Shadowing-Übung: English for the workplace | vocabulary and conversation for hotel housekeeping - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit YouTube
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This lesson is going to be all about working in the United States and specifically it's connected to housekeeping.
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This lesson is going to be all about working in the United States and specifically it's connected to housekeeping.
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So what do we mean by housekeeping?
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Housekeeping is normally connected to working at a resort or a hotel,
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maybe a bed and breakfast.
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The job basically involves cleaning the rooms and preparing the rooms for the next guest.
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Now let's practice a conversation.
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We are going to imagine a situation.
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The situation is it's your first day at work in housekeeping.
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So let's imagine you go to the hotel,
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you go to the staff,
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the workers office, and there you meet with your manager.
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Now your manager is going to prepare you for your day.
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You sit down with your manager and she says,
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Today is Mark's first day,
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so I'm going to show him the ropes.
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On the roster, I have rooms 25 through 50 this morning,
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so I'll take Mark and he'll shadow me today.
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today is Mark's first day
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so I'm going to show him the ropes on the roster I have rooms 25 through 50 this morning
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so I'll take Mark and he'll shadow me today
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now she said to show you the ropes this is a
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common expression in English it basically means to show somebody how to do a job
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if they don't know how to do it.
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She also says to shadow her.
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By shadow what we mean is to follow them around for a day
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or maybe a few days to watch exactly what they do
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so that you can repeat it yourself and do the same job.
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So you go with your manager
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up to the rooms and then she says let's check the housekeeping cart is fully stocked and then we'll get started
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let's check the housekeeping cart is fully stocked and then we'll get started
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the housekeeping cart is the cart you take with you to
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the rooms it has all of things you need to do the job.
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Things like the cleaning products.
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It has the linens, the towels.
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It has the replacement coffee,
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the toiletries for the bathroom.
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The manager says you need to make sure that the cart is stocked.
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To stock means to make sure something is full, it's complete.
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So the cart has all of the things you need for preparing and cleaning the rooms.
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When you get to the room your manager says,
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Okay, Mark, here's your checklist.
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Let me go through what you need to pay special attention to.
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Okay, Mark, here's your checklist.
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Let me go through what you need to pay special attention to.
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A checklist is a piece of paper that has a list of all the jobs you need to do in each room.
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It also has a list of all the things you need to replace,
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all the things you need to clean.
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So your manager says she wants to go through what you have to do.
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And when we say go through,
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what we mean is to show somebody exactly what they have to do and make sure that they understand everything.
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So you go through the checklist,
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which might look something like this.
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And then she says, Make sure to vacuum and dust each room and always change the bed linens.
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We'll take a break around 8.30,
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so come meet us back at the staff room on the ground floor.
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Make sure to vacuum and dust each room and always change the bed linens.
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We'll take a break around 8.30,
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so come meet us back at the staff room on the ground floor.
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And that's it.
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Now you start your day working in housekeeping keeping.
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Look at the pictures on the screen.
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Your manager comes to you and tells you that you need to take something to one of the rooms.
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Choose the correct picture.
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We need clean towels in room 378.
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We need clean towels in room 378.
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Can you take clean bathrobes to room 220?
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Can you take clean bathrobes to room 220?
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They need fresh linens in room 400.
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They need fresh linens in room 400.
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Your manager tells you she needs someone to go to a room to do a job for her.
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Look at the pictures.
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Choose the correct job.
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Can you vacuum the carpet in room 203?
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Can you vacuum the carpet in room 203?
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Can you dust in room 293?
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Can you dust in room 293?
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Now remember, if you need to,
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go back, listen to it again.
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This is great practice learning new words,
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especially if you're going into the workplace.
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If you start working in housekeeping,
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here's some useful work-connected words that you probably need to know.
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The daily roster will basically tell you exactly what you're doing for that day.
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So if you go into work and they say,
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okay check your roster, what they mean is to check what jobs you have to do that day.
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The schedule.
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The schedule is basically what days you're working and how many hours you're working in each day.
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If you going to work
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and somebody says hey check your schedule what they mean is check how many days
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and how many hours you're working
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when you're at work you might get a checklist a checklist is normally a sheet of paper
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that has the names of all the jobs that you need to do
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or it might have the names of all the things you need to clean or replace
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Now let's get a little practice looking at that checklist.
