Shadowing-Übung: Real Talk#1 In a cab - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video

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Hi, it's Suzanne.

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We hope you enjoy this episode.

Today we are very excited to introduce a brand new type of episode.

A Real Talk episode.

And Suzanne, could you explain what a Real Talk episode is?

Sure.

It's really fun.

In Real Talk episodes, we're going to focus on expressions, practical expressions that you use every day.

And in today's episode, we're going to look at how to take a cab,

things you'll say when you would take a cab and speak to the driver.

Exactly.

So this is something...

a lot of people do very often is take a cab or take a taxi.

So first you will hear a dialogue where A character named Lisa is taking a taxi home from work.

and she needs to give directions to the cab driver to bring her to her apartment.

So take a listen to this dialogue and afterwards we will discuss it

and dissect it and talk about the key expressions that Lisa uses to make sure she gets home okay.

Hey there.

Hey, where are you going today?

Uh, Fifth and Franklin, please.

No problem.

Okay.

So here we are, Fifth and Franklin.

Oh great, my apartment is just down there.

Can you keep going a little bit?

Sure.

Okay, make a right on this side street coming up.

Okay, no problem.

and it's just up here on the left.

I'm in this brick building.

Uh, okay.

You can pull over right here.

Sure thing.

Okay, so $16 please.

Here's a 20.

Keep the change.

Great.

Thanks.

Have a nice day.

You too.

Bye.

Okay, so...

We just heard...

a conversation, between Lisa and the taxi driver

And now we are going to talk about some of the key expressions that were used in this conversation.

So, The first key expression is Fifth and Franklin, please.

Lisa gets into the cab and she tells the driver, "Fifth and Franklin, please." Suzanne, what does this mean?

So Lisa is telling the cab driver,

the two streets that come to an intersection where her house or her apartment building is located.

So we don't know for sure if her apartment is on Franklin.

or on 5th.

But it's in the general area.

it's right near one of those streets so she's giving him the best cross section,

to then get to her more specific apartment number and street.

Exactly.

So you can give a cab driver an exact address.

you could say, take me to one, two, three, four.

Franklin Street, please.

but it's more common to give an intersection.

The place where two streets cross.

And In the dialogue we heard, it was Fifth Avenue and Franklin Street.

And this is a very common way to direct your cab driver.

Yes, this is a very common

and good way to give directions to a cab driver or anyone that's giving you a ride home.

Okay, let's look at the second key expression today.

It's just down there.

Can you keep going a bit?

When the cab arrives at the intersection,

Fifth and Franklin, Lisa gives the additional instructions It's just down there.

Can you keep going a bit?

And what does this mean, Suzanne?

This means, that we haven't quite approached where her apartment is.

They're not far away, but they're far away enough that they have more directions coming.

So just down there, is a polite way to let the cab driver know that we haven't quite reached it.

There's still a bit more to go.

Can you keep going a little bit?

is also another polite way to make sure that the cab driver keeps going in that direction.

because there's more directions to come.

So the cab is in the vicinity of where Lisa wants to go, but there's still a little bit more to go.

And this is a way to communicate that she wants the driver to keep going.

so that she's not let off on the corner of Fifth and Franklin.

Exactly.

She wants to get her money's worth.

Yes.

Okay, very good.

What is the next key expression, Suzanne?

So the next key expression is when Lisa tells the cab driver to make a right.

How would you explain what this one means, Andrew?

Well, this one is fairly straightforward.

If you make a right on a street you are making a right hand turn you are turning right onto that street.

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So when we're taking a taxi, this is a super useful expression.

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We can tell the taxi driver, to make a right or make a left.

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Alternatively, we can say "take a right" or "take a left." They're two expressions that have the same meaning and they rhyme.

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So that's cool.

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That's true.

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And it's in place of really saying turn right up here or turn left up.

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down there.

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And that's another expression you can say too.

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They're all polite.

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They all mean the same thing.

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Yeah.

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So our next one is...

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It's just up here on the left.

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Interestingly, in our second key expression, we heard Lisa say it's just down there.

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And now she's saying it's just up here.

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So, What is the difference between these two, down there and up here?

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It can be confusing.

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It can be confusing, but what she means is when she's referring to up here,

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It means that she's closer to the actual destination and just up here.

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is narrowing the vicinity even more and they're kind of closing in on or getting closer to the location and

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Up here is a direction where you're going.

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So it's meaning to keep going up in this direction that we're traveling.

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And here means that it's close to her.

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So she's pointing to here on the left as opposed to there where it would be further from her.

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Exactly.

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So that's a very nice explanation.

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I think we would use the expression, it's down there.

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when something is farther away from us and we would say it's up here when something is closer to us.

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Yes.

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I think that's a nice...

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distinction between the two.

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And in both of those examples we heard Lisa say just.

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It's just down there and it's just up here.

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And there's Many reasons why we use this word "just" One of them is to sound more polite.

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It's not being as direct.

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You're not ordering the taxi driver.

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so to speak, when you say just, it makes you sound very polite.

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And can you think of any other reasons why we'd say just, Suzanne?

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Yeah, I think we would say just as well.

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to get more specific, Saying it's down there could kind of mean...

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a bunch of different places.

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It could mean on the corner.

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It could mean go down there and turn around to the left.

