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6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
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Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
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I'm Neil.
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And I'm Georgie.
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In winter, people find different ways of keeping warm, like wearing extra clothes or staying indoors.
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But in some countries, there's another way of keeping the cold out – going for a sauna.
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Yes, Nordic countries like Sweden and Finland have a long history of taking saunas, but now they're popping up in Britain too.
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Have you ever been for a sauna, Georgie?
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I have, yes, and if I'm honest, I'm not a huge fan.
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I don't really like being too hot, it's uncomfortable.
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What about you, Neil?
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Oh, really?
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I quite like a sauna.
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You feel really refreshed afterwards.
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So, what is a sauna?
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Well, a typical sauna is a small wooden room heated with steam to around 80 degrees Celsius.
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It's hot enough to make anyone sweat.
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But are saunas good for your health as well?
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That's what James Gallagher wanted to find out for BBC Radio 4 programme Inside Health.
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We're seeing what saunas do to the human body.
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They're popping up all over the country with claims that high temperatures boost your health and wellbeing.
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But are they all they're cracked up to be?
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James wants to find out if saunas are all they're cracked up to be.
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He means are they as good as people say?
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And that's exactly what we'll be finding out in this episode, along with some useful new words and phrases.
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And remember, you can practise all the new vocabulary from this episode with the quiz and worksheet on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.
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But now I have a question for you, Georgie.
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The word sauna comes from the Finnish language, but what does it mean?
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Does it mean a.
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sweat, b.
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hot water, or c.
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bathhouse?
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Oh, I'm going to guess c.
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bathhouse.
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OK, well, we'll find out if you're right at the end of the programme.
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In recent winters, saunas have grown in popularity in the UK.
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BBC reporter James Gallagher met some people going to Moor a Sauna, a beach sauna in South Wales.
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He asked them why they love saunas so much.
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Hello everyone!
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Who loves a sauna?
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Me!
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Me!
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Tell me why.
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Oh, it's just so relaxing.
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It just makes you feel at ease.
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It's also great for relaxing muscles if you're up tense or anything like that at all.
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Yeah, I always love coming down here when I'm a bit stressed out and by the time that I'm finished, I feel like I've completely reset.
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It's wonderful.
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The first speaker says saunas make her feel at ease, a phrase meaning comfortable and relaxed.
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And the next speaker thinks saunas are great if you feel tense, an adjective meaning worried and unable to relax.
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Saunas make the final speaker feel like she's reset.
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You might already know the word reset to mean turning a computer off and on again when it's not working.
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But used in connection with a person, reset means to start again after a rest so that you feel better about life.
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So it seems saunas do help people feel better.
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But is there actual medical evidence that it's good for us?
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Here's James Gallagher again speaking with Professor Damien Bailey, an expert in human physiology for BBC Radio 4 programme Inside Health.
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When we start to connect this to the arguments around health benefits, is there a health benefit to going in a sauna?
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Yeah, I mean, I looked at the research really closely.
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I was fascinated by the evidence.
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Huge benefits, I mean, really huge benefits.
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And it's cultural, of course.
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Five million people in Finland, 90% of them use saunas.
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Maybe we should be copying what the Finns do because there's a 40% reduction in all-cause mortality with the sauna goers.
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Now, this is what we would call observational data, but it's based on thousands and thousands of sauna goers.
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These are observational data sets, so we really do need what we call RCTs, randomized controlled trials, so everything, just as you've mentioned there, everything is absolutely controlled.
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But we can't turn our noses up at the current data, the observational data.
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Damien discusses the evidence from Finland, a country where 90% of the population are regular sauna-goers.
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And it's impressive, a 40% reduction in deaths from all causes.
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But it's important to remember that this is based on observational data – information collected from watching people's natural behaviour and not from controlled medical trials.
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Nevertheless, this observational data is based on evidence from thousands and thousands of Finns over many years.
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That's why Damien thinks we shouldn't turn our noses up at it.
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We shouldn't reject it simply because we think it's not good enough for us.
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Well, all this talk about saunas has made me want to give it another try.
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But not before you reveal the answer to your question, Neil.
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I asked you what the Finnish word sauna means.
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Is it a sweat, b hot water or c bathhouse?
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I said bathhouse, am I right?
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You are absolutely correct.
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Well done.
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Yay!
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OK, let's recap the vocabulary we've learnt in this episode.
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If something is not all it's cracked up to be, it isn't as good as people say.
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When someone's at ease, they feel comfortable and unstressed, whereas a tense person is worried and unable to relax.
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When someone resets, they start again after a rest, which has made them feel better about life.
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Personal data is information collected from watching people's natural behaviour without interfering in it.
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And finally, if you turn your nose up at something, you reject it because you think it's not good enough for you.
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Once again, our six minutes are up, but if you want to improve your English with more trending topics and useful vocabulary, you'll find plenty on our website bbclearningenglish.com.
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See you again soon, but for now it's goodbye.
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Goodbye.
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Sobre Esta Aula

