Pratique du Shadowing: Saffron part 4 Actual IELTS listening - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo

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Now turn to section 4 on page 7.
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You will hear a student who is studying food science giving a presentation on a spice called saffron.
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First you have some time to look at questions 31 to 40.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 31 to 40.
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For my investigation into the history and uses of plant products, I have focused on the cultivation and production of saffron.
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and expensive bright yellow spice made from crocus flowers.
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Unlike most other species of crocus, the saffron crocus doesn't flower in February or March.
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But in October, when it produces fragrant lilac -colored flowers, which are harvested at that time.
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During the harvest, the flower petals are discarded, and only the stigmas, the three dark orange or red -colored reproductive parts of the flower,
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are commercially used.
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One person must pick for almost 400 hours to produce just one kilo of saffron and amazingly,
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to produce just 50 grams, It takes about 14 ,000 individual stigmas No wonder the spice is so expensive.
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After this painstaking harvesting, and to preserve the intensive taste, smell, and color of the product, the stigmas are subject to a process of drying,
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by which some 98 % of their moisture content is removed.
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This makes it possible to keep saffron on the shelf to be used for many years.
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The highly prized spice is famous for the flavor and aroma it imparts, which are often compared to that of honey.
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Saffron is also prized for its rich golden color, which makes food look so tempting and indulgent.
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If you want to buy some of this fabled spice, you will find that saffron is either sold as whole stigmas or ground up as a powder.
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Today, saffron is used in both Eastern and Western cuisines to add both color and flavor to an enormous range of recipes.
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Though cooks would agree that it is most commonly added to recipes for the cooking of rice, because somehow it seems to complement such dishes perfectly.
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It is found to varying degrees in Italian, Spanish, Indian, and Iranian food.
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Although food preparation is its most common present day use,
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medical research indicates that saffron may have important applications as a drug in the clinical treatment of a number of eye disorders.
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Patients given saffron in their regular diet seem to show remarkable signs of recovery from serious conditions.
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And although scientists are still unsure of exactly why,
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recent experiments with laboratory rats have shown saffron to be effective in protecting the animals from damage caused
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when they are exposed to potentially harmful lights.
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Now, I'd like to give a few examples of how saffron has been used since ancient times.
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Some of the earliest evidence of saffron cultivation comes from archaeological excavations dating back 4 ,000 years on the island of Crete,
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where paintings and other artifacts have been found indicating that women wore beautiful saffron -colored clothes.
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This is the earliest evidence of saffron being used as a dye.
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During the Roman Empire, saffron oil was produced, which, because of both its color and aroma, was used to create cosmetics.
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But only the wealthiest citizens could afford these.
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Another use of saffron was to be found in the public baths.
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There, saffron was used as a perfume to keep the places smelling fresh and aromatic.
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It is even said
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that the streets of Rome were strewn with saffron threads to greet Emperor Nero as an extravagant
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and sweet -smelling gesture when he made a triumphal entrance into the city.
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Other parts of the ancient world use saffron extensively.
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One of the most well -known examples was in Persia, which is modern -day Iran,
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where saffron was a vital part of the process of manufacturing carpets.
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being used as a traditional dye along with other natural products like berries and minerals.
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To end my presentation, I'd like to read out a recipe written by a...
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That is the end of part four.
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You now have one minute to check your answers to part four.

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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon

Cette vidéo contient 45 phrases et 660 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 5:53. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 112 mots par minute, confortable pour le shadowing. Seuls 77 % 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 :

MotPrononciationSens
flower nom/ˈfloʊɚ/fleur
spouse nom/spaʊ̯s/époux, épouse
stigma nom/ˈstɪɡmə/stigmate
harvest nom/ˈhɑɹ.vəst/récolte
indicate verbe/ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt/indiquer, signaler
flavor nom/ˈfleɪvə/goût, saveur
cultivation nom/ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/culture
carefully adverbe/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/soigneusement
compare verbe/kəmˈpɛɚ/comparer
bath nom/bɑːθ/bain, baignoire
thread nom/ˈθɹɛd/fil
citizen nom/ˈsɪtɪzən/citoyen, citoyenne
entrance nom/ˈɛn.tɹəns/entrée
potentially adverbe/pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/potentiellement
commonly adverbe/ˈkɑmənli/communément, fréquemment

La grammaire de cette vidéo

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

StructureDans la vidéo
Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le faitare harvested · are discarded · is removed
Propositions relatives who / which + proposition — une précision sur une personne ou une chosestudent who is · flowers, which are · imparts, which are
Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenanthave focused · have shown · has been

Prononciation à surveiller

Le locuteur utilise 3 contractions et formes réduites, comme I'd, doesn't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.

  • Les sons « th »: bath /bɑːθ/, thread /ˈθɹɛd/, wealthy /ˈwɛl.θi/, cloth /klɒθ/
  • Les sons « sh » et « zh »: presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/, cultivation /ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/, potentially /pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/, preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, dish /dɪʃ/
  • Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: cultivation /ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/, potentially /pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/, experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, laboratory /ˈlæb(ə)ɹəˌtɔɹi/

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 flower, spouse, stigma.

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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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