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Welcome to English in a Minute, where we teach you all about idioms in American English.
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If you have ever heard American English, you may have heard this.
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A day late and a dollar short.
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What does this mean?
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Let's find out by listening to an American English conversation.
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Hey, did you hear Steve was late to the birthday party and he forgot to bring a gift?
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Yes, I did.
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It's always a day late and a dollar short and everything.
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I know.
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When people say a day late and a dollar short, they mean you are too late, unprepared, or disorganized.
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You only want to say this with your friends because it's an informal phrase.
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You don't want to use this in a formal or a business setting because it may be rude.
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Remember, a lot of American English is delivered by your facial expressions.
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And that's English in a Minute.

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Vocabulário e dicas de fala para esta lição

Esta aula de conversação de nível B1 usa o vídeo “A Day Late and a Dollar Short”. Este vídeo tem 14 frases e 152 palavras para praticar shadowing. A fala dura 0:54. O falante fala em ritmo natural, cerca de 167 palavras por minuto, próximo de uma conversa do dia a dia. 85% das palavras estão entre as 3.000 mais comuns do inglês; vale a pena estudar o restante antes de começar.

Vocabulário principal deste vídeo

As 10 palavras mais avançadas do vídeo, com pronúncia e significado:

PalavraPronúnciaSignificado
formal adjetivo/ˈfɔɹməl/formal
phrase substantivo/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/expressão, frase
rude adjetivo/ɹuːd/rude, estúpido
facial adjetivo/ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/facial
informal adjetivo/ɪnˈfɔɹ.m(ə)l/informal
idiom substantivo/ˈɪdiəm/idioma, expressão idiomática
dollar substantivo/ˈdɑ.lɚ/dólar
teach verbo/ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ensinar
deliver verbo/dɪˈlɪv.ə(ɹ)/libertar
expression substantivo/əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/expressão

Phrasal verbs que você vai ouvir

PalavraSignificado
find out verbodescobrir

Gramática neste vídeo

As estruturas que o falante mais usa, com as palavras exatas do vídeo:

EstruturaNo vídeo
Present perfect have/has + particípio passado — uma ação passada que ainda importa agorahave ever heard
Voz passiva be + particípio passado — o foco está no que acontece, não em quem fazis delivered
Possibilidade com “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo possível, mas não certomay have · may be

Pronúncia para ficar de olho

  • Os sons de “sh” e “zh”: facial /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/, expression /əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/

Sons difíceis para falantes de português:

  • Consoante final — sem acrescentar um “i” depois: rude /ɹuːd/, disorganized /dɪsˈɔːɡənaɪzd/
  • /l/ final — a língua toca o céu da boca, não vira “u”: formal /ˈfɔɹməl/, facial /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/, informal /ɪnˈfɔɹ.m(ə)l/

Como praticar com este vídeo

  1. Ouça o vídeo inteiro uma vez sem falar e anote as palavras que você não conhece.
  2. Comece na velocidade 0,75×, faça shadowing frase por frase e volte à velocidade normal quando ficar fácil.
  3. Grave a sua voz e compare com o original, prestando atenção a palavras como formal, phrase, rude.

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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