Prática de Shadowing: Usborne First Reading - Level 04 - The Inch Prince - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo

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The Inch Prince Once upon a time,
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there was a little old man and a little old woman.
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Their names were Mr. and Mrs. Ping.
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They lived in a tiny house by a river.
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Every day they weeded the plants in their vegetable plot.
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The beans look beautiful.
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Fed the animals in their field.
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The hens look happy and watered the flowers in their garden.
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The lilies look lovely.
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They had everything they wanted.
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Well, almost.
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I wish we had some children, said Mrs. Ping one evening.
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Only a teeny child could feed in our tiny house, said Mr. Ping sadly.
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But small things can be special too, said his wife.
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I wouldn't care if they were just one inch tall, she added.
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At that moment, a fairy flew by.
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She heard what Mr. and Mrs. Ping said.
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She noticed there are lovely vegetables, happy animals, and tall flowers.
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These people are kind, thought the fairy.
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I'll be kind to Dom.
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She waved her wand and whispered some magic words.
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Jumping beans and flying fish, give this folk their dearest wish.
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Soon afterwards, Mr. and Mrs. Pink had a teeny-weeny boy.
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In fact, he was just one inch tall.
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Let's call him Isamboshi, said Mrs. Pink.
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It means one inch boy or issy for short, said her husband.
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Mm, very short.
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Each year the pink vegetables grew better.
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Their animals grew bigger.
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And their flowers grew taller. But Izzy stayed small.
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Maybe if I stand on tiptoe.
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Izzy was tiny.
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He had a bottle top for a bathtub.
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He had a shoelace for a scarf.
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He had a pea for a ball.
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Go!
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He had a bottom for a dinner plate.
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And he had a matchbox for a bat.
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Many years later, it was time for Izzy to leave home.
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I'll get a job in the city.
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His parents gave him three presents for his journey.
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He had a rice bowl for a boat.
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He had a pair of chopsticks for oars.
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And he had a needle for a sword.
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Izzy set off down the river, between tall mountains, past village,
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around white woods, and through towns,
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until he reached the big city.
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I'll ask the emperor for a job, thought Issy.
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But if I don't get squashed first...
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At last, Issy reached the emperor's palace.
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Two guards were marching up and down outside.
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I'd like a job, said Izzy.
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You are teeny, said one guard.
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What can you do?
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I can run past you for a start, said Izzy.
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Hey, where did he go?
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He jumped over the guard's foot and ran into the palace.
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A maid was washing clothes.
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I'd like a job, said Issy.
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You are Winnie, said the maid.
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What can you do?
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I can run past you for a start, Issy said.
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Hey, where did he go?
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He jumped over the maid's soap and into the kitchen.
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A cook was making dinner.
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I'd like a job, said Issy.
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You are tiny, said the cook.
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What can you do?
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I can run past you for a start, Issy said.
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Hey, where did he go?
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He ran around the cook's oven and into the next room.
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Issy was in the thorn room.
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He bowed to the emperor and the princess.
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I'd like a job.
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Please, your majesty, said Isi.
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Would you, indeed, said the emperor.
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He's teeny-weeny, daddy, said Princess Chi-Chi.
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What can he do?
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Well, I ran past your guard.
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Your mate and your cook to get here, said Isi.
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The emperor thought for a moment.
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You can look after Princess Chi Chi, he said.
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But daddy, mourned the princess, he's only one inch tall.
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Small things can be special too, said the emperor.
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From then on, Izzy never left the princess side.
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He was there in the morning.
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He was there in the afternoon.
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He was there at night.
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One day, the princess left the palace to visit her aunt.
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Isi went, too.
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They came to a dark forest.
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I am scared, said Princess Chi-Chi.
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I'll look after you, said Issy.
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What can you do, said the princess.
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Just then, there was a terrifying roar.
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Grrrr!
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Grrrr!
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Help!
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Help!
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A giant ogre crashed through the trees.
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He reached out to grab the princess.
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Put her down, said Issy.
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Put her down, said Issy, or I'll...
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You, said the ogre, what could you do?
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The ogre scooped up Issy and popped him in his mouth.
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Mmm, I love bite-sized snacks.
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Easy thought quickly.
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He took his needle sword and pricked the ogre's tongue.
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Take that!
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Oh, oh, oh, oh!
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The ogre spat out Easy and rang off.
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Dad will teach him.
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Thank you, Izzy.
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Look, said Izzy.
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The ogre left his hammer behind.
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The princess tried to pick it up, but it was too heavy.
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It's heavier than it looks.
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I wish you were bigger, Izzy, she said.
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Then maybe you could lift it.
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A cloud of magic stars shot out of the hammer and swept around Izzy.
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Izzy felt himself changing.
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He grew bigger and bigger and bigger.
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In seconds, he was as big as the princess.
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I'm as tall as you, said Izzy.
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The hammer granted your wish.
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The princess fell in love with Izzy, but not because he was tall.
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She loved him because he was brave.
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They got married and lived in a house next to the palace.
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The house was small, but Prince Isi and Princess Chi Chi were happy.
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They both knew that small things can be special too.

