Shadowing Practice: Easy German - Basic Conversation Phrases 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Easy German - Basic Conversation Phrases 1”. This video has 70 sentences and 260 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:23. The speaker talks slowly, about 77 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 21% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 20 of its 70 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
11 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ditch noun | /dɪt͡ʃ/ | A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage. |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| hobby noun | /ˈhɑ.bi/ | An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time. |
| hallo verb | /həˈləʊ/ | To shout, or to call with a loud voice. |
| brauche noun | Synonym of braucherei. | |
| feu verb | /fjuː/ | To bring (land) under the system of feudal tenure. |
| gesundheit | /ɡəˈzʊnt.haɪt/ | Said to someone who has just sneezed. |
| muss verb | /mʌs/ | To rumple, tousle or make (something) untidy. |
| cook verb | /kʊk/ | To prepare food for eating, typically by heating it, combining it with other ingredients, seasoning it, preparing it for serving, etc. |
| dream verb | /ˈdɹim/ | To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping. |
| drink verb | /ˈdɹɪŋk/ | To consume (a liquid) through the mouth. |
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like ditch, hungry, hobby.
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.
























