Pratique du Shadowing: Master English SPEAKING with SHADOWING Practice Listen & Learn English Repeat-After-Me - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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Here we go.
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Listen, learn, repeat, shadow.
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Hating someone?
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What kind of topic is this?
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Alright, let's jump into this.
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I'm just going to read along.
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You feel free to repeat after me when you want to.
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Shadow me if you can.
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I'll pause, and when I pause, you can repeat.
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Here I go.
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Hating someone is like holding a hot coal.
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You burn yourself first.
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Don't want to burn yourself now, do you?
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Don't be holding on to that coal.
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Imagine gripping a burning coal in your hand.
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A hot coal is a piece of burning material that looks small but carries intense heat inside it.
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You want to throw it at the person who hurt you.
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hoping it will burn them.
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Wow.
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But you hold on to it.
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But as you hold on to it, as you hold on to it, in the process of holding on to it, as you hold on to it,
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your own hand is what gets scorched.
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Scorched, burned badly.
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Your hand gets scorched.
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It's your own hand.
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You want to burn them, but it's your own hand.
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that is what gets scorched.
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The damage starts with you.
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That's exactly what anger and hatred do to us when we refuse to let them go.
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We often believe that by staying angry or hateful, we are protecting ourselves. or someone.
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That does not say someone.
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That says or somehow getting even.
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Or somehow we are getting even with the person.
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By being angry or hateful, by staying angry or hateful, we believe that we are getting even with them somehow.
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All right, that's better.
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But in reality, we are destroying our own peace,
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health, and happiness from the inside out.
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It's coming from within us.
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It's coming from the inside of us out.
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This is one of the most shocking and brutally honest truths.
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And it's powerful because it's real.
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We sometimes think that hating someone is a way of punishing them,
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a form of emotional revenge.
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I'll get revenge on you.
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But revenge in this sense is the desire to make someone else feel pain.
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Because they made us feel pain.
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The problem is that emotional revenge rarely reaches the other person.
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Rarely reaches the other person the way we imagine.
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Instead, we're the ones who keep reliving the hurt.
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reliving the hurt replaying events in our minds and keeping the wound open the hatred becomes a poison
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a poison we drink while waiting for the other person to fall ill We tell ourselves that holding on to our pain
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keeps us safe from being hurt again.
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Holding on to the pain keeps us safe from being hurt again.
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Is that what we tell ourselves?
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Pain, in this context, is the emotional suffering we feel.
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Sadness, grief, humiliation, or betrayal.
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Clinging to it can feel like armor,
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as if staying angry means we'll never be fooled or mistreated again.
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But the truth is, it only harms us more.
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Of course you feel anger, pain, and disappointment.
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That's human.
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Disappointment is the feeling that comes when reality falls short of what you hoped or expected.
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those first waves of emotion are natural and valid.
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Those first feelings, those first waves of emotion are natural and valid.
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They signal that your boundaries were crossed and that something important to you was damaged.
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But if you cling to that anger, if you hold on to that anger, if you rehearse the story again and again,
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in your mind, you rehearse it.
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What is rehearse?
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You replay it, replaying every detail.
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You start thinking about them every day.
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You feel tense and stressed.
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Your Your body stays on high alert.
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Your mood is easily ruined.
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Your sleep is disrupted.
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And bitterness slowly grows.
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Bitterness is what happens when hurt and anger harden over time.
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It turns into a constant sense of resentment and negativity.
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You may start to see life, people, or even yourself through a darker lens.
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Meanwhile, the person who hurt you has probably moved on,
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living their life, maybe not even thinking about what happened.
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You're the only one still suffering, still holding the hot coal.
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this is where forgiveness comes in.
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I don't want to forgive.
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Forgiveness does not mean you are saying what they did was okay.
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It's not saying that what they did is okay.
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That's not forgiveness.
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It doesn't mean you have to trust them again.
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Forget what happened.
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It doesn't mean you have to forget what happened.
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It doesn't mean that.
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Or allow them back into your life.
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Forgiveness is an internal decision.
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It's choosing to release the heavy weight of anger and say, I'm done carrying this.
