Pratique du Shadowing: CAE 6 TEST 2 PART 1 - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo

Création de la leçon...
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How was your holiday, Tom?
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Absolutely fine.
3
I suppose you went on one of those archaeological digs of yours.
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What's wrong with a walking holiday if you don't want to lie on the beach?
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Nothing really, except I'd say it doesn't give you much to think about.
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And that's what I really need.
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Lying on the beach isn't for me.
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I don't necessarily want to climb a mountain or do whitewater rafting, but a bit of exercise is good.
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It's nice to travel, too.
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Though to be honest, once you get down to work, it doesn't matter much where you are.
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Unless it rains all the time, perhaps.
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So what's the attraction of grubbing about in the ground?
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Finding a hoard of gold would be good, but most of us are realistic enough to know that won't ever happen.
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Actually, I think it's good for me as a person.
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What we dig needs interpreting, but you'll never know for sure whether you've got it right.
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Others will disagree with you, and you have to respect their opinions.
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Some people might like to claim they're saying something really relevant that'll rewrite history, but that's rather an exaggerated claim in my view.
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I'm still not convinced I could do it.
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How was your holiday, Tom?
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Absolutely fine.
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I suppose you went on one of those archaeological digs of yours.
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What's wrong with a walking holiday if you don't want to lie on the beach?
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Nothing really, except I'd say it doesn't give you much to think about.
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And that's what I really need.
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Lying on the beach isn't for me.
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I don't necessarily want to climb a mountain or do whitewater rafting, but a bit of exercise is good.
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It's nice to travel too.
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Though to be honest, once you get down to work, it doesn't matter much where you are.
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Unless it rains all the time, perhaps.
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So what's the attraction of grubbing about in the ground?
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Finding a hoard of gold would be good, but most of us are realistic enough to know that won't ever happen.
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Actually, I think it's good for me as a person.
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What we dig needs interpreting, but you'll never know for sure whether you've got it right.
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Others will disagree with you, and you have to respect their opinions.
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Some people might like to claim they're saying something really relevant that'll rewrite history, but that's rather an exaggerated claim in my view.
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I'm still not convinced I could do it.
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Extract 2 You hear two colleagues talking about time management.
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Now look at questions 3 and 4.
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I love watching people's expressions when they turn up late for my time management seminars.
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Why's that?
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They sidle in, looking exactly like a child who just got caught with a hand in a cookie jar.
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Maybe mumbling something sheepishly about traffic while their friends tease them about being late for a class on time management.
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But we've all done it, right?
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Not me.
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It's causing more and more problems socially.
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At work, it even seriously hampers promotion chances.
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And I've known it's sour relationships, too.
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But what's the answer?
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I'm pretty hopeless myself.
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I've tried setting my alarm ten, even fifteen minutes fast, but...
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That never works.
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Psychologically, you know it's fast so you enjoy the lion.
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You got that right.
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So are you telling me you're never late?
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Hard to believe. But true.
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So how do you do it?
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What's the secret?
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You have to undergo a complete change of mindset.
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Don't just aim to be on time for appointments.
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Become an early person, period.
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Hmm, sounds tough.
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But well worth it.
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Just think, no more rushing for the train, No more missed flights or embarrassing searches for excuses at meetings or on dates?
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Right.
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So how do I go about it?
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I love watching people's expressions when they turn up late for my time management seminars.
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Why's that?
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They sidle in, looking exactly like a child who just got caught with a hand in a cookie jar.
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Maybe mumbling something sheepishly about traffic, while their friends tease them about being late for a class on time management.
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But we've all done it, right?
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Not me.
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It's causing more and more problems socially.
73
At work, it even seriously hampers promotion chances.
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And I've known it's sour relationships, too.
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But what's the answer?
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I'm pretty hopeless myself.
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I've tried setting my alarm ten, even fifteen minutes fast, but...
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That never works.
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Psychologically, you know it's fast.
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So you enjoy the lion.
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You got that right.
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So are you telling me you're never late?
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Hard to believe. But true.
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So how do you do it?
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What's the secret?
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You have to undergo a complete change of mindset.
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Don't just aim to be on time for appointments.
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Become an early person, period.
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Hmm, sounds tough.
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But well worth it.
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Just think, no more rushing for the train, no more missed flights or embarrassing searches for excuses at meetings or on dates.
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Right.
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So how do I go about it?
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Extract 3.
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You hear two friends talking about a historical novel they have read.
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Now look at questions 5 and 6.
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What did you think of Lorna Dean's new book?
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I was disappointed in the characters.
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That's probably because you got so used to the ones that appear in all her other novels about the period.
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The old familiar friends.
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I thought these ones were a pretty convincing bunch, especially that rather mixed-up boy.
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There wasn't much she could do with the plot, though.
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The events of the period are so well documented.
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There was a lot of local colour, I thought.
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I suppose so, but it tended to be a bit over-explained.
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The description didn't come in naturally.
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Oh, I don't agree with you there.
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I felt I got a real feel for time and place.
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This did give us a window on a very different society.
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The writer's view of it, of course.
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Oh, hardly fair.
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She'd done her research.
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She didn't just put her own spin on things.
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And didn't you think some of the politics and intrigue had a familiar ring?
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An interesting parallel with what goes on today.
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Oh, no. I took reading it as an opportunity to forget the here and now.
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What did you think of Lorna Dean's new book?
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I was disappointed in the characters.
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That's probably because you got so used to the ones that appear in all her other novels about the period.
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The old familiar friends.
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I thought these ones were a pretty convincing bunch.
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Especially that rather mixed up boy.
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There wasn't much she could do with the plot though.
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The events of the period are so well documented.
125
There was a lot of local colour, I thought.
126
I suppose so, but it tended to be a bit over-explained.
127
The description didn't come in naturally.
128
Oh, I don't agree with you there.
129
I felt I got a real feel for time and place.
130
This did give us a window on a very different society.
131
The writer's view of it, of course.
132
Oh, hardly fair.
133
She'd done her research.
134
She didn't just put her own spin on things.
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and didn't you think some of the politics and intrigue had a familiar ring?
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An interesting parallel with what goes on today.
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Oh no, I took reading it as an opportunity to forget the here and now.
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That's the end of part one.

Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon

Cette leçon d’expression orale de niveau C1 s’appuie sur la vidéo « CAE 6 TEST 2 PART 1 ». Cette vidéo contient 138 phrases et 1240 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 8:12. Le locuteur parle à un rythme naturel d’environ 151 mots par minute, proche d’une conversation courante. 84 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais ; le reste mérite d’être vu avant de commencer. 25 de ses 138 phrases sont des questions : un bon entraînement pour l’intonation interrogative et les réponses courtes.

Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo

Les 15 mots les plus avancés de la vidéo, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :

MotPrononciationSens
embarrass verbe/ɪmˈbæɹəs/embarrasser, gêner
exaggerate verbe/ɛɡˈzæd͡ʒ.ə.ɹeɪt/exagérer, outrer
grub nom/ɡɹʌb/larve
hamper verbe/ˈhæm.pɚ/entraver
horde nom/hɔɹd/horde
intrigue nom/ˈɪntɹiːɡ/intrigue
mumble verbe/ˈmʌmbəl/marmonner
psychologically adverbepsychologiquement
raft nom/ɹæft/radeau, canot pneumatique
rewrite verbe/ɹiˈɹaɪt/réécrire, récrire
sidle verbe/ˈsaɪdəl/se faufiler
tease verbe/tiːz/carder
archaeological adjectifarchéologique
hopeless adjectif/ˈhoʊplɪs/désespéré
seminar nom/ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/séminaire

Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez

MotSens
turn up verbearriver, se pointer

Des phrases à répéter

Des phrases courtes et complètes de la vidéo, à réutiliser dans la conversation de tous les jours :

  • Lying on the beach isn't for me.
  • I'm still not convinced I could do it.
  • So are you telling me you're never late?
  • Psychologically, you know it's fast.

La grammaire de cette vidéo

Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :

StructureDans la vidéo
« Used to » used to + verbe — une habitude ou un état passé qui n’est plus vraiused to the
Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenantI've known · I've tried · have read
Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le faitwas disappointed

Prononciation à surveiller

Le locuteur utilise 48 contractions et formes réduites, comme don't, didn't, doesn't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.

  • Les sons « sh » et « zh »: sheepishly /ˈʃiː.pɪʃ.li/, socially /ˈsoʊʃəli/

Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :

  • /h/ — il se souffle, il n’est pas muet: hamper /ˈhæm.pɚ/, horde /hɔɹd/, hopeless /ˈhoʊplɪs/
  • /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: embarrass /ɪmˈbæɹəs/, exaggerate /ɛɡˈzæd͡ʒ.ə.ɹeɪt/, grub /ɡɹʌb/, horde /hɔɹd/, intrigue /ˈɪntɹiːɡ/

Comment s’entraîner avec cette vidéo

  1. Écoutez la vidéo en entier une fois sans parler et notez les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
  2. Commencez à la vitesse 0,75×, répétez phrase par phrase, puis revenez à la vitesse normale quand cela devient facile.
  3. Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec l’original, en faisant attention à des mots comme embarrass, exaggerate, grub.

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.

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