Shadowing-Übung: Repeat-After-Me + Shadowing Practice | Easily Confused Words in English - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video

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So you're interested in shadowing practice.
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Whether this is your first time trying one of these, or if you clicked on this video because you've done my shadowing practice videos before,
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welcome and let's jump right in.
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English made easy with Claire.
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Alright, so before we begin, what is shadowing?
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It's really simple.
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The way I do it in my shadowing practices is I give you a chance to repeat a phrase
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or a sentence after me and then later you will say it at the same time as me.
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And that is what shadowing is.
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So after you've had a chance saying it on your own, repeating it slowly after me, you can then practice saying it at the same time as me,
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matching my pronunciation, my intonation,
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and my inflection, which all includes the stress of the words, the stress of the sentence,
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and the way my voice moves native speaker from the US.
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So if you're interested in achieving the American English accent, then you're in the right place.
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And of course, it helps you with your overall pronunciation and speaking of the English language, but it's also going to help you with your confidence.
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So next time you go to speak English, you're going to feel more and more confident with each shadowing practice.
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So check out my shadowing practice playlist if you're interested in more after we finish today.
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In today's video, I'm going to read a short story and focus on words that are easily confused,
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easily mixed up by non -native English speakers.
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So these are words that sound really similar
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but they're not and a lot of non -native speakers find it difficult to even hear the difference between these words.
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So I'm going to say them really slowly for you
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and give you the chance to repeat and then of course we will shadow the whole story together.
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So first repeat after me.
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Thank you.
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I usually shop for clothes online.
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I usually shop for clothes online.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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In American English, Even though you see a th in the word "close", you can hear that I don't pronounce the th.
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clothes.
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Close.
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but yesterday I decided to go to my favorite store.
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Thank you.
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But yesterday, I decided to go to my favorite store.
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Thank you.
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Let's shadow this sentence together.
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So say it with me.
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Okay.
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I usually shop for clothes online, but yesterday, I decided to go to my favorite store,
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I used to shop there all the time.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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I used to shop there all the time.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Back then, it was easier than shopping online.
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you Thank you.
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So here we have our first pair of words that sound very similar, but they are different.
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"then" and "than".
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then Thank you. than Thank you.
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Back then, it was easier than shopping online.
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Now, when I speak very quickly, it's more difficult to hear the difference between the two.
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But if you can hear the difference and achieve the correct pronunciation slowly, then you will have
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The knowledge of what you are saying and when you speak more quickly it will come across as the correct vowel sound.
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So let's try it again.
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Repeat after me.
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Back then, it was easier than shopping online.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Now, you shadow these two sentences.
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"I used to shop there all the time." Back then, it was easier than shopping online.
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Great, let's keep going.
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First, I tried on a dress.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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First, I tried on a dress.
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Thank you.
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But it was so tight, I could hardly breathe.
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but it was so tight I could hardly breathe.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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I immediately took it off and took a deep breath.
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Thank you.
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I immediately took it off and took a deep breath.
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Thank you.
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So here we have breathe and breath.
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These words look very similar, there's only one letter difference,
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but to breathe, is the verb and breath is a noun.
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So the verb has the e at the end.
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Breathe breath So not only is the vowel sound different,
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but the th sound is different as well.
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For the verb: It's voiced.
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Breathe.
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the the Breathe.
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And for the noun, it's unvoiced.
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Breath.
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Breath Let's shadow those two sentences now.
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So say them with me.
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First, I tried on a dress.
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but it was so tight I could hardly breathe.
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I immediately took it off.
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and took a deep breath.
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I tried on the size up.
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Repeat.
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I tried on the size up.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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and it was much more loose and comfortable.
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Thank you.
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and it was much more loose and comfortable.
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Thank you.
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The word comfortable is often tricky for non -native speakers because it looks like it should be comfortable.
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four syllables.
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But in American English, we tend to say it with just three.
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Com -f -ter -ble.
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comfortable.
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I thought, do I need to lose weight?
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you Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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I thought, do I need to lose weight?
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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So in this section we have Loose. and lose Loose.
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Thank you.
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Lose.
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The difference here is the unvoiced ssss sound, and the voiced Zzzz.
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Thank you.
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Loose.
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unvoiced.
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Lose.
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voiced.
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Okay, let's shadow these two sentences.
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I tried on the size up.
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and it was much more loose and comfortable.
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Thank you.
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I thought, "Do I need to lose weight?" I wasn't sure the dress fit me right.
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Thank you.
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I wasn't sure the dress fit me right.
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Thank you.
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Thank you and the material seemed too light.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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and the material seemed too light.
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Good, so here we have right and light.
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And many people struggle with the difference between the /r / sound and the /l / sound in American English.
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Both are quite far back in the throat, but you don't necessarily need to place them far back in the throat.
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It will be the position of your tongue that determines these two sounds.
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To create the R sound, er, The back of the tongue should be touching the roof of your mouth.
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Rrrr.
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Prrr.
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You don't need to press the tongue, but it's just lightly arched up in the back.
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/r /, /r /, and the tip. is down.
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For the 'l' sound, Or The tip is touching the back of your front teeth.
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Oh.
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"L" and the back of your tongue is down.
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So not lifted like in er, but down.
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L. R.
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Oh.
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Uh...
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Oh.
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So I would focus on the position of the back of the tongue to differentiate between these two consonant sounds.
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So repeat after me.
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write 'light' Let's shadow the sentence together.
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Say it with me.
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I wasn't sure the dress fit me right.
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and the materials seem too light.
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You'll notice when I speak it more naturally and within the sentence a little bit faster, I drop the T's at the end.
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It's a stopped T sound in American English.
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right light.
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Write Light.
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I thought about trying on more dresses,
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I thought about trying on more dresses, Thank you.
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But I was getting tired.
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but I was getting tired.
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Thank you.
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I think I'll stick to shopping online.
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Thank you.
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I think I'll stick to shopping online.
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Thank you.
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Let's shadow these two sentences.
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I thought about trying on more dresses, but I was getting tired.
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I think I'll stick to shopping online.
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Alright, let's say the whole story without stopping.
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together.
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So you are going to shadow me
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and you can repeat this part of the video as many times as you need until these words,
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especially the ones that sound very similar but aren't, feel comfortable, to you.
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You feel confident saying them and you can hear the difference not only in my speech but in your speech as well.
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Okay, here we go.
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I usually shop for clothes online.
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But yesterday, I decided to go to my favorite store.
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I used to shop there all the time.
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Back then, it was easier than shopping online.
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First, I tried on a dress, but it was so tight I could hardly breathe.
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I immediately took it off and took a deep breath.
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I tried on the size up and it was much more loose and comfortable.
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I thought, Do I need to lose weight?
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I wasn't sure the dress fit me right.
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and the materials seem too light.
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I thought about trying on more dresses.
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but I was getting tired.
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you I think I'll stick to shopping online.
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Alright guys, so hopefully that shadowing practice was helpful, especially in hearing those
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slight differences between words that are easily confused by non -native speakers go check out my other shadowing videos.
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They're a huge request from my subscribers
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and I appreciate all the feedback you guys give and I'm so glad that I'm able to help you with these videos.
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You can help me out by clicking the thumbs up button below and of course subscribing to my channel.
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If you have a request for something you'd like me to cover in an upcoming shadowing video, just like I did for this video, comment below.
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I do try and read them all but I do give and reply to my channel members.
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So if you're interested in becoming a member on my channel, click the join button below to learn more.
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Thanks so much for watching, and I'll see you in the next one.
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Bye for now, guys.
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you Bye.

