Pratique du Shadowing: Beginner → Intermediate → Advanced: Upgrade Your English Sentences with “ALTHOUGH” - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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Are you tired of using short, choppy sentences in English?
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Do you wish that you could use longer, smoother sentences to express your ideas and your thoughts?
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Well, there are many ways to do that in English, and in this lesson, I'm going to show you one extremely effective,
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powerful way to do that with one word, although.
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Alright?
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So, are you ready?
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Let's get started.
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So, let's look at these three sentences first.
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The first one says, it was raining.
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We went outside.
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Perfectly correct sentence.
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It is what it is.
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The second sentence, it was raining, but we went outside.
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The third sentence, although it was raining, we went outside.
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So all three sentences conveyed the same information, but in very different ways, right?
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You could see that.
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You could hear it.
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You could feel it.
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So, basically, if we analyze these sentences in terms of grammar, in terms of vocabulary and so on.
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The first one is more basic, right?
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It's more basic because it has two simple sentences which are correct, but they're two short simple sentences.
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Okay?
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So, that's, for example, a beginner level.
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The second one says, it was raining, but we went outside.
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Now, the two ideas are connected to show that even though it was raining, we went outside.
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So this is a little bit better.
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So this is more at an intermediate level, shall we say.
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Okay?
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This is actually called a compound sentence.
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I'm going to explain that in a minute.
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And the last one says, although it was raining, we went outside.
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So, now this one is actually a more advanced sentence.
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So the first was beginner level, the second was intermediate level, and the third is more advanced level.
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So, I'm going to show you, in case you're here or you're here, how to go to this higher level.
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Alright?
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So, what are we also saying here?
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Let's understand.
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So, now you know beginner, intermediate, advanced, right?
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Let's also analyze these three sentences in terms of what they are grammatically.
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The first one is basically an example of two simple sentences.
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What do I mean by a simple sentence?
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It has a subject and it has a verb.
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It was raining.
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Okay?
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So, they're fine, but they're just two short, simple sentences.
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This one is called a compound sentence.
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In a compound sentence, we have a proper full sentence here, and we have a full sentence here,
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like, it was raining, we went outside.
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This has a subject, has a verb, has a subject, has a verb, right?
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So you're good, but it's connected with a word, but, to show contrast, to show something different,
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something unexpected on the other side of the sentence.
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So, this one is called a compound sentence.
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Two simple sentences connected by particular words, okay, which we call coordinating conjunctions, but don't worry about that right now.
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Just look at it as what it is.
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And the last one says, although it was raining, we went outside.
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So that more advanced sentence is actually called a complex sentence because we have used a particular word like although,
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which in grammar is called a subordinating conjunction, but again, don't worry about it, just start using it in the proper way, which you'll learn today.
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And we say, although it was raining, we went outside.
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Now, what do you see here?
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We went outside is a simple sentence, it's a full sentence, but this part is not,
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so So we're going to understand that on the next board, how those sentences with although have to be constructed a little bit differently.
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And you'll get it 100%.
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We're going to look at lots of examples.
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Let's look at the next set of sentences.
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Time was short.
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She finished the exam.
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Right?
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Two ideas.
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There wasn't enough time time, time was short, but she finished the exam, which is what we said here.
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Time was short, but she finished the exam.
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We see the contrast, we see the opposite ideas, we see the unexpected thing on the second side, right?
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that there wasn't enough time, but she finished the exam.
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Not bad.
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That was our compound sentence.
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Now let's take it even one step higher to the complex sentence.
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Although time was short, comma, she finished the exam.
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So here also, we are seeing contrast.
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Time was short, she finished anyway, right?
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We're seeing something unexpected, but this is a complex sentence.
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It's considered more advanced.
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If you use this kind of sentence in your English exams or English papers and assignments,
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it will show that you have a better command of English.
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If you use these kind of sentences in a meeting, it will also convey that you're communicating at a higher level in English.
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All right?
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So, that's the second example.
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Let's look at one more.
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He was qualified.
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He didn't get the job.
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So, here, again, we're seeing the contrast.
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What does qualified mean?
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He was qualified means he had experience, he had the education they were looking for, the experience that they were looking for,
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but still, he didn't get the job.
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Okay?
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So, here we're seeing the contrast.
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This is positive, right?
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He was qualified.
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This is negative.
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Positive, negative.
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Contrast.
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Here, we made it a compound sentence.
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He was qualified, but he didn't get the job.
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And the third one, which is what kind of sentence?
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Complex.
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Good for you.
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Although he was qualified, he didn't get the job.
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Now we have a complex sentence, and we see that the word although means what?
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It means in spite of the fact that.
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It means though.
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It means even though.
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That even if this situation is true, there's something else coming up which is unexpected.
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Alright?
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Now, let's understand how to use the word although.
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In order to understand that very easily, first, make sure you know the meaning of the word clause.
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In grammar, in English grammar, a clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb.
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So, now let's look at some examples.
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In the first sentence, it says, although he didn't study, he passed the test.
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In this case, we have the word although at the beginning, right?
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No problem.
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And this part is called a dependent clause.
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Why?
