Prática de Shadowing: Describe a person who is good at learning and spea - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo

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I'd like to talk about Huang, one of my close friends from high school.
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We studied together when we were in grade 9, and I knew quite early that she was really interested in languages.
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She was always very good at both English and literature, and she often got high marks in these subjects.
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She even won third prize in a provincial literature competition.
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I think one reason she was good at languages was the way she learned them.
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Whenever we had to answer questions in front of the class, in our literature lessons, most of us simply answered the questions, but Huang could turn her answer into a short presentation.
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She spoke clearly, organized her ideas well, and used interesting expressions, which I found really impressive.
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She also told me that she really enjoyed watching the news, both in Vietnamese and English.
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She paid attention to how news presenters spoke and tried to learn useful expressions from them.
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I think this helped her improve not only her vocabulary, but also her pronunciation and speaking skills.
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As for the languages she can speak, she is fluent in both English and French.
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After high school, she got into foreign trade university in Ho Chi Minh City.
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She continued improving her English and also learned French there.
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After graduating, she worked for a global oil and gas company where her language skills were very useful.
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I really admire her because she is intelligent, hardworking and always willing to learn.
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Being friends with her also motivated me to study harder.
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I think having a friend like her had a positive influence on me
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and it helped me become more confident about my own studies and my future.

Vocabulário e dicas de fala para esta lição

Este vídeo tem 18 frases e 283 palavras para praticar shadowing. A fala dura 1:24. O falante fala rápido, cerca de 202 palavras por minuto, então espere sons ligados e reduzidos. 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

13 palavras menos comuns do vídeo, com pronúncia e significado:

  • skill /skɪl/ (substantivo) — habilidade, talento. A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
  • impressive /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/ (adjetivo) — impressionante. Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress.
  • lesson /ˈlɛs.ən/ (substantivo) — lição. A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
  • intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/ (adjetivo) — inteligente. Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
  • provincial /pɹəˈvɪn(t)ʃəl/ (adjetivo) — provincial. Of or pertaining to a province.
  • organize /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/ (verbo) — organizar. To arrange in working order.
  • admire /ədˈmaɪɹ/ (verbo) — admirar. To regard with wonder and delight.
  • vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ (substantivo) — vocabulário. A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
  • presenter /pɹɪˈzɛntə(ɹ)/ (substantivo) — apresentador, apresentadora. Someone who presents a broadcast programme; a compere or master of ceremonies.
  • motivate /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/ (verbo) — motivar. To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate.
  • fluent /ˈfluənt/ (adjetivo) — fluente. That flows; flowing, liquid.
  • pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ (substantivo) — pronúncia, pronunciação. The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.
  • hardworking /ˈhɑːɹdˌwɜːɹ.kɪŋ/ (adjetivo) — trabalhador, diligente. Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.

Phrasal verbs que você vai ouvir

  • get into (verbo) — entrar em. To move into (an object), such that one ends up inside it.

Pronúncia para ficar de olho

  • Os sons de “sh” e “zh”: presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/, provincial /pɹəˈvɪn(t)ʃəl/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
  • Palavras longas — acerte a sílaba tônica: intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

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 skill, impressive, lesson.

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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