Shadowing-Übung: Life in the UK ⛏️ Early Britain 🌾 Intermediate English Story with Subtitles | British English Accent - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit YouTube
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B2C1 English Story Early Britain The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
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as we know it today,
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consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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We often shorten the name to the UK.
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When people say Great Britain,
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they are usually referring to England,
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Wales and Scotland, but not Northern Ireland.
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Today, there are over 68 million people who live in the UK,
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but it has not always been the case.
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Back in 1600, the population was just over 4 million people.
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So, how did the UK become what it is today?
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Let's start with Early Britain.
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Early Britain goes back hundreds of thousands of years to the Stone Age.
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This was when the first people lived in Britain.
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They are often referred to as hunter-gatherers because they did exactly that.
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They hunted and gathered.
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They hunted the animals and they gathered or foraged edible plants.
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At this time, Britain was still connected to the continent.
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There was a narrow strip of land,
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so people were able to come and go as they pleased.
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often following the animals they were hunting.
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About 10,000 years ago, Britain became separated from the continent by rising sea levels and it has remained an island ever since.
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Around 6,000 years ago, the first farmers arrived in Britain from the continent.
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They introduced a new way of life.
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They built houses and many monuments.
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One of the most famous is Stonehenge.
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Stonehenge is situated on Salisbury Plain in the county of Wiltshire.
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It is a large man-made circle of standing stones.
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It is thought that work started on this magnificent structure around 4,000 years ago.
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Nowadays, there are many special gatherings at Stonehenge,
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such as for the winter and summer solstices.
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It was around this time,
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4,000 years ago, that people learnt to make bronze,
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and so the Bronze Age began.
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The people who lived during this period became incredibly talented at metalwork and created beautiful objects in both bronze and gold.
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Many of these items, often tools and ornaments,
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can be found in museums across the country.
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The Bronze Age lasted about 2,000 years.
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The Iron Age followed the Bronze Age.
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This was when people learnt to make weapons,
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tools and other instruments out of, you guessed it, iron.
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The use of iron helped people to make better tools for farming.
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The new iron tools and weapons were stronger than the previous stone and bronze weapons.
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It was during this time that people began to group together as tribes in large settlements to protect themselves.
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They lived in forts at the top of hills.
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They chose to live there so they could see for miles around and could get prepared if they suspected an attack.
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They worked as farmers and crafters, and many were warriors.
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They lived in little wooden houses with thatched roofs.
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There is still a hillfort at Maiden Castle in Dorset.
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Dorset is situated in the south-west of England.
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It is thought to have been made almost 3,000 years ago.
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People travel from miles around to visit the historical site
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The people of the Iron Age created an economy and they made the first coins to be minted in Britain
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To mint means to make coins or money out of metal Nowadays,
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you might hear British people say they're minted What they mean is they have a lot of money.
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Many of the first coins had the names of the Iron Age kings inscribed on them,
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much like modern-day coins.
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Druids were a focal point of the Iron Age society.
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They were priests who led religious ceremonies.
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They could be men or women and were seen as incredibly wise people.
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They were the healers, teachers and judges of their tribes.
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During the Iron Age, it is thought that many people spoke a language that was part of the Celtic language family.
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There are still some related languages in existence in parts of Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
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After the Iron Age came the Romans, led by Julius Caesar.
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We will talk about this in our next video.
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But now, let's go through some of the vocabulary.
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bronze bronze is a brown metal made of copper and tin
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edible edible if something is edible it means it is safe to eat
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settlement settlement a settlement is a place where people come together to live permanently Strip,
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strip A strip is a long,
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flat, narrow piece of something.
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Warrior, warrior A warrior is a soldier, usually from the past.
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Economy, economy Economy is the system by which a country's trade,
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industry and money are organised.
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Existence Existence Existence is the fact of something or someone existing.
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To gather To gather is to collect lots of different things from different people or places.
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To hunt.
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Hunt.
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To hunt is to chase and kill an animal.
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Religious.
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Religious.
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If you are religious, you have a strong belief in religion.
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Structure.
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Structure.
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Structure is the way in which the parts of something are organised.
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Suspected is something that is believed to be true or to exist.
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Tool A tool is a piece of equipment that you use with your hands to make or repair something.
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Tribe A tribe is a group of people who live together,
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sharing the same language, culture and history.
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To unite is to join together with other people as a group.
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Weapon A weapon is an object used in wars or when fighting.
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Wise If someone is wise,
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they make good judgments based on their life experiences.
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Celtic, sometimes pronounced Celtic, can be anything related to the Celts or their language or culture.
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Druid, Druid, a priest of the ancient Celtic religion.
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Focal, Focal, Focal is central and important.
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To forage.
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Forage.
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To forage is to search for things you can eat or use.
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Fort.
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Fort.
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A fort is a strong building,
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often with a high wall around it,
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that is used by soldiers.
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Gathering A gathering A gathering is a small party or meeting
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Monument Monument A monument is something that was built to honour an event or a person
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Healer Healer A healer is a person who has the power to cure people of illness Hunter
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A hunter is someone who hunts animals for sport.
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To inscribe is to carve words into any object.
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To refer to somebody or to refer to something.
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This is a phrasal verb and it means to mention someone or something when you are writing or speaking.
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solstice solstice solstice happens twice a year.
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The summer solstice is the day with the most hours of daylight
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and the winter solstice is the day with the fewest hours of daylight.
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thatched thatched A thatched roof is made from straw or reeds.
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In diesem Video „Life in the UK - Frühbritannien“ werden wichtige historische Aspekte Großbritanniens für Lernende auf dem oberen mittleren Niveau (B2-C1) behandelt. Der Sprecher bietet einen faszinierenden Einblick in die Entwicklung der britischen Kultur, beginnend von den prähistorischen Zeiten bis hin zur Bronze- und Eisenzeit. Dies ist besonders nützlich für Menschen, die ihr Englisch verbessern und gleichzeitig mehr über die Geschichte und Kultur des Vereinigten Königreichs lernen möchten. Mit den bereitgestellten Untertiteln ist das Video eine wertvolle Ressource für alle, die Englisch lernen mit YouTube und durch shadow speech ihre Fähigkeiten im Sprechen trainieren wollen.
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- „Das Vereinigte Königreich umfasst England, Schottland, Wales und Nordirland.“
- „Die ersten Menschen lebten während der Steinzeit als Jäger und Sammler.“
- „Britannien wurde vor etwa 10.000 Jahren durch steigende Meeresspiegel zu einer Insel.“
- „Stonehenge ist ein bekanntes Monument, das vor 4.000 Jahren begann zu entstehen.“
- „Die Bronzezeit begann, als die Menschen lernten, mit Bronze zu arbeiten.“
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