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Hello and welcome to British Accent Shadowing.
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I'm Ashley Howard, a UK voice coach and accent specialist.
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Today we're working with an extract from The Railway Children by E.
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Nesbitt, a much-loved classic that's ideal for developing pronunciation,
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connected speech and natural intonation and rhythm in RP.
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This passage sits around B2 to C1 level,
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making it perfect for upper-intermediate and advanced learners who want to build fluency with clear narrative English.
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I'll read the text once,
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at a natural RP pace,
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then we'll go line by line so you can shadow and repeat after me,
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building confidence as you speak.
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You can also download the free PDF of today's text with vocabulary notes using the link below.
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Let's begin.
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They were not railway children to begin with.
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I don't suppose they had ever thought about railways except as a means of getting to Maskeline and Cook's,
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the pantomime, zoological gardens and Madame Tussauds.
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They were just ordinary suburban children,
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and they lived with their mother and father in an ordinary red-brick fronted villa with coloured glass in the front door,
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a tiled passage that was called a hall,
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a bathroom with hot and cold water,
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electric bells, French windows and a good deal of white paint,
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and every modern convenience, as the house agents say.
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There were three of them.
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Roberta was the eldest.
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Of course, mothers never have favourites,
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but if mother had had a favourite,
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it might have been Roberta.
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Next came Peter, who wished to be an engineer when he grew up,
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and the youngest was Phyllis, who meant extremely well.
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Mother did not spend all her time paying dull calls to dull ladies
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and sitting dully at home for dull ladies to pay calls to her.
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She was almost always there,
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ready to play with the children and ready to read to them and help them to do their home lessons.
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Besides this, she used to write stories for them while they were at school and read them aloud after tea,
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and she always made up funny pieces of poetry for their birthdays
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and for other great occasions such as the christening of the new kittens
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or the refurnishing of the Doll's house or the time when they were getting over the mumps.
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These three lucky children always had everything they needed – pretty clothes,
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good fires, a lovely nursery with heaps of toys and a mother goose wallpaper.
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They had a kind and merry nursemaid and a dog who was called James who was their very own.
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They also had a father who was just perfect,
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never cross, never unjust, and always ready for a game.
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At least, if at any time he was not ready,
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he always had an excellent reason for it,
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and explained the reason to the children so interestingly and funnily that they felt sure he couldn't help himself.
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You will think that they ought to have been very happy,
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and And so they were.
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But they did not know how happy till the pretty life in the red villa was over and done with,
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and they had to live a very different life indeed.
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Now copy after me.
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They were not railway children to begin with.
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I don't suppose they had ever thought about railways,
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except as a means of getting to Maskeline and Cooks,
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The Pantomime, Zoological Gardens and Madame Tussauds.
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They were just ordinary suburban children
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and they lived with their father and mother in an ordinary red-brick fronted villa
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with coloured glass in the front door,
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a tiled passage that was called a hall,
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a bathroom with hot and cold water,
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electric bells, French windows, and a good deal of white paint,
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and every modern convenience, as the house agents say.
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There were three of them.
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Roberta was the eldest.
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Of course, mothers never have favourites.
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But if their mother had had a favourite,
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it might have been Roberta.
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Next came Peter, who wished to be an engineer when he grew up.
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The youngest was Phyllis, who meant extremely well.
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Mother did not spend all her time in paying dull calls to dull ladies
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and sitting dully at home,
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waiting for dull ladies to pay calls to her.
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She was almost always there,
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ready to play with the children and read to them and help them
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to do their home lessons.
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Besides this, She used to write stories for them while they were at school
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and read them aloud after tea.
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And she always made up funny pieces of poetry for their birthdays
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and for other great occasions such as the christening of the new kittens
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or the refurnishing of the Doll's House or the time when they were getting over the mumps.
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These three lucky children always had everything they needed.
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Pretty clothes, good fires, a lovely nursery with heaps of toys,
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and a mother goose wallpaper.
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They had a kind and merry nursemaid,
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and a dog who was called James,
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and who was their very own.
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They also had a father who was just perfect,
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never cross, never unjust, and always ready for a game.
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At least, if at any time he was not ready,
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he always had an excellent reason for it,
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and explained the reason to the children so interestingly and funnily
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that they felt sure he couldn't help himself.
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You will think that they ought to have been very happy.
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And so they were.
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But they did not know how happy
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till the pretty life in the red villa was over and done with.
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And they had to live a very different life indeed.
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Now speak with me at the same time.
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By the way, you'll find a link to my British English pronunciation course in the description below.
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They were not railway children to begin with.
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I don't suppose they had ever thought about railways,
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except as a means of getting to Maskeline and Cook's,
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the pantomime, zoological gardens and Madame Tussauds.
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They were just ordinary suburban children,
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and they lived with their mother and father in an ordinary red-brick fronted villa with coloured glass in the front door,
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a tiled passage that was called a hall,
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a bathroom with hot and cold water,
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electric bells, French windows, and a good deal of white paint,
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and every modern convenience, as the house agents say.
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There were three of them.
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Roberta was the eldest.
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Of course, mothers never have favourites,
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but if mother had had a favourite,
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it might have been Roberta.
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Next came Peter, who wished to be an engineer when he grew up,
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and the youngest was Phyllis, who meant extremely well.
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Mother did not spend all her time paying dull calls to dull ladies
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and sitting dully at home for dull ladies to pay calls to her.
123
She was almost always there,
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ready to play with the children and ready to read to them and help them to do their home lessons.
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Besides this, she used to write stories for them while they were at school,
126
and read them aloud after tea,
127
and she always made up funny pieces of poetry for their birthdays,
128
and for other great occasions,
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such as the christening of the new kittens,
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or the refurnishing of the Doll's House,
131
or the time when they were getting over the mumps.
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These three lucky children always had everything they needed pretty clothes,
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good fires, a lovely nursery with heaps of toys,
134
and a mother goose wallpaper.
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They had a kind and merry nursemaid,
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and a dog who was called James,
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who was their very own.
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They also had a father who was just perfect,
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never cross, never unjust, and always ready for a game.
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At least, if at any time he was not ready,
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he always had an excellent reason for it,
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and explained the reason to the children so interestingly and funnily that they felt sure he couldn't help himself.
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You will think that they ought to have been very happy,
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and so they were,
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but they did not know how happy till the pretty life in the red villa was over and done with,
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and they had to live a very different life indeed.
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Great work today!
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Shadowing a passage like the railway children is a very effective way to strengthen RP,
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connected speech and a natural sense of flow in British English.
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الكلمات والعبارات الأساسية

  • ordinary suburban children - أطفال ضواحي عاديون
  • electric bells - أجراس كهربائية
  • a good deal of white paint - كمية كبيرة من الطلاء الأبيض
  • mother goose wallpaper - ورق جدران على شكل أغانٍ للأمهات
  • ready to play - جاهزون للعب
  • kind and merry nursemaid - مربية لطيفة وسعيدة
  • excellent reason - سبب ممتاز
  • very happy - سعيد جدًا

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