Shadowing-Übung: Is technology making life better or worse? - Intermediate ESL Listening - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video

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Technology.
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Patricia, is it changing people for the better or for the worse?
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I think it's doing both.
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It depends on the person.
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I think technology is an amazing tool and resource,
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but I also think that people can become easily addicted to things.
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I agree.
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Yeah, like their phones or social media.
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So, I mean, it's like anything in life.
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It has its advantages and disadvantages.
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What do you think is one of the biggest advantages it has for us right now?
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I think information.
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You know, we can access information so easily now.
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We can look up, you know, anything we can dream of doing,
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we can Google it and find either a tutorial or a book.
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You know, there's just endless information about every topic.
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And then, you know, if you can't find what you're looking for, you can write about what you're looking for yourself online and help other people.
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So, you know, that is huge right now.
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Okay.
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What about a negative for technology?
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Something you think it's doing to, you know, impact us negatively?
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I mean, it definitely impacts our relationships, especially if they are more inclined to be introverted.
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They're not forced to go outside their comfort zone so much.
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They can stay home and send messages or just stay home
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and play video games and not really engage in socializing with an actual.
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human being.
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And I don't think, I think while it is nice to be able to exchange messages easily,
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I also, you know, think that that is not,
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like that doesn't take the place of actually talking to a human face-to-face.
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I think our society still needs that in-person connection.
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And I think, you know, some people aren't getting that anymore because they're so involved with their online presence or...
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Okay.
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Yeah.
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Now, I think a big part of that is the technological advances surrounding things like social media, how do you feel about children being exposed to social media or things like that?
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I definitely think it should be limited for them.
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Parents really need to be a role model for their children and,
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you know, put boundaries in place for themselves as well.
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I think that's the best way you know to be a
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good role model for for children by limiting their own their own screen time
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and and what they're doing on social media so
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that you know children can learn what is what is healthy
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i think it's all about balance there needs to be a healthy healthy balance
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and you know if parents find
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that their children are spending too much time in front of a screen or on social media, or, you know, they're being bullied,
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I think they need to be involved and they need to set boundaries for their kids where those things are concerned.
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Okay.
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Last question for you.
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What do you think is the most important and beneficial technological advance?
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Sorry, beneficial technological advancement that we've seen?
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It doesn't have to be today.
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You can go all the way back to whenever.
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Probably, I mean, technological advancement in medicine is probably the most,
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the thing that has seriously affected our society and our world the most.
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you know being able to mass produce vaccines you know comes to mind or
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you know robots who can perform surgery things like
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that I think have actually really made a big difference in
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in people's everyday lives around the globe nice all right well
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that's all the questions I have for you thanks again for coming

Wortschatz und Sprechhinweise zu dieser Lektion

Dieses Video enthält 58 Sätze und 598 Wörter zum Nachsprechen. Der gesprochene Teil dauert 4:29. Der Sprecher spricht gleichmäßig mit etwa 133 Wörtern pro Minute – ein angenehmes Tempo fürs Shadowing. 89 % der Wörter gehören zu den 3.000 häufigsten im Englischen, der Wortschatz ist also leicht zu verfolgen.

Wichtiger Wortschatz in diesem Video

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

  • technological /ˌtɛk.nəˈlɑ.dʒɪ.kəl/ (Adjektiv) — technologisch. Of, relating to, or involving technology, especially modern scientific technology.
  • boundary /ˈbaʊndɹi/ (Substantiv) — Grenze. The dividing line or location between two areas.
  • beneficial /ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əl/ (Adjektiv) — nützlich, vorteilhaft. Helpful or good to something or someone.
  • advancement /ædˈvæns.mənt/ (Substantiv) — Fortschritt. The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity
  • topic /ˈtɑpɪk/ (Substantiv) — Thema. A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest.
  • everyday /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ (Adjektiv) — Alltags-, alltäglich. Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions.
  • comfort /ˈkʌm.fət/ (Substantiv) — Behaglichkeit, Bequemlichkeit. Contentment, ease.
  • resource /ɹɪˈzɔːs/ (Substantiv) — Ressource, Mittel. Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
  • engage /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/ (Verb) — beschäftigen. To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
  • globe /ɡloʊb/ (Substantiv) — Globus. The eyeball.
  • robot /ˈɹoʊ.bɑt/ (Substantiv) — Roboter. An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal.
  • depend /dɪˈpɛnd/ (Verb) — abhängen, ankommen. To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition
  • endless /ˈɛndlɪs/ (Adjektiv) — endlos, unbegrenzt. Having no end.
  • vaccine /vækˈsin/ (Substantiv) — Vakzin, Vakzine. A substance given to stimulate a body's production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease without causing the disease itself in the treatment…
  • expose /ɪkˈspoʊz/ (Verb) — aufdecken, offenbaren. To reveal; to uncover; to make visible; to bring to light.

Phrasal Verbs, die du hören wirst

  • look for (Verb) — suchen. To seek.
  • look up /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ (Verb) — bergauf gehen, aufwärtsgehen. To have better prospects.

Aussprache, auf die du achten solltest

Der Sprecher verwendet 12 Kurzformen und abgeschwächte Formen, zum Beispiel they're, doesn't, you're. Sprich sie in der kurzen Form, so wie du sie hörst.

  • Die Laute „sh“ und „zh“: beneficial /ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, socialize /ˈsoʊʃəlaɪz/
  • Lange Wörter – auf die Betonung achten: technological /ˌtɛk.nəˈlɑ.dʒɪ.kəl/, beneficial /ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, disadvantage /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/, introverted /ˈɪn.tɹəˌvɜːɹ.təd/

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  3. Nimm dich auf und vergleiche mit dem Original; achte dabei auf Wörter wie technological, boundary, beneficial.

Grammatik in diesem Video

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

StrukturIm Video
Passiv be + Partizip Perfekt – wichtig ist, was geschieht, nicht wer es tutbe introverted · being exposed · should be limited
Present Perfect have/has + Partizip Perfekt – eine vergangene Handlung, die jetzt noch wichtig istwe've seen · have actually really made

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