Pratique du Shadowing: Our World Is Naturally Strange - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo

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The process of the Neural Sublime is defamiliarizing everything.
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Nothing is familiar anymore.
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Everything is unfamiliar, is weird and strange and wonderful.
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That is opening up this consciousness and kind of giving it an expansiveness that you don't normally have.
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In the scattered world, how do you make yourself more present and more alive in the moment?
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The exercises I give you in the chapter are kind of making you aware of what I call pure consciousness.
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Okay.
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And so you're sleepwalking because
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your brain is operating on automatic and you have no control over it and you're not aware of it
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So the process of experiencing the NeuroSublime
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is a process of self -awakening and seeing
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that as it happens in the moment and seeing how your brain is tricking you into this.
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So, In the chapter, I give you these exercises. And I'm saying.
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That consciousness, think of consciousness in this metaphor.
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It is pure.
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It is like that sky I mentioned, the blue sky.
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It has no limits, no boundaries, no north, south, east or west.
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It goes on forever, right?
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It's pure.
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And you don't have it anymore.
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Your consciousness is now very constricted.
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It's not like that infinite blue sky.
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It's cloudy.
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It's murky.
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It's full of all this crap, all this dirt.
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Okay?
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We're trying to purify it.
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We're trying to go back to that pure consciousness.
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I give you exercises on trying to perceive the world around you.
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First of all, without all of those filters.
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So for instance, You take a walk, but it could happen in your room.
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You don't have to take a walk here.
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But when you look at things, Drop the words for them.
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Try and spend an hour We are not looking at things as they are
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is symbolized through these abstract words that you have, and to actually look things as they are in their own strangeness.
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So, The world for you has become too familiar visually, sensually, thinking -wise.
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The process of the NeuroSublime is defamiliarizing everything.
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Nothing is familiar anymore.
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Everything is strange.
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A child, a baby?
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That strange little mass of 12 pounds of flesh crying all the time.
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What a strange little creature that is.
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A snail crawling on the ground.
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The snail has these antennas, a very strange world snails are very strange clouds in the sky
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are not just these things that you never think of, they're weird.
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Imagine there's no other planet in the universe that is going to have clouds like we have.
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because we have an atmosphere, because we have certain conditions.
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You know, there'll be clouds, but they won't be like ours.
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How strange they are.
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Everything is unfamiliar, is weird and strange and wonderful.
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That is opening up this consciousness and kind of kind of giving it an expansiveness that you don't normally have.
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And then as I said with childhood, making everything have this kind of emotional quality where it's not just concepts and intellectual things,
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but everything strikes you in your body.
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And physically it's opening yourself up physically to the world itself and expanding your, your, your, your, your, your, your senses.
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Okay, so on and on and on your thinking.
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I'm trying to open up your thinking process so
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that you don't have these same narrow thoughts over and over and over again.
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And you go through exercises, where you scramble your normal thinking patterns and you think the opposite.
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of what you normally do.
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So what you think is ugly,
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and dirty and disgusting i want you to imagine that it's beautiful and wonderful and everything that's beautiful you know,
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like something airbrushed image of something is actually repulsive and ugly.
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I want you to alter your patterns of thinking on and on and on.
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Mess with your own brain.
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play with your brain, play with your consciousness.
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It's like clay that you can mold and create your own brain for itself.
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It is the most exciting adventure you can ever go on if you learn to go through this process.

Why practice speaking with this video?

This video, titled "Our World Is Naturally Strange," provides a unique opportunity for English learners to immerse themselves in intriguing concepts while practicing their speaking skills. The speaker discusses the idea of the Neural Sublime, a term that may inspire learners to explore new vocabulary and expressions. Engaging with such abstract themes allows learners to expand their language abilities while thinking critically about perception and consciousness.

Practicing speaking with this video can significantly improve English pronunciation as learners repeat complex ideas and phrases. By mimicking the speaker’s intonations and rhythms, learners can refine their pronunciation and fluency. Additionally, discussing the video with peers or mentors can enhance communication skills, thereby making learning more interactive and dynamic.

Grammar & Expressions in Context

The speaker utilizes a variety of grammatical structures and expressions that are valuable for learners:

  • Defamiliarizing everything: This phrase highlights the process of making the familiar seem strange. Here, "defamiliarizing" is a gerund that transforms a complex notion into an active concept, ideal for bodying and practicing in shadowspeak.
  • Try and spend an hour: The use of "try and" is a casual way to suggest an action. This colloquial phrase is common in spoken English, making it essential for learners to incorporate into their everyday conversations.
  • Purify it: "Purify" is a vivid verb that conveys the idea of clearing away obscured perceptions. Exploring such expressive language can deepen learners' understanding and help them use similar verbs effectively to express thoughts.
  • Look things as they are: This directive form encourages active observation and deep engagement. Using phrases like these can empower learners to articulate their perceptions more vividly.

Common Pronunciation Traps

While practicing with this video, learners may encounter specific pronunciation challenges:

  • Neural Sublime: The term "Sublime" can be mispronounced due to its silent 'b.' Focus on emphasizing the 'l' and not rushing through the vowels.
  • Consciousness: A multi-syllable word that sometimes trips learners up. Pay attention to the stress on the first syllable: con-scious-ness.
  • Defamiliarizing: This may seem daunting, but breaking it down—de-fam-il-iar-iz-ing—and practicing gradually can aid mastery.

Utilizing a shadowing app or a dedicated shadowing site to mimic these phrases and terms can significantly enhance pronunciation, aiding in a more natural speech pattern. Embrace the strangeness as you learn; every unique expression adds to your proficiency in English!

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.