Shadowing-Übung: How to discuss a topic in a group - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video

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Hi! My name is Rebecca, and in today's lesson you'll learn how to participate effectively in a discussion in English, something you may need to do in your personal, professional, or academic life, okay? Now, the topic we'll use as our sample is this one: Is it better to study online or in a regular classroom? Okay? You'll have a chance to hear a discussion by native English speakers on this topic. What I'd like you to do is listen for any special expressions and phrases that they use during the discussion. Afterwards, I'll review the expressions and phrases with you, okay? Now, today I have some special friends who have agreed to help me with this lesson, and they're waiting in the classroom next door, so let's go and say hello to them.
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-- Hello! -- Hello! -- Hi!
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-- Hi! -- Well, look who's here. It's -- -- Ronnie. -- Alex. -- James. -- Adam.
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-- Thank you for joining me, and thanks for helping with this lesson, guys.
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-- No problem. -- No problem.
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-- So you know we're talking about discussions, and the topic is: Is it better to study online or in a regular classroom? Okay, who wants to go first?
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-- Okay, so I'll start, and I think that it's actually very good to study online because it's very convenient because you can study whenever you want and at your own pace. For example, someone like me, I like to study at nighttime. So for me, online works better because it's quiet at night, no one disturbs me, and I can do what I need to do.
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-- Okay, that's true, but if you're going to study online -- -- Sorry, but -- -- Please let me finish. Let me finish. As I was saying, that's true, but if you're studying online you do need to motivate yourself, so I think it's better to be in a classroom where you have other students and a teacher who can motivate you. -- That's true, but some people can't afford to go to a classroom and don't have enough money or resources to actually go to a big school. So studying online, you can actually do it for free.
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-- Me? Well, I would like to add -- May I say something?
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-- Sure. -- Soft skills. That's not usually talked about in schools, but when we talk about "soft skills", it's actual interaction, utilizing your English when you're with other people, and that's hard to get online because you're watching a screen and not actually interacting with other people.
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-- You make a very good point but I would also like to add that sometimes having classmates takes you away from your focus because you have to maybe review things many times for other people to catch up, or you have to do topics that are interesting to other people, not to yourself. So it's a little distracting sometimes, too.
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-- However, focus is a good thing. I mean, it's not a bad thing to repeat something because sometimes people don't catch the material the first time. So that way, you go over the material, and they -- you know, you get depth. So you get to learn more, and people who don't understand get the opportunity to ask questions and learn from it again.
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-- Yeah, but sometimes the resources that you get in a classroom are boring, and online you can just look up whatever you need on the Internet, and you've got it right there.
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You don't have to rely on a textbook. Sometimes it can be a bad textbook.
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-- Okay. Don't get me wrong. I mean, there are good resources on the Internet, like www.engvid.com.
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However -- -- I'm sorry, did you say www.engvid.com?
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-- I did say www.engvid.com. -- I've heard of www.engvid.com.
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-- I think I have too. -- Me too.
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-- Check it out. -- Anyway. It's a good website.
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-- So as I was saying, don't get me wrong, I think there are excellent resources online.
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However, some students who are just learning English for the first time might not know how to judge the quality of the resources. So I think if you go to a school, if you're inside a classroom, you're with a teacher who is trained, is a professional, who can give you the resources you need to improve your English.
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-- Well, it's a good thing you said about professional teachers because at www.engvid.com -- -- www.engvid.com?
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-- www.engvid.com. -- www.engvid.com.
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-- Yeah, EngVid? -- We have professional teachers ready to teach you. So in conclusion, in a nutshell, can we just, kind of, sum up and say that studying online or in a classroom will help everyone?
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-- Sure. -- I think so.
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-- I can agree with that. -- Okay. All right. Thank you very much for your help guys. -- No problem.
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-- So now, I'll review some of the phrases and expressions that you heard in the discussion.
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-- I think that it's actually very good to study online.
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-- "I think" is used when you're going to express your opinion. You could also say "I believe" and so on. Next.
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-- That's true, but if you're going to study online -- -- However, focus is a good thing -- -- Yeah, but sometimes the resources that you get in a classroom are boring.
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-- Okay, these three phrases, "That's true, but"; or "However"; or "Yeah, but", are used -- What do you think? They're used when we want to contradict what someone else has said, when we disagree with what someone else has said. Okay? Next.
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-- You make a very good point, but I would also like to add that sometimes having classmates takes you away from your focus.
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-- "You made a good point but I'd also like to add", is a very nice expression. It shows that you recognize the contribution that someone else has made to the discussion in the first part, and you're also going to add your own opinion, which is different from what the first person said. Next.
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-- But if you're going to study online -- -- Sorry, but -- -- Me? Well, I would like to add -- May I say something?
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-- "Sorry but", which Ronnie says, or "May I say something?", which James said, are two different ways in which you can interrupt a discussion. You see that the first one was purposely done for you not in a very polite way to show you how not to do it. And James says, "May I say something?", which is a very polite way to enter a discussion. Next.
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-- Sorry, but -- -- Please let me finish. Let me finish.
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-- "Please let me finish" is a very nice way to hold the floor. What does it mean to "hold the floor" in a discussion? It means to establish your position as the speaker, all right? So someone else is trying to interrupt, but you want a chance to finish whatever argument you're presenting, so you say, "Please let me finish", okay? Very nice. Next.
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-- As I was saying, that's true, but if you're studying online -- -- "As I was saying" is used when you're returning to your -- to speaking, to whatever you were saying when someone has interrupted you, okay? It's a way of saying, "Okay, now I'm talking again". "As I was saying." All right? Next.
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-- Okay. Don't get me wrong. I mean, there are good resources on the Internet.
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-- Alex uses, "don't get me wrong". Now, this is an interesting expression because when we say this, what we're saying is that, "I've been explaining something, I've been presenting a certain point of view, but I do understand that there is another point of view, and I accept that, and I understand that. However, I do still have my opinion." So we use that when we are taking into account the other opinion as well. Next.
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-- So in conclusion, in a nutshell, can we just, kind of, sum up and say that -- -- Okay, the last three phrases were used by Ronnie to end the discussion, so "in conclusion", "in a nutshell". "In a nutshell" just means "in short" or "Can we sum up by saying..." "Can we sum up?" means "Can we summarize?" All right? So that's a nice way to end a discussion by including everyone in it. It's not as if one person is deciding to end the discussion.
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She's sort of asking everyone's permission by saying, "can we sum up by saying", okay?
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I hope this lesson has given you a number of different expressions that you can use when you're taking part in a discussion, all right? If you'd like to do a quiz on this subject, please go to our website, www.engvid.com. Thanks very much for watching, and good luck with your English.