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I'm done carrying this.
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I'm not going to think about it anymore.
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It's the choice to stop letting their actions control your emotions and your future.
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I'm going to say it again.
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It's the choice to stop letting their actions control your emotions and your future.
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You forgive not for their sake, not for them, not for their good,
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for their sake, but for your own good, for your own sake.
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It's an act of self-care.
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A way of giving yourself permission to heal.
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giving yourself permission to heal.
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Forgiveness allows you to breathe more freely,
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sleep more peacefully, and genuinely smile again without that constant tension in your chest.
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constant tension, tightness in your chest.
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Letting go can sound vague.
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So here's what it really means.
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You stop feeding the anger with constant mental replay.
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Constant mental replay.
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You keep replaying the situation, about that person in your head.
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That's constantly thinking about it, constant mental replay.
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You stop feeding the anger.
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You allow yourself to feel the hurt fully.
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And then you gently redirect your focus.
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Change the direction of your focus.
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You redirect your focus.
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toward your own growth, values, and future.
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You might set firm boundaries.
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Firm boundaries.
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Seek support.
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Journal.
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Write in your journal.
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Or talk to someone you trust.
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All of these are practical ways of solving, of slowly loosening your grip on the hot coal.
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You don't want to hold on to that hot coal, so you want to loosen your grip by doing all those practical ways that we just discussed.
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Let go of the hot coal and allow yourself to rediscover the peace you've been missing.
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Again, let go of the hot coal and allow yourself to rediscover the peace you've been missing.
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Let's say it one more time.
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Let go of the hot coal and allow yourself to rediscover the peace you've been missing.
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You deserve a life where your heart is not defined by what others did to you, but by how you choose to heal.
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Rise and move forward.
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Again, you deserve a life where your heart is not defined by what others did to you,
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but by how you choose to heal, rise, and move forward.
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We can do better.
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Last time.
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You deserve a life where your heart is not defined by what others did to you,
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but by how you choose to heal, rise, and move forward.
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Boom.
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Good workout.
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Way to go.
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Keep moving forward one step at a time.
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And I'll see you in the next practice video.
Why Practice Speaking with This Video?
Engaging with speaking exercises through video content is an excellent way to learn English with YouTube. Videos provide real-life context, making it easier to understand how to use language in everyday situations. In this particular video, you can practice the shadowing technique, which involves listening closely to the speaker and repeating exactly what they say. This method not only helps with vocabulary acquisition but also enhances your fluency by encouraging you to think in English as you speak.
The content challenges you to express complex emotions and ideas, such as anger or revenge, which are common themes in conversations. By practicing these phrases, you improve your comfort level with expressing feelings in English, an essential skill for both casual and formal interactions.
Grammar & Expressions in Context
- Hating someone is like holding a hot coal: This simile effectively conveys the intensity of emotions, using vivid imagery to deepen understanding.
- Don’t want to burn yourself now, do you? This rhetorical question encourages self-reflection, ideal for IELTS speaking practice where engaging the listener is crucial.
- Your hand gets scorched: The structure of this sentence illustrates the consequences of one’s actions, an important grammatical aspect that depicts cause and effect.
- We believe that by staying angry or hateful: The use of "believe" here leads into expressions of perspective, emphasizing the emotional undercurrents in discussion.
- Emotional revenge rarely reaches the other person: This assertion uses a definitive adverb 'rarely,' which is valuable for grounding arguments in discussions.
Common Pronunciation Traps
While practicing shadow speech in this video, you may encounter certain pronunciation challenges. Here are a few tips to tackle them:
- Scorched: This word may be tricky due to the blend of sounds. Focus on the 'sc-' beginning and the "-ed" ending, which is pronounced as a separate beat.
- Hating: The initial 'h' sound can be subtle, so ensure you articulate it clearly to avoid mispronunciation.
- Inside out: Pay attention to the smooth transition between 'inside' and 'out' to maintain the natural flow of speech.
By focusing on these elements while you improve English pronunciation, not only will your speaking skills enhance, but also your confidence when engaging in conversations. Embrace the shadowing practice to master your English speaking abilities!
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.