Pratique du Shadowing: How to order coffee in English ☕️ (C1 C2 Super Advanced Level!) - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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Hello lovely students and welcome back to English with Lucy.
Bonjour à tous les charmants étudiants et bienvenue à nouveau sur English with Lucy.
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I have really been enjoying the little series I'm making about C1 level English,
J'apprécie vraiment la petite série que je suis en train de faire sur l'anglais de niveau C1,
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advanced English, and from your feedback you've been enjoying it too.
un anglais avancé, et d'après vos retours, vous appréciez également cette formule.
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So today I decided to really push myself and push you too
Alors aujourd'hui, j'ai décidé de vraiment me dépasser et de vous pousser aussi.
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and see if I could write a lesson about ordering a coffee in English at a C1 level.
et voir si je pourrais rédiger une leçon sur la commande d'un café en anglais pour le niveau C1.
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How advanced can we make ordering a simple cup of coffee.
À quel point peut-on complexifier la commande d'une simple tasse de café ?
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Oh, just watch me.
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It's going to get advanced.
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Before we begin, as always, I want to let you know that I have lovingly created a free PDF for you.
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It goes with this lesson.
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It contains all of the phrases and grammatical structures that I'm going to use in today's video, as well as a quiz to test your knowledge.
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and offers you can unsubscribe at any time right let's get started
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so we all know
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that ordering a coffee is one of the first things you learn in english and it can be very simple.
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Can I have a coffee please?
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This way of ordering a coffee is absolutely fine.
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It's perfect in fact, although it probably wouldn't work in somewhere like Starbucks where an order is more like,
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can I get a doppio half-calf skinny mocha venti to go?
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You'd love one of those.
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I know I do.
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But that's not what we're talking about today.
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I want to order a normal coffee in advanced English.
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And I know what some people are going to say when they hit hear my order.
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People never speak like that.
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I agree, I agree.
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It's not necessary, but it's fun and it's cool.
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And if we can't have fun, cool English lessons, then what have we got?
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I think it's fun to see how far we can take it.
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And more importantly for you, I think it's a fun and memorable way to introduce some advanced grammatical structures and vocabulary.
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Are you ready?
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We're going to move up through the levels.
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Level one.
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Black coffee, please.
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This is the simplest way to order a coffee
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and it's perhaps not the most polite way to order in a coffee shop.
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But if you're ordering as part of a group after dinner, for example, I think it's fine.
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The addition of please at the end though is important.
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Let's take it up a notch.
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Level two.
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Can I have a black coffee please?
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Here the request is formulated as a question using the modal verb can, which makes it more polite than the first one.
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You will often hear this said as, can I get a black coffee please?
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This is slightly more common in American English, but it's making its way into British English.
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Some people don't like the use of get here, but a lot of native speakers use it.
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Now let's say this more politely.
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Level three.
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May I please have a black coffee with a splash of milk?
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All right, we're getting a little bit more complex here.
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This is a very polite way to order a coffee using the modal verb may.
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You can also replace may with the modal verb could, which is a more polite way to make requests than can.
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You can also see that the word please has moved from the end to directly after may I.
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This front loading of please emphasizes the politeness of the request
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and sets a formal tone from the outset we are also now asking for a splash of milk.
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And a splash means a small amount of liquid in this context.
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Okay, can I go further?
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Level four.
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Could you kindly prepare a black coffee with a splash of milk and two sugars?
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Okay, we're getting closer to advanced level here and further from reality now.
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We have the modal verb could, which I talked about in level three.
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And instead of please, we can see the adverb kindly.
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This is another way to soften a request and make it more polite.
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Let's add a little more advanced language.
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Level five.
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Would it be possible for you to brew a medium-sized black coffee with a splash of milk, two sugars and a sprinkling of cinnamon on top?
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All right, this one is even more polite and a bit poetic as well.
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Would it be possible is a very polite way to form a question.
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We also have some more advanced vocabulary, including to brew, meaning to make a hot drink like coffee or tea,
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and sprinkling, which means a small amount of liquid or powder that is dropped onto a surface.
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Can I make it even more advanced?
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Level six and we're not even at the end yet.
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If it's not too much trouble,
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could you please craft a medium-sized black coffee enriched with a splash of organic milk and precisely two cubes of raw sugar,
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while ensuring it's brewed to the optimum temperature, and then garnish it with a delicate sprinkling of cinnamon on top.
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We're moving into nightmare customer territory now.
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If it's not too much trouble is a very polite way of asking someone to do something, we often add it to the beginning of a request,
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often when we know the request is going to cause some extra effort.
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Now we're asking for the barista to craft the coffee, not just make one, craft.
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This means to make objects in a skilled way, especially with your hands.
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And the coffee is to be enriched with a splash of milk.
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To enrich means to make the quality of something better by adding something else.
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Then it is to be brewed to the optimum temperature.
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Optimum means best possible.
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You might hear the synonym optimal or optimal used in American English.
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And then we have garnished with cinnamon.
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To garnish means to decorate food or drink with a small amount of food.
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Can this customer get any worse?
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Yes, the answer is yes.
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If you've ever worked in retail or hospitality, you know the answer is yes.
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Here is my coffee order in its final form.
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Level 7.
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Would you be so kind as to commence the artisanal preparation of a medium-sized black coffee,
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sourced, if possible, from single-origin beans and brewed at precisely 89 degrees Celsius?
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It should be complemented with a splash of organic, locally-sourced milk, sweetened to a modest degree with exactly two cubes of raw sugar,
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and adorned with a subtle yet discernible sprinkling of hand-ground cinnamon.
