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Most of the time, people get into trouble with novels because they're just far too hard for them.
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They end up spending their whole time with their head in the dictionary looking up words.
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If you need a translation to understand, it's too hard.
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Read something that's at your level and you won't need translation.
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I've had a lot of questions come in about different ways to learn vocabulary from reading
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and the best books to use if you want to read to learn a language.
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I do quite a lot of episodes on reading.
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This is going to be a rapid fire one.
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I'm gonna very quickly go through a bunch of different types of books
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that you can read and if they're helpful or not.
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So, questioners in this order.
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So Salomon asks, Holly, I'm really lazy and I want to avoid learning vocabulary.
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Is it possible to learn a language solely through reading?
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For example, building up rudimentary vocabulary through reading children's books or comics.
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Then Restless Falcon asks, would comic books be more effective than a novel?
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And would reading a favorite book in your chosen language help?
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And then Gary Miller asks, It sounds familiar.
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I've been attempting Duolingo for too long.
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Okay, finally, you're ready to be converted.
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And it feels like I'm getting nowhere.
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Yeah.
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How would I know what level of book do I need?
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Do I need to try a children's book, or should I move up to another age group level?
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Help!
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All right, Gary, we're going to help.
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So, what types of books should we read?
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Should we be reading children's books, comic books?
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Okay, let's go through this step by step.
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First of all, if you do any reading, you've got to make sure that you are following a process that makes sense.
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I have a very specific six-step process for reading.
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There's a link in the description.
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You can download the whole process in one PDF for free.
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Do read that.
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Make sure you understand how to read properly because there's really no point.. well, there's always a point.
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Reading is always good, right?
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But you're going to learn so much more if you just read according to a specific process.
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So before we get into the rapid fire, what do the experts say?
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So So there's a big meta study that was conducted in 2025, so last year as of the time of recording,
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from Sanger's Vandersander-Vellier, I'm not quite sure how to pronounce that, et al.
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Learning a language through reading a meta-analysis of studies on the effects of extensive reading on second
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and foreign language learning from the Education of Psychology Review.
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So big meta studies, a serious study,
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and they found that encouraging learners to engage in individual silent reading of longer target language texts of their own choice,
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but attuned to their proficiency level, promoted a variety of second and foreign language skills.
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Okay, so we know that reading helps you get better at foreign languages.
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What has been found in this meta study, which is a study of studies,
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is that the key here is that it's text of your own choice and it's attuned to your level, right?
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Which means to make this really, really simple, you've got to choose what you want to read and it's got to be at the right level for you.
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And long-time listeners will understand that this is basically compelling input and comprehensible input, meaning that we have to read stuff we're interested in, not what our teacher gives us to read,
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and it's got to be not too easy, not too hard.
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If we do those things and we do it by ourselves with quiet so we're focused, then we will improve.
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So can I read children's books?
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Generally, I would say no. Avoid children's books.
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Why?
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Because so much of the vocabulary is just irrelevant to you.
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If you have kids and you've read storybooks to your kids, you'll know what I'm talking about here.
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You don't need to know about super worms and squiggly, wiggly worms and all these crazy, useless vocabulary.
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Best to avoid that.
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Now, when we get onto things like Harry Potter, I think it's a slightly different story.
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Harry Potter is like, is it a kid's book?
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Yeah, maybe.
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But there's also plenty of adults that enjoy that, right?
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So I know lots of people that have learned foreign languages using Harry Potter.
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I met one lady in Japan, she was English, and she spoke fantastic Japanese.
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She told me how she learned Japanese by having two versions of Harry Potter, the English book and the Japanese book, side by side.
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And she just literally read through the entire series and taught herself Japanese that way.
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The point about Harry Potter is that if you love it as much as many people do, doesn't matter, the difficulty doesn't matter,
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you will find a way to learn it and read it and learn a language from it.
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So if you love something the way that many people love Harry Potter, absolutely go for it, knock yourself out.
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Comic books, nothing wrong with comic books other than the fact that there isn't actually that much text in there.
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If you think about how much text there is on the page of a comic book versus an actual narrative book, there's just a lot less stuff.
