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You have five minutes to convince me why private school is better for my son than public school.
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I'll only need four.
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I already pay taxes for public school.
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Why would I spend an extra four grand a year on private?
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First of all, St. Orlando's is a year -round school.
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No summer vacation?
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I could just stick my kids in public summer school for free.
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Certainly.
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But I'm sure the teachers here are just as lazy.
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Oh, we don't have teachers.
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We hire specialists in their field.
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We call them consultants.
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Did I mention that 99 % of our students go on to Ivy League schools?
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The other 1 % go straight to med school.
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The first step to Dr. President.
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We send more kids to Harvard than any other school in Orlando.
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I'll pay the whole year up front, but you have to give me a substantial early bird discount?
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It's not that simple.
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We need letters of recommendation, transcripts, an interview.
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We're highly selective.
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So I have to earn the privilege to pay your ridiculous tuition?
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If my son doesn't get into Harvard, I want a full refund.
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Headmaster.
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So, Evan, what's a current item in the news that interests you?
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Sheep cloning.
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I think it would be a boon for the sweater industry.
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Who do you admire?
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Whom do I admire?
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Tell me about your family.
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They're all good eggs.
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We rent a house in North Orlando.
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My parents rent a steakhouse.
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We're just your typical American family who's overcome incredible odds to achieve big dreams.
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That's all of our questions.
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No red flags.
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We'll be in touch with you very soon.
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Evan, it's here!
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The hell?
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You didn't get in?
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And they still sent us these?
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I guess they don't think I belong in their echelon.
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No. Someone made a mistake.
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You messed up, Deirdre.
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Evan didn't get into St. Orlando's.
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It was your letter of recommendation.
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Uh, you mean the one that you wrote and I just signed?
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What?
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It was not a strong signature.
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They taped it off at the end, conveying doubt.
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Private schools are picky.
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Unless your family has gone there for generations, there's really no guarantee.
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But Evan is overqualified.
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Maybe it's not him.
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These schools don't just evaluate the student.
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They evaluate the whole family.
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Why would my family be rejected?
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Word in the birding community?
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St. Orlando saw you as renters who work in the service industry.
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And I heard sometimes you hide your mother -in -law in the pantry.
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The landlord.
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Quick, hide your grandmother.
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You still haven't added her to the lease?
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No, it's 100 extra bucks a month.
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Are you going to pay it?
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Move, move, put her in the pantry.
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Go, go, go, go, go.
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We'd like to buy your house, but with one stipulation.
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You get our son into St. Orlando's.
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Your wife works there, right?
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She gets our son in, you've sold your house.
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We can work something out.
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What are you doing?
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Saving money on dry cleaning and making my blazer smell like London.
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I know you're excited about private school, but I hope being around all those rich kids doesn't change you.
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What do you mean?
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Like how Chris O'Donnell went to private school and sent a woman and almost lost his integrity.
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You don't need to worry.
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This blazer won't change me.
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I may look larger than life, but I'm still little boy six.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questo video contiene 79 frasi e 570 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 2:52. Chi parla va veloce, circa 199 parole al minuto: aspettati suoni legati e ridotti. Solo il 81% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole meno comuni del video, con pronuncia e significato:
- recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/ (sostantivo) — suggerimento, consiglio. An act of recommending.
- evaluate /ɪˈvaljʊeɪt/ (verbo) — valutare. To draw conclusions from examining; to assess; to appraise.
- admire /ədˈmaɪɹ/ (verbo) — ammirare. To regard with wonder and delight.
- earn /ɝn/ (verbo) — guadagnare. To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
- egg /ɛɡ/ (sostantivo) — uovo. An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell…
- ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/ (aggettivo) — ridicolo. Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.
- guarantee /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/ (sostantivo) — garanzia. Anything that assures a certain outcome.
- odd /ɑd/ (aggettivo) — strano, strambo. Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected.
- hire /ˈhaɪɹ/ (verbo) — assoldare, noleggiare. To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.
- vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ (sostantivo) — vacanza. An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure.
- discount /ˈdɪskaʊnt/ (sostantivo) — sconto. A reduction in price.
- substantial /səbˈstænʃəl/ (aggettivo) — sostanziale. Having a substance; actually existing.
- specialist /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/ (sostantivo) — specialista. Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.
- overcome /ˌəʊ.vəˈkʌm/ (verbo) — superare, sconfiggere. To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.
- convince /kənˈvɪns/ (verbo) — convincere. To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
I phrasal verb che sentirai
- mess up (verbo) — incasinare. To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 21 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come don't, didn't, doesn't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, substantial /səbˈstænʃəl/, specialist /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/, sheep /ˈʃiːp/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/, integrity /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/, stipulation /ˌstɪp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
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 recommendation, evaluate, admire.
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | has gone · haven't added · you've sold |
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | is overqualified · be rejected |
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.