Shadowing-Übung: The Passive Voice - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video

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Jerry, this is the third time you've been late this week.
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You were needed in that meeting today.
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Fortunately, the deal was done, but it almost didn't happen.
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I'm really sorry, but I was stuck in traffic.
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My car was sitting in the same spot for 30 minutes.
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If you're getting stuck in traffic every day, then you should leave the house earlier.
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I know, but that isn't the problem.
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Today was the first time that I was stuck in traffic.
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And it wasn't normal rush hour traffic either.
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What do you mean?
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Today, traffic was stopped by a zebra.
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A zebra.
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Yeah, I saw it.
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The zebra walked right in front of my car.
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It was almost hit by another car.
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Other animals were seen on the freeway too.
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It was crazy.
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You expect me to believe that you were delayed by a zebra?
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It's true.
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It was talked about on the radio.
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You should listen to the report.
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It is thought that the animals escaped from the zoo.
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I'm going to have to check out your story.
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I'll give you the benefit of the doubt for now. But what about yesterday?
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You were an hour late.
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Yesterday, I was driving to work when my car was stopped by a policeman.
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I was pulled over and the policeman told me I was under arrest.
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Really?
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Why?
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The policeman said that my car had been seen at the scene of a crime.
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It sounds like you're making up stories. Did that really happen?
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It's all true.
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When I was pulled over, the policeman asked me to get out of the car.
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My hands were handcuffed behind my back.
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He said that my car had been seen on the camera of a gas station that had been robbed.
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Well, you made it to work somehow.
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How did you get away?
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The policeman got a call on his radio saying that the robbers had been caught by another policeman.
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They were being held in custody.
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The policeman let me go, but half an hour had already passed.
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I drove to work as quickly as I could.
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Well, if that's true, then I understand. But what about Monday?
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I remember you coming in late then, too.
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That was because my car was stolen.
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I woke up Monday morning and my car was gone.
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The police were notified immediately.
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I was forced to drive my wife's car and drop her off at her workplace, which took some extra time.
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I see.
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Why didn't you tell me?
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It wasn't a big deal at the time.
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My car was found by the police a few hours later, and I was only 15 minutes late to work.
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Okay, but try to be on time from now on.
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I need to be able to rely on you, especially for meetings like the one we had today.
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I promised to try to be on time, but I need you to understand that none of these things were my fault.
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I mean, I was held up by a zebra.
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How could I have predicted that?
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These things happened to me, and there was nothing I could do to avoid them.
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Yes, I agree, if your stories are true.
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But come on, they're a little unbelievable.
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Well, they're true.
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I hope you won't hold them against me. And this just in.
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The men who had been robbing the gas stations in the area have been arrested by the police.
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They had stolen the car of a local man.
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But they were forced to go on foot once the stolen vehicle was found by the police.
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The robbed cash hasn't been recovered yet.
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The robbers are now being questioned by the police.
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It is hoped that the money will be finally recovered from them.
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More details will be provided soon.
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So his story was true.
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And earlier today, some animals escaped from the zoo.
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One of the animal feeders had a seizure right when they were opening the animal cages.
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And the animals were released from their cages by mistake.
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The animals were recaptured by the zoo, and they were put back into their cages.
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The animal feeder is now being treated in the hospital after collapsing in the zoo.
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I'm going to call him right now.
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Hello?
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Hi, Jerry.
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It's Carlos.
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I'm sorry I didn't believe you.
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I just watched the news.
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They were talking about how a car was stolen and how the animals were accidentally released.
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I want you to know that I trust you and feel like I can rely on you.
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Thanks.
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I appreciate you saying that. And Jerry?
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Yeah?
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In the future, I must be notified immediately when something happens to you.
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Sure, I will notify you immediately from now on.
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We use the passive voice when the action is more important than the person who does it.
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We form the passive voice with the verb to be plus past participle.
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My car was stolen.
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The object of the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive sentence.
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The subject of the active sentence becomes the agent.
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A zebra stopped the traffic.
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The traffic was stopped by a zebra zebra people think
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that the animals escaped from the zoo it is thought
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that the animals escaped from the zoo the doctors are treating
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the animal feeder in the hospital the animal feeder is being
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treated in the hospital the police have arrested the robbers the
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robbers have been arrested by the police we needed you in that meeting today.
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You were needed in that meeting today.
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The police were holding the robbers in custody.
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The robbers were being held in custody by the police.
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He said that the police had seen my car on the camera of a gas station.
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He said that my car had been seen on the camera of a gas station.
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We'll provide more details soon.
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More details will be provided soon.
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You must notify me immediately when something happens to you.
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I must be notified immediately when something happens to you.

