Shadowing-Übung: Practice English Listening - Learn English through Stories Level 1 - Graded Readers-English Practice - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video
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we lost our baby hello
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and welcome i'm very happy you are here today whether you are a beginner
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or at an intermediate level this story will help you this video is made especially for you people
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my name is julia i am 29 years old my husband's
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name is matthew he is 33 years old We have been married for six years.
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We live in a small house.
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Our life was simple and quiet.
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But we wanted something more.
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We wanted a family.
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We wanted a baby.
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We waited for a long time.
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Every month, I hoped.
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And every month, my heart felt sad.
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But Matthew always held my hand.
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He always said, it will happen, Julia.
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Our time will come.
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Then one day it did.
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I felt different.
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I felt something inside me.
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I took a test.
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I waited.
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My hands were shaking.
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I saw two lines.
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I was pregnant.
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I could not believe it.
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I looked in the mirror and smiled.
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I was going to become a mother.
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I waited for Matthew to come home from work.
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I put the test in a small box.
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When he walked in the door, I gave it to him.
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He looked confused.
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He opened the box.
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He looked at the test.
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Then he looked at me.
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Julia, is this real?
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He asked.
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I nodded.
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I could not speak.
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My heart was full.
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Tears filled my eyes.
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Matthew hugged me tightly.
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We laughed and cried.
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That night we sat on the sofa and talked for hours.
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We talked about names.
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We talked about the future.
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We were so happy.
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The next few weeks, I felt a new kind of love.
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A love for someone I had never met.
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I talked to my baby all the time.
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I would put my hand on my belly and say, Hello, my love.
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I am your mommy, your daddy, and I love you so much.
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Matthew would come and put his hand next to mine.
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We told our parents.
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My mother cried.
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She hugged me and said, You will be a wonderful mother, Julia.
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Everyone was happy for us.
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We had a small room in our house.
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My husband and I decided to make it our baby's room.
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We painted the room.
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We bought a white rug.
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We bought a beautiful yellow cradle.
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The room was ready.
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It was waiting.
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The weeks passed.
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My belly grew.
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I could feel the baby move.
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Matthew would press his ear to my stomach.
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He would wait.
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Then he would smile.
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I felt it, he would say.
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I felt our baby.
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We went to the doctor for our checkups.
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The doctor listened to the baby's heartbeat.
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The doctor smiled and said, your baby is very healthy.
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We were so relieved.
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Our next appointment was a special one.
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We were going to see if it was a boy or a girl.
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We did not care.
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We just wanted to see our child.
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I was so happy.
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I could not sleep the night before.
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We went to the doctor's office.
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I lay down on the table.
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Matthew held my hand.
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The doctor was quiet.
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My heart began to beat fast.
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Something was wrong.
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I looked at Matthew.
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His face was pale.
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He was looking at the doctor.
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The doctor's face was sad.
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She was not smiling anymore.
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She turned to us.
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She took a deep breath.
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Then she spoke.
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I'm so sorry, Julia Matthew.
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There is no heartbeat.
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I froze.
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No heartbeat?
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Maybe the machine is broken.
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Please check again.
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She checked again.
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Matthew held my hand.
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The doctor finally looked at me.
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Her eyes were sad.
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The baby is gone, Julia.
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I am so, so sorry.
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My world stopped.
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My heart stopped beating.
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I couldn't breathe.
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I don't remember much about leaving the hospital.
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I remember Matthew drove.
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I looked out the window, but I saw nothing.
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My mind was empty.
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My body was empty.
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My heart was empty.
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We were going home, but our home was not a happy place anymore.
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When we walked through the front door, Matthew held me.
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I began to cry.
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I cried for my baby.
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I cried because I did not know how to live after this.
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And then I saw it.
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The door to the baby's room was open.
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The empty cradle.
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I couldn't breathe.
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I turned away.
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I could not look at it.
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The cradle was empty, and it would stay empty.
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Close the door, Matthew, I said.
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Please close the door.
