Pratique du Shadowing: If You Know These 20 Words, Your English is SHOCKINGLY Good - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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This is the toughest vocabulary quiz I've ever created.
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Twenty questions all fill in the blank.
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But watch out, because the words are going to get tougher and tougher as we go.
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Ready to get started?
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Here comes round one.
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Good luck.
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Question one.
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Gina's apology was totally blank.
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I don't think she even regrets what she did.
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Is it frank, austere, glib, or sullen?
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If something is glib, it seems insincere or superficial.
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Gina's apology was totally glib.
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I don't think she even regrets what she did.
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Question 2.
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City officials voted to blank a new tax on short -term rentals to pay for more affordable housing.
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Is it forfeit, squander, absolve, or levy?
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To levy means to officially impose a tax or a fee for something.
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City officials voted to levy a new tax on short -term rentals to pay for more affordable housing.
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Question three.
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The chairman surrounded himself with blanks who agreed with every foolish decision he made.
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Is it toadies, curmudgeons, envoys, or skeptics?
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A toady is someone who constantly flatters or praises a superior.
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The chairman surrounded himself with toadies who agreed with every foolish decision he made.
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Question 4.
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After three days of heavy rain, the soil was thoroughly blanked.
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Is it dilated, curtailed, saturated, or occluded?
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To saturate means to fill something up completely, usually with liquid.
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After three days of heavy rain, the soil was thoroughly saturated.
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Question 5.
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Our legal system is founded on the blank that everyone is innocent until proven guilty.
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Is it anomaly, axiom, vestige, or caveat?
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An axiom is a principle or a rule that's accepted as true without needing proof.
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Our legal system is founded on the axiom that everyone is innocent until proven guilty.
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Question six.
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Jack calls himself an art critic, but he's really just a blank who visits galleries a few times a year.
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Is it misanthrope, dissident, voyeur, or dilettante?
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A dilettante is someone who has a superficial or shallow interest in something.
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Jack calls himself an art critic, but he's really just a dilettante who visits galleries a few times a year.
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Question seven.
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The lawyer presented a blank argument that persuaded even the most skeptical members of the jury.
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Is it credulous, erratic, cogent, or listless?
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If an argument is cogent, it's clear and convincing.
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The lawyer presented a cogent argument that persuaded even the most skeptical members of the jury.
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Well done, you've now finished round one.
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Alright, it's time for round two, and the questions are going to be a little tougher this time around.
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Good luck.
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Question eight.
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The company is investing heavily in blank technologies that might one day transform the entire industry.
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Is it moribund, nascent, profligate, or effete?
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Something nascent is emerging or just coming into existence.
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The company is investing heavily in nascent technologies that might one day transform the entire industry.
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Question 9.
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In exchange for land and protection, medieval nobles were expected to swear an oath of blank to the king.
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Is it calumny, temerity, fealty, or probity?
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Fealty is unwavering loyalty or allegiance.
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In exchange for land and protection, medieval nobles were expected to swear an oath of fealty to the king.
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Question ten.
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Many countries blank the sale of ivory to protect global elephant populations.
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Is it prescribe, lionize, inveigle, or expedite?
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To prescribe, spelled with an O, is to forbid something, or to make it illegal.
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Many countries prescribe the sale of ivory to protect global elephant populations.
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Question 11.
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I'm a complete blank when it comes to gardening.
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I just started last week.
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Is it polymath, savant, iconoclast, or neophyte?
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A neophyte is a beginner.
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I'm a complete neophyte when it comes to gardening.
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I just started last week.
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Question 12.
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The clinic provides free medical services to blank families who can't afford private care.
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Is it indigent, stolid, mendacious, or tawdry?
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The adjective indigent means impoverished or very poor.
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The clinic provides free medical services to indigent families who can't afford private care.
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Question 13.
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The sharp decline in consumer spending may blank a difficult year ahead for retailers.
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Is it circumscribe, mollify, gainsay, or auger?
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To auger means to predict, or to serve as a good or bad sign for the future.
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The sharp decline in consumer spending may auger a difficult year ahead for retailers.
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Question 14.
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The soldier spoke in a rough military blank filled with acronyms and dark humor.
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Is it dogma, codex, umbrage, or argot?
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The noun argot refers to the specific words or expressions used by a certain group of people.
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The soldier spoke in a rough military argot filled with acronyms and dark humor.
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That's two rounds down.
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Excellent work.
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Now it's time for some truly expert -level vocabulary.
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Here comes round three.
