Prática de Shadowing: Alien Contact. | 6 Minute English. - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo
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This is 6 Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com Hello, I'm Rob and this is 6 Minute English.
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I'm joined today by Alice.
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Hello Alice.
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Hi Rob.
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Today we're talking about alien life form and who on planet Earth would aliens speak to if they one day made contact.
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Alien life form.
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This is something that's written about in science fiction books but nobody has actually discovered anything extraterrestrial yet.
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Extraterrestrial.
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That's something that's not from our planet.
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Now, Alice, I've got a question for you.
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OK.
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What was the year that man first walked on the moon?
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Hmm, I'm not sure.
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Can I have a think? Of course.
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You can give me the answer at the end of the programme.
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But back to the subject of contact from aliens.
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If someone from another planet did land on Earth, what do you think they might say?
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Would they say, take me to your leader?
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That's a nice thought.
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But who would our leader be?
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Who would be the first person they should speak with?
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That's difficult.
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Maybe the President of the United States of America?
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The leaders of China or Russia?
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What about me?
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Well, the answer, according to one expert, is a space ambassador.
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A space ambassador.
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What would they do?
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Well, they would be the first point of contact for aliens trying to communicate with us.
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So they would be the first person to talk to, a point of contact.
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And would they meet and greet these aliens when they land in their UFOs, their unidentified flying objects?
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Not exactly.
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A space scientist called Professor John Zanicki, who has suggested the idea of a space ambassador, can explain.
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He thinks it's unlikely to be a face-to-face meeting.
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The likelihood is not that aliens will suddenly appear in Guildford or Manchester or somewhere like that.
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The contact, if it does happen, is most likely to be through radio signals.
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Because, you know, in the last decade we've discovered something like 500 planets orbiting other stars like our sun.
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So it's no longer fanciful to think about the possibility of life on distant planets.
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Ah, so Professor Zanecki doesn't think aliens will land in a town or a city.
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Our contact will be through radio signals.
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Yes, radio signals.
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We will pick up some kind of sound.
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He believes it might really happen one day and the idea is no longer fanciful.
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Fanciful.
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That's something that's unreal or imagined.
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But, he says, this is no longer fanciful.
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Yes, that's because in the last decade, 500 new planets orbiting other stars have been discovered.
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So it's no longer fanciful to think that there may be life on distant planets.
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I see.
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So he wants us to be prepared for a possible contact from aliens.
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Yes.
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And who might this space ambassador be?
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Well, next week a meeting at the Royal Society in London will be discussing the appointment of someone, and a likely candidate is an astrophysicist called Maslan Othman.
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She already heads the Office of Outer Space Affairs for the United Nations.
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So the UN has an Office of Outer Space Affairs.
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It deals with issues that are literally out of this world.
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That's right.
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Professor Zaneki can explain a bit more about the things it looks after.
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There are laws and regulations
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that have been signed up by many countries about what we can and can't do on the moon, you know, who owns the moon,
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and also concerning the non-proliferation of weapons in outer space.
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So the Office of Outer Space Affairs oversees laws and regulations about which activities can take place on the moon,
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who owns it, and also the non-proliferation of weapons in outer space.
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Non-proliferation.
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That's a limit on the use of weapons in space and keeping it a peaceful place.
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Well, having a space ambassador seems like a good idea, but they may have a lot of waiting to do.
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Hmm, possibly.
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Professor Zaneki says alien contact could happen next week, next year, next century or maybe even never.
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But it would be really unfortunate to miss their call.
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Now Alice, what's the first thing you would say if you were contacted by aliens?
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I would ask them if they knew the answer to your question.
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What year did man first walk on the moon?
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And what do you think their answer might be?
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1969?
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Yes, that's correct.
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American Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon in 1969.
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And what do you think he said?
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After such a long journey, I'd like a cup of tea.
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No, not quite.
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His famous words were, that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
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It really was a big step, but he didn't encounter any aliens.
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OK, Alice, we've taken a small step in learning English today.
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Could you remind us of some of the words that we've learnt, please? Of course.
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Alien life form Science fiction Extraterrestrial Ambassador
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Fanciful Orbiting Appointment Non-proliferation
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Weapons Thank you.
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That's all we've got time for today, so thanks for joining us and see you next time.
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Bye!
