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With athletes and teams having so much on the line at big sporting events,
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sometimes athletes try to get ahead by doing things that are against the rules.
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And well, the consequences of such actions can be huge if they get caught.
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During a close
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Warriors vs Pelicans game, a bizarre moment happened when at a really convenient time for the Pelicans the lights went out,
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which even made the commentators question if there was some sort of sabotage.
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The Pelicans trying to turn that's a different way to defend
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Curry right there is turn the power off.
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Okay, maybe this goalkeeper took it a little too far.
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But at the Libertadores Cup, the goalkeeper from Ecuador actually pretended to be unconscious.
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And when the medics went to check on him, it was clear he was making it up and decided just give the act up,
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which costed him a red card.
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Not sure how the referees caught this, but a golfer got caught cheating in a really smart way when the ball was in the sand,
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and he took advantage of a practice shot to move a
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bit of sand off the area surrounding the ball in a very sneaky way, which took several minutes to confirm it happened.
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An interesting turn of events during a play at the semi -finals of Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City happened
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when in the fourth quarter four flops occurred in a single play.
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A sneaky attempt from Tony Romo at a football game happened
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when he kicked the ball a few inches over so he can get the first down, which obviously didn't work.
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Okay, this might be one of the worst dives in football history, but when a player was pretending to be injured,
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it kind of looked like he was breakdancing.
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Okay, this wasn't an athlete cheating,
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but a fan with an amazing aim managed to throw his hat in away that made one of the players trip,
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causing them to lose the play.
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A kind of embarrassing moment for Bradley Beal happened when he attempted a crazy flop, which even made his opponents applaud his efforts.
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Not sure what this cycler was thinking, but a very evident cheating attempt was caught on camera
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when during a bicycle race he decided to hold onto his team car.
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A joke that cost an NFL player $20 ,000 happened when he jokingly gave the referee $1 as a bribe,
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which the league didn't find funny at all, and decided to fine him.
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A marathon runner was stripped of his third -place medal at the Kielder Marathon on after
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he took city buses to get a massive advantage.
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And well, he tried arguing that it's not cheating if you keep running in the bus.
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Sometimes viewers have a better eye than a referee.
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A completely unbelievable moment at a golf tournament happened when golfer Lexi Thompson slightly moved the ball when marking position,
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and no one realized except one viewer that decided to email the tournament officials, which made her lose the tournament.
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With Formula One being the most viewed motorsport event and being backed by people with huge amounts of money,
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teams often have a lot of pressure to win races,
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and the engineers are pushed to attempt to bend the rules to get a bit of an edge.
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A known cheating attempt was done
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when Williams' team fitted a big water tank inside the car that was supposedly used as a braking fluid,
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but in reality they just dumped the water in the first few laps
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and got away with having the cars being under the required weight.
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Even though technically there isn't a rule against this, a tennis player had a kind of annoying strategy of screaming really loudly each time
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she hit the ball in order to put the other player off.
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For those who don't know, during a volleyball game if the ball hits the floor, then the point is lost for the team.
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But somehow a volleyball team managed to get away by just keeping it going.
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And since the speeds of the ball are well over 60 miles per hour,
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it's almost impossible to tell real -time the player actually touched the ball or not.
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With more than 1 billion people tuning in to watch the World Cup that happens every 4 years,
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it can be a lot of pressure for players.
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A funny acting fail by Brazilian footballer Rivaldo happened when he was hitting the knee with a ball,
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and he acted like it was a hit to his face.
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During a hurdle race when one of the runners misstepped in one of the hurdles, he simply knew there was no way to come back.
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A very obvious attempt at cheating from a volleyball player happened
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when he quite literally grabbed the leg of one of his opponents under the net.
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When a Twitch streamer was playing CSGO in competitive while live streaming, she forgot to switch her hacks off,
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which was a software that allowed her to see players through the walls, which is obviously against the rules.
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And well, when she realized what was going on, she claimed it was just a glitch.
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Yo, you guys, um, do you guys ever get that, uh, that weird glitch in CSGO where it shows your rank, it shows everyone's rank?
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Because my game, I played the other day, I played the other day with Rock and he got that and now I have it.
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Despite the incredible technology of VAR systems, some really obvious fouls still go unnoticed.
