Shadowing Practice: Communication Progressive du Francais A1 _ Compilation 1 Unité (1_5) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Unité 1, demandez les articles.
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À la boulangerie-pâtisserie.
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Madame, bonjour madame.
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Je voudrais un croissant au beurre, deux pains au chocolat et une brioche au sucre, si vous le faites.
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Oui madame, et avec ceci ?
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I'll take a tarte for six people.
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What do you prefer as tartes?
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We have tartes with pommes, with fresh, with citron...
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A beautiful tart with fresh, it's very good.
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Hello, Mr. I would like to send this package to the United States, please.
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Yes, a normal price or a priori?
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Um, um, prioritaire, s'il vous plaît.
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D'abord, vous devez remplir cette fiche de douane.
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Ah, oui.
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Compte tenu du paquet.
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Un livre de cuisine.
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Merci.
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Merci.
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Voilà, mademoiselle, ça fait 8,50 euros.
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Il vous faut autre chose ?
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Yes, I would also like a card of timbre for Europe, please.
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Here, ten timbres to 50 centimes.
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That's all?
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Oh no, do you have also nice timbres?
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Yes, of course.
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Here, we have some timbres that represent the main monuments of France.
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Oh, it's perfect.
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So give me five jolies timbres, please.
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Voilà.
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Au total, cela be 16 euros.
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Hello, Madame.
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You want?
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I want a kilo of tomatoes, two courgettes and a poivron vert, please.
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And with this?
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I'll take also four pommes and a leaf of strawberries.
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Well, that's all?
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I'd also want a bit of persil.
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A l'épicerie. So, I need...
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...jambon, ...comté, ...the oeufs, ...bonjour monsieur,
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...un morceau de comté, s'il vous plaît.
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Voilà monsieur, ...and with this?
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and a dozen of them.
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This will be all.
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I need four tranches of jambon, please.
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And I'll take two bottles of water.
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3. Ask the price. In a pipetery.
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Hello, sir.
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Can I you tell you?
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Yes, I would like to see the plumes, please.
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Yes, how do you put it?
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I don't know, 40, 50 euros, depends.
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Look here.
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Ah, this is very beautiful.
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How much?
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75 euros, Mr. And you can tell me the price of this black stylo?
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Of course, it's 32 euros.
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And this blue blue one?
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All these are 47 euros.
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I'll take the blue blue bleu.
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C'est pour offrir ?
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Oui, s'il vous plaît.
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Unité 4.
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Passer une commande.
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Chez le Poissonnier.
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Je voudrais commander un plateau de fruits de mer, s'il vous plaît.
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Oui, madame.
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Pour combien de personnes ?
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Pour six personnes.
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Pour quel jour ?
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Uh, Saturday afternoon, it's for dinner.
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It's a quel name?
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Vignon.
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V-I-G-N-O-N.
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What do you prefer?
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A classic plate to 20 euros or a mixed plate to 30 euros?
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What is the difference?
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In the classic plate, you have only cookies, just huîtres, just moules.
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In the classic plate, you have also some crustaceans, There's langoustines, crab, crevettes...
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Hmm...
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A classic plate looks very good.
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Monsieur, you chose?
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Yes, I'm going to take a menu to 12 euros with a soup to onion in the entrance
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and an entrecôte in Roquefort.
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Your entrecôte, you want to do it?
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A point, please. And as a drink?
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A half, please, and a cup of water.
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It's been?
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Yes, very good.
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You take a dessert, a glass, a glass?
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What do you have as glass?
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Vanille, fraises, chocolate, chocolate, a praline.
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Then, vanilla chocolate, please.
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A coffee?
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Yes, a coffee.
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And the addition.
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Unit 5.
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Faire a reservation. At the hotel.
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The hotel du Moulin, hello.
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Hello, sir.
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Do you have a free room for tomorrow night, please?
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A room for two people?
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You prefer a room with a large room or a small room?
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With a large room, please.
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We have a room with a room of bath and a WC at 62 euros.
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The breakfast is done?
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No, sir.
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The breakfast is at 8 euros per person.
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Very good.
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I take the room.
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What is that?
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Au nom de Mercier, M-E-R-C-I-E-R.
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Vous pouvez m'envoyer un fax ou un courriel de confirmation, s'il vous plaît ?
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Bien sûr, je le fais tout de suite.
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À la gare.
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Bonjour madame, je voudrais réserver des billets de train, s'il vous plaît.
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Oui monsieur, pour quelle destination ?
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Well, I'll have a return to Paris-Lille with a start the 15th of the morning
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and a return the 17th of the evening.
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I don't know the hours.
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You have a TGV every half-hour, between 6 and 9 hours, at the start of Paris.
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A start between 7 and 38 hours, perfect.
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7h41, then.
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Arrive to Lille at 8h45.
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Attention, you arrive at Lille-Europe, not Lille-Flandre.
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D'accord.
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Lille-Europe, it works very well.
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For the return, at 15h, you have a TGV every hour.
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Vers 18h, in this case?
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18h11.
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Arrive to Paris Nord at 19h47.
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1h or 2h?
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Seconde.
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Seconde.
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You have a reduction?
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Estudiant, for example?
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Unfortunately, no. So, it's 92 euros.
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Your billets are exchangeable and remboursable until the beginning.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 137 sentences and 797 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:38. The speaker talks slowly, about 104 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 58% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| euro noun | /ˈjʊɹoʊ/ | The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: € |
| madam noun | /ˈmædəm/ | A polite form of address for a woman or lady. |
| pour verb | /poɹ/ | To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it. |
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| vanilla noun | /vəˈnɪl.ə/ | Any tropical climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in… |
| package noun | /ˈpæk.ɪd͡ʒ/ | Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope. |
| server noun | /ˈsɝvɚ/ | A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network. |
| bath noun | /bɑːθ/ | A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub. |
| entrance noun | /ˈɛn.tɹəns/ | The action of entering, or going in. |
| reduction noun | /ɹɪˈdʌk.ʃən/ | The act, process, or result of reducing. |
| menu noun | /ˈmɛn.juː/ | The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare. |
| destination noun | /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/ | The place set for the end of a journey or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at. |
| leaf noun | /lif/ | The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. |
| depend verb | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition |
| suite noun | /swiːt/ | A group or train of attendants, servants etc.; a retinue. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, don't, I'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: reduction /ɹɪˈdʌk.ʃən/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, confirmation /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, bonjour /bɒnˈʒʊə/
- Long words — get the stress right: destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, confirmation /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, boulangerie /buˈlɑ̃ʒɚˌɹi/, mademoiselle /ˌmæ.dəm.wəˈzɛl/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like euro, madam, pour.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.