Pratique du Shadowing: This is THE BEST way to Learn English - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo

Choisissez un mode d'entraînement

Chaque mode ouvre une salle d'entraînement en plein écran.

126 phrases
Si les phrases sont trop courtes ou trop longues, cliquez sur Edit pour les ajuster.
1
Most English learners never become fluent in English not because they're lazy
2
and not because they're bad at English and even not because English is difficult.
3
In fact, The reason is much more surprising than that.
4
A few years ago, I discovered something that completely changed.
5
the way I think about language learning.
6
At first I thought it couldn't possibly be true.
7
Because if it was true,
8
it would mean that millions of people are learning English in one of the least effective ways imaginable.
9
So I started digging deeper and what I found shocked me.
10
But before I show you what I discovered, let me ask you a question.
11
Why is it that some people spend years studying English, yet freeze the moment a real conversation begins.
12
while others seem to become fluent much faster even though they study less.
13
The answer has almost nothing to do with talent and everything to do with one mistake.
14
A mistake? that nearly every English learner makes including me.
15
And once you see it, you won't be able to unsee it.
16
So What's the mistake?
17
To answer that, let me show you something interesting.
18
Imagine two English learners.
19
The first learner spends one hour every day memorizing vocabulary.
20
studying grammar doing exercises and taking notes.
21
The second learner spends that same hour watching English videos,
22
listening to stories, and consuming content that they mostly understand six months later Who do you think speaks better English?
23
Most people would say the first learner.
24
After all, they're studying harder.
25
They're working harder and they're taking English seriously.
26
But in many cases, the exact opposite happens.
27
And that's where things get interesting.
28
because The human brain.
29
doesn't learn language the way most people think it does.
30
Let me give you an example.
31
If I show you this and I say Apple you will understand instantly.
32
No translation needed.
33
Now imagine: I take a bite, say I'm eating an apple.
34
Again, You understand and then I take the apple from the bench so There is nothing here.
35
And I say, there isn't an apple.
36
Still.
37
You understand.
38
What's fascinating is that nobody explained grammar to you.
39
Nobody gave you a vocabulary list, nobody translated anything and yet your brain understood the message.
40
And that's the key word.
41
message.
42
because your brain is not designed to learn language.
43
It's designed to understand messages.
44
And that might be a small difference.
45
But it's actually the difference between people who become Fluent?
46
And people who stay stuck for years In fact, there is one statistic that completely changed my perspective on language learning.
47
When I first heard it, I thought it couldn't be true.
48
Ready?
49
To speak and understand 95 % of every day spoken English.
50
you need to know roughly 2000 of the most common words and structures in English.
51
Think about that for a second not 50 ,000 not 20 ,000 Only 2000 of the most common words and structures.
52
and that means idioms, phrasal verbs and also collocations in English.
53
So if fluency is not about learning.
54
endless vocabulary lists.
55
THEN.
56
What is it about?
57
And this is where most learners make their biggest mistake.
58
They focus on collecting words instead of understanding messages.
59
And honestly, when I realized it, everything started making sense.
60
The learners who improved the fastest weren't the ones who were the smartest or the ones who were talented.
61
And definitely not the ones who spent all day studying.
62
They were doing something else.
63
something that most learners don't do nearly enough.
64
They were getting massive amounts of understandable English every single day.
65
And that brings us to the method that completely changed the game for me.
66
And that is called comprehensible input.
67
When you understand messages repeatedly, your brain starts noticing patterns.
68
You start recognizing grammar naturally,
69
You start recognizing vocabulary naturally and you start recognizing pronunciation naturally.
70
Without trying to memorize every rule, without trying to translate, and without constantly stopping to study.
71
In other words, You start Acquiring English instead of learning English.
72
And that changes everything.
73
And at this point, some people might be thinking: "Okay, that sounds nice, but Where's the proof? fair question.
74
Because if comprehensible input is so effective, then why aren't language schools teaching English in this way?
75
Well, here is something interesting.
76
One of the most influential researchers in language acquisition Professor Stefan Krushen spent decades on studying how people learn a language.
77
And his conclusion was surprisingly simple.
78
We acquire a language.
79
when we understand messages.
80
not when we try to study grammar rules, not when we fill out grammar worksheets,
81
and not when we try to memorize words in English, just when we understand messages.
82
Think about that.
83
Every fluent speaker you've ever met spent thousands of hours reading and listening to English content before they start speaking.
84
not spending thousands of hours on learning grammar.
85
Thousands of hours? understanding messages.
86
So what should you do if you forget everything from this video.
87
try to remember these three steps.
88
Step one: spend around 20 to 30 minutes on consuming English that is understandable.
89
Not English that is too easy and not English that makes you look up every word.
90
Just English that you mostly understand.
91
You could use stories, podcasts, videos, movies, or simply you can watch my videos on YouTube.
92
In other words, anything that keeps you engaged because consistency is more important than intensity.
93
Step two, Focus on understanding messages, not on every single word.
94
A lot of members when watching videos, listening to podcasts and so on,
95
they pause after each word to translate and try to memorize that word.
96
Don't do that.
97
Allow your brain to follow the story.
98
The words that matter will repeat again and again.
99
and you will understand them.
100
And gradually, they'll become a part of your vocabulary.
101
And step three: use English.
102
Not perfectly, but regularly.
103
try to shadow sentences, talk to yourself, watch English comprehensible videos on YouTube,
104
or you can simply watch English TV shows.
105
Remember, You don't become fluent in English by waiting until you're ready.
106
you become fluent in English, by starting to use whatever you've acquired.
107
And if you do these three steps, consistently.
108
Month after month your English will improve not tomorrow night, Not next week, but It will improve.
109
Now, if you are serious about learning English and becoming fluent, I have a very special offer for you.
110
you can use this discount code on every course on my website.
111
you can get 20 % off.
112
and I will give you a free trial lesson too.
113
This discount code is valid until June 20th.
114
And honestly, I don't know when we will have an offer like this again, because I don't think There is going to be one.
115
So, If you are serious, click on the link above.
116
Use the discount code two by a course you will find all the details about the free trial lesson and the courses.
117
in the description too.
118
end.
119
If this video changed the way you think about learning English and becoming fluent, make sure you subscribe to my channel
120
because I have plenty of comprehensible input vlogs which help you learn English and acquire English.
121
like how native speakers learn.
122
Thank you so much for watching.
123
Keep learning.
124
Keep listening.
125
Keep understanding.
126
See you.

