Pratique du Shadowing: Every Romantic Orientation Explained in 10 Minutes [ Vol.2 ] - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo

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Requiesce romantic.
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While you're dancing at a party, someone who is objectively your type walks in.
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Like textbook perfect.
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But you don't feel anything.
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No attraction.
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Two years ago, you would have liked to have a conversation with them, but tonight, one look at them and you're already sighing.
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The emotional effort feels too much.
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You'd rather take a nap for three years than deal with a date right now.
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Grabbing another snack, you just sit at the quietest corner of the room.
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This is requiesse romantic, and it means you have no romantic attraction left because you're emotionally exhausted.
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Requiesse comes from the word for rest, and that's all you want right now.
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The thing is, you don't even know why you're like that.
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Maybe you had a series of intense relationships that left you wrung out.
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Maybe you've spent too much energy on other people's trauma.
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Or maybe life just got heavy and your brain decided to turn off the attraction switch.
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You don't hate love, you just didn't want to get involved.
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Maybe the spark will come back, but for now, you're on energy saver mode and that's completely okay.
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Egoromantic.
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You buy front row tickets to the cheesiest rom-com ever and even drag your friend along.
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In the theater, you're the most excited, gasping at plot twists, cheering at every kiss.
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This is your Super Bowl.
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But when the movie credits roll and the lights come up, your friend reaches over and holds your hand.
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You freeze.
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Why is she holding you?
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You pull away so fast the popcorn goes flying.
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By cracking a joke, you try to kill the tension, but inside that handhold felt wrong.
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Very wrong.
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That's because you're likely egoromantic.
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It's when you love romance in theory, but have zero interest in participating personally.
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The eye contact, the first kiss, the wedding vows.. beautiful, but just so long as you can watch it happen to someone else.
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At home, you've got an entire bookshelf dedicated to romance novels.
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You've read every single one, some, twice, or thrice, but you never picture yourself in love, nor do you ever want to.
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You don't know why you're like this, maybe you were born this way, or maybe something made you realize that only loving the idea of romance is enough.
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No need to live it.
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Paco Romantic You're at a high-end gala, and everyone around you looks stunning.
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Your date keeps pointing out attractive people, but you feel absolutely nothing.
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Then you spot someone in the corner, messy, uncombed hair, shirt with a visible coffee stain, glasses held together with tape,
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even the socks don't match.
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And somehow your heart starts racing.
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Do you have a crush on her?
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You excuse yourself immediately and make a beeline across the room the room.
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Your date calls after you confused, but you don't care.
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You just found the most attractive human in the room.
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Strangely, this is what love is for cacoromantic people,
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and it's when you're attracted exclusively to people who don't fit society's beauty standards.
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While everyone else chases perfection, you've got feelings for that crooked smile, the chipped tooth, and the bedhead.
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To you, perfection is boring, and polished looks make your brain run an error code.
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But when you find someone with a scar on their eyebrow and mismatched socks, that's a 10 out of 10.
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So while everyone fights over the same conventionally attractive people,
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you Now if these romantic orientations seem weird and surprising,
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the next ones are even more intriguing.
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So subscribe and let's continue.
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Polyromantic You're leaning against the snack table at a house party, scanning the room.
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Your friend suddenly points toward a group and asks who you like.
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Without hesitation, you blush and point.
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That girl in the sundress?
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Crush!
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That non-binary with the neon mullet?
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Huge crush.
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And the lesbian in a leather jacket?
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Total hard eyes.
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Your friend laughs and asks if you just crush on everyone.
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Right on cue, a handsome guy walks over and your face goes blank.
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The hearts just vanish.
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Your friend notices your frown and gestures toward the new guy.
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You shrug and sip your drink.
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Apparently, of all the people in the room, this is the one person you don't like.
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A guy.
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Being polyromantic means you're attracted to many, but not all, gender identities.
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You might like women, non-binary folks, and gender-fluid people, but men?
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Hard pass.
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It could be the other way around, too.
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You could like men and all other masculine genders, but not women.
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It's like being attracted to a bunch of people.
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But try explaining that to your friends.
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Most times, even you don't know why you dislike one specific gender.
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Bellis Romantic.
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You're on the th- But then,
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dessert arrives, and they lean in with that look.
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You know what they're about to ask.
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Where do we stand?
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You freeze, fork halfway in your mouth.
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You set it down slowly and scratch your head.
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Apparently you're not ready for long-term commitment.
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You were just looking to have a fun night out, not a relationship.
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Well, being Bellis Romantic means you love the romantic aesthetic, the dates, the hand-holding, the cute gestures,
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but the feelings and the soulmate connection everyone keeps talking about?
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It's not your thing.
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It's like test driving a sports car every weekend, loving the leather seats and the hum that engine makes,
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But the second someone pulls out purchase paperwork, you're gone.
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By now, you've perfected the art of romantic gestures without the romantic attachment.
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You'll buy some flowers, take them to a movie, and plan the whole evening.
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But then, you want them to drop you off at your house so you can sleep in your bed, alone.
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Just so you know, this is very different from ghosting someone.
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However, it usually ends in ghosting unless your partner is also Bellis Romantic.
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Finn Romantic.
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You're at a coffee shop when someone walks in wearing a flowy lavender sweater.
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The moment they place an order for a vanilla latte, your heart jumps.
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You're starstruck, wondering who that is.
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You're not even sure of their gender, and honestly, you don't care.
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The vibe is soft and gentle, and that's all that matters.
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Next week, you see a guy in a pastel pink hoodie.
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He's talking about skin care with his friends.
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And once again your brain lights up.
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You really like him.
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If this is you, you're a finromantic.
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The fin stands for feminine in nature, meaning you're attracted to anyone with feminine energy, despite their gender.
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All the softness, gentle vibes, pastel colors, that's your switch.
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It's the opposite of being attracted to macho and overly masculine figures, but for you, softness is all you care about.
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Quo Quo Romantic.
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You've been on 10 dates this month.
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Your friends are convinced that at least one of them has to be the one.
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Yet you feel nothing, not even a spark.
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Date number 11 walks in while you're preparing a polite exit strategy,
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but when they mention they're a left-handed architect who plays the cello and has an unhealthy obsession with 1940s noir films, your brain short circuits.
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This is it.
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They're your soulmate.
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For pro quo romantic people like you, attraction is an eight-digit password,
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meaning your preference is extremely specific.
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If someone doesn't check every box, your brain doesn't register them as a romantic option.
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They could be perfect, but not for you.
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Even your dating app bio reads like a job posting.
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Must be 5'11", have a PhD in marine biology, and own at least three vintage hats.
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Your friends think you're insane, but you're just filtering out 99.9% of the population.
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That'll probably take 30 plus dates first.
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Chrono-romantic.
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It's 2026 and you haven't had a single crush in years.
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Your friends keep setting you up on dates but nothing happens.
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At some point it seems like you're just not built for love.
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Then one day you're at the market when someone suddenly walks past wearing 2014 Tumblr era fashion.
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Skinny jeans, side fringe haircut, and a galaxy print hoodie.
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Instantly, your heart, dead for years, comes to life.
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You don't even know this person, but they look like they time traveled straight from your teenage bedroom.
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Suddenly, you feel young again, reblogging aesthetic posts at 2am.
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This is chrono-romantic, and it's when your attraction is locked to a specific time period.
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You're living in 2026, but your love sensor only beeps near someone who looks like a memory.
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Somehow, your love is less about you looking for a partner and more about nostalgia.
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You're like an old gaming console that only plays 8-bit cartridges.
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If someone hands you the latest 4K VR masterpiece, it'd never fit.
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So when you finally meet someone who matches the exact aesthetic of that one summer of 2015, they become your soulmate.
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Now before you assume that this video is AI, please remember that talented humans still exist!
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What am I doing in the studio if not being a talented human?
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Sorry, hit the mic.
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Now these orientations show how we experience love, but some systems take advantage of it,
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and we expose them in every human trafficking method explained.
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And if you can't tell, it's probably not going to be as lighthearted as this video was.

