Pratique du Shadowing: How to ask for and give directions in English - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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Hi, everybody.
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Welcome to www .engvid .com.
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I'm Adam.
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In today's video, I want to show you ways to ask for and give directions.
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For example, if you're going to travel to another country or travelers are in your city and they need some help, you can help them.
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It's a little bit of a beginner lesson, so I'll speak a little bit more slowly.
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And I'm going to give you a set of questions, I'm going to give you some vocabulary, and And the most important thing you need to understand is the verbs
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that you're going to have to use in order to help somebody find their way, and I'll look at those in a moment.
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So we're going to start with the questions.
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Now, again, in English, just as in any other language, there are many ways to ask for anything, really, right?
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But these are the main questions
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that you need to know in order to get directions and in order to understand someone who needs directions from you.
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So the more common, most common question is, how can I get to whatever places?
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How can I get to the train station?
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How can I get to the museum?
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How can I get to whatever is a tourist attraction in a city?
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Your city, other cities, etc. Or more direct, where is something?
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Now, a little bit you have to keep in mind that if you're in certain countries,
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for example, in Canada, you can't really go up to a person and say, where is the train station?
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Canadians are a little bit more polite, I guess you could say, a little bit softer, so it's better to have an indirect question, like this one.
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Can you tell me where something is, or can you tell me how to get to?
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Now, very important to remember.
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If you're asking a direct question, like just the question, where is the place?
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If you're asking an indirect question, this is actually the question word, can or do.
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So this is now turned into a noun clause, right?
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So then where something is.
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And the is comes after the place you're going to.
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The is comes before the place you're going to, so make sure you understand the correct structure of the question. And...
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But ideally, use the indirect question.
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It's a little bit softer, a little bit more polite.
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So, can you tell me how to get to the train station?
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Do you know where the train station is?
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Or you can use both of these clauses with either question.
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Now, another way to ask is, what's the fastest way to get to?
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You don't actually even have to use to get.
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What's the fastest way to the train station is okay, but to get makes it a little bit more clear.
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And when you ask someone what's the fastest way, they understand that you want directions and they will explain to you how to get to the place.
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Now, very, very important that you study these words, okay?
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All of these are prepositions of place.
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You must understand how they are used and when they are used in order to understand directions.
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So, when someone is explaining it to you, they're going to use all of these words.
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And a few other things that I'll mention in a moment.
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So, I kind of ran out of room, so I put past at the top, but past, go past the first building, and the second building is the one you want.
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So, past means, like, after.
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That's one.
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At or on the corner of A Street and B Street.
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At the corner means general area.
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On the corner means a specific corner, but, again, that's a different lesson altogether.
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Both of these will work just fine.
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Kitty corner.
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So, kitty corner is basically when you have a situation, so you have an intersection, okay?
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Okay?
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If something is here, this is kitty corner, the opposite corner.
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This is simply across the street.
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This is kitty corner, when you're going in a diagonal.
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Okay?
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So, that's important to remember.
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Not everybody uses this particular expression, but some people might use it, it's good to understand it.
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Next to, so next to, beside, same idea.
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near, near is a little bit vague, so try not to use near or close to, but sometimes it's good enough and you'll understand why in a moment.
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Not far from, same.
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In front of, in front of, behind, obviously.
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Across the street from, so across the street from, something.
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Between the bank and the library is the building you're looking for,
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so between two things make sure you always remember between and go together when you're talking about relationship of place
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on the left or on the right, so if you're walking down the street, you will see that store on your right.
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You will see that store on your left, depending where it is. Where are we?
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So, now, if you come to North America, for example, Canada, the U .S., most of the cities here are based on a grid.
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A grid means that streets go one, two, three, four, one, two, three, four.
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It's very much like a tic -tac -toe map, it looks like.
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In Europe, streets go, like, bendy and winding and all over the place.
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So in Europe, they don't really use to the north, to the east, west, etc. In North America, they use this a lot because it's much easier to explain.
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Go north on 5th Avenue, head east on 8th Street, and you'll get to where you're going.
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So we use north, east, south, and west a lot, so make sure you understand how these directions work.
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Mainly, what you need to understand is where is north.
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So when you're standing on the street, always try to get an idea of where is north, and then you know all the other ones.
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It's...
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This is called orientation.
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So when you go to a new city, become oriented with the layout of the map, of the grid.
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Always get a map, figure out which way is north, and then you'll start to understand.
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So to the north means in the direction of north on the west side.
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So, sometimes somebody will say something is at the intersection, but you want to be more specific,
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so they will tell you it's on the north -west side of the intersection, because there are four.
