Prática de Shadowing: The Best Dragon (According to Science) - Aprenda a falar inglês com o YouTube

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Hi, this is Julián from MinuteEarth.
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Hi, this is Julián from MinuteEarth.
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Dragons don't exist - but if they did – which would be pretty cool – they'd need to conform to Earth's biological and physical rules.
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So we figured we'd make a fun video about which of these famous fantasy dragons would have the best shot at being more than just fantasy.
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To rank these dragons’ believability, we’ll start with the most egregiously unnatural characteristics of dragons and move up from there.
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Look, obviously dragons breathe fire, but we looked into it and the only thing that even comes close to that in nature is the bombardier beetle, which fires boiling hot liquid from its butt to burn its enemies – not exactly fire breathing.
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So let’s just move on to limbs.
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Most Western depictions of dragons, like on the Welsh flag, have four legs and two wings for a total of six limbs.
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But all bony creatures on Earth evolved from a four-limbed fish whose body is the blueprint for every other bony creature … including a hypothetical dragon, clearly a bony creature.
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This would make it very unlikely for a six-limbed dragon to evolve on Earth.
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That’s why some fantasy writers, filmmakers, and game designers have used real bats, birds, and pterosaurs as models for their four-limbed dragons.
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So we’re placing all these six-limbed dragons in the bottom tier, including the Smaug from the theatrical release of the first Hobbit film.
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The Smaug from the second film, however, gets to move on, since the filmmakers removed his front legs, not because they particularly cared about Earth’s evolutionary history, but because they thought it would make for a more expressive performance.
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A wingless four-legged dragon would be accurate too, but without magical flight like Eastern depictions of dragons, that’s basically just a lizard.
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So, let’s talk about wings: animals need them in order to fly, which means they need big chest muscles to flap their wings, which means they need a tall ridge on their specially modified sternums called a “keel” for the muscles to attach to.
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A dragon without a keel couldn’t have the muscles needed to power fast enough flight to keep its massive body in the air.
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That means it’s the end of the line for these smooth-chested beauties.
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But a keel alone is not enough to fly; any creature that wants to fly also needs the right combination of weight, wing size, and flight speed.
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The more a creature weights, the bigger its wings need to be or the faster it needs to fly to generate the necessary lift to keep it afloat.
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For example, penguins, which do have a keel, could actually fly despite their comically narrow wings, but they would have to go nearly as fast as a commercial airliner and deal with ludicrous forces on their wings.
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The Quetzalcoatlus pterosaur, thought to be the largest flying animal to have ever existed, had a 12 meter wingspan, which kept its 250 kilograms aloft at a reasonable 80 Km/h speed.
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Naturally, we painstakingly calculated the weights and wing sizes of all our remaining dragon contenders and found they all had wings too small for their weight, meaning they’d need to fly at ridiculously fast speeds in order to sustain flight and the forces involved would destroy any flesh and bone based wings.
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Wait, so NOBODY wins?
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Well … among our remaining candidates, the most realistic has to be the one with the biggest wings in relation to their weight.
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And the winner is: the Hungarian Horntail from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
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It has four limbs, a keel to hold its muscles, and the biggest wings in relation to its weight.
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Now, whether or not you could ride it … we could get into that, but we don’t want this video to drag-on.
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Did someone just make a claw-some pun?!
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Hey Matt! What brings you over to MinuteEarth from the Extra Credits side of the internet?
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Well Julián, you got me thinking… if the existence of these fantastical beasts are scientifically improbable at best… then how did tons of cultures around the world each come up with Dragons myths before every having contact with one another?
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Good question!
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Say, you wouldn’t happen to… oh I don’t know… have any idea where one could find a youtube video discussing that very topic would you?
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You know, I just might!
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If you’re fired up about dragons like I am, then come fly by the Extra Mythology campfire, where we’ll talk all about the Dragon myths of various cultures, human psychology, dinosaurs, and even the politics of Dragons!
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Political dragons eh?
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Hope they can let “Bagons be Bagons”… Did we just become best friends?

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O vídeo "The Best Dragon (According to Science)" apresentado por Julián do canal MinuteEarth aborda uma análise divertida sobre como os dragões de fantasia poderiam existir dentro das leis biológicas e físicas da Terra. Embora dragões sejam criaturas míticas, o conteúdo explora as características que tornariam essas criaturas mais plausíveis em um contexto científico. Através de uma mistura de humor e rigor científico, Julián discute como os dragões da ficção são projetados, baseando suas características em criaturas existentes, como morcegos e dinossauros.

Top 5 Frases para Comunicação Diária

  • “Dragões não existem, mas se existissem...” – Uma introdução comum para discutir fantasias.
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  • “Isso nos leva a uma conclusão interessante.” – Útil para resumir discussões.
  • “Quero propor uma outra perspectiva sobre isso.” – Excelente para estimular conversas.
  • “Você sabia que...” – Uma ótima frase para iniciar uma troca de conhecimentos.

Guia Passo a Passo de Shadowing

Para aspirantes a falantes de inglês que desejam aprender inglês com youtube e melhorar a pronúncia em inglês por meio do método de shadow speak, aqui está como abordar este vídeo específico:

  1. Assista ao vídeo uma vez sem legenda: Tente entender o contexto e a mensagem geral.
  2. Ative as legendas: Familiarize-se com as palavras e frases enquanto ouve. Isso ajuda a conectar som e grafia.
  3. Repita em voz alta: Escolha frases do vídeo que desejar praticar. Use as 5 frases listadas acima como ponto de partida.
  4. Grave sua voz: Utilize um gravador ou seu celular para gravar enquanto você repete. Isso permite que você ouça seu progresso e identifique áreas para melhorar.
  5. Pratique regularmente: A prática de conversação em inglês requer consistência. Ouça e repita partes do vídeo várias vezes durante a semana.

Seguindo esse guia, você poderá não apenas se divertir enquanto aprende, mas também aprimorar sua habilidade de conversação e pronúncia em inglês, tornando o processo de aprendizado mais eficaz e envolvente.

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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