Pratique du Shadowing: BE POSITIVE, BE LUCKY - English Listening Practice. - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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Hi everyone, and welcome back to English the Gab Lab.
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Have you ever felt like you just have bad luck?
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Or that everything seems to go wrong?
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Don't worry, we've all been there.
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But in this video, I'm going to give you the solution.
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Today, I'm going to tell you the story of Ann and Steve.
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They both opened the same kind of business in the same town, and they both served excellent coffee.
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But one of them became successful, while the other one failed.
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Why?
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In this video, you're going to learn about the power of mindset.
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You'll improve your English listening skills with a simple story, and you'll discover how to start attracting good things into your life today.
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Make sure to stay until the end because I have a special challenge for you.
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So get comfortable, relax, and pay close attention.
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Let's get started.
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This is a story about two people who wanted to open a coffee shop in the same town.
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Their names were Ann and Steve.
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They both opened their businesses at the same time.
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Both were very hard workers and both had excellent coffee.
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However, they had very different ways of looking at the world.
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Anne was a positive thinker.
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Every morning, when she woke up, she told herself, Today is going to be a great day.
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I am going to meet interesting people.
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Then she went to work with a smile.
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Steve, on the other hand, was a worry thinker.
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He usually had negative thoughts.
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Every morning, he thought, I hope I don't lose money today.
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Life is difficult, and people are stressed.
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When Anne opened her coffee shop, she smiled at every customer.
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It didn't matter how they felt, she always welcomed them with a smile.
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If a customer was in a bad mood or rude, Anne thought, Maybe they had a bad morning.
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I will give them some extra kindness.
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Because she was positive, she saw small opportunities.
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One day, a famous food critic entered her shop.
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Anne was so welcoming that they started to talk.
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The critic loved her energy and wrote a fantastic review about her coffee shop.
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In Steve's shop, things were very different.
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Steve was always worried about his bills.
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When a customer entered, he didn't smile much because he was thinking about his own problems.
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If a customer was rude, Steve got into a bad mood too.
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He thought to himself, business is very hard.
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One day, the same food critic visited Steve's shop.
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Steve was busy complaining about the price of milk.
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The critic felt uncomfortable and left quickly.
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He didn't write anything.
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Six months later, Anne's coffee shop was always full.
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Her employees were happy because her positive energy was contagious.
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People didn't go there only for the coffee.
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They went there to feel better.
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Anne often said, I am so lucky.
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But the truth was that her mindset created her luck.
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She was open to seeing the good things, so she found them.
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In contrast, Steve was struggling.
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He said, Anne is just lucky and I have bad luck.
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He didn't realize that his negative thoughts were like a wall.
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He was so focused on problems that he couldn't see solutions.
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He stopped trying new things because he was afraid of failing.
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One night, Steve and Anne met for dinner.
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Steve asked her, Anne, why do good things always happen to you?
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Ann smiled, and said, Steve, I don't wait for good things to happen, to be happy.
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First, I stay positive, and then the good things appear.
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When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.
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Steve went home and thought about Anne's words.
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For the first time, he decided to change his internal dialogue.
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He realized that being positive is not about ignoring reality.
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It is about choosing where to put your attention.
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Slowly, his luck began to change.
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And finally, his business started to work.
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Perfect!
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Now that you've heard the story, let's review the most important phrases.
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This will help you remember the vocabulary and the lesson.
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Let's start.
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they had different ways of looking at the world one thinks positively
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and the other thinks negatively a positive person always sees the good in everything
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but a negative person only sees the problems without looking further
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so i have a question for you what about your mindset are you a positive or a negative thinker?
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Write it in the comments below.
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I want to read your answers.
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Let's continue with more key phrases from the story.
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She smiled at every customer.
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He was thinking about his own problems.
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Her positive energy was contagious.
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Then we have this powerful sentence.
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Her mindset created her luck.
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This means that thanks to her positive thinking, she actually created her own good luck.
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Great job!
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To finish our story, remember this.
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Anne was successful because she was open to seeing the good things.
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But Steve had a different experience.
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He was so focused on problems that he couldn't see solutions.
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As you can see, the secret isn't in the books.
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It's in your mind.
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Try to look on the bright side of things, little by little, and you will see how good things start to happen to you.
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Now, I have a small challenge for you.
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I prepared a short, three -question test to check your understanding.
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Don't forget to write your answers in the comments.
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If they are all correct, I will give you a heart.
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Let's get started.
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1. How did Anne start her day?
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A. Complaining B.
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With a smile C.
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Counting money 2.
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Why did the food critic like Anne's shop?
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A. Because of her energy B.
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Because of the price C.
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Because it was big 3.
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What was Steve's main problem?
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A. The coffee was bad B.
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He had no customers C.
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His negative mindset
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perfect you finished if you liked this video please give it a thumbs up
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and don't forget to subscribe to the channel
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so you don't miss our future lessons see you in the next video bye
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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon
Cette leçon d’expression orale s’appuie sur la vidéo « BE POSITIVE, BE LUCKY - English Listening Practice ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : Steve, Anne, positive, coffee, shop. Cette vidéo contient 112 phrases et 1016 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 9:00. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 113 mots par minute, confortable pour le shadowing. 87 % 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 :
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
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| critic nom | /ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/ | critique |
| mindset nom | /ˈmaɪn(d)ˌsɛt/ | état d'esprit, disposition d'esprit |
| lesson nom | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | leçon |
| mood nom | /muːd/ | humeur, mauvaise humeur |
| phrase nom | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | expression |
| rude adjectif | /ɹuːd/ | impoli, malpoli |
| complain verbe | /kəmˈpleɪn/ | se plaindre |
| contagious adjectif | /kənˈteɪ.d͡ʒəs/ | contagieux |
| ignore verbe | /ɪɡˈnɔː/ | ignorer, ne pas prêter attention à |
| contrast nom | /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/ | contraste |
| worker nom | /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ | travailleur, travailleuse |
| skill nom | /skɪl/ | habileté, compétence |
| discover verbe | /dɪˈskʌvə/ | découvrir |
| dialogue nom | /ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/ | dialogue, conversation |
| relax verbe | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | relâcher |
Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| wake up verbe | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | se réveiller |
Des phrases à répéter
Des phrases courtes et complètes de la vidéo, à réutiliser dans la conversation de tous les jours :
- Have you ever felt like you just have bad luck?
- Don't worry, we've all been there.
- Let's continue with more key phrases from the story.
- Don't forget to write your answers in the comments.
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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| Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenant | Have you ever felt · you've heard |
| Passé continu was/were + -ing — une action en cours à un moment du passé | was thinking · was struggling |
| Verbe + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — les verbes suivis de la forme en -ing | start attracting · stopped trying |
| Futur avec « going to » be going to + verbe — un projet ou ce que l’on voit venir | I'm going to give · I'm going to tell · you're going to learn |
Prononciation à surveiller
Le locuteur utilise 21 contractions et formes réduites, comme don't, didn't, couldn't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.
- Les sons « th »: thumb /ˈθʌm/, thinker /ˈθɪŋ.kɚ/
- Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, positively /ˈpɑ.zɪ.tɪv.li/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :
- /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: critic /ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/, phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, rude /ɹuːd/, contrast /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/, relax /ɹɪˈlæks/
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 critic, mindset, lesson.
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.