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So, if they want to specify, for example, if you're looking for a store, but the store doesn't have a sign on the street, it's inside a building, for example,
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so you'll say the The storer is on the.. is inside the building on the northwest corner in the basement.
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Go there and you'll find it no problem, okay?
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So you must understand all of these words in order to give and receive instructions and directions.
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Now, most importantly, you have to get comfortable with the verbs, so let's look at those next.
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Okay, so now we actually get to the hard part.
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This is where people sometimes get lost, because remember, if you are giving instructions,
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you can stick to one or two verbs and just use it over and over again, and people will understand.
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But when you are the one asking for instructions, and you're asking a native English speaker,
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there's many ways to describe or to give directions to describe how to get somewhere.
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So, be a little bit more aware of all the different ways we can actually give you directions.
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So, we're going to look at verbs.
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Now, mostly, we're going to start with anything that is walkable.
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What this means is that you can actually walk to the place, it's not very far.
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Some places are too far, you may need to take a bus or a subway or a taxi, etc. So, if it's walkable,
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just give them very simple directions, head or go.
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Head and go are both verbs, and they essentially mean the same thing.
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Head straight, just basically go straight, means the same idea.
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Head up or down and the name of the street, if you know the name.
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Now, generally speaking, and again, in North America where we have the grids, everything is in a line, up means north, down means south.
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We don't really have east or west.
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East or west, say east or west.
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So, head up Fifth Avenue, head down Fifth Avenue, depending on the direction you're going, or go down, go up.
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Head north on Fifth Street or Main Street, again, north, south, east, west.
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Go past...
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Go past the National Bank building, which you'll...
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You'll see easily because it's a landmark, but I'll talk about that in a second in.
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So, head or go, very commonly used.
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Some people also use the verb follow.
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So, follow this street until you get to,
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but again, that's a little bit more tricky because especially if streets are straight and all that, that's fine.
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This is a little bit more common in non -grid cities.
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So, follow this street because this street bends.
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So, just stay on the street and follow the bends until you get to somewhere.
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Follow.
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And then whatever is going to come up.
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Then there's turn.
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You can turn left, turn right, turn eastward, means in the direction of east.
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Turn south, you can say south or southward, east or eastward, both okay.
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Now you can also say take a right, make a left.
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These are only for left and right, that's why I put them in brackets right?
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You can't say, take south, take eastward.
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That doesn't work.
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Take a right basically means turn right.
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Make a left basically means turn left.
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This is especially for driving.
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So if you're driving and somebody is sitting next to you and giving you instructions, they'll say, okay, take a left over there,
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make a right at the next street, or turn, also okay.
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Okay.
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Now, if the place you're going to is not walkable, is not within walking distance, then you have to give some more instructions.
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So, take the number one line or number ten line or whatever the...
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If there's a name for the subway line.
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Generally speaking, when we talk about line, we talk about...
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We're talking about subway or train, if it's above ground.
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Take the number three bus...
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I should put a the here.
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Take the number three bus.
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Buses have numbers, so we don't really use lines, we just say the number of the bus.
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Now, you have to be very careful about giving directions with bus
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or subway because in some countries you might not be able to read the signs.
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If you're coming to an English -speaking country, no problem.
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If you're going to other places but are still using English to get around, you might not know the names,
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so it's helpful if somebody tells you how many stops to go, more or less.
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So go five stops, get off at the name of the station if you know it, okay?
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Notice we use go a lot.
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Now, sometimes you'll come to an intersection or you'll come to a particular place where you're on the wrong side, just cross the street or go across the street,
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go across the intersection, and go across the park, whatever the case may be.
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Now, it's also very important that you understand the differences between street names.
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We can say avenue, road, street, boulevard.
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These are the main names of streets.
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There are smaller streets that you don't really need to worry about at the moment.
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These are the main ones you're going to come across.
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So, turn.. turn south at Fifth Avenue, turn left on Main Street.
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You can also say, on to.
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So this is, again, more for driving.
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Turn on to Main Street and go straight or go east, whatever the case may be.
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Now, sometimes they're going to give you relative directions.
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They're going to tell you how to get to one place, and then from this place, they're going to give you further directions.
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So, when you get to the intersection, when you get to the mall, when you get to the park,
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turn left, go straight, head down, look for.
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Look for is very, very useful because now we're introducing landmarks.
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Landmarks are things or objects or situations that are very easy to see, very recognizable recognizable.
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The people who live in the place, everybody knows what this place is, so it's easy to point out.
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Now, landmarks can be buildings, and they're big, so they're easy to see.
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You can see them from a distance.
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They can be bridges in some places, like in San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge is a landmark.
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They can be monuments.
