Shadowing Practice: Inside Anaïs Bouchard's Parisian apartment | Une Fille, Un Style | Vogue Paris - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I'm Anaïs Bouchard, I'm Parisienne, French professor and pianist.
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I started to do a campaign for brands, then I was a showroom for a few years.
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And today I continue on Instagram.
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If I could define my style, I would say elegant, eclectic.
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I love working with associations, I love fantasy in the style, I love the adventure, the risk risk,
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on was quite a lot of me for the associations a little sour -greenu that I brought to school.
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But I also love simplicity.
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For example, if I was going to go out, I would put a high pantalon, wide, with a shirt, well -déboutonnet, because I love the sexy way.
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I love painting, it's something that me liberate.
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I love working the colors, a bit like the mode, I'm leaving in peeing, in drawing.
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My relationship with music is intense, I can't spend a day without my listeners.
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I love the broken rhythms, the rhythmics to five times, the songs in which we lose, we lose all our repairs, and that's what I love.
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I love not understanding what I listen to.
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My favorite composer is Rachmaninoff.
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I can sing each prelude by the chorus.
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The piano is something that I could not pass, which is really nourishing me since I was little.
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At the time I heard classical music, in the classic, in the catimini.
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My friend, Crystalier, passes his years to the mountain, in the mass of Mont Blanc, between 3 and 4 thousand meters of altitude.
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And sometimes I accompany him, even often, I come with him.
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I find a lot of fluorine, amethyst, quartz fumé.
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despite the risk risk.
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It's really fascinating because we completely abstraite from the world, we are a bit like on another planet.
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We are out of everything, there is no soul who lives.
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It's a universe apart.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 24 sentences and 308 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:55. The speaker talks at a natural 160 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 70% 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 |
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| adventure noun | /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ | A feeling of desire for new and exciting things. |
| sexy adjective | /ˈsɛksi/ | Having sex appeal; attractive. |
| repair verb | /ˈɹiːpɛɚ/ | To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy. |
| intense adjective | /ɪnˈtɛns/ | Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering. |
| define verb | /dɪˈfaɪn/ | To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly. |
| piano noun | /piˈænɪː/ | A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers… |
| classical adjective | /ˈklæs.ɪ.k(ə)l/ | Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art. |
| meter noun | /ˈmitəɹ/ | A device that measures things. |
| rhythm noun | /ˈɹɪð.əm/ | The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter. |
| pee noun | /ˈpiː/ | Urine. |
| elegant adjective | /ˈɛləɡənt/ | Characterised by or exhibiting elegance; having grace, refinement, or tasteful simplicity. |
| altitude noun | /ˈælt.ɪˌtjuːd/ | The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level. |
| chorus verb | /ˈkɔːɹəs/ | To sing (a song), express (a sentiment), or recite or say (words) in chorus. |
| sour adjective | /ˈsaʊ.ə/ | Tasting of acidity. |
| composer noun | /kəmˈpoʊzəɹ/ | One who composes; an author. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: nourish /ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/, showroom /ˈʃoʊˌɹum/
- Long words — get the stress right: accompany /əˈkʌm.pə.ni/, simplicity /sɪmˈplɪsɪti/
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 adventure, sexy, repair.
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.