Pratique du Shadowing: Talking about travel: 🚴🚗🚆 Real Easy English - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec YouTube

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Hello and welcome to Real Easy English.
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In this podcast we have real conversations in easy English to help you learn.
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I'm Neil.
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And I'm Georgie.
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Remember, if you want to read along to this podcast, you can find a script on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.
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Hi Georgie, how are you doing?
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I'm fine, thanks Neil.
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How are you?
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I'm very well, thank you.
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What's today's conversation about, Neil?
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Today we're going to talk about travel.
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We talked about holidays in another episode, but today we'll talk about everyday travel and compare our journeys to work.
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So Neil, what is your journey to work like?
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Well, because we live in London and it's a big city, it's quite long.
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But I get a bus to a tube stop – the tube is the underground train – and then I get the tube to near the BBC and then I walk.
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Nice.
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I walk to work.
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I don't like using the tube, the underground train, because there's so many people on it.
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I prefer to get some fresh air in the morning.
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Ah, you walk to work.
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That's interesting in London.
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Tell me about your walk to work.
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Well, my walk starts with walking along some streets towards a park, and then I walk across a park, and then I walk through some more streets because there is a little bit of time between the park and the office.
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And then I arrive at the office.
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Very nice.
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So you don't like public transport?
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I use it sometimes when there's an emergency, like if it's raining or if I don't have time.
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But if I have time, I like to walk to work.
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And how long does your journey take?
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My journey takes me one hour if I walk and 30 minutes if I take a tube.
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That's pretty good for London.
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What about you?
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My journey takes at least an hour, sometimes more.
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And Neil, you have to get a bus and a train.
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What's your journey like?
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Well, it can be good, but sometimes there's traffic jams on the roads and so the bus can take a long time.
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But once I get onto the tube it's usually OK as I travel travel across London.
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Neil, can you explain what we mean by traffic jam?
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Yeah, so a traffic jam is when there are too many cars and buses on the road and so the traffic can't move very quickly or can't move at all.
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Oh yeah, traffic jams are so rubbish.
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Are there times of the day when there are more traffic jams?
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Yes.
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So, during rush hour...
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rush hour is when most people are going to work, so the roads are busier.
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And also, if it's the school run, school run time, so lots of people on the roads taking their kids to school, then the bus journey takes a long time.
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OK, so that's in the morning and in the afternoons.
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Yeah, that's right.
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Well, Georgie, your journey to work sounds nicer than mine, probably more relaxing.
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Yes, not when it's raining though.
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Let's recap the words we learned during the conversation.
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We had towards, travelling in the direction of...
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Across, travelling from one side to the other.
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Rush hour, a time when a lot of people are moving around the city, usually for work or school.
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And an expression for something I hate, traffic jam, which we use to talk about a big delay when you're driving.
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Thanks for listening to Real Easy English.
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visit our website for more activities and courses to help you with your English.
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bbclearningenglish.com Next time, we'll talk about the news.
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See you then.
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Bye.
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Goodbye.
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About This Lesson

In this lesson, you will engage with real-life conversations about everyday travel in English. This episode features Neil and Georgie discussing their journeys to work, highlighting their preferences for walking versus using public transport. By listening carefully and practicing along, you will improve your english speaking practice and deepen your understanding of everyday travel vocabulary. This lesson is particularly valuable for those preparing for the IELTS exam, as it focuses on practical language use that could appear in speaking tests.

Key Vocabulary & Phrases

  • Journey - the act of traveling from one place to another.
  • Traffic jam - a situation where vehicles are stuck and cannot move quickly.
  • Rush hour - the time of day when traffic is at its heaviest due to people commuting to work.
  • Public transport - systems like buses and trains that are available for use by the general public.
  • Fresh air - outdoor air that is not polluted; often enjoyed during walks.
  • Emergency - a sudden and urgent situation that requires immediate action.
  • School run - the time when parents take their children to school, often causing increased traffic.

Practice Tips

To truly benefit from this episode and enhance your IELTS speaking practice, consider utilizing the shadowing technique. Here are some tailored tips:

  • Listen actively: Play the video at a comfortable speed. Listen to Neil and Georgie as they discuss their daily routines.
  • Repeat after them: Try to imitate their pronunciation and intonation. This will help you improve english pronunciation and gain confidence.
  • Pause and reflect: After each segment, pause the video and summarize what you heard. This reinforces your understanding and retention of the vocabulary.
  • Experiment with speed: Once you feel comfortable, increase the playback speed slightly to challenge your listening and speaking pace.
  • Use a script: If available, refer to the transcript to follow along. Reading while listening will aid in connecting the spoken and written forms of words.

By incorporating these strategies into your practice with this video, you will enhance your English skills while making your learning experience enjoyable. This engaging content allows you to learn english with youtube effectively and interactively, providing a solid foundation for both conversational and test scenarios.

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.

Comment pratiquer efficacement sur ShadowingEnglish

  1. Choisissez votre vidéo : Choisissez une vidéo YouTube avec un anglais clair et naturel. Les TED Talks, BBC News, scènes de films, podcasts sont parfaits. Collez l'URL dans la barre de recherche.
  2. Écoutez d'abord, comprenez le contexte : La première fois, gardez la vitesse à 1x et écoutez simplement. Ne répétez pas encore. Concentrez-vous sur la compréhension du sens.
  3. Configurez le mode Shadowing :
    • Mode d'attente : Choisissez +3s ou +5s — après chaque phrase, la vidéo se met automatiquement en pause pour que vous puissiez répéter.
    • Sync sous-titres : Les sous-titres YouTube peuvent parfois être décalés. Utilisez ±100ms pour les aligner.
  4. Faites du Shadowing à voix haute (la pratique essentielle) : Dès qu'une phrase est jouée — ou pendant la pause — répétez-la à voix haute, clairement et avec confiance. Imitez le rythme, les accents et l'intonation du locuteur.
  5. Augmentez le défi : Une fois à l'aise avec un passage, augmentez la vitesse à <code>1.25x</code> ou <code>1.5x</code>. Pratiquez 15 à 30 minutes par jour pour des résultats visibles en quelques semaines.

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