Pratique du Shadowing: I Faked a Girlfriend - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo

From the moment I entered high school, I basically had "bully me" written on my forehead.

My life was normal.

Average grades, average height, average hair that never did what TikTok boy's hair does.

At home, it was just me and mom.

"Mom, can we move to a new planet?" Only if that planet has cheaper rent.

She was loving, chaotic, great at microwave cooking, and forever trying to fix my shyness.

local community center, which, spoiler alert, after six weeks of pretending to be a tree, I was still shy.

And high school had Logan, captain of the basketball team, jawline carved by God.

He had a full -time hobby, humiliating me.

One day in the cafeteria,

he grabbed my phone and projected one of my photos on the big screen. But...

Basically, a hate crime.

Behold, ladies and gentlemen, the reason Jay is still single!

I wanted the floor to open up, but I'd also have taken being hit by lightning or randomly passing out.

You know what, Jay?

I'll make you a deal.

If you get a girlfriend before prom, I'll delete that pic from everywhere I'm about to put it on social media.

He laughed like a cartoon villain, and casually walked away, while my soul left my body.

That night, I cried dramatically into my pillow.

What was I going to do?

I couldn't look a girl in the eye for more than 30 seconds, let alone ask one out.

"I'm never showing my face again !" Then, suddenly, I had an idea.

People meet girls all the time on dating apps.

I'll make a profile.

Surely I can't be that bad.

But as soon as I opened up my phone, my unicorn picture was everywhere, with trillions of comments like,

"Bet this guy never even held a girl's hand." And the thing is, it was true.

I stared at my screen, hoping to evaporate when a fire lit inside me.

A very dumb, very reckless fire.

I was going to fake one.

I mean, how hard could it be?

The next day, on the way to school, I decided to plan what I was going to say about her.

She has brown hair.

Then, bam, I slammed into something and braced myself for Logan.

It turned out to be a tree.

causing me to hold onto things and stumble, and making me look even more of an idiot.

By the time I sat down in the first period, I was sweaty, dizzy, and 100 % not ready to launch Operation Fake Girlfriend.

That is, until Logan arrived.

AJ, big question.

Are you bringing your unicorn Friday?

Kinda.. already have a girlfriend.

The room went silent and 22 heads turned to face me.

Logan burst out laughing.

That's the dumbest thing I've heard all week!

And my idiot little brother tried to microwave a fork yesterday.

You have a girlfriend?

I desperately tried to think of something to say, my head pounding.

What's her name then?

I panicked.

Debs.

name too?

Yes everyone, I don't help myself.

You're such a dumbass.

Where does she live?

Narnia?

What school does she go to?

Hogwarts.

What's her Instagram?

She's shy.

She doesn't like social media.

I heard the class start to laugh.

She's busy modeling in Europe.

But her stuff isn't out yet.

Well I want to meet her.

My heart stopped.

Bring her Friday to the big basketball game.

I'll even give you guys the halftime spotlight.

We'll put you two on the kiss cam.

My weakly fist bumped the air.

No problem, she'll be there.

What was I thinking?

I had four days to find a whole human being.

That night, I tried to fix everything the way any rational teenager would, with Photoshop.

I spent two hours badly editing myself next to random Instagram girls trying to create proof for Logan

and get out of the Friday game.

But then Mom walked in and squinted at my laptop.

"Honey?

Why does that girl have three hands?" Then I realized I didn't need a fake picture.

I needed a fake girlfriend.

Or at least, an actual girl willing to pretend.

So I turned to the one place Mom swore would cure my shyness: my drama class.

It was now or never.

Hey, uh, so...

Hypothetically, how much would someone have to pay you to pretend to be in love with them?

She blinked.

"Is this a pyramid scheme?" No, it's for revenge.

On a bully.

And a kiss cam.

And unicorn pajamas.

She backed away like I was contagious.

Next, I tried another girl.

This one stretching for a scene.

Hi, I'm Jay.

Nice lunges.

Question.

Would you ever go to a basketball game and pretend to be someone's girlfriend?

