Pratique du Shadowing: Learn English Naturally: Going for a Walk in English - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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Learn English naturally, while walking with your teacher Turn on your closed captioning.
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Today we're going for a walk.
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I'm going to take you with me as I walk through a nature preserve Here in Minnesota,
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and later, I'm going to continue my walk through a residential neighborhood and my way to the school where I teach.
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So this isn't going to be a traditional English lesson.
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I'm not going to sit down and explain a lot of grammar rules.
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Instead, I'd like you to simply listen to me as I talk about what I'm doing what I see.
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And what I think about while I'm walking.
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If you hear a word or expression that you don't know, Don't worry about it.
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Just keep listening.
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you might be able to understand the meaning of the word in context,
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contextual, or situational meanings are sometimes more important than the meaning of a word as it is found in a dictionary.
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And of course, you can always come back and listen again.
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So let's go for a walk.
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I'm just getting started.
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I'm walking along a path through a nature preserve.
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The path is fairly wide here, so it's easy to walk.
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Thank you.
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I don't have to worry about cars or traffic.
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It's just me.
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the path the trees, My dog is with me.
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And everything else that's around me.
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When we talk about walking, there are several different ways we can describe what we're doing, We can say...
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I'm walking.
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we can say, I'm going for a walk.
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Or we can say, I'm taking a walk.
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These are all very common expressions.
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If someone asks me What are you doing?
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I could simply say, I'm going for a walk. And if someone asks...
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Where are you going?
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I could say, I'm just taking a walk through the preserve.
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There's something nice about going for a walk without having a particular destination.
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Sometimes when I walk, I have somewhere I need to go.
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Thank you.
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But sometimes, I just walk.
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for the sake of walking.
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I want to get some exercise.
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I walk because I enjoy being outside.
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I enjoy...
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observing nature and sometimes a walk.
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because I just want to clear my head.
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Thank you.
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That's a useful expression.
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to clear your head if you have a lot on your mind You might go for a walk.
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to Clear your head.
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You don't necessarily have to think about anything in particular.
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You can just walk and pay attention to what's right in front of you.
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You can't clear your head with a cell phone in your hand.
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As I walk along this path, I'm surrounded by trees and plants.
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This is one of the things I like about walking in a nature preserve.
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You can get away from the noise of the city.
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You can hear birds and insects.
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You can see how nature changes according to this season.
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And depending on where you are, You might see squirrels.
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rabbits deer or other wildlife I'm looking around.
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as I walk.
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There are trees and open fields.
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on both sides of the path.
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some of the trees are quite tall.
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there are bushes and other plants growing along the path Thank you.
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you might notice that I'm not walking particularly fast.
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I'm just taking my time.
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Take your time.
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is a very useful expression in English.
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If someone says, Take your time.
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they mean Don't hurry.
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There's no need to rush.
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So.. when I'm walking like this I'm taking my time I'm not in a hurry.
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to get anywhere.
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Thank you.
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I'm just enjoying the walk.
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I'm following the path.
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as it goes through the preserve.
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We use the word path for a place where people walk.
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especially in a park or an area like this.
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You might also hear the word Trail.
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trail is usually a path through a natural area For example,
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you could say, I'm walking on a nature trail.
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or There is a hiking trail.
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through the woods a hiking trail is more natural and less developed than a sidewalk.
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A sidewalk, of course, is what you normally find alongside a street.
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later in this video I'll be on a sidewalk.
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I'll be walking on the sidewalk.
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But for now, I'm walking on a trail.
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The trail isn't perfectly straight.
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it curves from one side to the other.
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we can say that the path curves.
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or we could say that the path winds through the trees.
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or it winds through the fields.
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when something whines, It doesn't go in a straight line.
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It goes.
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This way...
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and that way. So we could say...
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The trail winds through the woods.
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or it winds through the preserve That's a very natural expression. as I continue walking.
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The ground.
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isn't completely flat.
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There are some areas where the trail goes slightly uphill when you're walking,
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You might say, I'm walking uphill.
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And when the path goes down, say: I'm walking downhill.
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You can also say I'm going up the hill or I'm going down the hill.
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If the hill isn't very steep, Thank you.
