Lettura e ascolto elementary in inglese: Smile

Foto ritratto in bianco e nero di Spike Milligan con un pappagallino.

A poem by Spike Milligan

Terence Alan Milligan [1918-2002] è stato un comico, scrittore, musicista, poeta, drammaturgo e attore irlandese. Figlio di madre inglese e padre irlandese, è nato nell’India britannica, dove ha trascorso l’infanzia prima di tornare nel 1931 in Inghilterra, dove ha vissuto e lavorato per la maggior parte della sua vita. Non amando il suo nome di battesimo, iniziò a chiamarsi “Spike” dopo aver ascoltato la band Spike Jones and his City Slickers, a Radio Lussemburgo.

Per trarre il massimo beneficio dalla traccia audio, si consiglia di fare l’ascolto almeno una volta prima di passare alla lettura del testo.

Smiling is infectious
You catch it like the flu.
When someone smiled at me today,
I started smiling too.

I passed around the corner
And someone saw me grin.
When he smiled, I realised
I’d passed it on to him.

I thought about that smile,
Then realised its worth.
A single smile, just like mine,
Could travel round the earth.

So if you feel a smile begin,
Don’t leave it undetected.
Let’s start an epidemic quick
And get the world infected!



Your comments are always very welcome.


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Author: Tony

Born and raised in Malaysia between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Educated at Wycliffe College in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England. Living in the foothills of Mount Etna since 1982 and teaching English at Catania University since 1987.

9 thoughts on “Lettura e ascolto elementary in inglese: Smile”

    1. Your reading is well pronounced and with the right cadence, Dany. You need to work now on relaxing a bit and trying to make the sounds come out with a more natural flow. But you’re on the right track. 🙂

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