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It's a little bit more general saying it's just down there.

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kind of points you in a tighter vicinity.

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It brings you to a point.

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You're telling the driver that it's not too far away.

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Yeah, it's close.

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Don't worry.

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You don't have to go too far.

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It's just a little bit more just down there.

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Right?

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So you're telling the driver that we're almost there.

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Don't drive too fast.

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We might pass it.

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Yeah.

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Okay, very good.

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And what is our last key expression for?

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this episode.

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The last key expression is when Lisa says, "You can pull over here." pull over and I also think about pull up

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Sometimes you can pull up over here as well.

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Yeah, pull over, pull up.

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They have the same meaning.

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Mm -hmm.

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And this is a nice, polite way to tell your taxi driver to stop and let you out of the taxicab.

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So to pull over really means for the car to move to the side of the street and to stop.

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When you ask a taxi to pull over, he's not going to let you out in the middle of the street.

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He's going to move over to the side of the street and let you off near the sidewalk.

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That's the safer place.

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And this is, again, a very useful expression when you are taking a cab.

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You can pull over here.

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And it's also useful in case you get a ride from a friend or

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an acquaintance from a party or something like that you can tell them to pull over here Totally.

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Good.

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So I think we should play this dialogue one more time for all of our listeners.

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But before I we do that, we're going to ask you some comprehension questions,

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some listening questions that you can answer on your own after you've listened to this dialogue for a second time.

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Here they are.

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The comprehension questions.

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Number one.

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When Lisa points out that she lives in a In this brick building, Is she close to the building?

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or far away from it.

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The second comprehension question: is why does Lisa say just in the dialogue.

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Why does she use the word just?

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As in just down there or it's just up here on the left. And question number three.

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is why does Lisa say...

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Keep the change.

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as she gets out of the taxi.

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okay so here's the dialogue one more time listen and try to answer these questions as you are listening to the dialogue.

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Hey there.

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Hey, where are you going today?

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Uh, Fifth and Franklin, please.

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No problem.

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Thank you.

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- Thank you.

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Thank you.

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So here we are, Fifth and Franklin.

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Oh great, my apartment is just down there.

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Can you keep going a little bit?

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Sure.

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Okay, make a right on this side street coming up.

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Okay, no problem.

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And it's just up here on the left.

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I'm in this brick building.

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Uh, okay.

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You can pull over right here.

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Sure thing.

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Okay, so $16, please.

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Here's a 20.

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Keep the change.

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Great.

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Thanks.

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Have a nice day.

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You too.

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Bye.

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if you want to find out the answers for the comprehension questions.

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Visit QLips .com.

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And check out our blog post with the answers to the questions.

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Exactly.

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And we would be happy if you answered these questions for us.

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You can send us your answers.

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We will take a look.

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for you and tell you if you are Correct or...

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if there's something you should change to make your answers better.

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Well, thank you for listening, everyone.

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We really hope that you enjoyed this first Real Talk episode.

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If you find this kind of episode useful, please let us know.

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You can reach us through our Facebook page or our website, hulips .com.

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where you can learn more about becoming a Q -Lips member.

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All right, Suzanne, we'll talk to you next time.

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All right, Andrew.

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Thanks, everyone.

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Bye.

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Bye.

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you make it break it up.

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Warum dieses Video ideal fürs Englischsprechen ist

Das Video „Real Talk#1 In a cab“ ist ein goldener Schatz für alle, die Englisch lernen mit YouTube wollen! Es zeigt eine echte, alltägliche Konversation – genau das, was du brauchst, um flüssig zu werden. Keine künstlichen Sätze, sondern natürliche Interaktionen, die du sofort im Alltag anwenden kannst. Perfekt, um deinen Wortschatz zu erweitern und zu lernen, wie man sich in Situationen wie einem Taxi-Ride verständigt.

Die wichtigsten Sätze – warum sie so natürlich klingen

Lass uns die Dialogue genauer anschauen. Hier sind die besten Beispiele:

„Uh, Fifth and Franklin, please.“ – Einfach, direkt und ohne Übertreibungen. Native Speaker verwenden oft kurze Sätze, um sich klar zu machen. Statt „Ich möchte bitte nach Fifth and Franklin fahren“, sagst du einfach das Wesentliche – das macht die Sprache lebendig.
„Can you keep going a little bit?“ – „Keep going“ ist eine super praktische Redewendung, die du ständig brauchen wirst. Sie klingt viel natürlicher als „Kannst du weiterfahren?“ und zeigt, dass du die Sprache flüssig beherrschst.
„Keep the change.“ – Ein klassischer Satz, wenn du Trinkgeld gibst. Statt „Du kannst den Rest behalten“, ist das hier kurz und sweet – genau so, wie es in der Realität geht.

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Um schnell Fortschritte zu machen, probiere shadow speech (auch shadowspeak genannt) aus – eine Methode, die dir hilft, Englische Aussprache zu verbessern! Hier ist deine Übungsroutine:

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Übe 10-15 Minuten täglich – schon nach einer Woche wirst du merken, dass deine Sprache flüssiger klingt.

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Ratschlag mit „should“ should + Verb – sagen, was eine gute Idee ist	should play · should change
Present Continuous am/is/are + -ing – etwas, das gerade jetzt oder zurzeit passiert	are listening · is taking · is telling
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