Prática de Shadowing: TEST 8 PART 2 - LUYỆN TẬP VÀ THỰC HÀNH LISTENING - TỰ HỌC VSTEP - Aprenda a falar inglês com o YouTube

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You will hear part of an interview with a boy called Simon,
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You will hear part of an interview with a boy called Simon,
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who is helping to protect the environment.
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Simon, tell us about yourself.
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Well, like lots of other kids my age,
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I've grown up taking my boat onto the rivers in this area.
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One of my favorite rivers is the River Stanton,
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which is fast with excellent white water,
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so things can get pretty dangerous.
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But it's exciting, and I'm experienced.
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Now, it was while you were on the River Stanton that you noticed something was wrong.
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Yeah.
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I always wondered why the water made my eyes burn if it got on my face,
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and why it was a strange orange color,
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especially when the water was running low.
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So you decided to find out more?
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Yeah.
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I asked other people using the river,
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and I visited a few websites and found out
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that the river was orange because of pollution from the old mines in the area.
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There was a lot of mining for coal done in this part of the country.
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I knew that from my history class at school,
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but what I didn't know was that pollution was coming from those old mine works and escaping into the rivers.
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Then you did a qualification, didn't you?
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Yes.
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I found out about an organization called the Friends of the River Stanton.
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They told me they did a special course where I could learn how to test the river water to see
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if it was healthy or not.
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So that's what I did.
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And I got really interested in the subject.
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In fact, you got so interested that you actually started to look for an answer to the pollution problem.
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Hmm.
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I learned as much as I could about the chemistry behind the pollution.
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I can't really explain all the detail,
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but basically, if you add something called limestone to the river,
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it can improve the chemistry.
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Hmm.
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That means that the plants and fish which had died,
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because of all the mining companies that used to be in the area,
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could live in the river again.
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So that made me really happy.
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Questions 5 to 8.
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You will hear part of a radio programme in which a woman called Sylvia Short is interviewed about her job.
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Good morning, and today we're continuing with our series on careers for young people.
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In the studio today we have Sylvia Short,
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who works for a company that produces guidebooks for serious travellers.
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Now, Sylvia, I believe you left Essex University with a degree in German and Spanish.
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Tell us something about how you got your job.
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Erm, my main interest has always been travel.
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I spent every holiday when I was a student travelling abroad.
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After I left university I spent a year as an English teacher in Spain,
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followed by six months as a tour guide in Italy.
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When I returned to England I applied for loads of jobs advertised in the newspaper,
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but didn't have any success.
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So I decided to make a list of every company I wanted to work for and write to them directly,
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rather than wait for them to advertise.
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Good advice to anyone, I think.
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Yes, and I was very lucky as the company World Travel needed an assistant in their office in London.
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I dealt mainly with the post at first just to get used to their way of doing things.
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Obviously I was qualified to do more but I wasn't in a hurry.
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Then the manager's assistant announced she was leaving after only being with the company for 12 months
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and I applied for her job.
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The company encourages their staff to apply for higher level jobs and I was promoted four months after joining.
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Good for you.
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What does the job involve?
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Well, I've expanded the role since I took it on.
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I'm in charge of all the advertising in the press whenever we publish a new guidebook,
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and I sometimes give talks to people in the travel industry.
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Do you find the work interesting?
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Oh yes, it's never boring.
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We often get odd requests from journalists.
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They assume we know everything there is to know about travel,
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so they often ring us to see if we can help them.
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rang to say he was writing an article and wanted to know whether there were any female football teams in China.
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Questions 9 through 12.
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You will hear the Director of Studies in an English Language Centre and a student representative talking about their self-access centre.
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Thank you.
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Now, what about the computers?
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I think it might be a good idea to install some new models.
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They would take up a lot less room and so that would increase the workspace for textbooks and so on.
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That would be great.
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It is a bit cramped in there at times.
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What about other resources?
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Do you have a list of things that the students would like to see improved?
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Yes.
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One of the comments that students frequently make is
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that they find it difficult to find materials that are appropriate for their level,
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especially reading resources, so I think we need to label them more clearly.
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Well, that's easy enough.
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We can get that organised very quickly. In fact,
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I think we should review all of the study resources as some of them are looking a bit out of date.
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Definitely.
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The CD section especially needs to be more current.
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I think we should get some of the ones that go with our latest course books and also make multiple copies.
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Good.
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Now, I was also thinking about some different materials that we haven't got in there at all.
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What do you think of the idea of introducing some workbooks?
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If we break them up into separate pages and laminate them,
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they'd be a great resource.
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The students could study the main course book in class and then do follow-up practice in self-access centre.
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That sounds good.
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Okay, now finally we need to think about how the room is used.
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I'll have to talk to the teachers
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and make sure we can all reach some agreement on a timetable to supervise the centre after class.
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But we also need to think about security too,
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especially if we're going to invest in some new equipment.
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Um, what about putting in an alarm?
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Good idea.
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The other thing I'd like to do is talk to our technicians
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and see whether we could somehow limit the access to email I really don't want to see that resource misused
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This is the end of part two.
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Thank you.

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Por que praticar a conversação com este vídeo?

O vídeo apresenta uma entrevista envolvente com um jovem chamado Simon, que se dedica à proteção do meio ambiente. Esse contexto não apenas torna a prática de escuta mais interessante, mas também permite que os aprendizes de inglês explorem temas relevantes e contemporâneos. Ao se envolver nessa prática de conversação em inglês, você terá a oportunidade de discutir questões ambientais, além de melhorar suas habilidades de escuta e fala.

Além disso, o formato da entrevista permite que você reproduza as falas de Simon e de outros entrevistados, trazendo à tona a técnica de shadowing. Ao utilizar recursos de shadow speak, você conseguirá imitar a entonação, ritmo e pronúncia dos falantes nativos, aumentando assim sua proficiência na língua.

Gramática e Expressões em Contexto

O diálogo contém várias estruturas gramaticais e expressões que são úteis para praticar. Aqui estão algumas delas:

  • “I always wondered why…” - Uma boa forma de introduzir curiosidades e questionamentos.
  • “I decided to find out more” - Essa frase enfatiza a determinação e o desejo de aprender.
  • “I got really interested in the subject” - Usada para expressar entusiasmo por um tema específico, essa estrutura pode ser uma ótima adição ao seu vocabulário.
  • “It can improve the chemistry” - Uma expressão que mostra como você pode alterar ou melhorar situações, útil em diversos contextos.

Praticar essas estruturas enquanto escuta o vídeo ajudará você a se sentir mais confiante durante conversas em inglês.

Pontos Complicados de Pronúncia

No vídeo, há algumas palavras e expressões que podem ser desafiadoras para os falantes não nativos. Preste atenção especial a:

  • “pollution” - A maneira como a vogal é pronunciada pode ser difícil; pratique para garantir clareza.
  • “organization” - O acento na sílaba correta é crucial para evitar confusões.
  • “chemistry” - A combinação de sons nesta palavra pode ser complexa; a prática regular é fundamental.

Utilize o shadowspeak para replicar essas palavras em diferentes contextos. Fazer isso ajudará a solidificar sua capacidade de pronunciar corretamente palavras que muitas vezes causam dificuldades.

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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