Pratique du Shadowing: A2 English Listening Practice - Complaining - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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Hey everybody!
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Welcome to this A2 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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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 complaining.
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This might seem like a strange topic, but I think it's very relevant because most people complain about many things in their lives.
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Specifically in this video, I want to talk about some of the different things that people complain about often.
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The first complaint that I'm going to talk about is the weather.
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Depending on where you live, this might be a common complaint.
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In the US, when people make small talk, they tend to talk about the weather.
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They might comment on how nice the weather is that day, or they might talk about how terrible the weather is.
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It's very easy to connect with another person when complaining about the weather because it's an easy topic to talk about.
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I think this is a big reason why people like to complain about this topic.
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It helps you start conversations.
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I sometimes complain when it's raining, especially on the weekend.
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I love going outside and enjoying the outdoors.
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So it's disappointing for me when I can't do this.
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I know I shouldn't complain about things I can't control, but I do this sometimes.
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Another thing that people love to complain about is traffic.
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This is one of the worst parts about living in a big city.
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Nowadays, many people work from home, but if you work in an office, you probably have to commute to work five days a week.
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The verb "to commute" means to travel to and from some place regularly.
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If you commute to work in the morning and commute back home in the evening, you probably do this during rush hour.
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This is the time during the day when there are more cars on the road.
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If you live in a crowded city, you'll definitely hear people complain about the traffic during rush hour.
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I know some people that spend two hours in the morning and two hours in the evening in traffic.
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It's hard not to complain in this situation.
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I hate being stuck in traffic and I definitely complain about this sometimes.
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Alright, another thing that people complain about is rising prices.
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It seems like every year life gets more and more expensive.
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For example, in the past, houses and apartments were much cheaper than they are now.
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For many young adults, buying a house seems impossible nowadays.
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I hear people complain about this all the time.
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It also seems like gas prices keep getting higher and higher.
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It's funny because Americans complain about this a lot, but actually gas is much more expensive in other countries.
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Still, we Americans like to complain about this.
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Okay, I saved the worst one for last.
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In my opinion, the thing I complain about the most is the government.
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Of course, everyone complains about corrupt politicians and terrible presidents,
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but what annoys me the most is the horrible experience you have when you use government services.
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I can't tell you how many times I've been disappointed with government services.
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Just in the last month, I've had at least three bad experiences with the government.
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Unfortunately, this is completely normal.
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Almost every time I use a government service, there are errors with their website,
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their workers are rude, and it takes them a long time to do their job.
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And of course, the quality of their work and their institutions is terrible.
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For example, almost all of the students I talk to tell me that the government hospitals in their countries are not good.
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Overall, governments don't offer high quality services.
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I'm sure many of you complain about government services too.
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Alright, now I'm going to ask you some questions about today's video to see if you understood.
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Number one: What's the most common topic of small talk?
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Number two: What does the verb "commute" mean?
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And number three: What's one thing that seems to get more expensive all the time?
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Okay, remember to sign up for our $1 listening practice seminars
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and download our free Listening Time podcast so you can practice your listening skills.
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Also, 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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you.
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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon
Cette leçon d’expression orale de niveau A2 s’appuie sur la vidéo « A2 English Listening Practice - Complaining ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : complain, listening, practice, commute, weather. Cette vidéo contient 59 phrases et 746 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 5:25. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 138 mots par minute, confortable pour le shadowing. 86 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais ; le reste mérite d’être vu avant de commencer.
Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo
15 mots de la vidéo à retenir, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| complain verbe | /kəmˈpleɪn/ | se plaindre |
| topic nom | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | sujet, thème |
| rush verbe | /ɹʌʃ/ | se dépêcher, se hâter |
| skill nom | /skɪl/ | habileté, compétence |
| complaint nom | /kəmˈpleɪnt/ | plainte, réclamation |
| podcast nom | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | podcast, balado |
| nowadays adverbe | /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/ | actuellement, de nos jours |
| seminar nom | /ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/ | séminaire |
| verb nom | /vɝb/ | verbe |
| horrible adjectif | /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/ | horrible, affreux |
| worker nom | /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ | travailleur, travailleuse |
| disappointed adjectif | /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/ | déçu |
| institution nom | /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/ | institution |
| connect verbe | /kəˈnɛkt/ | accoupler, connecter |
| rude adjectif | /ɹuːd/ | impoli, malpoli |
La grammaire de cette vidéo
Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :
| Structure | Dans la vidéo |
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| Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le fait | being stuck · I've been disappointed |
| Superlatifs the -est / the most … — le plus haut ou le plus bas d’un groupe | the worst · the most is · the most common |
| Possibilité avec « might / may » might/may + verbe — quelque chose de possible mais pas certain | might seem · might be · might comment |
| Futur avec « going to » be going to + verbe — un projet ou ce que l’on voit venir | gonna talk · I'm going to talk · I'm going to ask |
Prononciation à surveiller
Le locuteur utilise 14 contractions et formes réduites, comme I'm, can't, I've. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.
- Les sons « sh » et « zh »: rush /ɹʌʃ/, institution /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/, politician /ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/
- Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/, institution /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/, politician /ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/
Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :
- /h/ — il se souffle, il n’est pas muet: horrible /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/
- /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: rush /ɹʌʃ/, seminar /ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/, horrible /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/, rude /ɹuːd/, corrupt /kəˈɹʌpt/
Comment s’entraîner avec cette vidéo
- Écoutez la vidéo en entier une fois sans parler et notez les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
- Répétez phrase par phrase à vitesse normale, en reprenant chacune jusqu’à ce que votre rythme corresponde à celui du locuteur.
- Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec l’original, en faisant attention à des mots comme complain, topic, rush.
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.