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For example, at a tennis match when Murray managed to get a point, despite obviously crossing the net with his racket.
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The incident happened in Miami in 2014 and I guess the Hawkeye replay system doesn't cover obvious like this.
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A fast -acting moment from a soccer player happened
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when he realized he wasn't in the best position to be in
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and pretended to get hit in order to get a penalty.
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A sneaky attempt by coach
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Mike Tomlin to cheat was
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when he put himself slightly on the field to slow down an opponent and let his team catch up to him,
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and well, it costed him a fine of $100 ,000.
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During NBA games, it's common for a team to huddle in order to make a strategy or share important information.
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During the Warriors vs Pelicans Game 5, Draymond Green was caught sneaking into the Pelicans' huddle, trying to listen to what was going on.
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A crazy turn of events that happened right after the 2014
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Winter Games was when 117 Russian athletes got disqualified
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when it was found out that there was some tampering going on with lab tests related to doping,
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and this caused a ban in all athletes from Russia.
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This might be one of the most advanced forms of cheating,
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but a cycling champion was caught mechanically doping when officials noticed she was hiding a motor in her bike.
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The way it worked was she was able to turn the motor on
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and off with a Bluetooth button hidden in her bicycle handlebar.
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Okay, not 100 % sure why Edmund Sumner thought this might work, but during a Pacers vs 76ers game, Sumner made a pretty dramatic flop.
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Not sure how he thought he was going to get away with this,
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but an Australian cricket player was caught on camera tampering the ball with sandpaper
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that he had in his pocket in order to get an advantage.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “WHEN ATHLETES GET CAUGHT CHEATING!”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: happened, player, ball, cheating, caught. Questo video contiene 85 frasi e 1244 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 8:45. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 142 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Solo il 80% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| cheat verbo | /ˈt͡ʃiːt/ | fregare, imbrogliare |
| athlete sostantivo | /ˈæθ.liːt/ | atleta |
| pretend verbo | /pɹəˈtɛnd/ | fare finta, fingere |
| opponent sostantivo | /əˈpəʊ.nənt/ | avversario |
| referee sostantivo | /ˌɹɛf.əˈɹi/ | arbitro |
| volleyball sostantivo | /ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/ | pallavolo, palla a volo |
| flop verbo | /flɑp/ | crollare |
| sneaky aggettivo | /ˈsniːki/ | furtivo, sfuggevole |
| rank sostantivo | /ˈɹæŋk/ | traversa |
| sand sostantivo | /sænd/ | sabbia, rena |
| tennis sostantivo | /ˈtɛnɪs/ | tennis |
| runner sostantivo | /ˈɹʌnɚ/ | podista, corridore |
| marathon sostantivo | /ˈmæɹəθən/ | maratona |
| bicycle sostantivo | /ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/ | bicicletta, bici |
| goalkeeper sostantivo | /ˈɡoʊl.kiːpɚ/ | portiere |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| get away with verbo | farla franca, cavarsela |
| come back verbo | tornare |
| find out verbo | scoprire |
| get away verbo | allontanarsi |
| go out verbo | uscire, andare fuori |
| slow down verbo | rallentare, decelerare |
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | be injured · was caught · was stripped |
| Frasi relative who / which + frase — un’informazione in più su una persona o una cosa | those who don · walls, which is |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 7 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come didn't, wasn't, doesn't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “th”: athlete /ˈæθ.liːt/, marathon /ˈmæɹəθən/
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: unconscious /ˌʌnˈkɑnʃəs/, sabotage /ˈsæb.əˌtɑʒ/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: technically /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/, unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/, supposedly /səˈpoʊ̯.zɪd.li/, commentator /ˈkɑmənˌteɪtəɹ/, disqualify /dɪsˈkwɔləfaɪ/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: huddle /ˈhʌdəl/, hurdle /ˈhɝd(ə)l/, handlebar /ˈhændəlbɑːɹ/
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: cheat /ˈt͡ʃiːt/, athlete /ˈæθ.liːt/, pretend /pɹəˈtɛnd/, opponent /əˈpəʊ.nənt/, flop /flɑp/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: athlete /ˈæθ.liːt/, rank /ˈɹæŋk/, sand /sænd/, marathon /ˈmæɹəθən/, dramatic /dɹəˈmætɪk/
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 cheat, athlete, pretend.
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.