Pratique du Shadowing: How did I learn Grammer? | Slow English - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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Hello everyone and welcome back to Slow English Podcast.
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I'm Sahar and today I want to talk about something that completely changed my English.
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I want to tell you how I improved my grammar.
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And honestly, this story might surprise you.
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Because grammar was never my favorite part of learning English.
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When I first started learning English, grammar felt impossible.
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Every grammar book seemed full of rules, exceptions, charts, and formulas.
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I felt like there was always something new to memorize.
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Whenever I finished one grammar lesson, another lesson appeared.
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Whenever I learned one-tons, there were three more waiting for me.
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And because of that, I started believing that good grammar meant memorizing hundreds of rules.
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So that's exactly what I did.
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I bought grammar books.
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I watched grammar videos.
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I wrote notes.
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I highlighted important pages.
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I filled notebooks with explanations and for a short time I felt productive.
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I felt like I was improving but then something strange happened.
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A week later, I couldn't remember half of what I had studied.
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A month later, most of it was gone.
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and every time I opened my grammar book again, I felt like I was learning the same thing for the first time.
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It was frustrating.
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I remember thinking maybe I wasn't talented enough.
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Maybe grammar wasn't for me.
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Maybe some people were naturally good at grammar
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and I wasn't one of them
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but thankfully I was completely wrong the problem wasn't my memory the problem was my method at
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that time I was treating grammar like information
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but grammar isn't information grammar is a skill
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and skills don't go through memorization skills grow through repetition one
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day I stopped trying to finish grammar books instead I started trying to remember grammar
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and those are two completely different goals before
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that my goal was to complete lessons after
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that my goal became making grammar stay in my head so I changed my routine Instead of studying new grammar every day,
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I started reviewing old grammar.
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At first, I felt strange.
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I thought I was wasting time.
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I thought I should always be learning something new. But slowly,
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I noticed something the grammar points I reviewed started feeling familiar then comfortable then automatic
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and that's exactly what I wanted I also stopped writing line
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grammar explanations most of the time I never read them again
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anyway instead whenever I learned a grammar point I try to understand it deeply once
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and then revisit it many times later
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that simple change saved me from forgetting another thing
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that helped me was becoming more patient before I expected myself to remember everything immediately
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if I forgot a grammar point I felt disappointed now I understand
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that forgetting is normal in fact forgetting is part of learning every time I forgot something
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and reviewed it again it became a stronger in my memory
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so instead of feeling frustrated
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when I forgot grammar I started seeing it as part of the process
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that mindset helped me a lot around the same time I
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also noticed another mistake I had been making I was separating
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grammar from English grammar was one thing reading was another thing listening was another thing
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and speaking was another thing as well everything was separate
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but real language doesn't work that way grammar leaves inside English
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so I started paying attention to grammar while doing other activities
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while reading I noticed grammar patterns while listening I noticed grammar patterns
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while watching videos I noticed grammar patterns without realizing it I was reviewing grammar all day long and
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because I was seeing it in different places it became much
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harder to forget little by little grammar stopped feeling like a
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school subject it is started feeling like a natural part of language and
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that was the beginning of the biggest improvement I had ever
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experienced as my grammar started improving I became curious about something why was I remembering some grammar points for months
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while forgetting others after only a few days the answer taught
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me one of the most valuable lessons of my English journey the grammar
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that stayed in my memory was the grammar I kept meeting.
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The grammar that disappeared was the grammar I studied once and never saw again.
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That sounds simple, but it changed the way I learned forever.
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From that moment, I stopped chasing new grammar
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topics i stopped chasing new grammar topics instead i focused on creating a system that brought
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old drummer back again and again every week i spent time reviewing things i had already learned Not because I enjoyed reviewing.
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No, not because it was exciting,
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but because I realized that remembering is more important than learning.
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Many learners spend years learning grammar.
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Very few spend years remembering grammar.
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And that's why so many people feel stuck.
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Another thing that helped me was lowering my expectations.
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For a long time, I believed I needed perfect grammar.
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I thought good English meant making no mistakes.
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That belief created pressure.
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That pressure made learning harder.
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Eventually, I accepted that mistakes were not signs of failure.
