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Have you ever worried about something that has not even happened yet?
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Maybe you are waiting for an important message.
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Maybe you have a job interview tomorrow.
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Or maybe you are waiting to hear an answer from someone.
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Nothing bad has happened, but your mind starts asking questions.
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What if something goes wrong?
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What if I fail?
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What if they say no?
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And suddenly, a small unknown thing feels like a big danger.
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Sometimes, we are not afraid of what is happening.
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We are afraid of not knowing what will happen.
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In this Level A 2 shadowing practice, we will look at three simple reasons why uncertainty can feel scary.
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More importantly, we will learn one simple idea that can help.
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You do not need to know everything before you take your next step.
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In this practice, listen to my voice and speak just behind me.
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Try to follow my rhythm and keep going, even if you miss a few words.
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Do not stop for every mistake.
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Stay with the story and let your English become more natural.
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Imagine that you send an important message to someone.
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You wait for a reply.
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10 minutes pass.
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Then one hour.
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Then several hours.
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At first you think, maybe they are busy.
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But then another thought comes.
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Maybe they are angry.
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Then another one.
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Maybe I said something wrong.
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Soon, your mind has created a whole story, even though you still have no new information.
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This happens because the mind is not like empty spaces.
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When we do not know the answer, we often try to create one.
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The problem is that the answer we create is not always true.
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Think about being in a dark room.
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You see something on the floor, but you cannot see it clearly.
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It could be a bag.
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It could be a jacket.
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But because the room is dark, your mind may imagine something worse.
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The object did not change.
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Your information changed.
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The same thing can happen with the future.
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When you cannot see what is coming, your mind may fill the empty space with fear.
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This is why uncertainty can feel bigger than the real problem.
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The next time you notice this happening, ask yourself one simple question.
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What do I know and what am I only imagining?
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That question can create a small space between the facts and the story in your head.
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And sometimes, that small space is enough to make fear feel smaller.
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But understanding the facts is only half of the story.
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But here is the strange part.
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Your mind may be trying to help you.
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Imagine you are in bed at night and suddenly hear a strange sound outside.
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Your body becomes alert.
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You start listening.
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What was that?
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Is something wrong?
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Your mind quickly looks for danger.
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This reaction can be useful.
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Our minds often try to protect us by thinking about possible problems before they happen.
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The problem begins when this protection goes too far.
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You have an interview tomorrow, so your mind says, what if I fail?
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You are starting something new.
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So it says, what if I make a mistake?
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You are waiting for an important answer.
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So it says, what if the answer is bad?
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Notice what is happening.
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Your mind is trying to prepare you for a future that does not exist yet.
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It is looking at a possibility and treating it like a problem.
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And when you keep asking, what if, the mind can build one scary story after another.
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What if I fail?
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What if people laugh?
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What if everything goes wrong?
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But there is another question you can ask.
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What if things go well?
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You do not have to force yourself to think positively.
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You only need to remember that the future has more than one possible ending.
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Maybe the interview will be difficult.
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Maybe it will go better than you expect.
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Maybe the person will say no. Maybe they will say yes.
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Right now, you do not know.
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And that is the important part.
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Not knowing is not the same as knowing that something bad will happen.
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Your mind may want to protect you from every possible problem, but you cannot prepare for every possible future.
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So, what can you do when you cannot know the answer?
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That is where the next idea becomes important.
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Imagine walking on a road at night.
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You cannot see the whole road You can only see a short distance in front of you
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So you take one step Then another
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Then another
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You do not need to see the end of the road before you move Life can be like
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that We often want a clear answer before we act We want to know
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if the choice is right We want to know
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if the plan will work We want to know what will happen next
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but sometimes the answer only comes after we take the next step.
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You may be thinking about learning English.
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You do not know how good you will become in six months.
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You do not know if you will speak perfectly, but you can study today.
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You may be thinking about having a difficult conversation.
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You do not know how the other person will react, but you can decide what you want to say.
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You may be waiting for an answer about something important.
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You cannot control the answer, but you can control what you do while you wait.
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This does not mean uncertainty will disappear.
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It means you can stop asking uncertainty to disappear before you live your life.
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You can say, I do not know yet.
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I will see what happens.
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I cannot control everything, but I can control my next step.
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These are simple sentences, but they can change the way you look at an unknown future.
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You do not need a map for the whole journey.
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You only need enough light for the next step.
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And that may be enough.
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A thought is not a fact.
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A possibility is not a problem.
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And maybe is not the same as danger.
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When you do not know what will happen, your mind may try to give you an answer.
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Sometimes that answer is fear.
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But you do not have to believe every story your mind creates.
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Look at what is real.
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Take the next step.
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Let the future arrive before you decide what it means.
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Sometimes, peace does not come from knowing what will happen.
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It comes from knowing you will be okay even when you do not know.
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You stayed with the story and practiced English at the same time.
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Keep shadowing, keep listening, and keep going.
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You do not need to speak perfectly today.
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You only need to take the next step.

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uncertainty Substantiv/ʌnˈsɜːtənti/Unsicherheit, Ungewissheit
shadow Substantiv/ˈʃædəʊ̯/Schatten
scary Adjektiv/ˈskɛə.ɹi/schrecklich, furchterregend
disappear Verb/dɪsəˈpɪɹ/verschwinden, entschwinden
arrive Verb/əˈɹaɪv/ankommen, einlangen
alert Adjektiv/əˈlɝt/aufmerksam, wachsam
jacket Substantiv/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/Jacke
react Verb/ɹiːˈækt/reagieren
rhythm Substantiv/ˈɹɪð.əm/Rhythmus
positively Adverb/ˈpɑ.zɪ.tɪv.li/wohlgestimmt, wohlgesinnt
fail Verb/feɪl/scheitern, keinen Erfolg haben
danger Substantiv/ˈdeɪn.d͡ʒɚ/Gefahr
suddenly Adverb/ˈsʌd.ən.li/plötzlich, urplötzlich (emph.)
mistake Substantiv/mɪˈsteɪk/Fehler
strange Adjektiv/stɹeɪnd͡ʒ/seltsam, sonderbar

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

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Möglichkeit mit „might / may“ might/may + Verb – etwas ist möglich, aber nicht sichermay imagine · may fill · may be
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop … + -ing – Verben, auf die die -ing-Form folgtstarts asking · start listening · keep asking
Komparativ -er than / more … than – zwei Dinge vergleichenbigger than · better than

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