Prática de Shadowing: Anxious about talking to new people? 6 Minute English - Aprenda a falar inglês com o YouTube

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6 Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com Hello, this is 6 Minute English and I'm Neil.
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6 Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com Hello, this is 6 Minute English and I'm Neil.
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Joining me for our discussion is Georgina.
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Hello!
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Now Georgina, you're a chatty, sociable kind of person, aren't you?
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Well, yes, I think so.
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But would you go up to a stranger and strike up a conversation?
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That might be going too far.
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If you don't know them, what are you going to start talking about?
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question.
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But maybe you should, because in this programme we're looking at how talking to strangers might actually be good for you.
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But first, let me talk to you about today's question.
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I'd like you to answer this.
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To make conversation, we need words.
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So according to the Oxford English Dictionary, approximately how many words are in use in the English language?
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Is it a 171,146 b A 271,146 or C 371,146.
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We use a lot of words in English, but not 371,000.
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So I'll go for A 171,146.
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OK.
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Well, as always, I'll reveal the answer later in the programme.
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Now let's continue our conversation about having conversations with strangers.
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Many of us spend part of every day surrounded by strangers, whether on our commute to work, sitting in a park or cafe or visiting the supermarket.
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But we rarely reach out and talk to them because we fear it would make us both feel uncomfortable or awkward.
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And Gillian Sandstrom, social psychologist from Essex University in the UK, can explain why.
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Here she is speaking on BBC Radio 4's All In The Mind programme.
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We kind of underestimate, we have this negative voice in our head that's telling us, oh I shouldn't have said that, why did I do that, I said that story better last time.
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the other person doesn't know any of that and they're probably, you know, they might be anticipating that they won't have a positive conversation and then they do and they think, wow, that person was amazing.
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So we walk around with this fear that the other person isn't going to be interested in talking to us.
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Fascinating stuff.
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So we have a negative voice in our head telling us about all the bad things that might happen.
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We basically underestimate ourselves.
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To underestimate means to think that something is smaller or less important than it really is.
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We worry that what we say won't be interesting or important enough.
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Ah, but the other person doesn't know that.
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They're also anticipating or guessing the outcome.
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They're thinking that if they have a conversation, it won't go well.
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But of course, when strangers do talk to each other, it normally goes well.
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Yes, it's just fear that is stopping us.
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But if we get over that fear and get chatting, people might actually like us.
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We might make new friends.
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Another reason why you should pluck up the courage to talk to strangers is that it is good for our health.
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Pluck up the courage.
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That's a good phrase, Georgina, meaning force yourself to do something that you're scared about.
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And research by the University of Chicago found we may often underestimate the positive impact of connecting with others for both our own and others' wellbeing.
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And connecting here means starting or having a good relationship with someone.
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So the research found that, for example, having a conversation with a stranger on your way to work may leave you both feeling happier than you would think.
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Gillian Sandstrom also spoke about her research and the power of talking to strangers on the You and Yours programme.
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Listen out for the word connected.
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What we've shown in the research is that it's really good for your mood.
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So people are in a better mood after they reach out and have a conversation, however minimal.
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And the other thing that the research has shown is it just makes people feel more connected to each other.
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There you go.
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Talking to strangers is good for our mood and mood means the way we feel.
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It's good for our mental health and we might discover people actually like us.
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And even if we're an introvert, a person who prefers to be alone rather than with others, experiments have shown that talking to others can make us happier.
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The problem remains, Neil, that when speaking to someone new, what do you talk about?
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How about some interesting facts?
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Like approximately how many words are in use in the English language?
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Which is what I asked you earlier.
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Is it a 171,146?
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b 271,146 or c 371,146?
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What did you say, Georgina?
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I said 171,146.
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Was I right?
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Spot on, Georgina.
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well done.
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Yes, there's an estimated 171,146 words currently in use in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, plus many more obsolete words.
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I shall pick a few of them and make conversation with someone on the Tube later, but not before we recap some of the vocabulary we've explained.
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Yes, so we highlighted six words, starting with underestimate, which is to think that something is smaller or less important than it really is.
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Anticipating means guessing or expecting a certain outcome.
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I anticipate this programme to be six minutes long.
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That's a given.
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Next, we mentioned the phrase to pluck up the courage, meaning to force yourself to do something that you're scared or nervous about.
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When you connect with someone, it means you start or have a good relationship with someone.
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I think we've connected on this programme, Neil.
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Absolutely, Georgina.
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And that's put me in a good mood.
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Mood means the way we feel.
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And finally, an introvert is a person who prefers to spend time on their own.
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Thanks, Georgina.
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Well, that's our conversation over, but you can hear more from us on our website and on our app.
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Goodbye.
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Bye.
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to the end of the video.
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I hope you enjoyed it.
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If you want even more great content, we've got plenty more videos on the channel.
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So, subscribe and you'll never miss a thing.
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I'll see you there.
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Bye.
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Contexto & Antecedentes

O vídeo "6 Minute English" apresenta uma conversa entre Neil e Georgina, onde eles exploram a ideia de que falar com estranhos pode ser benéfico. A discussão se baseia na tendência que muitas pessoas têm de evitar interações com desconhecidos, muitas vezes devido ao medo de se sentirem desconfortáveis ou inadequadas. A psicóloga social Gillian Sandstrom, que é citada durante o diálogo, ressalta que essa hesitação é muitas vezes infundada e que, na verdade, as interações podem levar a experiências positivas, tanto para quem inicia a conversa quanto para o ouvinte.

Top 5 Frases para Comunicação Diária

  • “Pluck up the courage” - Forçar-se a fazer algo que você tem medo.
  • “Having a conversation with a stranger” - Ter uma conversa com um desconhecido.
  • “We underestimate ourselves” - Nós subestimamos nossas capacidades.
  • “It’s good for your mood” - Faz bem para o seu humor.
  • “Making new friends” - Fazer novas amizade.

Guia Passo a Passo de Shadowing

Para aqueles que desejam melhorar a pronúncia em inglês e praticar suas habilidades orais, o método de shadow speak pode ser extremamente eficaz. Aqui está um guia passo a passo para usar este vídeo como uma ferramenta de aprendizado:

  1. Assista o vídeo uma vez para entender o contexto geral da conversa e os principais tópicos abordados.
  2. Pause o vídeo em pontos estratégicos, especialmente quando os falantes usam as frases listadas acima. Ouça atentamente como as palavras são pronunciadas.
  3. Repita a frase em voz alta após cada pausa, tentando imitar a entonação e a pronúncia dos speakers, isso ajudará no seu shadow speech.
  4. Grave-se praticando as mesmas frases e compare sua pronúncia com a do vídeo. Isso ajudará a identificar áreas que precisam de mais atenção.
  5. Pratique regularmente usando diferentes vídeos, não apenas em um, para diversificar seu vocabulário e sotaque enquanto aprende inglês com YouTube.

Não esqueça que a prática consistente é fundamental para o sucesso, e o uso de técnicas como o shadowspeak pode amplificar sua confiança e fluência. 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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