Shadowing-Übung: 25 Simply B1 Preliminary for Schools Test 7 Part 1 - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video

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Test 7.
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There are four parts to the test.
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You will hear each part twice.
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We will now stop for a moment.
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Please ask any questions now because you must not speak during the test.
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Part 1.
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Now look at the instructions for Part 1.
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For each question, choose the correct answer.
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Look at Question 1.
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1. Which job has the girl decided to do?
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Have you thought what job you would like to do?
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Mmm, I think that as I'm a very sociable person, I could become a shop assistant.
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You'd be good at that.
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Maybe, but my mum says that kind of work can be quite tiring, as I will have to deal with difficult customers sometimes.
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Why don't you become a teacher?
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You're very good at explaining things to others.
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Good idea, but I like better to work as a nurse.
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I enjoy looking after people who are sick, so that's what I'll do.
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OK, but I still think that being a teacher would be an excellent job for you.
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Now, listen again.
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Have you thought what job you would like to do?
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Mmm, I think that as I'm a very sociable person, I could become a shop assistant.
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You'd be good at that.
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Maybe, but my mum says that kind of work can be quite tiring, as I will have to deal with difficult customers sometimes.
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Why don't you become a teacher?
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You're very good at explaining things to others.
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Good idea, but I like better to work as a nurse.
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I enjoy looking after people who are sick, so that's what I'll do.
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OK, but I still think that being a teacher would be an excellent job for you.
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2. What will the boy order?
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How about ordering a pizza from the place down the road?
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You can order a small pizza if you like, but I want only a salad.
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Why?
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Are you on a diet?
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No, but I don't like the pizza from this place.
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I only prefer their burgers.
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So, do you want to order burgers and chips for both of us?
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Now that I think, the last time I ate a burger from that place, it wasn't well cooked.
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So just a salad.
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Okay then, I'll take my first choice.
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Now, listen again.
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How about ordering a pizza from the place down the road?
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You can order a small pizza if you like, but I want only a salad.
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Why?
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Are you on a diet?
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No, but I don't like the pizza from this place.
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I only prefer their burgers.
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So, do you want to order burgers and chips for both of us?
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Now that I think, the last time I ate a burger from that place, it wasn't well cooked.
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So just a salad.
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OK then.
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I'll take my first choice.
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Three.
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Which activity does the girl not do anymore?
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I want to start a new hobby.
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I was thinking about table tennis.
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I've seen you playing and I think it's quite interesting.
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Although I've given up, as I don't have enough time to play anymore, I still think that it's worth trying it.
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I joined the school's volleyball team three weeks ago and I spent my whole time in practising for next Sunday's match.
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It's a shame.
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You were pretty good.
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Do you still have guitar lessons or have you stopped them as well?
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No, I didn't need to as guitar lessons are once a week and last only an hour.
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now listen again i want to start a new hobby i was thinking about table tennis i've seen you playing
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and i think it's quite interesting although i've given up as
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i don't have enough time to play anymore i still think
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that it's worth trying it i joined the school's volleyball team three weeks ago
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and i spend my whole time in practicing for next sunday's match It's a shame.
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You were pretty good.
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Do you still have guitar lessons or have you stopped them as well?
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No, I didn't need to as guitar lessons are once a week and last only an hour.
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4. What does the boy want to buy tomorrow?
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Hi Maria.
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I'm calling you to ask you to go shopping tomorrow morning.
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I need you to help me buy a new coat, as next month I'll be going on a school trip to Iceland.
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I had also thought to buy a new scarf and gloves, but my mum said to take my brother's ones.
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Although I like his scarf and I'll take it with me, his gloves aren't my size.
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Mum said that she will buy me a new pair that she had seen online.
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So, please can we meet tomorrow at the big department store after school?
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You always help me buy clothes that suit me fine.
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Now, listen again.
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Hi Maria.
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I'm calling you to ask you to go shopping tomorrow morning.
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I need you to help me buy a new coat, as next month I'll be going on a school trip to Iceland.
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I had also thought to buy a new scarf and gloves, but my mum said to take my brother's ones.
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Although I like his scarf and I'll take it with me, his gloves aren't my size.
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Mum said that she will buy me a new pair that she had seen online.
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So, please can we meet tomorrow at the big department store after school?
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You always help me buy clothes that suit me fine.
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5. Which is the boy's sister?
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Who is your sister in this photo?
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Is she the one with long, dark hair?
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No. My sister is short hair and she also wears glasses.
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Fortunately, in this picture, she doesn't wear this terrible hat that she always wears during the summer months.
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I tell her that it doesn't suit her and that it's very old -fashioned, but she keeps saying that it protects her head from sun.
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Anyway, I can see her now and she's very beautiful.
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Who is your sister in this photo?
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Is she the one with long dark hair?
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No, my sister has short hair and she also wears glasses.
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Fortunately in this picture she doesn't wear this terrible hat that she always wears during the summer months.
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I tell her that it doesn't suit her and
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that it's very old -fashioned but she keeps saying that it protects her head from sun.
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Anyway, I can see her now and she's very beautiful.
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6. What sort of film will they see?
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How about going to see that new adventure movie tonight?
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It hasn't got good reviews.
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I read that the acting isn't that great.
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There's also the new movie with Matt Dillon at the same cinema.
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That might be good.
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You know, I'm not keen on romantic films.
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You can go and see that with Lorna.
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Any good detective movies on?
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There's one at the Odeon, but I think we have seen it.
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You know, the one with Detective Purcell.
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Oh, that.
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You're right.
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So I guess we ignore the reviews and see the first one.
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Now, listen again.
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How about going to see that new adventure movie tonight?
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It hasn't got good reviews.
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I read that the acting isn't that great.
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There's also the new movie with Matt Dillon at the same cinema.
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That might be good.
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You know, I'm not keen on romantic films.
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You can go and see that with Lorna.
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Any good detective movies on?
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There's one at the Odeon, but I think we have seen it.
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You know, the one with Detective Purcell.
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Oh, that.
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You're right.
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So I guess we ignore the reviews and see the first one.
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7. Where does the girl want to go on holiday?
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Where do you go on holiday this summer?
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I don't know, but I'd prefer to go to an island and not to the mountains, as we usually do with my parents.
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My mum says that because we live near the sea, she needs a change on our holiday, so we always go to the mountains and seep in tents,
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or to big cities and visit museums all the time.
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I don't like either of them.
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Now, listen again.
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Where do you go on holiday this summer?
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I don't know.
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But I'd prefer to go to an island and not to the mountains, as we usually do with my parents.
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My mum says that because we live near the sea, she needs a change on our holidays, so we always go to the mountains and sleep in tents,
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or to big cities and visit museums all the time.
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I don't like either of them.
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That is the end of part one.