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you might say it has a gentle slope a slope is an area of ground that goes up or down gradually
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it's very steep you might say Thank you.
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It's a steep hill.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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walking uphill can be good exercise.
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You may notice that you have to work a little harder.
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heart starts beating faster and You may start breathing.
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a little more heavily Thank you.
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but when you get to the top Thank you you can walk downhill again.
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And of course, walking downhill, is usually easier.
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This is where I like to stop.
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and take a look at the surrounding area.
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Thank you.
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It's a beautiful day today you What a day!
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Let me say a few things about what we see while walking.
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One nice thing about walking is that you have time to notice things.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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If you're driving, you're moving too quickly to notice every little thing.
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But.. when you're walking, you can slow down.
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you can stop You can look around.
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You can listen.
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you can notice small things that you might otherwise miss.
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Maybe there is an interesting tree.
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Maybe there's a bird.
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sitting on a branch.
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Maybe you notice some flowers.
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You might see a deer or a rabbit.
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running across the path.
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You never really know what you're going to see.
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That's one of the things I like about walking.
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It's a simple activity.
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but there's always something to notice.
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Thank you.
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Walking is also a very simple form of exercise.
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You don't need a gym.
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You don't need special equipment.
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You don't need to be an athlete.
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You just need a comfortable pair of shoes.
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and a place to walk.
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You can walk around your neighborhood.
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You can walk.
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in a park.
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You can walk.
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on a treadmill.
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Thank you.
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You can walk on a trail, as I'm doing now.
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You can even walk to work or school.
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And that's actually what I'm going to be doing in the next part of the video.
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I'm going to walk to the school where I teach So this video is going to change a little bit.
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Right now, I'm surrounded by nature.
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later, I'll be walking through a residential neighborhood.
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Now I'm walking through a residential neighborhood.
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a residential neighborhood, is an area where people live.
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This particular neighborhood is next to a public park.
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Here you'll see sculpture and beautifully maintained gardens.
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You'll see.
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houses apartment buildings Office buildings.
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sidewalks, driveways, lawns, and other things associated with people's homes.
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this neighborhood is fairly quiet.
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It's early in the morning.
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There isn't a lot of traffic.
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I can hear the sounds of the neighborhood as I walk.
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Thank you.
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When we talk about walking in a neighborhood, we often use the expression walk around the neighborhood.
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- For example, I like to walk around my neighborhood in the evening Thank you.
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or I usually take a walk around the neighborhood after dinner.
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you don't necessarily have a specific destination.
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You're just walking around.
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But today, I actually do have a destination.
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I'm walking to school.
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I'm on my way.
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to the school where I teach.
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When we have a destination, we use "walk to" I'm walking to school.
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I'm walking to work.
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I'm walking to the store.
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I'm walking to the park.
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But notice that we don't usually say, I'm walking to home.
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Instead, we say, I'm walking home.
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That's an interesting thing about English.
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you can say, I'm walking to school. But...
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I'm walking home.
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You can also say, "I'm walking back home." If I've been somewhere and I'm returning to my house,
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I might say, I'm walking back home.
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Now I'm walking along a sidewalk.
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the sidewalk runs next to the street.
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There are buildings on one side of the street and There are cars driving along the street.
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when you're walking in a neighborhood, You need to pay attention to traffic.
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even when you're on the sidewalk.
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You should be aware of cars coming out of driveways or turning at intersections.
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An intersection is a place where two or more streets meet.
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you might have to across the street, at an intersection Here's an intersection coming up ahead.
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when you cross the street, You walk from one side of the street, to the other.
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you might wait for traffic.
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You might look both ways.
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In fact, you should look both ways.
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And then when it's safe, You cross.
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I'm entering a residential area.
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As I walk through the neighborhood, I'm passing houses.
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Many of the houses have front yards, A yard is the area of grass and plants.
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around a house.
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the area in front of a house is the front yard.
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the area behind the house is the backyard.
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Some people have gardens in their yards.
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Other people just.. let their yards go.
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They don't do any special landscaping. which is okay.
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It is their yard.
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And they can do as they please.
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Now I'm passing by a church.
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There are many churches in neighborhoods.
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Thank you.
