Prática de Shadowing: The story behind this viral video - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo
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You guys went mega viral a couple months ago with a video of you telling your daughter a story.
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What's the backstory of that viral video?
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She's like, I want you to tell me a story about a little girl that was being mean to her dada.
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She's like locked into the story.
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And then Brielle takes her phone and she starts recording because she's like, I need to keep this moment forever.
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After I'm done telling the story, like a hug or whatever, because I don't like to see her cry.
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At the same time, like I was so proud that like she was able at three years old to feel that.
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Brielle, she showed me the video, she goes, you have to post that right now.
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And so I post it literally within minutes, millions, and I was just like, this is the most viral video we have ever had.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 9 sentences and 152 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:35. The speaker talks fast, about 259 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
8 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| viral adjective | /ˈvaɪɹəl/ | Of or relating to a biological virus. |
| mega adjective | /ˈmɛɡə/ | Very large. |
| backstory noun | /ˈbækˌstɔɹi/ | The previous experiences and life of a person, specifically (narratology, especially in film, television) a character in a dramatic work. |
| dada noun | Father, dad. | |
| lock noun | /lɑk/ | Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination. |
| literally adverb | /ˈlɪ.tə.ɹə.li/ | Without overstatement or understatement, or false or misleading words. |
| proud adjective | /ˈpɹaʊ̯d/ | Feeling honoured (by something); feeling happy or satisfied about an event or fact; gratified. |
| forever adverb | /fəˈɹɛvɚ/ | For all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an infinite amount of time. |
Gramática neste vídeo
As estruturas que o falante mais usa, com as palavras exatas do vídeo:
| Estrutura | No vídeo |
|---|---|
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — uma ação em andamento em um momento do passado | was being |
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — o maior ou o menor de um grupo | the most viral |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos da forma em -ing | starts recording |
| Obrigação: must / have to / need to dizer que algo é necessário | need to keep · have to post |
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like viral, mega, backstory.
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.