Part F.
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Open Questions.
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You will hear two questions about family life or personal choices.
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Each question will be spoken twice followed by a beep.
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When you hear the beep, you will have 40 seconds to answer the question.
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You will hear another beep at the end of the 40 seconds.
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Do you prefer eating at home or at restaurants?
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Please explain.
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Do you prefer eating at home or at restaurants?
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Please explain.
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Do you think it's better to live in the city centre or out of town?
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Please explain.
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Do you think it's better to live in the city centre or out of town?
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Please explain.
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1. My housemate wanted to get a pet.
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2. I thought he meant something small like a hamster.
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3. However, he bought a big dog that needs lots of attention.
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4. Now we have to walk the dog at least twice a day.
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5. There's a new restaurant near our house.
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6. They serve food from all over the world.
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7. We should go there tonight and try something new.
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8. I heard that the selection of desserts is especially good.
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A lot of people attended the event.
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Have you ever tried Mexican food?
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How reliable is this information?
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Is there anything I can say to change your mind?
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I'm sorry, he's in a meeting at the moment.
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Who forgot to lock the door?
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If you are calling about your bill, please press 1.
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I can see where you're coming from.
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If it approaches, stand your ground.
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If not, move away slowly.
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Improvement requires effort.
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Where there is smoke, there is fire.
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Sorry, I didn't catch that.
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I was miles away.
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The small town is using its history to attract more visitors.
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We can't lower the price but we can offer free delivery.
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This slide shows the main areas that we would like to improve.
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Which are normally longer, trains or buses?
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Does a bakery sell furniture or bread?
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To check somebody's temperature would you use a thermometer or a telescope?
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Which is more suitable for carrying orange juice?
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An envelope or a bottle?
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To cool your room, would you use a fan or a light?
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If there is nothing in a box, is it empty or full?
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Which is faster, sprinting or jogging?
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If you wanted to borrow a book, would you go to a library or a gallery?
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Does a car usually have more wheels or windshields?
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If you brake something unintentionally, did you do it accidentally or on purpose?
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Was drinking some water, the dog.
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By an hour, our flight was delayed.
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By my wife was made this bread.
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As soon as possible, she asked him to return the book.
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His lunch, already eaten, he has.
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That we will finish on time,
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less and less likely, it is becoming.
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me, an old friend of mine, recently got back in touch.
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Then cooked dinner. From school.
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He picked his daughter up.
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Stephen is an author.
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He wanted to write a new book, but he couldn't come up with any ideas.
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He talked to his wife about it and she suggested trying a new hobby because it might inspire him.
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Stephen followed her advice and tried something new.
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The new experience gave him some great ideas and he was able to write a new book, which will be published early next year.
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Valentina borrowed two books from a library.
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She read the first one, but didn't have time to read the second one.
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When she returned the books, she asked the librarian if she could keep the second one for a bit longer.
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However, she wasn't able to because the book had been reserved by somebody else.
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On her way home, Valentina decided to buy a second-hand copy of the book online.
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It should be delivered next week.
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On her way home, Michelle saw six ducklings swimming in a river.
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The ducklings were at the bottom of a small waterfall and their mother was at the top.
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The ducklings were desperately trying to swim back to their mother but couldn't get back up the waterfall.
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In the end, the mother duck jumped down to meet the ducklings and they all swam off together.
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I prefer eating at restaurants.
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One reason for this is because I love to try new food.
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If we eat at restaurants, it's easy to find new dishes to try.
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Another reason is that I hate doing the washing up.
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At restaurants, we can enjoy the food without having to wash up afterwards.
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That's why I prefer eating at restaurants.
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I think it's better to live in the city centre.
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This is because it's much more convenient in.
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Living in the city centre means we can get to work quicker than if we lived out of town.
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I also think that life in the city centre is more fun.
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It's much easier to go to restaurants, cinemas or museums if you live in the city.
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That's why I think it's better to live in the city centre.
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Thank you.
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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.