Shadowing-Übung: Test 1 Part 4 CPE - Dec 2002 - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video

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Now turn to part four.
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You will hear part of a radio arts programme in which two people, Arthur and Carla, are discussing a book called Windworld.
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For questions 23 to 28, decide whether the opinions are expressed by only one of the speakers or whether the speakers agree.
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Write A for Arthur, C for Carla, or B for both where they agree.
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You now have 30 seconds in which to look at part 4.
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Today on A Good Read we're talking about George Swallow's novel Windworld, published last year and it has just won the Bateman Prize.
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We have with us Arthur Lachman, writer, and Carla Fletcher, who lectures in engineering at King's College.
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Arthur, let's start with you.
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Well, I read the novel when it first came out, and I was very happy to be asked to re-read it for this programme.
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And I remembered the powerful characterisation, the certainty of touch, particularly the older protagonist, Joe Bean, and his sisters,
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in the throes of change from one era to another.
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Rather miserable characters, but assured portraits.
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What I valued as well was the atmosphere Swallow creates, the sense that everything he created felt right within the time and place.
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Did you find that?
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Very interesting question.
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As a scientist, I always come to books with a critical eye for technical details.
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As I say, Joe Bean and his family as people rang incredibly true for me.
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I found myself doubting whether certain incidents, certain assumptions, squared with the period in which the book is set.
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I have to say that I found the sheer amount of technical detail about inventions, which Swallow included as a labour of love,
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I have no doubt, gave the layperson a hard time, making it difficult to follow the plot.
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Hmm.
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I actually found myself comparing all these descriptions of the windmills and pumps with his earlier works,
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Learner Games and Thorn, which both dealt with the same period, but neither of which included this kind of complexity.
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Much more populist, deliberately more accessible to a wide readership.
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There is much to link the writing of all three books.
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You can recognise Swallow's individual voice in all of them.
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He's speaking to one specific audience, in my view.
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Do you feel Windworld is a great novel?
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Oh, very much so.
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The current of the author's own life in the east of England pulses through the whole work so compellingly.
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So, yes, I would say that it lifts this book into the category of great writing.
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I wouldn't be quite that positive, though I do agree that the character of Joe Bean draws its strength from the writer's close acquaintance with Joe's environment.
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To my mind, he's almost certainly Swallow, putting himself in another age,
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positioning himself with his upbringing and his character and his beliefs in the 18th century.
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I was intrigued by some of these set episodes, like the incident with the birds.
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It was genuinely fascinating, I thought.
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I understand the film rights have been bought.
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Do you think it'll work as well as the book does?
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No question.
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If they keep away from too much social realism and misery.
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If they don't make Joe's story the central one, it'll die a death.
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Well, just about all the stories are likely to come through well, in my opinion.
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We'll have to see how it turns out.
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Today on A Good Read we're talking about George Swallow's novel Windworld, published last year and it has just won the Bateman Prize.
45
We have with us Arthur Lachman, writer, and Carla Fletcher, who lectures in engineering at King's College.
46
Arthur, let's start with you.
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Well, I read the novel when it first came out
48
and I was very happy to be asked to re-read it for this programme.
49
And I remembered the powerful characterisation, the certainty of touch, particularly the older protagonist, Joe Bean, and his sisters,
50
in the throes of change from one era to another.
51
Rather miserable characters, but assured portraits.
52
What I valued as well was the atmosphere Swallow creates, the sense that everything he created felt right within the time and place.
53
Did you find that?
54
Very interesting question.
55
As a scientist, I always come to books with a critical eye for technical details.
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As I say, Joe Bean and his family as people rang incredibly true for me.
57
I found myself doubting whether certain incidents, erm, certain assumptions squared with the period in which the book is set.
58
I have to say that I found the sheer amount of technical detail about inventions, which Swallow included as a labour of love,
59
I have no doubt, gave the layperson a hard time, making it difficult to follow the plot.
60
I actually found myself comparing all these descriptions of the windmills and pumps with his earlier works,
61
Learner Games and Thorn, which both dealt with the same period, but neither of which included this kind of complexity,
62
much more populist, deliberately more accessible to a wide readership.
63
There is much to link the writing of all three books.
64
You can recognise Swallow's individual voice in all of them.
65
He's speaking to one specific audience, in my view.
66
Do you feel Windworld is a great novel?
67
Oh, very much so.
68
The current of the author's own life in the east of England pulses through the whole work so compellingly.
69
So, yes, I would say that it lifts this book into the category of great writing.
70
I wouldn't be quite that positive, though I do agree that the character of Joe Bean draws its strength from the writer's close acquaintance with Joe's environment.
71
To my mind, he's almost certainly Swallow putting himself in another age,
72
positioning himself with his upbringing and his character and his beliefs in the 18th century.
73
I was intrigued by some of these set episodes, like the incident with the birds.
74
It was genuinely fascinating, I thought.
75
I understand the film rights have been bought.
76
Do you think it'll work as well as the book does?
77
No question.
78
If they keep away from too much social realism and misery.
79
If they don't make Joe's story the central one, it'll die a death.
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Well, just about all the stories are likely to come through well, in my opinion.
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We'll have to see how it turns out.
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That's the end of the test.
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Please stop now.
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Your supervisor will now collect all the question papers and answer sheets.

