Pratique du Shadowing: Your Accent Is NOT Your Enemy — Speak English CONFIDENTLY Right Now | Motivational Speech - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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Hello, my friend.
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Before we begin, I want you to make me one promise.
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For the next few minutes, Stop judging yourself.
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Stop thinking about your mistakes.
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Stop thinking about your grammar.
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Stop thinking about your accent.
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Just listen.
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Because today, I don't want to teach you English.
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I want to change the way you see yourself.
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There is a sentence I hear almost every day.
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I'll speak English when my accent is better.
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Maybe you have said those words too.
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Maybe you have whispered them to yourself.
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Maybe you have believed them for years.
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But let me ask you something.
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How many opportunities have already passed while you were waiting?
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How many conversations never happened?
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How many people never met the real you?
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How many dreams have been delayed?
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Not because you lacked knowledge, but because you lacked confidence?
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I want to tell you a story.
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Not because it is extraordinary, but because it happens every single day.
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A young man dreamed of working for an international company.
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He worked hard.
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He studied every evening after work.
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He watched English videos.
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He listened to podcasts.
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He learned new words every day.
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Little by little, his English became better.
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He could understand movies.
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He could understand interviews.
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He could understand almost everything he heard, but there was one thing he could not do.
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Speak.
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Every time someone asked him a question in English, he smiled politely and stayed silent.
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Not because he did not know the answer, because he was afraid.
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afraid that people would hear his accent, afraid they would think he was not educated, afraid they would laugh, So he waited.
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One month.
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Six months.
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One year.
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Two years.
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Always telling himself, "Just a little longer." My pronunciation is not ready.
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My accent is still too strong.
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Then one day something happened.
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His company welcomed a new manager from another country.
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On the first morning, everyone expected perfect English.
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After all, he was the manager.
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He started speaking.
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His grammar was not perfect.
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His pronunciation was different.
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His accent was strong, very strong.
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But something incredible happened.
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Nobody cared.
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People listened.
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People smiled.
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People respected him.
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Do you know why?
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Because he spoke with confidence.
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He looked people in the eyes.
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He smiled.
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He spoke slowly.
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When he forgot a word, he simply chose another one.
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When someone did not understand, he explained again: He was not trying to sound perfect.
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He was trying to be understood.
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That changed everything.
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The young man watched him every day.
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Finally, he gathered enough courage to ask, Sir, aren't you embarrassed by your accent?
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The manager smiled, "No." The young man looked surprised.
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The manager continued: My accent tells people where I come from.
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My confidence tells them where I am going.
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The room became silent.
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Those words stayed with him for weeks.
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Maybe they will stay with you too.
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You see, many English learners fight the wrong battle.
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They fight against their accent.
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When they should be fighting against their fear, your accent is not your enemy, fear is.
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And if someone you love needs to hear this today, share this video with them.
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Sometimes one message can change someone's future.
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Think about the people you admire.
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Have you ever listened to someone from India speaking English?
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Someone from Pakistan?
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Someone from Bangladesh?
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Someone from Nigeria?
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Someone from Germany?
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Someone from Brazil?
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Did they all sound American?
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Of course not.
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Did that stop them from becoming successful?
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No, because success does not ask where your accent comes from.
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Success asks whether you are willing to communicate.
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Native English speakers have accents too.
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Someone from London sounds different from someone in Manchester.
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Someone from Texas sounds different from someone in New York.
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Someone from Australia sounds different from someone in Canada.
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Accents are everywhere.
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They are part of being human.
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The goal is not to erase your identity.
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The goal is to speak clearly, to speak confidently, to keep improving, there is a big difference.
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Should you improve your pronunciation?
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Absolutely!
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Every single day!
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Train your ears, train your mouth, listen carefully, repeat!
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Shadow native speakers, record yourself, smile while you speak, improve little by little,
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but never tell yourself, I will speak later.
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Because later becomes next month.
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Next month becomes next year.
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And one day, you realize you have spent years preparing instead of living.
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Imagine a child learning to walk.
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The child falls again and again and again.
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Nobody says, come back when you can walk perfectly.
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Everyone claps, everyone encourages, everyone celebrates every little step.
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So why are you so hard on yourself?
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Why do you expect perfection from the very beginning?
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Who taught you that making mistakes is something to be ashamed of?
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Mistakes are not proof that you are failing.
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They are proof that you are learning.
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Every fluent speaker you admire once mispronounced words.
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Every confident professional once felt nervous Every successful communicator once searched for simple words.
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Nobody begins at the finish line.
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Learning English is not different.
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Let me ask you another question.
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If your best friend wanted to learn English and made 10 mistakes while speaking, Would you laugh at them?
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Or would you encourage them?
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Most people would choose kindness, Then why don't you offer that same kindness to yourself?
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You deserve it.
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You deserve patience.
