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Welcome to Dialogue Dreams.
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Hi, Sarah.
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What were you doing yesterday when I called you?
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Oh, hey, Mark.
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I was hiking with my family in the mountains. Was it fun?
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Yes.
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The weather was nice.
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And we were seeing animals, too.
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What animals?
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We were seeing deer.
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and hearing birds singing in the trees. That sounds peaceful.
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What else did you do?
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We were taking lots of pictures of the pretty nature, like waterfalls and green trees.
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I was inside working yesterday.
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Oh no, you were missing the fun.
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We were telling stories and laughing a lot.
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Next time.
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I want to come with you.
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Sure.
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I will tell you when we go again.
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It will be great to have you hiking and laughing with us.
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Thanks, Sarah.
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I will wait for that.
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Hey sis.
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What were you doing in the backyard earlier?
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I was playing with my new puppy.
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We were running around and chasing a ball.
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Sounds like a lot of fun.
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What was the puppy's name again?
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His name is Max.
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While we were playing, he was eating non-stop.
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Cute name.
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While you were playing with Max, I was inside watching a movie.
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Really?
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What movie were you watching?
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I was watching that new adventure movie we talked about last week.
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Oh, I remember.
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While you were watching the movie, Max and I were also snacking on some cookies.
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Lucky Max.
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By the way, did you finish your painting project for school?
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Not yet.
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Yesterday, I was working on it for hours.
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I was adding lots of colors to make it vibrant.
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That's cool.
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I was studying for my math test most of the day.
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While you were studying, I was listening to music and humming along.
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Ha!
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I guess we both had busy afternoons.
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Yep.
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We were both doing our own things.
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But it was a good day.
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Definitely.
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Let's plan something together tomorrow.
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Sounds like a plan.
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I will be done with my painting.
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And you won't be studying all day.
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Deal.
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Hi, sweetheart.
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What were you doing in the living room earlier?
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Hi, mom.
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I was playing with my toy cars.
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I was driving them all around. That sounds like fun.
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Which cars were you playing with?
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I was playing with the red one and the blue one.
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They were racing each other.
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Wow!
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That's exciting!
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While you were playing with your cars, I was cooking dinner in the kitchen.
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What were you cooking?
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I was making spaghetti with yummy tomato sauce.
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Yum!
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While you were making dinner, I was building a tall tower with my blocks.
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Impressive.
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By the way, did you finish your drawing for school?
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Not yet.
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Today, I was drawing a big tree with lots of leaves.
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Sounds creative.
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I was working on my computer most of the day. While you were working.
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I was listening to a story on my tablet.
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That's nice.
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We both had busy days, didn't we?
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Yes.
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But now we're together.
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And that's the best part.
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You're right.
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Let's read a bedtime story and then sleep.
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Great idea, Mom.
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I love reading stories with you.
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And I love reading them with you too, sweetie.
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Hi there.
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What were you doing yesterday at 4 p.m.?
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Hi.
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At 4 p.m yesterday, I was watching my favorite cartoon on TV.
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Oh, that sounds fun.
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What else were you doing while watching TV?
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I was also eating some popcorn and drinking juice.
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Nice combo.
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And why were you wearing your jacket indoors?
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Because the air conditioning was on, and I was feeling a little cold.
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Got it.
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What was your little brother doing during that time?
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He was playing with his toy cars on the floor.
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Cute.
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And what were your parents doing?
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They were cooking dinner in the kitchen.
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Yummy.
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So, while your family was busy, what was your cat doing?
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My cat was sleeping on the couch, completely ignoring everything.
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Huh, cats love their naps.
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What a cozy evening you had.

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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon

Cette leçon d’expression orale de niveau A2 s’appuie sur la vidéo « Past Continuous Tense Conversation ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : sounds, watching, yesterday, Max, cars. Cette vidéo contient 110 phrases et 665 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 6:06. Le locuteur parle lentement, environ 109 mots par minute, ce qui laisse le temps d’imiter chaque son. 85 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais ; le reste mérite d’être vu avant de commencer. 20 de ses 110 phrases sont des questions : un bon entraînement pour l’intonation interrogative et les réponses courtes.

Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo

15 mots de la vidéo à retenir, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :

MotPrononciationSens
hike nom/haɪk/randonnée
yummy adjectif/ˈjʌm.i/délicieux, délicieuse
ignore verbe/ɪɡˈnɔː/ignorer, ne pas prêter attention à
impressive adjectif/ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/impressionnant, épatant
adventure nom/ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/aventure
chase verbe/t͡ʃeɪs/poursuivre, chasser
juice nom/d͡ʒuːs/jus
jacket nom/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/veste, blouson
leaf nom/lif/feuille
couch nom/ˈkaʊ̯t͡ʃ/sofa, canapé
mathematics nom/mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/mathématiques
deer nom/dɪɹ/cerf, chevreuil
cartoon nom/kɑɹˈtun/bande dessinée, BD
cookie nom/ˈkʊki/cookie, biscuit
puppy nom/ˈpʌpi/raton

Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez

MotSens
run around verbecourir partout

Des phrases à répéter

Des phrases courtes et complètes de la vidéo, à réutiliser dans la conversation de tous les jours :

  • What were you doing yesterday when I called you?
  • What else did you do?
  • What were you doing in the backyard earlier?
  • What movie were you watching?
  • We both had busy days, didn't we?

La grammaire de cette vidéo

Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :

StructureDans la vidéo
Passé continu was/were + -ing — une action en cours à un moment du passéwere you doing · was hiking · were seeing
Verbe + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — les verbes suivis de la forme en -inglove reading
Futur avec « will » will + verbe — une décision, une promesse ou une prédictionwill tell · will be · will wait

Prononciation à surveiller

Le locuteur utilise 4 contractions et formes réduites, comme didn't, we're, won't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.

Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :

  • /h/ — il se souffle, il n’est pas muet: hike /haɪk/, sweetheart /ˈswiːtˌhɑːt/, hum /ˈhʌm/
  • /tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: adventure /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/, chase /t͡ʃeɪs/, juice /d͡ʒuːs/, jacket /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/, couch /ˈkaʊ̯t͡ʃ/
  • /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: impressive /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/, deer /dɪɹ/, cartoon /kɑɹˈtun/, popcorn /ˈpɑp.kɔɹn/, vibrant /ˈvaɪbɹənt/

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 hike, yummy, ignore.

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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