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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon

Cette leçon d’expression orale de niveau B2 s’appuie sur la vidéo « Every Romantic Orientation Explained in 10 Minutes ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : romantic, date, gender. Cette vidéo contient 146 phrases et 1557 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 10:32. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 148 mots par minute, confortable pour le shadowing. Seuls 80 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais, le vocabulaire est donc exigeant.

Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo

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

MotPrononciationSens
attraction nom/əˈtɹækʃn̩/attraction
crush verbe/kɹʌʃ/écraser, écrabouiller
soulmate nomâme sœur
gesture nom/ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃɚ/geste, signe
aesthetic adjectif/ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/esthétique
softness nom/ˈsɔftnəs/douceur
sock nom/sɑk/chaussette, bas
masculine adjectif/ˈmæskjələn/masculin
snack nom/snæk/casse-croûte m or casse-croute, hors-d'œuvre
feminine adjectif/ˈfɛmɪnɪn/féminin
vibe nom/vaɪb/vibe, aura
binary adjectif/ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹi/binaire
spark nom/ˈspɑɹk/étincelle, flammèche
perfection nom/pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/perfection
freeze verbe/ˈfɹiːz/geler, glacer

Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez

MotSens
come back verberevenir
come up verbese montrer, sortir du bois
point out verbepointer
pull out verbese retirer
turn off verbeéteindre

Des phrases à répéter

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

  • Why is she holding you?
  • That's because you're likely egoromantic.
  • Do you have a crush on her?
  • You know what they're about to ask.
  • Where do we stand?

La grammaire de cette vidéo

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

StructureDans la vidéo
Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenantyou've spent · You've read · you've perfected
Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le faitwere born · being attracted · is locked
Propositions relatives who / which + proposition — une précision sur une personne ou une chosesomeone who is · people who don · someone who looks

Prononciation à surveiller

Le locuteur utilise 56 contractions et formes réduites, comme you're, don't, you've. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.

  • Les sons « th »: aesthetic /ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/, thrice /θɹaɪs/, unhealthy /ʌnˈhɛl.θi/, tooth /tuθ/
  • Les sons « sh » et « zh »: attraction /əˈtɹækʃn̩/, crush /kɹʌʃ/, perfection /pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/, orientation /ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/, bookshelf /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/
  • Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: polyromantic /ˌpɑ.li.ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/, orientation /ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/, conventionally /kənˈvɛnʃənəli/, objectively /əbˈd͡ʒɛktɪvli/, hesitation /ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/

Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :

  • /h/ — il se souffle, il n’est pas muet: bedhead /ˈbɛd.hɛd/, hesitation /ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/, haircut /ˈhɛə(ɹ)kʌt/, unhealthy /ʌnˈhɛl.θi/, halfway /ˌhæfˈweɪ/
  • /tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: gesture /ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃɚ/, gentle /ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩/, mismatch /ˈmɪs.mæt͡ʃ/, objectively /əbˈd͡ʒɛktɪvli/, cartridge /ˈkɑɹtɹɪd͡ʒ/
  • /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: attraction /əˈtɹækʃn̩/, crush /kɹʌʃ/, polyromantic /ˌpɑ.li.ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/, binary /ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹi/, spark /ˈspɑɹk/

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. Répétez phrase par phrase à vitesse normale, en reprenant chacune jusqu’à ce que votre rythme corresponde à celui du locuteur.
  3. Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec l’original, en faisant attention à des mots comme attraction, crush, soulmate.

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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