Pratique du Shadowing: Every Role in a Courtroom Trial Explained - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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The judge.
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A judge is the presiding official who oversees everything that happens inside a courtroom.
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The judge's role is to ensure the trial follows the law strictly and fairly.
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They rule on objections made by lawyers, decide what evidence is admissible, and instruct the jury on how to interpret the law.
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In criminal cases where a defendant is found guilty, the judge is also responsible for determining the sentence.
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You can think of a judge is the referee of a sports match, making sure both teams compete according to the established rules without taking sides.
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The disadvantage of judicial authority is the potential for personal bias or judicial overreach.
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Judges hold immense power, and inconsistent rulings or unfair sentencing practices between different judges can lead to unequal justice for similar offenses.
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The jury.
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A jury is a group of ordinary citizens summoned to hear the evidence presented during a trial and decide the final verdict.
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In most criminal trials, a jury consists of 12 individuals who must remain neutral throughout the entire proceeding.
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They listen to witness testimonies, examine physical evidence, and deliberate together in private to reach a decision of guilty or not guilty.
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In many jurisdictions, their final decision must be unanimous.
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The main disadvantage of a jury system is that jurors are not legal experts.
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They can be swayed by emotional speeches rather than hard evidence, carry unconscious personal prejudices into deliberations,
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or struggle to understand complex forensic and scientific data.
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The Prosecutor The prosecutor is a government attorney who brings criminal charges against an accused person on behalf of society.
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In civil cases, this role is played by a plaintiff's attorney.
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The prosecutor carries what is known as the burden of proof.
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Because the accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty,
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the prosecutor must present enough evidence and witness testimony to prove the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
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If they fail to meet this standard, the defendant must be acquitted.
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The downside of prosecutorial power is the risk of prosecutorial misconduct.
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Prosecutors sometimes experience tunnel vision, focusing on winning a conviction rather than finding the truth,
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or stacking excessive charges to pressure defendants into taking plea deals.
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The defense attorney
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The defense attorney is the legal representative responsible for protecting the rights of the accused defendant.
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A defense attorney does not have to prove that their client is innocent.
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Instead, their job is to test the government's case, cross -examine prosecution witnesses, point out inconsistencies,
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and show that reasonable doubt exists.
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If a defendant cannot afford a lawyer, the state provides a public defender.
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The biggest disadvantage within defense advocacy is resource inequality.
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Public defenders are often heavily overworked, underfunded, and handling hundreds of cases at once,
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giving wealthy defendants with private legal teams a major advantage in court.
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The defendant The defendant is the individual, business, or institution accused of committing a crime or causing legal harm.
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In a criminal trial, the defendant has the constitutional right to remain silent so they do not accidentally incriminate themselves.
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They sit alongside their defense team and have the final say on key decisions,
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such as whether to accept a plea bargain or take the witness stand to testify in front of the jury.
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The disadvantage faced by defendants is immediate societal stigma.
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Even though the law presumes them innocent until proven guilty, public perception often assumes guilt the moment charges are filed,
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and mounting a proper legal defense can cause severe financial and emotional strain.
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The witness.
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A witness is an individual called to court to give sworn testimony about what they know regarding a case.
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There are generally two types of witnesses.
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Fact or eyewitnesses – people who personally saw, heard, or experienced events directly related to the crime.
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Expert witnesses – specialists, such as forensic scientists, medical examiners, or financial auditors who provide professional opinions on complex technical details.
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All witnesses must swear an oath to tell the truth and can face perjury charges if they lie under oath.
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The vulnerability of witness testimony is human reliability.
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Eyewitness memory has been scientifically proven to fade and distort easily over time,
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while expert witnesses can sometimes be viewed as hired guns, who favor the side paying their consultation fees.
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The Bailiff A bailiff is a uniformed law enforcement officer stationed inside the courtroom to maintain order and security.
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The bailiff announces the judge's entrance, monitors the audience, escorts the jury in and out of the room,
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and guards the defendant to ensure they do not attempt to flee or disrupt proceedings.
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If someone in the courtroom causes a disturbance, the bailiff is authorized to physically remove or arrest them.
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The challenge of the bailiff's role is high -stress courtroom dynamics.
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A bailiff must neutralize sudden outbursts or physical threats instantly,
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all while ensuring their armed presence does not unfairly intimidate the jury or prejudice them against the defendant.
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The court reporter.
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A court reporter, also known as a stenographer, is the trained professional responsible for creating a word -for -word official record of the entire trial.
