Prática de Shadowing: The US-Canada border splits this road down the middle - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo
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I'm not allowed to cross this road because this is the town of Stansted, Canada.
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On the other side of the street is Derby Line, USA.
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And the border between the two countries runs right down this, Rue Canussa.
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For the local residents, that can be inconvenient.
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I lived here all my life, so 63 years.
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Today you cannot cross over the line and visit your neighbors like years ago.
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If you want to cross, you have to report that custom.
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You know, I used to cross every day.
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And now I probably cross once a week because I come down to the post office over here.
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To go through the border, basically they ask you a passport, they go inside, I guess they look at if you have a record or not, they look at your registration of your car,
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about a couple of minutes and you're going through.
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I'm a dual citizen, so I'm American and Canadian, so it's easier.
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This is a place where the idea of a border as a solid, easy to understand line gets a little bit fuzzy.
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The road doesn't run at exactly the same angle as the border, not precisely.
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The official line is that this is Canada and that's the USA, but both countries' maps show the road as being entirely in the US just here and entirely in Canada up there.
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The houses are definitely in separate countries, but the road?
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It's not quite as clear.
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And in practice, if I was driving, I'd be okay.
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Even on that side of the road, I am considered to be still in Canada, as long as I don't stop and walk up to an American house.
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It's fair to say that there's a little bit of leniency here
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if you're just nudging the border by a few centimeters or if you're on that side a couple of inches. But
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while I was setting up my camera here the police turned
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up lights flashing to move along those bikers you saw earlier
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who were admiring the view from the other side of the road.
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It all seemed in good spirits but they had crossed the border.
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Well the library is part on the Canadian side part on the American side but But you stay on the Canadian side, you stay on the sidewalk, and you go through the front door and it's permitted.
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On Canooset Street, there's a sidewalk on the Canadian side.
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So back years ago, it was tolerated that people on the American side could cross over and walk on the sidewalk.
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So basically, it's a little dangerous to walk on the side of the road.
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And now today, well, it's not tolerated no more.
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I think the rules hasn't changed much, but they're more enforced.
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When you cross, they ask you more questions than they used to, you know, years ago.
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Before, you went through the border and you knew most of the custom officers
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and they used to wave to you, you know?
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In 1783, this section of the Canada-US border was set at the 45th parallel, a line of latitude.
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Slightly inaccurate measurements were accepted by both countries.
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So it was locked in.
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But as for this specific road, there are local stories about drunk surveyors and pranks, but no one really knows.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulário e dicas de fala para esta lição
Esta aula de conversação de nível B2 usa o vídeo “The US-Canada border splits this road down the middle”. As palavras que mais se repetem: border, road, cross, Canada, Canadian. Este vídeo tem 39 frases e 556 palavras para praticar shadowing. A fala dura 2:48. O falante fala rápido, cerca de 199 palavras por minuto, então espere sons ligados e reduzidos. 87% das palavras estão entre as 3.000 mais comuns do inglês, por isso o vocabulário é fácil de acompanhar.
Vocabulário principal deste vídeo
As 13 palavras mais avançadas do vídeo, com pronúncia e significado:
| Palavra | Pronúncia | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| sidewalk substantivo | /ˈsaɪdwɔk/ | calçada, passeio |
| tolerate verbo | /ˈtɑ.lə.ɹeɪt/ | tolerar, aguentar |
| inconvenient adjetivo | /ˌɪn.kənˈviːni.ənt/ | inconveniente |
| leniency substantivo | /ˈliːni.ən(t)si/ | leniência |
| surveyor substantivo | /sɚˈveɪ̯.ɚ/ | agrimensor |
| latitude substantivo | /ˈlætɪtud/ | latitude |
| fuzzy adjetivo | /ˈfʌzi/ | felpudo |
| prank substantivo | /pɹæŋk/ | travessura, trote |
| enforce verbo | /ɪnˈfoɹs/ | reforçar |
| admire verbo | /ədˈmaɪɹ/ | admirar |
| passport substantivo | /ˈpæspɔɹt/ | passaporte |
| measurement substantivo | /ˈmɛʒ.ə.mənt/ | medida, medição |
| precisely advérbio | /pɹɪˈsaɪs.li/ | precisamente, justamente |
Phrasal verbs que você vai ouvir
| Palavra | Pronúncia | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| set up verbo | /ˌsɛt ˈʌp/ | preparar |
Gramática neste vídeo
As estruturas que o falante mais usa, com as palavras exatas do vídeo:
| Estrutura | No vídeo |
|---|---|
| “Used to” used to + verbo — um hábito ou estado do passado que não é mais verdade | used to cross · used to wave |
| Voz passiva be + particípio passado — o foco está no que acontece, não em quem faz | was tolerated · was set · were accepted |
Pronúncia para ficar de olho
O falante usa 11 contrações e formas reduzidas, como I'm, you're, doesn't. Diga-as na forma curta, do jeito que você ouve.
- Palavras longas — acerte a sílaba tônica: inconvenient /ˌɪn.kənˈviːni.ənt/, leniency /ˈliːni.ən(t)si/, inaccurate /ɪnˈæk.jə.ɹɪt/
Sons difíceis para falantes de português:
- Consoante final — sem acrescentar um “i” depois: sidewalk /ˈsaɪdwɔk/, tolerate /ˈtɑ.lə.ɹeɪt/, inconvenient /ˌɪn.kənˈviːni.ənt/, latitude /ˈlætɪtud/, inaccurate /ɪnˈæk.jə.ɹɪt/
Como praticar com este vídeo
- Ouça o vídeo inteiro uma vez sem falar e anote as palavras que você não conhece.
- Comece na velocidade 0,75×, faça shadowing frase por frase e volte à velocidade normal quando ficar fácil.
- Grave a sua voz e compare com o original, prestando atenção a palavras como sidewalk, tolerate, inconvenient.
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.