Pratique du Shadowing: I Heard a Noise at 2 AM! 😱 | Learn English Story (A2 Level) - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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Shhh.
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Please be quiet.
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Someone is in my house right now.
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It is 2 o 'clock in the morning.
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The house is completely dark.
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I am sleeping in my cozy bed.
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you Suddenly, I hear a strange noise downstairs.
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I am waking up.
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I am feeling very scared.
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I am getting out of bed slowly.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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I need a weapon.
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I am grabbing my wooden broom.
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Hmm.
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I am opening my bedroom door.
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I am walking down the stairs very carefully.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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now I am standing in the living room It is very dark.
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I am looking around.
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Listen!
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I hear the noise again.
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Crunch, crunch.
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Amen.
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Someone is eating food in my kitchen!
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I am walking to the Kit Kitchen door.
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I see a big,
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strange shadow on the wall.
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My hands are shaking.
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I am holding my broom.
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I am holding my broom high.
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I am taking a deep breath.
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"Who is there?" I shout.
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Thank you.
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I am turning on the kitchen light quickly.
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I'm not.
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Surprise!
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It is not a dangerous thief.
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It is a fat cute raccoon.
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He is sitting on the table.
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He is eating my peanut butter.
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- Yeah!
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The raccoon is looking at me.
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His hands are in the jar.
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I am dropping my broom.
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I am laughing so hard.
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He is very hungry.
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I am giving him some bread.
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Good night you Shhh, please be quiet.
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"Seriously, I need you to imagine this.
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Someone is in my house right now.
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Or at least...
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I thought someone was.
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Mary?
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You're starting this off with a bang!
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That's already got my heart rate up.
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"Okay, I'm quiet.
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I'm imagining it.
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Tell me, what's happening?" It is two o 'clock in the morning.
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Pitch black, you know?
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The house is completely dark.
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Not a single light on anywhere.
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I'm deep in sleep, just totally out cold in my cozy bed, Dreamland, blissfully unaware.
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The best kind of sleep too, that really deep REM cycle sleep where you feel like you're floating.
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And then, suddenly, I hear it.
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This...
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The strange noise downstairs, It wasn't loud, not like a crash or anything, But it was distinct enough to pull me out of that deep sleep.
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You know that feeling when you're instantly awake, but your brain is still trying to catch up?
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Oh, absolutely.
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That moment of "what was that?" and your mind immediately jumps to the worst possible conclusion.
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You're never like, oh, it's just the house settling.
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No, it's always an axe murderer.
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So you're waking up, you're feeling scared, I bet.
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Beyond scared, George.
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My heart just starts pounding, like thumping against my ribs.
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Every hair on my arm stood up.
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I'm lying there, completely still, trying to figure out if I just dreamed it or if it was real, But then I hear it again, faint but definitely there.
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And at this point you're probably trying to convince yourself it's your imagination, but your gut is telling you otherwise.
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What's going through your head then?
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Are you thinking intruder or just… Honestly, my first thought was, oh my God, someone's in the house.
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My mind went straight to the worst case scenario.
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My adrenaline just spikes.
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I knew I couldn't just lie there.
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So, I start getting out of bed, slowly, like super, super slowly trying not to make a creak on the floorboards.
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The stealth mode.
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I know that move.
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Every step is calculated.
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What's your next tactical move, Mary?
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Are you calling the police, grabbing your phone?
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Well, my phone was charging on the nightstand, but honestly, in that moment of sheer terror, my brain just went to weapon.
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I need a weapon.
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It's primitive, I know, but that's where my mind went. of.
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My trusty wooden broom.
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It was leaning against the wall by my closet.
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I figure, hey, it's long, it's solid wood, it could do some damage, right?
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That's a classic.
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I've heard of people using golf clubs, baseball bats, but a broom?
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That's got some reach.
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So, broom in hand, what's next?
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You're not just gonna stand there, are you?
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No way.
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My heart's pounding, I'm holding this broom like a knight going into battle.
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I open my bedroom door, just a sliver at first, peering out into the dark hallway.
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It was so quiet, almost too quiet, after the initial noise.
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Every shadow looked like a monster.
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The dark hallways at 2 a .m are always more intimidating than during the day, especially when you're convinced there's an intruder.