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Über diese Lektion

In dieser Übung konzentrieren wir uns auf das Shadowing, eine effektive Methode, um die englische Aussprache zu verbessern. Sie werden lernen, Sätze und Phrasen nachzusprechen und gleichzeitig die richtige Intonation und Betonung eines amerikanischen Muttersprachlers zu erfassen. Diese Technik hilft nicht nur, Ihre Aussprache zu verfeinern, sondern steigert auch Ihr Selbstvertrauen beim Englisch lernen mit YouTube. Heute widmen wir uns Wörtern, die häufig von nicht-muttersprachlichen Sprechern verwechselt werden, was Ihnen helfen wird, den feinen Unterschied in der Aussprache zu erkennen.

Wichtige Vokabeln & Phrasen

  • Thank you (Danke)
  • I usually shop for clothes online (Ich kaufe normalerweise Kleidung online)
  • But yesterday, I decided to go to my favorite store (Aber gestern habe ich beschlossen, in meinem Lieblingsgeschäft zu gehen)
  • I used to shop there all the time (Früher habe ich dort ständig eingekauft)
  • It was easier than shopping online (Es war einfacher als online einzukaufen)
  • Close (nah) vs. Clothes (Kleidung)
  • Shadowing (Nachsprechen)
  • Pronunciation (Aussprache)

Übungstipps

Um das Beste aus dieser Shadowing-Übung herauszuholen, folgen Sie diesen Tipps:

  • Langsam wiederholen: Wiederholen Sie die Phrasen zunächst in Ihrem eigenen Tempo. Achten Sie darauf, die Laute und die Intonation zu erfassen.
  • Gleichzeitiges Sprechen: Nachdem Sie die Sätze mehrfach wiederholt haben, versuchen Sie, sie gleichzeitig mit dem Sprecher auszusprechen. Dies wird Ihnen helfen, die Rhythmik und den Fluss der englischen Sprache zu verstehen.
  • Achtsamkeit auf die Betonung: Achten Sie besonders auf die Betonung in den Sätzen. Die richtige Betonung kann oft den Unterschied in der Bedeutung eines Satzes ausmachen.
  • Lautstärke und Tonhöhe: Versuchen Sie, die Lautstärke und den Ton des Sprechers nachzuahmen. Dies hilft Ihnen, den amerikanischen Akzent besser zu erfassen und sich selbstbewusster beim Sprechen zu fühlen.
  • Regelmäßige Praxis: Nutzen Sie die Shadow-Speak-Technik regelmäßig und machen Sie es sich zur Gewohnheit, jeden Tag etwas Zeit damit zu verbringen. Kontinuierliches Üben ist der Schlüssel zur Verbesserung Ihrer Fähigkeiten.

Durch die Anwendung dieser Tipps werden Sie nicht nur Ihre Englische Aussprache verbessern, sondern auch Ihre kommunikative Kompetenz in der Sprache erheblich steigern.

Grammatik in diesem Video

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

StrukturIm Video
„Used to“ used to + Verb – eine frühere Gewohnheit oder ein Zustand, der nicht mehr giltused to shop
Present Perfect have/has + Partizip Perfekt – eine vergangene Handlung, die jetzt noch wichtig istyou've done · you've had
Komparativ -er than / more … than – zwei Dinge vergleicheneasier than
Past Continuous was/were + -ing – eine Handlung, die zu einem Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit im Gange warwas getting

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.

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