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Amanda Knox, once at the centre of a high-profile murder case, is back in the headlines this morning.
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Only this time, she's not in court, but up on stage and facing backlash for the show she's about to put on.
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Knox is debuting a comedy show tonight in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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She says it's about motherhood
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and how she'll explain to her own daughter what happened to her in Italy nearly 20 years ago.
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What's the worst you can do to me?
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I bombed in a courtroom and they sent me to prison, so I'm just saying I'd rather be heckled than shackled.
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Back in 2007 in Italy, Knox was arrested and convicted of murdering her British roommate, 21-year-old student Meredith Kircher.
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The case drawing global attention, with Knox serving four years in prison.
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She was later cleared of the charges following a retrial.
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I'm so grateful to have my life back.
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Now her new comedy Cartwheel, named after the claim she did cartwheels at the police station after being questioned by police,
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is being heavily criticised.
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Among those speaking out, Meredith Kircher's sister Stephanie, who says.
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We felt very strongly that the violence surrounding the theme is not appropriate for a platform at a comedy show.
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But I would have hoped that two decades on, we would maybe have a little bit more empathy.
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AMNA NAWAZ, Knox who's already written two books about her ordeal says this is just another format to tell her side of the story.
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I can't speak to what is or is not triggering to Meredith's family.
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What I can say is that I've never seen the kind of scrutiny
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and criticism pointed towards a wrongly accused man that I've seen it pointed towards me.
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Despite the controversy, the show is sold out.
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Congratulations, Amanda.
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You're not guilty.
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You're just deeply unsettling to the general public.
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Hey, Danielle, it seems that this push to cancel the show is gaining some traction.
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That's right.
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A petition calling for the festival hosting Knox to cancel her performance has amassed thousands of signatures saying,
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quote, the show mocks the horrific events surrounding Meredith's murder and aims to somehow turn this tragedy into entertainment.
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In response, Knox said that her show actually honors Meredith Kircher's memory
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and calls out the violence that was done to her and Knox herself.
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We're now also hearing from the director of the festival who
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says the decision whether to go ahead with the show lies with Amanda and the venue hosting it.
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He said the festival isn't responsible for programming, but they've never been afraid of controversy.
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Laura?
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All right, We'll see where it goes.
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Danielle, thank you.

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O que você vai aprender

Nesse vídeo, você vai desenvolver habilidades práticas para falar inglês com mais confiança, como: expressar opiniões controversas de forma clara (usando frases como "I can't speak to what is or is not triggering") e lidar com perguntas difíceis (como nas respostas de Amanda Knox sobre a crítica). Além disso, treinará a shadow speak — uma técnica de imitação de falantes nativos — para melhorar a fluência e a naturalidade na fala.

Ouça esses sons

Na conversa, preste atenção a:

  • Reduções: "What's the worst" vira "Whad's the wurs" (perda do "t" em "what's" e "st" em "worst").
  • Linking: "back in 2007" soa como "backin 2007" (junção de "back" e "in").
  • Intonação de dúvida: Na frase "Hey, Danielle, it seems that this push to cancel the show is gaining some traction?", a voz sobe no final para expressar incerteza.
Esses detalhes ajudam a entender falantes nativos em situações reais.

Fale como um nativo

Para imitar o ritmo e o destaque da fala, use o shadowspeak: reproduza a fala do vídeo imediatamente após ouvi-la, focando no destaque de palavras-chave (como "controversy", "empathy", "sold out") e no ritmo rápido das frases curtas. Por exemplo, na linha "I'd rather be heckled than shackled", destaque "heckled" e "shackled" e acelere o fluxo para soar natural. Essa prática é essencial para melhorar a pronúncia em inglês e se sentir mais confortável em conversas complexas.

Lembre: o shadow speech não é só sobre repetir, mas sobre absorver a música da língua. Quanto mais você pratica, mais fácil é se comunicar de forma clara e convincente, mesmo em tópicos sensíveis como o do vídeo.

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.