Prática de Shadowing: Living alone is way harder than people admit - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo
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So I have this problem where I don't want to be alone
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But I also want to be alone when I'm with other people I
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long for my alone time and getting back home into my space.
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But then when I'm alone,
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I long to be with other people and to be social and to not be by myself.
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Thank you.
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you And this is...
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a little bit of a new phenomenon For me, historically I've enjoyed my alone time more.
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Now I feel like I'm in this place in my life where I just crave human connection more than I normally do.
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Valder!
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Hi Valder!
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I wonder if it's the child or?
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Amen.
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the box I did it ball - What?
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By the way, I'm getting ready now to go for breakfast with a couple friends because the sun is shining.
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And the sun is almost never shining.
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But I thought about this this week and so I just wanted to share some thoughts.
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I've sort of experienced many of the different living arrangements.
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But I have been living alone for a while now.
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I'm just realizing that it's kind of getting harder and harder.
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But also, the thought of living with another person is also getting harder and harder.
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So I'm like, Where does that Leave me My feet is clean!
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You know, one of the obvious pros of living alone is that it's not just this aesthetically beautiful situation.
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It is truly very calming.
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You get to do everything uninterrupted.
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You make your morning coffee.
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You sit in peace read your book think, look outside the window, no one to be loud,
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or no one to lose stuff or misplace things, or there's just no one to blame.
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For anything, no one to get on your nerves, no one to buy the wrong thing or to make a mess,
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whatever the situation might be.
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It's just you and yourself, and you get to decide what you want to watch,
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what you want what you want to listen to at what volume When you want to go to bed, when you want to wake up, you don't have to.
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account for anyone else's life or schedule.
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But also just like with everything. in life.
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It's not.
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a perfect situation.
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There are some obvious downsides of the situation.
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a lot of small things, but it's also some bigger things.
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Some of the small things are things like someone interrupting you, in a pleasant way.
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What could that be?
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It could be someone sharing something that they saw or heard
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that day and suddenly you are talking about something that's quite interesting
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or maybe you are learning something or maybe they can recommend you something that they read or something that they
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noticed on that day, or even a little background noise by another person.
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To an extent, if it's someone you like,
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a lot can be quite nice just like hearing their little chores and whatever they are up to you,
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that an eruption can be quite pleasant,
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or maybe they can suggest what you guys can eat.
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where you guys can watch
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"What you guys are going to do this weekend?" or "They can give you an ID" and something and it...
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creates for a fuller life in a way.
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And then obviously the conveniences.
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Like if I want a glass of water, no one is gonna bring me a glass of water.
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If I'm really craving something, I have to go buy it myself.
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If I have a bit of an errand, but I have a cold,
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I'm not feeling well, no one's gonna do that errand for me.
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So I got two.
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four -size towels.
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I've got a glass food container.
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I have a few of these but I needed one in this big size.
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This one for Cooking.
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Good night.
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I want to turn things, flip things around.
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Some microfiber wipes, which is the key for cleaning mirrors
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or screens without getting all the dry water that makes it look Even dirtier.
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than it was before you started cleaning.
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This is what I do my dishes with.
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And here we have even more food containers.
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Let's open her up.
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So I got three more in this size, which again I already have these, but I just needed some more.
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These are really good to store food.
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And then you can heat up the food in the oven without the lid, because the glass is oven -sized.
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And then finally I got this box that I want to store things in.
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Let's see.
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I believe it's untreated wood.
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Oh no!
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I have to assemble it.
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I hate assembling.
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Anything.
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Okay, let's see here.
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This one is called "Klagli".
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So it's going to be a box like this where I can just store Things like this. And this.
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Thank you.
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Don't step on it. so I'm already confused.
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Oh, it's because this one is missing.
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Step one.
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I don't know why my brain just...
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malfunctions whenever it comes to assembling I think I'm just so deeply uninterested in anything that has to do with
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Stuff like this.
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Like I see parts like this and there is No part of me that gets excited.
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So this is ridiculous.
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We can definitely do this.
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Hold on.
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Like that.
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Obviously.
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Right?
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No, this has to be the inside.
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There's only one of this.
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This has to be the bottom.
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Thank you.
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you Yeah.
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Okay, so this has to be.
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You know what?
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I'm just gonna save this for later.
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Okay?
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Maybe I have someone stopping by.
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Maybe when they stop by...
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I can...
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Actually, they get so excited about stuff like this.
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They're gonna see this on the table and they're gonna be like, Can I help you do that?
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Thank you.
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So technically I'm being a good friend.
