Prática de Shadowing: Are you unhappy at work? ⏲️ 6 Minute English - Aprenda a falar inglês com o YouTube
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Hello. This is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.
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Hello. This is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.
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I'm Neil. And I'm Beth.
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Have you ever had a horrible boss, not been paid enough or simply got tired of doing the same old boring jobs?
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I love presenting Six Minute English, of course, but some of my previous jobs have been pretty awful, Neil.
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When I waitressed in cafes, I was on my feet ten hours a day.
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It was exhausting!
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Most people have had bad work experiences at one time or another. Maybe a job that was boring, badly paid or just working too much and getting burned out – lacking energy or enthusiasm because of working too hard.
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But does it have to be like this?
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Since most of our waking day is spent at work, how can we make sure our job doesn't make us unhappy?
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That's what we'll be discussing in this programme and, as usual, we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary as well.
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Sounds good, Beth, but first I have a question for you. The worst job I ever had was the summer I spent working as a portable toilet cleaner at music festivals.
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But, according to a recent survey by Forbes Magazine, what was voted the worst job in the UK? Was it: A. a call centre worker?
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B. a bartender? or C. a traffic warden?
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I think the answer might be a call centre worker.
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OK, Beth. I'll reveal the answer later in the programme.
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Now, it's interesting that survey was carried out in the UK because being unhappy at work could be related to the British working culture which emphasises working at a fast pace.
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Here's Damian Grimshaw, a professor of Employment Studies at King's College London speaking with BBC Radio 4 programme, Analysis.
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Really it's all about pace, cost efficiencies, meeting targets and deadlines. So, this is why, when people do surveys of what we call 'work intensity', so how hard you work are you driven on pace?, is there a supervisor breathing down your neck?, we score really badly compared to European countries.
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Compared to some European countries British workers have to meet more targets and deadlines – a time or date by which a particular job must be finished. The pressure to work quickly means you might have your boss breathing down your neck – an idiom meaning that someone is watching you very closely and checking everything you do – not a nice feeling to have at work.
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That's right. A good job is about more than pay and conditions.
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It's one that uses your talents and gives you some choice over how and when you work. In 2022, Britain's biggest employer, the National Health Service, or NHS, lost more than 15,000 nurses, many quitting because of the long and inflexible working hours.
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Another sector with long working hours is the construction industry. Low paid, dirty and physically demanding construction workers also risk high levels of work-related injury.
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Here, Emma Stewart, co-founder of social business, Time Wise, tells BBC's Radio 4 programme, Analysis, about her trial project to help builders enjoy their jobs more.
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In the work that we've done within the construction industry, we have trialled what we would call an output-based way of working, which means we shift away from the sense of presenteeism, this sense of: you are paid by the day, you are on site from seven in the morning until the last person leaves, maybe seven in the evening...
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to a task-based way of working, which means you're going to do five tasks over the course of this day, when you've done those tasks, and you've done them well, you can go home, but we will still pay you the same amount for the day.
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They were able to deliver the projects that we worked on with them on time, on budget, but, critically, the feedback from workers was that work-life balance scores doubled and they were able to reduce the amount of overtime that they did. It's a win-win.
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Emma describes the current working patterns using the word presenteeism – staying at work longer than usual or going to work when you're ill to show that you work hard, but this isn't an effective way to work.
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Emma thinks a task-based approach is better both at getting the job done and for improving work-life balance – the amount of time you spend at work, compared with the amount of time you spend relaxing with your family and doing things you enjoy. In other words, flexible working is a win-win – a situation that's good for everyone involved.
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Maybe more flexible working would help some of the jobs I mentioned earlier in my question, Beth.
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According to a recent Forbes magazine survey, what was voted the worst job in the UK?
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I guessed it was a job I've done myself – working in a call centre. That was... the correct answer!
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Although I think my summer job cleaning toilets was even worse.
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Right, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned from this programme, starting with burnout – lack of energy or enthusiasm because of working too hard. A deadline is the time by which a particular job must be done.
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If someone is breathing down your neck, they're watching you very closely and checking everything you do. Presenteeism means staying at work longer than usual to show your employer that you work hard and are important to them. Work-life balance is the amount of time you spend doing your job compared with the amount of time you spend doing things you enjoy.
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And finally, a win-win is a situation or result that is good for everyone.
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Once again, our six minutes are up.
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Join us again next time, but for now, get back to work! Goodbye. Bye.
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Contexto & Antecedentes
O episódio do Six Minute English apresenta Neil e Beth, que discutem a insatisfação no trabalho, uma experiência comum quase universal. Muitas pessoas já se depararam com chefes difíceis, salários baixos ou a monotonia de trabalhos sem graça, levando a um estado de esgotamento. Este programa não apenas aborda os desafios enfrentados no ambiente de trabalho, mas também sugere maneiras de melhorar a qualidade de vida profissional, enfatizando a importância de encontrar um equilíbrio entre trabalho e lazer. A discussão é uma reflexão sobre a cultura laboral, especialmente na Grã-Bretanha, e a pressão por resultados.
As 5 Principais Frases para Comunicação Diária
- “breathing down your neck” - expressão que significa estar sob vigilância ou pressão de um superior.
- “work-life balance” - refere-se à quantidade de tempo dedicada ao trabalho em comparação ao tempo livre.
- “burnout” - significa a falta de energia ou entusiasmo devido a trabalho excessivo.
- “deadline” - o prazo em que um trabalho deve ser concluído.
- “win-win” - uma situação que beneficia todas as partes envolvidas.
Guia de Shadowing em Etapas
Para aqueles que desejam melhorar a pronúncia em inglês e praticar a conversação, o método de shadowing em inglês é essencial. Aqui está um guia passo a passo para utilizar o episódio como prática:
- Escute atentamente: Ouça o episódio uma vez sem interrupções para entender o contexto geral e as emoções envolvidas na conversa.
- Identifique palavras-chave: Anote as principais expressões e frases mencionadas, como “burnout” e “work-life balance”. Estas palavras são vitais para discussões sobre trabalho.
- Repetição simultânea: Reproduza a gravação e repita imediatamente as frases após os locutores. Tente imitar a entonação, ritmo e pronúncia. Este método é conhecido como shadowspeak.
- Grave sua voz: Gravar suas tentativas permitirá que você compare sua pronúncia com a dos apresentadores, ajudando a identificar melhorias necessárias.
- Pratique a improvisação: Após se sentir confortável com as frases, tente criar diálogos. Use as expressões aprendidas para simular situações reais de trabalho.
O shadow speak não é apenas uma técnica; é um caminho para transformar seu aprendizado em fluência prática. Aproveite esta oportunidade de prática de conversação em inglês para enriquecer sua expressão oral e se tornar mais confiante em suas habilidades linguísticas.
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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