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People don't always walk at the same speed.
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Sometimes you walk slowly.
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Sometimes you walk quickly.
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if you're in a hurry, you might walk fast.
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You might even "Hurry along." To walk briskly means to walk fairly quickly and with energy.
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You might hear someone say, I try to get 30 minutes of brisk walking every day.
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that's a little more formal than saying I go for a walk.
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Another expression is to take a stroll.
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A stroll is a slow, relaxed walk.
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For example, After dinner, we took a stroll around the neighborhood.
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That's a nice expression.
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A stroll isn't about exercise.
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or getting somewhere quickly It's about enjoying the walk.
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But today, I'm walking to school.
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I'm not strolling have a destination, and I have to get to the building on time.
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Thank you.
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One of the reasons I enjoy walking is that walking gives me time to think.
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when you are sitting at a desk all day You spend a lot of time looking at a computer screen.
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when you're walking, you're moving your body.
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and looking at the world around you.
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Sometimes I think about what I'm going to teach that day.
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sometimes I think about things I need to do.
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There are a lot of things on my mind.
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Sometimes I think about a video I'm working on.
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And sometimes I don't think about anything in particular.
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I just walk.
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I walk to get some fresh air.
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That's another expression we use.
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get some fresh air.
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Fresh air means air outside especially air that feels clean and refreshing.
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Someone might say, Why don't you go outside?
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and get some fresh air.
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That's a very common suggestion.
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If you've been inside for several hours, getting outside and going for a walk.
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can make you feel refreshed.
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This is a very large field that I walk through and every day.
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Sometimes I'd ride my bike through this field, I'm getting closer to the school now.
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I've been walking for quite a while.
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The scenery has changed.
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but I'm still doing the same basic thing.
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I'm walking.
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That's one reason I wanted to make this video.
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The vocabulary we use to talk about walking isn't difficult.
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but there are many small expressions that are useful in everyday life conversation.
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We can go for a walk.
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We can take a walk.
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we can take a stroll we can walk along a path.
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We can walk through the woods.
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We can walk around the neighborhood.
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We can walk to work.
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we can walk home.
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we can walk uphill.
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We can walk.
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Downhill.
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And we can walk briskly if we're getting some exercise.
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Or we can walk quickly if we have a destination to get to.
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These are the kinds of expressions that become easier when you hear them repeatedly in context.
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And now I'm getting close to the school. So...
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My walk is almost over.
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I started in a nature preserve and then I changed locations.
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walking through a residential neighborhood.
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And soon I'll arrive at my destination.
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which is the school.
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where I teach.
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I've had a chance to get some exercise.
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get some fresh air and spend some time outside.
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I've also had a chance to talk to you in English.
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That's what Learn English Naturally is all about.
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I don't want you to feel that you always have to sit down and study English.
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Of course, studying is important.
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Learning vocabulary is important.
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learning grammar is important.
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But it's also important to hear English being used naturally Listen to English.
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listen to people talking.
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Listen to podcasts.
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Watch videos.
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watch videos made by other teachers And if possible,
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spend some time actually using the language.
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You don't have to understand every single word.
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In fact, You probably won't. and that's okay.
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Try to understand.
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the general meaning.
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Listen for words that you already know.
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and when you hear a new word try to understand it from the context.
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then if you're still not sure what it means, Look it up later.
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you So that's my walk for today.
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I started in the nature preserve.
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and I walked along a trail.
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I walked through the trees.
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and went uphill and downhill.
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Then I left the preserve and walked through a residential neighborhood I walked along the sidewalk.
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Thank you.
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I walked on the sidewalk.
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I passed houses and yards.
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I I crossed streets.
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and continued toward the school. And now I've arrived.
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Here you'll see: a soccer field outside of the building where I teach.
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These are the Lincoln soccer fields.
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If you're learning English, you can use that time to practice.
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as you're walking.
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look around, describe what you see in English.
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There's a car.
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There's a tree.
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There's a dog.
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There's a soccer field.
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You can say to yourself, "I'm crossing the street." Or,
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"I'm walking toward the park." Or, I'm walking home.
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You don't have to make complicated sentences.
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Start with simple sentences.
