Shadowing-Übung: BE POSITIVE, BE LUCKY - English Listening Practice. - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video

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Hi everyone, and welcome back to English the Gab Lab.
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Have you ever felt like you just have bad luck?
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Or that everything seems to go wrong?
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Don't worry, we've all been there.
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But in this video, I'm going to give you the solution.
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Today, I'm going to tell you the story of Ann and Steve.
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They both opened the same kind of business in the same town, and they both served excellent coffee.
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But one of them became successful, while the other one failed.
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Why?
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In this video, you're going to learn about the power of mindset.
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You'll improve your English listening skills with a simple story, and you'll discover how to start attracting good things into your life today.
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Make sure to stay until the end because I have a special challenge for you.
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So get comfortable, relax, and pay close attention.
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Let's get started.
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This is a story about two people who wanted to open a coffee shop in the same town.
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Their names were Ann and Steve.
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They both opened their businesses at the same time.
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Both were very hard workers and both had excellent coffee.
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However, they had very different ways of looking at the world.
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Anne was a positive thinker.
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Every morning, when she woke up, she told herself, Today is going to be a great day.
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I am going to meet interesting people.
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Then she went to work with a smile.
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Steve, on the other hand, was a worry thinker.
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He usually had negative thoughts.
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Every morning, he thought, I hope I don't lose money today.
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Life is difficult, and people are stressed.
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When Anne opened her coffee shop, she smiled at every customer.
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It didn't matter how they felt, she always welcomed them with a smile.
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If a customer was in a bad mood or rude, Anne thought, Maybe they had a bad morning.
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I will give them some extra kindness.
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Because she was positive, she saw small opportunities.
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One day, a famous food critic entered her shop.
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Anne was so welcoming that they started to talk.
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The critic loved her energy and wrote a fantastic review about her coffee shop.
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In Steve's shop, things were very different.
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Steve was always worried about his bills.
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When a customer entered, he didn't smile much because he was thinking about his own problems.
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If a customer was rude, Steve got into a bad mood too.
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He thought to himself, business is very hard.
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One day, the same food critic visited Steve's shop.
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Steve was busy complaining about the price of milk.
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The critic felt uncomfortable and left quickly.
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He didn't write anything.
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Six months later, Anne's coffee shop was always full.
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Her employees were happy because her positive energy was contagious.
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People didn't go there only for the coffee.
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They went there to feel better.
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Anne often said, I am so lucky.
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But the truth was that her mindset created her luck.
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She was open to seeing the good things, so she found them.
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In contrast, Steve was struggling.
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He said, Anne is just lucky and I have bad luck.
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He didn't realize that his negative thoughts were like a wall.
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He was so focused on problems that he couldn't see solutions.
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He stopped trying new things because he was afraid of failing.
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One night, Steve and Anne met for dinner.
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Steve asked her, Anne, why do good things always happen to you?
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Ann smiled, and said, Steve, I don't wait for good things to happen, to be happy.
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First, I stay positive, and then the good things appear.
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When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.
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Steve went home and thought about Anne's words.
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For the first time, he decided to change his internal dialogue.
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He realized that being positive is not about ignoring reality.
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It is about choosing where to put your attention.
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Slowly, his luck began to change.
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And finally, his business started to work.
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Perfect!
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Now that you've heard the story, let's review the most important phrases.
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This will help you remember the vocabulary and the lesson.
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Let's start.
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they had different ways of looking at the world one thinks positively
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and the other thinks negatively a positive person always sees the good in everything
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but a negative person only sees the problems without looking further
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so i have a question for you what about your mindset are you a positive or a negative thinker?
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Write it in the comments below.
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I want to read your answers.
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Let's continue with more key phrases from the story.
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She smiled at every customer.
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He was thinking about his own problems.
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Her positive energy was contagious.
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Then we have this powerful sentence.
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Her mindset created her luck.
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This means that thanks to her positive thinking, she actually created her own good luck.
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Great job!
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To finish our story, remember this.
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Anne was successful because she was open to seeing the good things.
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But Steve had a different experience.
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He was so focused on problems that he couldn't see solutions.
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As you can see, the secret isn't in the books.
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It's in your mind.
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Try to look on the bright side of things, little by little, and you will see how good things start to happen to you.
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Now, I have a small challenge for you.
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I prepared a short, three -question test to check your understanding.
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Don't forget to write your answers in the comments.
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If they are all correct, I will give you a heart.
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Let's get started.
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1. How did Anne start her day?
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A. Complaining B.
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With a smile C.
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Counting money 2.
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Why did the food critic like Anne's shop?
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A. Because of her energy B.
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Because of the price C.
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Because it was big 3.
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What was Steve's main problem?
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A. The coffee was bad B.
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He had no customers C.
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His negative mindset
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perfect you finished if you liked this video please give it a thumbs up
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and don't forget to subscribe to the channel
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so you don't miss our future lessons see you in the next video bye