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Using a specialized stenotype machine that types in phonetic shorthand, court reporters can capture speech at speeds exceeding 200 words per minute.
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Their transcript serves as the official legal record of the trial, which is vital if the verdict is appealed to a higher court.
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The difficulty of court reporting is extreme cognitive fatigue.
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Even a single misheard word, background cough, or transcription error can change the legal meaning of a testimony and impact an appeal years later.
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The Court Clerk The court clerk is the administrative manager of the courtroom.
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While the judge manages the legal rulings, the clerk manages the paperwork and logistics.
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They organize the case files, mark and catalog physical evidence introduced during the trial, administer oaths to witnesses and jurors,
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and officially record the final verdict delivered by the jury.
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The primary drawback of the clerk's role is administrative vulnerability.
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In an environment with hundreds of physical exhibits and legal filings,
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any clerical error or lost piece of documentation can lead to severe trial delays or even mistrials.
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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon
Cette leçon d’expression orale s’appuie sur la vidéo « Every Role in a Courtroom Trial Explained ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : defendant, jury, legal, trial, judge. Cette vidéo contient 70 phrases et 1011 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 6:42. Le locuteur parle à un rythme naturel d’environ 151 mots par minute, proche d’une conversation courante. Seuls 73 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais, le vocabulaire est donc exigeant.
Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo
15 mots de la vidéo à retenir, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| defendant nom | /dɪˈfɛnd.ənt/ | inculpé, inculpée |
| testimony nom | /ˈtɛstɪmoʊni/ | témoignage |
| prosecutor nom | /ˈpɹɑ.səˌkjuːˌtəɹ/ | procureur |
| courtroom nom | salle d'audience | |
| accuse verbe | /əˈkjuz/ | accuser |
| disadvantage nom | /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/ | désavantage |
| innocent adjectif | /ˈɪnəsənt/ | innocent |
| reporter nom | /ɹɪˈpoɹ.tɚ/ | reporter, rapporteur |
| verdict nom | /ˈvɜː.dɪkt/ | verdict |
| clerk nom | /klɝk/ | greffier, greffière |
| oath nom | /ˈoʊθ/ | serment |
| administrative adjectif | /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹə.tɪv/ | administratif |
| ruling nom | /ˈɹuːlɪŋ/ | décision, arrêt |
| examine verbe | /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/ | examiner |
| judicial adjectif | /d͡ʒuˈdɪʃəl/ | judiciaire |
Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez
| Mot | Sens |
|---|---|
| point out verbe | pointer |
La grammaire de cette vidéo
Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :
| Structure | Dans la vidéo |
|---|---|
| Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le fait | is found · can be swayed · is played |
| Propositions relatives who / which + proposition — une précision sur une personne ou une chose | people who personally · trial, which is |
Prononciation à surveiller
- Les sons « th »: oath /ˈoʊθ/, wealthy /ˈwɛl.θi/, authorize /ˈɔθəɹaɪz/
- Les sons « sh » et « zh »: judicial /d͡ʒuˈdɪʃəl/, capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, institution /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/, constitutional /ˌkɒn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃ(ə)n.(ə)l/, specialist /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/
- Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: testimony /ˈtɛstɪmoʊni/, prosecutor /ˈpɹɑ.səˌkjuːˌtəɹ/, disadvantage /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/, administrative /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹə.tɪv/, vulnerability /ˌvʌln(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪti/
Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :
- /h/ — il se souffle, il n’est pas muet: harm /hɑːm/, behalf /bɪˈhæf/, hire /ˈhaɪɹ/, mishear /mɪsˈhɪə(ɹ)/, shorthand /ˈʃɔɹthænd/
- /tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: disadvantage /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/, judicial /d͡ʒuˈdɪʃəl/, prejudice /ˈpɹɛd͡ʒədɪs/, institution /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/, jurisdiction /d͡ʒʊɹɪsˈdɪkʃən/
- /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: prosecutor /ˈpɹɑ.səˌkjuːˌtəɹ/, reporter /ɹɪˈpoɹ.tɚ/, administrative /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹə.tɪv/, ruling /ˈɹuːlɪŋ/, defender /dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)/
Comment s’entraîner avec cette vidéo
- Écoutez la vidéo en entier une fois sans parler et notez les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
- Commencez à la vitesse 0,75×, répétez phrase par phrase, puis revenez à la vitesse normale quand cela devient facile.
- Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec l’original, en faisant attention à des mots comme defendant, testimony, prosecutor.
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.