Télécharger l'application

Tout pour parler couramment

Prononciation IAChaque phrase notée
Phonétique (IPA)Maîtrisez chaque son
VocabulaireEnrichissez votre lexique
Jeu de vocabulaireApprenez en jouant

Même chaîne

FOR YOU

Vidéo recommandée

Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon

Cette leçon d’expression orale de niveau B1 s’appuie sur la vidéo « This is THE BEST way to Learn English ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : English, word, learner, learning, message. Cette vidéo contient 126 phrases et 1214 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 10:31. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 115 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

Les 15 mots les plus avancés de la vidéo, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :

MotPrononciationSens
learner nom/ˈlɜɹnəɹ/apprenant, apprenante
fluent adjectif/ˈfluənt/parler couramment
grammar nom/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/grammaire
vocabulary nom/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/vocabulaire, lexique
comprehensible adjectif/kɒmpɹəˈhɛnsɪbəl/compréhensible
memorize verbe/ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/mémoriser, apprendre par cœur
translate verbe/tɹænzˈleɪt/traduire
acquire verbe/əˈkwaɪɚ/acquérir
understandable adjectifcompréhensible, comprenable
consume verbe/kənˈsum/consommer
podcast nom/ˈpɑdˌkæst/podcast, balado
collocation nom/ˌkɑ.ləˈkeɪ.ʃən/collocation
fascinate verbe/ˈfæsɪneɪt/fasciner
imaginable adjectif/ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnəbəl/imaginable
worksheet nomfeuille de travail

Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez

MotPrononciationSens
fill out verbe/fɪl ˈaʊt/remplir, compléter
get off verbedescendre, faire descendre

La grammaire de cette vidéo

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

StructureDans la vidéo
Propositions relatives who / which + proposition — une précision sur une personne ou une chosepeople who become · people who stay · ones who were
Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenantyou've ever met · you've acquired
Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le faitis not designed · is called
Verbe + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — les verbes suivis de la forme en -ingstarted digging · started making · starts noticing

Prononciation à surveiller

Le locuteur utilise 22 contractions et formes réduites, comme don't, they're, couldn't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.

  • Les sons « sh » et « zh »: collocation /ˌkɑ.ləˈkeɪ.ʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, influential /ɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl/, acquisition /ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/
  • Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, comprehensible /kɒmpɹəˈhɛnsɪbəl/, collocation /ˌkɑ.ləˈkeɪ.ʃən/, imaginable /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnəbəl/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :

  • /tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: imaginable /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnəbəl/, researcher /ˈɹiˌsɝ.t͡ʃɚ/, gradually /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəli/
  • /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: learner /ˈlɜɹnəɹ/, grammar /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, comprehensible /kɒmpɹəˈhɛnsɪbəl/, memorize /ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/

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 learner, fluent, grammar.

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.

Technique du shadowing : lire le guide complet étape par étape →