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as your english improves You can make your sentences longer and more descriptive.
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For example, I'm walking along the sidewalk.
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or "I'm walking toward the school." I'm taking a walk through the park.
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because I want to get some fresh air.
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That's how you can practice English.
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naturally.
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learn English naturally as you think to yourself, and think in English.
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Here is the building.
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where I teach.
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This building was built in 1957.
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It used to be a high school and now it's several schools together.
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using the same building.
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My students are adults.
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I don't work with children.
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But there is a school for children within this building.
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It's a beautiful building.
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On the outside, And the inside.
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I hope you enjoyed the walk.
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I'll see you again soon.
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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon
Cette leçon d’expression orale de niveau B1 s’appuie sur la vidéo « Learn English Naturally: Going for a Walk in English ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : walk, walking, neighborhood, english, path. Cette vidéo contient 343 phrases et 2661 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 29:27. Le locuteur parle lentement, environ 90 mots par minute, ce qui laisse le temps d’imiter chaque son. 83 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais ; le reste mérite d’être vu avant de commencer.
Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo
Les 15 mots les plus avancés de la vidéo, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| sidewalk nom | /ˈsaɪdwɔk/ | trottoir |
| preserve verbe | /pɹəˈzɝv/ | préserver |
| destination nom | /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/ | destination, arrivée |
| residential adjectif | /ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/ | résidentiel |
| stroll verbe | /stɹoʊl/ | flâner, se promener |
| uphill adverbe | /ʌpˈhɪl/ | en montée, en amont |
| downhill adverbe | /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/ | en aval |
| intersection nom | /ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/ | carrefour, intersection |
| hurry verbe | /ˈhʌ.ɹi/ | se dépêcher, se hâter |
| surround verbe | /səˈɹaʊnd/ | entourer, cerner |
| steep adjectif | /stiːp/ | escarpé, abrupt |
| briskly adverbe | /ˈbɹɪskli/ | vivement |
| refresh verbe | /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/ | revigorer, rafraîchir |
| driveway nom | /ˈdɹaɪvˌweɪ/ | allée, sortie de véhicules |
| vocabulary nom | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | vocabulaire, lexique |
Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez
| Mot | Sens |
|---|---|
| walk around verbe | déambuler |
| look around verbe | regarder autour de soi |
| go down verbe | descendre |
| go up verbe | monter, s'élever |
| sit down verbe | s'asseoir |
| come back verbe | revenir |
| come up verbe | se montrer, sortir du bois |
| go through verbe | traverser |
Des phrases à répéter
Des phrases courtes et complètes de la vidéo, à réutiliser dans la conversation de tous les jours :
- Today we're going for a walk.
- I'm walking along a path through a nature preserve.
- I don't have to worry about cars or traffic.
- I could simply say, I'm going for a walk.
- Where are you going?
La grammaire de cette vidéo
Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :
| Structure | Dans la vidéo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenant | I've been · you've been · has changed |
| Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le fait | is found · being used · was built |
| Possibilité avec « might / may » might/may + verbe — quelque chose de possible mais pas certain | might be · might go · might see |
| Verbe + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — les verbes suivis de la forme en -ing | keep listening · enjoy being · starts beating |
Prononciation à surveiller
Le locuteur utilise 124 contractions et formes réduites, comme I'm, don't, you're. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.
- Les sons « th »: athlete /ˈæθ.liːt/, breathe /bɹiːð/
- Les sons « sh » et « zh »: destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, residential /ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/, intersection /ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/, refresh /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/, situational /sɪtjuːˈeɪʃənəl/
- Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, residential /ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/, intersection /ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, situational /sɪtjuːˈeɪʃənəl/
Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :
- /h/ — il se souffle, il n’est pas muet: uphill /ʌpˈhɪl/, downhill /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/, hurry /ˈhʌ.ɹi/, hike /haɪk/
- /tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: sculpture /ˈskʌlpt͡ʃɚ/, gentle /ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩/, gradually /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəli/, suggestion /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/
- /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: preserve /pɹəˈzɝv/, residential /ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/, stroll /stɹoʊl/, intersection /ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/, hurry /ˈhʌ.ɹi/
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 sidewalk, preserve, destination.
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.