Wortschatz und Sprechhinweise zu dieser Lektion

Diese Sprechübung auf Niveau B1 basiert auf dem Video „The Passive Voice“. Diese Wörter kommen am häufigsten vor: animal, zebra, policeman, traffic, robbers. Dieses Video enthält 108 Sätze und 1008 Wörter zum Nachsprechen. Der gesprochene Teil dauert 7:47. Der Sprecher spricht gleichmäßig mit etwa 130 Wörtern pro Minute – ein angenehmes Tempo fürs Shadowing. 85 % der Wörter gehören zu den 3.000 häufigsten im Englischen; den Rest solltest du dir vor dem Üben ansehen.

Wichtiger Wortschatz in diesem Video

Die 15 anspruchsvollsten Wörter aus dem Video, mit Aussprache und Bedeutung:

WortAusspracheBedeutung
robber Substantiv/ˈɹɑ.bɚ/Räuber, Räuberin
notify Verb/ˈnoʊtɪfaɪ/mitteilen, benachrichtigen
passive Adjektiv/ˈpæs.ɪv/passiv
cage Substantiv/keɪd͡ʒ/Käfig
custody Substantiv/ˈkʌstədiː/Sorgerecht, Obhut
rely Verb/ɹɪˈlaɪ/sich verlassen, vertrauen
recover Verb/ɹɪˈkʌvɚ/zurückgewinnen
handcuff Verb/ˈhændˌkʌf/fesseln
participle Substantiv/ˈpɑɹtɪˌsɪpəl/Mittelwort, Partizip
recapture Verbwieder einfangen, zurückerobern
verb Substantiv/vɝb/Verb, Verbum
seizure Substantiv/ˈsi.ʒɚ/Beschlagnahme
fortunately Adverb/ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/mit Glück, glücklich
workplace Substantiv/ˈwɝkˌpleɪs/Arbeitsplatz, Arbeitsstelle
unbelievable Adjektiv/ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/unglaublich

Phrasal Verbs, die du hören wirst

WortAusspracheBedeutung
check out Verbüberprüfen
hold up Verbwarten
make up Verb/ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/wiedergutmachen, kompensieren
wake up Verb/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/aufwachen, erwachen

Sätze zum Wiederholen

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

  • I'm really sorry, but I was stuck in traffic.
  • I know, but that isn't the problem.
  • How did you get away?
  • Why didn't you tell me?
  • How could I have predicted that?

Grammatik in diesem Video

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

StrukturIm Video
Passiv be + Partizip Perfekt – wichtig ist, was geschieht, nicht wer es tutwere needed · was done · was stuck
Present Perfect have/has + Partizip Perfekt – eine vergangene Handlung, die jetzt noch wichtig istyou've been · have predicted · have been arrested
Relativsätze who / which + Satz – eine Zusatzinformation über eine Person oder Sachemen who had · person who does
Past Continuous was/were + -ing – eine Handlung, die zu einem Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit im Gange warwas sitting · was driving · were being

Aussprache, auf die du achten solltest

Der Sprecher verwendet 19 Kurzformen und abgeschwächte Formen, zum Beispiel I'm, didn't, they're. Sprich sie in der kurzen Form, so wie du sie hörst.

  • Lange Wörter – auf die Betonung achten: participle /ˈpɑɹtɪˌsɪpəl/, fortunately /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/, unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/, accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/

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 robber, notify, passive.

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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