Pratique du Shadowing: You'll end up alone with your cats - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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So, I know quite a few women who are pretty much like this.
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She's in her 30s, maybe 40s, messy bun, lives alone, probably talks to her cat a little too much,
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and everyone kind of feels sorry for her.
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However, the fact
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that these people seem way calmer than the people feeling sorry for them got me wondering why
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that idea bothers everyone so much.
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And honestly, I think a big part of it comes from how we were raised.
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Most of us grew up with one version of a happy ending.
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You meet someone, you get married, you have kids, the end. So anything outside of
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that gets treated like a waiting room, you know? like you're just sitting there until your real life starts
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and in the story a cat is basically proof
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that you've stopped waiting
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which for some reason people find terrifying personally though i don't really buy it because
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when you look a little closer at how these women actually
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live the story feels really different take my older sister for example she's not married no kids
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and her career is honestly going amazing like she is the person
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i call whenever i have no idea what i'm doing with my life
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and every evening after a long day at work
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she comes home to two of the most chill adorable cats ever one is usually stretched out on the couch
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and the other one wanders over like oh you're back cool
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she makes herself some tea they climb into her lap
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and that's the night every time i visit i get a little jealous
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because she just looks so happy and so at peace you know
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and to me that's that's the part people tend to miss being alone
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and being lonely are two different things
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so loneliness at least the way i understand it is
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when you feel invisible even in a room full of people
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being alone on the other hand can be really peaceful once you've made your space feel like home.
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On top of that, taking care of an animal changes you in small ways you don't notice at first.
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For one, you start waking up at the same time every morning because someone is yelling for breakfast.
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Then you start noticing when they eat less or sleep in a wet spot and you worry.
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You also learned patience since a cat will never do anything just
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because you wanted to
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and slowly without really meaning to you get better at looking after something i would even say
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that at some point that something includes you okay
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so back to what i'm saying what i find even more interesting though is the kind of love
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you get from a cat it's hard to explain
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but it's quiet it doesn't ask you to perform you don't have to be funny
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or pretty or successful that day you can cry on the floor at 1 a .m
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and they still just come and sit next to you
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kind of judging you sure but staying away and
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if you think about it a lot of people never get
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that from another human they spend years trying to earn affection i think wanting a partner is completely normal
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and i would be lying
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if i said being single is always fun some days it's lovely
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and some days it's just a lot you know weddings take holiday getting sick
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and having to go buy your own medicine
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so yeah both things can be true at the same time what i'm really pushing back on this idea
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that your life is on pause until someone picks you the years
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you spend single are real years you're building habits friendships a home
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and a version of yourself you actually like that way
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if a relationship does come along it gets to join a life that's already full nobody has to come
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and rescue you from an empty one you know
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so the next time someone says
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you're gonna end up alone with your cats like it's some kind of threat maybe just smile
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Honestly, a warm apartment, a little routine, something purring on your chest while you fall asleep, there are worse endings, you know?
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And hey, if the right person does show up one day, great.
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They'll just need to understand one thing, the cat was here first.
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so i hope you like this video with my little lovely cat moon let me introduce
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you my sister cat this is moon say hi to the camera my name is moon
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and i'm one year old gosh moon is really heavy look
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at the camera look at the camera a lot of people are watching
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you right now look look at whoo look at over there hello guys my name is moon
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and i love my sister
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so much this is ma it's like apricot in english hi everyone my name is ma it's
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so nice to meet you guys hello guys hello bye
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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon
Cette leçon d’expression orale s’appuie sur la vidéo « You'll end up alone with your cats ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : cat, moon, alone, honestly, camera. Cette vidéo contient 66 phrases et 838 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 6:11. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 135 mots par minute, confortable pour le shadowing. 89 % 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 de la vidéo à retenir, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| earn verbe | /ɝn/ | gagner |
| rescue verbe | /ˈɹɛs.kjuː/ | délivrer, secourir |
| bother verbe | /ˈbɑðɚ/ | bâdrer, déranger |
| friendship nom | /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/ | amitié |
| introduce verbe | /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/ | présenter |
| routine nom | /ɹuˈtin/ | routine |
| asleep adjectif | /əˈsliːp/ | endormi |
| stretch verbe | /stɹɛt͡ʃ/ | étirer, étendre |
| lonely adjectif | /ˈloʊnli/ | seul |
| habit nom | /ˈhæb.ɪt/ | habitude |
| jealous adjectif | /ˈd͡ʒɛl.əs/ | jaloux, jalouse |
| climb verbe | /ˈklaɪ̯m/ | grimper, monter |
| patience nom | /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/ | patience |
| chill verbe | /tʃɪl/ | se relaxer |
| couch nom | /ˈkaʊ̯t͡ʃ/ | sofa, canapé |
Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez
| Mot | Sens |
|---|---|
| come along verbe | accompagner, venir |
| end up verbe | se terminer, se finir |
| show up verbe | apparaître, se montrer se pointer |
La grammaire de cette vidéo
Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :
| Structure | Dans la vidéo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenant | you've stopped · you've made |
| Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le fait | were raised · is usually stretched |
Prononciation à surveiller
Le locuteur utilise 16 contractions et formes réduites, comme I'm, you're, don't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.
- Les sons « sh » et « zh »: friendship /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/, patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/, affection /əˈfɛk.ʃən/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/
- Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/, adorable /əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/
Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :
- /tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: stretch /stɹɛt͡ʃ/, jealous /ˈd͡ʒɛl.əs/, chill /tʃɪl/, couch /ˈkaʊ̯t͡ʃ/
- /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: rescue /ˈɹɛs.kjuː/, friendship /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/, introduce /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/, routine /ɹuˈtin/, stretch /stɹɛt͡ʃ/
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 earn, rescue, bother.
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.