Only if that someone was Chris Hemsworth.

somewhere, someone snorted.

I looked over.

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A girl I'd seen a lot but never actually talked to was leaning on the wall, arms crossed, watching the entire disaster unfold.

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She wore a backpack and her hair was all messy.

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And she was the only one in casual clothes rather than dressed up with the latest fashion trends.

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Her name was Zoe.

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I knew because the drama teacher yelled at her a lot.

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"Zoey, off your phone !" "Zoey, stop rewriting the script !" "Zoey,

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please stop making the death scene more dramatic !" She pushed off the wall and walked over.

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Saw that.

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I'd say no, but lying clearly isn't your thing.

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So why do you need a pretend girlfriend?

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I told her everything.

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The unicorn photo, the bet, the t -shirts, the kiss cam, the extremely real possibility of social death.

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Logan's a jerk.

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Wow, and you got that from only all of his behavior?

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I'll do it.

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I was shocked.

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You will?

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On one condition.

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You must be my friend.

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Like, hang out and talk and stuff.

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Deal?

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She held out her hand and I shook it.

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I'd actually found a fake girlfriend.

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Also, my mom would totally combust if she found out I had a boyfriend.

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So this is gonna be fun.

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Soon, I realized Zoe was a lot.

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Okay, first of all, what's my name?

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Let me guess.

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You panicked Amazing.

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"What's your favorite movie?

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Favorite food?

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Favorite mythical creature?

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Can you guess what mine is?" She learned about my unicorn bedset.

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I learned she secretly writes scripts and emails them to herself because she's too scared to show anyone.

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"Do you think I'm talking too much?

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Am I annoying? Be honest.

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Actually, no, don't be honest.

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I'll cry.

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Wait, did that sound needy?" I wondered if this was never going to work.

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All you have to do is go in, wave, and not say anything.

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The next day in class, Logan decided to ruin my life even more.

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He yanked out his phone and shoved it in my face.

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I realized he'd secretly snapped a picture of Zoe and me when we met at the park.

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Okay, I'll pretend you said something funny.

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We were sitting together, sharing chips like a real couple.

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loudly, and at first, I was embarrassed as people looked over.

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But then I found her laugh infectious and joined in.

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"Did you pay a girl to be your date?

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She's fake, isn't she?" "No, she's real.

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I love her." The class laughed and Logan smirked.

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"We'll see Friday.

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Only two days to go, loser !" Then something insane happened.

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Logan's little stunt totally backfired.

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Instead of laughing at me, people actually started congratulating me and asking me for relationship advice.

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In the craziest part, I answered everyone without thinking about being shy.

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- When you text her goodnight, do you add emojis, or is that desperate?

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- One emoji, Max.

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Anything over two, and you sound like someone's aunt.

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- If you can get a girl, I can get a girl.

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- Just be yourself.

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- So, um, is your girlfriend nice?

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If she ever, like, dumps you or moves to Europe forever, or whatever, you should, like, text me.

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People noticed me, they listened, they laughed with me, not at me.

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For a tiny, glorious moment, I forgot about Logan and actually enjoyed what it felt like to be confident, almost popular.

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I caught Logan watching from across the cafeteria, jaw tight, eye twitching, and honestly, it felt amazing.

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But then when I got home, it became all too real.

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Mom pushed my door open, holding her phone, her face tense.

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stories.

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And why am I finding out from Instagram instead of from you?

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My stomach twisted.

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I hadn't meant to hurt her.

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Do you know how weird it is to have my co

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-worker show me a video of my son with a girl and I have to pretend I knew?

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You tell your friends, but not me?

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I didn't mean to.

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Is she serious?

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Are you safe?

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Do I know her parents?

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I just want to know what's going on with you, Jay.

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But lately, it seems like you're always with this girl.

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I wanted to confess, tell her the truth.

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I just wasn't ready to talk about it yet.

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I couldn't look at her, but saw her shoulders droop as she walked out of the room.

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I hated how easy lying was, how much it was costing this time.

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Zoe had also become even more annoying.