Wortschatz und Sprechhinweise zu dieser Lektion

Dieses Video enthält 43 Sätze und 1438 Wörter zum Nachsprechen. Der gesprochene Teil dauert 8:51. Der Sprecher spricht in natürlichem Tempo, etwa 163 Wörter pro Minute, ähnlich wie im Alltagsgespräch. 86 % der Wörter gehören zu den 3.000 häufigsten im Englischen; den Rest solltest du dir vor dem Üben ansehen.

Wichtiger Wortschatz in diesem Video

15 weniger häufige Wörter aus dem Video, mit Aussprache und Bedeutung:

  • classroom /ˈklɑːsɹʊm/ (Substantiv) — Klassenzimmer, Klassenraum. A room, often in a school, where classes take place.
  • resource /ɹɪˈzɔːs/ (Substantiv) — Ressource, Mittel. Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
  • phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ (Substantiv) — Redewendung, Phrase. A short written or spoken expression.
  • topic /ˈtɑpɪk/ (Substantiv) — Thema. A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest.
  • lesson /ˈlɛs.ən/ (Substantiv) — Lehrstunde, Stunde. A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
  • conclusion /kənˈkluːʒən/ (Substantiv) — Schluss, Ende. The end, finish, close or last part of something.
  • interrupt /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/ (Verb) — unterbrechen. To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.
  • skill /skɪl/ (Substantiv) — Fähigkeit, Fertigkeit. A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
  • bore /boɹ/ (Verb) — langweilen. To inspire boredom in somebody.
  • polite /pəˈlaɪt/ (Adjektiv) — höflich. Well-mannered, civilized.
  • textbook /ˈtɛkst.bʊk/ (Substantiv) — Lehrbuch, Schulbuch. A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.
  • motivate /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/ (Verb) — motivieren. To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate.
  • establish /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/ (Verb) — feststellen, etablieren. To make stable or firm; to confirm.
  • participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ (Verb) — teilnehmen, sich beteiligen. To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something).
  • pace /peɪs/ (Substantiv) — Schritt. A step taken with the foot.

Phrasal Verbs, die du hören wirst

  • get in (Verb) — einsteigen, hineinkommen. To get into or inside something, literally or figuratively.
  • do in (Verb) — allemachen, abmurksen. To kill or end; to defeat.
  • done for (Adjektiv) — geliefert. Doomed; without hope of recovery.
  • look up /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ (Verb) — bergauf gehen, aufwärtsgehen. To have better prospects.
  • rely on (Verb) — sich verlassen auf, zählen auf. To be confident in.

Aussprache, auf die du achten solltest

Der Sprecher verwendet 42 Kurzformen und abgeschwächte Formen, zum Beispiel you're, don't, I'll. Sprich sie in der kurzen Form, so wie du sie hörst.

  • Die Laute „sh“ und „zh“: conclusion /kənˈkluːʒən/, establish /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/, contribution /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/, nutshell /ˈnʌt.ʃɛl/
  • Lange Wörter – auf die Betonung achten: participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, contribution /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/

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. Beginne mit 0,75-facher Geschwindigkeit, sprich Satz für Satz nach und wechsle zur normalen Geschwindigkeit, sobald es leichtfällt.
  3. Nimm dich auf und vergleiche mit dem Original; achte dabei auf Wörter wie classroom, resource, phrase.

Grammatik in diesem Video

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

StrukturIm Video
Present Perfect have/has + Partizip Perfekt – eine vergangene Handlung, die jetzt noch wichtig isthave agreed · I've heard · has said
Relativsätze who / which + Satz – eine Zusatzinformation über eine Person oder Sachefriends who have · teacher who can · people who don
Past Continuous was/were + -ing – eine Handlung, die zu einem Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit im Gange warwas saying
Möglichkeit mit „might / may“ might/may + Verb – etwas ist möglich, aber nicht sichermay need · might not know

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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