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You're walking down the stairs, I assume, very carefully.
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Oh, painstakingly carefully.
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Each step felt like an eternity.
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I was trying to avoid the creaky steps, you know, the ones you always find?
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I'm gripping the broom so tight my knuckles are white, I swear I was barely breathing, And then, I'm finally standing in the living room, which is totally dark of course.
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I'm just scanning the room, trying to see anything, any movement.
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So you're in the heart of the house essentially, and still no definitive sign, just that gut feeling.
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What do you do?
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Do you hear anything else?
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Yes.
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Just when I was starting to doubt myself, just when I thought maybe it was nothing, maybe I should just go back to bed, I heard it again, Listen!
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Crunch Crunch.
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It was soft, but unmistakable.
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And it was coming from: The kitchen.
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Crunch, crunch.
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That's specific.
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So, not a stealthy intruder but someone making noise while eating.
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That's bold.
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What's your immediate thought when you hear that, "Someone is eating food in my kitchen"?
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Exactly!
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My mind went straight to some brazen thief helping themselves to a midnight snack in my house, The audacity, So, broom still held high,
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I started walking to the kitchen door.
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It felt like the longest walk of my life, you know?
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Each step felt heavy.
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I can only imagine the tension building.
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This is like a scene from a horror movie except it's real life.
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What do you see when you get to the kitchen door?
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As I got closer I could see it.
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A big, strange shadow on the wall.
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Not quite human -shaped but definitely present.
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It was moving slightly, My hands were shaking so bad George, I thought I was going to drop the broom, But I tighten my grip, holding it high, ready to swing.
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Okay, this is the moment of truth, the confrontation.
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You've got the weapon, you've got the shadow.
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What do you do?
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Do you just lunge in?
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No, I had to psyche myself up.
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I took a deep shaky breath, gathered all my courage and then I shouted, What is there?
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I swear my voice cracked a little, but it was loud enough to echo in the dark kitchen.
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And then, I flipped on the kitchen light quickly, expecting to see some masked figure, some dangerous thief.
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The big reveal!
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The climactic moment!
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And what did you see, Mary?
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Don't leave me hanging.
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Surprise!
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It was not a dangerous thief.
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Not a burglar, not a masked villain.
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It was...
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A fat, cute raccoon.
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Sitting right on my kitchen table, bold as brass.
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And what was he doing, George?
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He was eating my peanut butter.
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No way!
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A raccoon?
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Oh my god, that's priceless.
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I was expecting something so much scarier, but a raccoon?
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And peanut butter specifically?
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That's hilarious.
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Yeah!
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He had found the jar, somehow gotten the lid off, and was just like scooping it out with his little paws.
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He looked up at me, mid -scoop, with this utterly bewildered expression, his tiny hands still in the peanut butter jar.
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Like, oh, oops, caught me red -handed.
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That's an image that's gonna stick with me.
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A raccoon, covered in peanut butter, just staring at you.
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So, what did you do then?
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You didn't, like, try to fight a raccoon with a broom, did you?
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Oh, no, George.
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pure, uncontrollable laughter.
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I dropped my broom with a clatter, and I just stood there, doubled over, laughing so hard I think I woke up the neighbors, The whole situation was just so ridiculous.
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I can only imagine.
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The adrenaline dump must have been insane.
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From absolute terror to laughing hysterically, What did the raccoon do while you were having your moment?
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He just kind of watched me, you know?
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Like, is she going to join me or is she just going to laugh at my snack?
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He was very hungry, clearly.
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And honestly, after all that, I just felt a little bad for him.
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He was just looking for a meal.
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So you didn't like chase him out.
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What did you end up doing with your peanut butter loving bandit?
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Well, I certainly wasn't going to eat that peanut butter anymore.
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So, I figured, you know what?
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He earned it.
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I actually ended up giving him some bread to go with his peanut butter, kind of a peace offering.
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He munched on it happily, then eventually waddled out through the back door I'd probably left a jar or something.
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That's incredible, Mary.
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From a terrifying home invasion to serving a raccoon dinner, what a night!
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So you just sent him off with a good night?
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Pretty much.
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I just stood there, broom on the floor, kitchen light still on, and said, "Good night, little guy." And then I cleaned up the peanut butter mess.
