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What do you think?
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Oh no no. No way.
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Episode 18: Dora Wants to Raise a Pet
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Welcome home, Dora.
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How was your day?
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It was as usual, but you know what saved my day?
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What brightened your day, my friend?
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When walking down the street from the K &K supermarket, I met those little puppies that we played with at the park yesterday.
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That's all?
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What do you mean?
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They are so adorable and they even wiggled their tails in seeing me?
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They are dogs.
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They wiggle their tails all the time.
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Jess, I'm thinking about adopting a puppy.
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What do you think? on the order of local authorities.
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Oh no no, no way.
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Why is it so?
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I thought you had fun with those dogs at the park.
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I did, Dora, but it's a different thing.
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Playing with pets such as dogs or cats is taking candies from a baby.
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It's fun.
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Jess!
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You should be ashamed of yourself for that action.
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Oh, come on.
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That's just a metaphor, an example.
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Wait, where was I?
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You were talking about playing with pets?
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Yes, let me finish this sentence.
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I mean, playing with pets is much easier than bringing them home.
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I understand that getting a pet is no easy decision.
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So let's table this.
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Make this a debate about the pros and cons of raising a pet.
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If I win, we can have a pet.
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Alright.
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The first drawback to pets in the home is allergies.
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Rejected.
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We're both allergy -free to animals, aren't we?
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You won.
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Next, the biggest disadvantage of getting a pet is an increase in responsibility.
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Just like a young child, pets rely on you for absolutely everything.
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Most pets, such as dogs, cats, and birds, can be trained.
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That'll be a relief for pet owners.
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Don't forget that we have a hectic schedule.
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Sometimes we even have to go on business trips.
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A dog will need you to walk him to the park.
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Plus, our apartment is not so spacious for big pets.
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I get what you mean.
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A small pet like a hamster or mouse might be a better option.
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There you go, Dora.
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All in all, we can have a pet if we can take care of it, right?
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Yes, we can.
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No matter what kind of pet you get, I'm sure that we'll experience joy and love.
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Aww, thank you Jess.
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Music.
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Hello!
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Welcome to the pet's loving home!
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What can I do for you girls?
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We're looking for a pet.
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We'll go for adoption!
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Wait a minute, Jess.
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I thought we were done talking about this at home.
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I don't want to sound like a bad person.
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However, as far as I can see, Raising an adopted pet will demand us a lot of effort and responsibilities.
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We take care, tame, and train every single pet, either normal or adopted, in pets' loving home.
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So don't worry about it.
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See, I told you, adopt don't shop.
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By adopting an animal that's been abandoned, You are giving a good home to a living thing.
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We also open up shelter space for another animal who might desperately need it, right?
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That's very true.
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I'm so proud of you, Jess.
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So what kind of pet do you want to raise?
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We're quite busy and also new to getting pets, so we'd love to adopt some small and easy to raise animals.
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Oh, I see.
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Please follow me, I'm going to show you two around.
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Thank you.
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In Pets Loving Home, we house several kinds of animals.
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Some of the most common pets that people often raise at home are dogs, cats, birds, and small rodents,
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such as hamsters, mice, guinea pigs, and so on.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Besides, lesser known animals are also some of people's preferences.
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We have iguanas!
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Too ugly.
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Not very pretty.
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Snakes?
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Too slithering. And scary.
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Turtles?
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Too slow.
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As slow as a snail.
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How about ferrets?
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A bit too furry.
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Rabbits?
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Awwww!
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How cute they are!
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But bunnies have lots of babies.
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Well, that's all we have in Pets Loving House.
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Wow, how about that beautiful parrot?
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Oh, that's Captain Kiwi.
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He was brought here way down from a rainforest in New Zealand.
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His mother died when he was two months old.
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Kiwi was found to have an injured wing so he can't fly anymore.
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That's the saddest story I've ever heard.
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Yeah, right?
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What a pity for the little bird.
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Jess, can we adopt him, please?
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Please, please?
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Welcome home, Captain Kiwi!
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You're part of our family now.
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Home, home!
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Look how excited he is.
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I'm so happy we decided to bring Kiwi home.
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He will be a new wind for us.
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Yes, but do you want to give him a different name?
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I think Captain Kiwi is a pretty name for him.
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He was from New Zealand, the Kiwiland.
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And he also has green feathers like the color of a kiwi.
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Captain Kiwi is definitely just a name for him.
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Sounds reasonable.
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Anyways, remember to put him in the cage that we bought.
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I gotta give Mike a call to tell him about our new pet now.
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Yes, I remember it now.
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Your new parrot will need a cage to call home.
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You'll also want to pick out a small padlock for the door.
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Remember that birds are incredibly smart and crafty creatures.
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So if you're not careful, your parent may figure out how to escape the cage.
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A padlock will ensure your bird stays inside its cage, where it will be safe when you're not home.
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Alright Kiwi, this is your home now.
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My name is Dora.
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Good night, little bird.
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Night night!
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Music playing.

