Pratique du Shadowing: How to Disagree Politely in English - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo

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Hello and welcome to your Confident English Wednesday lesson.
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This week we are focused on how you can disagree with others politely in English and express your opinion.
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Whether you work in a company with English speakers or have colleagues around the world who speak English or friends,
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it is likely that at some point you will disagree with an opinion,
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an idea, a perspective, or how someone wants to do something.
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So in this lesson, you're going to learn everything you need to know to do that politely in English.
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In English, there are three easy steps to having a successful,
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polite, and effective disagreement so that you can express your opinion.
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Step one of expressing disagreement is making sure that you begin by softening the language.
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We want to use very soft language that is not aggressive, not angry, it will not offend anyone,
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but it will show that you are thinking professionally about the situation, you want to be polite, and you have something you want to express.
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So a couple of ways to do that.
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You can start off by saying that you understand the person's idea
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or position something like I hear what you're saying
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but I hear what you're saying but so this shows
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that you're listening you understand you just have a different idea
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we also start expressions by apologizing again we don't want to be offensive we don't want to be too aggressive
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so when we apologize it immediately softens the situation so
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So we can say, I'm sorry, but I have to disagree with you.
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I'm sorry, but I have to disagree with you.
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And finally, you can pretend that you're not sure if you disagree.
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Again, this just takes away the tension of the situation.
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It makes it very calm.
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So instead of being direct and hard, you can say, I'm not sure I agree with you.
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I'm not sure I agree with you.
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Any of those expressions, those strategies will help you make sure
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that you start your disagreement in a very polite and effective way.
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I've given you a lot of different example expressions that you can use with these strategies in the lesson below.
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The second step in disagreeing with others after you introduce your disagreement is to offer an alternative or a suggestion.
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English -speaking culture is often solution -focused.
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We always want to be looking for solutions, not just talking about problems.
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So if you're going to disagree, you want to make sure that you're ready to express your opinion, your idea, or an alternative solution.
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A couple of example expressions you can use is, In my opinion, I would suggest, or if you ask me, I would recommend
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and again in the online lesson there are several other examples
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but all of them allow you to introduce what your suggestion your alternative solution
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or idea might be and finally in part three of a successful
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and polite disagreement we always want to end in a positive way
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or on a positive note most of the time it is easy, kind of, to find some middle ground or common ground,
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something that both sides can agree on.
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But, of course, sometimes it's not possible.
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Sometimes both sides have such strong opinions that they cannot find something to agree on in the middle.
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If that happens to you in English, I have the perfect expression for you.
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We'll just have to agree to disagree.
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We'll just have to agree to disagree.
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That is the perfect way to end a disagreement where there is no end.
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If no one on either side will win, you can use that expression to release the tension, to lighten the conversation.
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It's polite and it brings the conversation to an end without anyone being offended.
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In the online lesson, I've also given you some informal ways that you can express disagreement with others,
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but I really recommend that you only use those with friends, family members, or colleagues that you know very well.
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They're not really appropriate for business situations such as a meeting or negotiation.
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They're not professional responses to disagreeing.
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And finally, I would love to hear from you if you've ever had experience disagreeing with someone in English.
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What did you do?
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How did you express your disagreement?
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I would love for you to share your experience
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and what you know in English to do in those situations so that you can help others in the Confident English community.
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And you can share all of your experiences, your comments, your thoughts in the comments section just at the bottom of this lesson.
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Thank you so much for joining me.
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I look forward to seeing you next Wednesday for your Confident English lesson.
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And as always, if you found this useful, please feel free to share it with friends and colleagues.
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You can share it on Facebook, share it on Twitter.
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You can like this video, subscribe to this YouTube channel.
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There are so many ways to let others know that this was useful to you and to let me know.
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So thank you again and I'll see you next week.

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Cette leçon d’expression orale s’appuie sur la vidéo « How to Disagree Politely in English ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : English, disagreement, disagree, lesson, expression. Cette vidéo contient 64 phrases et 862 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 5:43. Le locuteur parle à un rythme naturel d’environ 151 mots par minute, proche d’une conversation courante. 88 % 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 :

MotPrononciationSens
disagree verbe/dɪsəˈɡɹi/ne pas être d'accord, être en désaccord
disagreement nom/dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/désaccord
lesson nom/ˈlɛs.ən/leçon
polite adjectif/pəˈlaɪt/poli
colleague nom/ˈkɒliːɡ/collègue, confrère
introduce verbe/ˌɪntɹəˈdus/présenter
aggressive adjectif/əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/agressif
suggestion nom/səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/suggestion, proposition
tension nom/ˈtɛnʃən/tension
apologize verbe/əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/s'excuser, faire l'apologie de
offend verbe/əˈfɛnd/offenser, déplaire
offensive adjectif/ˈɔˌfɛnsɪv/offensant, offensif
pretend verbe/pɹəˈtɛnd/feindre, faire semblant
subscribe verbe/səbˈskɹaɪb/abonner, s'abonner
informal adjectif/ɪnˈfɔɹ.m(ə)l/informel

Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez

MotPrononciationSens
look forward to verbeavoir hâte de, attendre avec impatience
take away verbe/ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/retirer

Des phrases à répéter

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

  • I'm sorry, but I have to disagree with you.
  • I'm not sure I agree with you.
  • We'll just have to agree to disagree.
  • What did you do?
  • How did you express your disagreement?

La grammaire de cette vidéo

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

StructureDans la vidéo
Phrases conditionnelles if + proposition, will/would + verbe — une condition et son résultatif you ask me, I would recommend · If no one on either side will win
Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenantI've given · I've also given · you've ever had

Prononciation à surveiller

Le locuteur utilise 21 contractions et formes réduites, comme you're, I'm, don't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.

  • Les sons « sh » et « zh »: suggestion /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/, tension /ˈtɛnʃən/, negotiation /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
  • Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: disagreement /dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, negotiation /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/

Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :

  • /tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: suggestion /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/
  • /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: disagree /dɪsəˈɡɹi/, disagreement /dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/, introduce /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/, aggressive /əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/, pretend /pɹəˈtɛnd/

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 disagree, disagreement, lesson.

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