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This is one of the greatest paintings created by a British artist.

It is an experiment on a bird in the air pump, painted by Joseph Wright, known as Wright of Derby, and exhibited first in 1768.

And this is a painting I've written about in my book, A History of Britain in 21 Paintings.

Now this is an image of dramatic contrasts, science and religion, reason and theatrics,

light and dark, life and death and what is being displayed is a demonstration of the air pump experiment.

It's a pretty horrific scene, a small bird has been placed in a chamber

and the air is gradually being removed and as the bird convulses and struggles the figures around react in different ways.

Some can barely look, some like the boy on the left are gripped, some couldn't care less like the two lovers infatuated with each other.

Now Wright was born in Derby and so perhaps it's no surprise he was fascinated by science.

This was a place where the Midlands enlightenment boomed.

Wright lived just five minutes away from the Derby Silk Mill, often said to be the world's first factory,

and despite being an artist his birthplace today is marked by an amillary sphere, a scientific instrument.

Now part of the drama of this painting comes from the striking visual contrast.

The highlights are bright, the shadows inky black, the silhouettes sharp, every wrinkle is visible, every hair shimmers.

Echoing the techniques of Caravaggio, this is known as the English candlelight technique, using a single main light source,

the obscured candle on the table, plus the silvery moon if that counts.

And light and dark were apt metaphors for the principles of the Enlightenment, in which the pursuit of knowledge illuminates the darkness of ignorance.

But while this painting was created in the time of the Enlightenment, a time of reason and scientific advancement, Wright was also painting as a new movement emerged,

one which celebrated wild emotion and the darker side of human nature.

It was known as the Gothic.

Just four years before this painting was first exhibited, the first Gothic novel was published.

It was Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto in 1764 did, write, read The Castle of Otranto,

I wonder, as he was mapping out this masterpiece.

It has all the Gothic spooky traits, eerie moonlight, a flickering candle, themes of life and death,

children terrified, this wizened philosopher who would look at home in a crumbling turret surrounded by dusty books.

But why does this image still attract and fascinate and horrify people today?

Well, perhaps it's because the work is timeless.

Forget the bird for a moment and replace it with something from today's world, perhaps a modern moral dilemma like the use of AI or cloning.

Some of us might turn away from some of those things in horror, unable to look.

Some, like the father here, might take a more practical stance saying there's a lot we can learn from AI, we must embrace it.

Some, like the enraptured couple, they couldn't care less, they're getting on with their own lives.

Some of us are the young boy pushing for more.

Go on he says, push the button, see what happens when you make a clone.

And so perhaps this is why this painting still speaks to us.

Though this is an 18th century scene, it is at its core a commentary on mankind's relationship with the new frontiers of science.

Look at how the philosopher figure gestures to us, the viewer.

We are not passive observers in these conversations on reality and science and life and death but active participants.

He is gesturing directly to us to make the decision about what will happen to the bird itself

and so Wright forces us to confront a truth more surprising, more uncomfortable, more intimate than any other, our own moral standing.

If you'd like to learn more about the painting then do

pick up a copy of my book A History of Britain in 21 Paintings.

And if you're in Derby do visit the Art Gallery to see this amazing exhibition about Rite of Derby's work and life.

It runs until the 1st of November.

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Esta aula de conversação usa o vídeo “An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump”. As palavras que mais se repetem: painting, Wright, bird, Derby, perhaps. Este vídeo tem 43 frases e 703 palavras para praticar shadowing. A fala dura 4:16. O falante fala em ritmo natural, cerca de 165 palavras por minuto, próximo de uma conversa do dia a dia. Apenas 76% das palavras estão entre as 3.000 mais comuns do inglês, por isso o vocabulário é exigente.

Vocabulário principal deste vídeo

15 palavras do vídeo que vale a pena aprender, com pronúncia e significado:

Palavra	Pronúncia	Significado
enlightenment substantivo	/ɪnˈlaɪtənmənt/	esclarecimento
technique substantivo	/tɛkˈniːk/	técnica
contrast substantivo	/kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/	contraste
moral adjetivo	/ˈmoɹəl/	moral
experiment substantivo	/ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/	experimento, experiência
pump substantivo	/pʌmp/	bomba
exhibit verbo	/ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/	exibir
gesture substantivo	/ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃɚ/	gesto, sinal
candle substantivo	/ˈkæn.dəl/	vela
philosopher substantivo	/fəˈlɑsəfɚ/	filósofo, filósofa
clone substantivo	/kloʊn/	clone
practical adjetivo	/ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/	prático
sharp adjetivo	/ʃɑɹp/	afiado, aguçado
chamber substantivo	/ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯mbɚ/	câmara, quarto
shadow substantivo	/ˈʃædəʊ̯/	sombra

Phrasal verbs que você vai ouvir

Palavra	Significado
get on with verbo	andar logo com
pick up verbo	pegar

Gramática neste vídeo

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

Estrutura	No vídeo
Voz passiva be + particípio passado — o foco está no que acontece, não em quem faz	being displayed · has been placed · being removed
Present perfect have/has + particípio passado — uma ação passada que ainda importa agora	I've written · has been placed

Pronúncia para ficar de olho

O falante usa 6 contrações e formas reduzidas, como couldn't, I've, they're. Diga-as na forma curta, do jeito que você ouve.

Os sons de “th”: birthplace /ˈbɝθˌpleɪs/, theatrics /θiˈætɹɪks/
Os sons de “sh” e “zh”: contrast /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/, sharp /ʃɑɹp/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, exhibition /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/
Palavras longas — acerte a sílaba tônica: enlightenment /ɪnˈlaɪtənmənt/, experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, philosopher /fəˈlɑsəfɚ/, exhibition /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/, commentary /ˈkɑ.mənˌtɛ.ɹi/

Sons difíceis para falantes de português:

Consoante final — sem acrescentar um “i” depois: enlightenment /ɪnˈlaɪtənmənt/, technique /tɛkˈniːk/, contrast /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/, experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, pump /pʌmp/
/l/ final — a língua toca o céu da boca, não vira “u”: moral /ˈmoɹəl/, candle /ˈkæn.dəl/, practical /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/, visible /ˈvɪzɪb(ə)l/, principle /ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/
/h/ — um sopro suave, diferente do “r”: horror /ˈhɒɹ.ə/, highlight /ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/, horrific /həˈɹɪfɪk/, horrify /ˈhɒɹɪfaɪ/

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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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