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Hi, I'm Caroline, and this is my story.
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One day I got a message from my mom while I was in class.
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I just read it in my notifications instead of opening it.
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It said, "Tom has left.
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Come over now." Tom is my dad's name.
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I was shocked.
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This message clearly wasn't meant for me.
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My heart pounded as I considered the possibilities.
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Was my mom having an affair?
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I wrote back asking my mom about the message, but she'd already deleted it from our chat, and she told me it was just a mistake.
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Amen.
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She was being so shady.
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I knew she had to be cheating on my dad.
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I was so angry I could barely breathe.
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I told the teacher I didn't feel well.
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and left class.
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Then I bolted home, determined to find out what was going on.
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I hid in some bushes by my house where I could see the driveway.
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I had my camera ready.
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I had no idea what I would do once I found out who my mom's mystery man was.
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How could I tell my dad?
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He'd be devastated, especially since things had been going so well for him recently.
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he just got in a big promotion at work and had been walking around whistling He was so happy.
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And what would I say to my mom?
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I wanted to scream at her.
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Finally, a familiar SUV parked across the street several houses down.
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That confused me even more.
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How did I know that car?
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Then the driver got out.
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It was my Uncle Jim.
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If I'd thought I was angry before, it was nothing compared to now.
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How could my mom cheat on my dad?
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with his own brother.
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I tried to think back to family gatherings we'd had.
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Had my mom and Uncle Jim ever seemed too friendly?
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Had they ever snuck away together?
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I couldn't remember.
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My dad was going to be so furious.
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He might not even believe it.
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I barely believed it myself.
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But what other explanation was there for my mom's message?
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And for my uncle parking so far away, Like he didn't want to be seen.
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I started snapping pictures of Uncle Jim walking up to the house.
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I wished I'd screenshotted my mom's accidental message to me.
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Once he was inside, I didn't know what to do.
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I wanted to take more pictures through the window.
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but was afraid I'd overhear something I definitely didn't want to hear.
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Finally, I gathered my courage and went to the window.
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Peering in carefully, My mom was pouring champagne into flutes.
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She handed one to Jim.
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My eyes filled with tears as I realized I hadn't been wrong.
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My mom really was romantically involved with Uncle Jim.
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I snapped a couple of pictures then ran back to the bushes.
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I started rehearsing my speech to my mom.
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But I couldn't get any further than "How could you?" I tried rehearsing my speech to my dad instead.
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I've got some really bad news about mom.
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I didn't want to be the one to tell him, but he deserved to know.
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I was almost crying with anger as I wondered, What would happen to our family now?
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Would he and mom get divorced?
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Who would I live with?
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I hoped my dad, since I'd never be able to trust my mom again. But...
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What if my mom hated me for telling him?
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I was mad at her, but...
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I didn't want her to stop loving me.
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Maybe I shouldn't say anything.
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and try to get my dad to figure it out on his own.
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By the time my dad arrived home, I was in a panic.
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Uncle Jim still hadn't left.
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I couldn't let my dad just walk in on them.
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He needed to be prepared.
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I raced up onto the front porch as he was putting the key into the door.
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I had my phone ready so I could show him the pictures.
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He was startled to see me.
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Hey, Caro.
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he said, turning the key and pushing the door open.
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"I didn't know you were out here." "Don't go in there," I told him, trying to grab his arm as he stepped inside.
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"I have to tell you—" But just then, my mom and uncle And a bunch of my dad's friends yelled surprise.
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They were standing in the kitchen, next to a huge cake.
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holding flutes of champagne.
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Uncle Jim handed one to my dad.
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slapping him on the shoulder.
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"Congratulations on the promotion, little brother," my uncle said.
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My dad looked shocked, but not as shocked as I was.
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This had been a surprise party for my dad all along, and if I'd paid attention to all the cars parked on the street,
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I would have seen that a lot of them belonged to family members.
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My dad was walking around thanking and hugging everyone.
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And I just stood there, feeling so stupid.
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My mom spotted me and said, "Hey Caroline, I didn't expect you home yet." I thought you had practice after school.
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My face got hot.
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I didn't want to tell her what I'd thought.
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Yeah, um.. it's cancelled.
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I didn't know you were throwing a party for dad.
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Yes, we're so proud of him.
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my mom said kissing my father I was so relieved by the familiar sight of my parents and love, Well, come on in, Caroline, and get some cake.
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So that's how I learned not to jump to conclusions and to be careful about sticking my nose where it doesn't belong.
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Have you ever had an embarrassing misunderstanding?
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or made judgments about someone before you understood the situation?
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Share your story in the comment section below.
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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon

Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : mom, dad, uncle, Jim, message. Cette vidéo contient 99 phrases et 966 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 6:11. Le locuteur parle à un rythme naturel d’environ 156 mots par minute, proche d’une conversation courante. Seuls 79 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais, le vocabulaire est donc exigeant.

Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo

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

MotPrononciationSens
rehearse verbe/ɹɪˈhɝs/rabâcher, ressasser
flute nom/flu(ː)t/flûte
champagne nom/ʃæmˈpeɪn/champagne
cheat verbe/ˈt͡ʃiːt/tricher
snap verbe/snæp/rompre
embarrass verbe/ɪmˈbæɹəs/embarrasser, gêner
misunderstand verbe/mɪs.ʌn.də(ɹ)ˈstænd/mal interpréter, méprendre
startle verbe/ˈstɑɹt(ə)l/sursauter
driveway nom/ˈdɹaɪvˌweɪ/allée, sortie de véhicules
shady adjectif/ˈʃeɪdi/ombragé
devastated adjectif/ˈdɛv.əˌsteɪ.təd/dévasté, ravagé
screenshot nom/ˈskriːn.ʃɑt/capture d'écran
relieve verbe/ɹɪˈliːv/soulager
yell verbe/jɛl/hurler, gueuler
porch nom/pɔɹt͡ʃ/porche, véranda

Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez

MotSens
find out verbedécouvrir, savoir
walk around verbedéambuler
come over verbevenir
get out verbesortir

Des phrases à répéter

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

  • Was my mom having an affair?
  • How could I tell my dad?
  • How did I know that car?
  • How could my mom cheat on my dad?
  • Who would I live with?

La grammaire de cette vidéo

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

StructureDans la vidéo
Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le faitwas shocked · wasn't meant · be devastated
Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenanthas left · Have you ever had
Passé continu was/were + -ing — une action en cours à un moment du passéwas being · was going · was pouring
Verbe + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — les verbes suivis de la forme en -ingstarted snapping · started rehearsing · stop loving

Prononciation à surveiller

Le locuteur utilise 32 contractions et formes réduites, comme didn't, I'd, couldn't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.

  • Les sons « th »: gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, gathering /ˈɡæð.ɚ.ɪŋ/, breathe /bɹiːð/
  • Les sons « sh » et « zh »: champagne /ʃæmˈpeɪn/, shady /ˈʃeɪdi/, screenshot /ˈskriːn.ʃɑt/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
  • Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: misunderstand /mɪs.ʌn.də(ɹ)ˈstænd/, devastated /ˈdɛv.əˌsteɪ.təd/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/

Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :

  • /h/ — il se souffle, il n’est pas muet: rehearse /ɹɪˈhɝs/, overhear /oʊ.vɚˈhɪɚ/, hug /hʌɡ/
  • /tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: cheat /ˈt͡ʃiːt/, porch /pɔɹt͡ʃ/, judgment /ˈd͡ʒʌd͡ʒ.mənt/, courage /ˈkʌ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/
  • /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: rehearse /ɹɪˈhɝs/, embarrass /ɪmˈbæɹəs/, misunderstand /mɪs.ʌn.də(ɹ)ˈstænd/, startle /ˈstɑɹt(ə)l/, driveway /ˈdɹaɪvˌweɪ/

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 rehearse, flute, champagne.

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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