Shadowing-Übung: HỌC FCE 1 TEST 1 PART 2 - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video

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Now turn to part two.
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You'll hear an interview with Elizabeth Holmes about her experience working in Africa.
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For questions 9 to 18, complete the sentences.
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You now have 45 seconds in which to look at part two.
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Thank you.
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The visitors to the small Devon village of Wimple might be
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forgiven for looking twice as they passed the garden of Elizabeth Holmes.
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In the middle of the garden, there stands a traditional African hut, a reminder of the two years Elizabeth spent in Africa as a volunteer.
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Elizabeth, what persuaded you to leave your secure job in a travel agency and go to Africa?
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Well, I'd been feeling restless for ages.
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I wanted to see the real world, not just tourist places.
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Then I was at the dentist one day, waiting to go in, and I'd read all the magazines in the waiting room, so I started looking at a poster.
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It was all about volunteers working in And it interested you?
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Yes.
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I took down the name and address and applied.
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I had an interview locally and did some aptitude tests.
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Then just before I left for Africa, there was a training weekend in London which they call Changes, and which gives you some idea of what you're letting yourself in for.
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What particular skills could you offer?
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I had a degree in economics, and I'd done some teaching at one time.
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What they wanted to send me to Africa to do was to train local farmers in the marketing of their produce.
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I flew out with 15 other volunteers, all going to do different things, like nursing, teaching and so on.
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When we got there, we were supposed to have a four-week course at a training centre, learning something about the local culture and the basics of the language, you know, greetings and things like that.
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Anyway, there was a problem and it only lasted three weeks in the end.
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Not enough, really.
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Did it take a long time to get used to your new lifestyle?
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I found it quite difficult for the first few weeks.
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But after that, I settled in very well.
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My area covered 1,200 square kilometres, and I had a truck for long-distance travel, but for more local trips, I rode a motorbike.
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How did you get on with the local people?
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Very well.
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The men were very polite, but they tended to keep their distance, unlike the women who were always inviting me to meals.
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They showed me how they wove and dyed material to make clothes for themselves and their children.
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I used to get magazines sent from England, and we'd spend ages looking at them.
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I expect you found it very different when you returned to England.
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Yes, I certainly did.
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After two years of living very simply, I found the supermarkets especially overwhelming.
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Just the enormous choice of food.
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Also the traffic disturbed me.
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I had to move from my flat in the city to a small cottage in the country, just to get some of the peace and quiet I'd become accustomed to in Africa.
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And what are you working on at the moment?
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Well, I didn't want to just go back to working in someone else's office, so I set up my own in business which I run from home.
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I deal in African furniture.
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I bought some small pieces back with me as souvenirs and everyone loved them in Britain.
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However, I'm still in touch with the organisation that sent me to Africa as a volunteer.
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I organise events to raise funds and give talks about my experience to encourage other people to go.
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Has the experience in Africa changed you at all?
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Oh yes, in many ways.
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I used to spend all my time working, but now I make sure I have more time for gardening, my favourite hobby.
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Well, I'd like to thank Elizabeth for coming into the studio today.
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Now you'll hear part two again.
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Visitors to the small Devon village of Wimple might be forgiven for looking twice as they pass the garden of Elizabeth Holmes.
52
In the middle of the garden, there stands a traditional African hut, a reminder of the two years Elizabeth spent in Africa as a volunteer.
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Elizabeth, what persuaded you to leave your secure job in a travel agent's and go to Africa?
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Well, I'd been feeling restless for ages.
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I wanted to see the real world, not just tourist places.
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Then I was at the dentist one day, waiting to go in, and I'd read all the magazines in the waiting room, so I started looking at a poster.
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It was all about volunteers working in Africa.
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And it interested you?
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Yes.
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I took down the name and address and applied.
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I had an interview locally and did some aptitude tests.
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Then just before I left for Africa, there was a training weekend in London which they call Changes, and which gives you some idea of what you're letting yourself in for.
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What particular skills could you offer?
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I had a degree in economics, and I'd done some teaching at one time.
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home.
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What they wanted to send me to Africa to do was to train local farmers in the marketing of their produce.
67
I flew out with fifteen other volunteers, all going to do different things like nursing, teaching and so on.
68
When we got there, we were supposed to have a four-week course at a training centre learning something about the local culture
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and the basics of the language, you know, greetings and things like that.
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Anyway, there was a problem and it only lasted three weeks in the end.
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Not enough, really.
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Did it take a long time to get used to your new lifestyle?
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I found it quite difficult for the first few weeks, but after that I settled in very well.
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My area covered 1,200 square kilometres, and I had a truck for long-distance travel, but for more local trips I rode a motorbike.
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How did you get on with the local people?
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Very well.
77
The men were very polite, but they tended to keep their distance, unlike the women who were always inviting me to meals.
78
They showed me how they wove and dyed material to make clothes for themselves and their children.
79
I used to get magazines sent from England, and we'd spend ages looking at them.
80
I expect you found it very different when you returned to England.
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Yes, I certainly did.
82
After two years of living very simply, I found the supermarkets especially overwhelming.
83
Just the enormous choice of food.
84
Also, the traffic disturbed me.
85
I had to move from my flat in the city to a small cottage in the country
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just to get some of the peace and quiet I'd become accustomed to in Africa.
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And what are you working on at the moment?
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Well, I didn't want to just go back to working in someone else's office, so I set up my own business, which I run from home.
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I deal in African furniture.
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I bought some small pieces back with me as souvenirs, and everyone loved them in Britain.
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However, I'm still in touch with the organisation that sent me to Africa as a volunteer.
92
I organise events to raise funds and give talks about my experience to encourage other people to go.
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Has the experience in Africa changed you at all?
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Oh, yes, in many ways.
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I used to spend all my time working, but now I make sure I have more time for gardening my favourite hobby.
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Well, I'd like to thank Elizabeth for coming into the studio today.
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Warum dieses Video ideal fürs Englischlernen ist

