Prática de Shadowing: Where do bugs go in winter? - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo
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Hi, it's Doug.
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What's the most colorful insect you've ever seen?
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Well, a couple years ago, I visited the state of Florida, and I was amazed to see these things.
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They're some of the most colorful grasshoppers I've ever seen.
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It's called a lubber.
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And what was strangest of all?
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It was the middle of December when I saw them.
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Florida doesn't ever get very cold in wintertime, so you can see lots of insects there all year someone
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named Kylie has a question about insects let's give her a
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call now hi hi Kylie I have a question for you
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where do bugs go in winter that's a great question
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if you live somewhere with cold snowy winters you might have noticed this too just a few months earlier in the year,
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you could find all kinds of insects around you, butterflies, ants, bees, and lots more.
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But then winter comes, and they're just gone.
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And it's weird, too.
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I mean, it's not like there are no animals out in winter.
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For example, you might still see deer, or squirrels, even a few birds, like if you get a chance to watch a bird feeder.
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So, where do all the insects go?
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What do you think?
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Now would be a good time to pause the video and discuss.
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Well, I grew up somewhere cold and snowy, and I used to wonder this myself.
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But before I tell you about where insects go in winter, let me give you a clue involving a very different kind of animal.
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These frogs.
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You see, I'm kind of obsessed with frogs, and one of my favorite places to visit when I was younger was this pond that was near where I lived.
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I'd look for frogs there.
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I actually got to be pretty good at catching the frogs, showing them to my friends and family, and then releasing them again into the pond.
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But every winter, the pond would freeze over, and the frogs would disappear.
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It wasn't just the frogs, either.
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I started to notice there'd never be any turtles in winter.
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and never any snakes, too.
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It was kind of sad for me, actually.
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I missed seeing all these creatures I would find in the summer.
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One winter, while walking around the edge of the frozen pond, I was bored.
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I saw this rotten log sitting there, nothing too unusual.
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But since I was bored, I decided to flip it over.
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As I flipped it over, I was totally shocked by what I saw.
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There, under the log, nestled into the freezing cold mud, was this frog in the middle of winter.
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It was just laying there, barely moving.
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Whoa, wait a second.
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The frogs were there the whole time?
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That's when I learned that frogs do something kind of like hibernation.
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They go into a long sleep in winter, burying themselves in the mud when it first starts to get cold in the fall.
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I'd heard of hibernation before, but thought it was something that only bears did.
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And it turns out, it's not just frogs and bears but turtles do this as well, and snakes.
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In fact, some snakes, like these, will actually all gather in a big pile, like in a cave underground, which helps them to stay warm.
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Oh yeah, I never thought about where the snakes went.
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So now, what about insects?
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Could it be that they hibernate during the winter too?
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I'll be honest with you, when I first heard this question, where do bugs go in winter, I thought you might be really disappointed by the answer.
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Because the first thing I thought of were insects like these, praying mantises.
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Praying mantises are one of many insects that, well, the answer is, they don't survive the winter.
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They die.
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While it's sad, it's part of their life cycle.
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Every fall, praying mantises, and lots of other insects too, will lay eggs that do survive.
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So even though the adults don't survive the winter, by spring, babies will be born and their life cycle will go on.
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But as I started to research more about this question, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that not all insects die in the winter.
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Now, I'd known that some insects,
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like monarch butterflies, will actually escape the cold by flying thousands of miles farther south to reach warmer places.
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They migrate, just like many birds do.
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But what about hibernation?
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Are there any insects that can do something similar to what frogs, turtles, and bears do, where they stay alive all winter but just aren't very active?
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In fact, there are.
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Like these, ladybugs are a good example.
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And just like the snakes you saw earlier, ladybugs will often gather together in a big pile in a warm place.
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Sometimes they even try to stay warm by sneaking their way into people's houses.
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If you live somewhere cold in winter, you might be able to notice ladybugs doing this too.
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So in summary, insects and other bugs have different ways of surviving cold, snowy winters.
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Some of them fly south to warmer places.
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Others die, but lay eggs.
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And still others are able to survive all winter.
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They do something similar to hibernation.
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That's all for this week's question.
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Thanks, Kylie, for asking it.
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Now, for the next episode, I reached into my question jar and chose three questions submitted to me that I'm thinking about answering.
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When this video is done playing, you'll get to vote on one.
