Pratique du Shadowing: Usborne First Reading - Level 04 - The Inch Prince - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo

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The Inch Prince Once upon a time,
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there was a little old man and a little old woman.
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Their names were Mr. and Mrs. Ping.
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They lived in a tiny house by a river.
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Every day they weeded the plants in their vegetable plot.
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The beans look beautiful.
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Fed the animals in their field.
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The hens look happy and watered the flowers in their garden.
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The lilies look lovely.
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They had everything they wanted.
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Well, almost.
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I wish we had some children, said Mrs. Ping one evening.
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Only a teeny child could feed in our tiny house, said Mr. Ping sadly.
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But small things can be special too, said his wife.
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I wouldn't care if they were just one inch tall, she added.
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At that moment, a fairy flew by.
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She heard what Mr. and Mrs. Ping said.
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She noticed there are lovely vegetables, happy animals, and tall flowers.
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These people are kind, thought the fairy.
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I'll be kind to Dom.
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She waved her wand and whispered some magic words.
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Jumping beans and flying fish, give this folk their dearest wish.
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Soon afterwards, Mr. and Mrs. Pink had a teeny-weeny boy.
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In fact, he was just one inch tall.
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Let's call him Isamboshi, said Mrs. Pink.
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It means one inch boy or issy for short, said her husband.
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Mm, very short.
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Each year the pink vegetables grew better.
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Their animals grew bigger.
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And their flowers grew taller. But Izzy stayed small.
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Maybe if I stand on tiptoe.
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Izzy was tiny.
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He had a bottle top for a bathtub.
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He had a shoelace for a scarf.
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He had a pea for a ball.
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Go!
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He had a bottom for a dinner plate.
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And he had a matchbox for a bat.
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Many years later, it was time for Izzy to leave home.
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I'll get a job in the city.
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His parents gave him three presents for his journey.
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He had a rice bowl for a boat.
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He had a pair of chopsticks for oars.
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And he had a needle for a sword.
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Izzy set off down the river, between tall mountains, past village,
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around white woods, and through towns,
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until he reached the big city.
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I'll ask the emperor for a job, thought Issy.
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But if I don't get squashed first...
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At last, Issy reached the emperor's palace.
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Two guards were marching up and down outside.
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I'd like a job, said Izzy.
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You are teeny, said one guard.
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What can you do?
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I can run past you for a start, said Izzy.
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Hey, where did he go?
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He jumped over the guard's foot and ran into the palace.
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A maid was washing clothes.
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I'd like a job, said Issy.
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You are Winnie, said the maid.
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What can you do?
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I can run past you for a start, Issy said.
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Hey, where did he go?
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He jumped over the maid's soap and into the kitchen.
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A cook was making dinner.
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I'd like a job, said Issy.
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You are tiny, said the cook.
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What can you do?
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I can run past you for a start, Issy said.
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Hey, where did he go?
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He ran around the cook's oven and into the next room.
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Issy was in the thorn room.
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He bowed to the emperor and the princess.
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I'd like a job.
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Please, your majesty, said Isi.
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Would you, indeed, said the emperor.
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He's teeny-weeny, daddy, said Princess Chi-Chi.
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What can he do?
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Well, I ran past your guard.
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Your mate and your cook to get here, said Isi.
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The emperor thought for a moment.
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You can look after Princess Chi Chi, he said.
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But daddy, mourned the princess, he's only one inch tall.
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Small things can be special too, said the emperor.
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From then on, Izzy never left the princess side.
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He was there in the morning.
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He was there in the afternoon.
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He was there at night.
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One day, the princess left the palace to visit her aunt.
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Isi went, too.
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They came to a dark forest.
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I am scared, said Princess Chi-Chi.
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I'll look after you, said Issy.
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What can you do, said the princess.
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Just then, there was a terrifying roar.
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Grrrr!
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Grrrr!
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Help!
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Help!
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A giant ogre crashed through the trees.
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He reached out to grab the princess.
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Put her down, said Issy.
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Put her down, said Issy, or I'll...
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You, said the ogre, what could you do?
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The ogre scooped up Issy and popped him in his mouth.
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Mmm, I love bite-sized snacks.
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Easy thought quickly.
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He took his needle sword and pricked the ogre's tongue.
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Take that!
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Oh, oh, oh, oh!
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The ogre spat out Easy and rang off.
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Dad will teach him.
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Thank you, Izzy.
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Look, said Izzy.
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The ogre left his hammer behind.
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The princess tried to pick it up, but it was too heavy.
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It's heavier than it looks.
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I wish you were bigger, Izzy, she said.
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Then maybe you could lift it.
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A cloud of magic stars shot out of the hammer and swept around Izzy.
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Izzy felt himself changing.
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He grew bigger and bigger and bigger.
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In seconds, he was as big as the princess.
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I'm as tall as you, said Izzy.
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The hammer granted your wish.
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The princess fell in love with Izzy, but not because he was tall.
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She loved him because he was brave.
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They got married and lived in a house next to the palace.
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The house was small, but Prince Isi and Princess Chi Chi were happy.
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They both knew that small things can be special too.

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Cette leçon d’expression orale de niveau A2 s’appuie sur la vidéo « Usborne First Reading - Level 04 - The Inch Prince ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : Izzy, princess, issy, Chi, tall. Cette vidéo contient 130 phrases et 924 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 14:09. Le locuteur parle lentement, environ 65 mots par minute, ce qui laisse le temps d’imiter chaque son. 78 % 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
emperor nom/ˈɛmp(ə)ɹə/empereur
palace nom/ˈpælɪs/palais
flower nom/ˈfloʊɚ/fleur
hammer nom/ˈhæmɚ/marteau
vegetable nom/ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/légume
sword nom/soɹd/épée, glaive
daddy nom/ˈdædi/papa
bean nom/ˈbi(ː)n/haricot
needle nom/ˈniː.dəl/aiguille
maid nom/meɪd/bonne, bonne à tout faire
cloud nom/ˈklaʊ̯d/nuage
wash verbe/wɑʃ/laver
afterwards adverbe/ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/après, ultérieurement
brave adjectif/bɹeɪv/courageux
bite verbe/baɪt/mordre

Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez

MotSens
run around verbecourir partout

Des phrases à répéter

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

  • I'll get a job in the city.
  • What can you do?
  • You, said the ogre, what could you do?

La grammaire de cette vidéo

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

StructureDans la vidéo
Passé continu was/were + -ing — une action en cours à un moment du passéwere marching · was washing · was making
Futur avec « will » will + verbe — une décision, une promesse ou une prédictionI'll be · I'll get · I'll ask

Prononciation à surveiller

Le locuteur utilise 12 contractions et formes réduites, comme I'll, I'd, don't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.

  • Les sons « th »: cloth /klɒθ/, bathtub /ˈbæθtʌb/, thorn /θoɹn/
  • Les sons « sh » et « zh »: wash /wɑʃ/, squash /skwɔʃ/, shoelace /ˈʃuːˌleɪs/

Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :

  • /h/ — il se souffle, il n’est pas muet: hammer /ˈhæmɚ/, whisper /ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/, hen /hɛn/
  • /tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: vegetable /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/, majesty /ˈmæd͡ʒ.əs.ti/
  • /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: emperor /ˈɛmp(ə)ɹə/, sword /soɹd/, brave /bɹeɪv/, roar /ˈɹoɹ/, prick /pɹɪk/

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 emperor, palace, flower.

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