Pratique du Shadowing: Six Minutes Podcast Ep. 1 - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo

Création de la leçon...
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James: There are kids in this world who are different, special.
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They look like us and they act like us, but they are not us.
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And one of them is missing.
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Announcer: Thanks for choosing Marine Adventures, Alaska's oldest whale watching tour.
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Migratory humpback whales spend their summers feeding here -- Cyrus: I know twice as much as this lady.
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Monica: We know you do, honey.
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Cyrus: Dad, did you know that the humpback whales' brains have the neuron cell that's also found in humans?
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James: I didn't know that, Cyrus.
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Birdie: And he didn't really care either.
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Monica: That's not nice, Birdie.
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Your brother loves science.
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James: So does your mother, by the way.
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It's why she became a doctor.
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Birdie: But I don't want to learn about whale brains.
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I want to see a whale!
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Monica: I'm sure we'll see one soon, Birdie.
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Birdie: Maybe that helicopter scared them all away.
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Cyrus: I read online that the scientists at Whittier are actually using whale cells to experiment with human evolution.
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Monica: Don't believe everything you read.
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Cyrus: But wouldn't it be epic if -- James: Hold that thought, Cy Birdie: Daddy, you said you were going to turn off your phone on the boat.
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James: Sorry, sweetheart.
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I have to take this.
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Hello? Yes, Admiral Grayling.
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What kind of activity?
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Birdie: Doesn't the government ever take a day off?
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James: No, I understand.
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Yes, of course.
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Monica, honey, can you come inside the cabin for a second?
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Monica: Sure.
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Be right back, guys.
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See how many whales you spot before we get back.
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Cyrus: Did that seem weird to you?
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Birdie: What, that dad got a work call?
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He's always getting work calls.
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Especially since we moved.
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Cyrus: Then why did he ask Mom to come with him?
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Birdie: Who cares?
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I can't see anything from down here.
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Cyrus: Birdie, what are you doing?
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Birdie: Looking for whales!
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Cyrus: Trust me, if there's a whale you'll see it.
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You're not supposed to climb the railing.
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Birdie: Then I'm going to get nice and close, look him right in the blowhole and say -- Whoa!
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Cyrus: Bird!
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Birdie: Whoa!
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Cyrus: Birdie!
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Birdie: No!
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Cyrus: Stop the boat!
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Birdie: Help!
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Cyrus! Cyrus: Hang on, Birdie!
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I'm throwing the life preserver!
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Grab onto it and don't let go.
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Swim to it!
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Good, Bird.
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Good. Hang on.
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James: Cyrus, what's going on?
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Monica: Where's Birdie?
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Cyrus: She's in the water.
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Monica: What?
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Cyrus: She fell in.
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Help me pull her up.
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James: Go!
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Pull! Keep pulling!
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Monica: Hang on, Birdie!
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Cyrus: I got her.
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Pull. Birdie: Girl.
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Cyrus: What?
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Birdie: There's a girl floating in the water.
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Cyrus: She's right, there's a girl out there.
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Look. James: What?
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Monica: Cyrus, what are you doing?
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Cyrus! Cyrus: I'm going in.
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James: Cyrus!
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Come back! Cyrus!
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Cyrus, swim back to the boat.
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Cyrus: She's alive!
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Monica: Her pulse is weak, but she's breathing.
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My name is Dr. Anders.
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Can you hear me?
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Birdie: How old is she?
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Ten? Eleven?
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Cyrus: How did she get out there?
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There are no other boats around.
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Where did she come from?
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Birdie: Is she a mermaid?
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James: She doesn't have any ID.
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How long was she floating out there?
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Cyrus: Hello?
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What's your name?
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Can you hear me?
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Who are you?
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Holiday: Holiday?
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Announcer: Paging Dr. Straus.
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Dr. Straus to the ER.
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Monica: Check her vitals again and let me know if anything has changed.
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Nurse: Yes, Dr. Anders.
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Birdie: Mom, is Holiday going to be all right?
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Monica: Holiday?
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Cyrus: That's what she said on the boat.
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It must be her name, right?
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Monica: You two must be freezing.
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You're still wet.
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Birdie: We're fine.
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Where is she?
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Monica: She's resting in that exam room.
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James: Has she said anything else?
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Monica: She hasn't woken up since we put her in the ambulance.
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James: Cyrus, Birdie, you guys wait out here.
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Birdie: Why can't we go in and see her?
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James: She's not ready for visitors.
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Cyrus: But you're going in.
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Monica: Please, stay with your sister.
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Cyrus: Mom?
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Monica: What is it, Cyrus?
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Cyrus: What's that marking on her left hand?
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James: I didn't notice any marking.
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We'll be out soon.
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Monica: I can cover up the marking with a bandage.
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James: Good.
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I called around.
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There's nothing out there about a missing girl.
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Monica: She looks so peaceful lying there.
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It's a miracle she survived, James.
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James: Since when do you believe in miracles?
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Monica: Sooner or later, someone's going to come looking for her, you know that.
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James: What's happening?
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Monica: She's in distress.
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I can give her something to calm her down.
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James: Wait, I think she's waking up.
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Monica: Can you hear me?
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Do you know where you are?
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Holiday? Holiday: What -- what happened?
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Monica: You're in the hospital.
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Holiday: Hospital?
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James: Do you know how you got here?
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Holiday: No.
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What's going on?
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Why can't I remember anything?
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Monica: It's okay, honey.
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You're safe now.
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You were in an accident.
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Holiday: Are you my parents?
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James: Are we your -- Monica: Yes.
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Yes, sweetheart.
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Of course we are.
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We are your mom and dad.

Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon

Cette leçon d’expression orale de niveau B1 s’appuie sur la vidéo « Six Minutes Podcast Ep. 1 ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : Cyrus, Birdie, Monica, James, whale. Cette vidéo contient 146 phrases et 859 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 6:12. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 138 mots par minute, confortable pour le shadowing. Seuls 76 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais, le vocabulaire est donc exigeant. 49 de ses 146 phrases sont des questions : un bon entraînement pour l’intonation interrogative et les réponses courtes.

Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo

Les 15 mots les plus avancés de la vidéo, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :

MotPrononciationSens
whale nom/ˈweɪl/baleine
humpback nom/ˈhʌmpbæk/bosse
announcer nom/əˈnaʊnsɚ/annonceur, présentateur
sweetheart nom/ˈswiːtˌhɑːt/chéri
float verbe/fləʊt/flotter
miracle nom/ˈmɪɹ.ə.kəl/miracle
swim verbe/swɪm/nager
bandage nom/ˈbæn.dɪd͡ʒ/bandage, pansement
blowhole nom/ˈbləʊhəʊl/évent
mermaid nom/ˈmɝ.meɪd/sirène
neuron nom/ˈn(j)ʊɹɑn/neurone, cellule nerveuse
distress nom/dɪˈstɹɛs/détresse
visitor nom/ˈvɪzɪtɚ/visiteur, visiteuse
pulse nom/pʌls/pouls
ambulance nom/ˈæmbjᵿl(ə)n(t)s/ambulance

Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez

MotPrononciationSens
wake up verbe/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/se réveiller
come back verberevenir
cover up verbecacher, dissimuler
get back verberetourner
get out verbesortir
turn off verbeéteindre

Des phrases à répéter

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

  • Monica, honey, can you come inside the cabin for a second?
  • I can't see anything from down here.
  • You're not supposed to climb the railing.
  • Do you know where you are?
  • Why can't I remember anything?

La grammaire de cette vidéo

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

StructureDans la vidéo
Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenanthas changed · hasn't woken
Présent continu am/is/are + -ing — ce qui se passe en ce momentis missing · are actually using · I'm throwing
Futur avec « will » will + verbe — une décision, une promesse ou une prédictionwe'll see · you'll see · We'll be
Futur avec « going to » be going to + verbe — un projet ou ce que l’on voit venirI'm going to get · someone's going to come

Prononciation à surveiller

Le locuteur utilise 26 contractions et formes réduites, comme you're, I'm, can't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.

  • Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: helicopter /ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :

  • /h/ — il se souffle, il n’est pas muet: humpback /ˈhʌmpbæk/, sweetheart /ˈswiːtˌhɑːt/, blowhole /ˈbləʊhəʊl/, helicopter /ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/
  • /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: miracle /ˈmɪɹ.ə.kəl/, neuron /ˈn(j)ʊɹɑn/, preserver /pɹəˈzɝvɝ/, distress /dɪˈstɹɛs/, freeze /ˈfɹiːz/

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 whale, humpback, announcer.

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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