Pratique du Shadowing: D18 Closet - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 13 sentences and 97 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:33. The speaker talks at a natural 177 words per minute, close to everyday conversation.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 8 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| cloth noun | /klɒθ/ | A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes… |
| closet noun | /ˈklɑzɪt/ | A small room within a house used to store clothing, food, or other household supplies. |
| fewer | /ˈfjuː.ɚ/ | Less; a smaller amount of something non-integral commonly expressed as an integer |
| wardrobe noun | /ˈwɔɹdɹoʊb/ | A governmental office or department in a monarchy which purchases, keeps, and cares for royal clothes. |
| attitude noun | /ˈætɪˌtud/ | The position of the body or way of carrying oneself. |
| dress verb | /dɹɛs/ | To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe. |
| necessary adjective | /ˈnɛs.əˌsɛ.ɹi/ | Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty. |
| throw verb | /θɹoʊ/ | To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dress out verb | To change one's clothes to prepare for outdoors activities, such as physical education; to be wearing clothes appropriate for such activities. |
La grammaire de cette vidéo
Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :
| Structure | Dans la vidéo |
|---|---|
| Comparatifs -er than / more … than — comparer deux éléments | nicer than · more often than |
| Conseil avec « should » should + verbe — dire ce qu’il vaut mieux faire | should take |
| Obligation : must / have to / need to dire qu’une chose est nécessaire | need to look |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “th” sounds: cloth /klɒθ/, throw /θɹoʊ/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like cloth, closet, fewer.
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.