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Because we can't use this by itself.
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I cannot just say, although he didn't study.
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Although he didn't study what?
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What are you trying to tell me?
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Okay?
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So, this part, he didn't...
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Although he didn't study, cannot be used by itself ever.
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All right?
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So, that is a dependent clause.
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It depends on the second part of the sentence to make sense.
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Okay?
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Or the first part, as we're going to see.
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It depends on another part of the sentence to make sense.
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So, here we have, although he didn't study, dependent clause, and then we have, he passed the test.
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He passed the test is an independent clause because it stands alone as a sentence, it makes sense, and it's fine.
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So, in a sentence with although, you will find two parts.
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You will find a dependent clause, which starts with the word although and a few words after that,
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and then you'll find another part called the independent clause.
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Okay?
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Or, it can be slightly different.
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We could have the independent clause first and then the dependent clause.
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Let's look at this.
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He passed the test although he didn't study.
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Okay?
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So, now this part, although he didn't study, is the dependent clause because I kind of just say although he didn't study.
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Although he didn't study what?
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Right?
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So, that's the dependent clause.
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And sometimes that can come afterwards.
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We can put although in the middle.
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And then we have the independent clause he passed the test, a regular sentence can be first.
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So, we could switch the order, but if you switch the order, just remember this.
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If you start with the word although, make sure you put a comma between these two parts of the sentence, the dependent and independent.
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And if you put although in the middle, then you need no comma.
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All right?
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That's it.
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All right.
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Next, another point about using the word although.
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So, let's say these were our base sentences, right?
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These were the basic sentences.
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So, basically, although is showing us some kind of contrast, right?
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Some opposite, some result that we didn't expect.
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Like we expected here that if he didn't study, then he might not have passed,
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but he did pass, so there was a surprise on the other side, right?
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So for example, we could have these two sentences, he didn't study, negative, he passed the test.
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Right?
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So, we could say, although he didn't study, he passed the test.
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Positive.
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So we could have a negative and a positive, or the other way around, we could have a positive and a negative.
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For example, he studied, he failed the test.
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Those were the two basic simple sentences.
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If we make them into a complex sentence, what would they be?
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Although he studied, he failed the test.
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Okay?
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So, you could have...
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You will often see this kind of positive and negative or negative and positive in an although sentence.
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All right?
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Good.
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Then there are some other vocabulary words which are very close in meaning, almost exactly the same, which you will probably come across,
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and they are though and even though.
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All right?
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We've already learned although.
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So, what's the difference?
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They mean basically the same thing, okay?
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And they work in the same way.
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However, though is a little bit mild, although is a little bit stronger, and even though is a little bit...
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Like, maybe the strongest, okay?
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Even though he didn't study, he passed the test, right?
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People might even say it with a little more power, alright?
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Alright?
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So, remember, though, although, even though, basically the same meaning and can be used in the same way.
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Now that you've learned how to use although, let's see how not to use although.
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So, we have one example on the board which is perfectly correct, and we have three which are perfectly wrong.
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Okay?
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So, let's start with the one which is correct.
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We would be able to say, although it was Sunday, comma, I had to work.
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That's absolutely fine.
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Starts with although, although it was Sunday, and then the comma, and then the rest of it.
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Right?
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That was the contrast, everything is fine.
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Dependent clause, independent clause, everything is good.
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Let's look at this one.
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See if you can figure out what the mistake is.
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Yes.
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This one says, although it was Sunday, period, or full stop.
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What's wrong there?
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Yes, I heard you.
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This is wrong, and also, what's next, right?
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This is not a sentence.
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Although it was Sunday is what?
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You know now, it's a dependent clause.
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So where's the second part?
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Or where's the first part?
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Where's another part that makes this sentence make sense?
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It isn't there.
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It's missing.
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So, that is not a correct sentence or a correct usage of the word although at all.
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And you understand that now.
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So, you won't make that mistake.
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All right?
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Next.
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This is also wrong.
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You tell me what's wrong.
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Although it was Sunday, but I had to work.
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Can you find the mistake?
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Yes, yes, right.
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This.
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If we say although, we do not need to say but.
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Right?
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That was a different kind of sentence.
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If we have although, we don't need to say but.
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So, we just say although it was Sunday, comma, I had to work.
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That's it.
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We cannot use although and but in the same sentence.
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Next, this one says, although it was Sunday, I had to work.
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Can you find the mistake?
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It's kind of obvious.
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Yeah, this, right?
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Spelling, it's not two words.
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Although is not two words, it's one word.
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It should be spelt like this, or like this, or like this, but not as two words.
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Okay?
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That's it.
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So, these are the three most common mistakes that people make sometimes when they start using although, but not you.
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Do you remember that when we started this lesson, we took two simple sentences?
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which we said were at a basic level, and we transformed them into a complex advanced sentence using although, right?
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That's what we've been learning.
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So now, you're going to do that with me so that you can be sure that you're using although correctly.
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So, on the board, we have six sentences.
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All of them have two sentences, and we're going to make them into one sentence using although like this.
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We're going to start with although something, the first part sentence, and then if you were writing it,
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you'd put a comma, and then you would say the second part.
