Prática de Shadowing: Used To and Would - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo

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Grandma, what did you look like when you were a little girl?
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I was blonde and I used to have long hair just like you.
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And what were you like?
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I used to be playful and talkative.
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What about you, Grandpa?
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I used to be very shy.
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Whenever a stranger came to our house, I would hide in a closet.
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Did you used to have lots of fun when you were kids?
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When I was a child, I used to play hide and seek with my brother and my sister.
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It was my favorite game.
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I would also jump the rope with my friends.
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And we would often play moms and dads as kids.
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We played outdoors a lot.
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We also liked playing hopscotch.
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We used to draw the squares on the ground with chalk.
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Kids still play these games.
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That's unbelievable.
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What about you, Grandpa?
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My brother and I would spend the day walking around the neighborhood, visiting other kids on the block and playing games.
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We used to have wooden scooters and we would ride them every day.
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Sometimes we would make paper planes.
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I have a scooter too, and I can also make paper planes.
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That's great.
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Did you have any fairy tale books?
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Yes.
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Sometimes my mother would read us some tales before going to sleep, but we didn't have too many books.
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Did you like any sport when you were kids?
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I used to take ballet classes because I wanted to be a ballerina.
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I used to play baseball.
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I was good at it and used to be selected as the number one player.
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I was popular among my peers.
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What was school like when you were kids?
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I really want to know.
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Well, students used to respect their teachers very much.
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We would always obey them.
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I can remember Mrs. Elizabeth, my third grade teacher, very well.
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When we arrived each morning, she would sit at her desk.
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She would always smile and say hello to each student as they entered.
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When the bell rang, she would stand up and clear her throat.
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That meant we were supposed to be quiet so that the class could start.
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Teachers were usually very strict.
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If the children were naughty, they had to stand in the corner.
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Our teacher would even hit our palms with the ruler.
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That must have hurt quite a lot.
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Yes, it did. Did you wear uniforms?
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No, we didn't used to wear uniforms.
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We used to wear our everyday clothes to school.
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Was there a cafeteria in your school?
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No. The schools did not used to offer lunch to students.
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Every student would carry their own food and water from home.
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But I bet you didn't have homework when you were in school, did you?
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Students used to have homework back then, too.
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Really?
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Wow.
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Did you used to walk to school?
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Yes, I used to walk to school with my siblings because we lived close to the school.
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My school was not close to my home, so I would go by bus.
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Did you used to have a smartphone or a computer?
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No, of course not.
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There were no smartphones or computers back then then.
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Really?
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Then how did you use to contact your friends and relatives?
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We used to go to a phone booth with lots of coins.
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Or we would write letters.
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But it would take days before they were delivered.
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Life seems hard without technology.
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We used to have a record player.
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We would listen to our favorite songs.
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What about TV?
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We had a black and white TV.
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I remember we would sit in front of the TV in the evenings watching movies.
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What did you use to eat when you were kids?
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During summer time, we would eat lots of fresh vegetables and fruits, as well as milk and cheese.
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During winter time, we would eat potatoes, beans, canned fruits and pickles, rice and oats, meat and eggs.
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I know there were no supermarkets then.
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Where did you use to buy your food?
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There used to be small grocery stores in town where you could buy food.
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Was there ice cream when you were kids?
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What about cola?
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Yes, there used to be ice cream and soda counters in the stores.
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Your childhood was really beautiful and interesting.
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Yes.
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I miss my childhood so much.
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We used to be so happy.
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Used to and would are used to describe something that happened in the past, but doesn't happen any longer.
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I used to have long hair.
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When I was a child, I would jump the rope.
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We didn't used to wear uniforms.
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Did you used to walk to school? to school.
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They are interchangeable when referring to past actions.
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We would ride our scooters every day.
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Or we used to ride our scooters every day.
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What is not used to talk about past days?
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I used to be very shy.
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Correct.
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I would be very shy.
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Incorrect.

Contexto & Antecedentes

No vídeo "Used To and Would", uma conversa nostálgica acontece entre avós e netos, onde eles compartilham lembranças de suas infâncias. A relação familiar é evidente à medida que as histórias se desenrolam, destacando não apenas atividades lúdicas, mas também normas sociais de épocas passadas. Esses diálogos ilustram o uso das expressões "used to" e "would", que são fundamentais para descrever hábitos e práticas passadas. Entender como e quando usar essas formas verbais é essencial para aprimorar sua fluência no inglês e se sentir mais confortável em conversas cotidianas.

Top 5 Frases para Comunicação Diária

  • I used to play hide and seek with my brother and sister. (Eu costumava brincar de esconde-esconde com meu irmão e minha irmã.)
  • My mother would read us some tales before going to sleep. (Minha mãe costumava nos ler algumas histórias antes de dormir.)
  • We would often play moms and dads as kids. (Nós costumávamos brincar de mamãe e papai quando éramos crianças.)
  • I used to take ballet classes because I wanted to be a ballerina. (Eu costumava fazer aulas de balé porque queria ser bailarina.)
  • Students used to respect their teachers very much. (Os alunos costumavam respeitar muito os professores.)

Guia Passo a Passo de Shadowing

O shadowing é uma técnica eficaz para melhorar a pronúncia em inglês. Ao assistir a este vídeo, você pode se beneficiar do uso do shadowspeak. Aqui está um guia prático:

  1. Escolha uma Frase: Comece escolhendo uma das frases listadas acima que você deseja praticar.
  2. Ouça com Atenção: Reproduza a parte do vídeo onde a frase é dita. Preste atenção à entonação e à pronúncia.
  3. Repita em voz alta: Tente imitar a fala do falante o mais próximo possível. Concentre-se nos sons e no ritmo.
  4. Grave-se: Use um gravador (ou seu celular) para registrar sua voz enquanto você repete. Isso irá ajudá-lo a ouvir suas falhas e acertos.
  5. Ajuste e Melhore: Ouça a gravação e compare com o vídeo original. Identifique áreas para melhorar e pratique novamente.

Incorporando essa prática em sua rotina de aprendizagem diária, você poderá aprender inglês com youtube de maneira mais eficiente e se tornará mais confiante em suas habilidades de fala. Lembre-se de que a repetição e a prática são fundamentais para dominar qualquer novo idioma.

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.