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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Learn German – Describe Emotions Part 3”. This video has 299 sentences and 1859 words to shadow. The speech runs for 18:13. The speaker talks slowly, about 102 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 20% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 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. |
| medal noun | /ˈmɛdəl/ | A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object. |
| bald adjective | /bɔːld/ | Having little or no hair, fur, or feathers. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| seine noun | /seɪn/ | A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish. |
| muss verb | /mʌs/ | To rumple, tousle or make (something) untidy. |
| seinen noun | /ˈseɪ.nən/ | A kind of manga written for an older male audience, generally 18-30 years old (and older). |
| immer noun | A bird in genus Gavia. | |
| mâche noun | Valerianella locusta, a small dicot annual plant of the family Caprifoliaceae often cultivated as a salad green or herb. | |
| verstehen noun | /və(ɹ)ˈʃteɪ.ən/ | A stance that attempts to understand the meaning of action from the actor’s point of view, so that the actor is seen as a subject rather than an object of… |
| lauter adjective | /laʊtɚ/ | Clear. |
| mentalis noun | /mɛnˈteɪ.lɪs/ | A paired central muscle of the lower lip, situated at the tip of the chin; it originates in the incisive fossa of the mandible, inserts in the skin of the… |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 29 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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, medal, bald.
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.













