Pratique du Shadowing: Are You Lazy? Or Are You Just Tired? - Know The Difference - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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Today we live in a society that praises work and never ending activity.
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At the same time, rest and recovery are looked down upon.
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Because of this collective societal thinking, we push ourselves to get even more things done, whether it's for work or hobbies.
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I believe that you at least once, felt like you were not being active or working hard enough, and you asked yourself this question: "Why am I so lazy?" But were you really being lazy?
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Or could it be that you were just tired from too much activity?
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It's important that you understand the difference between laziness and exhaustion.
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This is John.
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And this is Mike.
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Both of them are college students and yesterday they had a day off, free to do anything they wanted.
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Let's take a look at how their day went.
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Neither of them studied for the upcoming exam.
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Neither of them bothered going to the gym to exercise.
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And neither Mike nor John tried to work on any of their goals or hobbies.
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Instead they both played video games on their computers and watched TV for almost the whole day.
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At the end of the day, they both said to themselves: "God, I'm so lazy..." And you could probably agree with them.
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But let's take a look at the bigger picture.
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John has been getting bad grades since the beginning of the semester, as he never really studies.
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He also never exercised in his entire life and has no goals or hobbies to work on whatsoever.
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Most of his days are spent mindlessly watching TV, surfing the internet or playing video games for hours.
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So on his free day, he just did what he does pretty much every single day.
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He is indeed, what you would call lazy.
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But Mike is actually quite the opposite.
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On his regular day, he always exercises first thing in the morning and he makes sure to study for hours.
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He also likes to spend his spare time on a goal of becoming a DJ, as that is his passion.
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And he does all this while working a part-time job to save up money.
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He's the opposite of lazy, in fact, you could say he's extremely productive.
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On his free day, Mike was simply too tired to be his usual self.
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He was exhausted and burned out from constant activity and he needed a break.
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However at the end of the day, he labeled himself as a lazy failure, because he felt like he should have been productive.
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On the outside, both laziness and exhaustion look pretty much the same.
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The person in question doesn't feel like doing much and if we don't know their full story, we're quick to pass judgement.
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But for example, if someone is ill, we don't assume the person is lazy or slothful.
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We understand that they need to rest so they can recover faster.
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It's the same with exhaustion. We require days where we are not as occupied and we just relax instead.
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But we also need regular breaks in our normal productive days, if we want to sustain high-performance.
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However choosing to rest rather than keep on working can sometimes lead to feelings of guilt and unease.
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Just as it's easy to judge others and flag them as lazy, it's also easy to mark yourself as lazy.
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Now it's important to understand the difference between laziness and exhaustion, as they require opposing solutions.
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So what's the difference?
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When someone is lazy, they are unwilling to do any kind of work.
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They have the energy to go and get stuff done if they want to.
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But because they lack self discipline, they avoid doing anything that requires effort.
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When someone is tired, they have the discipline and motivation to do the work.
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But because they rarely let themselves take breaks, they lack the energy to go and do it.
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They simply can't sustain their performance.
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If you're lazy, the solution is to take action.
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If you're tired, you need take a break and relax.
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The problem becomes when the solutions get mixed up.
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Some people are just lazy, but they fool themselves into thinking they need a break.
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What happens is they just prolong their laziness.
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However people who are exhausted and tired, also make the mistake thinking they're being lazy.
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And they end up taking more action, because they believe that's the solution.
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Sadly the result is that they end up even more tired.
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This is why it's necessary to first determine in which category you fall in.
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All the habit strategies in the world will not work if you’re too tired, stressed out, or overwhelmed by all the work that’s coming at you.
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And it's pointless to keep on going in this state, as you'll just produce sub-optimal results.
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Also if you're lazy, it doesn't matter how much rest you get.
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You won't get anything done if you don't start taking even the smallest steps towards your goals.
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This is why it's important to balance the two.
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If you're currently stressing out too much, take a 5-10 minute break for every 45 minutes of activity.
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You don't just deserve it, you need it.
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If you're currently idle and you're slacking off, for every 45 minutes of rest, work on your goals for 5-10 minutes.
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Some progress is better than no progress at all.
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I want to end this video by saying that we shouldn't label others as lazy, especially if we don't know what's happening behind the scenes.
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The person in question might be extremely productive, just elsewhere.
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Also we shouldn't be so quick to judge ourselves for taking a break.
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We're not machines and we actually perform better if we allow ourselves to be lazy once in a while.
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Thanks for watching.
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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 « Are You Lazy? Or Are You Just Tired? - Know The Difference ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : lazy, tired, break, goal, rest. Cette vidéo contient 73 phrases et 1041 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 6:34. Le locuteur parle à un rythme naturel d’environ 159 mots par minute, proche d’une conversation courante. 89 % 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
Les 15 mots les plus avancés de la vidéo, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| exhaustion nom | /ɪɡˈzɔːs.t͡ʃən/ | épuisement |
| laziness nom | /ˈleɪ.zi.nəs/ | paresse, flemme |
| hobby nom | /ˈhɑ.bi/ | passe-temps, hobby |
| exhaust verbe | /ɪɡˈzɔst/ | épuiser |
| sustain verbe | /səˈsteɪn/ | maintenir |
| overwhelm verbe | /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/ | abreuver |
| prolong verbe | /pɹoʊˈlɑŋ/ | prolonger |
| slothful adjectif | paresseux | |
| unease nom | /ʌnˈiːz/ | malaise |
| societal adjectif | [səˈsaɪ.ɪ.tɫ̩] | sociétal |
| unwilling adjectif | /ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/ | réticent |
| idle adjectif | /ˈaɪd(ə)l/ | oisif |
| slack adjectif | /slæk/ | lâche |
| surf verbe | /sɝf/ | surfer |
| pointless adjectif | /ˈpɔɪntləs/ | obtus |
Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| end up verbe | se terminer, se finir | |
| stress out verbe | stresser | |
| set up verbe | /ˌsɛt ˈʌp/ | mettre en place, installer |
Des phrases à répéter
Des phrases courtes et complètes de la vidéo, à réutiliser dans la conversation de tous les jours :
- Let's take a look at how their day went.
- If you're lazy, the solution is to take action.
- You don't just deserve it, you need it.
Prononciation à surveiller
Le locuteur utilise 27 contractions et formes réduites, comme you're, don't, doesn't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.
Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :
- /h/ — il se souffle, il n’est pas muet: hobby /ˈhɑ.bi/, whatsoever /ˌ(h)wʌtsoʊˈɛvɚ/
- /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: prolong /pɹoʊˈlɑŋ/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/
- /ŋ/ final — sans prononcer de /g/ après: prolong /pɹoʊˈlɑŋ/, unwilling /ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/
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 exhaustion, laziness, hobby.
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.