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And so, by all means, but just be aware that there's less text, and also it can be very, very truncated, people speaking in very short sentences,
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power language, it's not particularly natural.
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So comic books wouldn't be my first choice, but hey, if you love comic books, like Japanese learners love manga, for example, then by all means go for it.
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What about graded readers?
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Graded readers are fantastic because they are written specifically for the language learning purpose.
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Now, obviously I'm biased, I publish books of short stories, in fact, I just published, here's my latest one, Ukrainian, just recently came out a couple of weeks ago.
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Actually, I don't know if it is out, I think I just got an early copy myself.
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I really like this one with the cover.
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So Grady readers are...
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I'm sure you don't need me to repeat at this point, but the thing about Grady readers is that if they are interesting stories and you pick the one at the right level,
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then that's all you can ask for, really.
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Parallel texts.
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Now, parallel texts are where you've got the target language on one side
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and then on the opposite page you've got the English translation.
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Don't read those because.. so people like to use parallel texts because they say, well, it can help me understand.
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To which I would say, well, that means you're reading something that's far too hard for you.
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If you need a translation to understand, it's too hard.
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Read something that's at your level and you won't need the translation.
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And it's far better to operate purely in the target language because that way you're having to struggle.
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And struggle is what promotes learning, so ditch the parallel texts.
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What about non-fiction?
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Yes, non-fiction is fantastic.
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Non-fiction can actually be easier than fiction because the language tends to be simple.
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Again, the key here is read something that you are interested in.
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If you love reading about medieval torture, I don't know how this came to mind.
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I was looking at something recently.
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Then read about medieval torture.
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Oh, my God.
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Pick something you're interested in.
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Can I read novels?
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I guess by this we mean native speaker level novels.
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I would say avoid unless you're at the level where you can really understand and appreciate it.
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Most of the time, people get into trouble with novels because they're just far too hard for them,
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which means that they just end up spending their whole time with their head in the dictionary looking up words.
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Or they just, there's so much they don't know that they're unable to just glean much benefit from the process.
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It's far better to read at your level, and that way you can just soak up a lot more.
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With that said, again, I know many people that have learned a language by reading Harry Potter in parallel texts,
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which is like a native speaker level parallel text, like breaking all my rules.
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Like, if you love something, that trumps everything.
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You can disregard all of my rules if you're reading something that you love, right?
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So I'd say native-speaker novels, no, unless you just can't help yourself, in which case go for your life.
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What about screenplays or books with dialogue?
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Yeah, I really like these.
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I mean, I've got in my bookshelf behind me, I've got a lot of books of Japanese screenplays, so to be clear, that's books where you have,
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like it's taken from a movie and you just have script of the movie, the dialogue, so there's no or very little narrative text in there.
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It's all just what the characters say.
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In fact, we have some books called 101 Conversations, we'll put a link in the description, which are exactly that.
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Stories told through dialogue formats.
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So yeah, dialogues, I think, are great.
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And then lastly, can I read translations of books I've already read?
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Yes, that's a really great thing to do, actually, because when you're reading a translation of a book you've already read, so let's say you've read a book in English and now you're reading the translation in Japanese.
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The big advantage you've got in this scenario is that meaning is taken care of, which means that you understand what's going on.
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That's going to help you interpret the target language a lot more easily.
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Now, it's still going to be very difficult for you
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if you are at a lower level and the book is at native level.
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That's not ideal, but it's better than picking up some random novel
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that you've never read before and trying to read that for the first time.
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Now, what if it's boring?
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If it's boring, you're reading the wrong thing.
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Read something you enjoy.
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How do I know that it's time to move on to something harder?
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I'd say if you're getting bored because it's all a bit too easy and you understand everything, then yeah, you can probably move on to something harder.
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But generally though, do remember
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that the ideal spot to be reading in is where you understand 80 to 90 percent of the text that's already there.
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So even if you understand, nine out of every ten words, that doesn't mean it's too easy.
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In fact, that's ideal for you to be able to pick up a bunch of new stuff.
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So I think you'll know when it's time to move on to something harder.
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Honestly, as long as you are reading to your interests and you're engaged by what you're reading, then the level, I think,
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is probably less important just because you're going to naturally know.
