Shadowing-Übung: September 7, 2026 - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video

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The ancient Olympics.
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The Olympics are the world's greatest sporting event.
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Did you know they started 2,000 years ago?
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A lot was different back then.
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The athletes competed naked.
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There were no female athletes.
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And sometimes the boxing was so fierce that people died.
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The ancient Olympics were held in Olympia, Greece.
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Men from all over Greece traveled to compete in the games.
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There was an Olympic truce so athletes could travel safely.
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Winning an Olympic game would bring them, in their cities, great pride.
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There were fewer events than in today's Olympics.
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But though they were few, the ancient events were exciting and often dangerous.
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The boxing was especially violent.
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It had only two rules.
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One, the first person to give up was the loser.
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Two, if an athlete died, then that athlete was the winner.
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Instead of medals made of silver and gold, the winners got olive wreaths and palm branches.
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These were powerful symbols.
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The winning athlete wore the wreath on their head.
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When he arrived home, he was cheered as a celebrity.
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The people of his city gave him money and big containers of olive oil.
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Women weren't allowed to compete in the games, and only a few were allowed to watch.
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Maybe this was because the athletes didn't wear any clothes.
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Greeks thought that the human body was beautiful.
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They competed naked so everyone could enjoy their beauty.
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The Games ended when Olympia was destroyed in an earthquake.
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But this wasn't the end.
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The modern Olympics started about 100 years ago.
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The Games have changed a lot.
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Television allows the whole world to watch.
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The Games are held in different cities every four years.
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And, of course, the athletes wear clothes.

Wortschatz und Sprechhinweise zu dieser Lektion

Dieses Video enthält 33 Sätze und 284 Wörter zum Nachsprechen. Der gesprochene Teil dauert 1:53. Der Sprecher spricht in natürlichem Tempo, etwa 150 Wörter pro Minute, ähnlich wie im Alltagsgespräch. Nur 81 % der Wörter gehören zu den 3.000 häufigsten im Englischen, der Wortschatz ist also anspruchsvoll.

Wichtiger Wortschatz in diesem Video

15 weniger häufige Wörter aus dem Video, mit Aussprache und Bedeutung:

  • athlete /ˈæθ.liːt/ (Substantiv) — Athlet, Athletin. A participant in any of a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
  • compete /kəmˈpiːt/ (Verb) — streiten, konkurrieren. To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend.
  • naked /ˈneɪkɪd/ (Adjektiv) — nackt. Bare, not covered by clothing.
  • olive /ˈɑ.lɪv/ (Substantiv) — Olive. A tree of species Olea europaea cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
  • cloth /klɒθ/ (Substantiv) — Stoff, Tuch. A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
  • violent /ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt/ (Adjektiv) — heftig, gewaltig. Involving extreme force or motion.
  • medal /ˈmɛdəl/ (Substantiv) — Medaille. A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object.
  • arrive /əˈɹaɪv/ (Verb) — ankommen, einlangen. To reach; to get to a certain place.
  • fewer /ˈfjuː.ɚ/ — weniger. Less; a smaller amount of something non-integral commonly expressed as an integer
  • symbol /ˈsɪmbəl/ (Substantiv) — Symbol, Zeichen. A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
  • celebrity /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/ (Substantiv) — Berühmtheit, Bekanntheit. Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about.
  • palm /pɑm/ (Substantiv) — Handfläche, Handteller. The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand or other primate hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
  • earthquake /ˈɝθkweɪk/ (Substantiv) — Erdbeben. A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.
  • cheer /t͡ʃɪɹ/ (Verb) — aufheitern, erfreuen. To gladden; to make cheerful; often with up.
  • container /kənˈteɪ.nəɹ/ (Substantiv) — Behälter, Behältnis. An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.

Phrasal Verbs, die du hören wirst

  • give up (Verb) — aufgeben, sich ergeben. To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).

Aussprache, auf die du achten solltest

Der Sprecher verwendet 3 Kurzformen und abgeschwächte Formen, zum Beispiel didn't, wasn't, weren't. Sprich sie in der kurzen Form, so wie du sie hörst.

  • Die „th“-Laute: athlete /ˈæθ.liːt/, cloth /klɒθ/, earthquake /ˈɝθkweɪk/, wreath /ɹiθ/

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. Beginne mit 0,75-facher Geschwindigkeit, sprich Satz für Satz nach und wechsle zur normalen Geschwindigkeit, sobald es leichtfällt.
  3. Nimm dich auf und vergleiche mit dem Original; achte dabei auf Wörter wie athlete, compete, naked.

Was ist die Shadowing-Technik?

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