Shadowing-Übung: 2025 Was A Weird Year - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video

Good morning, good morning.

It is currently the 30th of December, 2025. And...

I woke up with this thought that I think I don't know, I think a lot of people can agree with me on this.

which is that 2025 was a really weird year.

I don't think I've ever been a part of a year where there were so many twists and turns, plot twists left and right.

I mean we all go through different lives but I feel the main theme of this year has been kind of completion, I guess, for a lot of people.

It reflects with numerology, it reflects with the zodiacs and all of those other things, but that aside, when I talk to people throughout this year,

it feels like we're all kind of going through the same recurring themes.

At least for me this year, I have learned how to I don't know if I can say let go yet, but ease off of the control.

of my own life because listen, I don't think I can plan anything anymore.

I'm just going to take it as it comes, but still keep my direction, you know what I mean?

I had been in situations this year where I had been

planning next steps with a person and immediately that person is taken out of my life.

Poof.

Gone.

All this being said, I actually had a really good year

I guess because I went with the punches or however else you say it,

I ended up finding myself in a lot of unexpected situations as well that were so worth it. So...

You know.

balance.

And for me this year, I got lucky.

my balance scale definitely tips into the lucky side.

I think it's so important to practice discernment in your life.

And when I say discernment, I don't mean in a way of trying to block everybody off.

You know what I mean?

When I say discernment, Discernment only happens after you yourself know what you want and nobody can actually tell you what you want.

Because here's the thing about humans, we're actually kind of a mess.

And so even when someone tells us to do something, even if we do it, there's this gnawing feeling that sits inside of us.

that kind of knows it's not aligned.

And I know that over years and years and years of not listening to that little voice, it gets quieter, I guess but it doesn't really go away.

So I've kind of been approaching life more of identifying what that little voice even means, and then going off of that

more so than outside noise events can happen events can shift

and honestly depending on context depending on person like everything is

its own singular situation there's no overarching rules to anything but that little voice that's a subconscious version of you

that learn through all the things that you've been through, all the things that you've thought, and somehow turns it into a little gut feeling, you know?

I just think people need to trust themselves more.

And This year?

This year I feel like the universe forced it on all of us.

Everybody had to trust themselves more, okay?

It was the wild west out here.

So a couple years ago, back in 2024, I started having a motto for myself for each year.

And at the beginning of 2024, it was, "Tahong Kyeol."

Okay, now that's Vietnamese but the loose translation or at least my translation of it is I'll fucking play.

But, Guess what happened?

I got played all year.

No, seriously, people were trying me left and right.

It was ridiculous.

And so for 2025, last year, my motto was Fuck it, we ball.

And we kind of did, honestly.

yeah yeah yeah it wasn't a bad year at all.

And so for 2026 I've already decided my motto My motto for 2026 will be "Send it to space." Now,

I don't really exactly know what that means.

And I think that that's kind of the fun in it this year.

I don't know, something about...

Speaking it into existence.

Space might be a little weird, you know, but we'll see how it plays out this year.

I am grateful for this year, I am thankful for this year, while also happy that it is over.

which is what I think a lot of us feel about the year 2025.

The year of the brain were online for real.

Anyway, if you're still here, sitting and listening to me yap.

I hope you have a good day and I hope you have a

good 2026 and that you're ringing in the new year with your loved ones and yeah Bye!

I'll see you next time.

Thank you.

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Wortschatz und Sprechhinweise zu dieser Lektion

Diese Sprechübung auf Niveau B1 basiert auf dem Video „2025 Was A Weird Year“. Diese Wörter kommen am häufigsten vor: discernment, motto, guess, voice, situation. Dieses Video enthält 64 Sätze und 793 Wörter zum Nachsprechen. Der gesprochene Teil dauert 4:51. Der Sprecher spricht in natürlichem Tempo, etwa 164 Wörter pro Minute, ähnlich wie im Alltagsgespräch. 85 % der Wörter gehören zu den 3.000 häufigsten im Englischen; den Rest solltest du dir vor dem Üben ansehen.

Wichtiger Wortschatz in diesem Video

Die 12 anspruchsvollsten Wörter aus dem Video, mit Aussprache und Bedeutung:

Wort	Aussprache	Bedeutung
discernment Substantiv		Urteilsvermögen
motto Substantiv	/ˈmɑ.toʊ/	Motto, Wahlspruch
depend Verb	/dɪˈpɛnd/	abhängen, ankommen
twist Verb	/twɪst/	verziehen, drehen
numerology Substantiv	/ˌn(j)u.məˈrɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/	Numerologie
zodiac Substantiv	/ˈzoʊ.diˌæk/	Zodiac, Zodiak
align Verb	/əˈlaɪn/	in Linie stellen, anreihen
singular Adjektiv	/ˈsɪŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/	einzeln
thankful Adjektiv	/ˈθæŋkfəl/	dankbar
completion Substantiv	/kəmˈpliː.ʃən/	Fertigstellung, Vervollständigung
unexpected Adjektiv	/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/	unerwartet
punch Substantiv	/pʌnt͡ʃ/	Faustschlag, Schlag

Phrasal Verbs, die du hören wirst

Wort	Bedeutung
end up Verb	sich herausstellen, am Ende irgendwo / etwas sein
go away Verb	weggehen, fortgehen

Sätze zum Wiederholen

Kurze, vollständige Sätze aus dem Video, die du im Alltag wiederverwenden kannst:

You know what I mean?
I don't really exactly know what that means.
I don't know, something about...
I'll see you next time.

Grammatik in diesem Video

Die Strukturen, die der Sprecher am häufigsten verwendet, mit den genauen Worten aus dem Video:

Struktur	Im Video
Present Perfect have/has + Partizip Perfekt – eine vergangene Handlung, die jetzt noch wichtig ist	I've ever been · has been · have learned
Passiv be + Partizip Perfekt – wichtig ist, was geschieht, nicht wer es tut	is taken · being said
Zukunft mit „will“ will + Verb – eine Entscheidung, ein Versprechen oder eine Vorhersage	will be · we'll see · I'll see
Verpflichtung: must / have to / need to sagen, dass etwas notwendig ist	need to trust · had to trust

Aussprache, auf die du achten solltest

Der Sprecher verwendet 22 Kurzformen und abgeschwächte Formen, zum Beispiel don't, I've, I'll. Sprich sie in der kurzen Form, so wie du sie hörst.

Die Laute „sh“ und „zh“: subconscious /sʌbˈkɑn.ʃəs/, completion /kəmˈpliː.ʃən/
Lange Wörter – auf die Betonung achten: numerology /ˌn(j)u.məˈrɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, overarching /ˌoʊvəɹˈɑɹt͡ʃɪŋ/, unexpected /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/

Laute, die Deutschsprachigen schwerfallen:

Stimmhafter Auslaut — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ am Wortende nicht verhärten: depend /dɪˈpɛnd/, unexpected /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/
/æ/ — offener als „ä“: zodiac /ˈzoʊ.diˌæk/, thankful /ˈθæŋkfəl/

So übst du mit diesem Video

Höre dir das ganze Video einmal an, ohne zu sprechen, und notiere die Wörter, die du nicht kennst.
Beginne mit 0,75-facher Geschwindigkeit, sprich Satz für Satz nach und wechsle zur normalen Geschwindigkeit, sobald es leichtfällt.
Nimm dich auf und vergleiche mit dem Original; achte dabei auf Wörter wie discernment, motto, depend.

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.

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