Pratique du Shadowing: ARTICLES - A? An? The? | How can I use these correctly? - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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A. An.The. Or, nothing? When do we use these articles? I'm Arnel from Arnel's Everyday English and today we're looking at these.
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First, we use a with a consonant sound. And we use an with a vowel sound. Vowel?
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Consonant? Vowels are: a e i o u and consonants are all the other letters. I need to tell you, normally in spoken English we pronounce a, uh. So listen out for that. I have an Apple, vowel sound ah, an. I have an orange. I have an umbrella. I have an orangutan... I have a dog, the consonant sound. I have a shoe. I have a cup of coffee. A + consonant sounds, a + vowel sound. But, let's look at a few exceptions: I go to a university. He is a unique person. I need an x-ray. So why do I have a with u?
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U is a vowel. It's because of the sound. University is pronounced y we have the Y consonant sound. Again he is a y y unique person, so of course we have u the vowel but, we need a consonant sound. An x-ray? X is a consonant, e= x-ray. Let's look at a and an. First we use a or an with a singular countable noun when we speak about something in general. I need a pen. do you have a pen?
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Do I need a specific pen? I don't care, any pen is fine. What did you do last night? I watched a movie. Which movie? It doesn't matter, I'm not being specific, a an in general. We also use these when we introduce something for the first time yesterday I saw a seagull eating a hamburger in the middle of the street. So, it's the first time I'm telling you, a or an. When speaking about someone's job, I'm a teacher you're an engineer. Next rule, when we want to say one with big numbers.
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I need a hundred roses, I need 100 roses. I've eaten a thousand mangoes in my life.
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A thousand ,one thousand. How many times? I go to the gym twice a week. I have a coffee three times a day. Did you know hummingbirds can flap their wings 70 times a second? Okay so we looked at the rules for a and an, let's continue with: the. Remember early in the video I said I need a pen, do you have a pen? I need a pen, do you have a pen? See, I did say it! You already know we use a or an for something in general. The is specific. Yes, I bought the sofa.
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Here both the speaker and the listener know exactly which sofa I'm speaking about, it's clear when we use the we use: the. We use the when we mention something for the second time. I saw a seagull eating a hamburger in the middle of the street.
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Can you believe it, the seagull finished the hamburger in about two minutes. Now I'm repeating my subjects, I use the. With superlatives, coffee is the best drink in the world. You are the smartest person I know.
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I think cheetahs are the fastest animal in the world. With groups of society. The rich, the poor, the homeless, the youth. Robin Hood steals from the rich and gives to the poor. When there's only one of something. The Sun, the moon. the government, the Queen. With mountain ranges, oceans, seas, rivers, the Alps, the Pacific, the Mediterranean, the Thames, the Orkney Islands, lie in the Atlantic. With plural countries. What do I mean by plural countries? We say: the United Kingdom because there's many parts together. We say the United States, the Netherlands. We have that s, there's a plural there. The Philippines, the with plural countries.
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With instruments. I can play the piano. My brother can play the guitar very well. With morning, afternoon and evening. See you in the morning. I usually work in the afternoons. The evenings are our busiest time. But, we say at night, not at the the night. We've already looked at so many different rules I hope you're feeling okay! Now, I need to tell you there's always exceptions, you know this. If you remember rule number five, there's only one of something, we use the. But there are always exceptions. So we say Buckingham Palace but we say the Taj Mahal, the Eiffel Tower. So you have the grammatical rules and just be prepared to become familiar with different exceptions. No an, no a, no the. We're speaking about zero article, we also need to know this.
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So a quick review: I want a dog. A with countable nouns, general. It doesn't matter. I want a dog. I want the dog from that movie Benji. The specific dog. I love dogs. When we use a plural countable noun or an uncountable noun, we don't use an article when we speak about it in general. I love dogs, they're my favorite animal. Do I want to be specific? I love the dogs from that TV show. Streets, towns, cities, countries and specific mountains. I live in New York City on Fulham Road.
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The New York City? The Fulham Road? No. I want to climb Mount Everest one day. Not the Mount Everest. Fantastic, you've done an excellent job, there are a lot of rules to remember! So, what I want you to do is write me an example sentence using: a, and, the and no article. can you do it? Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to me so you never miss another video and I'll see you very soon!
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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 « ARTICLES - A? An? The? ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : sound, consonant, pen, dog, vowel. Cette vidéo contient 13 phrases et 942 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 9:49. Le locuteur parle lentement, environ 96 mots par minute, ce qui laisse le temps d’imiter chaque son. 75 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais ; le reste mérite d’être vu avant de commencer. 19 de ses 13 phrases sont des questions : un bon entraînement pour l’intonation interrogative et les réponses courtes.
Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo
15 mots de la vidéo à retenir, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| plural nom | /ˈplʊəɹəl/ | pluriel |
| exception nom | /əkˈsɛpʃən/ | exception |
| noun nom | /naʊn/ | nom, nom substantif |
| sofa nom | /ˈsoʊ̯fə/ | canapé, sofa |
| pronounce verbe | /pɹəˈnaʊns/ | déclarer |
| guitar nom | /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/ | guitare |
| steal verbe | /stiːl/ | voler |
| introduce verbe | /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/ | présenter |
| piano nom | /piˈænɪː/ | piano |
| instrument nom | /ˈɪnstɹəmənt/ | instrument de mesure |
| shoe nom | /ˈʃu/ | chaussure, soulier |
| climb verbe | /ˈklaɪ̯m/ | grimper, monter |
| umbrella nom | /ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə/ | parapluie, parasol |
| mango nom | /ˈmæŋɡəʊ/ | manguier |
| listener nom | /ˈlɪs(ə)nɚ/ | auditeur, auditrice |
Des phrases à répéter
Des phrases courtes et complètes de la vidéo, à réutiliser dans la conversation de tous les jours :
- When do we use these articles?
- Do I need a specific pen?
- What did you do last night?
- I need a pen, do you have a pen?
- What do I mean by plural countries?
La grammaire de cette vidéo
Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :
| Structure | Dans la vidéo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenant | I've eaten · We've already looked · you've done |
| Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le fait | is pronounced · be prepared |
| Superlatifs the -est / the most … — le plus haut ou le plus bas d’un groupe | the best · the fastest |
| Présent continu am/is/are + -ing — ce qui se passe en ce moment | we're looking · I'm not being · I'm speaking |
Prononciation à surveiller
Le locuteur utilise 20 contractions et formes réduites, comme I'm, don't, doesn't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.
- Les sons « sh » et « zh »: exception /əkˈsɛpʃən/, shoe /ˈʃu/
- Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: grammatical /ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/, orangutan /əˈɹæŋ.əˌtæn/, superlative /suˈpɝlətɪv/
Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :
- /h/ — il se souffle, il n’est pas muet: hamburger /ˈhæmˌbɜɹ.ɡɚ/, hummingbird /ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɜɹd/
- /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: plural /ˈplʊəɹəl/, pronounce /pɹəˈnaʊns/, guitar /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/, introduce /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/, instrument /ˈɪnstɹəmənt/
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 plural, exception, noun.
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.