Prática de Shadowing: Learn Some Relaxing English Phrases - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo

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Well, hello and welcome to this English lesson about being free.
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There's a funny little phrase in English and that's the phrase,
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"school's out for the summer." It's actually lunchtime and this is my last day at work.
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and then I have a few weeks off before school starts again in September.
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For those of you that don't know, I am actually a high school teacher.
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And I do have the very, very cool benefit of having the summer off.
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So school's out for the summer.
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Another phrase I might use to describe this situation is that I am free as a bird.
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If you ever go outside and if you see a bird, the bird is free to go wherever they want.
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And for a few weeks, I will now be free as a bird.
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I can do whatever I want every day, Unless, of course, Jen has some chores for me to do on the farm or if there's other things.
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I should be working on like making YouTube lessons for you guys.
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There's an older phrase too, kind of a funny phrase, to be footloose and fancy free.
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I haven't heard that one for a while, but if you can imagine in your head, someone being footloose and fancy free.
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It brings about an image of someone who is extremely relaxed and just enjoying their life.
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So I would say this though, I can certainly feel like there is a weight off my shoulders right now.
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In English, when you say that there is a weight off your shoulders, it's as if you were carrying something and now you no longer are.
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and you're just enjoying life.
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And I certainly need Time to unwind.
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When you're working during the school year or when you're working at your job, it can be stressful.
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and you can feel very, very tense.
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And so we have this English phrase
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take time to unwind or have time to unwind where you're just spending time becoming less stressful
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less stressed uh de -stressing a little bit and it's a time to recharge your batteries.
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If you think about your phone, when the battery is almost dead, it's like the phone doesn't have a lot of energy.
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So people as well can feel that.
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And so sometimes they need time, to recharge their batteries, and that certainly what I need right now.
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And I'm going to do two things.
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I'm going to take it easy.
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I'm going to kick back Oh, actually three things, and I'm going to put my feet up.
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So when you take it easy, it means you relax.
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When you kick back, you can imagine someone leaning back in a chair and just enjoying life.
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And then when you put your feet up, It's like you're even more relaxed.
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So I'm going to definitely take it easy, I'm definitely going to kick back and I'm definitely going to put my feet up.
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Now you might have heard the English phrase R &R.
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R &R is kind of a funny phrase that means rest, and relaxation.
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So I'm going to have a little bit of R &R.
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I'm going to enjoy life as best as I can for the next few weeks.
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And it certainly feels good to be able to take a breather When you run for a long time and stop, you have to stop and breathe.
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And when you work really hard for a long time, we sometimes use a similar phrase to take a breather to
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refer to a time where you are going to relax and just enjoy life for a little bit.
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So I'm definitely going to take a breather. And then...
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I think I might sleep in.
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I don't sleep in very often.
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I've been setting my alarm.
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for 6 :15 every morning, sometimes 6 :30.
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for a very long time but now I can just sleep and get up whenever I want.
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And at my age, that doesn't actually work.
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I will probably still wake up at around 7 o 'clock and for me, that would be sleeping in.
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So how do I feel right now?
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I don't have a care in the world.
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There's another English phrase for you.
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I don't have to worry about anything else except just enjoying making English lessons for you here on YouTube, and helping Jen on the farm a little bit.
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But other than that, I do not have care in the world.
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And now you might be wondering if Jen and I are going to get away from it all.
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When you get away from it all, it means you go on vacation, and you enjoy some time, doing something else?
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And the answer is actually...
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Yes and no. we will probably go to Toronto here and there to see a Blue Jays game, or to do some other fun and relaxing things.
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And that will be how we get away from it all.
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But we aren't planning on doing any kind of major vacation.
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So we're not going to totally get away from it all.
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for a week or two, but we are going to certainly Take some time off and enjoy it.
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Anyways, thanks for watching this little walk and talk English lesson.
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I hope you enjoyed it.
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I'm excited to to make some pretty cool English lessons for you this summer.
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I have some really neat ideas for places I can go and lessons I can make, so look for those on Tuesdays.
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But other than that, thanks for watching this little English lesson.
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I hope you learned some new English words and phrases you can use in a future English conversation.
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If this is your first time here, Don't forget to click the red subscribe button.
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Give me a thumbs up if you enjoyed this video, and I'll see you next week with another English lesson.
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Bye.
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you

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Sobre esta aula

Nesta aula, você vai praticar frases em inglês relacionadas ao relaxamento e à liberdade, perfeitas para situações cotidianas. Além de expandir seu vocabulário, vai aprender a falar com naturalidade, usando a intonação e o ritmo adequados. Ideal para quem quer melhorar a pronúncia em inglês e se sentir mais confiante em conversas.

Palavras-chave e frases essenciais

  • "School's out for the summer": Expressão usada quando as aulas terminam para as férias, transmitindo alegria e liberdade.
  • "Free as a bird": Descreve alguém sem preocupações, com total liberdade para agir.
  • "A weight off my shoulders": Significa que uma preocupação foi removida, deixando a pessoa mais leve.
  • "Recharge your batteries": Refere-se a descansar para recuperar energia, como um celular carregando.
  • "Take it easy": Dica para relaxar, não se preocupar com pressões.

Dicas de prática: shadowing e pronúncia

O shadowing (técnica de repetir imediatamente após o falante) é excelente para melhorar a pronúncia em inglês. Neste vídeo, o ritmo é calmo e conversacional, perfeito para iniciantes. Siga estes passos: 1) Ouça uma frase por vez, pausando o vídeo; 2) Repita imediatamente, copiando a intonação e a velocidade; 3) Grave sua voz e compare com o original. Isso ajuda a treinar o "shadowspeak" de forma eficaz. Lembre-se: a chave é a imitação precisa, não a velocidade. Pratique diariamente por 10 minutos, focando em frases como "free as a bird" ou "take it easy" para dominar a fluidez. Com o tempo, você notará que sua pronúncia fica mais natural e seu "shadow speech" mais acurado. Não se esqueça de relaxar: o objetivo é se sentir confortável, como o falante no vídeo, que transmite tranquilidade em cada frase.

Gramática neste vídeo

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

EstruturaNo vídeo
Possibilidade com “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo possível, mas não certomight use · might have · might sleep
Futuro com “going to” be going to + verbo — um plano ou algo que dá para preverI'm going to do · I'm going to take · I'm going to kick
Futuro com “will” will + verbo — uma decisão, promessa ou previsãowill now be · will probably still wake · will probably go
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que está acontecendo agora ou nestes diasyou're just enjoying · you're working · you're just spending

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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