Wortschatz und Sprechhinweise zu dieser Lektion

Diese Sprechübung basiert auf dem Video „BE POSITIVE, BE LUCKY - English Listening Practice“. Diese Wörter kommen am häufigsten vor: Steve, Anne, positive, coffee, shop. Dieses Video enthält 112 Sätze und 1016 Wörter zum Nachsprechen. Der gesprochene Teil dauert 9:00. Der Sprecher spricht gleichmäßig mit etwa 113 Wörtern pro Minute – ein angenehmes Tempo fürs Shadowing. 87 % der Wörter gehören zu den 3.000 häufigsten im Englischen, der Wortschatz ist also leicht zu verfolgen.

Wichtiger Wortschatz in diesem Video

15 lernenswerte Wörter aus dem Video, mit Aussprache und Bedeutung:

WortAusspracheBedeutung
critic Substantiv/ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/Kritiker
mindset Substantiv/ˈmaɪn(d)ˌsɛt/Mindset, Denkweise
lesson Substantiv/ˈlɛs.ən/Lehrstunde, Stunde
mood Substantiv/muːd/Gemüt, Stimmung
phrase Substantiv/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/Redewendung, Phrase
rude Adjektiv/ɹuːd/grob, unhöflich
complain Verb/kəmˈpleɪn/sich beschweren, klagen
contagious Adjektiv/kənˈteɪ.d͡ʒəs/ansteckend, kontagiös
ignore Verb/ɪɡˈnɔː/ignorieren, missachten
contrast Substantiv/kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/Kontrast
worker Substantiv/ˈwɝ.kɚ/Arbeiter, Arbeiterin
skill Substantiv/skɪl/Fähigkeit, Fertigkeit
discover Verb/dɪˈskʌvə/entdecken
dialogue Substantiv/ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/Dialog, Gespräch
relax Verb/ɹɪˈlæks/lockern, entspannen

Phrasal Verbs, die du hören wirst

WortAusspracheBedeutung
wake up Verb/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/aufwachen, erwachen

Sätze zum Wiederholen

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

  • Have you ever felt like you just have bad luck?
  • Don't worry, we've all been there.
  • Let's continue with more key phrases from the story.
  • Don't forget to write your answers in the comments.

Grammatik in diesem Video

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

StrukturIm Video
Past Continuous was/were + -ing – eine Handlung, die zu einem Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit im Gange warwas thinking · was struggling
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop … + -ing – Verben, auf die die -ing-Form folgtstart attracting · stopped trying
Zukunft mit „going to“ be going to + Verb – ein Plan oder etwas, das sich abzeichnetI'm going to give · I'm going to tell · you're going to learn
Zukunft mit „will“ will + Verb – eine Entscheidung, ein Versprechen oder eine VorhersageYou'll improve · will give · will help

Aussprache, auf die du achten solltest

Der Sprecher verwendet 21 Kurzformen und abgeschwächte Formen, zum Beispiel don't, didn't, couldn't. Sprich sie in der kurzen Form, so wie du sie hörst.

  • Die „th“-Laute: thumb /ˈθʌm/, thinker /ˈθɪŋ.kɚ/
  • Lange Wörter – auf die Betonung achten: uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, positively /ˈpɑ.zɪ.tɪv.li/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/

Laute, die Deutschsprachigen schwerfallen:

  • Stimmhafter Auslaut — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ am Wortende nicht verhärten: mood /muːd/, phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, rude /ɹuːd/, dialogue /ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/
  • /æ/ — offener als „ä“: contrast /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/, relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, attract /əˈtɹækt/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/

So übst du mit diesem Video

  1. Höre dir das ganze Video einmal an, ohne zu sprechen, und notiere die Wörter, die du nicht kennst.
  2. Sprich Satz für Satz in normaler Geschwindigkeit nach und wiederhole jeden, bis dein Rhythmus zum Sprecher passt.
  3. Nimm dich auf und vergleiche mit dem Original; achte dabei auf Wörter wie critic, mindset, lesson.

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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