Pratique du Shadowing: A1 English Listening Practice - Summer - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo

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Hey everybody!
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Welcome to this A1 English listening practice video.
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You can use this video to practice your listening and comprehension as I speak.
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And remember to sign up for our $1 listening practice seminars at polyglossa .com
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and download our free listening time podcast so you can practice your listening skills.
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So today, I'm gonna talk about summer.
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For some of you, it's summer now, and for others, it's winter.
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Here where I live, it's the summer season now.
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So first, let's talk about summer weather.
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In most countries, this is the hottest time of year.
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In cold countries, summer is the only time of year when it's hot.
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In tropical countries, there isn't much difference between the seasons, but summer is definitely hot.
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I really like hot sunny weather.
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Some people don't like this weather, so they prefer other seasons.
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How about you?
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Do you prefer hot or cold weather?
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Also, in some places summer is the rainy season.
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Where I live now, it rains a lot in the summer.
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I don't like this.
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I grew up in Southern California where it doesn't rain a lot.
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So I'm used to blue skies and sunny weather.
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For me, rainy weather isn't fun.
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I like to go outside and do activities, but it's hard to do this when it's raining.
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Let's talk about some summer activities that people like to do.
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During the hot summer days, many people like going to the beach.
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The water is usually warmer during this season, so it's a good time to swim.
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Some people like to lie on the sand and enjoy the hot sun But I don't do this.
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I sometimes like swimming at the beach, but I definitely don't sunbathe.
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I get sunburned very easily.
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Another thing that many Americans do in the summer is have barbecues.
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This season is perfect for barbecues because you can spend the afternoon outside with your family and friends.
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The kids can run around and play while the adults relax and talk.
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And of course, everyone enjoys eating good food at barbecues.
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I love eating hamburgers and hot dogs outside on warm summer days.
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Also, many Americans have swimming pools, so the summer months are a great time to use them.
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When I was a kid, my family always went in the pool during this time of year.
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I have great memories of playing with my sister and my friends in our pool.
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It's always fun to go in the pool during the summer.
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People who don't have swimming pools can go to public pools.
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In big cities, there are usually public swimming pools where you can go during the summer or during other months.
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One other popular summer activity in the US is camping.
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Summer is the perfect time to go camping because you don't get too cold at night.
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Usually people sleep outside in tents when they camp, so it's better to do this activity when it's warm.
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I've camped in the summer and in the winter, but it's definitely better in the summer.
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A lot of people go hiking when they camp, which is also better in the summer in my opinion.
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Alright, now let's talk about summer vacation.
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In the US, children usually have a long break from school during the summer.
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When I was in elementary school and middle school, I had two and a half months of summer vacation.
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The school year ended in the middle of June, and the next school year began in September.
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This is a long break.
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I had time to do many things during these months.
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Many American children go to summer camp during this break.
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There are many types of summer camps where kids do fun activities, learn new things, and spend time outdoors.
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I went to a few sports summer camps when I was a kid.
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Also, many people travel during this season because children don't have to go to school.
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Summer is also a good time to travel because of the good weather.
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But the bad thing about traveling in the summer is that many touristic places are crowded at this time.
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This means that there are many people there.
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So I prefer to travel during other seasons.
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Alright, now I'm going to ask you some questions about the video to see if you understood.
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Write your answers in a comment down below.
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Number one: What's one summer activity?
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Number two: Where do people sleep when they go camping?
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And number three: What's one bad thing about traveling during the summer?
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Okay, before we go, remember to sign up for our $1 listening practice seminars
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and download the Listening Time podcast so you can practice your listening skills.
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And of course, subscribe to the channel, click on the bell, and follow us on Instagram.
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I'll see you next time.
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I'm going to go ahead and put it in the middle of the bag.

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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon

Cette leçon d’expression orale de niveau A1 s’appuie sur la vidéo « A1 English Listening Practice - Summer ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : summer, listening, pool, weather, hot. Cette vidéo contient 69 phrases et 820 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 6:23. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 128 mots par minute, confortable pour le shadowing. 88 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais, le vocabulaire est donc facile à suivre.

Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo

15 mots de la vidéo à retenir, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :

MotPrononciationSens
swim verbe/swɪm/nager
skill nom/skɪl/habileté, compétence
vacation nom/veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/vacances
podcast nom/ˈpɑdˌkæst/podcast, balado
sunny adjectif/ˈsʌni/ensoleillé
seminar nom/ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/séminaire
rainy adjectif/ˈɹeɪni/pluvieux
sand nom/sænd/sable
elementary adjectif/ˌɛləˈmɛntəɹi/élémentaire
relax verbe/ɹɪˈlæks/relâcher
outdoor adjectif/aʊtˈdɔː/de plein air, d’extérieur
tropical adjectif/ˈtɹɑ.pɪ.kəl/tropical
tent nom/tɛnt/tente, guitoune
subscribe verbe/səbˈskɹaɪb/abonner, s'abonner
hike nom/haɪk/randonnée

Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez

MotPrononciationSens
go ahead verbe/ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/vas-y, allez-y
run around verbecourir partout

Des phrases à répéter

Des phrases courtes et complètes de la vidéo, à réutiliser dans la conversation de tous les jours :

  • Here where I live, it's the summer season now.
  • Do you prefer hot or cold weather?
  • For me, rainy weather isn't fun.
  • Alright, now let's talk about summer vacation.
  • I'll see you next time.

La grammaire de cette vidéo

Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :

StructureDans la vidéo
Propositions relatives who / which + proposition — une précision sur une personne ou une chosePeople who don · camp, which is
Verbe + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — les verbes suivis de la forme en -ingenjoys eating · love eating
Futur avec « going to » be going to + verbe — un projet ou ce que l’on voit venirgonna talk · I'm going to ask · I'm going to go

Prononciation à surveiller

Le locuteur utilise 17 contractions et formes réduites, comme don't, I'm, isn't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.

  • Les sons « sh » et « zh »: vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/

Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :

  • /h/ — il se souffle, il n’est pas muet: hike /haɪk/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/, hamburger /ˈhæmˌbɜɹ.ɡɚ/
  • /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: seminar /ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/, rainy /ˈɹeɪni/, elementary /ˌɛləˈmɛntəɹi/, relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, tropical /ˈtɹɑ.pɪ.kəl/

Comment s’entraîner avec cette vidéo

  1. Écoutez la vidéo en entier une fois sans parler et notez les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
  2. Répétez phrase par phrase à vitesse normale, en reprenant chacune jusqu’à ce que votre rythme corresponde à celui du locuteur.
  3. Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec l’original, en faisant attention à des mots comme swim, skill, vacation.

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.

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