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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PykQfsFfQM8
LISTEN UP! 
Pre-listening
1 How comfortable do you feel about using English? In your notebook, mark the color that 
represents your feeling for each language skill.
I feel very 
comfortable
I feel alright
I do not feel very 
comfortable
I do not feel 
comfortable at all
A Reading texts in English 
B Listening to music/podcasts in English
C Writing posts/comments on social media in English
D Watching series/videos in English
E Speaking in English
2 You are going to listen to Wendy Vaz, a Malaysian youtuber. The following words are mentioned in 
the audio. Based on them, what do you think she will talk about? Use a dictionary, if necessary.
Personal answers.
Personal answer.
accent – channel – confident – first language – perfect
speaking English – valuable content
Listening
 3 Listen to Wendy Vaz and check your answer to activity 2. 
Was your guess correct? Discuss with your classmates and 
write the correct answer in your notebook.
3. Personal answer. The video is 
about whether people should use 
English to communicate in videos 
on the internet or not.
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4 Listen to the audio again and write T (true) or F (false) for the statements below 
in your notebook. Correct the false ones.
A People probably look for the video because English is their fi rst language. F 
B Wendy speaks in English in her video. T
C People usually use English in their videos because they want to communicate 
exclusively with North American and British people. F
D Being confi dent and comfortable on screen is more important than 
the language people choose. T
No. 8
PRONUNCIATION BOX
A criadora de conteúdo Wendy 
Vaz é natural da Malásia, onde 
o malaio é o idioma ofi cial, 
mas a língua inglesa é falada 
por boa parte da população. 
Se quiser conhecer o inglês 
falado tipicamente no país, 
você pode acessar o vídeo 
de Wendy a partir de 3’18’’ 
até 4’19’’, intervalo em que 
ela demonstra essa variante 
do idioma. Disponível em: 
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=PykQfsFfQM8. 
Acesso em: 20 jun. 2020.
5 In Wendy’s opinion, it makes sense that people want to 
speak in English in their videos. Write in your notebook the 
sentence from the audio that justifi es her opinion.
A “English is not your fi rst language.”
B “I’ve been practicing, and practicing, and practicing.”
C “We want to reach out to a wider range of people.” X
D “Don’t worry about it.”
Post-listening
 6 Do you create content and post it online? If so, what is it about? Is it in English or in Portuguese? 
7 Based on the texts and activities in this Unit and on Wendy’s audio, is it more important to 
use English to communicate with other people or to speak English like a native speaker? 
Write the answer in your notebook.
8 How can you practice your English language skills? Write some ideas in your notebook and 
discuss them with a classmate.
Personal answers.
It is more important to communicate with other people.
Personal answer.
c. People want to use English in their videos 
because they want to reach out to a wider 
range of people.
a. People probably look for the video because 
English is not their � rst language.
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