Shadowing Practice: What’s in Our Backpacks? (Slow German Conversation) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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We show you today our backpack.

This is my backpack.

And this is my backpack.

Janusz, we have different things in our backpack.

What do we start with?

Your backpack or my backpack?

Okay, my backpack is a bit of a bit of a bit.

"Mein Rucksack ist I love this color.

It's a small, elegant and beautiful.

Child.

I use this backpack every day.

I drive with it in the office.

But I use The backpack, even if I travel For long trips I have a pocket and a backpack,

for short trips I have only a backpack.

We have two bags.

The small bag, the front.

There are things of everyday life.

Thank you.

my Portemonnaie my password, look at this.

There it says: - "Chefin".

- "Chefin"?

- "Sehr witzig".

Haha.

- "Hat mir Klaus geschenkt".

Bisschen cringe, aber auch süß.

- "Nein".

Witzig.

What is this?

"Lippen -Balsam" number 1, number 2.

Thank you.

Number three.

Kopfhörer.

and Pfefferminzbonbons.

- The President and the President, the President, Thank you.

I have more Pfefferminzbonbons.

I didn't know that you had Pfefferminzbonbons.

I would have asked for you.

Now you can ask off -screen.

We're going to the main stage.

Here is my laptop That's the most important thing.

I have almost always been there.

Then We have a Ladekabel for the laptop.

The cable is in a nice bag.

I bought them in Namibia.

I have all my cables in the bag.

And always in the same bag.

If I see this bag, I know I have a laptop -loaded cable.

Yes, very good.

If I see this, I know I know - No idea, but I would like to say that I would be a bit of a sense.

- "Taschen machen".

- Nein, that's a shame.

I know what's inside.

Here is a power bank. And a handylad -cabell.

What do you have in these bags?

Mmm.

-Tik Toks?

You mean Tik Toks?

-Tik Toks?

TikTok.

Is there an App on your phone?

- No, I don't.

Here are medications such as Lactase -Tabletten for lactose -unintégral. Or Paracetamol.

That you need to go to parties with your friends.

I use it very seldom, but it happens often, that you want a Paracetamol.

And I have one for you, because you don't have so much fun.

Thank you.

Then I have ...

Thermoskanne.

Or a water bottle.

In winter with tea, in summer with water.

I always make the coffee from Starbucks or Cafe Fellows.

And they put the coffee right there.

I have another mouse.

.. for the office.

And It's always good to have a Stift.

Yeah.

Janusz, that's it.

My backpack is minimalist.

And if I just go to the office, I don't have that all.

I just go to the office laptop mouse - So,

now we need a little longer time.

- Can you take this bag?

It's a very nice and beautiful place.

Rucksack.

That's it.

That's my Traveller guitar.

And I take them with them.

- Where?

on the trip to your parents.

- A day.

- In Münster.

- Yes.

- But in Berlin, do you have your backpack there?

- Yes.

With the guitar?

- No. I'm going to go out, to park for a trip.

Okay.

So, this is my guitar, she's wonderful.

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I have, I think, three Traveler -Gitarren, because I now have my old Traveler -Gitarre with my parents.

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So I can theoretically without a guitar going on and the guitar waiting for me.

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Okay, but it goes on.

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And Here, a note block and a coolie.

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- Thank you.

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Janusz has always...

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There are very special sticks green Blau.

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"Rot" and "Schwarz" schreiben.

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- Yes.

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Do you use these wilde colors?

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- Yes.

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For example, I made a note of that and then I will think: "Okay,

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that's important, please not forget." And - Thank you.

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Übrigens, lernst du gerade Deutsch und bist dabei ganz allein?

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Das muss nicht sein!

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Du kannst teilwerden der Easy German Community und da lernen wir alle zusammen, jeden Tag.

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There is a learning platform with exercises

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and there is a Discord server on the way we are going to be able to exchange.

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And what's great is that we have more times a year, we have small actions together.

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There is a grammar challenge, a vocab challenge and now In July, our book club starts again.

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We read together for several weeks, a book, but Janusz We don't read this book, right?

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Why it doesn't exist?

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We don't read this book, but maybe next.

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If you're good at the time, why not?

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The 6th of July starts our book club.

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This is a perfect opportunity to join us.