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That was 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
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Vocabulário e dicas de fala para esta lição
Esta aula de conversação de nível B1 usa o vídeo “Alien Contact”. As palavras que mais se repetem: alien, space, contact, planet, fanciful. Este vídeo tem 88 frases e 861 palavras para praticar shadowing. A fala dura 6:06. O falante mantém um ritmo estável de cerca de 141 palavras por minuto, confortável para o shadowing. 85% das palavras estão entre as 3.000 mais comuns do inglês; vale a pena estudar o restante antes de começar. 17 das 88 frases são perguntas, por isso é um bom treino para a entonação de perguntas e respostas curtas.
Vocabulário principal deste vídeo
As 15 palavras mais avançadas do vídeo, com pronúncia e significado:
| Palavra | Pronúncia | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| proliferation substantivo | /pɹəˌlɪf.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ | proliferação |
| extraterrestrial adjetivo | /ˌɛk.stɹə.təˈɹɛs.tɹi.əl/ | extraterrestre |
| orbit substantivo | /ˈɔɹ.bɪt/ | órbita, círculo |
| astrophysicist substantivo | /ˌæstɹəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst/ | astrofísico |
| oversee verbo | /ˌəʊ.vəˈsiː/ | sondar |
| unreal adjetivo | /ʌnˈɹi.əl/ | irreal |
| greet verbo | /ɡɹiːt/ | saudar, cumprimentar |
| mankind substantivo | /mænˈkaɪnd/ | humanidade |
| likelihood substantivo | /ˈlaɪklihʊd/ | probabilidade |
| leap verbo | /ˈliːp/ | saltar |
| unfortunate adjetivo | /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/ | desafortunado, azarado |
| communicate verbo | /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ | comunicar |
| scientist substantivo | /ˈsaɪəntəst/ | cientista |
| encounter verbo | /ɪnˈkaʊntɚ/ | encontrar, deparar-se com |
| unlikely adjetivo | /ʌnˈlaɪkli/ | improvável |
Phrasal verbs que você vai ouvir
| Palavra | Significado |
|---|---|
| pick up verbo | pegar |
| sign up verbo | subscrever |
Frases que vale a pena repetir
Frases curtas e completas do vídeo que você pode usar na conversa do dia a dia:
- That's something that's not from our planet.
- Can I have a think?
- Would they say, take me to your leader?
Gramática neste vídeo
As estruturas que o falante mais usa, com as palavras exatas do vídeo:
| Estrutura | No vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + particípio passado — uma ação passada que ainda importa agora | has actually discovered · has suggested · we've discovered |
| Voz passiva be + particípio passado — o foco está no que acontece, não em quem faz | have been discovered · be prepared · have been signed |
| Possibilidade com “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo possível, mas não certo | might say · might really happen · may be |
| Futuro com “will” will + verbo — uma decisão, promessa ou previsão | will suddenly · will land · will be |
Pronúncia para ficar de olho
O falante usa 13 contrações e formas reduzidas, como we've, I'm, can't. Diga-as na forma curta, do jeito que você ouve.
- Palavras longas — acerte a sílaba tônica: proliferation /pɹəˌlɪf.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, extraterrestrial /ˌɛk.stɹə.təˈɹɛs.tɹi.əl/, astrophysicist /ˌæstɹəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst/, unidentified /ˌʌnaɪˈdɛntɪfaɪd/, unfortunate /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/
Sons difíceis para falantes de português:
- Consoante final — sem acrescentar um “i” depois: orbit /ˈɔɹ.bɪt/, distant /ˈdɪstənt/, astrophysicist /ˌæstɹəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst/, unidentified /ˌʌnaɪˈdɛntɪfaɪd/, greet /ɡɹiːt/
- /l/ final — a língua toca o céu da boca, não vira “u”: extraterrestrial /ˌɛk.stɹə.təˈɹɛs.tɹi.əl/, unreal /ʌnˈɹi.əl/
Como praticar com este vídeo
- Ouça o vídeo inteiro uma vez sem falar e anote as palavras que você não conhece.
- Faça shadowing frase por frase na velocidade normal, repetindo cada uma até o seu ritmo ficar igual ao do falante.
- Grave a sua voz e compare com o original, prestando atenção a palavras como proliferation, extraterrestrial, orbit.
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.