Shadowing Practice: Eboueur / Eboueuse - Learn English Speaking with Video
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The city is a very important part of the city.
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The city is a very important part of the city.
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Madame, Madame, Jébard, on est là.
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Mais elle sait pas trop.
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Mon métier d 'éboueur consiste à améliorer la qualité de vie des Parisiens et à rendre la ville le plus propre possible.
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Pour rentrer à la ville de Paris, il y a déjà un test écrit.
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Then we have an oral test, a physical test, a containment of containers, a containment of charges lourdes.
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And then we go to the Ecole of the Propreté to be able to learn the job
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and all the tasks that we are going to be confronted during our job.
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And quite regularly, we are able to do formations to improve our work and the gestures and posture to avoid getting hurt in the way.
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We are in a workshop, we look at the table, we look at the table, and we look at the task, so we do the markets,
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or we do the cantons, or we can do the lance, or we can do the encombrances,
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or we can do the little porter for the sack and all the little encombrances that can be found.
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The base salary of an ebouwer is at 1350 euros net per month.
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We also have an advantage that every two years we have an echelon.
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So for sure, when we have an echelon, we have more money.
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The most of our work is that we see people who are happy when we arrive,
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when we are in the street and they see the result after.
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So it's always incredible to see the Parisian and say thank you.
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So it's good, it's nice.
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The moins, we are out all the day, under the rain, under the wind.
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When it's snow, we are out.
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When it's cold, we are out.
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So when it's snowing, it's going to go out, it's going to gratter the snow, to ramass the leaves when it's autumn.
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It's not easy, but it's the job.
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To be a good -noboyer, it's necessary to be rigorous, serious, courageous and have good physical conditions.
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Especially the good condition.
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What I like most about the job, it's when we arrive on a sector, it's sale.
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When we start, we're finished, it's proper.
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And that people say thank you for having been here, it's really fun.
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My goal for the development of career evolution is to prepare the team's competition for the development of the city.
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We can change sector or direction.
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I'm in the private sector, I can be in the museum, in the museum, in the parks and gardens without changing the competition.
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Or if we want to evolve more easily, we can have a job to have a responsibility.
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That's what I want to do.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Eboueur / Eboueuse”. This video has 35 sentences and 470 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:38. The speaker talks at a natural 179 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| arrive verb | /əˈɹaɪv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| evolution noun | /ˌiːvəˈluːʃ(ə)n/ | A manoeuvre of troops or ships. |
| salary noun | /ˈsæləɹi/ | A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or… |
| autumn noun | /ˈɔtəm/ | Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease; typically regarded as… |
| oral adjective | /ˈɔː.ɹəl/ | Relating to the mouth. |
| leaf noun | /lif/ | The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. |
| tier noun | /ˈtɪɚ/ | A row or range, especially one at a higher or lower level than another. |
| workshop noun | /ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/ | A room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work. |
| pour verb | /poɹ/ | To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it. |
| euro noun | /ˈjʊɹoʊ/ | The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: € |
| container noun | /kənˈteɪ.nəɹ/ | An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported. |
| porter noun | /ˈpɔɹtɚ/ | A person who carries luggage and related objects; (historically) one who carried luggage or did manual labour in the transloading of cargo. |
| lance noun | /læns/ | A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen. |
| sack noun | /sæk/ | A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with… |
| gesture noun | /ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃɚ/ | A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- When it's snow, we are out.
- When it's cold, we are out.
- When we start, we're finished, it's proper.
- That's what I want to do.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | be confronted · can be found |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | are going to be · it's going to go |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: evolution /ˌiːvəˈluːʃ(ə)n/, workshop /ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/, echelon /ˈɛʃ.əˌlɑn/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like arrive, evolution, salary.
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.