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This is for the first time for the listeners.

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Also, meldet euch jetzt an.

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Here is the link.

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And now I...

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Mark Kopfhörer.

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and I took on the trip three headphones with me.

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These headphones have the advantage of my ears I can listen to everything and still listen to music

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through these headphones.

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It's very pleasant.

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Then I have the regular headphones.

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They are just good quality.

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But you can't...

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You can't...

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And then I have another And a paar Kopfhörer.

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They have this noise cancellation.

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Noise cancellation.

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Oder?

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Lärmunterdrückung.

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- We're far ahead.

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- But we say noise, cancelling.

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- Cancelling, which I can never notice.

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- You always say counselling.

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- Yes.

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- That's something different.

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- Yes, on the other hand.

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It's very good when I'm driving in a car and people are loud or children are loud and nerve.

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I set them on I'm going to turn it on and It's a calmness.

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And then I'm talking to you.

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Tell me maybe.

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Then he's talking to Janusz and he's talking very loud through the whole train.

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And all the people look at Janusz's attention.

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Yes, very bad.

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It happened to me once.

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Yes, probably more times.

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Yes, probably.

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Weitere.

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- What's that?

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- That's an iPad.

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There are some holes in the hole.

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Oh -oh.

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Had I a mouse, who shot?

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No. Janusz, what is that and why do you need it?

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This is a iPad.

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Thank you.

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And I've never used iPad.

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I've never used iPad.

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You have to use an article.

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Also ich benutze das iPad fast nie, aber One thing is very important.

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That thing doesn't work.

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I'm like a old man.

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Janusz benimmt sich wie ein alter Rentner.

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Auf jeden Fall, wir sind gleich dabei.

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We are right now.

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Thank you.

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drums.

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Yeah!

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In Zug oder wo benutzt du das?

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Ja, ich habe einen Lautsprecher noch dazu, aber ich kann das auch...

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What else do you have in your big box?

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I have a bag and I know exactly what is inside.

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And here is for example a coat for my glasses Always important.

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And for example - Two, ne?

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- Moment!

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- You have always...

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- Why?

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Because my Nägels are a bit spröder, brüchig.

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- Brüchig.

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And I feel good when I know

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that a bit of a bit of a bit of a

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bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of

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a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit

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of a bit of a bit of a bit of a

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bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of

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a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit

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of a bit of a bit of a bit of a

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bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of

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a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit

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of a bit of a bit of a bit of a

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bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of

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a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a - It breaks.

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- It breaks.

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and make it quickly clean.

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Okay, that's important.

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- The modern man of today.

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Always two.

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- Then I have this.

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This is a Gafferband or a Panzerband.

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Then I have this one.

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That's how I'm in.

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So I can always my - Blutdruck messen.

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- Blutdruck messen.

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And then I know exactly, can I still do it?

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Or maybe not.

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I have of course...

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My laptop is there.

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I pack the laptop not out.

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That's a laptop that's...

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He must always be there, I work with him.

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habe ich a small connector for my guitar.

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Wow!

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And then, when we jam,

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this is a camera, but actually I only use it Om for example,

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to take myself to play.

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Janusz filmt himself - "Beim Gitarre spielen." - "Genau.

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Dann ...

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It's summer again.

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That's not your fault.

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Of course it's my own.

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You have...

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- You are always happy to have it.

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If a thick flyer is a big fan, I would like to really recommend it.

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That's a joke, Janusz.

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Of course it's a joke.

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Then here a small Stati.

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A small strip.

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- "For your phone?" - Yes.

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"Damit kannst du dich filmen." I film myself with this camera and then film myself with the whole situation.

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Janusz Chamerski has a whole music and television studio in his backpack.

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Then of course a external plate that produces a lot of You have to specify the volume, you have to specify the volume.

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Janusz, I'm amazed how many things are in your backpack.

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That's very interesting.

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This camera can only four microphones.

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And I have two microphones here.

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That means I can take a microphone with the other microphone.

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So we have a good quality of our footage and can be surprised or scared,

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if we play good or bad.

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It happens both.

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And what I have then, Here this microphone It's also a fantastic microphone.

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Cari had this on her journey.

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And, how was that microphone?

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I've already taken a podcast episode with this.

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But it's not so wind -bestend.

