Shadowing-Übung: a cozy few days back home in minnesota - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video

Good morning, guys.

It's Sid.

I am so happy to be back home.

Every time I come back here, I feel like I just feel so myself.

Like the truest, purest form of me is here.

Why am I getting so introspective?

Like, hello?

I love a lot of things about you guys, but one of my absolute favorite things is how much you guys not only appreciate, but love the Minnesota vlogs.

The feeling of coziness and warmth that I get when I'm home, I always try to somehow translate onto video.

I don't know if that is even possible, but I hope that you feel comfy and cozy and at home watching this.

Don't really know what today holds.

I did just get here.

I was in Paris.

I feel like I kind of need a little reset.

And I love a good reset vlog.

Like, I'm such a sucker for a good reset vlog.

I'm going to go try a new coffee shop this morning.

Before I get changed, I just got this new fragrance in the mail from Fern, and I'm so excited to be working with them.

Some of you guys know I've been, like, really sensitive to a lot of products the past couple years.

So what really drew me to them is that their fragrances are natural.

The ingredients are organic, and they come out with four different releases each year per the season.

So this is their summer fragrance, which I'm so excited to try.

They do include a little tester bottle, so you can try this out.

Okay, this is their summer 2026 bottle.

It's like a fresh summer day.

I wish that there was a way for you to smell this through the screen It's perfect.

Their summer one is very citrus focused.

I can really smell the basil which I love Fresh basil.

They're also on a made-to-order basis, which is pretty cool So they do have limited quantities per drop.

They did put aside a little batch for you guys So if you do want to try out their summer fragrance, I put a link in the description box so you can skip the waiting list and Try out their fragrance.

It is so hot today.

I don't know what i'm gonna wear Oh, I did just thrift this t-shirt.

Finishing touches.

I'm at a coffee shop.

I'm trying a new one today.

This one, it looks like you can kind of work from home and I have my laptop to do some stuff on.

It's called Fragment Coffee.

I saw it on TikTok.

You know, this is the place where I do all of my research nowadays, it seems.

Thank you thank you this is the biggest coffee shop i

have ever been in in my life why is it massive

i always forget coming back home like in new york vlogging

and filming in public it can slide there's a lot of crazy stuff

that goes down in new york but here it's like there's a chess tournament happening

to the right of me and I'm drawing attention to myself.

Apparently this place has been here for like five years

and I never knew about it

and I think this is going to be one of my new spots to come

because it's like so conducive for working from home.

There's pretty much unlimited seating.

Coffee.

I already drank my coffee.

I'm sorry.

The coffee itself is pretty good.

It has like a nutty taste to it.

I also got banana bread because I was hungry.

this is like below average would not recommend i'm gonna do some work for ophelia

when i was in paris and stuff i did nothing for ophelia then i have

so much to do because we're hiring a new social media assistant and you just schedule like interviews for that

i had a life-changing event happen to me about two weeks

ago in new york i was walking actually to meet up with my boyfriend it's like the same route

that i always take i walked past so many paparazzi

and there was this black suv someone was clearly like just about to get out of there

and I had no idea who was in there.

And two seconds later, out walks Rihanna and A$AP Rocky.

I was actually never a massive Rihanna fan.

Like I liked her, but ever since then, I've just been captivated by her.

I always get so nostalgic at this corner because this is where the school bus would pick me up in elementary school.

Growing up in the same house for your entire childhood, I think is like one of the most special things that could have happened to me.

Zero to 18, I grew up in the same house So my parents still have the exact same house.

Obviously, all of my childhood memories just resonate with that house.

It's like a feeling I get every time I come home, even to this day.

At age 26, I still get the same feeling when I walk inside.

My brother and I had a lemonade stand right here.

At this point, I'm not even walking Rosie.

Rosie is walking me because

Rosie is so tired.

Hi.

I was like, you could work out.

We're so fit.

I know.

I'm so tired too.

My parents set up badminton in the backyard.

So we're going to play.

Who's team am I on?

Mine.

Champions.

Oh God.

I kind of suck at this.

My hand-eye coordination, I feel, has deteriorated the past few years.

Is that old age or what?

I don't know.

Okay.

Who do you think is going to win?

We got it.

I'm not on your team.

I don't.

That's why I said we got it.

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Oh, so not me.

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The rules are no blood, no foul.

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So the best team wins.

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Okay.

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What does that mean?

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Good morning, guys.

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It's Sunday.

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I woke up this morning and I went to church with my family and now it's noon.

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My family is kind of dispersed for a little bit.

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We're going to go to my older brother's house later.

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I have an older brother.

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Do you guys know this?

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I feel like so many people don't know that I have an older brother.

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And one of my favorite things to do when I'm home is drive around, get coffee at a drive-thru, and listen to music.

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And then maybe go to the Mall of America.

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Sort of where my head's at.

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We'll see kind of what ends up happening.

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I don't really know.

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To those of you who don't know what Caribou is, I'm about to introduce you.

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The real ones know who have watched me for years that I used to hate coffee.

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I hated coffee to such an extent that I feel like it was almost part of my personality.

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Anyways, I've turned a new leaf.

