Shadowing-Übung: Business Partner B1+ Unit 4.1.1 - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video
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When business leaders develop strategies to tackle problems, they often have to take risks.
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Nobody can predict the future, but businesses do have to anticipate it and make judgments.
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The Kraft Heinz Company, based in the U.S., is a major player in the food industry.
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Over 90 years, Kraft built up a portfolio of well-known food brands, including confectionery, biscuits, snacks, and dairy products.
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In the first decade of the 21st century, Kraft's performance was poor.
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Markets lacked confidence in the company's growth prospects.
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Its profits were disappointing.
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Kraft's products were less appealing to a new generation of consumers.
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It was seeing demand for the processed food and drinks
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that it manufactured from dairy all the way to Oreo biscuits decline and that the profit margin,
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the amount of money it was making for every unit of sales, had been squeezed almost to the thinness of a piece of paper.
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This was only the first of Kraft's problems.
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The second issue that Kraft had to tackle was that it relied too heavily on its home US market.
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That meant it was missing opportunities in fast-growing emerging markets around the world.
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The company's third problem was that its costs were too high.
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That meant it was not making enough profits on its sales.
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Crafts management came up with a bold plan to tackle these issues.
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It started with a takeover bid for the chocolate maker Cadbury.
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Cadbury had a 200-year history of making chocolate in the UK.
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Its products were well-established around the world, especially in emerging markets.
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There was clearly an attraction of having an even larger portfolio of internationally recognised brands
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that they could seek to take into different markets.
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So, inevitably, attracting a bigger international audience was part of Kraft's interest in Cadbury's.
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Kraft took a gamble that combining the operations of two established companies would be successful and solve another one of its problems.
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Kraft's primary interest in Cadbury was it enabled it to,
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because it became a bigger company, essentially cut costs.
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Where there was overlap between the two companies, it found a way of saving money and increasing therefore the profit margin
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that it was able to get from each one of its products.
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The second stage of the strategic solution was a merger.
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Kraft merged with another food giant, Heinz, and became the Kraft Heinz company.
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The merger created the world's fifth largest food company.
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As with the Cadbury deal, there was an opportunity to cut costs.
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There were other potential advantages, which helped to solve Kraft's problems.
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Heinz was considered more innovative in its development of new product lines that met changing consumer preference.
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The immediate results were positive.
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The Kraft Heinz company's share price rose 17% on news of the merger.
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The combined company has been successful in cutting costs.
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Looking at the Kraft story, it is clear the solutions involved considerable risks.
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Takeovers and mergers do not always work.
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Irene Rosenfeld was Kraft's chief executive.
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She was responsible for the company's strategy.
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I think there were a number of folks that we're questioning our acquisition of Cadbury.
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We said it was going to be important to us to expand our portfolio, to expand our footprint, particularly in developing markets, and it's played out that way.
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We are very much on track with the integration.
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It's enabled us to outperform our peers around the world.
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For Kraft Heinz, it seems that the risks paid off, but finding solutions to large corporate problems is not straightforward,
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and taking risks can lead to business failures as well as successes.
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Wortschatz und Sprechhinweise zu dieser Lektion
Diese Sprechübung auf Niveau B1 basiert auf dem Video „Business Partner B1+ Unit 4.1.1“. Diese Wörter kommen am häufigsten vor: Kraft, Heinz, Cadbury, product, merger. Dieses Video enthält 48 Sätze und 599 Wörter zum Nachsprechen. Der gesprochene Teil dauert 4:18. Der Sprecher spricht gleichmäßig mit etwa 139 Wörtern pro Minute – ein angenehmes Tempo fürs Shadowing. Nur 79 % der Wörter gehören zu den 3.000 häufigsten im Englischen, der Wortschatz ist also anspruchsvoll.
