Shadowing-Übung: Learn English Naturally, Part I - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video

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This is a listening exercise.
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Turn on your closed captioning and just listen.
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If you are listening to this, it means you are taking time to improve your English.
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And that is already something to be proud of.
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You don't need to rush.
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You don't need to be perfect.
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You just need to listen, relax, and stay curious.
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Today, I want to talk with you, not at you, about how people learn English naturally.
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This is not a lesson with rules, tests, or pressure.
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Think of this as a conversation you are quietly listening to,
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the way you might listen to people talking in a cafe or on a train.
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So, first, let me ask you something.
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Why are you learning English?
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You don't need to answer out loud, but take a moment to think about it.
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Maybe you are learning English for work.
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Maybe it's for travel.
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Maybe it's for school.
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Or maybe you just want to understand movies, music, or conversations around you.
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All of those reasons are good reasons.
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But here is something that is really important to keep in mind.
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Children learn languages without studying grammar books.
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They learn by listening again and again.
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They hear the same words many times.
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They hear mistakes.
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They hear natural speech.
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Over time, their brains begin to understand patterns.
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As an adult, you can do something similar.
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You don't need to understand every word you hear.
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In fact, it's better if you don't.
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Feeling slightly confused is a normal and healthy part of learning a language.
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Let me explain what I mean by that.
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When you listen to English that is a little bit above your level,
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your brain starts working quietly in the background.
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You may not notice it, but connections are forming.
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Sounds become familiar.
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Phrases begin to feel natural.
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For example, you may hear someone say, that makes sense.
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At first, Maybe you translate it in your head.
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Later, you stop translating.
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You just feel the meaning.
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That moment, that feeling, is real progress.
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Now, let's slow down and talk about listening.
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Listening is the foundation of natural language learning.
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Before speaking comes listening.
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Before writing comes listening.
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Even before reading fluently comes listening.
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So, when you listen to English, try not to fight the language.
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Let it come to you.
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Imagine the words floating by like clouds.
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You don't need to catch every cloud.
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If you understand the general idea, that is enough.
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Let's practice that idea right now.
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I'm going to talk about something very ordinary.
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Every morning, many people wake up and check their phones.
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They look at messages, news, or the weather.
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Some people feel calm in the morning.
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Others feel rushed.
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They drink coffee or tea, get dressed, and prepare for the day.
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You don't need to remember every detail.
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Just notice that you understand the story.
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That's natural understanding.
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Now let's talk about speaking.
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Many English learners are afraid to speak.
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They worry about making mistakes.
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They worry about their accent.
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They worry about sounding foolish.
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But here is a secret.
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Everyone who speaks English well has made thousands of mistakes.
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Mistakes are not a sign of failure.
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They are a sign of movement.
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When you speak, think of English as a tool, not a test.
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You are using language to communicate, not to impress other people.
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If you say, yesterday I go to store, people will still understand you, and next time you might say,
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yesterday I went to the store.
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That change happens naturally over time.
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Now let me tell you a short story.
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This is about something that happened in the past.
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But when I tell you the story, I'm going to use the present tense. Are you ready?
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Here it is.
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A man moves to a new country.
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At first, he understands very little.
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At the grocery store, he points at things instead of speaking.
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He smiles a lot.
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He listens carefully.
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At night, he watches TV shows, even though he only understands, maybe 30%.
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After a few months, something interesting happens.
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He starts understanding jokes.
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He starts finishing people's sentences in his head.
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One day, he speaks without translating first.
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He doesn't know exactly when this happened.
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It just happened.
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That is how natural language learning works.
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Now let's talk about something very important.
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It's patience.
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Learning English is not a straight line.
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Some days you will feel confident.
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Other days you may feel stuck or frustrated.
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This is normal.
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Think of learning like the ocean.
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Sometimes the water is calm.
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Sometimes there are waves.
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But the water is always moving.
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If you listen a little every day, even 10 or 15 minutes, you are making progress.
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Consistency matters more than intensity.
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Now, I want you to imagine something.
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Imagine yourself six months from now.
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You are listening to English, and it feels easier.
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You catch phrases without effort.
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You understand more than you did before.
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That future version of you is created by small daily habits.
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Listening, noticing, repeating.
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Now let's talk about repetition.
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Repetition is powerful, but it should feel natural.
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Watching the same video again is not boring.
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It's helpful.
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Each time you listen, you hear something new.
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The first time you understand the topic.
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The second time you notice vocabulary.
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The third time you hear pronunciation and rhythm.
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This is why long form listening is so useful.
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Now let's slow down and breathe for a moment.
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Take a deep breath in and let it out.
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Good.
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You are doing well.
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Let me ask you another question.
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Do you enjoy English or do you feel pressure when you learn it?
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If learning feels stressful, try changing your approach.
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Choose topics you enjoy.
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Listen to stories, conversations, or calm explanations like this one.
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Language grows best in a relaxed mind.
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to poetry listen to short stories listen to the news before
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we finish I want to leave you with one final idea
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you are not bad at languages you are simply in the process of learning every minute you listen matters.
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Every sentence you understand matters.
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And every time you come back to practice, you are moving forward.
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Thank you for spending this time with me.
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If you enjoyed listening, come back again.
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Let English become a familiar voice in your life.
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And remember, you don't have to be perfect.
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You just have to keep going.
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This has been your teacher, Paul, on Learn American English Online on YouTube.
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Thank you.