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He went and closed the door.
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The days after that were a blur.
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I stayed in bed all day.
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My heart felt heavy.
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Matthew was a good husband.
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He brought me food.
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He sat with me.
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He held my hand when I cried.
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He was broken too, but he was trying to be strong for me.
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Our parents came.
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They were so sad.
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People called.
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They said, I'm sorry for your loss.
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They said, you are young.
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You can try again.
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I know they wanted to help, but their words hurt.
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Try again.
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How could I try again?
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I didn't want another baby.
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I wanted my baby.
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The baby I loved.
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The baby I lost.
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Weeks turned into months.
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I began to get out of bed.
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I began to eat.
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I even smiled sometimes.
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But it was a sad smile.
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I saw mothers with their babies in the park.
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I saw pregnant women in the grocery store.
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I felt so alone.
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Matthew went back to work.
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He tried to make our life normal again.
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We watched movies.
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We ate dinner together.
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But there was always a sadness between us.
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He was grieving too, but in a different way.
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He was quiet.
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He kept his pain inside.
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One evening, I was in the kitchen washing dishes.
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I looked out of the window at our garden.
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It was messy.
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The flowers were dying and I began to cry.
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Matthew came in.
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He didn't say anything.
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He just put his arms around me.
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I miss our baby so much, Matthew, I said.
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He kissed me on my forehead and then I felt something wet on my shoulder.
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He was crying too.
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We stood there for a long time, holding each other and crying.
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And in that moment, I no longer fell alone.
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We were broken, but we were broken together.
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That night, we talked.
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We really talked for the first time in months.
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We talked about our baby.
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We gave her a name.
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We called her Daisy.
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One evening, I said to Matthew, I think I'm ready.
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He looked at me.
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Ready for what?
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He asked.
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The baby's room, I said.
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I think it's time to open the door.
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We walked to the closed door together.
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My heart was beating fast.
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I was scared, but I was not alone.
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Matthew was with me.
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He opened the door.
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My eyes went to the cradle.
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The empty cradle.
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I thought about our baby, Daisy, who never got to sleep here.
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Tears filled my eyes.
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We stood in the room for a long time.
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We didn't know what to do.
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Should we sell everything?
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Then I had an idea.
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What if we give it away?
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I said.
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Matthew looked at me.
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Give it away?
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He asked.
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Yes, I said.
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All of it.
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The cradle, the clothes, the toys.
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What if we give them to a family who needs them?
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A family who is waiting for their baby?
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Matthew was quiet for a moment.
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Then he smiled and said, That's a wonderful idea, Julia.
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And that's what we did.
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It was not easy.
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We found a charity that helped mothers who didn't have much money.
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The woman who ran the charity was so grateful.
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She said, You have no idea how much this will help someone.
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The cradle was left.
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We decided to give it to a young couple we knew from Matthew's work.
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They were expecting their first baby.
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They were very happy, but also very worried about money.
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We took the cradle to their small apartment.
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The young woman's eyes filled with tears when she saw it.
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It's beautiful, she said.
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We could never afford something like this.
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Life is different now.
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Maybe one day our house will be full with the sound of children.
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Maybe it won't.
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But I know that we will be okay.
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Matthew and I are stronger together.
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Our love is deeper.
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Our loss did not break us
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if you are going through a hard time please remember this
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it is okay to be sad it is okay to cry
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it is okay to heal slowly your heart is stronger than
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you think you can find the sunshine again you just have
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to keep going one day at a time how did you like this story please share your thoughts in the comments.
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Don't forget to share with your friends.
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Thank you.
