Prática de Shadowing: Tom's Story of Learning Spanish: SUPER SLOW, CLEAR English Story for Shadowing & Listening Practice - Aprenda a falar inglês com o YouTube
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Hey friends, welcome back to English Unleashed.
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Hey friends, welcome back to English Unleashed.
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I'm Tom.
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This is a podcast for learning English.
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But not fast English.
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Not difficult English.
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This is super slow English.
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Clear English.
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Simple English.
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For people like you who want to speak and understand English with confidence.
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today i want to tell you a story my story it's
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not about english no it's about spanish yeah i learned spanish step by step day by day
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and i want to share how i did it it.
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I will tell you what helped me,
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what didn't help, what was hard and what worked.
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Maybe my story will help you with your English too.
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So get ready, sit back and relax.
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I will speak very slowly,
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very simply, and I hope very clearly.
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Let's begin.
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So I started learning Spanish many years ago.
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I was younger.
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I was curious.
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I was excited.
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I said to myself, yes.
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This will be easy.
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I will learn fast.
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I had big dreams.
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I wanted to travel.
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I wanted to speak with people.
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I wanted to feel free in another language.
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But I was wrong.
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It was not easy.
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It was hard.
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I listened to people talk.
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They spoke and smiled.
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They laughed.
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They moved their hands.
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They looked happy. But me?
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I just sat there, I listened, and I understood nothing.
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Their words came so fast, too fast.
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It was like water, just moving, moving, and moving.
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And I could not catch it.
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Not even one drop.
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I felt lost, like I was outside the world.
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And I was quiet.
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I didn't ask questions.
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I didn't speak, not even one word.
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My voice stayed inside.
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My mouth stayed closed.
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I felt small and I felt afraid.
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I thought, maybe I can't do this.
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Maybe I'm not good at languages.
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But something inside me said,
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keep going, Tom, just one more try.
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So I stayed, I listened.
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And little by little, things began to change.
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So, there I was, still afraid, still confused, still quiet.
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But I made a decision,
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not a big one, a small one.
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I told myself, don't try to understand everything.
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Just try to understand one thing.
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One word.
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One sentence.
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One little piece of the puzzle.
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So I listened again.
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This time I heard a word.
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Someone said hola.
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It means hello in Spanish.
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That was it.
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That was it.
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Just one word.
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But it felt special.
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I said it softly.
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Hola.
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I smiled.
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Then I said it again.
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Hola.
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Hola.
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It was short.
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It was easy.
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It was mine.
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That one word gave me hope.
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It gave me a little light.
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I didn't need a full sentence, not yet.
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I just needed one word to hold.
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So I started doing this every day.
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I listened, I waited for one small word,
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and when I found it, I used it.
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I didn't write it down.
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I didn't memorize it.
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I lived with it.
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I said it when I woke up.
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I said it when I brushed my teeth.
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I said it while walking to the bus.
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One word a day.
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That was enough.
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I started to feel strong.
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Not perfect, but strong. Because small things grow.
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And that's how my learning really began.
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After many days, many weeks,
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I had learned a few words.
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Words like hola, grafias, pan.
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But I still had a problem.
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I could say words, but I couldn't speak like real people.
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I was slow.
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My mouth was slow.
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My brain was slow.
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I could think the word,
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but I couldn't say it fast enough.
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It felt like my brain and my mouth were not friends.
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Then something changed.
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One day I found a new idea, a new method.
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It was called shadowing. So, what is shadowing?
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It's simple, but very powerful.
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You listen to someone speak,
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and you speak with them at the same time.
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Not after, not before, with them.
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Like this.
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The speaker says, my name is Tom.
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And you say, my name is Tom. With them.
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Like a shadow.
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Like an echo.
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Like walking beside someone.
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At first, it was strange.
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My tongue felt tired.
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My brain felt slow.
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But I kept going.
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One minute.
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Then two minutes.
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Then five, I shadowed every day on the boss,
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at home, in the kitchen.
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And slowly, something amazing happened.
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My mouth started to move faster.
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My brain started to follow.
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I began to sound like Spanish speakers.
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Not perfect, but more natural.
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Shadowing became my friend, a silent teacher.
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Always there.
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I didn't need grammar books.
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I didn't need a classroom.
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Just a voice and my voice together.
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Now, I want to tell you about a small rule I made.
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A little promise.
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A quiet plan.
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Only for me.