Dieses Interview mit Elizabeth Holmes eignet sich hervorragend, um Englisch sprechen üben, weil es natürliche, alltägliche Sprache enthält – keine überformulierten Sätze. Die Geschichte ihrer Zeit in Afrika ist ein fesselndes Thema, das Lernende motiviert, sich einzufinden. Zudem kombiniert es verschiedene Sprachbereiche: Erzählen von Erlebnissen, Beschreiben von Emotionen und Erklären von Handlungen. So trainierst du nicht nur das Hören, sondern auch das Nachsprechen realistischer Sätze.

Analyse: Natürliche Sätze im Detail

Lass uns einige Sätze aus dem Video genauer betrachten, um zu verstehen, warum sie so natürlich klingen:

  • "I'd been feeling restless for ages." Die Verwendung von "had been feeling" (Past Perfect Continuous) drückt eine andauernde Empfindung vor einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt aus – typisch für Erzählungen über vergangene Erfahrungen. "For ages" ist eine umgangssprachliche Redewendung, die "seit langem" bedeutet und die Sprache lebendiger macht.
  • "The men were very polite, but they tended to keep their distance." "Tended to" zeigt eine häufige Tendenz an, ohne absolute Aussagen zu treffen. Das kontrastive "but" macht die Satzstruktur dynamisch und entspricht der Art, wie Menschen in Gesprächen über Unterschiede sprechen.
  • "I found the supermarkets especially overwhelming." "Overwhelming" beschreibt eine starke emotionale Reaktion auf Überforderung – ein Wort, das in Alltagssituationen oft verwendet wird, um intensive Gefühle auszudrücken.

Praxisroutine: Shadowing mit dem Video

Um deine Sprachfertigkeiten effektiv zu verbessern, probiere folgendes Englisch Shadowing-Training aus: 1. Höre einen kurzen Abschnitt (5-10 Sätze) des Videos einmal durch, um den Inhalt zu verstehen. 2. Spiele den Abschnitt erneut ab und spreche gleichzeitig mit – versuche, Tonhöhe, Rhythmus und Intonation zu kopieren (das nennt man auch shadow speech). 3. Nimm dich auf, während du nachsprichst, und vergleiche deine Aufnahme mit dem Original. Achte auf Stellen, an denen du zu langsam oder zu schnell warst, oder wo die Aussprache abwich. 4. Wiederhole den Vorgang bis du den Abschnitt flüssig nachsprechen kannst. Dieses Verfahren hilft, die natürliche Sprachfluss zu internalisieren und deine Aussprache zu verbessern. Mit Englisch lernen mit YouTube-Videos wie diesem kannst du flexibel trainieren, wann und wo du willst.

Übe regelmäßig, und du wirst merken, dass sich deine Fähigkeit, Englisch flüssig und natürlich zu sprechen, schnell verbessert – auch in realen Gesprächen!

Grammatik in diesem Video

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

StrukturIm Video
„Used to“ used to + Verb – eine frühere Gewohnheit oder ein Zustand, der nicht mehr giltused to get · used to spend
Relativsätze who / which + Satz – eine Zusatzinformation über eine Person oder Sachewomen who were

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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