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Good luck.
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Question 15.
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During the debate, the candidates tended to avoid meaningful engagement.
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For the most part, they just repeated old party blanks.
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Is it pariahs, shibboleths, vicissitudes, or soliloquies?
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A shibboleth is a phrase or a belief that identifies someone as a member of a particular group.
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During the debate, the candidates tended to avoid meaningful engagement.
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For the most part, they just repeated old party shibboleths.
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Question 16.
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A respectful biography should avoid blank speculation about a person's private life.
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Is it aseptic, phlegmatic, tenuous, or prurient?
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The adjective prurient suggests that something takes an inappropriate interest in a person's sexual behavior.
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A respectful biography should avoid prurient speculation about a person's private life.
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Question 17.
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The actress made it clear that she would not answer personal questions, but the interviewer continued to blank her all the same.
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Is it importune, traduce, abscond, or inveigh?
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To importune someone is to pester them with questions or requests.
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The actress made it clear that she would not answer personal questions, but the interviewer continued to importune her all the same.
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Question 18.
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Mark Twain rejected ornate literary language and instead wrote in a blank style that captured the sound of everyday speech.
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Is it bellicose, recondite, demotic, or dolorous?
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The adjective demotic refers to the language or culture of the common people.
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Mark Twain rejected ornate literary language and instead wrote in a demotic style that captured the sound of everyday speech.
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Question 19.
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The bird's feathers shimmered with a blank sheen and shifted from silver to pale green in the light.
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Is it nacreous, hirsute, munificent, or friable?
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Something nacreous has an iridescent or pearl -like quality.
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The bird's feathers shimmered with a nacreous sheen and shifted from silver to pale green in the light.
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Question 20.
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The film was visually impressive, but the plot was a chaotic blank of cliches and random twists.
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Is it palimpsest, cynosure, synecdoche, or farrago?
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A Farrago is a confused or jumbled mix of things.
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The film was visually impressive, but the plot was a chaotic Farrago of cliches and random twists.
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Congratulations, you've now finished the quiz.
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I hope you'll leave a comment below and let me know your score.
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As always, thanks for watching, and until next time, keep learning and be well.
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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon
Cette vidéo contient 126 phrases et 1209 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 11:08. Le locuteur parle lentement, environ 109 mots par minute, ce qui laisse le temps d’imiter chaque son. Seuls 69 % 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 |
|---|---|---|
| blank nom | /ˈblæŋk/ | préforme |
| levy verbe | /ˈlɛ.vi/ | lever |
| sharp adjectif | /ʃɑɹp/ | affilé, coupant |
| everyday adjectif | /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ | usuel |
| impressive adjectif | /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/ | impressionnant, épatant |
| actress nom | /ˈæk.tɹɪs/ | actrice |
| innocent adjectif | /ˈɪnəsənt/ | innocent |
| refer verbe | /ɹɪˈfɜː/ | référer |
| capture verbe | /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/ | saisir, capturer |
| soil nom | /sɔɪl/ | sol, terre |
| decline verbe | /dɪˈklaɪn/ | décliner, péricliter |
| regret verbe | /ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/ | regretter |
| invest verbe | /ɪnˈvɛst/ | investir, consacrer |
| literary adjectif | /ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.ɹi/ | littéraire |
| noble adjectif | /ˈnoʊbəl/ | noble, aristocratique |
Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez
| Mot | Sens |
|---|---|
| come round verbe | se raviser |
| watch out | attention |
Prononciation à surveiller
Le locuteur utilise 11 contractions et formes réduites, comme you've, can't, don't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.
- Les sons « th »: thoroughly /ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/, oath /ˈoʊθ/, feather /ˈfɛðə/, shibboleth /ˈʃɪbəlɛθ/, misanthrope /ˈmɪs.ənˌθɹoʊp/
- Les sons « sh » et « zh »: sharp /ʃɑɹp/, capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, speculation /ˌspɛk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/, foolish /ˈfuː.lɪʃ/, superficial /ˌsupɚˈfɪʃəl/
- Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: literary /ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.ɹi/, affordable /əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/, apology /əˈpɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, speculation /ˌspɛk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/, biography /baɪˈɑɡɹəfi/
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 blank, levy, sharp.
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 | was thoroughly blanked · was thoroughly saturated · is founded |
| Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenant | I've ever created · you've now finished · you've ever dreamed |
| Propositions relatives who / which + proposition — une précision sur une personne ou une chose | someone who constantly · someone who has |
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.