Prática de Shadowing: 3. Endangered WB - Aprenda a falar inglês com o YouTube

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Track 3, Unit 4, Exercise 4.
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Track 3, Unit 4, Exercise 4.
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You will hear a zookeeper called Helena Tompkins talking about her work.
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For questions 1 to 10,
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complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.
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You now have 45 seconds to look at the questions.
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Thank you.
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Hello.
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Thank you for inviting me here to talk to you today.
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I've wanted to work with animals ever since I was four or five years old.
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What really interested me was not looking after cats or dogs like other children,
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but lying in the long grass watching insects.
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That interest in nature stayed with me throughout my childhood,
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and when fairly young, I decided to become a zookeeper.
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In order to achieve my aim,
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I had to work hard to get into university.
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I did biology,
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though for my job you can do a variety of different degrees as long as they have some connection with animals.
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Things like zoology, obviously, and psychology and animal science are fine too.
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When you're appointed as a zookeeper,
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you generally work with just one species of animal.
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I worked with the sea lions for a couple of years,
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but for the last few months I've been in charge of the pandas,
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which is particularly exciting as they're an endangered species and we have a special breeding programme in place.
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There are some downsides to being a zookeeper.
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We sometimes have to work quite long hours,
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sometimes all night, especially in the hospital when an animal's sick.
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But I don't really mind that as it's part of the job.
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What does get me, however, is the rain.
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It's quite hard to make yourself go outside when it's wet.
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Even the animals don't like it.
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My typical day usually starts around seven o'clock.
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I guess the main task I have in the morning is getting the food ready.
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I don't clean out the enclosures,
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someone else is responsible for that.
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Then in the afternoon I write up health reports or assist with any medical procedures.
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On Saturdays and Wednesdays I also do talks,
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but that's only in the summer when we have a lot of visitors.
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In the winter it's obviously much quieter and I can get more involved in research projects.
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The animals I look after can be dangerous,
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so you need to take care when you were around them.
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Early on in my career,
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a monkey bit my finger,
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but I only needed a few stitches.
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Someone else I worked with had his arm bitten by a tiger,
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so I've been lucky.
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That sort of thing doesn't happen very often,
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though, I'm pleased to say.
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I don't have to carry a stick or anything to protect myself
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but what you do have to have with you is a radio
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and if we get on that someone will come running immediately.
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It's always good to know that there are other people around to give you a hand
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if things get difficult with an animal.
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The visitors are usually great, especially the children.
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The people who do irritate me though are sometimes the teachers who bring their class to the zoo.
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They often don't spend enough time talking to their pupils,
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explaining about each animal.
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I think they see it as a day out, really.
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It's a pity as it's a missed opportunity, I always think.
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As to the future, you do get attached to the animals you're looking after,
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so it would be hard for me to leave them at the moment.
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However, there are a couple of things I might do in the future.
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I've been offered the chance to go to China next spring to see how my animals behave in the wild.
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There's also a possibility of going to the USA to work on a breeding project,
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but that's not going to happen for a few years yet.
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I do hope what I've told you has given you some insight into what I do.
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I can definitely recommend being a zookeeper.

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Contexto e Antecedentes

No áudio que ouvimos, Helena Tompkins, uma cuidadora de zoológico, compartilha sua experiência e paixão por trabalhar com animais. Desde sua infância, ela se mostrou interessada em biologia e natureza, em vez de cuidar de animais domésticos. Sua trajetória passou por anos de dedicação, incluindo uma formação universitária em áreas relacionadas a animais. Helena, particularmente, tem um papel importante no cuidado de pandas, uma espécie ameaçada de extinção, e menciona as demandas e desafios de sua profissão, como turnos longos e as condições climáticas.

As 5 Principais Frases para Comunicação Diária

  • “I've wanted to work with animals ever since I was four or five years old.” - Uma boa frase para expressar sua paixão desde a infância.
  • “When you're appointed as a zookeeper, you generally work with just one species of animal.” - Útil para descrever responsabilidades específicas.
  • “I guess the main task I have in the morning is getting the food ready.” - Importante para explicar suas tarefas diárias.
  • “It’s quite hard to make yourself go outside when it’s wet.” - Pode ser usada em contextos sobre o clima e a motivação.
  • “I don’t have to carry a stick or anything to protect myself.” - Essa frase pode ser útil quando se fala sobre segurança no trabalho.

Guia Passo a Passo para Shadowing

Se você deseja aproveitar ao máximo este vídeo e melhorar sua pronúncia em inglês, siga este guia de shadowing em inglês:

  1. Ouça o Áudio: Escute o trecho da fala de Helena para se familiarizar com o ritmo e a entonação.
  2. Leia o Texto: Acompanhe a transcrição, prestando atenção nas expressões e na estrutura das frases.
  3. Repita em Voz Alta: Utilize a técnica de shadow speak, repetindo as falas de Helena imediatamente após ouvi-las. Isso ajudará a melhorar sua pronúncia e fluir na fala.
  4. Grave Sua Voz: Faça uma gravação da sua própria voz reproduzindo as falas. Em seguida, escute e compare com a pronúncia da cuidadora.
  5. Pratique Regularmente: Incorpore esse exercício ao seu dia a dia. Praticar regularmente é uma chave para aprender inglês com YouTube e se tornar fluente.

Utilizando técnicas de shadowing, você conseguirá dominar as nuances da língua e melhorar a sua habilidade de comunicação em inglês. Boa prática!

O que é a Técnica de Shadowing?

Shadowing é uma técnica de aprendizado de idiomas com base científica, originalmente desenvolvida para o treinamento de intérpretes profissionais. O método é simples, mas poderoso: você ouve áudio em inglês nativo e repete imediatamente em voz alta — como uma sombra seguindo o falante com 1-2 segundos de atraso. Pesquisas mostram melhora significativa na precisão da pronúncia, entonação, ritmo, sons conectados, compreensão auditiva e fluência na fala.

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