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Finally, because I'm not done yet, I request that it be presented in a ceramic mug featuring a handle ergonomically designed for a right-handed individual.
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Someone is definitely going to spit in this customer's coffee.
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Let's look at the grammar.
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Would you be so kind as to?
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Is a very, very polite and formal way to make a request.
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And in the final sentence, you saw the structure, I request that it be presented.
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This sentence uses the subjunctive mood, which is a formal structure in English and appears after certain verbs like request.
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And the vocabulary first there is to commence, which means to begin.
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We had artisanal, artisanal, meaning prepared in a traditional way.
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We have complimented.
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This is the verb to compliment with an E.
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It's different to the one with I.
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If one thing compliments with an E another, it goes well with the other thing and it makes it better.
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We compliment each other.
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We go well together.
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We make each other better.
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We compliment each other means we give each other compliments.
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I like your dress.
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I like your hair.
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I like your coffee.
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What did you ask for?
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I'm gonna ask for that.
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Little did she know.
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We also have adorned with.
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The verb to adorn means to add something decorative to a person or thing to make it more attractive.
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We also have the adjectives subtle and discernible.
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Subtle means not obvious or noticeable, while discernible means able to be recognized.
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So I wanted it subtle, but discernible.
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Ah, nightmare.
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And finally, perhaps the most egregious request, an ergonomically designed handle.
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Ergonomically means in a way that makes something, often equipment or furniture, comfortable and effective for people who use it.
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You'll see all of this grammar, all of the vocabulary, along with example sentences in the PDF that goes with this lesson.
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So remember to download that by clicking the link down below.
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What did you think of my C1 level coffee order?
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Is it realistic?
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No. Is it interesting?
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I think so.
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And I hope it will help you to remember some of the structures and vocabulary that I've presented.
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We really do use all of these words and phrases in real life.
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I really hope you enjoyed this lesson.
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If you have any requests for future C1 level ridiculous videos, please let me know in the comments.
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I love writing and making these.
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Over 2000 students have taken this course and they have had fantastic results.
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Look at the feedback from some of my amazing C1 students.
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My team and I poured our heart and soul into this course.
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We worked a story throughout all of the readings and listenings.
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We injected a lot of humour.
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We've even got an entire module on British English humour.
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We weave pronunciation throughout the course.
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We have weekly conversation lessons where you listen in on conversations I've had with really interesting people, and then we break them down and analyse them.
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I will see you in the next lesson.
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Mwah.
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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon
Cette leçon d’expression orale de niveau C2 s’appuie sur la vidéo « How to order coffee in English ☕️ ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : coffee, english, request, polite, advanced. Cette vidéo contient 161 phrases et 1722 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 10:21. Le locuteur parle à un rythme naturel d’environ 166 mots par minute, proche d’une conversation courante. 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 :
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| polite adjectif | /pəˈlaɪt/ | poli |
| splash verbe | /splæʃ/ | asperger, éclabousser |
| verb nom | /vɝb/ | verbe |
| compliment nom | /ˈkɑmpləmənt/ | compliment |
| brew verbe | /bɹuː/ | infuser |
| vocabulary nom | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | vocabulaire, lexique |
| discernible adjectif | /dɪˈsɝnɪbl̩/ | discernable |
| modal adjectif | /ˈməʊdəl/ | modal |
| sprinkle verbe | /ˈspɹɪŋkəl/ | saupoudrer, asperger |
| cinnamon nom | /ˈsɪnəmən/ | cannelier |
| adorn verbe | /əˈdɔɹn/ | décorer, orner |
| artisanal adjectif | /ˈɑɹtəzən(ə)l/ | artisanal |
| enrich verbe | /ɪnˈɹɪt͡ʃ/ | enrichir |
| optimum nom | /ˈɑptɪməm/ | optimum |
| grammatical adjectif | /ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/ | grammatical |
Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez
| Mot | Sens |
|---|---|
| check out verbe | mater, regarder |
Des phrases à répéter
Des phrases courtes et complètes de la vidéo, à réutiliser dans la conversation de tous les jours :
- Can I have a coffee please?
- Can I have a black coffee please?
- Can I make it even more advanced?
- Would you be so kind as to?
- What did you ask for?
La grammaire de cette vidéo
Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :
| Structure | Dans la vidéo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continu have/has been + -ing — une action commencée avant et toujours en cours | have really been enjoying · you've been enjoying |
| Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenant | have lovingly created · you've joined · has moved |
| Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le fait | is formulated · is dropped · be enriched |
| Propositions relatives who / which + proposition — une précision sur une personne ou une chose | can, which makes · could, which is · sprinkling, which means |
Prononciation à surveiller
Le locuteur utilise 26 contractions et formes réduites, comme we're, I'm, you're. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.
- Les sons « sh » et « zh »: splash /splæʃ/, garnish /ˈɡɑːnɪʃ/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
- Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, artisanal /ˈɑɹtəzən(ə)l/, grammatical /ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, decorative /ˈdɛk.ə.ɹə.tɪv/
Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :
- /h/ — il se souffle, il n’est pas muet: humour /ˈhjuːmɚ/, hospitality /ˌhɑ.spɪˈtæl.ə.ti/
- /tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: enrich /ɪnˈɹɪt͡ʃ/, adjective /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/, egregious /ɪˈɡɹiː.d͡ʒəs/, inject /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛkt/, subjunctive /səbˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/
- /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: brew /bɹuː/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, sprinkle /ˈspɹɪŋkəl/, adorn /əˈdɔɹn/, artisanal /ˈɑɹtəzən(ə)l/
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 polite, splash, verb.
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.