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They were signs of progress.
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Every mistake showed me something I needed to improve.
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Instead of feeling embarrassed, I became curious.
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Why did I make that mistake?
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why did I forget
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that structure why did I choose the wrong tense those questions
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helped me learn much faster I also became much more consistent
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before I started grammar in big bursts of of motivation before
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i studied grammar in big bursts of motivation one day i
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studied for three hours then maybe i didn't touch grammar for
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a week later i started doing smaller amounts more regularly the sessions were shorter
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but the results were much better consistency was more powerful
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than intensity that lesson applies to almost everything in language learning another thing
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that surprised me was how much listening improved my grammar at
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first i thought listening was only useful for improving listening skills
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but i was wrong the more english i heard the more familiar grammar became.
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I wasn't memorizing rules.
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I was becoming familiar with patterns this is incredibly powerful many
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times I knew a sentence was correct without remembering the grammar rule behind it
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that happened because my brain had heard similar structures
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so many times before before I continue I want you to
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write for me in the comments how much grammar is hard for you i will read all of your comments
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and finally the biggest change happened
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when i stopped seeing grammar as something separate from communication for
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years grammar had been a subject a collection of rules a list of things to memorize
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but finally grammar became something different it became a tool a tool
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that helped me express my ideas more clearly a tool
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that helped me communicate more confidently when
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that shift happened everything became easier I wasn't studying grammar anymore i was using grammar
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and that's the real goal looking back now i can honestly say
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that my grammar improved
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when i stopped searching for shortcuts there was no secret book
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no magical course no perfect method there were only small habits
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repeated for a long time reviewing old grammar being patient with myself accepting mistakes staying consistent
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paying attention while reading and listening
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and most importantly giving grammar enough time to become familiar
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if you are struggling with grammar right now I want you to remember something
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so important you don't need to memorize everything you don't need
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to be perfect you don't need perfect grammar tomorrow you don't
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need to finish every grammar book you own you only need to keep coming back to the same grammar points
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again and again until they become part of you that's what I did
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and that's how my grammar slowly became stronger over time thank
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you for listening I will see you in the next episode don't forget to subscribe my channel
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or six days a week don't forget to write your opinion your comments are
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so valuable for me and thank you for your support good like in this perfect way
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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon
Cette vidéo contient 129 phrases et 1375 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 13:27. Le locuteur parle lentement, environ 102 mots par minute, ce qui laisse le temps d’imiter chaque son. Seuls 77 % 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 |
|---|---|---|
| grammar nom | /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/ | grammaire |
| lesson nom | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | leçon |
| skill nom | /skɪl/ | habileté, compétence |
| topic nom | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | sujet, thème |
| consistent adjectif | /kənˈsɪs.tənt/ | constant |
| curious adjectif | /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/ | curieux |
| chase verbe | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | poursuivre, chasser |
| explanation nom | /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/ | explication |
| motivation nom | /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/ | motivation |
| burst verbe | /bɜːst/ | éclater |
| naturally adverbe | /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ | naturellement |
| chart nom | /t͡ʃɑɹt/ | carte |
| belief nom | /bɪˈliːf/ | croyance |
| formula nom | /ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə/ | formule |
| deeply adverbe | /ˈdi(ː)pli/ | profondément |
Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez
| Mot | Sens |
|---|---|
| go through verbe | traverser |
| look back verbe | se remémorer |
Prononciation à surveiller
Le locuteur utilise 18 contractions et formes réduites, comme don't, wasn't, couldn't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.
- Les sons « sh » et « zh »: explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/, motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, exception /əkˈsɛpʃən/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
- Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/, motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/, incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/
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 grammar, lesson, skill.
La grammaire de cette vidéo
Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :
| Structure | Dans la vidéo |
|---|---|
| Passé continu was/were + -ing — une action en cours à un moment du passé | was improving · was learning · was treating |
| Verbe + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — les verbes suivis de la forme en -ing | started learning · started believing · stopped trying |
| Superlatifs the -est / the most … — le plus haut ou le plus bas d’un groupe | the biggest · the most valuable |
| Futur avec « will » will + verbe — une décision, une promesse ou une prédiction | will read · will see · will be |
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.