Nesta aula, você terá a oportunidade de praticar o inglês enquanto explora o tema das saunas. Você aprenderá novas palavras e expressões relacionadas a este tópico, além de ouvir opiniões sobre os benefícios e desvantagens do uso de saunas. O foco estará em melhorar sua pronúncia e fluência através da prática de conversação em inglês e shadow speech.

Vocabulário e Frases-Chave

  • Sauna: Uma sala pequena, geralmente de madeira, aquecida a vapor.
  • Relaxe: Sentir-se à vontade e confortável.
  • Tenso: Um estado de preocupação que impede o relaxamento.
  • Refrescar: Sentir-se renovado ou revigorado.
  • Bem-estar: Estado de saúde e felicidade.
  • Popularidade: O grau de aceitação ou uso de algo em uma determinada área.

Dicas de Prática

Ao assistir ao vídeo, recomendamos que você tenha em mente a técnica de shadowing em inglês. Isso significa que você deve repetir as falas imediatamente após ouvi-las, imitando a entonação e o ritmo dos falantes. O tom de voz e a velocidade dos apresentadores são moderados, o que facilita a melhora da pronúncia em inglês. Comece ouvindo pequenas partes e repetindo-as antes de avançar para seções mais longas. Esta prática não só ajudará você a assimilar o novo vocabulário como também a se sentir mais confortável durante a prática de conversação em inglês.

Além disso, use a técnica do shadow speak para focar nas expressões como "fazer você se sentir confortável" ou "resetar". Essas frases são extremamente úteis em conversas cotidianas e tornarão sua fala mais natural. Ao repetir e praticar regularmente, você notará um progresso significativo na sua fluência e confiança ao falar inglês.

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.

Como praticar de forma eficaz no ShadowingEnglish

  1. Escolha seu vídeo: Escolha um vídeo do YouTube com inglês claro e natural. TED Talks, BBC News, cenas de filmes, podcasts — todos funcionam bem. Cole a URL na barra de pesquisa.
  2. Ouça primeiro, entenda o contexto: Na primeira vez, mantenha a velocidade em 1x e apenas ouça. Não tente repetir ainda. Concentre-se em entender o significado.
  3. Configure o modo Shadowing:
    • Modo de espera: Escolha +3s ou +5s — após cada frase, o vídeo pausa automaticamente para você repetir.
    • Sinc. legendas: Legendas do YouTube às vezes estão adiantadas ou atrasadas. Use ±100ms para alinhar.
  4. Faça Shadowing em voz alta (a prática principal): Assim que a frase tocar — ou durante a pausa — repita em voz alta, clara e confiante. Imite o ritmo, ênfase, tom e sons conectados do falante.
  5. Aumente o desafio: Quando um trecho ficar confortável, aumente a velocidade para <code>1.25x</code> ou <code>1.5x</code>. Pratique 15-30 minutos por dia para resultados visíveis em poucas semanas.

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