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Do I look more like a Debs in braids or in a ponytail?

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What if I trip on the bleachers and the whole school sees my underwear?

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sure I still wanted to go through with it.

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Then, the day before the game, we had to run one last rehearsal.

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"Okay, you'll get there first, then I'll walk in." She talked, as usual, but I found myself distracted, planning my next disaster.

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"And so, if there's a kiss cam, we kiss, right?" "Sure." "You know, I've never had a real boyfriend either, right?

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I talk a big game, but when I moved here, everyone already had someone.

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Friends, group, Whatever.

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That's why my mom made me take the drama class.

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So yeah, even if it's fake...

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It's kinda the first time someone picked me for something.

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Anyway, maybe you should pick someone less weird -looking.

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Can you just stop for a second?

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Zoe stopped talking.

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The most important night of my life is the one where I don't get laughed off a stage.

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You have no right to be scared or nervous.

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For the first time, I saw her bright smile disappear, but I couldn't help myself.

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"You're a lot !" The second the words left my mouth, I wished I could eat them.

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"Wow.

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Okay." I tried to backpedal.

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What was I thinking?

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Look, sorry, I didn't mean.. but she stood up.

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"No, it's fine." You...

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Wanted the perfect girlfriend! And I'm...

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"Not bad.

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I get it." She started to walk off, but then stopped and turned back.

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For a minute, I thought I was saved.

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"Just to remind you...

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"You're the one faking it.

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You're lying to your whole school, to your mom.

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You care more about what Logan thinks than about the people who actually show up for you.

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So, if anyone here is a lot, it's you." That punched harder than any of Logan's jokes.

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"Good luck tomorrow." She turned and walked away.

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"No, wait, I'm sorry, I..." And this time, she didn't stop.

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I knew I had to face the music.

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but strangely, I wasn't thinking about Logan.

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I was thinking about Zoey.

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I kept replaying everything in my head.

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Her babbling about braids vs. ponytails, her panicking about tripping on the bleachers,

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The way her voice had gone small when she said it was the first time someone had picked her for something.

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I'd been so busy freaking out about me that I'd never really looked at her properly.

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"Favorite mythical creature?" Can you guess what mine is?

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She tried to show me her backpack, tell me things about her life, but I didn't notice.

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We both hated big crowds.

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We both only had one parent around.

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We both got signed up for drama to make friends, and I had been far from one.

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I grabbed my phone and opened our chat, and bombarded her with messages.

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You're not a lot.

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You literally saved me.

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Please, can we talk?

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An hour passed, and still nothing.

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So I tried again. that before.

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I don't care if you talk a lot.

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I'm really, really sorry, Zoe." But the messages sat there.

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Blue ticked.

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No reply.

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For the first time, it hit me.

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This wasn't just some silly fake relationship mission anymore.

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I'd actually hurt someone.

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She'd been right.

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I'd been so obsessed with what Logan thought of me.

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I hadn't even thought about what I was becoming.

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A liar.

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A coward.

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The day of the game, I felt like I wasn't in my own body.

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One minute I was walking to school, might be fine.

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Have a minute, PMA." But the next… I was on the school stage, holding a mic, with everyone staring at me, chanting one word like a cult.

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"Girlfriend!

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Girlfriend!

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Girlfriend !" Logan was in the front row, relishing every second.

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"Come on, Jay!

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Where is she?

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Or did she mysteriously move to Canada?" I stared at the crowd and had no idea what to say.

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But then I remembered If you forget your line, tell the truth.

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The audience can smell fear, but they love honesty.

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I took a breath.

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She's not in Canada.

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She's not sick.

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She's not stuck in traffic.

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She's...

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"Not coming," the crowd began to whisper, and Logan grinned.

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"Because she doesn't exist !" "Yes, that's right.

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I lied." The gym went dead silent.

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I made her up.

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I was tired of being the guy with the unicorn pajamas and no dates.

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So I panicked and said I had a girlfriend.

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Then I brought someone into the lie who didn't deserve it.

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My voice shook, but I kept going.

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Logan humiliated me.

