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Hi! Today I would like to talk about one of my closest friends, Ana.
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We've known each other for two decades now.
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We met in elementary school when our teacher put us together for a science project, and we hit it off immediately.
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It turned out that we were neighbors and only lived two doors down from each other, so we hung out all the time and have really gotten to know each others' families over the years.
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Her parents are like a second family to me!
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Ana is someone I really look up to.
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She is kind and intelligent, but what I admire most is her ambition, tenacity and work ethic.
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When she sets her mind to something, there's no stopping her!
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For example, last year she became interested in learning Italian.
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Within six months she was having natural, fluid conversations with our Italian neighbours, learned to make her own pasta, and booked a month-long trip to Rome!
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Despite her dedication and focus, Ana is also quite outgoing and charismatic.
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She has this knack for making people laugh and lightening up any situation.
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However, she can be a bit blunt at times, which some people might find off-putting.
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I have to admit, there have been a number of times we've butted heads.
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For instance, she's vegan and I… well, I'm a full-on BBQ enthusiast!
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Despite some of our differences, we have never had a falling out, and I always appreciate her honesty and straightforwardness.
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Ana has many qualities I love, but what I admire most about her is her reliability as a friend.
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Whenever I have self-doubts or need a shoulder to cry on, she's always there for me, no questions asked.
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We've been through thick and thin together, and our bond has only grown stronger with time.
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I think it's important to have at least one truly close friend we can always count on, and for me, that person is Ana.
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Her ambition, reliability, and sense of humour make her an exceptional person, and I feel fortunate to have her in my life.

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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon

Cette vidéo contient 21 phrases et 349 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 2:45. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 127 mots par minute, confortable pour le shadowing. Seuls 81 % 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 :

MotPrononciationSens
admire verbe/ədˈmaɪɹ/admirer
reliability nomfiabilité
ambition nom/æmˈbɪʃ.ən/ambition
thin adjectif/ˈθɪn/mince
thick adjectif/θɪk/épais, gros
elementary adjectif/ˌɛləˈmɛntəɹi/élémentaire
intelligent adjectif/ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/intelligent
butt nom/bʌt/cul, derrière
fluid nom/ˈflu.ɪd/fluide, liquide
lightning nom/ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/éclair, éloise
exceptional adjectif/ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/exceptionnel
honesty nom/ˈɑ.nɪ.sti/honnêteté
fortunate adjectif/ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt/fortuné
dedication nom/ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/dédicace
vegan nom/ˈviːɡən/végan, végétalien

Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez

MotSens
fall out verbebrouiller avec
look up to verberespecter
turn out verbese finir, se terminer

Prononciation à surveiller

Le locuteur utilise 4 contractions et formes réduites, comme we've, I'm. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.

  • Les sons « th »: thin /ˈθɪn/, thick /θɪk/, ethic /ˈɛθ.ɪk/, enthusiast /ɪnˈθuːziˌæst/
  • Les sons « sh » et « zh »: ambition /æmˈbɪʃ.ən/, exceptional /ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/, dedication /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/
  • Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: elementary /ˌɛləˈmɛntəɹi/, intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/, exceptional /ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/, dedication /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/, charismatic /ˌkɛɹəzˈmætək/

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 admire, reliability, ambition.

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.

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