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These are special constructions, like, to remember a war, or fallen soldiers, or just a special person from history,
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like a president, or a local hero, etc. It could be statues, it could be plaques, it could be all kinds of things.
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Some parks are landmarks.
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If they're in the middle of a city, there's only one big park, that's the one people will relate their directions to, or any other landmark.
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So, when you get to the park, cross the park, and on the other side you will see. And then...
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So, if you're looking for, then you will see this, or look for the tall, brown building, and next to that is the place you're looking for, for example.
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Or if you know that a place is a little bit difficult to get to,
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what you want to do is get the person moving in the general direction on the way to the place, and then say, once you get to the park,
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ask again, ask somebody else for directions, because if I try to explain to you from here what to do after you get to the park,
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you will be very confused.
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I'll just tell you, get to the park.
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Then somebody else will tell you what to do next.
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That's the easiest way to do it.
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And when we...
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Some people say you can't miss it.
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Now, people have a lot of problem with this word.
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Miss doesn't mean, like, something like, oh, you're longing for, it's gone from you, you miss it.
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If your friend goes away for.. from your city and you miss your friend, that's one thing.
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Here, miss means not notice.
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So, you can't miss it means it's impossible not to see it, and again, we're talking about landmarks.
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So if you go to the park, go across the park, and you'll see a big brown building.
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You can't miss it.
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Once you see that big brown building, go to the left of it, go to the right of it, go behind wherever the situation may be.
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Okay? So, there.
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There you go those are some key vocabulary and key expressions that you need in order to give and understand directions.
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Okay?
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Very important if you want to go traveling.
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And keep in mind, if you're going to tourist areas anywhere in the world, people there speak English, so they will be giving you these kinds of instructions.
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They've practiced doing this for the tourists.
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Okay?
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And so that's it for today, just to get you started on directions.
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If you have any questions about any of this, please go to www .engvid .com, and there's a comment section you can ask me questions.
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I'll be happy to give you whatever answers I can.
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There's also a quiz that you can try to understand what we learned here today.
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And that's it.
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I hope you liked this video.
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If you did, please give me a like.
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Don't forget to subscribe to my channel and ring the bell for notifications of future videos us.
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And come back next time.
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I'll give you more useful tips to improve your English journey.
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I'll see you again soon.
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Bye.
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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon
Cette vidéo contient 212 phrases et 2686 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 16:52. Le locuteur parle à un rythme naturel d’environ 159 mots par minute, proche d’une conversation courante. 90 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais, le vocabulaire est donc facile à suivre.
Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo
15 mots de la vidéo à retenir, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| landmark nom | /ˈlændmɑːk/ | repère, point de repère |
| instruction nom | /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/ | instruction |
| intersection nom | /ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/ | carrefour, intersection |
| verb nom | /vɝb/ | verbe |
| avenue nom | /ˈæv.əˌn(j)u/ | avenue |
| grid nom | /ɡɹɪd/ | grille |
| subway nom | /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/ | métro, métropolitain |
| kitty nom | /ˈkɪti/ | chaton, minet |
| indirect adjectif | /ˌɪn.daɪˈɹɛkt/ | indirect |
| lesson nom | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | leçon |
| depend verbe | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | dépendre |
| bend verbe | /bɛnd/ | courber, tordre |
| clause nom | /klɔːz/ | proposition |
| polite adjectif | /pəˈlaɪt/ | poli |
| vocabulary nom | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | vocabulaire, lexique |
Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez
| Mot | Sens |
|---|---|
| go past verbe | passer, dépasser |
| come across verbe | avoir l'air de |
| come back verbe | revenir |
| come up verbe | se montrer, sortir du bois |
| figure out verbe | cerner |
| go down verbe | descendre |
| go up verbe | monter, s'élever |
| point out verbe | pointer |
Prononciation à surveiller
Le locuteur utilise 76 contractions et formes réduites, comme you're, you'll, I'll. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.
- Les sons « th »: northwest /nɔɹθˈwɛst/, altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/, southward /ˈsaʊθwəd/
- Les sons « sh » et « zh »: instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/, intersection /ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/, essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, attraction /əˈtɹækʃn̩/, orientation /ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/
- Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: intersection /ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/, altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/
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 landmark, instruction, intersection.
La grammaire de cette vidéo
Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :
| Structure | Dans la vidéo |
|---|---|
| Phrases conditionnelles if + proposition, will/would + verbe — une condition et son résultat | if you're looking for, then you will see |
| Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le fait | is now turned · are based · is called |
| Propositions relatives who / which + proposition — une précision sur une personne ou une chose | someone who needs · people who live |
| Possibilité avec « might / may » might/may + verbe — quelque chose de possible mais pas certain | might use · may need · might not 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.