Pratique du Shadowing: Unit 10 City in the Clouds - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo

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Machu Picchu is an ancient city hidden away in the mountains in South America.
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Located northwest of Cusco, Peru, Machu Picchu was constructed by the Inca people over 500 years ago.
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At its most powerful, the Inca Empire stretched about 2,500 miles along South America's Pacific coast,
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from modern-day Ecuador down to Chile.
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This distance is nearly the horizontal width of the United States.
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Machu Picchu once stood at the center of this empire,
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and today, it is one of Peru's best preserved archaeological sites.
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It is also an impressive example of Incan engineering.
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In Machu Picchu, the Inca built grand palaces, plazas and temples out of stone.
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And they did this without using wheels or metal tools.
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One special aspect of its construction is the way the Inca built walls.
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They did not use any sticky substance to make the blocks of stone stick together.
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Instead, the stones were cut so precisely that they fit together tightly.
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Machu Picchu is located on two fault lines, so there are often earthquakes there.
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But because of the way the stones were cut,
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during an earthquake, the stones in the walls move slightly and then fall back into position again.
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This is perhaps why the ruins are so well preserved.
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Although local communities knew about Machu Picchu, it remained unknown to the outside world for hundreds of years.
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Even the Spanish who invaded the Incas' lands in the 16th century never came across the site.
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It wasn't until 1911 when Melkor Arteaga,
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a local farmer, showed the site to Yale University professor Hiram Bingham
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that the ruins of Machu Picchu became known to the public.
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Bingham and other explorers after him spent much of their lives studying Machu Picchu and learning more about the Inca Empire.
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In 2007, Machu Picchu was voted one of the new Seven Wonders of the World.
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Today, visitors from around the world come here to walk in the footsteps of the amazing Inca people.

Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon

Cette vidéo contient 25 phrases et 324 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 3:04. Le locuteur parle lentement, environ 105 mots par minute, ce qui laisse le temps d’imiter chaque son. Seuls 77 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais, le vocabulaire est donc exigeant.

Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo

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

  • ruin /ˈɹuː.ɪn/ (nom) — ruine. The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
  • preserve /pɹəˈzɝv/ (verbe) — préserver. To protect; to keep from harm or injury.
  • earthquake /ˈɝθkweɪk/ (nom) — tremblement de terre, séisme. A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.
  • locate /ˈloʊˌkeɪt/ (verbe) — localiser. To place; to set in a particular spot or position.
  • impressive /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/ (adjectif) — impressionnant, épatant. Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress.
  • palace /ˈpælɪs/ (nom) — palais. Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system.
  • temple /ˈtɛm.pl̩/ (nom) — temple. A house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith.
  • aspect /ˈæspɛkt/ (nom) — aspect. Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
  • stretch /stɹɛt͡ʃ/ (verbe) — étirer, étendre. To lengthen by pulling.
  • substance /ˈsʌbstəns/ (nom) — substance. Physical matter; material.
  • precisely /pɹɪˈsaɪs.li/ (adverbe) — précisément. In a precise manner; exactly.
  • farmer /ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/ (nom) — agriculteur, fermier. A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm.
  • northwest /nɔɹθˈwɛst/ (nom) — nord-ouest. The intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°.
  • width /ˈwɪtθ/ (nom) — grandeur. The state of being wide.
  • visitor /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/ (nom) — visiteur, visiteuse. Someone who visits someone else; someone staying as a guest.

Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez

  • come across (verbe) — avoir l'air de. To change sides; to cross over to work for the opposition.

Prononciation à surveiller

  • Les sons « th »: earthquake /ˈɝθkweɪk/, northwest /nɔɹθˈwɛst/, width /ˈwɪtθ/

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 ruin, preserve, earthquake.

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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