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And this although would be, of course, as you know now, the dependent clause because we cannot say it alone,
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and this part is the independent clause.
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Okay?
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Are you ready?
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Okay?
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Let's do it.
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So, first I'm going to read the two sentences, and then we'll say them as one long sentence using although.
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Her essay was short.
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It was excellent.
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Now, use although.
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If you want to pause the video, go ahead.
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If not, let's do it together.
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Although her essay was short, comma, it was excellent.
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Got it?
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That's it.
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If you were writing it, we would put the comma, so that's why I'm saying the comma.
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Obviously, you would not say it.
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Number two, I called, he didn't answer.
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Use the same pattern.
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Although I called, he didn't answer.
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Great.
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Now I'm going to say it without the comma so
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that you can actually say it the way you would say it in real life, but please understand that after the first part,
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if you were writing it, you would put a comma.
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Ready?
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Number three, there were some technical issues.
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The presentation went well.
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So we would say, say it with me, although there were some technical issues, the presentation went well.
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This is good news.
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All right.
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Number four, the flight left late.
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It arrived on time.
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Let's make one sentence with although.
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Although the flight left late, it arrived on time.
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Great.
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You've got it, see?
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Maybe you were sure or a little unsure in the beginning, but now you can do it.
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Great.
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Number five.
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The salary was low, he took the job.
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Although the salary was low, he took the job.
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Next, the subject was difficult.
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I understood it.
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Although the subject was difficult, I understood it.
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That's it.
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Great.
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You've done it.
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Okay?
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So, congratulations on mastering how to use although.
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Sometimes you see that making one small change or learning one small point can make a huge difference to your English, right?
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The level of your English, your confidence, and the results in the professional world, in the academic world, in the social world.
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So if you'd like to learn how to improve your English by correcting small errors
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that make a big difference when you get them right, please check my online course, Correct Your English Errors in 10 minutes a day.
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We have over 150 such errors, and you can make that change change, you can make that improvement for sure, okay?
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You can move no matter what your level is, you can move to a higher level with confidence.
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So check out the online course if you're interested.
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I think you'll find it very, very helpful.
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And it's these kind of small changes that make a huge difference in your English.
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All right?
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Thanks very much for watching.
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Bye for now.
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All the best with your English.
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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon
Cette leçon d’expression orale s’appuie sur la vidéo « Beginner → Intermediate → Advanced: Upgrade Your English Sentences with “ALTHOUGH” ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : sentence, word, clause, English, study. Cette vidéo contient 314 phrases et 2633 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 19:02. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 138 mots par minute, confortable pour le shadowing. 89 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais, le vocabulaire est donc facile à suivre. 77 de ses 314 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 |
|---|---|---|
| clause nom | /klɔːz/ | proposition |
| dependent adjectif | /dɪˈpɛndənt/ | dépendant |
| contrast nom | /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/ | contraste |
| qualify verbe | /ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ/ | caractériser, qualifier |
| compound nom | /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/ | composé |
| examination nom | /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ | examen |
| unexpected adjectif | /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/ | inattendu, imprévu |
| grammar nom | /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/ | grammaire |
| verb nom | /vɝb/ | verbe |
| connect verbe | /kəˈnɛkt/ | accoupler, connecter |
| intermediate adjectif | /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət/ | intermédiaire |
| beginner nom | /bəˈɡɪnɚ/ | débutant, débutante |
| lesson nom | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | leçon |
| arrive verbe | /əˈɹaɪv/ | arriver |
| salary nom | /ˈsæləɹi/ | salaire |
Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| check out verbe | mater, regarder | |
| come across verbe | avoir l'air de | |
| come up verbe | se montrer, sortir du bois | |
| figure out verbe | cerner | |
| go ahead verbe | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | vas-y, allez-y |
Des phrases à répéter
Des phrases courtes et complètes de la vidéo, à réutiliser dans la conversation de tous les jours :
- I'm going to explain that in a minute.
- What do I mean by a simple sentence?
- What are you trying to tell me?
- Can you find the mistake?
- You've got it, see?
La grammaire de cette vidéo
Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :
| Structure | Dans la vidéo |
|---|---|
| Phrases conditionnelles if + proposition, will/would + verbe — une condition et son résultat | If you were writing it, we would put · if you were writing it, you would put |
| Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le fait | are connected · is actually called · is called |
| Propositions relatives who / which + proposition — une précision sur une personne ou une chose | sentences which are · exam, which is · one, which is |
| Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenant | We've already learned · you've learned · You've done |
Prononciation à surveiller
Le locuteur utilise 65 contractions et formes réduites, comme didn't, we're, you're. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.
- Les sons « sh » et « zh »: contrast /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/, conjunction /kənˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃn̩/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/
- Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, unexpected /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/, intermediate /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/
Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :
- /tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: conjunction /kənˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃn̩/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, usage /ˈjuːsɪd͡ʒ/, choppy /ˈt͡ʃɑ.pi/
- /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: contrast /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/, grammar /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/, intermediate /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət/, arrive /əˈɹaɪv/, salary /ˈsæləɹi/
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 clause, dependent, contrast.
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.