Pratique du Shadowing: Unit 1: An Interview with Annie Griffiths - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo

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Welcome back, viewers.
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I'm your host, Ray Bellows.
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Today, we have the opportunity to talk with Annie Griffiths.
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She's a photographer for the National Geographic Society, and she travels the world to places such as Africa,
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Australia, the Middle East, and North and South America.
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The photos you'll see throughout the interview were all taken by Annie.
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Sometimes her work takes her to dangerous places like on top of mountains, under the water, or in jungles.
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But she says her experiences in places where there are wars going on are more frightening than any wild animals
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or faraway places.
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Welcome to the show, Annie.
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Thank you, Ray.
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I'm glad to be here.
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Now, you travel a lot.
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What's your favorite part of the world?
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Well, I love Southern Africa.
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I like the energy of the people and the wildlife.
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I also love the Galapagos Islands and Mexico.
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You know, actually, I love so many places that it's hard to choose a favorite.
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I can understand that.
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And why do you like to travel and explore the world so much?
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Oh, I love to travel because it allows me to learn about different cultures and, you know, different views of the world.
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I spend most of my time with ordinary people, and I get to experience how people in different places live their lives.
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I also love taking pictures of wildlife and landscapes.
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Well, your job really is an adventure.
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My job keeps me sitting in this room day after day.
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Now, I've read that you've traveled with your children.
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Why did you take them with you?
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Oh, I took my children along on my travels for many reasons.
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My assignments were often two or three months long, and I couldn't bear to be away from them for so long.
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Also, I wanted them to be able to see the world themselves.
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They have become great travelers and have a great perspective now on the world.
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What was their favorite place?
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My children loved the Middle East.
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They had so much fun being part of the Bedouin community there.
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They rode camels and donkeys and learned to milk goats.
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They also loved Australia because they got to go to the beach almost every day.
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Those do sound like wonderful experiences.
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But how do you communicate with people in so many places?
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Say, if you don't speak the language, for example, how do you make friends?
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I think the key is to get over my own shyness.
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I start, you know, by smiling and talking to people.
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Even if I don't know the local language, I'll gesture or smile and be a little silly so that people feel more relaxed around me.
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And that helps you to get your amazing pictures, I'm sure.
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So what advice do you have for someone who wants to become a photographer?
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Do they need any special skills?
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I actually think the most important thing a photographer needs is curiosity.
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You've got to wake up every morning wanting to experience something new or learn more about something familiar.
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It's also important to love being creative and to enjoy seeing things in new ways.
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That makes sense.
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Viewers, does that sound like you?
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Could you be a photographer?
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Okay, one last question, Annie.
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What's your favorite photo and what's the story behind it?
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My favorite photo is of a man standing on top of Victoria Falls in Zambia.
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The light is so beautiful
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and it brings back memories of an unforgettable day at one of the most amazing places on earth.
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That is a beautiful photo.
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It's one of my favorites too.
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Well, that's all the time we have.
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Thanks very much for being here today, Annie.
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No problem.
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Nice talking to you, Ray.
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Thank you.

Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon

Cette vidéo contient 63 phrases et 628 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 3:32. Le locuteur parle à un rythme naturel d’environ 178 mots par minute, proche d’une conversation courante. 87 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais, le vocabulaire est donc facile à suivre.

Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo

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

  • photographer /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/ (nom) — photographe, photoseur. One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation.
  • wildlife /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/ (nom) — faune, nature. undomesticated animals, especially mammals, birds, and fish, which live in the wild.
  • viewer /ˈvju.ɚ/ (nom) — spectateur, spectatrice. Someone who views a spectacle; an onlooker or spectator.
  • adventure /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ (nom) — aventure. A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
  • ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/ (adjectif) — ordinaire. Having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases.
  • skill /skɪl/ (nom) — habileté, compétence. A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
  • silly /ˈsɪl.i/ (adjectif) — sot, insensé. Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
  • landscape /ˈlan(d)skeɪp/ (nom) — paysage. A portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its geographical (and architectural) features.
  • explore /ɪkˈsploɹ/ (verbe) — explorer. To examine or investigate something systematically.
  • relax /ɹɪˈlæks/ (verbe) — relâcher. To make something loose.
  • communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ (verbe) — communiquer. To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell.
  • assignment /əˈsaɪn.mənt/ (nom) — affectation. The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
  • jungle /ˈd͡ʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/ (nom) — jungle, forêt vierge. A large, lush, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, thick with vegetation and wildlife; a tropical rainforest.
  • goat /ɡoʊt/ (nom) — chèvre, bouc. Any ruminant of the genus Capra.
  • curiosity /ˌkjʊɹ.iˈɑ.sə.ti/ (nom) — curiosité. Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.

Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez

  • bring back /ˈbɹɪŋ bæk/ (verbe) — ramener, rapporter. To fetch something.
  • get over (verbe) — surmonter. To overcome.
  • go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verbe) — continuer. To continue in extent.
  • wake up /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ (verbe) — se réveiller. To stop sleeping; to awake.

Prononciation à surveiller

Le locuteur utilise 11 contractions et formes réduites, comme I'm, don't, you've. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.

  • Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: photographer /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/, ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, curiosity /ˌkjʊɹ.iˈɑ.sə.ti/, unforgettable /ˌʌnfə(ɹ)ˈɡɛtəbəl/

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. Commencez à la vitesse 0,75×, répétez phrase par phrase, puis revenez à la vitesse normale quand cela devient facile.
  3. Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec l’original, en faisant attention à des mots comme photographer, wildlife, viewer.

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 read · have become
Superlatifs the -est / the most … — le plus haut ou le plus bas d’un groupethe most important · the most amazing
Verbe + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — les verbes suivis de la forme en -inglove taking · enjoy seeing
Futur avec « will » will + verbe — une décision, une promesse ou une prédictionyou'll see · I'll gesture

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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