Prática de Shadowing: Searching for life on another planet ⏲️ 6 Minute English - Aprenda a falar inglês com o YouTube

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Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
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I'm Neil.
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And I'm Bekah.
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Neil, do you believe that life exists away from planet Earth?
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Well, I'm not sure about the kind of little green men that you see in science fiction movies, but also I think we cannot be alone in the universe.
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What about you, Bekah?
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What do you think?
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I agree.
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I think that maybe life does exist beyond our planet, but maybe not as we see in alien movies.
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Well, in this episode we'll be learning from science and space experts about whether the conditions for life exist on a planet 40 light years away.
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Yes, and as usual you can find a transcript for this episode, along with all the vocabulary and a worksheet, on our website, bbclearningenglish.com OK, a quiz question for you, Becca.
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How long would it take to drive a car to the sun at 100 kilometres an hour?
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Is it a 70 years, b 170 years or c 1,700 years?
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Well, Neil, the sun seems very far away, so I'll go for c 1,700 years.
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I hope you have enough petrol for that.
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Well, we'll find out the answer to the question later.
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Now though, some science and space experts are excited about a planet in a different solar system from our own.
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Science journalist Caroline Steele talks about this discovery on the BBC World Service programme What in the World?
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Caroline Steele, So scientists have been looking at an exoplanet, so that's a planet that exists in a solar system that isn't our own, called Trappist-1e.
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And it's a rocky planet like Earth.
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It's a similar size to Earth and it exists in the habitable zone around its sun.
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And its sun is called Trappist-1.
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Caroline explains that scientists have discovered that the planet Trappist-1e exists in the habitable zone around its sun.
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The adjective habitable describes a place or habitat that is suitable for something to live.
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Yes, and a zone is an area with a particular feature.
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For example, people who live in earthquake zones have to be prepared for danger.
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So a habitable zone is an area where something could live.
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Caroline goes on to explain why they think TRAPPIST-1e may be habitable.
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Scientists have been looking at the potential atmosphere around TRAPPIST-1e and they've ruled out that it's really full of hydrogen or carbon dioxide, which is a great thing because they're greenhouse gases which would make the planet really hot.
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And there are some small clues that it might be a nitrogen dominated atmosphere, which again is another sort of clue that there could be life there.
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Caroline Steele says that scientists are looking at the potential atmosphere around Trappist-1e.
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That is, they want to find out if the atmosphere is capable or likely to become able to host life.
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If something has potential, it already has the qualities or abilities to do something.
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The adjective potential has a similar meaning but refers to future capability.
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Exactly.
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We could say the data has potential in that it shows signs of helping the research, But when we talk about potential data, we're referring to data that could help us with future research.
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She also mentions how scientists have ruled out that TRAPPIST-1e is full of hydrogen or carbon dioxide.
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The phrasal verb rule out means to dismiss the possibility or idea of something.
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Scientists have found that TRAPPIST-1e is not full of those greenhouse gases.
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They've ruled it out.
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Indeed.
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And Caroline goes on to say how the atmosphere of Trappist-1e is dominated by nitrogen.
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If something is dominated by something else, it is controlled by it or is the most significant element of it.
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Trappist-1e is full of nitrogen, which is exciting because nitrogen is a sign of life and habitability.
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So what if nitrogen is actually found on this planet?
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Caroline Steele has more.
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My guess is what we'll do is try and see what other gases are in the atmosphere and use models to work out how warm the planet could be and
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whether or not it's a temperature that basically could support life or it maybe it's too hot or too cold but fingers crossed it has a nitrogen there's enough of it to keep the planet a decent temperature and then that's one step closer to finding life.
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Caroline guesses that scientists will focus on the planet's temperature and whether it could support life.
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She uses the expression fingers crossed to express hope for a positive outcome.
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Yes, we often make the physical gesture of crossing our fingers for good luck.
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We do.
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That reminds me, Neil, the answer to your question.
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Fingers crossed that I answered correctly.
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I see what you've done there, Becca.
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Yes, I asked you how long it would take to drive to the sun.
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at 100 kilometres an hour and you answered C, 1,700 years.
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Well, the sun is very far away, but the answer was B, only 170 years.
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Ah, well, that's still longer than my lifetime.
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Now let's have a recap of the language we've learnt in this episode, starting with habitable, which describes a place or habitat that is suitable for something to live.
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A zone is an area with a particular feature.
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Potential describes having possible qualities or abilities to do something.
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The phrasal verb rule out means to dismiss the possibility or idea of something.
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We also had dominated.
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If something is dominated by something else, it is controlled by it or is the most significant element of it.
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And finally, the expression fingers crossed is used to wish for hope or luck.
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Once again, our six minutes are up, but head over to our website bbclearningenglish.com for a quiz and worksheet for this episode.
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See you soon.
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Bye for now.
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Bye.
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Sobre Esta Lição

Nesta lição, você terá a oportunidade de praticar seu inglês ouvindo uma discussão intrigante sobre a possibilidade de vida em outros planetas. Exploraremos o que os especialistas em ciência e espaço dizem sobre um exoplaneta chamado Trappist-1e, que apresenta condições que podem ser favoráveis à vida. Este conteúdo é ideal para quem busca aprender inglês com YouTube e melhorar a pronúncia em inglês. Além disso, você poderá enriquecer seu vocabulário e desenvolver uma maior compreensão auditiva, essenciais para quem deseja dominar o idioma.

Vocabulário e Frases Chave

  • Exoplaneta: um planeta que orbita uma estrela fora do nosso sistema solar.
  • Zona Habitável: a área ao redor de uma estrela onde as condições podem ser adequadas para a vida.
  • Atmosfera Dominante: a composição gasosa que predomina em um corpo celeste.
  • Descartar: a ação de eliminar a possibilidade de que algo seja verdadeiro ou válido.
  • Potencial: a capacidade de algo se tornar; neste contexto, refere-se à possibilidade de um planeta sustentar vida.
  • Temperatura Adequada: a faixa de calor que pode permitir a existência de vida.
  • Fingers crossed: expressão que representa esperança por um resultado positivo.

Dicas de Prática

Para aproveitar ao máximo seu aprendizado e aplicar o conceito de shadow speak, ou seja, "falar na sombra", sugiro que você ouça a lição várias vezes. Comece assistindo ao vídeo uma vez para entender o contexto, prestando atenção nas entonações e no ritmo dos falantes. Em seguida, no segundo replay, tente repetir as falas imediatamente após ouvi-las, focando na pronúncia e fluência. Esse método de shadowing é eficaz para melhorar a pronúncia em inglês e ajudará a internalizar a estrutura das frases.

Atente-se ao tom dos apresentadores — uma mistura de entusiasmo e curiosidade — para que você possa replicar essas emoções em sua própria prática. Lembre-se de que a prática regular é a chave! Usando um site de shadowing, você poderá encontrar mais recursos úteis que fomentarão seu domínio do inglês. Boa sorte e divirta-se explorando a possibilidade de vida em outros planetas enquanto melhora seu inglês!

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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