Prática de Shadowing: Study English online (B1). Preliminary English Test (PET) Listening Book 6 : Test 2 part 3 - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo

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Now turn to part three.
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Questions 14 to 19.
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You will hear a woman talking on the radio about a singing course she attended.
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For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space.
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You now have 20 seconds to look at part 3.
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Now we are ready to start.
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Listen carefully.
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You will hear the recording twice.
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I've just come back from a short music course called Singing for Beginners.
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It was at Brownstoke College, which is just to the north of London.
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A woman called Lena Phipps runs these three -day courses for people with no previous experience of singing.
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Lena used to be an opera singer, but no longer appears on the stage.
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Nowadays she occasionally sings in jazz clubs but spends most of her time teaching.
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She was excellent.
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There were only nine of us on the course I attended, five men and four women, and Lina never takes more than ten students on a course.
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This means that everyone has lots of attention and plenty of opportunity to sing.
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We were all very nervous at the beginning, but every class begins with some exercises to help students relax.
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These are followed by warm -up exercises to improve the quality of the voice.
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During the three days, students learn around 20 songs in a variety of different styles, depending on the interests of the class members.
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There are classical and modern songs, including pop songs.
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By the last day, everyone was confident enough to perform their favourite song on their own.
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I would really recommend this course.
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Brownstow College is an old building surrounded by a beautiful garden.
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Accommodation is very comfortable, the single and twin rooms are clean and warm, and three meals a day are included in the cost: a cooked breakfast,
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lunch and an evening meal.
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The lunch is very good and the salads can be recommended.
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Courses begin on the last Tuesday of the month, so the next one begins on the 24th of September and continues until Thursday the 26th of September.
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I would advise you to reserve a place early because it's certain to be very popular.
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Now listen again.
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I've just come back from a short music course called Singing for Beginners.
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It was at Brownstoke College, which is just to the north of London.
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A woman called Lena Phipps runs these three -day courses for people with no previous experience of singing.
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Lena used to be an opera singer, but no longer appears on the stage.
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Nowadays she occasionally sings in jazz clubs but spends most of her time teaching.
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She was excellent.
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There were only nine of us on the course I attended, five men and four women, and Lina never takes more than ten students on a course.
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This means that everyone has lots of attention and plenty of opportunity to sing.
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We were all very nervous at the beginning, but every class begins with some exercises to help students relax.
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These are followed by warm -up exercises to improve the quality of the voice.
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During the three days, students learn around 20 songs in a variety of different styles, depending on the interests of the class members.
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There are classical and modern songs, including pop songs.
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By the last day, everyone was confident enough to perform their favourite song on their own.
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I would really recommend this course.
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Brownstow College is an old building surrounded by a beautiful garden.
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Accommodation is very comfortable, the single and twin rooms are clean and warm, and three meals a day are included in the cost: a cooked breakfast,
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lunch and an evening meal.
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The lunch is very good and the salads can be recommended.
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Courses begin on the last Tuesday of the month, so the next one begins on the 24th of September and continues until Thursday the 26th of September.
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I would advise you to reserve a place early because it's certain to be very popular.
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That is the end of part three.

Sobre esta aula

Nesta aula, você vai praticar escuta e fala em inglês com base em um áudio de um curso de canto para iniciantes. O vídeo conta a experiência de uma mulher que participou do curso, e você pode usá-lo para treinar a compreensão de detalhes, como locais, datas e descrições. Além de melhorar a escuta, é uma ótima oportunidade para praticar o shadowing (imitação de fala) e a pronúncia, já que a fala é clara e com um ritmo acessível para nível B1. Ideal para quem quer combinar aprendizado de inglês com situações reais!

Vocabulário e frases chave

  • Warm-up exercises: Exercícios de aquecimento (utilizados antes de cantar ou falar).
  • Previous experience: Experiência anterior (importante em contextos de cursos ou empregos).
  • Accommodation: Acomodação (refere-se a onde se hospeda durante um curso ou viagem).
  • Reserve a place: Reservar um lugar (expressão comum para se inscrever em eventos).
  • Variety of styles: Variedade de estilos (usado para descrever músicas, filmes ou artes).

Dicas de prática

Para aproveitar ao máximo o vídeo, use a técnica do shadow speech: ouça uma frase curta, pause o áudio e repita imitando o tom, a velocidade e a pronúncia. O ritmo da fala é moderado, então é fácil acompanhar. Comece com trechos pequenos, como a descrição do colégio ("Brownstoke College is an old building...") e depois avance para partes mais longas. Isso ajuda a melhorar a fluência e a pronúncia em inglês. Lembre-se de focar na entonação, especialmente nas palavras-chave, como "excellent" ou "recommend". Pratique diariamente por 10-15 minutos, e você verá a diferença! Se quiser, grave sua voz e compare com o áudio original para ajustar detalhes. Essa é uma forma eficaz de aprender inglês com YouTube e transformar a escuta em prática de conversação em inglês.

Gramática neste vídeo

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

EstruturaNo vídeo
“Used to” used to + verbo — um hábito ou estado do passado que não é mais verdadeused to be
Voz passiva be + particípio passado — o foco está no que acontece, não em quem fazare followed · are included · can be recommended
Present perfect have/has + particípio passado — uma ação passada que ainda importa agoraI've just come
Orações relativas who / which + oração — informação extra sobre uma pessoa ou coisaCollege, which is

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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