Shadowing-Übung: UNIT 10 CD2 TRACK 7 COMPLETE FIRST - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video

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Unit 10.
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Listening Part 4.
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Exercise 2.
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Hi.
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I'm in a new shopping centre with some guys who've been finding out a bit more about the place.
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Kerry.
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Yeah, first let me tell you where it is.
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You know you'd expect to drive for miles out into the countryside to a place among green fields.
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When they build them in the country, everyone has to get there by car, but at least then the parking's easy.
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This new one's taken over some abandoned industrial land on the outskirts of the city and it's pulling in young people, families, everyone, so there's a really great atmosphere.
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So why do you think they went for this particular site, Salim?
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Well, apparently they were offered a place in the country and the plans were approved, but they chose this place for its convenient access from the station and the motorway.
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The locals did start kicking up a fuss about traffic noise
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and fumes and that sort of thing
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So it took quite a long time to get things started
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But they managed to get permission in the end But why do you think there are such masses of people here now?
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What's behind its popularity?
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Well, you see, people don't just come to shop They come to spend the
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day There are tons of good stores with branches here So even though you end up spending quite a bit In general,
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the stuff's good quality and there's something here for everyone.
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It caters for every taste, including people like myself, who'd rather not shop at all, but would prefer to take in a film or hit the gym instead.
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So, you see lots of families having fun here too, without having to hang around with each other the whole time.
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Dad goes off to look at sports equipment or electronics, while Mum hunts for clothes, you know, that sort of thing.
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From where I'm standing now I can see trees and fountains.
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There are cafes, music for chilling out and even a free fashion show.
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It's a bit of a change from your normal high street
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isn't it yeah it's incredible isn't it you know these places
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are pretty safe i mean i know some rough lads come here
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but with all the security staff around there's never any trouble
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but what i really like is
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that the place feels a bit like a palace you know
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i can spend all day here with my friends surrounded by
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all this expensive stuff without it costing me a penny people treat you pretty well
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and you don't have to spend anything unless you want to.
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We're always hearing about families having arguments when they go shopping.
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Why's that?
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Apparently it's because they're spending the day together and their tastes in how to spend their free time are different.
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So they get irritable with each other and this breaks down into arguments about which shops to go to and so on.
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And this place is organised to cater for different tastes, isn't it?
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Well, yeah, what they've done is organised the shops, cafes and other places, so there's a wide range of quite different shops in each section.
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This means that families can still be fairly close to each other, even though they're up to different things.
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You know, Mum can wander into the clothes shop if that's what she wants to do, while Dad can pop into the computer shop next door, and the kids can go to a game shop or a music shop.
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They're all nearby and they can find each other easily.
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And what else have they done, Salim?
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Well, they've come up with ways of making shopping less tiring.
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You know, a day's shopping wears people out.
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They thought of hiring out small electrically driven cars to shoppers to cut down the amount they walk.
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They came up against problems of space.
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There just wasn't enough room for them all.
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So they also thought about those moving walkways you see at airports, and that would have involved redesigning everything.
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What they actually came up with is a new technology which sends everything you've bought to your exit point
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and you just pick it up there.
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Awesome.
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Thanks Kerry and Salim.
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Cheers.

Über diese Lektion

In dieser Lektion übst du das Hören und Nachsprechen (Shadowing) anhand eines Gesprächs über ein neues Einkaufszentrum. Du wirst lernen, wie Menschen über Standorte, Popularität und Besonderheiten solcher Orte sprechen, und gleichzeitig deine Aussprache, Rhythmus und Hörverständnis verbessern. Das Dialog ist lebendig und nah am Alltag, ideal um natürliche Englisch-Sprache zu üben.

Wichtige Vokabeln & Sätze

  • abandoned industrial land: verlassenes Industriegebiet – "Das Einkaufszentrum steht auf verlassenen Industriegebiet am Stadtrand."
  • kicking up a fuss: Aufregung machen – "Die Einheimischen machten Aufregung über Lärm und Abgase."
  • cater for: bedienen, zufriedenstellen – "Das Zentrum catert für alle Geschmäcker, auch für die, die nicht shoppen wollen."
  • moving walkways: bewegliche Gehbahnen – "Anstelle von Elektroautos wollten sie bewegliche Gehbahnen einführen."
  • wear out: ermüden – "Ein ganzer Tag Shoppen ermüdet die Menschen schnell."

Übungstipps für Shadowing

Das Gespräch hat eine natürliche, flüssige Geschwindigkeit – perfekt fürs Shadowing! Hier sind Tipps, um es effektiv zu üben:
Zuerst höre dir den Dialog ein paar Mal an, um den Rhythmus und die Intonation zu erkennen. Dann sprich direkt hinter dem Sprecher nach – versuche, die Pausen und Betonungen genau zu kopieren. Achte darauf, Wörter wie "kicking up a fuss" oder "cater for" mit der richtigen Betonung zu sagen. Wenn du mal ins Stocken kommst, mach keine Sorge – wiederhole den Abschnitt einfach. Nutze diese Gelegenheit, um dein "shadow speak" zu verbessern: die Fähigkeit, schnell und natürlich zu sprechen, wie ein Muttersprachler. Diese Lektion ist ein tolles Training für dein "shadow speech", weil das Gespräch viel Alltagssprache enthält. Übe täglich, und du wirst merken, wie dein Selbstvertrauen und deine Sprachfluss steigen!

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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