Pratique du Shadowing: TEMA 2 - ANGKA (NUMBERS) - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 59 sentences and 194 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:06. 34% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| fifteen noun | /ˈfɪf.tiːn/ | An Irish traybake made with crushed digestive biscuits, marshmallows and glacé cherries combined with condensed milk and desiccated coconut. |
| thirteen noun | /ˌθɝtˈtin/ | A group of thirteen items. |
| twelve noun | /twɛlv/ | A group of twelve items. |
| eleven noun | /əˈlɛv.ən/ | A cricket team of eleven players. Hence first eleven - the team of best cricket players (at a school), second eleven - the "B" team, etc. |
| yang noun | /ˈjæŋ/ | A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world. |
| fourteen noun | /ˈfɔɹ.tin/ | A group of fourteen items. |
| silent adjective | /ˈsaɪ̯lənt/ | Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. |
| vocabulary noun | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning. |
| mulai noun | /ˈmuːleɪ/ | A title for the ruler of Morocco. |
| jadi noun | Pickled fish. | |
| jugum noun | /ˈd͡ʒuː.ɡəm/ | A connecting ridge or projection, especially on a bone. |
| salat noun | /səˈlɑːt/ | The obligatory prayer that Muslims are called to perform five times a day and the second of the five pillars of Islam. |
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like fifteen, thirteen, twelve.
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.














