Pratique du Shadowing: How I Practice English While Cleaning - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo

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these are latex gloves but then
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if you want to use present simple hi everybody welcome back
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to my channel today we're doing something very glamorous we are cleaning the house
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but while we clean i'm going to show you how many words
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and expressions you can actually learn and practice
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while doing everyday simple chores we're talking kitchen vocabulary bathroom vocabulary
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living room vocabulary uh different tenses present simple past simple present perfect present perfect continuous
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and you're practicing all this while getting things done at home.
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It's a win -win.
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Okay so let's get to work.
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So I got my cleaning supplies ready here so what you want to do is name every single object that you have.
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So I have my gloves, I have my dish soap, I have my stove cleaner,
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I have my disinfectant and I have my glass cleaner
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and then I also have some sponges so i'm going to start cleaning now
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and i'm going to narrate everything i'm doing so
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if you want you can repeat after me or shadow me
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so then you're a little bit more comfortable
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when you have to do it yourself okay i am putting
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my gloves on these are latex gloves i am clearing the counter
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so i could wipe underneath everything as you go you can also name everything you have I have coconut oil, I have peanut butter, I have honey,
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I have ground flaxseed, I have my magnesium, I have my coffee pods and so on.
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I am also going to wipe underneath the kitchen appliances so I'm gonna move them aside.
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I am unplugging the toaster and I am unplugging the coffee machine.
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Now I am wiping the counter and do you notice how we're using a lot of present continuous?
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We are doing something.
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But if you want to practice present simple for example
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that would be things that you do every day or things that you do every week or every month.
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So for example I try to clean this counter every day but I wipe underneath appliances every week or so.
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And keep in mind most words
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that you would use inside your house can be used outside your house too in other contexts
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because English is just flexible like that.
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So for example
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if you have a dirty stove in your kitchen you can use the word dirty in
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so many other contexts dirty screen dirty jokes dirty mouth dirty business dirty look dirty jobs dirty money
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and a lot of other things
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that can be actually soiled like dirty dirty now i am unloading the dishwasher
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because i washed these dishes last night so i'm taking the bowls out
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and putting them in the cupboard where they belong
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and as you unload the dishwasher it's always good to just name every single object
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that you take out you might not know what it's called
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for example this is a lid i have another lid here
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i have a wooden spoon a mug a ramekin a tiny ramekin
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and then of course i have knives spoons forks
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and teaspoons now i am loading the dishwasher with dirty dishes
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and dirty glasses and dirty cutlery and dirty bowls
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and dirty pots now i just cooked in this pan
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so i'm going to soak it so i'm going to put some water in it
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and let the water sit
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so then it's easier to clean i am taking the garbage out
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and then i'm going to take the recyclables out
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which is going to be sorted into paper plastic
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and glass can you actually take the garbage out also as
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you're cleaning make sure you can name all the objects around you.
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For example, apron, oven, microwave, tap, sponge, cutting board, kitchen towel, oven mittens.
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Okay, now I'm going to open the vent hood
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and then I'll open the window so we get some air draft going on just to refresh the air in the room.
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Opening the windows.
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So the point of this activity is for you to practice different expressions.
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So then when you just replace the nouns, the verbs, the pronouns in them, you can use the same structures anywhere else.
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For example, if you say, I need more paper towels, you can also say, I need more vegetables, or you can say, I need more employees, or I need more ink.
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So you're not technically just practicing house vocabulary.
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You're practicing saying these structures really fluently.
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I need more.
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I need more.
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I need more.
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I need more.
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I need more.
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I need more.
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I need more.
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Connected speech.
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Okay, now my kitchen is clean, but before I move to the bathroom, let's take a break and have some coffee together.
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How are you?
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Can I help you?
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So before you do this type of activity like we just did, it's always good to prepare for a few minutes before.
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And since I'm on a break, let me tell you the easiest way to do that.
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If you have a smartphone, you can do this.
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You can use an app like Lerna AI, who is also the sponsor of today's video.
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So huge thank you for their support.
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You can review different vocabulary words or expressions and warm up by getting on a call with their AI tutor.
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What tenses can I use while cleaning my kitchen?
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For your plans and routines.
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you can use the present simple
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and present continuous tenses this will help you feel more relaxed before you do any english speaking
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so that's why i recommend doing this before an interview for example