Kontext und Hintergrund

Die Video-Dialog zwischen Dora und Jess handelt von einem alltäglichen Thema: die Überlegung, ein Haustier zu adoptieren. Sie diskutieren Vor- und Nachteile, verwenden umgangssprachliche Ausdrücke und zeigen, wie man in natürlichen Gesprächen Argumente vorbringt. Solche Szenen eignen sich perfekt, um das Englische im Alltag zu üben – vor allem durch shadowspeak, eine Methode, die das Nachsprechen von Dialogen fördert.

Top 5 Phrasen für den täglichen Sprachgebrauch

  • "What do you think?" – Eine einfache Frage, um Meinung einzuholen, oft in Diskussionen verwendet.
  • "saved my day" – Bedeutet, dass etwas einen ansonsten langweiligen oder schwierigen Tag gerettet hat.
  • "table this" – Ein umgangssprachlicher Ausdruck, um ein Thema vorübergehend zu beiseite zu legen.
  • "hectic schedule" – Beschreibt einen stressigen, überfüllten Tagesplan.
  • "All in all" – Ein Überleitungswort, um eine Zusammenfassung vorzubereiten.

Schritt-für-Schritt-Shadowing-Anleitung

Um den Dialog effektiv zu üben, folge diesem Leitfaden:
1. Höre zuerst den gesamten Dialog einmal durch – Achte auf die Intonation und die Pausen zwischen den Sätzen. Was fällt dir an der Art und Weise auf, wie Dora und Jess argumentieren?
2. Wähle 3-5 Sätze aus – Konzentriere dich auf Phrasen wie "What do you think?" oder "saved my day". Wiederhole sie langsam, um die Aussprache zu üben. Nutze shadow speech, indem du direkt nach dem Sprecher sprichst – versuche, die Rhythmus zu kopieren.
3. Analysiere die Argumentationsstruktur – Wie wechseln Dora und Jess zwischen Vor- und Nachteilen? Achte auf Verbindungswörter wie "but" oder "plus".
4. Übe im Rollenspiel – Nimm einen Partner oder sprich selbst beide Rollen. So übst du nicht nur das Nachsprechen, sondern auch das Reagieren in Echtzeit.
Dieser Ansatz macht shadowing zu einer interaktiven Übung – ideal für einen shadowing site, der tägliche Praxis ermöglicht.

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 tutcan be trained · were done · been abandoned
Present Perfect have/has + Partizip Perfekt – eine vergangene Handlung, die jetzt noch wichtig istthat's been abandoned · I've ever heard
Möglichkeit mit „might / may“ might/may + Verb – etwas ist möglich, aber nicht sichermight be · might desperately · may figure
Superlativ the -est / the most … – das Höchste oder Niedrigste einer Gruppethe biggest · the most common · the saddest

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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