Pratique du Shadowing: I found the reason you can't speak English well - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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Do you feel like it's impossible to improve your speaking?
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No matter what you do,
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no matter how hard you try,
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you just can't seem to make progress.
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It's like you've been stuck at the same level forever.
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If that sounds like you,
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it's probably because you have a habit called faking progress.
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So, what is it?
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Faking progress is when you think you're improving your speaking,
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but in reality, you're just wasting time.
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For example, instead of actually speaking,
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you spend way too much time researching new methods or looking up tips.
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Another example is when you add non-speaking activities to your routine just to keep yourself busy.
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The result is that you practice a lot less than you should and because of that,
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your progress is extremely slow.
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Faking progress is very common among people trying to improve their speaking.
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We all know that to speak English well,
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we need a lot of practice, right?
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But because practice is hard and uncomfortable, many people avoid it.
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And you know what?
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You might be doing it too, without even realizing it.
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You see, the worst thing about this habit is that it happens unconsciously.
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That means you're not doing it intentionally.
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It's actually your brain trying to keep you in your comfort zone.
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So how do you know if you're faking progress?
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Well, let's take a look at the four symptoms right now.
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Problem number one, you're stuck in research mode.
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When you're in research mode,
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you're watching videos to find new tips or ideas on how to improve your speaking.
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So right now you're in research mode, right?
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You're watching this video about improving your speaking.
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Don't get me wrong, it's okay to do research from time to time.
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It can give you new ideas that can help you learn faster or practice more effectively.
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The problem is, many people don't do research to get new ideas.
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They do it to keep themselves busy so they don't have to practice speaking.
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They tell themselves they're not ready.
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They need more information.
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And they're stuck in research mode forever.
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So when you're doing research,
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if you keep hearing the same advice or the same tips again and again,
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that means you've got enough information already.
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You don't need any more theory.
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It's time to move on and start speaking.
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Symptom number 2.
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You only do the bare minimum.
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Speaking fluently takes a lot of practice.
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Practicing for 5 minutes per day isn't enough.
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You should You should practice for at least 20 minutes each day.
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If you want to improve faster,
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aim for 40 minutes or more.
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But because speaking is hard,
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many people only do the bare minimum just to say they have done it.
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They might speak for a few minutes and then tell themselves,
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Alright, I've practiced today, now I can go do something else.
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So, instead of putting in the time to make real progress,
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they do a tiny bit of speaking and spend the rest of their time learning passively.
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And then they wonder why their speaking isn't improving.
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Don't make that mistake.
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Spend more time speaking.
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The more time you put in,
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the faster you're going to see progress.
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Symptom number three.
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You only do easy practice.
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Speaking English is really hard.
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During a conversation, you need to think about what to say,
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search for the right words,
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and form sentences on the fly.
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And you need to do all of this very quickly.
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To improve a hard skill like this,
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your practice needs to be challenging.
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It can be something simple like reading sentences out loud or repeating after someone like a parrot.
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That kind of practice doesn't help you with real-life English.
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Instead, you need to think and form your own sentences.
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You can do that by chatting with AI.
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Just fire up your AI chatbot and talk about anything you like.
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But here's the problem.
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When you speak spontaneously, you'll make mistakes and say confusing things all the time.
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You'll feel frustrated with your speaking.
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I mean the whole experience will be terrible.
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So to avoid that unpleasant experience,
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you might find yourself choosing the easier practice instead.
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I'm talking about low effort exercises like reading or repeating sentences out loud.
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Something simple like that.
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When you do these super easy exercises,
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you're not developing the ability to think quickly and form sentences on the fly.
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So when you have to speak in real life,
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you'll struggle to express yourself.
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Why?
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Because in real life, there's no script or subtitles to read.
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You're on your own.
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So if you want to be ready for real conversations,
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you have to embrace the struggle.
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Stop avoiding the hard work and start practicing spontaneously.
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It's going to be tough at first,
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but that's how you make real progress.
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Symptom number four, you overcomplicate your routine.
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This is Here's another trick people use to avoid speaking.
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They overcomplicate their learning by using too many different methods.
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You know, studying grammar, writing, reading, using language apps.
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They're doing everything except speaking and they're wasting a lot of their valuable time.
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You see, if you want to improve quickly,
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you need to keep your routine simple and focus on the most important activities.
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For example, when I started,
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I focused on just two things,
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listening practice and speaking practice.
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That's it.
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I didn't watch videos to look for new tips or tricks.
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I didn't use 10 different methods or techniques.
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I kept things simple and focused on what actually matter.
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Because I use my time efficiently,
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my speaking improved very quickly.
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So if your routine is super complicated,
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get rid of all the activities that don't really help.
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Focus on the key things that really move the needle.
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Stop faking progress.
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So there you have it,
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these are the symptoms of faking progress.
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Now it's time to take a close look at your behavior.
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Are you having any of these symptoms?
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If so, share them in the comments below.
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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon
Cette leçon d’expression orale de niveau B2 s’appuie sur la vidéo « I found the reason you can't speak English well ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : speaking, practice, progress, faking, symptom. Cette vidéo contient 120 phrases et 1000 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 7:57. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 126 mots par minute, confortable pour le shadowing. 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
Les 15 mots les plus avancés de la vidéo, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| symptom nom | /ˈsɪm(p)təm/ | symptôme |
| spontaneously adverbe | /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/ | spontanément |
| chatbot nom | /ˈtʃætbɑt/ | chatbot, dialogueur |
| fluently adverbe | couramment | |
| frustrate verbe | /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/ | frustrer |
| parrot nom | /ˈpæɹət/ | perroquet |
| passively adverbe | /ˈpæs.ɪv.li/ | passivement |
| subtitle nom | /ˈsʌbtaɪtəl/ | sous-titre |
| unconsciously adverbe | /ˌʌnˈkɑnʃəsli/ | inconsciemment |
| confuse verbe | /kənˈfjuːz/ | rendre perplexe, confondre |
| efficiently adverbe | efficacement | |
| unpleasant adjectif | /ʌnˈplɛzn̩t/ | déplaisant, pénible |
| intentionally adverbe | /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/ | intentionnellement, à dessein |
| needle nom | /ˈniː.dəl/ | aiguille |
| embrace verbe | /ɛmˈbɹes/ | étreindre, embrasser |
Des phrases à répéter
Des phrases courtes et complètes de la vidéo, à réutiliser dans la conversation de tous les jours :
- Do you feel like it's impossible to improve your speaking?
- That means you're not doing it intentionally.
- So how do you know if you're faking progress?
- Problem number one, you're stuck in research mode.
- Are you having any of these symptoms?
Prononciation à surveiller
Le locuteur utilise 36 contractions et formes réduites, comme you're, don't, they're. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.
- Les sons « sh » et « zh »: unconsciously /ˌʌnˈkɑnʃəsli/, intentionally /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/
- Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: spontaneously /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/, unconsciously /ˌʌnˈkɑnʃəsli/, intentionally /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/
Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :
- /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: frustrate /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/, parrot /ˈpæɹət/, embrace /ɛmˈbɹes/, grammar /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/
Comment s’entraîner avec cette vidéo
- Écoutez la vidéo en entier une fois sans parler et notez les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
- 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 symptom, spontaneously, chatbot.
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.