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And also, The bills you You're on your own.
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It's expensive.
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The thought of someone sharing the monthly expenses to me right now is wild.
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I look at people who live with someone, and they share
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the costs
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and i'm like do you know how much money you are
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saving self -reliance i think is such an important life skill because you cannot You cannot.
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Count on.
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always having someone with you in your life, someone taking care of you, someone being there for you.
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You never know what strange and unpredictable turns life could get.
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And I'm so grateful.
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that I have had the experiences, and that I know that I can be independent, I can take care of myself.
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I can do everything by myself.
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I'm already confused.
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Well, to an extent, we are of course relying on the people around us and our loved ones.
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Obviously, their presence is very, very, very meaningful.
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even if we don't live with them, but I know that I can handle things on my own.
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And maybe I have someone stopping by.
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And now here is where we run into.
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a serious problem.
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I don't want constant company, but I also don't want to be completely on my own.
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What type of situation are we looking at, Lana?
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Like, what is...
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I'm also trying not to overthink this, because...
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realistically, Thank you.
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It's not really something that I could change anyway.
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It's just sort of going to happen the way that it's going to happen.
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Just before I go, I want to show you what I'm currently reading.
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Well, one of the things I'm currently reading.
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I've had this book, Virginia Woolf, the Rubber One Zone.
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for so many years now.
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I don't think I ever read through it.
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It's a very short book. But...
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I remember having a hard time with her writing style.
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So, I wanted to give it another go because I was going through all of my old books, so many books that I don't even really know what to do with.
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I've found some ones that I want to reread.
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One of them.
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Alright, heading out.
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Por que praticar a fala com este vídeo?
Este vídeo é uma excelente oportunidade para aprimorar suas habilidades de fala em inglês, especialmente se você está interessado na dinâmica de viver sozinho. Ao ouvir a narrativa de uma pessoa que vive sozinha, você pode aprender a expressar sentimentos complexos sobre solidão e conexões humanas. A prática de shadowing (acompanhar e repetir o que ouve) com este conteúdo permitirá que você desenvolva uma pronúncia mais fluente e natural. Além disso, você poderá captar nuances emocionais e expressões idiomáticas, tornando sua comunicação mais autêntica. Utilize este shadowing site para revisar frases e expressões-chave, aprimorando sua capacidade de se expressar em diferentes contextos sociais.
Gramática & Expressões em Contexto
Vamos analisar algumas estruturas gramaticais e expressões que aparecem no vídeo:
- I long for my alone time - Aqui, a expressão "long for" significa desejar ou ter saudade de algo. Esta é uma forma utilizada para expressar sentimentos profundos e desejo, muito utilizada em contextos emocionais.
- It is truly very calming - A frase ilustra o uso de advérbios para qualificar um adjetivo. "Truly" amplifica o adjetivo "calming", transmitindo um sentimento de serenidade ao viver sozinho.
- I’m just realizing that it’s kind of getting harder and harder - Esta estrutura é um exemplo de repetição para enfatizar a dificuldade crescente. É eficaz na maneira como comunica preocupações sobre mudanças emocionais.
- No one to blame for anything - O uso de "no one" exemplifica o conceito de negação, uma construção comum em inglês, que poderá ajudá-lo a expressar ausência.
Essas expressões são essenciais para entender a forma como sentimentos e estados emocionais são comunicados em inglês, tornando-as importantes para quem deseja aprender inglês com youtube.
Armadilhas comuns de pronúncia
Ao estudar o vídeo, é importante prestar atenção em algumas palavras que podem ser difíceis de pronunciar. Aqui estão algumas dicas:
- Alone - A forma como a vogal e o som final "-one" são pronunciados pode ser desafiadora. Tente enfatizar a pronúncia com uma entonação clara.
- Beautiful - A combinação de sons na palavra pode ser complicada; pronuncie lentamente, focando nas sílabas "beau" e "tiful".
- Calming - Observe a pronúncia do "l" e a transição para o "m", que pode ser confusa para falantes não nativos.
Ao praticar essas palavras, você pode incorporar técnicas de shadow speak para melhorar sua fluência e se familiarizar com a entonação e o ritmo do inglês falado. Ao focar nessas armadilhas, você fortalecerá sua confiança ao se comunicar.
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 | I've enjoyed · have had · I've had |
| Orações relativas who / which + oração — informação extra sobre uma pessoa ou coisa | wipes, which is · people who live |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos da forma em -ing | started cleaning · hate assembling |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que está acontecendo agora ou nestes dias | I'm getting · I'm just realizing · is also getting |
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.