Pratique du Shadowing: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens | Plot Summary - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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Let's summarize the plot of A Tale of Two Cities.
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The introduction establishes the novel setting in both London and Paris in the late 18th century.
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Life is hard for the common people, and made harder by the brutal oppression cast upon them by nobles.
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The rising action begins in 1775, where Mr. Jarvis Laurie of Tellson's Bank meets with young Lucy Manette from London.
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On the way, the coach is stopped by a messenger from Tellson's, Jerry, who gives Laurie a note.
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Laurie tells Jerry to take a message back to the bank, recalled to life.
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When Laurie arrives, he meets with Lucy and tells her that her father, whom she believed dead, is actually alive and has been released from prison, and is staying at the house of a former servant.
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When Laurie and Lucy arrive at the Paris wine shop of Monsieur and Madame Defarge, they meet Dr. Manette, who obsessively makes shoes.
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She and Laurie take Dr. Manette out of Paris.
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Five years later in London, Charles Darnay is being tried for treason.
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John Barsad and Roger Cly, two spies, testify against him.
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Mr. Stryver, Darnay's lawyer, points out that Sidney Carton, his associate, looks exactly like Charles Darnay.
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Darnay is acquitted.
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In Paris, the Marquis has his carriage drive through the streets so fast that he kills the peasant, Gaspard's child.
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The Marquis flips him a coin and drives on.
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That evening, he meets with Charles Darnay, his nephew, and Darnay gives up his inheritance.
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That night, someone stabs the Marquis to death.
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A year later, Darnay tells Dr. Manette he wants to marry Lucy.
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Meanwhile, Sidney Carton tells Lucy that he will do anything for the people she loves.
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Gaspard has been caught and hanged for the death of the Marquis.
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Madame Defarge adds John Barsad and the Marquis' family to her register, the list of people she wants to be killed, recorded in her knitting.
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Lucy marries Darnay.
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After a meeting with Darnay, the traumatized doctor reverts to his old shoemaking habit, but he recovers.
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Over the next few years, Lucy and Darnay have a daughter, little Lucy, and a son who dies young.
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In 1789, the Paris revolutionaries storm the Bastille, led by the Defarges.
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Revolutionaries burn down the Marquis' mansion.
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In 1792, Darnay learns that Gabel, his uncle's former servant, has been imprisoned and goes to France to save him.
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When Charles Darnay arrives in France, he is imprisoned.
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Dr. Manette tries to get him out, but he is unsuccessful.
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It is a year and three months before Darnay is released, but he is quickly arrested again.
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And in the explosive climax of the novel, he's denounced by the Defarges and a third person.
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During the falling action, the third person is revealed as an unwitting Dr. Manette, though it's through a letter found in his old cell.
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The letter says the Marquis raped and killed a peasant woman and, with Darnay's father, killed the woman's father and husband, as well as her brother,
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who hid their younger sister before he died.
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Dr. Manette tried to report the crime, but had been captured and imprisoned by the Marquis before he could do so.
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The jury condemns Darnay to death.
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Miss Pross learns Barsad is her estranged brother, and Carton blackmails him.
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Sydney Carton discovers Madame Defarge is the younger sister.
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Carton tells Laurie to get the doctor, Lucy, and little Lucy, out of Paris.
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During the resolution, he goes to the prison with Barsad, exchanges clothes with Darnay, and drugs him.
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Barsad takes Darnay out of the prison and leads his family to escape.
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Carton stays in the cell.
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Madame Defarge tries to find Lucy and her daughter, but is killed by Miss Pross, Lucy's guardian.
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A peaceful and selfless Sydney Carton is guillotined in Darnay's place.
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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon
Cette leçon d’expression orale de niveau B2 s’appuie sur la vidéo « A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : Darnay, Lucy, Marquis, Carton, Manette. Cette vidéo contient 45 phrases et 634 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 3:43. Le locuteur parle à un rythme naturel d’environ 171 mots par minute, proche d’une conversation courante. Seuls 72 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais, le vocabulaire est donc exigeant.
Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo
Les 15 mots les plus avancés de la vidéo, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| imprison verbe | /ɪmˈpɹɪzən/ | emprisonner, mettre en prison |
| litter nom | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | litière |
| servant nom | /ˈsɝvənt/ | domestique, servante |
| revolutionary nom | /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/ | révolutionnaire |
| acquit verbe | /əˈkwɪt/ | innocenter |
| blackmail nom | /ˈblækˌmeɪl/ | chantage |
| denounce verbe | /diˈnaʊns/ | dénoncer |
| estrange verbe | /ɪˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ | éloigner |
| guillotine nom | /ˈɡɪləˌtin/ | massicot |
| revert verbe | /ɹɪˈvɝt/ | renvoyer, réverbérer |
| selfless adjectif | dévoué, altruiste | |
| shoemaking nom | cordonnerie | |
| summarize verbe | /ˈsʌməˌɹaɪz/ | résumer, récapituler |
| traumatize verbe | /ˈtɹɔ.mə.taɪz/ | traumatiser |
| unwitting adjectif | inconscient, inattention |
Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez
| Mot | Sens |
|---|---|
| burn down verbe | carboniser |
| give up verbe | se rendre |
| point out verbe | pointer |
La grammaire de cette vidéo
Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :
| Structure | Dans la vidéo |
|---|---|
| Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le fait | is stopped · has been released · being tried |
| Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenant | has been released · has been caught · has been imprisoned |
Prononciation à surveiller
- Les sons « sh » et « zh »: revolutionary /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/, oppression /əˈpɹɛʃən/, mansion /ˈmæn.ʃən/
- Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: revolutionary /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/, inheritance /ɪnˈhɛɹɪtəns/
Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :
- /tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: estrange /ɪˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/, carriage /ˈkæɹɪd͡ʒ/, messenger /ˈmɛs.ən.d͡ʒɚ/
- /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: imprison /ɪmˈpɹɪzən/, revolutionary /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/, estrange /ɪˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/, revert /ɹɪˈvɝt/, summarize /ˈsʌməˌɹaɪz/
Comment s’entraîner avec cette vidéo
- Écoutez la vidéo en entier une fois sans parler et notez les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
- Commencez à la vitesse 0,75×, répétez phrase par phrase, puis revenez à la vitesse normale quand cela devient facile.
- Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec l’original, en faisant attention à des mots comme imprison, litter, servant.
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.