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Wortschatz und Sprechhinweise zu dieser Lektion
Diese Sprechübung auf Niveau A2 basiert auf dem Video „Practice English Listening - Learn English through Stories Level 1 - Graded Readers-English Practice“. Diese Wörter kommen am häufigsten vor: matthew, baby, looked, door, felt. Dieses Video enthält 244 Sätze und 1479 Wörter zum Nachsprechen. Der gesprochene Teil dauert 11:24. Der Sprecher spricht gleichmäßig mit etwa 130 Wörtern pro Minute – ein angenehmes Tempo fürs Shadowing. 84 % 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 lernenswerte Wörter aus dem Video, mit Aussprache und Bedeutung:
| Wort | Aussprache | Bedeutung |
|---|---|---|
| cradle Substantiv | /ˈkɹeɪdəl/ | Wiege |
| tear Verb | /tɛɹ/ | reißen, zerreißen |
| breathe Verb | /bɹiːð/ | atmen |
| heartbeat Substantiv | /ˈhɑɹtˌbit/ | Herzschlag |
| charity Substantiv | /ˈtʃæɹɪti/ | Wohltätigkeitsorganisation, Charity |
| belly Substantiv | /ˈbɛli/ | Bauch, Magen |
| hug Verb | /hʌɡ/ | sich umarmen |
| confused Adjektiv | /kənˈfjuːzd/ | verwirrt, durcheinander |
| mirror Substantiv | /ˈmiɹɚ/ | Spiegel |
| wash Verb | /wɑʃ/ | waschen, spülen |
| flower Substantiv | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | Blüte, Blume |
| stomach Substantiv | /ˈstʌmək/ | Magen |
| daddy Substantiv | /ˈdædi/ | Papa, Papi |
| grateful Adjektiv | /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/ | dankbar, erkenntlich |
| shake Verb | /ˈʃeɪk/ | schütteln, erschüttern |
Phrasal Verbs, die du hören wirst
| Wort | Bedeutung |
|---|---|
| look out Verb | aufpassen |
| turn away Verb | sich abwenden |
Sätze zum Wiederholen
Kurze, vollständige Sätze aus dem Video, die du im Alltag wiederverwenden kannst:
- We went to the doctor's office.
- I don't remember much about leaving the hospital.
- They said, I'm sorry for your loss.
- How could I try again?
- What if we give it away?
Grammatik in diesem Video
Die Strukturen, die der Sprecher am häufigsten verwendet, mit den genauen Worten aus dem Video:
| Struktur | Im Video |
|---|---|
| Passiv be + Partizip Perfekt – wichtig ist, was geschieht, nicht wer es tut | is made · is broken · was broken |
| Past Continuous was/were + -ing – eine Handlung, die zu einem Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit im Gange war | were shaking · was waiting · was looking |
| Zukunft mit „will“ will + Verb – eine Entscheidung, ein Versprechen oder eine Vorhersage | will help · will happen · will come |
| Present Continuous am/is/are + -ing – etwas, das gerade jetzt oder zurzeit passiert | is waiting · are going |
Aussprache, auf die du achten solltest
Der Sprecher verwendet 13 Kurzformen und abgeschwächte Formen, zum Beispiel didn't, I'm, couldn't. Sprich sie in der kurzen Form, so wie du sie hörst.
- Die „th“-Laute: breathe /bɹiːð/, cloth /klɒθ/
- Die Laute „sh“ und „zh“: wash /wɑʃ/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/, dish /dɪʃ/, sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/
Laute, die Deutschsprachigen schwerfallen:
- Stimmhafter Auslaut — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ am Wortende nicht verhärten: hug /hʌɡ/, confused /kənˈfjuːzd/, freeze /ˈfɹiːz/, forehead /ˈfɔɹ.hɛd/, relieve /ɹɪˈliːv/
- /æ/ — offener als „ä“: charity /ˈtʃæɹɪti/, daddy /ˈdædi/, sadness /ˈsædnəs/
So übst du mit diesem Video
- Höre dir das ganze Video einmal an, ohne zu sprechen, und notiere die Wörter, die du nicht kennst.
- Sprich Satz für Satz in normaler Geschwindigkeit nach und wiederhole jeden, bis dein Rhythmus zum Sprecher passt.
- Nimm dich auf und vergleiche mit dem Original; achte dabei auf Wörter wie cradle, tear, breathe.
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.