Prática de Shadowing: Invention Of Corn Flakes - The Dr. Binocs Show | Best Learning Videos For Kids | Peekaboo Kidz - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo

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Hey friends!
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So much has changed, isn't it?
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Look at me back then and look at me now.
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But hey, what do you think has not changed?
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My healthy breakfast of Corn Flakes!
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And today, I am going to tell you all about the invention of Corn Flakes.
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Come on, let's go!
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Zoom in!
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Did you know earlier Americans would eat very heavy and oily food for breakfast.
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They would eat absolutely anything.
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This led to a whole country of people with upset stomachs and acidity.
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Which made some people want to try a healthier breakfast.
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One such person was the superintendent of a health spa in Michigan.
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...called the Battle Creek Sanitarium and a health fanatic himself, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg.
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Dr. John along with his brother Wilkeith Kellogg wanted to make a healthy breakfast meal for their countrymen.
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So in 1887, they did this by mixing cornmeal and oatmeal into a dough.
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Then added nuts and baked them into biscuits by passing them under a roller.
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These were then crumbled up into little pieces and were served as a new healthy food.
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The brothers called it Granula.
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They used this as a healthy meal at their spa, but it was totally bland.
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However, this was named similar to another product of the same name created by James Caleb Jackson.
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...back in 1863.
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So, to avoid being sued, they changed the name to Granola instead.
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All was going well for the brothers after that.
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Then one day, while in the middle of heating wheat to make crackers...
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...they were called away on some urgent business.
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When they came back, the wheat dough had been heated and then cooled to a crisp.
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They still carried on with the processed dough and put it through the roller.
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They expected a big sheet of dough as usual.
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But to their surprise, when they flattened the dough, it broke into separate flakes.
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This they thought was an even better idea.
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And the people at the spa loved them.
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So, the Kellogg brothers started experimenting with different kinds of grain...
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...to find out what else could work.
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Until in 1898, they tried this process with corn and were delighted at the results.
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As were all the patrons at the spa.
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And this is how corn flakes were invented.
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However, this is where the brothers had a disagreement.
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John felt that the flakes were great as it is and like all his other healthy foods,
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Corn Flakes were also bland and tasteless.
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Will on the other hand, knowing that they weren't the only people selling cereal like Corn Flakes, felt that if they added sugar to it,
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they would taste better and sell more.
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But John would have none of it.
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He didn't want something that he thought so unhealthy added to his creation.
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...and the Corn Flakes were left untouched for a long time.
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After selling their foods together for a while...
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...Will Kellogg finally separated from his brother in 1906...
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...bought the rights of the Corn Flakes from him and started his own company...
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...The Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company.
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Here he started mass selling his own sugar-coated Corn Flakes...
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...which instantly became a huge hit.
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After a long legal battle over the Kellogg name, Will won the rights to use their own name...
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...and his company became...
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...the Kellogg's Cereal Company we know today.
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And that is how Corn Flakes became the breakfast cereal of today.
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Aren't you glad they added sugar to it?
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They would taste so bland without it.
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And now you know what it's time for.
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It's...
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Travia Time!
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Time!
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The word cereal comes from an ancient Greek word, Cyrillia.
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A major festival celebrating Ceres, the Goddess of Agriculture.
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Astronauts ate Kellogg's Corn Flakes aboard Apollo 11 the Spacecraft.
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Well friends, that's the story behind my favorite breakfast food.
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And I'm sure it's the same for many of you too.
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And with all the amazing flavors we have today, it's no wonder that Kellogg's is famous the world over.
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That's it for today.
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Tune in next time for more fun facts.
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This is me, Zooming out!
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See you

Por que praticar a fala com este vídeo?

Assistir ao vídeo "Invention Of Corn Flakes" é uma excelente maneira de aprender inglês com youtube de forma divertida e educativa. A narrativa do Dr. Binocs é envolvente e apresenta uma história rica sobre a invenção dos Corn Flakes, permitindo que você aprenda não apenas vocabulário novo, mas também informações interessantes sobre hábitos alimentares e inovações. Praticar a fala neste contexto é benéfico porque você pode shadow speak, ou seja, repetir em voz alta o que ouve, ajudando a melhorar sua fluência e entonação. Essa técnica de "shadowing" é eficaz para internalizar estruturas linguísticas e ampliar suas habilidades de comunicação.

Gramática & Expressões em Contexto

No vídeo, algumas expressões e estruturas gramaticais são particularmente úteis para os aprendizes de inglês. Aqui estão algumas delas:

  • Passado Simples: Usado para narrar eventos passados, como "They invented Corn Flakes" (Eles inventaram os Corn Flakes). Essa estrutura é fundamental para contar histórias.
  • Voz Passiva: "The flakes were invented" (Os flocos foram inventados). Essa forma é útil para enfatizar a ação em vez do sujeito, comum em descrições e narrativas.
  • Expressões de causa e efeito: "This led to a whole country of people with upset stomachs" (Isso levou a um país inteiro de pessoas com problemas de estômago). Aprender a usar essas transições pode melhorar a clareza ao falar.

Incorporar essas estruturas em suas próprias falas pode enriquecer sua comunicação e torná-la mais sofisticada.

Armadilhas Comuns de Pronúncia

Ao praticar a fala com este vídeo, é importante estar atento a algumas armadilhas de pronúncia que podem ocorrer:

  • Palavra "Kellogg": Preste atenção nos sons duplos e na ênfase correta. Podem surgir confusões devido à similaridade com outras palavras.
  • Frase "healthy breakfast": A combinação de sons pode ser desafiadora. Pratique a fluidez ao dizer "healthy breakfast" para aprimorar sua dicção.
  • Acento nas palavras "granula" e "granola": Identifique a diferença sutil entre essas palavras para evitar confusão. A prática com "shadowing" pode te ajudar a perceber essas variações.

Com o tempo, você se tornará mais confiante em sua habilidade de pronunciar palavras desafiadoras e expressões complexas, facilitando sua jornada no shadowing site.

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.