Prática de Shadowing: FCE1 TEST3 PART4 - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo

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Now turn to part four.
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You'll hear a radio interview with a young tennis player, Alice Winters, and her coach, Bruce Gray.
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For questions 24 to 30, choose the best answer, A, B or C.
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You now have one minute in which to look at part four.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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In some sports, the players seem to be getting younger and younger.
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My guests today are 14 -year -old Alice Winters and her coach, Bruce Gray.
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Alice, as National Junior Tennis Champion, has been described as the most talented young player for years.
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Alice, Bruce, welcome.
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Hello.
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Hello.
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Let's start by talking about money.
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Have you found it easy to get help in that respect, Bruce?
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Not really.
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We've applied to local companies for sponsorship, but they would sooner put their money into something which gets them publicity.
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Alice isn't that well known yet, so we'll probably have to get there without it.
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And I reckon that with Alice's talent, there's no reason why we can't.
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That'd be an even greater achievement, wouldn't it?
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Now, Alice, you must do a lot of training.
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Is it sometimes a bit too demanding for someone of your age?
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Well, a lot of players my age might ask themselves, why can't I be like everyone else, you know, free in the evenings and at weekends?
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But that side of it doesn't bother me.
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I must admit, though, that there are times when I just don't fancy it, you know, freezing cold winter mornings when Bruce comes round to take me on a training run and I think,
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oh, go away and leave me alone.
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But apart from that, well, I do it because I enjoy it.
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Nobody's making me do it, are they?
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So I don't really see it as making sacrifices.
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And what about your schoolwork?
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Well, I'm managing to keep up with that at the moment, although I can see that if I do get more successful, the sport might get in the way of academic work.
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But, well, I know which comes first for me.
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After all, if I make it to the top in tennis, I won't need any academic qualifications.
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Now, Alice, when you're competing in a tournament, is it all terribly serious or do you have fun?
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Well, I'm only there for one reason, really.
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I mean, I can't see the point otherwise.
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I'm not one of those people who think that taking part matters more than winning.
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I mean, I know I can't win every time, especially up against people a lot older than me, but that's always the aim.
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And if I lose, well, I look at my performance with Bruce, look at ways of improving it, and, well, I don't let it get to me.
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I'm just more determined next time.
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Bruce, what do you think makes Alice different from other players of the same age?
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I've never come across any young player quite like her in all my years as a coach.
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What amazes me is you can watch her play, and she doesn't seem to be trying, even though, of course, she is.
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With other players, you can see the effort involved, but with her, well, she's just so gifted.
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So, Alice, how do you see your future?
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Well, I'd love to turn professional, but it's a bit early to think seriously about that.
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I mean, I'm a big fish in a small pond at the moment, but as I get older, well, there are going to be a lot of tough players out there
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if I do end up doing it full time the lifestyle looks glamorous from outside
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but it might just be too hard for me and I might decide to get out but it's hard to say
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Some people stay at the top for years, don't they?
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Bruce, do you and Alice get on well?
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Is she an easy person to coach?
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You know, sometimes I find it difficult to remember how young she is, because she's got an old head on young shoulders.
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We've had the odd, shall I say, disagreement, but she doesn't have much of a temper.
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It soon passes.
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She doesn't have a great deal to say, I guess, when we're working or travelling to tournaments.
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She has friends outside the game, but she doesn't have much time for a social life at the moment.
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Well, Alice and Bruce, thanks for being my guests and good luck for the future.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Now you'll hear part four again.
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In some sports, the players seem to be getting younger and younger.
62
My guests today are 14 -year -old Alice Winters and her coach, Bruce Gray.
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Alice, as national junior tennis champion, has been described as the most talented young player for years.
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Alice, Bruce, welcome.
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Hello.
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Hello.
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Let's start by talking about money.
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Have you found it easy to get help in that respect, Bruce?
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Not really.
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We've applied to local companies for sponsorship, but they would sooner put their money into something which gets them publicity.
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Alice isn't that well known yet, so we'll probably have to get there without it.
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And I reckon that with Alice's talent, there's no reason why we can't.
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That'd be an even greater achievement, wouldn't it?
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Now, Alice, you must do a lot of training.
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Is it sometimes a bit too demanding for someone of your age?
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Well, a lot of players my age might ask themselves, why can't I be like everyone else, you know, free in the evenings and at weekends?
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But that side of it doesn't bother me.
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I must admit though that there are times when I just don't fancy it,
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you know, freezing cold winter mornings when Bruce comes around to take me on a training run and I think, oh, go away and leave me alone.
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But apart from that, well, I do it because I enjoy it.
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Nobody's making me do it, are they?
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So I don't really see it as making sacrifices.
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And what about your schoolwork?
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Well, I'm managing to keep up with that at the moment, although I can see that if I do get more successful the sport might get in the way of academic work,
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but, well, I know which comes first for me.
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After all, if I make it to the top in tennis I won't need any academic qualifications.
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Now, Alice, when you're competing in a tournament, is it all terribly serious or do you have fun?
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Well, I'm only there for one reason, really.
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I mean, I can't see the point otherwise.
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I'm not one of those people who think that taking part matters more than winning.
91
I mean, I know I can't win every time, especially up against people a lot older than me, but that's always the aim.
92
And if I lose, well, I look at my performance with Bruce, look at ways of improving it, and, well, I don't let it get to me.
93
I'm just more determined next time.
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Bruce, what do you think makes Alice different from other players of the same age?
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I've never come across any young player quite like her in all my years as a coach.
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What amazes me is you can watch her play and she doesn't seem to be trying, even though of course she is.
97
With other players you can see the effort involved, but with her, well, she's just so gifted.
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So, Alice, how do you see your future?
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Well, I'd love to turn professional, but it's a bit early to think seriously about that.
100
I mean, I'm a big fish in a small pond at the moment, but as I get older, well, there are going to be a lot of tough players out there.
101
If I do end up doing it full -time, the lifestyle looks glamorous from outside,
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but it might just be too hard for me and I might decide to get out.
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But it's hard to say.
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Some people stay at the top for years, don't they?
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Bruce, do you and Alice get on well?
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Is she an easy person to coach?
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You know, sometimes I find it difficult to remember how young she is, because she's got an old head on young shoulders.
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We've had the odd, shall I say, disagreement, but she doesn't have much of a temper.
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It soon passes.
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She doesn't have a great deal to say, I guess, when we're working or travelling to tournaments.
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She has friends outside the game, but she doesn't have much time for a social life at the moment.
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Well, Alice and Bruce, thanks for being my guests and good luck for the future.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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That's the end of part four.
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There'll now be a pause of five minutes for you to copy your answers onto the separate answer sheet.
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Be sure to follow the numbering of all the questions.
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I'll remind you when there is one minute left so that you're sure to finish in time.
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That's the end of the test.
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Please stop now.
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Your supervisor will now collect all the question papers and answer sheets.
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Thank you.

