Pratique du Shadowing: The Most Important Thing - Comparatives and Superlatives - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo

Création de la leçon...
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The most important thing.
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Pam!
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You look amazing!
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Your dress is so beautiful!
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Not as beautiful as yours, Jenny.
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And you have a new hairstyle.
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Your hair is shorter than before, but it looks more stylish now.
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Thanks!
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Wow, look at your shoes!
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They are so fancy!
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They are very cool looking, but less comfortable than I thought.
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And they're the most expensive shoes I've ever bought.
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The worst choice ever Are you enjoying the party girls?
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Yeah we are, everything is so delicious Have you tasted these snacks over here?
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But these ones are tastier because they are so spicy Just try them They are tasty indeed,
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but not as delicious as this salad And it's the healthiest choice by the way Kristen is so happy.
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She's got so many wonderful presents.
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She's got a new smartphone.
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I wish I were as lucky as her.
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Her smartphone is the slimmest phone on the market.
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It is much slimmer than mine.
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My phone is older than all the other phones I see.
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I wish I had a more modern phone with a larger screen.
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That's the least important thing in life to make you happy.
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A more modern phone won't make you happier.
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My phone is as old as yours and I don't need another one.
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Kristen is so happy because she has many friends.
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I think she is the friendliest person I I know.
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Yes, she is considered to be the most popular girl in school and the most loved one.
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Who is the boy next to her?
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That's her brother, Paul.
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I met him at the chess club.
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He's the most talented chess player in the club.
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And I think he is the most intelligent student in our school.
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Is he older than Kristen?
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Yes, he is two years older than her.
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He is as handsome as Kristen.
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But he is not as sociable as her.
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He doesn't have too many friends.
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He is quieter and more sensitive than his sister.
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He studies harder than her.
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His marks are better than Christian's.
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But she is funnier and nicer.
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I get along better with her than Paul.
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Of all my friends, she is the easiest person to talk to.
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And who is the woman talking to Christian right now?
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Oh, that's her mum.
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She is the kindest and most generous person I know.
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She loves helping everyone.
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She has a very good heart.
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Look, the girl coming towards them is Christian's and Paul's sister Vivian.
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Really?
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But she looks very different from them.
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She is taller, has darker hair, and looks much older.
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I think she is the least attractive of them.
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Her clothes aren't so fashionable as her siblings.
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Well, I think she considers character more important than appearance.
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She may be less attractive than her siblings, but she has a nice personality.
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Everyone likes her.
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She is indeed the oldest of them and the tallest member of the family.
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She is a basketball player.
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They may be very different, but they love and support one another.
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That's the most important thing.
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How's it going guys?
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Are you having fun?
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Yeah, we're having a great time.
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The party is awesome.
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I absolutely love all the treats and there were so many beautiful surprises.
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The best part is yet to come.
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Just wait and see.
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Happy birthday!
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The cake tastes just as good as it looks.
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It has the most wonderful flavor I've ever tasted.
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This is a great party.
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I'm having so much fun.
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Pam, you are the best dancer in our class.
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Why won't you join us?
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I would be the worst dancer in these shoes.
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They're so uncomfortable.
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So anyone is a better dancer than I am right now.
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Oh, you poor thing.
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Next time I buy shoes, I'll take care to choose the most comfortable ones and not the best looking ones.
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Comparatives.
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We use the comparative form to compare to people, animals, places or things.
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That smartphone is slimmer than mine.
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Paul is older than Kristen.
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This salad is tastier than that snack.
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She is nicer than him.
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Her phone is more modern than mine.
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Paul is more sensitive than his sister.
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Vivian is less attractive than Kristen.
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You're a better dancer than me.
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Comparisons with as-as are used to say that two things, animals or people have the same attribute.
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I wish I were as lucky as her.
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Paul is as handsome as Kristen.
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Not as as is used to say that two things, animals or people do not have the same attribute.
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Not as as and less have the same meaning.
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He is not as sociable as her or he is less sociable than her.
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Vivian is less attractive than her siblings or Vivian is not as attractive as her siblings.
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Superlatives.
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The superlative form is used to describe the extreme quality of one thing in a group.
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Her smartphone is the slimmest phone on the market.
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She is the friendliest person I know.
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Her mom is the kindest person I've met.
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That phone has got a large screen I've ever seen.
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She is the most popular girl in school.
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That's the most important thing.
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She is the least attractive of them.
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You are the best dancer in our class.
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That was the worst choice ever!

Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon

Cette leçon d’expression orale de niveau A2 s’appuie sur la vidéo « The Most Important Thing - Comparatives and Superlatives ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : Kristen, attractive, dancer, older, Paul. Cette vidéo contient 110 phrases et 885 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 7:55. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 112 mots par minute, confortable pour le shadowing. 84 % 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

15 mots de la vidéo à retenir, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :

MotPrononciationSens
dancer nom/ˈdænsəɹ/danseur, danseuse
shoe nom/ˈʃu/chaussure, soulier
smartphone nom/ˈsmɑɹtfoʊn/smartphone, ordiphone
slim adjectif/ˈslɪm/mince, svelte
sibling nom/ˈsɪb.lɪŋ/frère et sœur, adelphe
tasty adjectif/ˈteɪsti/élégant, avec gout
sensitive adjectif/ˈsɛn.sɪt.ɪv/sensible
delicious adjectif/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/délicieux, savoureux
handsome adjectif/ˈhæn.səm/beau
salad nom/ˈsæl.əd/salade
chess nom/t͡ʃɛs/échecs
snack nom/snæk/casse-croûte m or casse-croute, hors-d'œuvre
attribute nom/ˈæt.ɹɪˌbjut/attribut
comparative adjectif/kəmˈpæɹətɪv/comparatif
compare verbe/kəmˈpɛɚ/comparer

Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez

MotSens
get along verbes'entendre

Des phrases à répéter

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

  • A more modern phone won't make you happier.
  • Are you having fun?
  • It has the most wonderful flavor I've ever tasted.
  • I'm having so much fun.
  • Why won't you join us?

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 maintenantI've ever bought · I've ever tasted · I've met
Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le faitis considered · is indeed
Comparatifs -er than / more … than — comparer deux élémentsshorter than · less comfortable than · slimmer than
Superlatifs the -est / the most … — le plus haut ou le plus bas d’un groupeThe most important · the most expensive · The worst

Prononciation à surveiller

Le locuteur utilise 15 contractions et formes réduites, comme I've, they're, won't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.

  • Les sons « sh » et « zh »: shoe /ˈʃu/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, stylish /ˈstaɪlɪʃ/, fashionable /ˈfæʃənəbl̩/, sociable /ˈsoʊʃəbəl/
  • Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: comparative /kəmˈpæɹətɪv/, intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, superlative /suˈpɝlətɪv/

Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :

  • /tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: chess /t͡ʃɛs/, intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/, generous /ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/
  • /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: dancer /ˈdænsəɹ/, smartphone /ˈsmɑɹtfoʊn/, attribute /ˈæt.ɹɪˌbjut/, comparative /kəmˈpæɹətɪv/, generous /ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/

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 dancer, shoe, smartphone.

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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