Shadowing-Übung: 10 AMERICAN Monologues | Male - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video
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In this video, I'm going to give you 10 contemporary male monologues spoken by American characters. They'll be perfect for American actors or for non-American accented performers, if you're working on accent and dialect. Right let's go. Sam from The Flick by Annie Baker. This is in act 2, scene 1. Start on page 66 at "- so the next day we all went to see a movie." And end on page 69 at "...now I can't remember what the realization was." Sam works at a cinema, or movie theater, and is speaking about bringing in food to watch a movie, and he's making a shocking discovery.
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It's a comedic and conversational speech that he thinks is more dramatic than it actually is.
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Cut out Avery's small interjections and Sam's responses to him to make the speech work. Andy from Downstate by Bruce Norris. Start on page 100 at "Emily has to pick out my clothes." and end on page 101 at "...like she didn't even care." Andy was abused as a child by Fred and here, after many years, he's finally confronting him. It's a hugely emotional speech, filled with pain, trauma and sadness. Cut out Fred's small interjections to make the speech work. Adam from The Antipodes by Annie Baker. Start on page 73 at "Once upon a time there was nothing." And end on page 75 at "And they were happy." Adam is in a group of people confined to a conference room creating stories together. Towards the end of the play, and after several failed attempts at success, Adam delivers this epic story about the creation of the world. There's loads of potential in this speech. It could be conversational, low-key and casual, or more dynamic and thrilling.
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Victor from Dirty Crusty by Clare Barron. Start on page 110 at "So when my Grandad died..." And end on page 112 at "She made us sleep in her room that night." In this speech, Victor recounts visiting his dead Granddad's body with his brother. It's a simple, sweet and touching speech.
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Ken from Red by John Logan. Start on page 54 at "Bores you!? Bores you!?" And end on page 55 at "So black swallows red." Ken is in his twenties and is Mark Rothko, the American painter's, assistant. At this point, Ken explodes at Rothko about Rothko's arrogant attitude and brutish treatment of him. Prior from Angels in America, Part 1, Millennium Approaches by Tony Kushner.
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This is the second part of scene 8. Start on page 42 at "One of my ancestors was a ship's captain..." And end on page 43 at "But it seems to me that it lets you off scot-free." In this short speech, Prior tells a story about his ancestor to his crying partner, Louis. Prior is sick with AIDS and Louis is struggling to come to terms with it. Eric from The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez. This speech is in part one of the play. It's in scene 5, part 2. On page 145, start at "The car turned away..." And end on page 147 at "...mingling together inside this house, inside him." This speech is from the end of part one of this incredible and epic new play. Eric speaks in the third person about himself and he speaks about visiting a house in Upstate New York, that used to be a refuge for men with AIDS in the 1980s. This is a beautiful speech full of powerful imagery and poignancy. Toby from The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez. This speech is in part two of the play. It's in act 2, scene 5. On page 247, start at "The night Toby disappeared..." And end on page 251 at "...and starts to write." In this extensive speech, Toby reflects on his troubled life and where he needs to go next. He speaks about himself in the third person and the speech is full of pain and conflict. This is a long speech so a couple of shorter versions are: Start at "He was seven when his father died." on page 248 and end on "The only faggot." on page 249. Or start at "Toby Darling, raised in privilege..." On page 249 and end at the end of the speech on page 251.
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Franz from Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Start on page 88 at "Okay. Where do I even start?" And end on page 90 at "I washed us clean." In this speech, Franz has just returned from going in a lake at the family home. He speaks passionately about the spiritual awakening he's just journeyed on. John from Now or Later by Christopher Shinn. In Christopher Shinn, Plays 2, start on page 15 at "Okay: a couple weekends ago..." and end on page 16 at "...and tell people they were going to burn in hell." John is the son of the Democratic Presidential candidate and controversial photos of him are circulating, which is threatening his father's success.
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In this speech, John recounts a naked party that he attended, and how the damaging events unfolded. Cut out a couple of small interjections by Jessica, as John's setting up the story. These plays are currently available on Drama Online... Or you can order them from the publishers: Bloomsbury, which now incorporates Methuen Drama and Oberon Books.
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Nick Hern Books. And Faber & Faber. Or you can order them from Amazon.
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Warum sollte man mit diesem Video sprechen üben?
