Pratique du Shadowing: How To Start a Conversation in Australia & Practise Speaking English! - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo

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Hey there, I'm Emma from mmmEnglish.
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If you're new here, you may not know that I'm from Australia.
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So I thought it would be really fun to share a
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few tips with you about how to start a conversation in Australia with Australians.
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Now I'm going to share a little more about Australian culture
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like what is this
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and I'm going to help you with some English conversation tips in some different settings like in a pub where
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Australians love to go, in a taxi or an Uber,
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at the supermarket and also some advice to help you strike up a conversation when you're travelling.
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Remember to hit that subscribe button down there, turn on notifications so I can let you know when my new videos go live.
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Are you ready?
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Let's play!
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Even though I mentioned this video is about starting a conversation in Australia,
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you'll see that most of these conversation tips can work in any English -speaking country.
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If you're talking to a Brit, an American, Canadian, South African,
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New Zealander, all of these tips will help you to strike up a conversation with native English speakers.
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To be honest, these tips are really not about having long in -depth conversations.
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There are suggestions to help you start conversations
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and the more you practise starting conversations and having these little interactions with other people, the easier it will become.
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So it's okay to start small.
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As long as you're friendly then a brief interaction is all you need to start building experience
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and confidence to talk with people more in English.
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Before we get into it, I really want to emphasise the importance of the greeting.
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You know, always trying to be polite, friendly and positive, it's going to get your conversation off to a good start and most
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Australians are pretty relaxed and laid back and that's really reflected in the way that we greet each other.
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Contrary to popular belief, not every Australian says g'day every time they greet someone, right?
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G'day, g'day mate.
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It's commonly used by men and probably more often by older men and it's really a short version of good day.
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So we're saying hello and have a good one, have a good day at the same time so it's like a double greeting.
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Now I want to give you a little demo so that you can practice.
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This is a really difficult expression to get right.
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You know most times anyone who's not Australian will mess this up.
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That's it.
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G'day.
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It's just a really quick flap of the tongue on the top of your mouth.
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G'day.
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You can also say, hey, how you going?
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How you going?
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Which basically just means how are you?
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How you going?
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Try it.
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How you going?
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If you've ever visited Australia or you live here then you'll know that
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Australians usually spend a lot of time at the pub.
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Now the pub is a great place for you to strike up a conversation with an Australian.
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People are usually really friendly and relaxed, they're in a good mood, they're joking around and you'll run into all different types of people.
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So you'll learn a lot about Australian culture, about language, slang, mannerisms, all of these things.
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It's like a melting pot of Australian culture at the pub.
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It's also where people are often watching sports so if there's a sports game on,
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a really great way to strike up a conversation is to say what's the score or who's playing?
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I want you to try it with me okay?
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What's the score?
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Who's playing?
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Nice.
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Now the most popular sport in Australia is unique to Australia the AFL
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or the Australian Football League and it's like the Australian version of the English Premier League
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or the NFL or the NBA, right?
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We also have soccer and rugby and cricket and sports like that but AFL is the most popular sport by far.
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Anyone who comes to Australia is completely perplexed by our game, right?
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We have this weird shaped ball.
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There are four sticks at each end of the football field
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and everyone on the field is running around in really short shorts.
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It's going to take me like ten whole minutes, maybe more to try and explain the game
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so I've actually linked to another YouTube video if you're interested to see it and to find out more, it's down in the description below.
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So if you want an easy way to start a conversation with someone in a pub
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or anywhere really especially if there's a match on then knowing a little bit about the game is going to help you.
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Most taxi drivers love to have a chat so it's the perfect opportunity to practise your conversation skills in small talk.
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Australia is a multicultural place.
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There are lots of different people who drive Ubers and taxis right?
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Many of them are people who've moved to Australia from elsewhere and so they're probably
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similar to you or have a similar experience to you in some way.
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Why is this important?
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Because there's so much to share and to talk about.
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You know you have the opportunity to exchange experiences here so it's an easy way to get started with a conversation.
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Now I usually jump in an Uber rather than a taxi
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so when I do that my go -to questions are have you been an uber driver for long?
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Try it.
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Have you been an uber driver for long?
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Do you enjoy doing it?
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Try it.
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Do you enjoy doing it?
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You must meet some really interesting people.
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Now they might say they're doing it for some extra cash on the side
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while they're studying and then what can you ask them?
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You can ask them what they're studying, right?
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So it gives you all of these amazing opportunities to just practice building confidence with these conversation skills.
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A really easy way to get started.
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If they have an accent, I might ask have you been living in Australia for long?
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Try it.
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Have you been living in Australia for long?
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Do you like living here?
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What's been the hardest part about moving to a new country?
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Nice one!
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A super place to strike up a conversation is at the supermarket it.
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So just imagine that you need some help looking for a product, maybe for real, maybe you're just pretending so
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that you have the chance to talk to someone
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but in this case you can go and find a shop assistant and ask them to help you find that item, right?
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Simple.
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Hi there, can you help me to find the Vegemite
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or whatever product you're looking for
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and as you're walking with them to find the product then you might say something like
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it's so hard trying to find your way around a new supermarket, right?
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But that might prompt them to say oh are you new to the area?
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But then you can continue the conversation by saying yeah I'm actually from India.
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I've been here for a few months now.
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Or you can just continue talking about the product that you're looking for or you might say, I'm from Italy and interestingly,
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I really love Vegemite from the moment I first tried it.
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I know lots of non -native
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Australians don't really enjoy it but I do.
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When you're travelling in an English -speaking country is the perfect opportunity to get as much speaking practice as you can, isn't it?
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You can ask questions when you're on your tours or or ask for directions or recommendations.
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Just ask someone to take a photo of you.
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Let's practise a little together, okay?
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Sorry for interrupting.
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Does this train go to the city?
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Try it.
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Sorry for interrupting.
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Does this train go to the city?
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Excuse me, do you mind taking a photo of us?
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Try it.
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Excuse me, do you mind taking a photo of us?
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So saying excuse me or do you mind, they're really polite ways of approaching or interrupting a stranger.
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Excuse me, I've only just arrived in Melbourne and I'm a little lost.
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Can you tell me where the post office is?
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Try it, okay?
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Excuse me, I've only just arrived in Melbourne and I'm a little lost.
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Can you tell me where the post office is?
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Adding that you've only just arrived helps the person to understand that you're new.
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They might even ask some other questions about where you're visiting from or how long you're staying or what your plans are.
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So you're taking every opportunity to spark up a conversation.
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Some of them will work and others won't you won't get much of a reaction. Who cares?
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The important thing is that you're having a go and that is one characteristic about Australians that you can definitely benefit from.
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We love seeing people have a go, you know, having a crack.
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So I hope that you enjoyed a little mini journey into how to start a conversation in Australia
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and I really hope that you're able to come and visit us soon.
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The most important thing that you take away from this video is just to get started.
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Just by greeting someone, you're letting them know
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that you have the courage to be bold along with being relaxed and positive and if you really enjoy sports,
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Australians love and they appreciate people who step out of their comfort zone.
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You know, have a crack.
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And don't think of every conversation as it has to be this endless hour -long discussion,
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just a quick exchange with a few people every day is enough to build your confidence over time.
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And now that you know a little more about the land down under, I'm curious to find out, are you coming to visit?
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Which city are you going to visit first?
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What's on your bucket list?
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Let me know down in the comments and I'll see you next week.
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Bye for now!

