Prática de Shadowing: Are vampires real? - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo
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Hey, it's Esther.
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When I was a kid, sometimes my family forgot to turn the TV off after we were done watching a show.
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Because the TV stayed on, I'd catch a glimpse of the shows that were on late.
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And every once in a while, that meant I ended up watching a show that was scary.
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The ones that creeped me out the most had these.
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Vampires.
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Someone named Alfredo has a question about vampires.
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Let's give Alfredo a call now.
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Hi, Esther.
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Hey, Alfredo.
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I have a question for you.
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Are vampires you?
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Great question.
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You've probably heard of or seen stories about vampires, just like I did.
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Vampires are always a little different in different stories.
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Sometimes they're goofy, like Count Chocola or Mavis in the movie Hotel Transylvania.
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Sometimes, they're scary.
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But across many stories, vampires often have these things in common.
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They have fangs, they drink blood, and they hide from sunlight.
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What do you think?
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Could a real living creature have all these characteristics?
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Now would be a good time to pause the video and discuss.
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us.
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So far as scientists know, there are no humans who have all these qualities.
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The human vampires we see in stories are made up.
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However, I bet you can think of animals that do have at least some of these qualities.
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There are even some wild animals that have vampire in their names.
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Let's take a closer look.
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You might be able to think of lots of animals who only go out when it's dark outside.
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Many animals are nocturnal.
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They are awake and active at night.
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This is true of everything from flying squirrels to moray eels.
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But the vampires in our stories, they don't just stay up all night, they actively avoid the sun.
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In some stories, a vampire that sees sunlight burns up into a pile of ashes.
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Being awake at night is different from never seeing the sun.
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Still, there are some creatures that never see sunlight because of where or how they live.
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For example, check out this creepy creature.
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This animal lives in the deepest, darkest waters of the ocean, where there's almost no light at all.
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And it's called a vampire squid.
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Besides living in the dark, see if you can tell what else about this animal is vampire-like.
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Some of these animals are blood red, others midnight black, but they all have this webbing connecting their arms.
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It kind of looks like a vampire's cape.
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Still, vampire squid don't do some things the vampires in stories do.
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They don't drink blood.
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In fact, vampire squids aren't even hunters.
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They're scavengers, which means they eat things that are already dead.
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and they don't have a vampire's famous long sharp teeth.
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So let's see if there are any animals that have those teeth.
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Lots of animals have impressive chompers.
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Check out the teeth on this hippo, or this baboon, or this fish, or even this deer.
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Animals use sharp teeth for different purposes, to smash food or tear into meat or fight off and defend themselves from challenging animals.
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But story vampires use their teeth for a really specific purpose.
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They use them to drink blood.
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So do any animals drink blood?
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You're probably already familiar with one animal who drinks blood all the time.
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Mosquitoes.
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These tiny creatures have thin, needle-like mouth parts that use to pierce skin and suck blood.
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But these aren't the only animals who enjoy a blood meal every now and then.
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Like check these out.
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These moths are also blood suckers.
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Like mosquitoes, they have a thin pointy mouth part at the front of their face
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that they use to pierce skin and drink blood.
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These animals are called, you guessed it, vampire moths.
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Okay, so there are plenty of animals that avoid sunlight or have fangs or drink blood.
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But does any animal do all three of these things?
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I'd like to introduce you to the vampire bats.
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These creatures are nocturnal.
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They're much more active at night, and during the day, they prefer to spend their time inside dark caves, so not much sunlight for them.
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They might not have teeth the size of hippos, but if you look closely, wow, they have impressively sharp fangs,
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which they use to help them drink blood.
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And not only that, but look at their leathery dark wings.
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Kind of looks like a vampire's cape, right?
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And in some stories, vampires like these have the power to transform into an animal, specifically bats.
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So wait, are vampire bats true vampires?
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Well, I wouldn't go that far.
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Story vampires may be able to transform into bats, but vampire bats can't transform into people.
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And vampire bats aren't obsessed with chasing down humans to drink their blood.
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They drink the blood of cows and horses mostly.
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Still, you gotta say, as far as animals go, the vampire bat is probably more like a vampire than any other creature.
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So in summary, no, vampires aren't real.
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Not the human ones in stories anyway.
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However, many animals do have traits we associate with fictional vampires, such as having fangs, drinking blood, and hiding from sunlight.
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Some of these animals even reminded scientists of vampire stories so much that scientists named them after vampires,
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like the vampire squid, the vampire moth, and of course, vampire bats.
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But they're still not vampires.
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Not really.
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Still, dramatic animals like these can give writers and storytellers ideas for incredible,
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fantastical monsters, like vampires, dragons, werewolves, and so many others we see in our favorite scary stories.
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The animal kingdom is wild.
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It's full of so many bizarre and beautiful creatures.
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No wonder they've inspired humans to tell creepy and wacky and wild tales for years and years.
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Maybe you'll invent a fantastical creature based on your favorite animals.
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That's all for this week's question.
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Thanks Alfredo for asking.
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We want to know what you're curious about.
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It's time to cast your vote.
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We picked three questions that we're thinking about answering.
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When this video's done playing, click on the one you're most excited to see answered.
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Your vote will help us plan for future mini-lessons.
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There are mysteries all around us.
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Stay curious and see you next week.
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Para quem é este vídeo?
Este vídeo é perfeito para aprendizes de inglês intermediários que querem praticar escuta, expandir vocabulário e até mesmo experimentar shadowing em inglês. Se você gosta de temas divertidos e curiosos (como vampiros!) e quer melhorar sua prática de conversação em inglês de forma leve, é ideal. Ele mistura explicação clara com exemplos reais, tornando o aprendizado mais envolvente.
Palavras e expressões para roubar (e usar!) no seu inglês
O vídeo traz termos úteis que você pode integrar rapidamente. Confira:
- Creeped me out: "Me assustou" (ex: "Essa história me creeped out").
- Nocturnal: "Noturno" (animais que estão ativos à noite).
- Scavengers: "Catadores" (animais que comem carcaças).
- Chompers: "Dentes grandes" (coloquial, usado no vídeo para falar de dentes impressionantes).
Como acertar o sotaque: dicas práticas
A narradora, Esther, tem uma pronúncia clara e ritmo moderado, perfeita para shadow speak. Aqui estão os focos principais:
Intonação nos questionamentos
Ouça como ela sobe a voz no final de perguntas como "Are vampires real?" – isso deixa a pergunta mais natural. Repita em shadowing em inglês, imitando o tom.
Enfatize as sílabas certas
Palavras como "vampire" (VAM-pai-ree) e "scavengers" (SKA-ven-jerz) têm a ênfase na primeira sílaba. Pratique dicção para não "engolir" as letras finais.
Ritmo nas listas
Na parte onde ela cita animais ("hippo, baboon, fish, deer"), o ritmo acelera um pouco. Isso é comum em conversas informais – use isso para treinar fluidez no shadowing em inglês.
Com este vídeo, você não só aprende sobre vampiros (e animais legais!) como também melhora sua fala. Basta pausar, repetir e usar as dicas de shadow speak – e ver o progresso rápido! Aprender inglês com YouTube nunca foi tão divertido.
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 | You've probably heard · they've inspired |
| Voz passiva be + particípio passado — o foco está no que acontece, não em quem faz | are made · are called |
| Possibilidade com “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo possível, mas não certo | might be · might not have · may be |
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — o maior ou o menor de um grupo | the most had · the deepest |
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.