Pratique du Shadowing: STOP wasting your LIFE (2026) - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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Do you know what day of the week you are most likely to die from a heart attack?
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Take a guess.
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I'll give you a second.
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It's Monday.
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Care to guess what time?
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It is between 8 and 9 a.m.
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Do you know what else happens Monday at 8?
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That is the same day and time people get ready to go into jobs they hate.
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Coincidence?
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I don't think so.
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Take a look at this chart.
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This is the lifespan of the average person.
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On average, we live about 80 years.
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If we're lucky, we start working at about 18, and we work, work, work, and retire at about 67.
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Now what does this tell you?
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That for better or for worse, the majority of your life will be spent at work.
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Do not spend that time unhappy.
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Like my friend Jay.
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See, Jay would always say, when I finish school, then I'll be happy.
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Well, Jay finished school, but he wasn't happy.
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So then Jay said, when I get a job, then I'll be happy.
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Jay got a job, but he still wasn't happy.
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So Jay said, when I get married, settle down, and have kids, then I'll be happy.
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Well, he got married, settled down, had two kids, but still wasn't happy.
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So then Jay said, okay, when the kids leave home and I'll retire, then I'll be happy.
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Well, the kids left home and he retired, but he still wasn't happy.
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So Jay started going to church and I asked Jay why he was going to church so much.
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And he said, Because when I die, then I'll be happy.
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Jay's story, however sad, is not unique.
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I could have replaced Jay with Johnny or Bonnie.
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Bonnie.
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In fact, Jay's initials stand for just about everybody.
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Many of us are like Jay.
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But it is not our fault.
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We have been tricked to stay stuck in jobs that are literally making us sick.
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And to be and then people.
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You know about the and then people, right?
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It's people who constantly say, and then I'll be happy.
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Ladies and gentlemen, we must go from living as and thens to becoming right nows.
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We have to be happy right now.
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How?
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We must either find a job we love or bring more love into our jobs.
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It is time to step out of the rat race.
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Cause the funny thing is, even if you win, make a load of money, hold up the trophy that everybody hails.
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You're still a furry robot with a pointy nose and long tail.
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Wake up.
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Stop playing with your life.
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This ain't a video game.
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This ain't Mario Kart.
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This ain't Fortnite.
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There is no try again but no option to redo this level when the game's over, games over.
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But there is one cheat code to the human console, and that is to take control, and to stop buying into the lie society has told,
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like how overworking is cool, and being stressed out is a status symbol.
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Oh, and I almost forgot the biggest lie.
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Keep a work-life balance.
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Now on the surface, you may not see how crazy that sounds, but think about it.
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Work-life balance?
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Shouldn't it be the other way around?
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Shouldn't life come before work because when your life is better, your work is better?
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But don't take my opinion.
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Harvard professor Shawn Achor recently discovered something fantastic, which he calls the happiness advantage.
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His studies prove that 75% of job success can be predicted by not how smart you are, not how talented you are,
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But how happy you are.
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His research is decisive.
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He says when you're happy your intelligence rises, creativity rises, your productivity rises, and you know what else is funny?
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You also make more money.
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But here's the real kicker.
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You live longer too.
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I know it sounds too good to be true, but yes Optimists actually live longer than pessimists
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so you could stretch this graph a few extra years if this time here Is filled with more joy and cheer.
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Let me be clear.
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Do not take this message lightly.
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It is your duty to be happy for your own sake.
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I don't care if you're here at the end.
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It is never too late to trade in your deadly hood for a livelihood and refuse to suffer during the weekdays.
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Ironic they call it that because you're literally in a week days where you're constantly waiting for the week end.
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See I believe so many people die of heart attacks
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because they are involved in work that their hearts are just not in.
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I believe people have low vital signs because they are involved in work that is not vital to them.
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My friends, happiness is a choice, but anyone who says it's easy has lied.
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It ain't easy, but you have to try.
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The first step is to look inside and remember the quote
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that the Buddha wrote 2000 years ago which I believe today for most people still applies.
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The problem is you think you have time.
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Stop wasting your life.
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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon
Cette leçon d’expression orale de niveau B2 s’appuie sur la vidéo « STOP wasting your LIFE ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : Jay, rises, die. Cette vidéo contient 85 phrases et 850 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 6:22. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 133 mots par minute, confortable pour le shadowing. 85 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais ; le reste mérite d’être vu avant de commencer.
Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo
Les 15 mots les plus avancés de la vidéo, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| retire verbe | /ɹəˈtaɪɹ/ | se retirer, prendre sa retraite |
| lifespan nom | /ˈlaɪf.spæn/ | durée de vie, longévité |
| livelihood nom | /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/ | gagne-pain, subsistance |
| overwork nom | /ˈəʊvəˌwɜːk/ | surmenage |
| pessimist nom | /ˈpɛsɪmɪst/ | pessimiste |
| weekday nom | /ˈwiːkdeɪ̯/ | jour de la semaine, jour ouvré |
| furry nom | /ˈfɜɹ.i/ | furry |
| ironic adjectif | /aɪˈɹɑ.nɪk/ | ironique |
| decisive adjectif | /dɪˈsaɪsɪv/ | décisif |
| hail nom | /heɪl/ | grêle, grêlons |
| lightly adverbe | /ˈlaɪtli/ | légèrement |
| coincidence nom | /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ | coïncidence |
| creativity nom | /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/ | créativité |
| graph nom | /ɡɹæf/ | graphique |
| unhappy adjectif | /ʌnˈhæpi/ | malheureux, triste |
Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| settle down verbe | s'installer | |
| hold up verbe | retenir | |
| stress out verbe | stresser | |
| wake up verbe | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | se réveiller |
Des phrases à répéter
Des phrases courtes et complètes de la vidéo, à réutiliser dans la conversation de tous les jours :
- I'll give you a second.
- Shouldn't it be the other way around?
- I don't care if you're here at the end.
- It ain't easy, but you have to try.
La grammaire de cette vidéo
Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :
| Structure | Dans la vidéo |
|---|---|
| Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le fait | will be spent · have been tricked · being stressed |
| Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenant | have been tricked · has told |
| Propositions relatives who / which + proposition — une précision sur une personne ou une chose | people who constantly · anyone who says |
Prononciation à surveiller
Le locuteur utilise 27 contractions et formes réduites, comme I'll, you're, ain't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.
- Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: coincidence /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/, creativity /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/, productivity /ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/
Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :
- /h/ — il se souffle, il n’est pas muet: livelihood /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/, hail /heɪl/, unhappy /ʌnˈhæpi/
- /tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: cheat /ˈt͡ʃiːt/, gentleman /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/
- /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: retire /ɹəˈtaɪɹ/, furry /ˈfɜɹ.i/, ironic /aɪˈɹɑ.nɪk/, creativity /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/, graph /ɡɹæf/
Comment s’entraîner avec cette vidéo
- Écoutez la vidéo en entier une fois sans parler et notez les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
- Répétez phrase par phrase à vitesse normale, en reprenant chacune jusqu’à ce que votre rythme corresponde à celui du locuteur.
- Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec l’original, en faisant attention à des mots comme retire, lifespan, livelihood.
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.