Prática de Shadowing: Business Partner C1. Unit 1. Video 1.1.1. - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo

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My name is Haiyan Jung.
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I'm Innovation Director at Microsoft Research in Cambridge.
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And I get my best ideas when I'm geeking out with some of the amazing people that I work with.
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So we're in this beautiful lab in Cambridge and we have a number of different research areas, all the way from hardcore computer science,
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programming languages, to looking at holograms new technologies,
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reading up on what new developments are happening in the world, and how do we apply that into people's lives and make impact to really help people.
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Digital is so important, it's all about driving everything towards the future of computing, whether that computing might be silicon chips or it might be biological in nature,
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but it's all thinking about computations.
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I started out studying
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is think more broadly about how technology can really impact people's lives
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and that's when I started on this journey to thinking about innovation.
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My life and my job has taken me all over the world.
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So I was born in China, my family moved to Australia where I studied computer science
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and from there I became a software engineer in Toronto
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and then I decided to go over to Italy to study design
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which took me to San Francisco to be an innovation consultant and now I'm in Cambridge. in the UK.
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I've always loved technology and computing ever since I was a little kid.
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I'd sit at home and program on my old XT and I'd be writing little pieces of music on my
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PC sound card.
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So it's been a lot of fun and I've just kind of chased that that love and
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I've got three of my favourite projects to show you.
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So this is Project Torino, they're a set of physical blocks that teaches sight impaired kids how to code.
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And this is Project Physio, where we've got a cystic fibrosis breathing device and a gadget that turns your breath into controllers for a video game.
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And finally we have a prototype for the Emma watch, so this was developed for the Big Life Fix and it's a vibrating watch that helps Emma overcome her Parkinson's symptoms.
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I think I love everything about playing with technology, all the way from just tinkering with it, putting, you know, soldering wires together,
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writing code, to having someone try out a prototype for the first time and seeing that reaction.
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If you want to get into my world, I've got three top tips for you.
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play with technology So get into coding, tinkering with electronics, just start getting your hands dirty.
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Find like -minded people
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So find the people that you can talk with
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that share your interests and maybe you can brainstorm together and create even bigger, better ideas.
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Go tackle the big challenges.
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So go find the big problems to solve in your community.
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There are lots of them right now and in the future and try to make a difference.
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I think it's every innovator's dream to have something
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that they've dreamt up to be realised in the world
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and have people using it if it's one person or ten people or a million people.
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When I'm faced with a new challenge, this is how I go about tackling it.
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Gain insight.
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So really get into the heart of the problem, either through reading, papers, articles or talking to the real people who are facing this problem.
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You might find that they're already using a workaround to solve for their challenges.
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Create prototypes Start trying out your ideas on paper, with drawings or cardboard, or even with electronics.
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But try out your ideas early with the people that the problem affects.
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How can you best deploy your idea into the world and create the biggest impact in someone's life?
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Given the resources that you have, how can you create the biggest bang for your buck?
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I definitely found it challenging being one of a few women studying computer science.
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But what I found that I needed to do was really over geek, so really get into technology, get passionate about it and start showing that passion to the people around me
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so that they would come along with me on this journey.
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You know, I think it's so important for women to speak up and voice their opinions in meetings, in group settings.
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You know, I still find that challenging, but I think it's so important to say something than not say anything at all.
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It's such an exciting time for young people to get into digital technology.

Sobre esta lição

Nesta aula, você vai praticar a fala em inglês usando o vídeo de Haiyan Jung, Innovation Director da Microsoft Research. Aproveite para treinar a pronúncia, a entonação e a fluência, além de aprender sobre inovação e tecnologia. O conteúdo é perfeito para quem quer melhorar a conversação em inglês, especialmente em contextos profissionais e criativos. Vamos mergulhar no shadowing em inglês e transformar a prática em um hábito!

Vocabulário e frases chave

  • Geeking out: Entrar de cabeça em um assunto técnico ou de interesse específico (ex.: "I get my best ideas when I'm geeking out with colleagues").
  • Tinkering with: Manusear, experimentar com objetos ou tecnologias (ex.: "Tinkering with electronics is a great way to learn").
  • Prototype: Projeto inicial, modelo de teste (ex.: "We created a prototype for the Emma watch").
  • Workaround: Solução temporária para um problema (ex.: "People often use workarounds to deal with challenges").
  • Big bang for your buck: Grande retorno com pouco investimento (ex.: "We need to find a way to get a big bang for our buck").

Dicas de prática

O shadowing é uma técnica poderosa para melhorar a fala em inglês, e este vídeo é ideal para praticá-la. A velocidade de fala de Haiyan é média, com entonação clara, o que facilita o acompanhamento. Aqui estão as dicas:

  • Comece devagar: Reproduza o vídeo em 0,75x de velocidade e siga a fala de Haiyan, imitando sua pronúncia e pausas. Isso ajuda a internalizar a estrutura das frases.
  • Foque na entonação: Perceba como ela enfatiza palavras-chave, como "innovation" ou "impact". Isso dá naturalidade à sua fala.
  • Use o shadowspeak: Grave sua própria voz enquanto faz o shadowing e compare com o vídeo. Isso ajuda a identificar pontos a melhorar.
  • Pratique diariamente: Dedique 10 minutos por dia a este exercício. Sites de shadowing ou até o YouTube podem ser seus aliados nessa jornada.

Lembre-se: a prática de conversação em inglês exige consistência. Com o shadowing, você não só aprende novas palavras, mas também ganha confiança para falar com fluência. Vamos começar?

Gramática neste vídeo

As estruturas que o falante mais usa, com as palavras exatas do vídeo:

EstruturaNo vídeo
Present perfect have/has + particípio passado — uma ação passada que ainda importa agorahas taken · I've always loved · they've dreamt
Voz passiva be + particípio passado — o foco está no que acontece, não em quem fazwas born · was developed · be realised

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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