Prática de Shadowing: [B2 LISTENING] - Interview with an air traffic controller "Jake Watson" - Aprenda a falar inglês com o YouTube

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With me on Careers Talk is Jake Watson, who's an air traffic controller, making sure planes take off and land safely at a busy airport.
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With me on Careers Talk is Jake Watson, who's an air traffic controller, making sure planes take off and land safely at a busy airport.
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Jake, welcome.
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We've got many questions emailed by our teenage listeners.
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OK.
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First, Sarah asks what you find challenging about your job.
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The job's extremely interesting, but it's not easy.
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Obviously, it involves keeping radio contact with aircraft and directing their movements.
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I also have to provide information to pilots about weather conditions, for example, so there's a lot involved.
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I get to use advanced radio communication to maintain contact with pilots.
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I also speak to air authorities to make sure planes pass safely through their airspace.
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And it's when I have to deal with all this at once that I'm really stretched.
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Ben asks how you ended up doing such an unusual job.
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I've always loved being around airports.
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After graduating in aircraft engineering, I got my private pilot's licence.
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I'd always wanted to become a commercial pilot.
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But then I was offered a job in aircraft maintenance.
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That was pressured at times, so it was good training.
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And I was lucky enough to be getting a good salary.
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But after a while, it became a bit routine, so I started looking at what else was available and saw the job advertised.
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Samantha wants to know how hard it was to get the job.
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The selection process was tough.
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I was given lots of tasks, like problem solving to test my analytical skills, which I'd been nervous about.
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To my surprise, I had no problems with them.
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I've always been good at math, which probably helped.
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Actually, I thought math would be a basic necessity for this work and that doing the job would make me even better at it.
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In fact, only straightforward calculations are involved.
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Anyway, I got through.
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Peter asks how you felt when you first took charge of landing a plane without any help.
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Yes, well, as a trainee, you're used to having someone listening to you when you're talking to pilots, but eventually you have to do it alone, of course.
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My instructors assured me that I'd had all the necessary preparation.
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I wasn't convinced, but in fact the whole thing happened almost without me realising it.
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I'd been so absorbed in what I was doing, it was only afterwards that I remembered no one had been there checking up on me.
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So it was fine.
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B asks what air controllers do when the weather's foggy.
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Well, they airport's near a river, so some days everything's covered in dense fog.
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Then the regular buzz of activity dies down, and there's just screens lighting up with wind speed reports and so on, which we still keep a close eye on.
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It doesn't mean we can relax completely.
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The fog can hang around for hours or clear within minutes.
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We make the most of those times when we're not dealing with 50 planes an hour, though.
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Now, a question from Richard.
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Are you aware of how much people hate flight delays?
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Well, controllers actually work to speed up flight departures, but I realise why people get frustrated when flights are running late.
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I know from experience, though, that it doesn't do any good.
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I do sometimes feel sorry for passengers, but the delay in departure schedules isn't something I let myself get concerned about up in the control tower.
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The departure times are decided according to the routes aircraft take, among other things, but that's hard to get that over to passengers.
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Finally, I read that air traffic controllers recently helped out with an air display at the airport.
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How did that go?
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Really well.
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We'd spent several months preparing for it.
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It was amazing how little disruption there was to flights.
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My job was talking to helicopter pilots filming the display, as well as monitoring other aircraft at the show.
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I hadn't expected to see quite such big crowds.
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It was certainly a satisfying feeling when it was over, and nothing had gone wrong.
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Thanks, Jake.

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No episódio de hoje de "Careers Talk", temos a entrevista com Jake Watson, um controlador de tráfego aéreo. Ele desempenha um papel crucial para garantir que os aviões decolam e pousam com segurança em um aeroporto movimentado. Durante a conversa, Jake compartilha insights sobre os desafios e recompensas de sua profissão, oferecendo uma visão fascinante sobre a vida por trás da cabine de controle. A entrevista também inclui perguntas enviadas por ouvintes adolescentes, que estão curiosos sobre o verdadeiro dia a dia de um controlador de tráfego aéreo.

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  • “É importante fazermos o melhor possível durante o fluxo intenso de aviões.”

Guia Passo a Passo para Praticar Sombras

Se você deseja aprimorar suas habilidades em conversação em inglês, a técnica de shadow speak, ou fala de sombra, é altamente recomendada. Aqui está um guia prático para ajudá-lo a seguir o vídeo de Jake Watson:

  1. Ouça Atentamente: Comece assistindo o vídeo uma vez sem legendas. Tente captar a essência do diálogo e os principais pontos que Jake aborda.
  2. Reproduza e Pause: Reproduza o vídeo novamente, mas pause após cada frase ou ideia. Tente repetir em voz alta o que Jake disse, imitando sua entonação e ritmo.
  3. Foque em Frases-Chave: Use as frases listadas acima para praticar. Isso ajudará a aumentar seu vocabulário e fluência em situações cotidianas.
  4. Grave-se: Depois de praticar, grave sua própria voz falando as frases. Escutar sua pronúncia é essencial para identificar áreas de melhoria.
  5. Pratique Regularmente: A prática contínua é vital. Dedique um tempo todos os dias para usar shadowspeaks como um método de aprender inglês com YouTube e integrar essa técnica em sua rotina.

Ao seguir este guia, você expandirá suas habilidades de escuta e fala, tornando a prática de conversação em inglês mais natural e eficaz. A técnica de shadowing não só melhora a pronúncia, mas também aumenta a confiança ao falar o idioma.

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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