Vocabulário e dicas de fala para esta lição

Este vídeo tem 122 frases e 1526 palavras para praticar shadowing. A fala dura 10:24. O falante mantém um ritmo estável de cerca de 147 palavras por minuto, confortável para o shadowing. 84% das palavras estão entre as 3.000 mais comuns do inglês; vale a pena estudar o restante antes de começar.

Vocabulário principal deste vídeo

15 palavras do vídeo que vale a pena aprender, com pronúncia e significado:

PalavraPronúnciaSignificado
tennis substantivo/ˈtɛnɪs/tênis, ténis
sheet substantivo/ʃit/folha
bother verbo/ˈbɑðɚ/incomodar, chatear
compete verbo/kəmˈpiːt/competir, rivalizar
achievement substantivo/əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/realização, conquista
fancy substantivo/ˈfæn.si/fantasia
talented adjetivo/ˈtæləntɪd/talentoso
lifestyle substantivo/ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/estilo de vida
sacrifice substantivo/ˈsæk.ɹɪ.faɪs/sacrifício
freeze verbo/ˈfɹiːz/gelar, congelar
publicity substantivo/pʌbˈlɪsɪti/publicidade
pond substantivo/pɑnd/lagoa, tanque
qualification substantivo/ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/qualificação
temper substantivo/ˈtɛmpɚ/temperamento
reckon verbo/ˈɹɛkən/contar, calcular

Phrasal verbs que você vai ouvir

PalavraSignificado
end up verboterminar, acabar
get out verbosair
go away verbosair, partir

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 been described · We've applied · I've never come
Voz passiva be + particípio passado — o foco está no que acontece, não em quem fazhas been described
Orações relativas who / which + oração — informação extra sobre uma pessoa ou coisapeople who think

Pronúncia para ficar de olho

O falante usa 63 contrações e formas reduzidas, como doesn't, I'm, can't. Diga-as na forma curta, do jeito que você ouve.

  • Os sons de “sh” e “zh”: sheet /ʃit/, qualification /ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
  • Palavras longas — acerte a sílaba tônica: publicity /pʌbˈlɪsɪti/, qualification /ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, disagreement /dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/, supervisor /ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/

Como praticar com este vídeo

  1. Ouça o vídeo inteiro uma vez sem falar e anote as palavras que você não conhece.
  2. Faça shadowing frase por frase na velocidade normal, repetindo cada uma até o seu ritmo ficar igual ao do falante.
  3. Grave a sua voz e compare com o original, prestando atenção a palavras como tennis, sheet, bother.

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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