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or before going to work or before any conversations
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that you might have in english and this app has a role play feature
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and you can practice different scenarios both in casual
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or formal settings this is like going to the gym you need to stretch
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and warm up before you do the actual workout
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so it's not painful and awkward you can do this
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while you're on the train while you're having lunch
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or you're getting ready
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but still have it in a structured progress tracking format hey lerna you know
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that sponge used to apply makeup what's it called
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that sponge is commonly called a beauty blender or makeup sponge
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and if your 2026 resolution is to learn english
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or to get better at english all you have to do
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is just do these small activities with lerna every day and just stay consistent.
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They also want to support you and your goals, so they're offering this exclusive new year promotion code for my online community.
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You can find the download link and more info in the description below, so you can literally start now.
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Well, after watching my video.
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Sit.
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Good boy.
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All right, break over.
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Back to cleaning.
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Welcome to the bathroom.
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Let's commence the cleaning.
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May the odds be in our favor.
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I just braided my hair because I don't wanted to get into the toilet and stuff.
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I am removing the things off this little shelf.
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I am spraying the mirror.
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I am wiping the mirror.
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I am spraying the shelf.
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I am wiping the shelf and I am putting the things back on the shelf.
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This is a glass with some of my makeup and brushes.
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This is my SPF and moisturizer.
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This is a CC cream.
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I have a pair of tweezers here.
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I have my deodorant, my hair oils.
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I'm wiping the sink and wiping the tap.
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Wiping the tap.
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Wiping the tap.
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And you can say it multiple times so then it becomes a tongue twister.
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Wiping the tap.
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Wiping the tap.
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Wiping the tap.
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Wiping the tap.
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This is a drain.
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I am rinsing the cloth.
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Now I'm going to refill the cotton pad and q -tip holders.
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I'm opening the plastic bag and I'm taking the q -tips out and I'm putting the lid back on the holder.
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Now I am disinfecting the toilet seat.
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I'm being pretty vulnerable right now.
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I'm like literally showing you my toilet.
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I will also apply the toilet bowl cleaner just around the toilet bowl.
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Okay I hate the smell of bleach but
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when it smells like bleach it smells clean so I have a love -hate relationship with this smell.
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Okay now for the shower part
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when you're in the shower make sure you actually name everything you have around you like every product every tool
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that you use for example I have soap
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and I have a soap holder
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and then I have shower gel I have a face wash
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I have a shampoo I have a conditioner then we have a shower head then I have a scrubbing glove
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and then is this called a squeegee I have to look that up squeegee squeegee.
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I think it's a squeegee.
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And then these are tiles and they are marble tiles, not real marble, but marble design tiles.
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And this is a drain that is used to catch, you know, hair and random things.
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This is a hook where I hang my towels on.
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This is a bathrobe and this is a bath towel.
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I just replaced the towels.
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So these are clean towels.
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I'm just going to fold them
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and place them on the towel holder sometimes i put my clothes here
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when i change or i get dressed
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so super convenient to have this thing i also have two bath mats here i have one near the shower
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and i have one here near the sink okay now i'm gonna do some laundry
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so i'm gonna take a detergent pod
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and put it inside the washing machine this goes in first
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and then i'm taking whatever I need to wash out of the hamper.
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This is a hamper and put it in the washing machine as well.
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Now in the dryer you have to clean the lint filter which is this one right here.
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You open it and there's going to be a lot of lint.
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Now let's say while you're doing all this cleaning you have some words that you don't know or you can't remember.
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Make a mental note and after the activity go
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and look them up
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and then next time you're going to do the activity you're going to have this mini vocabulary bank for that room, for that activity.
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And then the same goes with your passive vocabulary.
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You'll be surprised by how many words you thought you knew, but when you need them in very simple day -to -day activities around your house,
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you don't know exactly how to say them.
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Like for example, phrasal verbs, you know, like take off, take out, put on.
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If you like this style of videos, please let me know in the comments.
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I can do more routines.
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I can do grocery shopping and cooking and all of that.
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I just need to know that you enjoy watching this type of video.
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All right.
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Thank you so much for being here and I'll see you in the next one.
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Bye.

Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon

Cette leçon d’expression orale s’appuie sur la vidéo « How I Practice English While Cleaning ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : dirty, wiping, example, tap, cleaning. Cette vidéo contient 153 phrases et 1847 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 10:13. Le locuteur parle vite, environ 181 mots par minute : attendez-vous à des liaisons et à des sons réduits. 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 :

MotPrononciationSens
wipe verbe/waɪp/essuyer
towel nom/ˈtaʊ̯əl/serviette
vocabulary nom/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/vocabulaire, lexique
glove nom/ɡlʌv/gant
sponge nom/spʌnd͡ʒ/éponge
holder nom/ˈhoʊɫdɚ/étui, porte-
shelf nom/ʃɛlf/rayon, étagère
wash verbe/wɑʃ/laver
continuous adjectif/kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/continu, continuel
dish nom/dɪʃ/assiette, plat
soap nom/soʊp/savon
underneath adverbe/ˌʌndɚˈniθ/dessous
marble nom/ˈmɑɹ.bəl/marbre
tense nom/tɛns/temps, temps verbal
tile nom/ˈtaɪ.əl/carreau (de carrelage), tuile

Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez

MotPrononciationSens
take out verbesupprimer, sortir
warm up verbe/ˌwɔː(ɹ)m ˈʌp/se réchauffer, se chauffer
take off verbeenlever, ôter

Des phrases à répéter

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

  • Today we're doing something very glamorous.
  • You might not know what it's called.
  • Can you actually take the garbage out?
  • You're practicing saying these structures really fluently.
  • What tenses can I use while cleaning my kitchen?

La grammaire de cette vidéo

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

StructureDans la vidéo
Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le faitcan be actually soiled · be sorted
Possibilité avec « might / may » might/may + verbe — quelque chose de possible mais pas certainmight not know · might have
Verbe + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — les verbes suivis de la forme en -ingstart cleaning · enjoy watching
Présent continu am/is/are + -ing — ce qui se passe en ce momentwe're doing · we're talking · you're practicing

Prononciation à surveiller

Le locuteur utilise 51 contractions et formes réduites, comme I'm, you're, gonna. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.

  • Les sons « th »: underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/, bath /bɑːθ/, cloth /klɒθ/, bathrobe /ˈbæθ.ɹoʊb/
  • Les sons « sh » et « zh »: shelf /ʃɛlf/, wash /wɑʃ/, dish /dɪʃ/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, promotion /pɹəˈmoʊʃn̩/
  • Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, continuous /kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/, technically /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/, ventilation /ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/, conditioner /kənˈdɪʃənə/

Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :

  • /h/ — il se souffle, il n’est pas muet: holder /ˈhoʊɫdɚ/, honey /ˈhʌni/, hook /hʊk/, hamper /ˈhæm.pɚ/
  • /tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: sponge /spʌnd͡ʒ/, garbage /ˈɡɑɹ.bɪd͡ʒ/, bleach /bliːt͡ʃ/, stretch /stɹɛt͡ʃ/, vegetable /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/
  • /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, marble /ˈmɑɹ.bəl/, mirror /ˈmiɹɚ/, routine /ɹuˈtin/, garbage /ˈɡɑɹ.bɪd͡ʒ/

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 wipe, towel, vocabulary.

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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