Shadowing-Übung: Tactics for Listening Third Edition Basic Unit 20 Describing Things - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video

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Listening 1 1 Hello, City Taxi.
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Yes, I left a computer bag in a taxi coming back from the airport.
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Can you describe it?
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Yes, it's brown leather with the initials PWD on it.
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2 Hello, City Taxi.
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Hello, has anyone turned in a lady's handbag?
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I left one in a taxi about an hour ago.
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Can you describe it?
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Yes, it's a wide bag, with thin blue and brown stripes.
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Three.
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Hello?
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Is this City Taxi?
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Yes, it is.
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I'm calling about a wallet.
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I think I left it in a taxi this morning.
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It's a black wallet.
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It had all my credit cards in it.
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Oh, dear.
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Four.
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Hello, City Taxi.
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Hello.
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I left a pair of glasses in a taxi this morning.
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Sunglasses?
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Black frames with initials on them?
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No, no, they're regular glasses.
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They were in a brown leather case.
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I can't see a thing without them.
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Sorry, they're not here.
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1. I wear it instead of sunglasses because sunglasses make me look so stupid.
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I always wear it when it's sunny outside.
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If I don't wear it, the sun hurts my eyes.
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It's not too good on windy days, though.
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2. It's excellent for work because it's pretty big and I can get my laptop and all my business papers in it.
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It's not one of those cheap -looking plastic ones.
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It's made of real leather.
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3. I use it to put my things in when I play sports.
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It's pretty big, so I can get all my clothes and my running shoes into it.
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4. It's an expensive one, but I use it a lot because it's very wet here in the fall.
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I love the colors, too.
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People can easily find me in a crowd when I'm using it.
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5. It's great when you're on a trip somewhere, especially when you're taking a flight, because you can take it on board an aircraft.
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It's not very big, so you can put it in the overhead compartment or under the seat in front of you.
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It also has wheels and a handle that you can pull out.
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6. They're very comfortable for jogging or walking.
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That's good because I jog and walk a lot.
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I've had them for about three years.
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I hate the colour, but I'll use them until I can afford a new pair.
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Listening to 1.
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I wear it instead of sunglasses because sunglasses make me look so stupid.
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I always wear it when it's sunny outside.
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If I don't wear it, the sun hurts my eyes.
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It's not too good on windy days, though.
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Two.
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It's excellent for work because it's pretty big and I can get my laptop and all my business papers in it.
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It's not one of those cheap -looking plastic ones.
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It's made of real leather.
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Three.
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I use it to put my things in when I play sports.
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It's pretty big, so I can get all my clothes and my running shoes into it.
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Four.
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It's an expensive one, but I use it a lot because it's very wet here in the fall.
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I love the colors, too.
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People can easily find me in a crowd when I'm using it.
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Five.
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It's great when you're on a trip somewhere, especially when you're taking a flight, because you can take it on board an aircraft.
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It's not very big, so you can put it in the overhead compartment or under the seat in front of you.
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It also has wheels and a handle that you can pull out.
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6. They're very comfortable for jogging or walking.
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That's good, because I jog and walk a lot.
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I've had them for about three years.
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I hate the color.
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But I'll use them until I can afford a new pair.
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Listening 3 1.
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It's a brown leather one.
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I keep all my money and my credit cards in it.
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I usually keep it in my back pocket.
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It probably fell out when I was getting off the bus.
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I hope I get it back because it also has my ID card in it and that's very important.
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2. I'm always losing them or putting them down and forgetting where I put them.
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I think I was wearing them when I was on the bus.
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Then I stopped for a cup of coffee at a coffee shop.
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I think I took them off then because I don't need them when I read, and I was reading a magazine.
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Yes, maybe that's where they are.
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Three.
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I'm sure I had them when I left school
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because I remember putting them in my purse i'm sure i had them
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when i came home or i couldn't have driven the car
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or opened the front door so
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that means they're somewhere inside the house four i'm sure i used it to pay the bill at the restaurant
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when i had lunch there after that i went to the department store
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and i think i used it
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when i bought my jacket i'm sure that's the last time i used it so it's probably there Five.
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I usually keep it at home in a drawer in my desk because I only use it when I travel internationally.
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But it's not there, so I wonder where I put it.
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Oh, maybe I left it at the office when I came back from my trip to France.
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I think that's where it is, because I went straight from the airport to my office.
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Six.
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I thought it was in my computer case.
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I usually put it there when I get one from the newsstand, and then read it when I get home.
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Now I remember, I was on the subway.
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I took it out to read the sports section.
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I'm sure I left it there.
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Listening 3 1.
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It's a brown leather one.
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I keep all my money and my credit cards in it.
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I usually keep it in my back pocket.
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It probably fell out when I was getting off the bus.
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I hope I get it back because it also has my ID card in it and that's very important.
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Two.
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I'm always losing them or putting them down and forgetting where I put them.
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I think I was wearing them when I was on the bus.
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Then I stopped for a cup of coffee at a coffee shop.
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I think I took them off then because I don't need them when I read, and I was reading a magazine.
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Yes, maybe that's where they are.
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Three.
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I'm sure I had them when I left school because I remember putting them in my purse.
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I'm sure I had them when I came home or I couldn't have driven the car or opened the front door, so that means they're somewhere inside the house.
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4. I'm sure I used it to pay the bill at the restaurant when I had lunch there.
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After that, I went to the department store, and I think I used it when I bought my jacket.
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I'm sure that's the last time I used it, so it's probably there.
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5. I usually keep it at home in a drawer in my desk because I only use it when I travel internationally.
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But it's not there, so I wonder where I put it.
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Oh, maybe I left it at the office when I came back for my trip to France.
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I think that's where it is, because I went straight from the airport to my office.
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Six.
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I thought it was in my computer case.
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I usually put it there when I get one from the newsstand, and then read it when I get home.
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Now I remember I was on the subway.
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I took it out to read the sports section.
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I'm sure I left it there.
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Pronunciation.
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Task 1.
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1. Leather wallet.
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2. Expensive sunglasses.
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3. Regular glasses 4.
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Colorful backpack Task 2 1.
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Comfortable chair 2.
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Attractive person 3.
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Plastic toys 4.
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Running water 5.
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Beautiful sunset 6.
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Interesting book
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Dictation
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hello city taxi hello has anyone turned in a cell phone
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i think i left mine in a taxi this morning well
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our taxi drivers find lots of cell phones every day can you describe it yes it's purple
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and it's in an orange case hmm those are unusual colors
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let's see no I'm sorry we don't have it are you
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sure I have to find it it has all my important information in it wait what's
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that oh it's in my jacket pocket

