Shadowing-Übung: What is Happiness? - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 6 sentences and 107 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:30. The speaker talks fast, about 213 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 92% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
9 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- happiness /ˈhæpinɪs/ (noun) — The emotion of being happy; joy; elation.
- principle /ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/ (noun) — A fundamental assumption, fundamental law or guiding belief.
- conjunction /kənˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃn̩/ (noun) — The act of joining, or condition of being joined.
- critically /ˈkɹɪt.ɪ.kə.li/ (adverb) — In a critical manner; with, or in terms of, criticism.
- guest /ɡɛst/ (noun) — A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at the house of another.
- teach /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ (verb) — To pass on knowledge to.
- ourselves /aʊɚˈsɛlvz/ — Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject.
- speaker /ˈspikɚ/ (noun) — One who speaks.
- healthy /ˈhɛl.θi/ (adjective) — Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- come from (verb) — To have as one's origin, birthplace or nationality.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like happiness, principle, conjunction.
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.