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So I wanted revenge.

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I thought if I could prove I wasn't a loser, he'd leave me alone.

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But the truth is, he'd find something else, because that's who he is.

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And by the way, Logan, see Logan sinking into his seat.

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In fact, in the girls' bathroom it says, "Logan smells." And I know that because you threw me in there.

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Logan stood, shaking his head, denying it, embarrassed.

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The fact is, I don't deserve a girlfriend because I had one, right under my nose, who loves unicorns too.

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And I didn't even see her.

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She thinks she was weird looking, but I thought she was beautiful.

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She was funny, kind, perfect, and I missed it.

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So fine, I'm I'm a loser and I don't care.

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Logan was right.

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I was about to be so dead.

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I'd have to have two funerals.

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You are dumb.

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I desperately wanted someone to throw a bucket of water over me and melt like Elphaba, but I knew it was nothing I didn't deserve. But...

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I think you're perfect.

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The crowd started to make all these cooing noises.

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As she walked on stage towards me, I felt my heart beating fast.

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And we held hands.

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I heard the crowd cheer.

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Then to my total surprise, Logan started bawling his eyes out.

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We'd hit some nerve that opened a floodgate.

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And something told me I didn't have to worry about him bullying me anymore.

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I just want to find somebody too.

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Logan had been secretly feeling down and tried to save face by bullying others.

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But the best thing was, mom loved Zoe, and Zoe's family loved me,

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including all of her 16 cats and 7 dogs.

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But what the whole experience taught me is

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that the most relatable love story you can have in high school is learning to not hate yourself.

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Never, ever, ever give a bully free content.

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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon

Cette vidéo contient 305 phrases et 2634 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 17:55. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 147 mots par minute, confortable pour le shadowing. Seuls 79 % 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 :

Mot	Prononciation	Sens
pretend verbe	/pɹəˈtɛnd/	feindre, faire semblant
unicorn nom	/ˈju.nɪ.kɔɹn/	licorne
panic nom	/ˈpænɪk/	panique
shake verbe	/ˈʃeɪk/	secouer, agiter
loser nom	/luzɚ/	perdant, perdante
secretly adverbe	/ˈsiː.kɹɪt.li/	secrètement, en cachette
stare verbe	/stɛɚ/	fixer, mirer
bully nom	/ˈbʊli/	brimeur, brute
silent adjectif	/ˈsaɪ̯lənt/	silencieux, se taire
disaster nom	/dɪˈzɑːs.təː/	désastre, catastrophe
script nom	/skɹɪpt/	écrit
revenge nom	/ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/	vengeance, revanche
embarrassed adjectif	/ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/	embarrassé, gêné
desperately adverbe	/ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹət.li/	désespérément
bullying nom	/ˈbʊ.li.ɪŋ/	harcèlement

Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez

Mot	Sens
open up verbe	ouvrir
back away verbe	reculer, faire marche arrière
find out verbe	découvrir, savoir
hold out verbe	attendre
pass out verbe	distribuer
stand up verbe	se lever, se mettre debout

Prononciation à surveiller

Le locuteur utilise 78 contractions et formes réduites, comme didn't, I'd, I'm. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.

Les sons « sh » et « zh »: shake /ˈʃeɪk/, shock /ʃɔk/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, rational /ˈɹæʃ(ə)nəl/, infectious /ɪnˈfɛk.ʃəs/
Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: desperately /ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹət.li/, congratulate /kənˈɡɹæd͡ʒ.ʊˌleɪt/, cafeteria /ˌkæ.fə.ˈtɪ(ə).ɹi.ə/, humiliate /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/, evaporate /ɪˈvæp.ə.ɹeɪt/

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

La grammaire de cette vidéo

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

Structure	Dans la vidéo
Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le fait	being hit · was shocked · was saved
Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenant	have taken · I've heard
Passé continu was/were + -ing — une action en cours à un moment du passé	was loving · was leaning · were sitting
Superlatifs the -est / the most … — le plus haut ou le plus bas d’un groupe	the dumbest · the latest · the craziest

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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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