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Hi, it's Doug.
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What's the most colorful insect you've ever seen?
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Well, a couple years ago, I visited the state of Florida, and I was amazed to see these things.
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They're some of the most colorful grasshoppers I've ever seen.
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It's called a lubber.
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And what was strangest of all?
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It was the middle of December when I saw them.
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Florida doesn't ever get very cold in wintertime, so you can see lots of insects there all year someone
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named Kylie has a question about insects let's give her a
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call now hi hi Kylie I have a question for you
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where do bugs go in winter that's a great question
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if you live somewhere with cold snowy winters you might have noticed this too just a few months earlier in the year,
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you could find all kinds of insects around you, butterflies, ants, bees, and lots more.
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But then winter comes, and they're just gone.
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And it's weird, too.
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I mean, it's not like there are no animals out in winter.
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For example, you might still see deer, or squirrels, even a few birds, like if you get a chance to watch a bird feeder.
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So, where do all the insects go?
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What do you think?
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Now would be a good time to pause the video and discuss.
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Well, I grew up somewhere cold and snowy, and I used to wonder this myself.
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But before I tell you about where insects go in winter, let me give you a clue involving a very different kind of animal.
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These frogs.
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You see, I'm kind of obsessed with frogs, and one of my favorite places to visit when I was younger was this pond that was near where I lived.
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I'd look for frogs there.
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I actually got to be pretty good at catching the frogs, showing them to my friends and family, and then releasing them again into the pond.
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But every winter, the pond would freeze over, and the frogs would disappear.
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It wasn't just the frogs, either.
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I started to notice there'd never be any turtles in winter.
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and never any snakes, too.
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It was kind of sad for me, actually.
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I missed seeing all these creatures I would find in the summer.
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One winter, while walking around the edge of the frozen pond, I was bored.
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I saw this rotten log sitting there, nothing too unusual.
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But since I was bored, I decided to flip it over.
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As I flipped it over, I was totally shocked by what I saw.
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There, under the log, nestled into the freezing cold mud, was this frog in the middle of winter.
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It was just laying there, barely moving.
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Whoa, wait a second.
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The frogs were there the whole time?
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That's when I learned that frogs do something kind of like hibernation.
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They go into a long sleep in winter, burying themselves in the mud when it first starts to get cold in the fall.
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I'd heard of hibernation before, but thought it was something that only bears did.
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And it turns out, it's not just frogs and bears but turtles do this as well, and snakes.
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In fact, some snakes, like these, will actually all gather in a big pile, like in a cave underground, which helps them to stay warm.
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Oh yeah, I never thought about where the snakes went.
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So now, what about insects?
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Could it be that they hibernate during the winter too?
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I'll be honest with you, when I first heard this question, where do bugs go in winter, I thought you might be really disappointed by the answer.
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Because the first thing I thought of were insects like these, praying mantises.
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Praying mantises are one of many insects that, well, the answer is, they don't survive the winter.
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They die.
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While it's sad, it's part of their life cycle.
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Every fall, praying mantises, and lots of other insects too, will lay eggs that do survive.
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So even though the adults don't survive the winter, by spring, babies will be born and their life cycle will go on.
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But as I started to research more about this question, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that not all insects die in the winter.
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Now, I'd known that some insects,
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like monarch butterflies, will actually escape the cold by flying thousands of miles farther south to reach warmer places.
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They migrate, just like many birds do.
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But what about hibernation?
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Are there any insects that can do something similar to what frogs, turtles, and bears do, where they stay alive all winter but just aren't very active?
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In fact, there are.
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Like these, ladybugs are a good example.
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And just like the snakes you saw earlier, ladybugs will often gather together in a big pile in a warm place.
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Sometimes they even try to stay warm by sneaking their way into people's houses.
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If you live somewhere cold in winter, you might be able to notice ladybugs doing this too.
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So in summary, insects and other bugs have different ways of surviving cold, snowy winters.
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Some of them fly south to warmer places.
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Others die, but lay eggs.
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And still others are able to survive all winter.
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They do something similar to hibernation.
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That's all for this week's question.
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Thanks, Kylie, for asking it.
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Now, for the next episode, I reached into my question jar and chose three questions submitted to me that I'm thinking about answering.
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When this video is done playing, you'll get to vote on one.
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You can choose from Why do people throw confetti? Who invented the alphabet?
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Or, how is glass made?
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So submit your vote when the video is over.
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I want to hear from all of you watching.
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There are mysteries all around us.
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Stay curious and see you next week.
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Thank you.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “Where do bugs go in winter?”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: winter, insect, frog, cold, snakes. Questo video contiene 81 frasi e 975 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 5:58. Chi parla ha un ritmo naturale di circa 164 parole al minuto, vicino a una conversazione quotidiana. Solo il 80% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo. 13 delle sue 81 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:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| insect sostantivo | /ˈɪn.sɛkt/ | insetto |
| snake sostantivo | /sneɪk/ | serpente, serpe |
| pond sostantivo | /pɑnd/ | stagno |
| bug sostantivo | /bʌɡ/ | cimice |
| freeze verbo | /ˈfɹiːz/ | gelare, ghiacciare |
| turtle sostantivo | /ˈtɝtl̩/ | tartaruga, testuggine |
| egg sostantivo | /ɛɡ/ | uovo |
| pray verbo | /pɹeɪ/ | pregare, orare |
| submit verbo | /səbˈmɪt/ | sottomettersi |
| gather verbo | /ˈɡæðɚ/ | raccogliere, bottinare |
| flip verbo | /flɪp/ | capovolgere, spadellare |
| pile sostantivo | /paɪl/ | mucchio, catasta |
| bore verbo | /boɹ/ | annoiare, tediare |
| butterfly sostantivo | /ˈbʌ.tə(ɹ).flaɪ/ | farfalla |
| colorful aggettivo | /ˈkʌl.əɹ.fl̩/ | colorato, variopinto |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| find out verbo | scoprire |
| grow up verbo | crescere |
| turn out verbo | risultare |
Frasi da ripetere
Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:
- What's the most colorful insect you've ever seen?
- Let's give her a call now.
- What do you think?
- I'd look for frogs there.
- You can choose from, why do people throw confetti?
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 | was amazed · might be really disappointed · will be born |
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | you've ever seen · I've ever seen |
| Possibilità con “might / may” might/may + verbo — qualcosa di possibile ma non certo | might have · might still see · might be |
| Superlativi the -est / the most … — il massimo o il minimo di un gruppo | the most colorful |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 18 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'd, don't, I'm. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: shock /ʃɔk/, unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, hibernation /ˌhaɪ.bəɹˈneɪ.ʃən/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/, hibernation /ˌhaɪ.bəɹˈneɪ.ʃən/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: hibernation /ˌhaɪ.bəɹˈneɪ.ʃən/, grasshopper /ˈɡɹæsˌhɑpəɹ/, hibernate /ˈhaɪbəɹˌneɪt/
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: insect /ˈɪn.sɛkt/, snake /sneɪk/, pond /pɑnd/, bug /bʌɡ/, freeze /ˈfɹiːz/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, ant /ænt/, alphabet /ˈæl.fəˌbɛt/, mantis /ˈmæntɪs/, grasshopper /ˈɡɹæsˌhɑpəɹ/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Inizia a velocità 0,75×, fai shadowing frase per frase e torna alla velocità normale quando diventa facile.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come insect, snake, pond.
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.