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It helped me more than anything else here it is just 10 minutes every day
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that was my rule not one hour not 30 minutes just 10
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but every day 10 minutes of spanish that's it every single day sometimes i was tired
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Sometimes I was busy.
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Sometimes I didn't want to learn at all.
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But I said to myself,
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come on Tom, just 10 minutes.
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You can do 10 minutes.
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And I did.
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I listened.
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I shadowed.
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I whispered new words.
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Sometimes I did it in the morning.
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Sometimes before bed.
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Sometimes on a walk.
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No big goals.
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No big pressure.
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Just one little habit.
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Just ten minutes.
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But 10 minutes every day.
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That made the difference.
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After one week, I felt more comfortable.
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After one month, I understood more.
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After a few months, I could speak more clearly.
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Not because I worked hard for one day,
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but because I showed up every day.
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That is the power of small steps, tiny steps, simple steps.
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But every day.
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that was my little rule and it changed everything so now after all that time what did i learn
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did i speak perfect spanish no did i know every word no but i could speak i could listen
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i could understand people i could travel i could order food
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i could ask for help i could make new friends in spanish
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that felt amazing i was proud not perfect but proud
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and i learned something bigger too i learned
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that language is not a race it's not fast it's not big it's slow it's quiet
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it's one step and then another i also learned you don't need a big plan you don't need perfect
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grammar you don't need to move to another country what you need is one small word one small moment
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and one small step every day that's how i learned that's how i grew
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and now i want you to know this this.
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You can do it too.
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You.
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Even if you feel shy.
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Even if you feel slow.
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Even if you feel scared.
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You're not alone.
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You're learning.
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You are growing.
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Speak to your mirror.
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Say one new word today.
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Listen to this podcast tomorrow and just like me, you will change.
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Okay, my friends, thank you for listening to my story.
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I hope it helps you.
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I hope it gives you hope.
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This was a very special episode.
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Very slow, very personal.
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If you liked it, come back again.
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Share it with your friends.
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like this video and subscribe to our channel next time we will learn something new together
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I'm Tom and this is English Unleashed until next time stay slow stay strong and keep believing in yourself bye for now
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Contexto & Antecedentes
Neste vídeo, Tom compartilha sua jornada de aprendizado de espanhol com um enfoque acessível e claro, utilizando um inglês super lento. O objetivo é proporcionar aos ouvintes uma experiência de aprendizado descomplicada, ideal para aqueles que se sentem intimidados pelo inglês falado rapidamente. Tom fala sobre suas dificuldades iniciais e como essas experiências podem ressoar com quem está tentando aprender inglês com YouTube, especialmente para aqueles que desejam melhorar sua pronúncia e ganhar confiança ao falar.
Top 5 Frases para Comunicação Diária
- “I understood nothing.” (Eu não entendi nada.)
- “I felt lost.” (Eu me senti perdido.)
- “I wanted to speak with people.” (Eu queria falar com as pessoas.)
- “Their words came so fast.” (As palavras deles vinham tão rápido.)
- “My voice stayed inside.” (Minha voz ficou dentro.)
Essas frases são úteis para expressar dificuldades e emoções comuns experimentadas durante o aprendizado de uma nova língua, que muitos alunos de inglês enfrentam.
Guia Passo a Passo para Shadowing
Shadowing é uma técnica poderosa que pode ajudar você a melhorar sua pronúncia em inglês e desenvolver suas habilidades de escuta. Aqui está um guia passo a passo para aproveitar ao máximo o vídeo de Tom:
- Escolha um momento: Selecione uma parte do vídeo onde Tom fala sobre sua experiência. O ritmo lento torna mais fácil seguir.
- Ouça ativamente: Primeiro, ouça sem repetir. Tente entender o contexto e as emoções que Tom expressa.
- Pratique o shadow speak: Reproduza a parte escolhida e repita o que Tom diz em voz alta, tentando igualar seu tom e ritmo. Essa prática de shadowspeak permitirá que você internalize a pronúncia.
- Grave sua voz: Compare sua pronúncia com a de Tom. Escute com atenção como ele articula cada palavra e ajuste sua fala conforme necessário.
- Repita regularmente: A prática contínua é essencial. Quanto mais você repetir, mais natural sua fala se tornará.
Seguindo este guia de shadowing em inglês, você poderá superar as barreiras do aprendizado de idiomas e se sentir mais confiante e preparado para se comunicar efetivamente.
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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