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You deserve another chance.
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You deserve to speak even before you feel ready.
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Because confidence is not something you find, it is something you build.
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Sentence after sentence, conversation after conversation, mistake after mistake, There is a beautiful truth about courage.
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Courage does not mean you stop feeling afraid.
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Courage means you decide that your dream is bigger than your fear.
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Maybe your dream is a better job.
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Maybe your dream is studying abroad.
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Maybe your dream is traveling.
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Maybe your dream is helping your parents.
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Maybe your dream is giving your children a better future.
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Whatever your dream is, do not let your accent become an excuse.
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Improve it.
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Respect the language.
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Practice every day.
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But never allow fear to steal your voice.
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Years from now, you will not remember every grammar rule you learned.
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You will remember the first conversation you were brave enough to start.
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You will remember the first interview you completed in English.
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You will remember the first foreign friend you made.
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You will remember the first time you realized,
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"I can actually do this." That moment will not arrive because your accent suddenly became perfect
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It will arrive because you finally decided to speak.
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So today, when this video ends, I want you to do one simple thing.
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Read one page out loud.
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Speak to yourself for five minutes.
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Record your voice, listen to it, do not judge it, simply notice it, Tomorrow, do it again.
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The day after, do it again.
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Not because perfection is waiting for you, because progress is.
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One day, someone will tell you, "Your English has improved so much and you will smile." not because your accent disappeared,
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But because your confidence finally became louder than your fear, If this video gave you a little more courage today, please support this channel with a like.
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And if you want to improve your English every week through stories that inspire your heart and train your mind, Subscribe!
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I would love to see you again.
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Remember this.
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Your accent tells the story of where you began.
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Your voice tells the story of who you are becoming.
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Never hide either of them.
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Keep learning.
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Keep improving.
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Keep speaking.
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The world does not need another perfect accent.
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The world needs honest voices.
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Maybe yours is one of them.
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Thank you for being here today.
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Take care of yourself.
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Take care of your dreams.
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And until we meet again, keep speaking, even if your voice shakes.
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Before you go, tell me one thing What is stopping you from speaking English today?
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Your accent?
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Your confidence?
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Or your fear of making mistakes?
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Write just one word in the comments.
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I'll be reading them.
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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon
Cette leçon d’expression orale de niveau B1 s’appuie sur la vidéo « Your Accent Is NOT Your Enemy — Speak English CONFIDENTLY Right Now ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : accent, English, dream, speak, mistake. Cette vidéo contient 178 phrases et 1333 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 10:23. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 128 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 |
|---|---|---|
| accent nom | /ækˈsɛnt/ | accent |
| courage nom | /ˈkʌ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ | bravoure, courage |
| pronunciation nom | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | prononciation |
| grammar nom | /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/ | grammaire |
| admire verbe | /ədˈmaɪɹ/ | admirer |
| perfection nom | /pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/ | perfection |
| kindness nom | /ˈkaɪnd.nəs/ | bonté |
| communicator nom | /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtə/ | communicateur, communicatrice |
| confidently adverbe | /ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/ | candidement, confidemment |
| learner nom | /ˈlɜɹnəɹ/ | apprenant, apprenante |
| mispronounce verbe | /ˌmɪspɹəˈnaʊns/ | mal prononcer, écorcher |
| politely adverbe | /pəˈlaɪtli/ | poliment |
| fluent adjectif | /ˈfluənt/ | parler couramment |
| clap verbe | /klæp/ | applaudir |
| erase verbe | /ɪˈɹeɪs/ | effacer |
Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez
| Mot | Sens |
|---|---|
| come back verbe | revenir |
Des phrases à répéter
Des phrases courtes et complètes de la vidéo, à réutiliser dans la conversation de tous les jours :
- How many opportunities have already passed while you were waiting?
- How many people never met the real you?
- Not because you lacked knowledge, but because you lacked confidence?
- Should you improve your pronunciation?
- Why do you expect perfection from the very beginning?
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 | have said · have whispered · have believed |
| Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le fait | have been delayed · was not educated · be understood |
| Verbe + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — les verbes suivis de la forme en -ing | Stop judging · Stop thinking · started speaking |
| Passé continu was/were + -ing — une action en cours à un moment du passé | were waiting · was not trying · was trying |
Prononciation à surveiller
Le locuteur utilise 5 contractions et formes réduites, comme don't, I'll, aren't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.
- Les sons « sh » et « zh »: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, perfection /pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/, ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/, patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/
- Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, communicator /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtə/, confidently /ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/
Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :
- /tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: courage /ˈkʌ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/, educate /ˈɛd͡ʒ.əˌkeɪt/
- /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: courage /ˈkʌ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, grammar /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/, admire /ədˈmaɪɹ/, learner /ˈlɜɹnəɹ/
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 accent, courage, pronunciation.
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.