Pratique du Shadowing: 'The Giving Tree' read by Keith Carradine - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo

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I'm Keith Carradine, and today I'm going to be reading 'The Giving Tree' by Shel Silverstein.
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Once there was a tree . . .
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and she loved a little boy.
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and every day the boy would come and he would gather her leaves and make them into crowns and play king of the forest.
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He would climb up her trunk and swing from her branches and eat apples.
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And they would play hide-and-go-seek.
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And when he was tired, he would sleep in her shade.
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And the boy loved the tree . . .
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very much. And the tree was happy.
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But time went by.
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And the boy grew older.
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And the tree was often alone.
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Then one day the boy came to the tree and the tree said, "Come, Boy," "come and climb up my trunk and swing from my branches" "and eat apples and play in my shade" "and be happy." "I'm too big to climb and play," said the boy.
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"I want to buy things and have fun." "I want some money." "Can you give me some money?" "I'm sorry," said the tree, "but I have no money." "I have only leaves and apples." "Take my apples, Boy, and sell them in the city." "Then you will have money and you will be happy." And so the boy climbed up the tree and gathered her apples and carried them away.
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And the tree was happy.
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But the boy stayed away for a long time . . .
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And the tree was sad.
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And then one day the boy came back and the tree shook with joy and she said, "Come, Boy, climb up my trunk" "and swing from my branches and be happy." "I am too busy to climb trees," said the boy.
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"I want a house to keep me warm," he said.
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"I want a wife and I want children," "and so I need a house." "Can you give me a house?" "I have no house," said the tree.
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"The forest is my house," "but you may cut off my branches and build a house." "Then you will be happy." And so the boy cut off her branches and carried them away to build his house.
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And the tree was happy.
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But the boy stayed away for a long time.
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And when he came back, the tree was so happy she could hardly speak.
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"Come , Boy," she whispered, "come and play." "I'm too old and sad to play," said the boy.
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"I want a boat that will take me far away from here." "Can you give me a boat?" "Cut down my trunk and make a boat," said the tree.
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"Then you can sail away . . ." "and be happy." And so the boy cut down her trunk and made a boat and sailed away.
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And the tree was happy . . .
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but not really.
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And after a long time the boy came back again.
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"I am sorry, Boy," said the tree, "but I have nothing left to give you ---" "My apples are gone." "My teeth are too weak for apples," said the boy.
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"My branches are gone," said the tree.
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"You cannot swing on them ---" "I'm too old to swing on branches," said the boy.
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"My trunk is gone," said the tree.
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"You cannot climb ---" "I'm too tired to climb," said the boy.
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"I am sorry," sighed the tree.
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"I wish that I could give you something . . ." "but I have nothing left." "I'm just an old stump." "I am sorry . . ." "I don't need very much now," said the boy.
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"Just a quiet place to sit and rest." "I'm very tired." "Well," said the tree, straightening herself up as much as she could, "well, an old stump is good for sitting and resting." "Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest." And the boy did.
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And the tree was happy.
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The End I first read 'The Giving Tree' back in the late '60s and it has stayed with me ever since.
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Maybe it's because it made me think.
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It's a beautiful story about love and giving.
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The joy of giving and the care that should come with being loved and given to.
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The beauty of books is how much we can learn and discover from them.
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Any book that can share a story that gives us things to think about is worth a look.
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So keep reading and learning and discovering.
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The world is full of wonderful writers and their stories, and reading is one of the most magical ways we have to light up our imaginations.
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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon

Cette vidéo contient 51 phrases et 782 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 6:46. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 116 mots par minute, confortable pour le shadowing. 86 % 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

13 mots moins courants de la vidéo, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :

  • climb /ˈklaɪ̯m/ (verbe) — grimper, monter. To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).
  • trunk /tɹʌŋk/ (nom) — tronc. The usually single, more or less upright part of a tree, between the roots and the branches.
  • swing /ˈswɪŋ/ (verbe) — osciller, se balancer. To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
  • discover /dɪˈskʌvə/ (verbe) — découvrir. To find or learn something for the first time.
  • gather /ˈɡæðɚ/ (verbe) — ramasser. To collect normally separate things.
  • leaf /lif/ (nom) — feuille. The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
  • shade /ʃeɪd/ (nom) — ombre. Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
  • sail /seɪl/ (nom) — voile. A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination…
  • shake /ˈʃeɪk/ (verbe) — secouer, agiter. To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
  • imagination /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/ (nom) — imagination. The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.
  • magical /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/ (adjectif) — magique. Of, relating to, or by means of magic.
  • sigh /saɪ/ (verbe) — soupirer. To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary…
  • stump /stʌmp/ (nom) — souche, moignon. The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains of a tree, the remains of a limb.

Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez

  • come back (verbe) — revenir. To return to a place.
  • cut down (verbe) — abattre. To cut downward.
  • cut off /ˌkʌt ˈɔf/ [ˌkɐɾ ˈɔf] (verbe) — tailler, couper. To remove by cutting.
  • sit down (verbe) — s'asseoir. To assume a sitting position from a standing position.
  • check out (verbe) — mater, regarder. To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
  • go by (verbe) — passer, ignorer. To pass or go past without much interaction.
  • think about /ˈθɪŋk əˌbaʊt/ (verbe) — penser à, réfléchir à. To ponder.

Prononciation à surveiller

Le locuteur utilise 10 contractions et formes réduites, comme I'm, don't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.

  • Les sons « sh » et « zh »: shade /ʃeɪd/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/, imagination /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/

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 climb, trunk, swing.

La grammaire de cette vidéo

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

StructureDans la vidéo
Verbe + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — les verbes suivis de la forme en -ingkeep reading · Keep watching
Futur avec « will » will + verbe — une décision, une promesse ou une prédictionwill have · will be · will take

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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