Dieses Video bietet 10 zeitgenössische Monologe männlicher amerikanischer Charaktere – ideal, um Englisch sprechen zu üben und den Umgang mit unterschiedlichen Emotionen und Kontexten zu trainieren. Ob komisch, emotional oder dramatisch: Die Szenen reflektieren echte Gesprächssituationen, die dir helfen, deinen Sprachfluss und deine Ausdrucksstärke zu verbessern. Zudem eignen sie sich perfekt für shadowspeak oder shadow speech – eine Methode, bei der du die Sätze direkt nachsprechst, um Rhythmus und Intonation zu lernen. So übst du nicht nur Grammatik, sondern auch die richtige Betonung in realen Szenen.
Grammatik & Ausdrücke im Kontext
Die Monologe enthalten vielfältige sprachliche Strukturen, die du praktisch anwenden kannst:
- Vergangene Zeitformen: Wie im Monolog von Victor ("So when my Grandad died...") werden Erzählungen in der Vergangenheit mit Simple Past und Past Continuous dargestellt – perfekt, um Geschichten zu erzählen.
- Direkte Rede: Ken's Wutausbruch ("Bores you!? Bores you!?") nutzt direkte Rede, um Emotionen zu verstärken. Übe, wie du Tonfall und Betonung bei emotionalen Äußerungen anpasst.
- Reflexive Verben: Franz' "I washed us clean" zeigt reflexive Strukturen, die oft in persönlichen Erfahrungsberichten vorkommen. Achte darauf, wie sie die Handlung auf den Sprecher zurückführen.
Häufige Aussprachefallen
Amerikanische Aussprache hat einige Stolpersteine – achte besonders auf:
- Reduktionen: Wörter wie "didn't" oder "can't" werden oft zu "din't" oder "can't" (ohne deutliches "t") gesprochen. Höre dir im Video an, wie diese Reduktionen den natürlichen Sprachfluss unterstützen.
- Betonung in langen Sätzen: In epischen Monologen wie Adams ("Once upon a time there was nothing...") ist die Betonung auf Schlüsselwörter (z. B. "nothing", "world") entscheidend. Übe, wie du durch Betonung Bedeutung vermittelst.
- Regionalismen: Wörter wie "cinema" (statt "movie theater") oder "faggot" (ein veraltetes Schimpfwort) zeigen amerikanische Sprachgewohnheiten. Achte darauf, den Kontext zu verstehen, um sie korrekt zu verwenden.
Mit diesen Monologen kannst du nicht nur Englische Aussprache verbessern, sondern auch dein Verständnis für kulturelle Nuancen vertiefen. Nutze die Methode des Englisch Shadowing – sprich die Sätze direkt nach, kopiere Rhythmus und Intonation, und übe regelmäßig. So wirst du sicher und flüssig sprechen!
Grammatik in diesem Video
Die Strukturen, die der Sprecher am häufigsten verwendet, mit den genauen Worten aus dem Video:
| Struktur | Im Video |
|---|---|
| „Used to“ used to + Verb – eine frühere Gewohnheit oder ein Zustand, der nicht mehr gilt | used to be |
| Present Perfect have/has + Partizip Perfekt – eine vergangene Handlung, die jetzt noch wichtig ist | has just returned |
| Passiv be + Partizip Perfekt – wichtig ist, was geschieht, nicht wer es tut | was abused |
| Relativsätze who / which + Satz – eine Zusatzinformation über eine Person oder Sache | circulating, which is |
Was ist die Shadowing-Technik?
Shadowing ist eine wissenschaftlich fundierte Sprachlerntechnik, die ursprünglich für die professionelle Dolmetscherausbildung entwickelt und durch den Polyglotten Dr. Alexander Arguelles populär gemacht wurde. Die Methode ist einfach aber wirkungsvoll: Du hörst englisches Audio von Muttersprachlern und wiederholst es sofort laut — wie ein Schatten, der dem Sprecher mit nur 1–2 Sekunden Verzögerung folgt. Anders als passives Hören oder Grammatikübungen zwingt Shadowing dein Gehirn und deine Mundmuskulatur, gleichzeitig echte Sprachmuster zu verarbeiten und zu reproduzieren. Studien zeigen, dass es Aussprachegenauigkeit, Intonation, Rhythmus, verbundene Sprache, Hörverständnis und Sprechflüssigkeit signifikant verbessert — was es zu einer der effektivsten Methoden für die IELTS Speaking-Vorbereitung und reale englische Kommunikation macht.