Prática de Shadowing: Cambridge 19 listening test 4 section 3 - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo

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So, Jane, you'll be off to Denmark soon to do your work placement.
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Yes, I'm really looking forward to it.
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And I've just started packing up all my books to put in storage.
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Well, I hope they don't get spoiled.
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It's OK.
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My grandfather works in a bookshop and he told me how to pack them.
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Oh, that's helpful.
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He says you have to support the spine, otherwise the paper can come away from the cover.
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Yeah, that's obvious.
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He also told me to pack them flat in the box, not on their side.
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Again, because they can bend, and if you leave them like that for, say, a year, it's quite hard to get them back to their normal shape.
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Well, it's pretty clear that ruins them.
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But a lot of people just can't be bothered to protect their books.
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He always says it's such a shame that publishers don't use better quality paper.
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It's the acid in the paper that causes the problem, isn't it?
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Yeah, that's why old books go yellow.
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You know, some of the books my grandfather's given me are like that already.
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Oh.
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I should dump them really if they're going to deteriorate further, but I'd feel bad.
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They'll always remind me of him.
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He's quite a collector, you know.
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Well, if they're important to you.
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Yeah, I'd regret just throwing them away.
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You know, maybe it's because I was taught to treasure books, but I hate seeing students force open the pages of paperbacks.
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They press so hard they end up breaking the spine.
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I know.
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But unfortunately, paperbacks aren't designed to last a long time, and people know that.
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Hardbacks aren't quite as weak.
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Yeah, they're different, I suppose.
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but I still don't think people value hardbacks like they used to.
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Well, they aren't decorative, are they, like other objects?
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Plus, nowadays people don't keep them out on shelves as much as they used to.
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That's such a pity.
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When I visit someone, if they have, say, a colourful book on a table, it's the first thing I'm drawn to.
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I agree.
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And book covers can be a work of art in themselves.
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Some are really eye-catching.
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I've always been taught to handle books carefully.
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If you watch someone take a book off a shelf, well, they usually do it wrong.
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My grandfather says you should put your hand right over the top of the book.
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Or, if you can't do that, pull the other books on the shelf aside, so that you can hold the whole cover.
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When did you learn all this?
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He watched me pull a heavy book off the shelf
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when I was small and it fell on the floor and broke apart.
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Oh dear.
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I can still remember it.
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You know what I really like?
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What?
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The smell of new books.
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Me too.
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My parents used to laugh at me when I was a kid
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because I loved putting books up to my nose almost as much as reading them.
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New books aren't cheap though are they?
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I guess we're lucky we can buy them.
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My grandfather stock second-hand books as well as new ones and they don't smell quite as good.
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I'd love to have a bookshop like your grandfather.
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What's it like?
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Well, it's quite big.
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It's got two floors and an attic and he stocks all kinds of books really.
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I guess he treasures things like first editions and other rare books.
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Yeah, you might think he'd keep those in the attic or somewhere.
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So they'd be hidden?
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Yeah, but he likes people to know that he has them.
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So he puts them out in the shop, but makes sure you need a ladder to get them.
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Right, that would prevent any thefts.
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Uh-huh.
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Does he stock books for children?
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He does.
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He particularly likes to encourage kids to read.
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He always says
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that he used to to sit under the stairs as a child with a pile of books and read them all.
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Is that where he keeps them then?
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Not exactly.
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He's got a dedicated area on the ground floor with cushions, so that parents can enter with their toddlers,
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go there and spend some time reading to them.
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Oh, cool.
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And then there's a place for push chairs by the front door, and a cafe if anyone needs refreshments.
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That's good to know.
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As I said, it's a big shop and there's a storage area out the back as well.
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Oh, what does he keep there?
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Books he wants to throw away?
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He hardly ever throws anything away.
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He just leaves unwanted books by the front door for customers to take.
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Well, that's very nice.
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Yeah, and books people or institutions have requested, they all go at the far end.
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Oh.
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He thinks it's best to keep these out of the main shopping area as they're boxed and new.
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Did you get your course books from him?
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Naturally.
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He stocks books for a lot of the colleges.
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He used to keep these books on the first floor, but now there's a new university in my hometown.
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He's moved them downstairs to attract the students.
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They're actually part of the coffee shop on low shelves all around it.
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Pretty central then.
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You'll have to take me there sometime.
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Thank you.