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I'd like you to listen carefully.
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Look at the housekeeping checklist.
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What are the jobs they completed?
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Okay, let me look over my checklist.
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Let's see.
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I changed the bed linens.
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I cleaned the toilets, sinks, and showers.
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I vacuumed carpets and area rugs.
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I dusted all surfaces including the shelves and the furniture.
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I swept and tidied outdoor areas such as the porches and the patios.
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I wiped down cabinets and drawers in the kitchen and the bathroom.
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I swept and mopped the floors.
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one job they didn't complete.
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What was it?
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Okay, let me look over my checklist.
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Let's see.
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I changed the bed linens.
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I cleaned the toilets, sinks, and showers.
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I vacuumed carpets and area rugs.
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I dusted all surfaces including the shelves and the furniture.
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I swept and tidied outdoor areas such as the porches and the patios.
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I wiped down cabinets and drawers in the kitchen and the bathroom.
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I swept and mopped the floors.
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Well, that's it for today.
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I hope this lesson is useful for you if you're going into the workplace and you're starting a new job in housekeeping.
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Über Diese Lektion
In dieser Lektion konzentrieren wir uns auf den Arbeitsplatz in der Hotellerie, insbesondere auf die Tätigkeiten im Housekeeping. Die Lektion bietet Ihnen die Möglichkeit, die notwendigen Vokabeln und die dazugehörigen Gespräche zu lernen, die während Ihrer Arbeit im Housekeeping verwendet werden. Sie werden wichtige Ausdrücke kennenlernen, die Ihnen helfen, sich in dieser speziellen Umgebung zurechtzufinden und Ihre Englischkenntnisse zu verbessern. Das Ziel ist es, durch gezieltes shadow speak Ihre Kommunikationsfähigkeiten im Englischen zu fördern und Ihre englische Aussprache zu verbessern.
Wichtige Vokabeln & Phrasen
- Housekeeping – Die Arbeit, die mit der Reinigung und Vorbereitung von Hotelzimmern verbunden ist.
- Roster – Eine Liste der Aufgaben, die die Zimmernummern und Zeiten aufzeigt.
- to stock – Etwas auffüllen oder sicherstellen, dass alle notwendigen Materialien vorhanden sind.
- Checkliste (checklist) – Ein Dokument, das alle Aufgaben enthält, die bei der Zimmerreinigung erledigt werden müssen.
- to shadow – Jemandem über die Schulter schauen, um zu lernen, wie eine Aufgabe ausgeführt wird.
- Cleaning products – Reinigungsprodukte, die für die Zimmerreinigung benötigt werden.
- linens – Bettwäsche, die in den Zimmern verwendet wird.
- toiletries – Badezimmerartikel, die den Gästen zur Verfügung gestellt werden.
Übungstipps
Um das Gelernte effektiv anzuwenden und Ihre Englisch Shadowing Fähigkeiten zu verbessern, sollten Sie folgendermaßen vorgehen:
- Langsame Wiederholung: Hören Sie sich die Konversation im Video mehrmals an. Versuchen Sie, den gesprochenen Text in langsamerem Tempo nachzusprechen, um die shadowspeak Technik korrekt anzuwenden.
- Fokus auf Aussprache: Achten Sie besonders auf die Aussprache der neuen Vokabeln. Nutzen Sie die Gelegenheit, um spezifische Wörter wie "housekeeping" und "checklist" laut zu wiederholen.
- Visualisierung: Stellen Sie sich vor, Sie befinden sich in einem Hotelzimmer und müssen die Aufgaben, die auf der Checkliste stehen, ausführen. Dies hilft Ihnen, die Sprache in einem realistischen Kontext zu verankern.
- Partnerübung: Wenn möglich, üben Sie mit einem Partner oder einer Gruppe. Sprechen Sie die Dialoge laut aus und wechseln Sie sich beim Shadowing ab.
- Aufnahme: Nehmen Sie sich beim Sprechen auf und hören Sie sich die Aufnahme an, um Ihre Fortschritte zu verfolgen und zu sehen, wo Sie Ihre Englische Aussprache verbessern können.
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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