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Diese Sprechübung auf Niveau B1 basiert auf dem Video „Learn English Naturally, Part I“. Diese Wörter kommen am häufigsten vor: English, listening, listen, learning, language. Dieses Video enthält 142 Sätze und 1075 Wörter zum Nachsprechen. Der gesprochene Teil dauert 12:55. Der Sprecher spricht langsam, etwa 83 Wörter pro Minute, sodass genug Zeit bleibt, jeden Laut nachzuahmen. 89 % der Wörter gehören zu den 3.000 häufigsten im Englischen, der Wortschatz ist also leicht zu verfolgen.

Wichtiger Wortschatz in diesem Video

Die 15 anspruchsvollsten Wörter aus dem Video, mit Aussprache und Bedeutung:

WortAusspracheBedeutung
translate Verb/tɹænzˈleɪt/übersetzen, übertragen
repetition Substantiv/ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/Wiederholung, Repetition
quietly Adverb/ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/ruhig, leise
breathe Verb/bɹiːð/atmen
relax Verb/ɹɪˈlæks/lockern, entspannen
phrase Substantiv/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/Redewendung, Phrase
fluently Adverbfließend
frustrate Verb/ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/frustrieren
learner Substantiv/ˈlɜɹnəɹ/Lerner, Lernerin
pronunciation Substantiv/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/Aussprache
caption Substantiv/ˈkæp.ʃən/Überschrift, Kopf
vocabulary Substantiv/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/Wortschatz, Vokabular
stressful Adjektiv/ˈstɹɛsfəl/stressig
foolish Adjektiv/ˈfuː.lɪʃ/dumm, närrisch
impress Verb/ɪmˈpɹɛs/beeindrucken

Phrasal Verbs, die du hören wirst

WortAusspracheBedeutung
slow down Verbverlangsamen
come back Verbzurückkommen, zurückkehren
move forward Verbvorantreiben, vorwärtstreiben
wake up Verb/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/aufwachen, erwachen

Sätze zum Wiederholen

Kurze, vollständige Sätze aus dem Video, die du im Alltag wiederverwenden kannst:

  • You don't need to rush.
  • You don't need to be perfect.
  • You don't need to understand every word you hear.
  • In fact, it's better if you don't.
  • You don't need to catch every cloud.

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 isthas made · has been
Möglichkeit mit „might / may“ might/may + Verb – etwas ist möglich, aber nicht sichermight listen · may not notice · may hear
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop … + -ing – Verben, auf die die -ing-Form folgtstarts working · stop translating · starts understanding
Present Continuous am/is/are + -ing – etwas, das gerade jetzt oder zurzeit passiertare listening · are you learning · are learning

Aussprache, auf die du achten solltest

Der Sprecher verwendet 11 Kurzformen und abgeschwächte Formen, zum Beispiel don't, I'm, doesn't. Sprich sie in der kurzen Form, so wie du sie hörst.

  • Die „th“-Laute: breathe /bɹiːð/, rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/
  • Die Laute „sh“ und „zh“: repetition /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, caption /ˈkæp.ʃən/, foolish /ˈfuː.lɪʃ/, patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/
  • Lange Wörter – auf die Betonung achten: repetition /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, consistency /kənˈsɪs.tən.si/, intensity /ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/

Laute, die Deutschsprachigen schwerfallen:

  • /æ/ — offener als „ä“: translate /tɹænzˈleɪt/, relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, caption /ˈkæp.ʃən/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, accent /ækˈsɛnt/

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. Sprich Satz für Satz in normaler Geschwindigkeit nach und wiederhole jeden, bis dein Rhythmus zum Sprecher passt.
  3. Nimm dich auf und vergleiche mit dem Original; achte dabei auf Wörter wie translate, repetition, quietly.

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