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So anyway, I hope that is useful for all of you guys, Salomon Restless and Restless Falcon and Gary Miller.
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Again, for my six step reading process, check the link in the description.
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That will be helpful for you.
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And I'll see you back in the next episode of the podcast.
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Wortschatz und Sprechhinweise zu dieser Lektion
Dieses Video enthält 144 Sätze und 1910 Wörter zum Nachsprechen. Der gesprochene Teil dauert 9:56. Der Sprecher spricht schnell, etwa 192 Wörter pro Minute – rechne mit verbundenen und verkürzten Lauten. 86 % der Wörter gehören zu den 3.000 häufigsten im Englischen; den Rest solltest du dir vor dem Üben ansehen.
Wichtiger Wortschatz in diesem Video
15 lernenswerte Wörter aus dem Video, mit Aussprache und Bedeutung:
| Wort | Aussprache | Bedeutung |
|---|---|---|
| comic Substantiv | /ˈkɑmɪk/ | Komiker |
| translation Substantiv | /tɹænzˈleɪʃən/ | Übersetzung, Übersetzen |
| parallel Adjektiv | /ˈpæ.ɹəˌlɛl/ | parallel |
| vocabulary Substantiv | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | Wortschatz, Vokabular |
| fiction Substantiv | /ˈfɪkʃən/ | Fiktion, Belletristik |
| reader Substantiv | /ˈɹi.dɚ/ | Leser, Leserin |
| dialogue Substantiv | /ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/ | Dialog, Gespräch |
| ideal Adjektiv | /aɪˈdi(ə)l/ | ideal, bestmöglich |
| bore Verb | /boɹ/ | langweilen |
| helpful Adjektiv | /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ | hilfreich, hilfsbereit |
| narrative Substantiv | /ˈnæɹ.ə.tɪv/ | Erzählung, Geschichte |
| rapid Adjektiv | /ˈɹæp.ɪd/ | schnell |
| engage Verb | /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/ | beschäftigen |
| torture Substantiv | /ˈtoɹt͡ʃɚ/ | Folter, Tortur |
| medieval Adjektiv | /mɪdˈi.vəl/ | mittelalterlich |
Phrasal Verbs, die du hören wirst
| Wort | Aussprache | Bedeutung |
|---|---|---|
| end up Verb | sich herausstellen, am Ende irgendwo / etwas sein | |
| look up Verb | /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ | bergauf gehen, aufwärtsgehen |
| pick up Verb | aufheben, aufnehmen | |
| build up Verb | sich ansammeln, sich türmen | |
| come out Verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | herauskommen |
Aussprache, auf die du achten solltest
Der Sprecher verwendet 63 Kurzformen und abgeschwächte Formen, zum Beispiel you're, you've, I'm. Sprich sie in der kurzen Form, so wie du sie hörst.
- Die Laute „sh“ und „zh“: translation /tɹænzˈleɪʃən/, fiction /ˈfɪkʃən/, dictionary /ˈdɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi/, publish /ˈpʌblɪʃ/, bookshelf /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/
- Lange Wörter – auf die Betonung achten: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, dictionary /ˈdɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/, irrelevant /ɪˈɹɛləvənt/
So übst du mit diesem Video
- Höre dir das ganze Video einmal an, ohne zu sprechen, und notiere die Wörter, die du nicht kennst.
- Beginne mit 0,75-facher Geschwindigkeit, sprich Satz für Satz nach und wechsle zur normalen Geschwindigkeit, sobald es leichtfällt.
- Nimm dich auf und vergleiche mit dem Original; achte dabei auf Wörter wie comic, translation, parallel.
Grammatik in diesem Video
Die Strukturen, die der Sprecher am häufigsten verwendet, mit den genauen Worten aus dem Video:
| Struktur | Im Video |
|---|---|
| Present Perfect have/has + Partizip Perfekt – eine vergangene Handlung, die jetzt noch wichtig ist | I've had · has been found · you've read |
| Passiv be + Partizip Perfekt – wichtig ist, was geschieht, nicht wer es tut | be converted · was conducted · has been found |
| Relativsätze who / which + Satz – eine Zusatzinformation über eine Person oder Sache | study, which is · description, which are |
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