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- We don't want to be afraid.

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That's good.

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What I have then also have is...

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I have a Mundharmonica.

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- Always with us?

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- Always with us.

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- Janusz, we are soon to end.

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- You won't believe it, but...

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I'm done.

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Janusz, I have a question.

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If you only for 2 or 3 hours on the street,

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For example, for a social interview, you have always had a backpack with you.

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Maybe you've seen it already.

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in Easy German Video.

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Janusz trägt immer einen Rucksack,

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denn ohne Rucksack Do you feel Where do I go with my things?

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My question is: You leave the house only for 2 hours,

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You're doing a video with Easy German.

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What is then in your Rucksack -Schild -Schild -Schild -Schild -Schild

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-Schild -Schild -Schild -Schild -Schild -Schild -Schild -Schild -Schild -Schild -Schild

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-Schild -Schild -Schild -Schild -Schild -Schild -Schild -Schild -Schild -Schild -Schild -Schild -Schild -Schild -Schild What is your Minimal version?

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- My Minimal version, hopefully I have it with you.

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What?

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I didn't Oh, old socks.

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And from these things, what do you always take with?

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Nothing.

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This here.

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Always the needle?

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Always your phone?

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Always your phone?

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Always your phone?

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Yes, exactly.

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And that's it.

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- The Notizblank?

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- Yes.

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Do you have your own head?

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- No. I have the little head.

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Thank you.

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Well, that was our big backpack presentation.

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You learned that I try to live, as I try to live, as I try to live.

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Janusz Szawiaski tries to live.

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And if you have always a Fliegen -Klatsch, because the Fliegen is going to be nerve.

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Write a comment with your backpack -info.

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We're very excited about it.

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If you have more crazy things in the backpack than Janusz.

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And we'll read your comments.

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Bye, guys! And...

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See you soon!

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See you soon!

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I have to admit that I had never with you.

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Aha!

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But it happened often, that I was surprised.

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That I thought, I had a flying club with it.

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I wouldn't be afraid of it.

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Why practice speaking with this video?

This engaging video, titled "What’s in Our Backpacks?," provides a delightful context for practicing English conversation skills. The relaxed and friendly exchange between the speakers allows learners to immerse themselves in a natural spoken English environment. By using this video for English speaking practice, you can gain confidence in your conversational abilities, picking up everyday language that you can apply in real-life situations.

Listening to authentic interactions not only enhances comprehension but also helps learners identify various speaking styles and tones. With a focus on practical vocabulary and casual expressions, learners can use shadowspeak techniques to repeat phrases and build their fluency. Additionally, this video allows you to connect emotionally with the content, making the learning process enjoyable and memorable.

Grammar & Expressions in Context

In "What’s in Our Backpacks?", the speakers utilize several key grammatical structures and expressions that are valuable for English learners to dissect:

Expressing Preferences: "I love this color" expresses a personal preference, ideal for conveying likes and dislikes.
Describing Objects: Phrases like "It's small, elegant, and beautiful" are great for learning how to use adjectives effectively in descriptions.
Talking About Everyday Items: The line "There are things of everyday life" introduces learners to vocabulary related to daily routines.
Asking Questions: The interactions include direct questions, such as "What do we start with?" which encourages learners to practice forming inquiries smoothly.

By analyzing these structures, learners can better understand how native speakers communicate, thereby improving their own speaking and writing skills through the effective use of shadowing apps or other interactive methods.

Common Pronunciation Traps

As you engage with this video for English speaking practice, be mindful of certain tricky pronunciations that can pose challenges:

“Rucksack”: Pay attention to the initial 'R' sound and the stress on the second syllable.
“Laptop”: Notice the blending of sounds; it can easily become slurred if not pronounced clearly.
“Kopfhörer”: This German term highlights how foreign words can introduce new phonetics; be cautious of the pronunciation differences.

To master these pronunciations, dedicate time to using shadowspeak techniques, where you mimic the speakers’ articulation and intonation to enhance your pronunciation effectively. This practice will help you build a clearer accent and greater confidence in English conversations.

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The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	I've already taken · have always had · you've seen
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming	I'm going to go · are going to be · I'm going to turn
Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary	need to go · have to use · have to specify
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now	I'm driving · I'm talking · You're doing

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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