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You can choose from Why do people throw confetti? Who invented the alphabet?
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Or, how is glass made?
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So submit your vote when the video is over.
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I want to hear from all of you watching.
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There are mysteries all around us.
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Stay curious and see you next week.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulário e dicas de fala para esta lição
Esta aula de conversação usa o vídeo “Where do bugs go in winter?”. As palavras que mais se repetem: winter, insect, frog, cold, snakes. Este vídeo tem 81 frases e 975 palavras para praticar shadowing. A fala dura 5:58. O falante fala em ritmo natural, cerca de 164 palavras por minuto, próximo de uma conversa do dia a dia. Apenas 80% das palavras estão entre as 3.000 mais comuns do inglês, por isso o vocabulário é exigente. 13 das 81 frases são perguntas, por isso é um bom treino para a entonação de perguntas e respostas curtas.
Vocabulário principal deste vídeo
15 palavras do vídeo que vale a pena aprender, com pronúncia e significado:
| Palavra | Pronúncia | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| insect substantivo | /ˈɪn.sɛkt/ | inseto |
| snake substantivo | /sneɪk/ | cobra, serpente |
| pond substantivo | /pɑnd/ | lagoa, tanque |
| bug substantivo | /bʌɡ/ | hemíptero |
| freeze verbo | /ˈfɹiːz/ | gelar, congelar |
| turtle substantivo | /ˈtɝtl̩/ | tartaruga |
| egg substantivo | /ɛɡ/ | ovo |
| pray verbo | /pɹeɪ/ | rezar, orar |
| submit verbo | /səbˈmɪt/ | ceder, entregar-se |
| gather verbo | /ˈɡæðɚ/ | colher |
| flip verbo | /flɪp/ | virar |
| pile substantivo | /paɪl/ | pilha, monte (desordenado) |
| bore verbo | /boɹ/ | chatear, aborrecer |
| butterfly substantivo | /ˈbʌ.tə(ɹ).flaɪ/ | borboleta, panapaná |
| colorful adjetivo | /ˈkʌl.əɹ.fl̩/ | colorido |
Phrasal verbs que você vai ouvir
| Palavra | Significado |
|---|---|
| find out verbo | descobrir |
| grow up verbo | crescer |
| turn out verbo | terminar |
| walk around verbo | dar uma volta, andar por |
Frases que vale a pena repetir
Frases curtas e completas do vídeo que você pode usar na conversa do dia a dia:
- What's the most colorful insect you've ever seen?
- Let's give her a call now.
- What do you think?
- I'd look for frogs there.
- You can choose from, why do people throw confetti?
Gramática neste vídeo
As estruturas que o falante mais usa, com as palavras exatas do vídeo:
| Estrutura | No vídeo |
|---|---|
| Voz passiva be + particípio passado — o foco está no que acontece, não em quem faz | was amazed · might be really disappointed · will be born |
| Present perfect have/has + particípio passado — uma ação passada que ainda importa agora | you've ever seen · I've ever seen |
| Possibilidade com “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo possível, mas não certo | might have · might still see · might be |
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — o maior ou o menor de um grupo | the most colorful |
Pronúncia para ficar de olho
O falante usa 18 contrações e formas reduzidas, como I'd, don't, I'm. Diga-as na forma curta, do jeito que você ouve.
- Os sons de “sh” e “zh”: shock /ʃɔk/, unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, hibernation /ˌhaɪ.bəɹˈneɪ.ʃən/
- Palavras longas — acerte a sílaba tônica: unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/, hibernation /ˌhaɪ.bəɹˈneɪ.ʃən/
Sons difíceis para falantes de português:
- Consoante final — sem acrescentar um “i” depois: insect /ˈɪn.sɛkt/, snake /sneɪk/, pond /pɑnd/, bug /bʌɡ/, egg /ɛɡ/
- /l/ final — a língua toca o céu da boca, não vira “u”: pile /paɪl/, unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, squirrel /ˈskwɪ.ɹ(ə)l/, nestle /ˈnɛsəl/
- /h/ — um sopro suave, diferente do “r”: hibernation /ˌhaɪ.bəɹˈneɪ.ʃən/, grasshopper /ˈɡɹæsˌhɑpəɹ/, hibernate /ˈhaɪbəɹˌneɪt/
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 insect, snake, pond.
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.