Warum dieses Video ideal fürs Englischlernen ist

Das Video "25 Simply B1 Preliminary for Schools Test 7 Part 1" ist ein tolles Material, um deine Englische Aussprache zu verbessern und das "shadowspeaks"-Verfahren zu üben. Die Dialoge sind lebensnah, die Sprache klar und auf B1-Niveau ausgerichtet – perfekt, um natürliche Gesprächsabläufe zu verstehen und nachzuahmen. Die Wiederholung der Sätze (du hörst jede Passage zweimal) macht es zudem einfach, sich an die Rhythmen und Intonation zu gewöhnen.

Natürliche Sätze im Detail

Lass uns ein paar Sätze aus dem Dialog genauer betrachten, um zu sehen, was sie so natürlich klingen lässt:

  • "Mmm, I think that as I'm a very sociable person, I could become a shop assistant." Hier kombiniert der Sprecher ein Überlegen ("Mmm, I think") mit einem Grund ("as I'm a very sociable person") – eine typische Struktur in Gesprächen. Die Pause nach "Mmm" macht die Aussage lebendig und realistisch.
  • "Now that I think, the last time I ate a burger from that place, it wasn't well cooked." "Now that I think" ist eine hervorragende Redewendung, um eine Überlegung anzukündigen – viel natürlicher als "Ich denke jetzt mal". Die Vergangenheitsform ("the last time I ate") zeigt, wie man Erfahrungen einbringt.
  • "You can order a small pizza if you like, but I want only a salad." Mit "if you like" wird der Gesprächspartner einbezogen, was die Kommunikation freundlich macht. "But" signalisiert eine Wendung – eine häufige Struktur, um Vorlieben auszudrücken.

Deine Practice Routine: Shadowing effektiv üben

Um mit diesem Video dein "shadow speech" zu trainieren, probiere folgenden einfachen Loop:

  1. Hör zu: Höre den ersten Dialogabschnitt (z. B. Frage 1) einmal ganz durch, um die Bedeutung zu verstehen.
  2. Nachsprechen: Höre die Sätze jetzt langsam und nacheinander. Pausiere nach jedem Satz und sprich ihn sofort nach – versuche, Intonation und Rhythmus genau zu kopieren. Das hilft, deine Englische Aussprache zu verbessern.
  3. Aufnehmen: Nimm dich beim Nachsprechen auf. Höre dir dann selbst zu – wo kannst du dich verbessern? Vielleicht an der Betonung von "sociable" oder der Pause in "Now that I think".
  4. Wiederholen: Mach das für jeden Dialogabschnitt. Die Wiederholung (du hörst ja jede Passage zweimal im Video) ist der Schlüssel, um die Sätze zu internalisieren.

Englisch lernen mit Videos und dem Shadowing-Verfahren macht Spaß und bringt schnell Fortschritte. Also leg los – dein Mund und Ohr werden es dir danken!

Grammatik in diesem Video

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

StrukturIm Video
Present Perfect have/has + Partizip Perfekt – eine vergangene Handlung, die jetzt noch wichtig istI've seen · I've given · have seen
Relativsätze who / which + Satz – eine Zusatzinformation über eine Person oder Sachepeople who are
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop … + -ing – Verben, auf die die -ing-Form folgtenjoy looking · keeps saying
Past Continuous was/were + -ing – eine Handlung, die zu einem Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit im Gange warwas thinking

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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