Shadowing-Übung: Why Britain Uses Separate Hot and Cold Taps - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video
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The mixer tap.
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Brilliant invention, and yet something that seems to have passed Britain by.
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You'll get Americans coming over here and asking why our taps look like they're from the 1940s.
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And even here, in my parents' bathroom, I'm visiting my folks this weekend, and I just have a new bathroom put in.
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Separate hot and cold taps.
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And there are all sorts of theories out there about why that might be, generally revolving around that we're British and stiff upper lip, and, you know, we don't need mixer taps, we've never had them and,
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well, that's partly true, but it also goes back to how houses in Britain were constructed after World War II.
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In most old British houses, there's a cold -water storage tank up in the attic.
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It's reasonably sized, about 250 litres, and that, in turn, feeds a hot -water storage tank that's for the central heating
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and for hot water in the bathroom and the kitchen and so on.
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But the trouble is, that might not be entirely safe drinking water, because that cold water storage tank, in some houses that weren't properly maintained,
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might have been open to the elements, or silted up, or covered with iron rust, or in one particular case that you can read about, have a couple of dead rats floating in it.
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That water might technically not be drinkable, and under the regulations it is not counted as drinking water.
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The cold, meanwhile, at least certainly in the kitchen and sometimes the bathroom too, that cold water comes straight from the mains.
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That counts as drinkable.
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So here's the thing, you have cold, safe, the regulations call it wholesome drinking water, and you have, well, almost certainly safe,
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but not technically, not legally under the regulations, hot water.
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And never the twain shall meet.
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If you have a mixer tap, then technically, the unsafe hot water, in worst -case scenario where there's a backwash valve failure and the mains turns off,
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that unsafe water could go back, backwash through all the systems and go out to contaminate the rest of the street or the rest of the water system.
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That's not legal, therefore, no mixer tap.
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You don't cross the streams.
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Nowadays, of course, it's a little bit different.
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This house had its hot water tank ripped out a few months ago.
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The attic is now just a big empty space again.
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And, well, there's a very modern, shiny bit of technology downstairs that heats up water on demand.
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All new -build houses, go this way, they've got mixer taps, it'll be absolutely fine.
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But, I remember being told as a kid, never drink from the hot water tap.
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And that stuck with me.
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Even now, if there is a mixer tap and I want to drink from it, I will run the cold water for a few seconds, just to make sure that anything that's unsafe has come out of it.
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Even now, old habits die hard, and sometimes these things just feel a bit safer.
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Thank you.
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Wortschatz und Sprechhinweise zu dieser Lektion
Diese Sprechübung auf Niveau B2 basiert auf dem Video „Why Britain Uses Separate Hot and Cold Taps“. Diese Wörter kommen am häufigsten vor: tap, cold, hot, mixer, bathroom. Dieses Video enthält 32 Sätze und 510 Wörter zum Nachsprechen. Der gesprochene Teil dauert 2:49. Der Sprecher spricht schnell, etwa 181 Wörter pro Minute – rechne mit verbundenen und verkürzten Lauten. 83 % 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:
| Wort | Aussprache | Bedeutung |
|---|---|---|
| mixer Substantiv | /ˈmɪksə(ɹ)/ | Mixer |
| unsafe Adjektiv | /ʌnˈseɪf/ | unsicher |
| technically Adverb | /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/ | eigentlich, genau genommen |
| drinkable Adjektiv | /ˈdɹɪŋk.ə.bəl/ | trinkbar, Trink- |
| attic Substantiv | /ˈætɪk/ | Dachgeschoss, Dachboden |
| contaminate Verb | /kənˈtæmɪneɪt/ | verunreinigen, verseuchen |
| revolve Verb | /ɹɪˈvɑlv/ | sich drehen |
| litre Substantiv | /ˈli.tɚ/ | Liter |
| wholesome Adjektiv | /ˈhoʊl.səm/ | gesund, heilsam |
| downstairs Adverb | /daʊnˈstɛɹz/ | unten, treppab |
| rust Substantiv | /ɹʌst/ | Rost |
| stiff Adjektiv | /stɪf/ | steif, starr |
| float Verb | /fləʊt/ | treiben, schwimmen |
| construct Verb | /ˈkɑn.stɹʌkt/ | bauen, konstruieren |
| reasonably Adverb | /ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bli/ | vernünftig |
Phrasal Verbs, die du hören wirst
| Wort | Bedeutung |
|---|---|
| go back Verb | zurückgehen, zurückfahren |
| heat up Verb | erhitzen, aufheizen |
| rip out Verb | abreißen, wegreißen |
| turn off Verb | ausschalten, abschalten |
Grammatik in diesem Video
Die Strukturen, die der Sprecher am häufigsten verwendet, mit den genauen Worten aus dem Video:
| Struktur | Im Video |
|---|---|
| Passiv be + Partizip Perfekt – wichtig ist, was geschieht, nicht wer es tut | were constructed · is not counted · being told |
| Present Perfect have/has + Partizip Perfekt – eine vergangene Handlung, die jetzt noch wichtig ist | we've never had · has come |
Aussprache, auf die du achten solltest
Der Sprecher verwendet 10 Kurzformen und abgeschwächte Formen, zum Beispiel don't, I'm, it'll. Sprich sie in der kurzen Form, so wie du sie hörst.
- Die Laute „sh“ und „zh“: backwash /ˈbæk.wɑʃ/, invention /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/
- Lange Wörter – auf die Betonung achten: technically /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/, contaminate /kənˈtæmɪneɪt/, reasonably /ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bli/
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- 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 mixer, unsafe, technically.
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.