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It was definitely one of the most memorable nights of my life.
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Never underestimate the crunch crunch in the dark.
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What an absolutely wild story, Mary.
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I mean the suspense you built there.
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I was on the edge of my seat.
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and then a raccoon with peanut butter.
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It just goes to show sometimes the things
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that scare us the most turn out to be the most unexpected and frankly adorable.
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Thank you for sharing that amazing tale with us, it was truly something.
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And next time you hear a crunch in the dark, maybe just check for tiny bandit paws first.
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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon
Cette leçon d’expression orale de niveau A2 s’appuie sur la vidéo « I Heard a Noise at 2 AM! 😱 ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : broom, kitchen, raccoon, peanut, butter. Cette vidéo contient 207 phrases et 1674 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 11:48. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 142 mots par minute, confortable pour le shadowing. 78 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais ; le reste mérite d’être vu avant de commencer. 32 de ses 207 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 :
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| butter nom | /ˈbʌtɚ/ | beurre |
| peanut nom | /ˈpiˌnʌt/ | arachide, cacahuète |
| crunch verbe | /kɹʌnt͡ʃ/ | croquer |
| shadow nom | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | ombre |
| scare verbe | /skɛɚ/ | effrayer |
| thief nom | /ˈθiːf/ | voleur, voleuse |
| carefully adverbe | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | soigneusement |
| breathe verbe | /bɹiːð/ | respirer, inspirer |
| bedroom nom | /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ | chambre, chambre à coucher |
| hungry adjectif | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | affamé, avoir faim |
| clock nom | /klɑk/ | indicateur de vitesse, compteur de vitesse |
| shake verbe | /ˈʃeɪk/ | secouer, agiter |
| wooden adjectif | /ˈwʊdn̩/ | boisé, en bois |
| mask nom | /mæsk/ | masque |
| bold adjectif | /ˈbəʊld/ | hardi, effronté |
Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| wake up verbe | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | se réveiller |
| end up verbe | se terminer, se finir | |
| clean up verbe | nettoyer | |
| figure out verbe | cerner | |
| go through verbe | traverser | |
| look around verbe | regarder autour de soi | |
| stand up verbe | se lever, se mettre debout |
Des phrases à répéter
Des phrases courtes et complètes de la vidéo, à réutiliser dans la conversation de tous les jours :
- "Who is there?" I shout.
- What's going through your head then?
- Are you calling the police, grabbing your phone?
- I've heard of people using golf clubs, baseball bats, but a broom?
- You're not just gonna stand there, are you?
La grammaire de cette vidéo
Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :
| Structure | Dans la vidéo |
|---|---|
| Passé continu was/were + -ing — une action en cours à un moment du passé | was charging · was leaning · was trying |
| Superlatifs the -est / the most … — le plus haut ou le plus bas d’un groupe | The best · the worst · the longest |
| Verbe + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — les verbes suivis de la forme en -ing | starts pounding · start getting · started walking |
| Présent continu am/is/are + -ing — ce qui se passe en ce moment | am sleeping · am waking · am getting |
Prononciation à surveiller
Le locuteur utilise 32 contractions et formes réduites, comme you're, I'm, didn't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.
- Les sons « th »: thief /ˈθiːf/, breathe /bɹiːð/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, stealth /stɛlθ/, stealthy /ˈstɛlθi/
- Les sons « sh » et « zh »: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/, shout /ʃaʊt/, essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, conclusion /kənˈkluːʒən/
- Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: adrenaline /əˈdɹɛnəlɪn/, ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/, essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, psychology /saɪˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, hilarious /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/
Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :
- /h/ — il se souffle, il n’est pas muet: hungry /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/, hallway /ˈhɔlˌweɪ/, horror /ˈhɒɹ.ə/, hilarious /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/, happily /ˈhæp.ə.li/
- /tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: crunch /kɹʌnt͡ʃ/, chase /t͡ʃeɪs/, pitch /pɪt͡ʃ/, courage /ˈkʌ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/, psychology /saɪˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
- /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: crunch /kɹʌnt͡ʃ/, carefully /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/, breathe /bɹiːð/, bedroom /ˈbɛdˌɹum/, hungry /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/
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 butter, peanut, crunch.
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.