Pratique du Shadowing: Shadowing Practice: Repeat After Me! (American English) A2-B1 - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo

Hello everyone and welcome to English Cozy Chat.

Today we are going to practice our speaking with a simple story about a busy day.

I am going to say each sentence twice.

The first time, just listen.

And the second time I say the sentence, say it with me.

Try to copy my pronunciation, rhythm, and annotation.

So basically, just try to say the words like I do.

Don't worry if you cannot say everything perfectly.

Just do your best and have fun.

Okay, let's begin.

Yesterday was a very busy day.

I had so many things to do.

I knew it was going to be a long day as soon as I woke up.

My alarm went off at 6.30 in the morning.

I opened my eyes but I really didn't want to get out of bed.

I was still very tired.

I closed my eyes for just a few more minutes.

Unfortunately, those few minutes turned into 15 minutes.

I suddenly realized that I needed to get up.

I quickly got out of bed and went to the bathroom.

I took a quick shower and got dressed.

I didn't have much time to decide what to wear.

So I put on some comfortable clothes and got ready for the day.

Then I went into the kitchen.

I really wanted to have a nice breakfast.

But I didn't have enough time.

I made a quick cup of coffee and had some toast.

While I was drinking my coffee, I checked my phone.

I had several messages to answer.

I quickly replied to the most important ones.

Then I looked at my list of things to do.

It was a very long list.

I had work to do.

I had some errands to run.

I needed to go to the supermarket.

I needed to go to the supermarket and I also needed to clean the apartment

and I also needed to clean the apartment

and I also had a few other small things to do and I also had a few other small things to do

Looking at the list made me feel a little stressed.

I took one more sip of my coffee and told myself to relax.

So I put my cup in the sink, picked up my bag, and left the house.

I had to get to work by 8 o'clock.

Luckily, I wasn't too late.

The traffic wasn't as bad as I expected.

When I arrived at work, I went straight to my desk.

I turned on my computer and checked my emails.

There were a lot of them.

I had more than 20 emails waiting for me.

Some of them were very easy to answer.

Others needed a little more time.

I spent the first hour answering emails.

Then I had a meeting.

The meeting was supposed to take 30 minutes.

The meeting was supposed to take 30 minutes, but it almost took an hour.

But it almost took an hour.

By the time it finished, I was already thinking about lunch.

I looked at the clock and realized it was almost 1230.

I decided to take a short lunch break.

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I found a quiet place to sit and ate my lunch.

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I found a quiet place to sit and ate my lunch.

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For the first time that day, I had a few minutes to relax.

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For the first time that day, I had a few minutes to relax.

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Then I realized I had another meeting in 10 minutes.

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Then I realized I had another meeting in 10 minutes.

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So much for my relaxing lunch break.

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So much for my relaxing lunch break.

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I went back to work and joined my next meeting.

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I went back to work and joined my next meeting.

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After the meeting, I had more work to do.

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After the meeting, I had more work to do.

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I spent the next few hours working without many breaks.

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I spent the next few hours working without many breaks.

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At about 3 o'clock, I started feeling very tired.

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At about three o'clock, I started feeling very tired.

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I made another cup of coffee.

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I made another cup of coffee.

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Then I took a short break and walked around for a few minutes.

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Then I took a short break and walked around for a few minutes.

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I felt a little better after that.

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I felt a little better after that.

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I went back to my desk and finished the most important things on my list.

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I went back to my desk and finished the most important things on my list.

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Finally, I looked at the clock.

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It was almost 530.

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Finally, I looked at the clock.

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It was almost 530.

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I was ready to go home.

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I was ready to go home.

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I still needed to go to the supermarket.

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I really didn't want to go.

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I still needed to go to the supermarket.

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I really didn't want to go.

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After a long day at work, the last thing I wanted to do was walk around a supermarket.

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After a long day of work, the last thing I wanted to do was walk around a supermarket.

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But there wasn't much food at home.

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But there wasn't much food at home.

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When I got to the supermarket, I walked around and started putting things in my basket.

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When I got to the supermarket, I walked around and started putting things in my basket.

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I bought milk, eggs, and picked up some bread.

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I bought milk, eggs, and picked up some bread.

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Then I bought some vegetables and some chocolate.

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Then I bought some vegetables and some chocolate.

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I know I didn't need the chocolate, but I took it anyway.

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I knew I didn't need the chocolate, but I took it anyway.

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A few minutes later, I found myself looking at some ice cream.

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A few minutes later, I found myself looking at some ice cream.

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I definitely didn't need ice cream, but it had been a long day.

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I definitely didn't need ice cream, but it had been a long day.

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So I bought that too.

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So I bought that too.

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Then I went to the checkout counter and paid for my groceries.

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Then I went to the checkout counter and paid for my groceries.

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I went home, made dinner, and sat down to eat.

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I went home, made dinner, and sat down to eat.

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I ate pasta with vegetables.

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I ate pasta with vegetables.

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After I was done eating, I got really tired.

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After I was done eating, I got really tired.

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So I cleaned the kitchen and got ready for bed.

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So I cleaned the kitchen and got ready for bed.

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Finally, it was time to go to sleep.

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Finally, it was time to go to sleep.

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I hope you guys enjoyed this shadowing practice and that it helped you to practice your speaking.

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Let me know how you did in the comments.

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Thank you all so much for watching.

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I hope you have a wonderful day and I cannot wait to see you in the next episode.

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Bye.

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.

Pratique du Shadowing: Shadowing Practice: Repeat After Me! (American English) A2-B1 - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo

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Qu'est-ce que la technique du Shadowing ?