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You know I love coffee now, so I really appreciate what Caribou has to offer now that I can enjoy it.

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Could I do an iced medium latte with skim milk?

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I just think the coffee here is pretty good.

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My grandpa always used to love it, and I was like, why?

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I don't want to go to Caribou.

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And now I feel bad because, like, he was right all along.

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Oh, my credit card is just flashing out so everyone can use it.

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Usually what I get from here is an iced vanilla crafted press with skim milk and a scoop of malt.

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Malt makes it so good.

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Thank you.

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I'm putting my usual order on the screen for you guys because if you live in Minnesota or the Midwest, I think they have these in the Midwest, you need to try my go-to.

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Anyways, today I was boring.

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I just got a vanilla latte because I was in the mood.

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It's always dessert dungeon for me when I'm home. So cheers.

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Summer in Minnesota is the best.

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Every time I go home, I have to go to the Mall of America at least once.

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By the way, the best thing that the Mall of America ever opened was Skims.

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When I found out they were putting this in there, I was so happy.

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I stopped there, Aritzia, a few stores.

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Okay, update.

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I've been pretty good.

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I only got one thing from Skims.

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It's their t-shirt.

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I literally wore mine all the time until I lost it.

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So I feel like I could justify that.

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I don't know I don't know if I was late to this, but the Lululemon here has a cafe where they have the best smoothies.

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So it's like a good little healthy shopping snack.

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At this point, like, friggin and Erewhon, I don't even care.

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I just want to get the Lululemon smoothie.

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Okay, okay.

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Okay, what do I have?

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Hey, guys!

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Hey there.

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I'm with my older brother, Ryan.

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That's me.

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I don't think that they know about you.

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I'm Ryan.

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I'm Cindy's brother.

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I live in Minnesota. And he's a chef.

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Look what he just made us.

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Wow. So homemade.

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Thank you.

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So you made the dough yourself.

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Oh yeah.

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All by myself.

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Update.

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I changed into a pickleball outfit.

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As some of you guys know, I used to be an avid pickleball hater.

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And now somehow I love it.

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It's kind of like the coffee thing.

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I used to like hate both of these things.

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Is this like me maturing?

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I don't know.

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My family and I love to play it together.

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It's like such a fun family activity for us.

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And you already know what I'm about to say.

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I forgot an outro.

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Please let me know if you do have any videos you want to see.

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I know I say this sometimes, but I really do read the comments.

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And I'll see you guys in my next vlog.

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Bye.

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Das Szenario: Ein gemütlicher Rückkehr nach Minnesota

In diesem Video teilt Sid seine ersten Tage zu Hause in Minnesota mit. Er spricht über die Wärme der Heimat, einen Neustart nach einem Aufenthalt in Paris, ein neues Kaffeehaus und eine natürliche Parfüm-Marke. Die Sprache ist locker, persönlich und full von alltäglichen Ausdrücken – perfekt, um Englisch sprechen üben und die natürliche Flüssigkeit von Gesprächen kennenzulernen. Die Szenen umfassen private Reflexionen, Einkäufe und alltägliche Aktivitäten, was sie ideal fürs Lernen von realistischen Gesprächssituationen macht.

Nützliche Chunks & Collocations

"get a little reset": "einen kleinen Neustart bekommen" – perfekt für Szenen, in denen man sich erholen oder neu orientieren will.
"be a sucker for something": "total auf etwas abfahren" – ausdrucksstark, um eine Vorliebe zu beschreiben (z. B. "Ich bin total auf gemütliche Vlogs abfahren").
"conducive for working from home": "geeignet fürs Homeoffice" – nützlich, um Räume oder Umgebungen zu beschreiben.
"put aside a little batch": "eine kleine Menge beiseite legen" – hilfreich bei Gesprächen über Produkte oder Bestellungen.
"drawing attention to myself": "Aufmerksamkeit auf mich ziehen" – wichtig, um soziale Situationen zu beschreiben.

Deine Shadowing-Challenge: Verbessere deine Englische Aussprache!

Shadowing ist eine bewährte Technik, um Flüssigkeit und Aussprache zu trainieren. Nutze dazu einen kurzen Abschnitt des Videos (z. B. die Szene im Kaffeehaus). Höre dir Sids Worte zuerst einmal genau an, dann wiederhole sie sofort nach ihm – versuche, Tonhöhe, Rhythmus und Intonation zu kopieren. Fokus auf Phrasen wie "this is the biggest coffee shop I have ever been in" oder "I never knew about it". Übe 5–10 Mal, bis du die Wörter flüssig aussprichst. Für mehr Übung kannst du auch einen shadowing site nutzen, der dir die Möglichkeit gibt, mit verschiedenen Dialekten und Geschwindigkeiten zu trainieren. Diese Methode, auch shadowspeaks oder shadow speech genannt, hilft dir, natürliche Sprachmuster zu internalisieren und dein Englisch sprachlich zu verbessern. Probier's jetzt – du wirst schnell Fortschritte sehen!

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 hate · used to love · used to be
Present Perfect have/has + Partizip Perfekt – eine vergangene Handlung, die jetzt noch wichtig ist	I've been · have limited · have ever been

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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