Kontext & Hintergrund

Im Teil vier dieses Tests hören wir ein Gespräch zwischen Arthur und Carla, die über den Roman Windworld von George Swallow diskutieren. Arthur, ein Schriftsteller, bringt seine aufregenden Eindrücke über die Charaktere und die Atmosphäre des Buches zum Ausdruck. Carla, eine Ingenieurdozentin, betrachtet das Werk jedoch mit einer kritischen Perspektive auf die technischen Details und deren Einfluss auf die Handlung. Diese unterschiedliche Herangehensweise an die Literatur zeigt, wie vielfältig und subjektiv Leseerlebnisse sein können. Solche Diskussionen sind ideal, um neue Ausdrücke und Meinungen kennenzulernen, die für den täglichen Gesprächsgebrauch relevant sind. Das Ziel dieser Übung ist es, Englisch lernen mit YouTube effektiver zu gestalten, indem man die Struktur und den Wortschatz dieser Konversationen analysiert.

Top 5 Phrasen für die tägliche Kommunikation

  • „Ich fand die Charakterisierung sehr kraftvoll.“ - Ausdruck der Wertschätzung eines Aspekts eines Werkes.
  • „Ich habe Zweifel an bestimmten Annahmen.“ - Anzeichen für kritisches Denken über Inhalte.
  • „Die technische Detailfülle machte es schwierig, der Handlung zu folgen.“ - Beschreibung, wie Inhalt die Klarheit beeinträchtigen kann.
  • „Sein individuelles Erzählen ist in allen seinen Büchern erkennbar.“ - Diskussion über den Stil eines Autors und seine Konsistenz.
  • „Ich bin überzeugt, dass der Film funktionieren wird, wenn...“ - Ausdruck von Meinungen über Anpassungen von Büchern zu Filmen.

Step-by-step Shadowing Guide

Um dein Englisch durch dieses spezifische Video zu verbessern, kannst du die Technik des shadow speak anwenden. Hier ist eine Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitung:

  1. Höre dir den Dialog zuerst ohne Unterbrechung an. Mach dir Notizen über die Themen und Meinungen, die ausgetauscht werden.
  2. Spiel das Video erneut ab, pausiere es aber nach jedem Satz oder Absatz. Versuche, das Gehörte direkt nachzusprechen und die Aussprache sowie den Rhythmus nachzuahmen.
  3. Verwende das Transkript als visuellen Leitfaden. Achte darauf, die Phrasen zu identifizieren, die du im täglichen Leben verwenden möchtest, wie die oben genannten Beispiele.
  4. Fokussiere dich besonders auf die Phrasierung und Intonation der Sprecher. Dies wird dir helfen, ein besseres Gefühl für den natürlichen Fluss der Sprache zu entwickeln.
  5. Mache dann eine Aufnahme deiner eigenen Stimme. Vergleiche diese mit dem Original und notiere dir Unterschiede, um gezielt an deiner Verbesserung zu arbeiten.

Diese Methode des shadowing ist eine effektive Technik, um dein Hörverständnis und deine Sprechfähigkeiten zu optimieren. Besuche verschiedene shadowing sites und nutze die Möglichkeiten, die dir helfen, dein Englisch mit interessanten Inhalten wie diesem Video zu verbessern. So gelingt dir nicht nur das Lernen, sondern auch das Anwenden der Sprache in realen Gesprächssituationen auf eine spannende Weise.

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.