Prática de Shadowing: ENGLISH FILE pre-intermediate - 7A. First day nerves. p. 54, ex.7.1 - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo

7.1 Simon When I was about 30,

I got a job as an editor in a publishing company.

It was my first office job, and I didn't really know what to wear.

But for the interview, I wore a suit.

In fact, I bought the suit specially for the interview.

I got the job, so I thought that must be okay.

So, on the first day, I went to work wearing a suit and tie.

I got to work early.

I wanted to make a good impression, and I was the first person in the office.

So I went in, I found my desk with my name on it, and I sat down.

And there were a few papers and documents for me to read, so I started reading those.

I turned on my computer and after about 10, 15 minutes, the other people in the office started to arrive.

And I noticed that nobody else was wearing a suit.

And I thought, okay, it's not a big problem.

So I introduced myself to the other people.

I said, hello, how are you?

Hello, pleased to meet you

and the next thing someone said to me was my computer's

really slow do you think you know what the problem is

and I said no no not really

so then I introduced myself to somebody else

and said hello nice to meet you

and she replied hello nice to meet you

and then she said do you know how I can connect my computer to the printer.

And I said, no, I have no idea how to do that.

Anyway, I went back to work and about half an hour later I had a meeting with my boss.

And she said, how's it going?

And I said, yeah, it's all good.

Well, everybody seems really nice.

Um, just one thing.

Why does everybody think I can fix their computer?

And she looked at me and what I was wearing, and she said, it's your suit.

Nobody in this office ever wears a suit.

So they think you're from the IT department and you've come to help with a computer problem.

They're the only ones who wear suits.

So, I never wore it again, to this day.

It was my first day at work as a teacher at a language school.

And they asked me to come the first week of term to observe some teachers, to watch their lessons.

and then I was going to start teaching the following week.

But when I arrived there, they told me that one of the teachers was ill

and they asked me to take the class and it was three-year-old kids.

So I was in a class with about ten three-year-olds who were running around.

My boss gave me a storybook to read to them but the kids couldn't speak any English.

I'd never taught, or never been trained to teach children that small.

I tried to read the book to two of them

but the others were running around shouting and hitting each other

and at the worst possible moment just

when all of them were being really noisy

and not doing anything I was telling them to my boss the director of the school opened the door

and just looked at me I felt terrible

but then she said these children are too young for you aren't they and I said yes I was nearly crying

luckily after that she never gave me any classes with really young children

but it was the most stressful class I've ever tried to teach

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Este conteúdo é perfeito para alunos de inglês pré-intermediário que querem praticar conversação e entender situações reais de trabalho. Se você busca melhorar a fluência, aprender expressões coloquiais ou até mesmo treinar o shadowing (técnica de imitar a pronúncia e ritmo), este vídeo é uma ótima escolha. Ele mostra situações cotidianas, como o primeiro dia de trabalho, com falas naturais e problemas comuns, o que ajuda a se preparar para interações reais.

Palavras e expressões para roubar (e usar!)

Make a good impression: Fazer uma boa impressão. Exemplo: "Quero me vestir bem para make a good impression no meu chefe."
Fix their computer: Consertar o computador deles. Uma expressão prática para situações de trabalho.
Observe some teachers: Observar alguns professores. Útil para falar de treinamentos ou estágios.
Running around: Correndo por aí. Descreve bem crianças ou até mesmo uma rotina agitada.

Essas expressões são usadas no dia a dia, então dominá-las ajuda a falar de forma mais natural. E lembre: a prática de conversação em inglês é essencial para não esquecê-las!

Como acertar o sotaque nesse vídeo

O narrador fala com um ritmo médio e intonações claras, ideal para o shadowing. Preste atenção aos linkings (ligações entre palavras), como em "I got a job" (ficando quase "I gotajob"). Outro ponto é a pronúncia de "suit" (que soa como "suti") e "printer" (como "printe"). Para treinar, use um shadowing site ou simplesmente repita as frases imitando o ritmo e a entonação. Isso ajuda a melhorar a fluência e a entender falas mais rápidas no futuro. Lembre: o shadowspeak (técnica de imitar) é uma das melhores formas de aprimorar o sotaque!

Gramática neste vídeo

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

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Present perfect have/has + particípio passado — uma ação passada que ainda importa agora	you've come · I've ever tried
Past continuous was/were + -ing — uma ação em andamento em um momento do passado	was wearing · were running · were being
Superlativos the -est / the most … — o maior ou o menor de um grupo	the worst · the most stressful
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos da forma em -ing	started reading · start teaching

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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