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Cette leçon d’expression orale s’appuie sur la vidéo « How To Start a Conversation in Australia & Practise Speaking English! ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : conversation, Australian, Australia. Cette vidéo contient 91 phrases et 1654 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 12:19. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 134 mots par minute, confortable pour le shadowing. 87 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais, le vocabulaire est donc facile à suivre. 36 de ses 91 phrases sont des questions : un bon entraînement pour l’intonation interrogative et les réponses courtes.

Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo

15 mots de la vidéo à retenir, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :

MotPrononciationSens
greet verbe/ɡɹiːt/saluer, recevoir
taxi nom/ˈtæksi/taxi, taxi-auto
arrive verbe/əˈɹaɪv/arriver
relax verbe/ɹɪˈlæks/relâcher
supermarket nom/ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/supermarché
interrupt verbe/ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/interrompre, couper
skill nom/skɪl/habileté, compétence
crack nom/kɹæk/fissure
interaction nom/ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/interaction
polite adjectif/pəˈlaɪt/poli
soccer nom/ˈsɑk.ɚ/football, soccer
belief nom/bɪˈliːf/croyance
elsewhere adverbe/ˈɛlsˌʍɛɹ/ailleurs
curious adjectif/ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/curieux
mood nom/muːd/humeur, mauvaise humeur

Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez

MotSens
strike up verbeentamer
find out verbedécouvrir, savoir

Des phrases à répéter

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

  • Do you enjoy doing it?
  • Do you enjoy doing it?
  • Do you like living here?
  • Can you help me to find the vegemite?
  • What's on your bucket list?

La grammaire de cette vidéo

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

StructureDans la vidéo
Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenantyou've ever visited · I've actually linked · who've moved
Propositions relatives who / which + proposition — une précision sur une personne ou une choseAnyone who comes · people who drive · people who step
Possibilité avec « might / may » might/may + verbe — quelque chose de possible mais pas certainmay not know · might say · might ask
Superlatifs the -est / the most … — le plus haut ou le plus bas d’un groupethe most popular · the hardest · The most important

Prononciation à surveiller

Le locuteur utilise 53 contractions et formes réduites, comme you're, I'm, they're. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.

  • Les sons « sh » et « zh »: interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/, suggestion /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
  • Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, characteristic /ˌkæɹ(ə)ktəˈɹɪstɪk/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/

Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :

  • /tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: courage /ˈkʌ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/, suggestion /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/, joking /ˈd͡ʒoʊkɪŋ/, multicultural /ˌmʌltiˈkʌlt͡ʃəɹəl/
  • /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: greet /ɡɹiːt/, arrive /əˈɹaɪv/, relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, interrupt /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/
  • /ŋ/ final — sans prononcer de /g/ après: joking /ˈd͡ʒoʊkɪŋ/, sling /ˈslɪŋ/

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. Répétez phrase par phrase à vitesse normale, en reprenant chacune jusqu’à ce que votre rythme corresponde à celui du locuteur.
  3. Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec l’original, en faisant attention à des mots comme greet, taxi, arrive.

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