Pratique du Shadowing: 01 Workforce Management | Rating Scale - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
About This Lesson
In this lesson, you’ll practice understanding and using workplace vocabulary related to performance evaluations and system configuration. You’ll follow a step-by-step guide to setting up a rating scale in a software system, learning how to describe processes, evaluate performance, and use technical terms clearly. This is perfect for improving your business English and listening skills—plus, you’ll get to try the shadowing technique to mimic the speaker’s tone and pace!
Key Vocabulary & Phrases
- Rating scale: A tool to measure skills or behaviors (e.g., "We use a five-point rating scale for reviews").
- Configure: To set up a system (e.g., "I need to configure the new software").
- Performance evaluation: A review of an employee’s work (e.g., "Her performance evaluation was excellent").
- Consistent: Reliable and unchanging (e.g., "We need consistent feedback").
- Surpass expectations: To do better than required (e.g., "She always surpasses expectations").
- Navigate: To move through a system (e.g., "How do I navigate to the settings?").
Practice Tips
This video has a clear, instructional tone—perfect for shadowing! Here’s how to practice: First, watch the video once to understand the process. Then, play short clips (5-10 seconds) and repeat them immediately, mimicking the speaker’s speed and emphasis. Focus on words like "configure" and "consistent"—make sure your pronunciation matches. For tricky phrases like "surpasses expectations," slow down and break them into parts. Use a shadowing site or app to record yourself and compare it to the original. Remember, shadow speech isn’t just about copying—it’s about training your mouth and brain to use English naturally. Keep practicing, and soon you’ll feel more confident using these workplace terms in conversations. Learning English with videos like this is a fun way to build both vocabulary and fluency—you’ve got this!
Qu'est-ce que la technique du Shadowing ?
Le Shadowing est une technique d'apprentissage des langues fondée sur la science, développée à l'origine pour la formation des interprètes professionnels. Le principe est simple mais puissant : vous écoutez de l'anglais natif et le répétez immédiatement à voix haute — comme une ombre suivant le locuteur avec un décalage de 1 à 2 secondes. Les recherches montrent une amélioration significative de la précision de la prononciation, de l'intonation, du rythme, des liaisons, de la compréhension orale et de la fluidité.