Pratique du Shadowing: Why Some People Get Lucky (And You Don't) - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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I think luck is what happens when preparation meets a moment that you almost missed.
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So you might say that you just got lucky
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because you were at the grocery store
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and you just met this old friend of yours
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and it turned out that they are looking to hire someone at the company they're working at
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and you may be the perfect candidate and you are deep into looking for a new job.
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So you might say, wow, I got so lucky that I just randomly met this old friend of mine elements.
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You were in a room where luck was given the chance to even find you.
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We need to be in enough rooms and places where luck even has a chance of finding us.
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Basically, luck is being in the room and being ready.
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Ready how?
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Ready in that instead of avoiding this person, pretending like you didn't see them, you actually struck up the conversation.
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Ready as in instead of being in a rush and being like "Hi, nice to meet you, bye", you actually stood there, you gave them your time and you were engaged.
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Maybe you were the one initiating the question, being like "Hey, so where do you work nowadays?" You were being Now,
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often times, all it takes is a very small moment.
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I call it one minute of bravery.
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Life changes from those short bursts of courage.
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It's not about having a fearless, super confident personality.
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All you need is that little moment where you act anyway, even when You're not feeling like it,
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even when it's scary, you do it anyway.
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You never know where the opportunity that could change something for you,
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maybe on a very Big scale.
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It is sneaky.
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It is not obvious.
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Opportunities do not scream in our faces.
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They are subtle.
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They are like dust or a light feather, or like an ant.
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You never know where it is, you can't really always detect it.
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Sometimes you can, but it's not usually loud, right?
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And therefore, we often miss opportunities because We don't really think that it's going to lurk in our everyday.
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Missing opportunities, is usually a pattern and not just bad luck.
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It's a pattern of saying no, it's a pattern of being closed off when other people talk to you, if that's at work or an event or when you're traveling.
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It's a pattern of canceling.
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It's a pattern of all of those things that make luck kind of impossible
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to reach you even if luck is lingering right there and you're just like No, luck is not gonna fight to find you.
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Luck is gonna just linger and be like, Let's see if.. she or he finds me.
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I'm here.
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But I'm not gonna chase you.
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Everyone wants a piece of the luck.
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every single person Luck is not gonna chase you.
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So maybe there is a, I don't know, a bar or a cafe that you frequent.
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And you always have the same routine.
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You go in, you don't look at anyone, you grab your coffee, you run out.
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Maybe there's someone there that you know, that you can have a little conversation with.
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Maybe there is someone who is giving you a little bit of a look, they fancy you, and you miss it because you're not looking, you're just like, In, out,
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leave, home, closed off to the world.
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Maybe you want to post your art, your voice, your writing, your content, but it's not It's nowhere.
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It's nowhere.
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Luck is not seeing you, because everything you create stays on your computer and your phone.
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Where is it?
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Thank you. Can...
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Hello?
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Where is the art?
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Oh, it's still on your phone.
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How is anyone supposed to take part of it?
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Not that there is a guarantee that you'll create a huge community simply by sharing something, but if you don't share it's zero opportunity.
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And whatever comes after zero is better than zero.
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You need to see yourself as someone who takes chances, acts quickly and doesn't wait.
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for perfect timing.
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And now to what you can ask yourself.
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Brace yourself.
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This is going to change your life. Are you...
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Unlucky?
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Or are you just hesitating?
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at the exact moment your life is trying to change.
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Let's just sit with that one.
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Are you unlucky?
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Or are you just hesitating?
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at the exact moment your life is trying. to change.
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Amen.
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Only you can answer that.
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I don't know what my answer is.
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I think it is to your benefit to understand that your life is probably not going to change from a big
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perfect plan.
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It's going to change from the small moments that you almost talk yourself out of.
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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon
Cette leçon d’expression orale de niveau B2 s’appuie sur la vidéo « Why Some People Get Lucky ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : luck, moment, pattern, opportunities, zero. Cette vidéo contient 75 phrases et 794 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 5:31. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 144 mots par minute, confortable pour le shadowing. 90 % 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
Les 15 mots les plus avancés de la vidéo, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| linger verbe | /ˈlɪŋɡɚ/ | s'installer, stagner |
| unlucky adjectif | /ʌnˈlʌki/ | malchanceux, poissard |
| hesitate verbe | /ˈhɛz.ə.teɪt/ | hésiter |
| sneaky adjectif | /ˈsniːki/ | furtif, insaisissable |
| fearless adjectif | /ˈfɪɹləs/ | courageux, brave |
| bravery nom | /ˈbɹeɪ.və.ɹi/ | courage |
| feather nom | /ˈfɛðə/ | plume |
| initiate verbe | /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/ | commencer, démarrer |
| amen | /(ˌ)ɑːˈmɛn/ | amen |
| randomly adverbe | /ˈɹændm̩li/ | en vrac, par hasard |
| detect verbe | /dɪˈtɛkt/ | déceler, détecter |
| nowadays adverbe | /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/ | actuellement, de nos jours |
| scream verbe | /skɹiːm/ | crier |
| burst verbe | /bɜːst/ | éclater |
| cancel verbe | /ˈkæn.sl̩/ | annuler, résilier |
Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez
| Mot | Sens |
|---|---|
| run out verbe | épuiser, être à court |
| strike up verbe | entamer |
| turn out verbe | se finir, se terminer |
Des phrases à répéter
Des phrases courtes et complètes de la vidéo, à réutiliser dans la conversation de tous les jours :
- Sometimes you can, but it's not usually loud, right?
- Let's just sit with that one.
- I don't know what my answer is.
La grammaire de cette vidéo
Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :
| Structure | Dans la vidéo |
|---|---|
| Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le fait | was given · being closed |
| Propositions relatives who / which + proposition — une précision sur une personne ou une chose | someone who is · someone who takes |
Prononciation à surveiller
Le locuteur utilise 21 contractions et formes réduites, comme don't, you're, gonna. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.
Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :
- /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: fearless /ˈfɪɹləs/, bravery /ˈbɹeɪ.və.ɹi/, brace /bɹeɪs/, randomly /ˈɹændm̩li/, grocery /ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/
Comment s’entraîner avec cette vidéo
- Écoutez la vidéo en entier une fois sans parler et notez les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
- Répétez phrase par phrase à vitesse normale, en reprenant chacune jusqu’à ce que votre rythme corresponde à celui du locuteur.
- Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec l’original, en faisant attention à des mots comme linger, unlucky, hesitate.
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.