Vocabulário e dicas de fala para esta lição

Esta aula de conversação de nível B1 usa o vídeo “Cambridge 19 listening test 4 section 3”. As palavras que mais se repetem: grandfather, stock, floor. Este vídeo tem 96 frases e 891 palavras para praticar shadowing. A fala dura 5:22. O falante fala em ritmo natural, cerca de 166 palavras por minuto, próximo de uma conversa do dia a dia. 86% das palavras estão entre as 3.000 mais comuns do inglês; vale a pena estudar o restante antes de começar.

Vocabulário principal deste vídeo

As 15 palavras mais avançadas do vídeo, com pronúncia e significado:

PalavraPronúnciaSignificado
shelf substantivo/ʃɛlf/prateleira, estante
grandfather substantivo/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/avoengo
bookshop substantivolivraria
hardback substantivo/ˈhɑɹdˌbæk/livro de capa dura
paperback substantivo/ˈpeɪ.pɚˌbæk/brochura
attic substantivo/ˈætɪk/sótão
spine substantivo/spaɪn/espinhaço, espinha
treasure substantivo/ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/tesouro
deteriorate verbo/dɪˈtɪɹ.iə.ɹeɪt/deteriorar, piorar
refreshment substantivo/ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ.mənt/refresco
dedicate verbo/ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/dedicar
cushion substantivo/ˈkʊʃən/almofada, coxim
downstairs advérbio/daʊnˈstɛɹz/embaixo
unwanted adjetivo/ʌnˈwɒntɪd/indesejado, indesejada
decorative adjetivo/ˈdɛk.ə.ɹə.tɪv/decorativo

Phrasal verbs que você vai ouvir

PalavraSignificado
end up verboterminar, acabar
look forward to verboansiar por, estar ansioso para
throw away verbodeitar fora, jogar fora

Frases que vale a pena repetir

Frases curtas e completas do vídeo que você pode usar na conversa do dia a dia:

  • Yes, I'm really looking forward to it.
  • They'll always remind me of him.
  • When did you learn all this?
  • You know what I really like?
  • Did you get your course books from him?

Gramática neste vídeo

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

EstruturaNo vídeo
“Used to” used to + verbo — um hábito ou estado do passado que não é mais verdadeused to laugh · used to to · used to keep
Voz passiva be + particípio passado — o foco está no que acontece, não em quem fazcan't be bothered · was taught · aren't designed
Present perfect have/has + particípio passado — uma ação passada que ainda importa agoraI've just started · I've always been taught · have requested
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos da forma em -ingstarted packing · hate seeing · loved putting

Pronúncia para ficar de olho

O falante usa 30 contrações e formas reduzidas, como don't, they're, aren't. Diga-as na forma curta, do jeito que você ouve.

  • Os sons de “th”: grandfather /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/, theft /θɛft/
  • Os sons de “sh” e “zh”: shelf /ʃɛlf/, treasure /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/, refreshment /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ.mənt/, cushion /ˈkʊʃən/, publisher /ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/
  • Palavras longas — acerte a sílaba tônica: deteriorate /dɪˈtɪɹ.iə.ɹeɪt/, decorative /ˈdɛk.ə.ɹə.tɪv/

Sons difíceis para falantes de português:

  • Consoante final — sem acrescentar um “i” depois: hardback /ˈhɑɹdˌbæk/, paperback /ˈpeɪ.pɚˌbæk/, attic /ˈætɪk/, deteriorate /dɪˈtɪɹ.iə.ɹeɪt/, refreshment /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ.mənt/
  • /l/ final — a língua toca o céu da boca, não vira “u”: spoil /spɔɪl/, pile /paɪl/
  • /h/ — um sopro suave, diferente do “r”: hardback /ˈhɑɹdˌbæk/, hometown /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/

Como praticar com este vídeo

  1. Ouça o vídeo inteiro uma vez sem falar e anote as palavras que você não conhece.
  2. Comece na velocidade 0,75×, faça shadowing frase por frase e volte à velocidade normal quando ficar fácil.
  3. Grave a sua voz e compare com o original, prestando atenção a palavras como shelf, grandfather, bookshop.

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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