Wortschatz und Sprechhinweise zu dieser Lektion

Diese Sprechübung basiert auf dem Video „Tactics for Listening Third Edition Basic Unit 20 Describing Things“. Diese Wörter kommen am häufigsten vor: taxi, leather, sunglasses, wear, usually. Dieses Video enthält 150 Sätze und 1397 Wörter zum Nachsprechen. Der gesprochene Teil dauert 11:01. Der Sprecher spricht gleichmäßig mit etwa 127 Wörtern pro Minute – ein angenehmes Tempo fürs Shadowing. Nur 81 % der Wörter gehören zu den 3.000 häufigsten im Englischen, der Wortschatz ist also anspruchsvoll.

Wichtiger Wortschatz in diesem Video

15 lernenswerte Wörter aus dem Video, mit Aussprache und Bedeutung:

WortAusspracheBedeutung
taxi Substantiv/ˈtæksi/Taxi, Taxe
leather Substantiv/ˈlɛðɚ/Leder
sunglasses SubstantivSonnenbrille
pocket Substantiv/ˈpɑ.kɪt/Tasche, Sack
jacket Substantiv/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/Jacke
wallet Substantiv/ˈwɑl.ət/Portemonnaie, Portmonee
desk Substantiv/dɛsk/Schreibtisch
shoe Substantiv/ˈʃu/Schuh, Lackschuh
laptop Substantiv/ˈlæp.tɑp/Laptop, Klapprechner
sunny Adjektiv/ˈsʌni/sonnig, heiter
subway Substantiv/ˈsʌbˌweɪ/U-Bahn, Metro
cloth Substantiv/klɒθ/Stoff, Tuch
purse Substantiv/pɚs/Geldbörse, Geldbeutel
overhead Substantiv/ˈəʊvəˌhɛd/allgemeine Unkosten
drawer Substantiv/dɹɔɹ/Schublade

Phrasal Verbs, die du hören wirst

WortBedeutung
fall out Verbausfallen, ausgehen

Sätze zum Wiederholen

Kurze, vollständige Sätze aus dem Video, die du im Alltag wiederverwenden kannst:

  • Can you describe it?
  • I'm calling about a wallet.
  • I can't see a thing without them.
  • I always wear it when it's sunny outside.
  • That's good because I jog and walk a lot.

Grammatik in diesem Video

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

StrukturIm Video
Past Continuous was/were + -ing – eine Handlung, die zu einem Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit im Gange warwas getting · was wearing · was reading
Present Continuous am/is/are + -ing – etwas, das gerade jetzt oder zurzeit passiertI'm calling · I'm using · you're taking
Zukunft mit „will“ will + Verb – eine Entscheidung, ein Versprechen oder eine VorhersageI'll use

Aussprache, auf die du achten solltest

Der Sprecher verwendet 38 Kurzformen und abgeschwächte Formen, zum Beispiel I'm, they're, don't. Sprich sie in der kurzen Form, so wie du sie hörst.

  • Die „th“-Laute: leather /ˈlɛðɚ/, cloth /klɒθ/, thin /ˈθɪn/
  • Die Laute „sh“ und „zh“: shoe /ˈʃu/, unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, dictation /dɪkˈteɪʃən/
  • Lange Wörter – auf die Betonung achten: unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

Laute, die Deutschsprachigen schwerfallen:

  • /w/ — mit runden Lippen, nicht wie das deutsche „w“ (/v/): wallet /ˈwɑl.ət/, subway /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/, windy /ˈwɪn.di/
  • Stimmhafter Auslaut — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ am Wortende nicht verhärten: overhead /ˈəʊvəˌhɛd/, jog /d͡ʒɑɡ/, handbag /ˈhændˌbæɡ/
  • /æ/ — offener als „ä“: taxi /ˈtæksi/, jacket /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/, laptop /ˈlæp.tɑp/, backpack /ˈbæk.pæk/, handbag /ˈhændˌbæɡ/

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. Sprich Satz für Satz in normaler Geschwindigkeit nach und wiederhole jeden, bis dein Rhythmus zum Sprecher passt.
  3. Nimm dich auf und vergleiche mit dem Original; achte dabei auf Wörter wie taxi, leather, sunglasses.

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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