Prática de Shadowing: Why do snakes shed their skin? - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo
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(phone ringing) - Hi, it's Doug.
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This is my family's pet tortoise, Mr. Tortoise.
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I know, not the most creative name in the world.
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Like other tortoises and turtles, as Mr. Tortoise grows, he sometimes sheds little bits of skin, even layers of these little plates on his back.
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Someone named Molly, has a question about another kind of reptile that does this.
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Let's give Molly a call now.
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(phone ringing) - Hi, Doug. - Hi, Molly.
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- I have a question for you, why does snakes shed their skin?
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- Ooh, that's a great question.
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Walking around in a forest, you might even find something like this, an entire skin left behind by a snake after it shed.
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It's not common to see a wild snake in the act of shedding its skin, but people who have pet snakes have filmed lots of videos of this.
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Like, check this out.
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This is a type of snake called a Milk snake.
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This one is named Candy Cane and Candy Cane here is in the process of shedding his skin with a little help from his caretaker.
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Shedding starts at the snake's head and can take hours or days for the snake's old skin to be fully left behind.
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And it's not just snakes that do this.
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Insects do too, like dragonflies for example.
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You can sometimes find the shed skins left behind by them, sitting on the tops of tall grass, or in many parts of North America, you can find the shed skin left behind by this, a cicada.
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Wow, look at that.
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Spiders do this too, like this tarantula.
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Even some ocean creatures do this.
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Crustaceans like this crab, as it slowly backs out of its old shell, shedding and leaving it behind.
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Whoa, look at that.
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Why do all of these animals do this?
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Well, one clue is how often they do it.
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All of these animals shed their skin a lot more when they're young, when they're growing.
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Some baby snakes will shed their skin every two weeks.
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Gradually, as they get bigger and bigger, they do it less often.
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Instead of every two weeks, it becomes more like two to four times per year.
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So shedding their skin seems to have something to do with how they grow, but wait a second, because we grow too and we don't shed our skins like a snake or an insect.
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Can you imagine?
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Would our parents save it and show our friends?
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Aww, come look at the skin you shed when you were a little baby.
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Aww, it's so cute.
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Oh, that would be so weird.
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And it's not just us either, lots of other animals don't seem to shed their skin as they grow, dogs, cats, hamsters, why do animals like snakes and insects shed their skin, but other living things don't?
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What ideas do you have?
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Now would be a good time to pause the video and discuss.
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Okay, you ready?
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Well, actually it turns out we do shed our skin, not our entire skin all at one time, the way a snake or an insect or a crab does, but as our bodies grow, we do grow new skin and we shed little bits of old skin as we're growing.
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Usually these little bits of skin we shed are so small, we don't tend to notice them, but sometimes, like if you wear dark clothing, you actually can notice little flecks of it here and there.
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It's no big deal, we all do this and when you think about the fact that it means your body's growing, it's actually kind of interesting.
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So then, why do these other animals shed their entire skin all at once?
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That's something that's hard to know for sure, but it's probably something that's helpful to them.
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I asked this question to some scientists who study these animals.
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Some of them think that one possibility is that their skin is less flexible than ours.
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Animals like insects, spiders, and crabs have a tough outer layer of skin that acts like a shield.
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We call it an exoskeleton.
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With such tough, rigid skin, it might be that being able to shed the entire skin every few months is what allows these animals to grow.
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There could be another reason too.
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A lot of animals often have tiny creatures living on them, tiny things like ticks, fleas, lice, sometimes these little animals even carry diseases.
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Scientists have pointed out that when snakes shed their skin, it leaves lots of these little pests behind.
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Shedding their skin gets rid of these pests.
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So maybe shedding their entire skin all at once is a special feature that some animals have to get rid of pests.
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Now, that said, animals that don't shed their entire skin can still get ticks and lice on them so they have to rely on other ways to get rid of these.
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Like these giraffes who rely on birds to help pick them clean of any little pests, or these snow monkeys in Japan, they're carefully grooming each other to remove any tiny pests that might be hanging out in their fur.
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So in summary, lots of animals shed their skin to make room as they grow.
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Some of them do it all at once, some not.
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Shedding their skin all at once has an interesting plus.
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You don't have to take a shower.
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That's all for this week's question.
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Thanks, Molly, for asking it.
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Now for the next episode I reached into my question jar and picked out three questions sent in to me that I'm thinking about answering next.
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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 we have leap years?
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Who invented the piano?
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Or how do traffic lights work?
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So submit your vote when the video is over.
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I wanna 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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Contexto & Antecedentes
No vídeo, Doug nos apresenta seu animal de estimação, uma tartaruga chamada Sr. Tartaruga, que, assim como outros quelônios, às vezes solta pequenas camadas de pele. A partir desse ponto, Doug responde a uma pergunta de Molly sobre por que as cobras soltam sua pele. Ele menciona o processo fascinante de troca de pele que, embora não comum de se observar na natureza, é muito documentado por aqueles que possuem cobras de estimação. Ao longo da conversa, ele explora como várias criaturas, desde insetos a crustáceos, também passam por esse processo.
As 5 Principais Frases para Comunicação Diária
- “Por que as cobras soltam sua pele?” - Uma pergunta simples, mas que inicia um grande diálogo sobre troca de pele.
- “Isso não é comum de se ver em um inseto.” - Utilizar expressões como essa é útil para comentar sobre a raridade de algo.
- “É bem interessante saber que nossos corpos crescem também.” - Refletir sobre as diferenças entre a troca de pele em animais e seres humanos.
- “Animais como cobras e insetos têm uma pele externa rígida chamada exoesqueleto.” - Uma boa frase para discutir características físicas dos animais.
- “Podemos notar pequenas partículas de pele em roupas escuras.” - Uma observação prática que pode ser aplicada em conversações sobre o cotidiano.
Guia Passo a Passo de Shadowing
Para aprimorar suas habilidades em inglês com YouTube, siga este guia utilizando a técnica de shadow speak. Este método permite que você pratique a pronúncia e a fluência enquanto assiste ao vídeo.
- Assista ao vídeo uma vez sem interrupções. Concentrar-se na mensagem geral ajuda a entender o contexto.
- Ative as legendas em inglês. Isso irá ajudar a acompanhar o que está sendo falado e melhorar a sua leitura e compreensão.
- Reproduza segmentos curtos do vídeo. Pause após cada frase e repita o que você ouviu em voz alta. Foque na entonação e ritmos das falas.
- Discuta com um parceiro de conversa. Utilize as frases da seção anterior para praticar diálogos reais sobre o tema.
- Repita o processo ao longo de várias sessões. Quanto mais você praticar com vídeos como este, mais fácil se tornará a sua prática de conversação em inglês.
Ao integrar o shadowspeak na sua rotina de aprendizado, você fortalece sua capacidade de se expressar em inglês. Ideal para aprender inglês com youtube, essa abordagem encoraja o entendimento da linguagem de forma natural e divertida.
Gramática neste vídeo
As estruturas que o falante mais usa, com as palavras exatas do vídeo:
| Estrutura | No vídeo |
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| Present perfect have/has + particípio passado — uma ação passada que ainda importa agora | have filmed · have pointed |
| Voz passiva be + particípio passado — o foco está no que acontece, não em quem faz | is named · is done |
| Possibilidade com “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo possível, mas não certo | might even find · might be |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que está acontecendo agora ou nestes dias | they're growing · we're growing · I'm thinking |
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.