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Vocabulário e dicas de fala para esta lição

Esta aula de conversação de nível A2 usa o vídeo “Usborne First Reading - Level 04 - The Inch Prince”. As palavras que mais se repetem: Izzy, princess, issy, Chi, tall. Este vídeo tem 130 frases e 924 palavras para praticar shadowing. A fala dura 14:09. O falante fala devagar, cerca de 65 palavras por minuto, o que dá tempo para imitar cada som. 78% das palavras estão entre as 3.000 mais comuns do inglês; vale a pena estudar o restante antes de começar.

Vocabulário principal deste vídeo

15 palavras do vídeo que vale a pena aprender, com pronúncia e significado:

PalavraPronúnciaSignificado
emperor substantivo/ˈɛmp(ə)ɹə/imperador
palace substantivo/ˈpælɪs/palácio
flower substantivo/ˈfloʊɚ/flor
hammer substantivo/ˈhæmɚ/martelo
vegetable substantivo/ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/legume, hortaliça
sword substantivo/soɹd/espada, gládio
daddy substantivo/ˈdædi/papá
bean substantivo/ˈbi(ː)n/feijão
needle substantivo/ˈniː.dəl/agulha
maid substantivo/meɪd/empregada, servente
cloud substantivo/ˈklaʊ̯d/nuvem, nimbo
wash verbo/wɑʃ/lavar
afterwards advérbio/ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/depois, mais tarde
brave adjetivo/bɹeɪv/bravo, valente
bite verbo/baɪt/morder

Frases que vale a pena repetir

Frases curtas e completas do vídeo que você pode usar na conversa do dia a dia:

  • I'll get a job in the city.
  • What can you do?
  • You, said the ogre, what could you do?

Gramática neste vídeo

As estruturas que o falante mais usa, com as palavras exatas do vídeo:

EstruturaNo vídeo
Past continuous was/were + -ing — uma ação em andamento em um momento do passadowere marching · was washing · was making
Futuro com “will” will + verbo — uma decisão, promessa ou previsãoI'll be · I'll get · I'll ask

Pronúncia para ficar de olho

O falante usa 12 contrações e formas reduzidas, como I'll, I'd, don't. Diga-as na forma curta, do jeito que você ouve.

  • Os sons de “th”: cloth /klɒθ/, bathtub /ˈbæθtʌb/, thorn /θoɹn/
  • Os sons de “sh” e “zh”: wash /wɑʃ/, squash /skwɔʃ/, shoelace /ˈʃuːˌleɪs/

Sons difíceis para falantes de português:

  • Consoante final — sem acrescentar um “i” depois: sword /soɹd/, maid /meɪd/, cloud /ˈklaʊ̯d/, bite /baɪt/, weed /wiːd/
  • /l/ final — a língua toca o céu da boca, não vira “u”: vegetable /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/, needle /ˈniː.dəl/
  • /h/ — um sopro suave, diferente do “r”: hammer /ˈhæmɚ/, whisper /ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/, hen /hɛn/

Como praticar com este vídeo

  1. Ouça o vídeo inteiro uma vez sem falar e anote as palavras que você não conhece.
  2. Faça shadowing frase por frase na velocidade normal, repetindo cada uma até o seu ritmo ficar igual ao do falante.
  3. Grave a sua voz e compare com o original, prestando atenção a palavras como emperor, palace, flower.

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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