Wichtiger Wortschatz in diesem Video
Die 15 anspruchsvollsten Wörter aus dem Video, mit Aussprache und Bedeutung:
| Wort | Aussprache | Bedeutung |
|---|---|---|
| merger Substantiv | /ˈmɜː.d͡ʒə/ | Verschmelzung, Fusion |
| tackle Verb | /ˈtækəl/ | in Angriff nehmen, angehen |
| portfolio Substantiv | /pɔːtˈfəʊ.liˌəʊ/ | Mappe, Portefeuille |
| biscuit Substantiv | /ˈbɪs.kɪt/ | Keks |
| emerge Verb | /ɪˈmɝd͡ʒ/ | erscheinen, auftauchen |
| dairy Substantiv | /ˈdɛə.ɹi/ | Molkereiprodukte, Milchprodukte |
| combine Verb | /kəmˈbaɪn/ | kombinieren, verbinden |
| margin Substantiv | /ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒɪn/ | Seitenrand |
| enable Verb | /ɪˈneɪ.bəl/ | (jemanden) berechtigen, befähigen |
| confectionery Substantiv | /kənˈfɛkʃənəɹi/ | Konfekt, Süßwaren |
| thinness Substantiv | Dünnheit | |
| footprint Substantiv | /ˈfʊtpɹɪnt/ | Fußabdruck, Fußspur |
| disappoint Verb | /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/ | enttäuschen |
| takeover Substantiv | Geschäftsübernahme, Übernahme | |
| overlap Verb | /ˌəʊvəˈlæp/ | überlappen, überlagern |
Phrasal Verbs, die du hören wirst
| Wort | Bedeutung |
|---|---|
| build up Verb | sich ansammeln, sich türmen |
| come up with Verb | ausdenken |
| pay off Verb | bestechen, kaufen |
Grammatik in diesem Video
Die Strukturen, die der Sprecher am häufigsten verwendet, mit den genauen Worten aus dem Video:
| Struktur | Im Video |
|---|---|
| Passiv be + Partizip Perfekt – wichtig ist, was geschieht, nicht wer es tut | had been squeezed · was considered |
| Past Continuous was/were + -ing – eine Handlung, die zu einem Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit im Gange war | was seeing · was making · was missing |
| Verpflichtung: must / have to / need to sagen, dass etwas notwendig ist | have to take · have to anticipate · had to tackle |
Aussprache, auf die du achten solltest
- Die Laute „sh“ und „zh“: confectionery /kənˈfɛkʃənəɹi/, attraction /əˈtɹækʃn̩/, integration /ˌɪn.tɪˈɡɹeɪ.ʃən/, acquisition /ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/
- Lange Wörter – auf die Betonung achten: portfolio /pɔːtˈfəʊ.liˌəʊ/, confectionery /kənˈfɛkʃənəɹi/, anticipate /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, inevitably /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbli/, innovative /ˈɪn.əˌveɪtɪv/
Laute, die Deutschsprachigen schwerfallen:
- /w/ — mit runden Lippen, nicht wie das deutsche „w“ (/v/): straightforward /ˌstɹeɪtˈfɔː(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d/, squeeze /skwiːz/, acquisition /ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/
- Stimmhafter Auslaut — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ am Wortende nicht verhärten: emerge /ɪˈmɝd͡ʒ/, merge /mɝd͡ʒ/, straightforward /ˌstɹeɪtˈfɔː(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d/, squeeze /skwiːz/, innovative /ˈɪn.əˌveɪtɪv/
- /æ/ — offener als „ä“: tackle /ˈtækəl/, overlap /ˌəʊvəˈlæp/, anticipate /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, gamble /ˈɡæm.bəl/, snack /snæk/
So übst du mit diesem Video
- Höre dir das ganze Video einmal an, ohne zu sprechen, und notiere die Wörter, die du nicht kennst.
- Sprich Satz für Satz in normaler Geschwindigkeit nach und wiederhole jeden, bis dein Rhythmus zum Sprecher passt.
- Nimm dich auf und vergleiche mit dem Original; achte dabei auf Wörter wie merger, tackle, portfolio.
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.