Prática de Shadowing: How to speak about famous people - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo
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Sometimes when we converse with a foreigner, a person from another country,
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we happen to talk about some famous people who represent our cultures.
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By the way, the verb to converse means to have a conversation or to engage in a conversation.
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In this video, I'm going to show you five ways
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that can help you speak about famous people and express your respect for them in an English conversation.
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They're my five favorite choices.
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So let's get straight into them, shall we?
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When I was younger, I emulated this actress.
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To emulate means to copy someone because you like them very much, you admire them and you think they're great.
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I'm going to go ahead
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and get some more of the great actresses of the 19th century and
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that was sort of what I emulated what I wanted to
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be I wanted to be Sarah Bernhardt I wanted to be Eleanor Adduza
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when I started work we can say I emulated this person or my brother emulated his character.
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My sister emulated her style and manners.
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There's even an expression to emulate success, which means to repeat someone's success.
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I mean, Joni Cash, who can emulate his success?
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I think nobody can emulate his success.
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Are you nuts about the Rolling Stones?
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I can't get enough of them too.
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If you can't get enough of somebody, it means you will never be tired of them and you want more of them.
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I can't get enough of Robert De Niro.
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I can't get enough of Emma Thompson.
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Oh, Adele, she's one of a kind.
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If you describe someone as one of a kind, you mean they're very different and there's nobody like them.
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She will take you to places in your life that you've never been to before.
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She's just...
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Just one of a kind.
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One of them...
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She's such a prominent writer isn't she?
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He's such a prominent architect, isn't he?
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Prominent means very famous and important.
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This last one is more of an academic way of describing a famous person.
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You can use it in your IELTS test or even in a business conversation.
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As part of the phrase I'm going to use the word to withstand
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which alone means to be strong enough so that nothing can harm, destroy or damage you.
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I think that the longer that you want something and don't get it but are able to
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to withstand that kind of rejection.
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Peter O'Toole.
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I've seen many of his films.
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There's no doubt they will withstand the test of time.
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If you liked today's video, please give it a thumbs up
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or subscribe to my channel to let me know I've been helpful and I'll see you soon for another video.
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Vocabulário e dicas de fala para esta lição
Esta aula de conversação de nível B1 usa o vídeo “How to speak about famous people”. As palavras que mais se repetem: emulated, emulate, conversation, famous, success. Este vídeo tem 43 frases e 457 palavras para praticar shadowing. A fala dura 5:33. O falante fala devagar, cerca de 82 palavras por minuto, o que dá tempo para imitar cada som. 82% 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 12 palavras mais avançadas do vídeo, com pronúncia e significado:
| Palavra | Pronúncia | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| emulate verbo | /ˈɛm.jʊ.leɪt/ | emular |
| withstand verbo | /wɪðˈstænd/ | aguentar |
| prominent adjetivo | /ˈpɹɑmɪnənt/ | proeminente |
| converse verbo | /kənˈvɝs/ | conversar, falar |
| foreigner substantivo | /ˈfɔɹ.ɪ.nɚ/ | estrangeiro, estrangeira |
| verb substantivo | /vɝb/ | verbo |
| rejection substantivo | /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/ | rejeição |
| admire verbo | /ədˈmaɪɹ/ | admirar |
| thumb substantivo | /ˈθʌm/ | dedo polegar, polegar |
| subscribe verbo | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | assinar |
| architect substantivo | /ˈɑɹ.kɪˌtɛkt/ | arquiteto, arquiteta |
| phrase substantivo | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | expressão, frase |
Phrasal verbs que você vai ouvir
| Palavra | Pronúncia | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| go ahead verbo | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | vai em frente |
Frases que vale a pena repetir
Frases curtas e completas do vídeo que você pode usar na conversa do dia a dia:
- They're my five favorite choices.
- So let's get straight into them, shall we?
- I can't get enough of them too.
- She's such a prominent writer isn't she?
- He's such a prominent architect, isn't he?
Gramática neste vídeo
As estruturas que o falante mais usa, com as palavras exatas do vídeo:
| Estrutura | No vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + particípio passado — uma ação passada que ainda importa agora | you've never been · I've seen · I've been |
| Orações relativas who / which + oração — informação extra sobre uma pessoa ou coisa | people who represent · success, which means |
| Futuro com “will” will + verbo — uma decisão, promessa ou previsão | will never be · will take · will withstand |
| Futuro com “going to” be going to + verbo — um plano ou algo que dá para prever | I'm going to show · I'm going to go · I'm going to use |
Pronúncia para ficar de olho
O falante usa 17 contrações e formas reduzidas, como can't, I'm, they're. Diga-as na forma curta, do jeito que você ouve.
- Os sons de “th”: withstand /wɪðˈstænd/, thumb /ˈθʌm/
Sons difíceis para falantes de português:
- Consoante final — sem acrescentar um “i” depois: emulate /ˈɛm.jʊ.leɪt/, withstand /wɪðˈstænd/, prominent /ˈpɹɑmɪnənt/, verb /vɝb/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/
Como praticar com este vídeo
- Ouça o vídeo inteiro uma vez sem falar e anote as palavras que você não conhece.
- Faça shadowing frase por frase na velocidade normal, repetindo cada uma até o seu ritmo ficar igual ao do falante.
- Grave a sua voz e compare com o original, prestando atenção a palavras como emulate, withstand, prominent.
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.