Prática de Shadowing: Sue’s Struggling with College | The Middle - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo

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My point is she just needed some time to settle in.
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If anybody's going to be happy in college, it's Sue.
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Yeah.
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Well, so, Sue's happy, Axel's Axel, Brick's in bed, and I don't have any heartburn.
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I'm thinking maybe...
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Are you saying that's on the table?
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Because I can brush my teeth.
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Oh, it's on the table.
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Oh, damn!
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Hee -hee -hee!
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Hi.
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Why are you back in your room?
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It was horrible, Mom.
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I mean, it was great at first, but then after he was done playing, everyone started talking about politics.
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Mom, do you know there are people who don't love America?
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Yeah, I've heard that.
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Ann, did you know that some policemen are mean?
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I didn't even know that could happen.
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I couldn't sit there and listen to everyone badmouth our country, so I just ran out and they called me naive.
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They said I was part of the problem.
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I'm not part of the problem, am I, Mom?
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Oh, honey, of course not.
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Can you just talk to me until I fall asleep?
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Sure, of course.
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Uh, let's see.
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What happened today?
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Well, the muffler finally fell off in Dad's car.
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Oh, no. Yeah, I know.
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I'm sure they didn't mean it.
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Hey!
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You're not allowed to pass out in the lounge.
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Oh, I'm not drunk.
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I'm just sleeping.
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You got a room for that.
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Actually, no, see, I don't...
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My roommate is a junior, and she has this boyfriend.
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I'm gonna have to write you up.
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But I've never been written up before.
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Oh, my God, I'm getting written up so long.
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Ugh.
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Freshman.
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Mom, I got written up.
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Sue, slow down, okay?
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Focus.
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I need complete sentences and words.
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It was all Holly's pulse.
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She doesn't even act like a Holly.
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She puts swears on the walls.
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And she's not even here now.
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And I don't know where she is.
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And I never know where she is.
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She never writes on the memo board and she called Taylor Swift a skank
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and I tried to tell her that she's just unlucky in luck.
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And then I saw her in concert and she was awesome.
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Okay, Sue, honey, you just have to give it some time.
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It's not just that.
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I'm making bad choices.
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I'm only eating ice cream sandwiches and I haven't pooped in three days.
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I keep waiting for nobody to pee in the bathroom but there's always somebody in the bathroom.
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I tried at 3 a .m., but that's when the barfers come in.
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What is she saying?
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She can't poop in front of Taylor Swift?
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And I know.
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I'm sorry that I keep bothering you.
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You said I was ready for this, but I'm just, I'm not.
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And I don't want to be here anymore.
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And I hate college, and I just want to come home.
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Screw Ferber.
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We're heading up there.
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Already out the door.
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Axel, what's going on?
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Oh, my God.
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Mom and Dad are dead.
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No, they're fine.
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Just thought maybe you'd want to get some pizza or something.
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Really?
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That's another question.
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You're down to six.
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And she doesn't even put sheets on the bed.
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She just sleeps on her old coat.
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Well, at least she leaves sometimes.
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Kenny was always around and drove me nuts.
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I mean, we're all buds now, but the first month away, I was pretty homesick.
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Really?
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I didn't know about that.
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Oh, yeah.
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There were times where I really missed Mom and Dad a lot.
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You did?
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Did you tell them?
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No way.
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Why is that their business?
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Anyway, just wanted to check in, make sure you're doing okay.
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You know, not sitting around listening to emo music or something.
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Yeah, well, maybe I'm doing okay.
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Look, it sucks for everyone at first, but by Thanksgiving, you're going to be having so much fun, you won't even want to go home.
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Except for, like, food and laundry, money, stuff.
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Also, I could never take a dump in the dorms, so I would suggest doing all your pooping at home.
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Oh.
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It says getting pizza.
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Yeah, but that could be old.
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Well, it says 10 .09 p .m and today's date.
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Oh.

Para quem é esse vídeo?

Se você é um aprendiz de inglês intermediário querendo melhorar a conversação e a compreensão de diálogos cotidianos, esse vídeo é perfeito! Ele traz situações reais de uma estudante universitária, com fala natural, pausas e emoções que refletem como as pessoas se comunicam no dia a dia. Ideal para quem pratica shadowing em inglês e quer ganhar fluência rapidamente.

Palavras e expressões para roubar (e usar!)

  • Badmouth: Falar mal de alguém/algo. Exemplo: "Ela badmouthed o filme, mas eu gostei."
  • Naive: Inocente, ingênuo. Útil para descrever quem acredita facilmente em coisas.
  • Write up: Registrar uma infração. No vídeo, Sue é "written up" por dormir no lounge.
  • On the table: Disponível, em consideração. Exemplo: "O plano de viagem está on the table."

Essas expressões são usadas o tempo todo em conversas informais — aprenda elas e sua fala vai parecer mais natural!

Como acertar o sotaque nesse diálogo

A fala na série é clara, com acento americano médio, perfeito para shadowing. Preste atenção nas sílabas tônicas em palavras como "naive" (nái-iv) e "muffler" (má-fle-r). Note também as pausas quando Sue fala com emoção, como "It was horrible, Mom" — a intonação sobe no final para expressar surpresa. Para praticar, use um shadowing site e repita as frases imitando o ritmo e a entonação. Isso ajuda a treinar a audição e a pronúncia ao mesmo tempo!

Com essas dicas, você vai transformar a visualização do vídeo em uma prática de conversação em inglês eficaz. Lembre: o shadow speech é sobre imitar e se adaptar — cada repetição é um passo para falar inglês com confiança. Vamos começar?

Gramática neste vídeo

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

EstruturaNo vídeo
Present perfect have/has + particípio passado — uma ação passada que ainda importa agoraI've heard · I've never been written · haven't pooped
Voz passiva be + particípio passado — o foco está no que acontece, não em quem fazwas done · been written
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos da forma em -ingstarted talking · keep waiting · keep bothering
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que está acontecendo agora ou nestes diasI'm thinking · I'm just sleeping · I'm 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.

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