Prática de Shadowing: STORY OF THE ''UNSINKABLE" TITANIC - Aprenda a falar inglês com o YouTube

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The 14th of April 2012 was the centenary,
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The 14th of April 2012 was the centenary,
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that is the 100th anniversary,
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of the sinking of the passenger ship Titanic in the North Atlantic.
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This podcast is about Titanic.
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I hope it will help you to learn some new words and expressions about ships and the sea,
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and also that you will learn about unsinkable words.
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Don't know what unsinkable words are?
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Then listen carefully to the rest of the podcast.
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Titanic has appeared in one of these podcasts before.
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Just over a year ago we visited Belfast in Northern Ireland and the shipyard where Titanic was built.
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When she was launched, Titanic was the biggest ship in the world and one of the most comfortable and luxurious.
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One hundred years ago last week,
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she set sail from Southampton,
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on the south coast of England,
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on her maiden voyage to New York.
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On board there were over 1,300 passengers.
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About 300 of these were first-class passengers,
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who enjoyed facilities such as restaurants,
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cafes, a library, a gym,
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a swimming pool and a telegraph office,
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which could send radio messages back to families and business colleagues on shore.
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The first-class passengers included some of the wealthiest and most influential people in the world.
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Most of the passengers, however,
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travelled second or third class,
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in much more humble conditions.
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Then there were 885 crew members,
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including 300 men to look after Titanic's huge steam engines and feed them with coal.
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There were also large numbers of cooks,
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waiters, cleaners, and other people to look after the passengers.
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There was a cat, too, with her kittens.
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Titanic called first at Cherbourg in France,
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and then at Cove in Ireland,
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before setting out across the Atlantic.
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Then, shortly before midnight, on the 14th of April,
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1912, when she was 600 kilometres south of Newfoundland in Canada.
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She struck an iceberg.
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Slowly the ship filled with water.
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The crew launched the ship's lifeboats,
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but there were not sufficient places in them for everyone.
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Over 1,500 of the passengers and crew died in the freezing waters of the Atlantic.
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Only 710 were saved.
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The sinking of the Titanic shocked and horrified people in both Britain and America.
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They were shocked that there were not enough lifeboats.
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They were shocked that so many people had died and that the families of many of them were left in poverty.
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Nowhere was the shock greater than in Southampton,
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where many of the crew had lived.
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It is said that every street in the city had at least one family who had lost someone in the disaster.
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Also, people in Europe and the United States 100 years ago believed in technology and progress.
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They thought that modern technology and engineering could do almost anything.
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They were shocked to learn that nature could so easily destroy the biggest and most advanced ship in the world.
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The story of Titanic still fascinates people today.
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The wreck of Titanic was rediscovered on the bed of the Atlantic in 1985,
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and many items, such as crockery and bits of luggage,
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were brought to the surface and exhibited for people to see.
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There have been countless books and films about Titanic's first and last voyage.
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and theories about what really happened and who was to blame for the sinking.
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In Britain in the last few weeks,
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we have had several special television and radio programmes to mark the centenary of the disaster,
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and the film Titanic, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet,
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a film which you either love or hate,
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has been re-released in 3D,
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so that the iceberg looks even more scary.
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Some people have even dressed up in Edwardian dress and gone on a special cruise to the place where Titanic went down.
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On board the cruise ship,
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they have enjoyed some of the food that was on the menu in Titanic's restaurant.
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I am sure that they had a great time,
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but I do not think I would have enjoyed the trip.
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Now for some grammar.
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Look at the verb to sink.
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It is one of a group of English irregular verbs where the vowel changes twice in different tenses.
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Titanic sinks, present tense, Titanic sank,
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the simple past tense and Titanic has sunk the imperfect or has tense
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Other verbs with the same pattern are sing I sing I sang I have sung
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and ring the bells ring the bells rang the bells have rung If you can think of any more,
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put a comment on the website to tell us.
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And finally, many people 100 years ago said that Titanic was unsinkable.
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Unsinkable means cannot sink or cannot be sunk.
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How wrong they were!
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There are lots of words in English with the same pattern as unsinkable,
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that is, un plus something plus able.
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For example, if you say that something is unforgettable,
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you mean that you will never be able to forget it.
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If something or someone is unlovable,
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it means that you cannot love it.
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You can call words like this unsinkable words,
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if that helps you to remember what they mean.

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Por que praticar a fala com este vídeo?

Assistir ao vídeo sobre a história do Titanic oferece uma oportunidade única de prática de conversação em inglês. A narrativa emocionante do navio “inadmissível” é uma excelente forma de aprender e aperfeiçoar sua habilidade de fala. Ao explorar as experiências de passageiros e tripulantes, você não apenas amplia seu vocabulário relacionado a navios e ao mar, mas também se familiariza com a entonação e o ritmo do inglês falado. Isso facilita o processo de shadow speak, onde você pode imitar as expressões e cadências do narrador, contribuindo para sua confiança e fluência.

Gramática & Expressões em Contexto

No vídeo, existem várias estruturas gramaticais e expressões que são essenciais para desenvolver suas habilidades de fala. Aqui estão algumas que merecem atenção:

  • Uso do passado simples: O narrador faz referência a eventos passados, como "Titanic foi lançado" e "Ela afundou". Esse tempo verbal é fundamental para narrar histórias, permitindo que você descreva acontecimentos de forma clara e concisa.
  • Condicionais: Expressões como "se houvesse mais botes salva-vidas..." permitem explorar situações hipotéticas, uma habilidade valiosa ao discutir eventos ou contextos futuros.
  • Frases descritivas: O uso de adjetivos como "maior" e "luxuoso" ajuda a enriquecer o vocabulário. Aprender a descrever de maneira vívida as experiências do Titanic é útil tanto para conversas informais quanto para apresentações.
  • Expressões de causa e efeito: A estrutura "as pessoas estavam chocadas que..." destaca como conectar ideias, essencial para uma comunicação eficaz.

Armadilhas Comuns de Pronúncia

Ao estudar com o áudio do vídeo, é crucial estar atento a algumas palavras e sons desafiadores que podem apresentar dificuldades. Aqui estão algumas armadilhas de pronúncia:

  • Titanic: Certifique-se de pronunciar corretamente, com ênfase na sílaba correta, para evitar confusões.
  • Iceberg: A pronúncia pode variar, especialmente em diferentes sotaques. Tentar replicar a sonoridade do narrador pode ajudá-lo a melhorar sua própria pronunciabilidade.
  • Southampton: Essa palavra é um desafio para muitos falantes não nativos. A prática de shadow speech pode ajudar a solidificar a forma correta de dizer.

Utilizar o vídeo como ferramenta de prática de conversação em inglês é uma estratégia poderosa. Combine as estruturas gramaticais com a eficiência do shadowing para atingir novos níveis de fluência e compreensão do idioma.

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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