Shadowing-Übung: British Accent Shadowing | Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde | British Pronunciation B2–C1 | Read by Ashley Howard - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video

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Let's do some British accent shadowing.
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If you're new here, I'm Ashley Howard, a UK voice coach, and I help people with loads of things including accent.
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And today we're shadowing an extract from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson,
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a dark and atmospheric classic of British literature.
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The CEFR level is between B2 to C1, and the first part of the video is Listen and Repeat,
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and in the second, see if you can speak along with me at the same time, and there's a free PDF with vocabulary notes you can download using the link in the description.
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Ready?
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Let's do it!
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Mr Utterson, the lawyer, was a man of a rugged countenance,
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that was never lighted by a smile.
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cold, scanty, and embarrassed in discourse,
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backward in sentiment, lean, long,
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dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable.
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At friendly meetings, and when the wine was to his taste,
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something eminently human, beaconed from his eye,
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something indeed which never found its way into his talk,
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but which spoke not only in these silent symbols of the after-dinner face,
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but more often and loudly in the acts of his life.
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He was austere with himself, drank gin when he was alone,
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to mortify a taste for vintages.
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And though he enjoyed the theatre,
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had not crossed the doors of one for twenty years.
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But he had an approved tolerance for others, sometimes wondering,
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almost with envy at the
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high pressure of spirits involved in their misdeeds,
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and in any extremity, inclined to help rather than to reprove.
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I inclined to Cain's hearsay,
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he used to say quaintly.
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I let my brother go to the devil in his own way.
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In this character, it was frequently his fortune to be the last reputable acquaintance,
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and the last good influence,
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in the lives of down-going men, And to such as these,
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so long as they came about his chambers,
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he never marked a shade of change in his demeanour.
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Just to say that if you are enjoying this, after the video, check out my 12-week pronunciation Roadmap course.
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Details are in the description below.
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Let's get back to it.
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No doubt the feat was easy to Mr. Rutterson,
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for he was undemonstrative at the best, and
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And even his friendship seemed to
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be founded in a similar catholicity of good nature.
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It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle,
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ready-made from the hands of opportunity.
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And that was the lawyer's way.
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His friends were those of his own blood, or those whom he had known the longest.
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His affections, like ivy, were the growth of time,
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they implied no aptness in the object.
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Hence, no doubt the bond that united him to Mr. Richard Enfield,
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his distant kinsman, the well-known man about town.
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It was a nut to crack for many.
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What these two could see in each other.
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Or what subject they could find in common.
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It was reported by those who
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encountered them in their Sunday walks that they said nothing,
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looked singularly dull,
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and would hail with obvious relief the appearance of a friend.
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For all that, the two men put the greatest store by these excursions,
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counted them the chief jewel of each week,
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and not only set aside occasions of pleasure,
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but even resisted the calls of business,
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that they might enjoy them uninterrupted.
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Now try speaking with me at the same time.
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After that, check out my three British accent training books, which are linked in the description below.
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Ready?
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Let's go!
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Mr Utterson, the lawyer, was a man of rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile.
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Cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse, backward in sentiment, lean, long,
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dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable.
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At friendly meetings, and when the wine was to his taste, something eminently human beaconed from his eye,
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something indeed which never found its way into his talk, but which spoke not only in these silent symbols of after-dinner face,
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but more often and loudly in the acts of his life.
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He was austere with himself, drank gin when he was alone to mortify a taste for vintages, and though he enjoyed the theatre,
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had not crossed the door of one for twenty years.
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But he had an approved tolerance for others, sometimes wondering, almost with envy,
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the high pressure of spirits involved in their misdeeds, and in any extremity inclined to help rather than to reprove.
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I incline to Cain's hearsay, he used to say quaintly, I let my brother go to the devil in his own way.
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In this character it was frequently his fortune to be the last reputable acquaintance
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and last good influence in the lives of down-going men, and to such as these, so long as they came about his chamber,
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he never marked a shade of change in his demeanour.
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No doubt the feat was easy to Mr. Utterson, for he was undemonstrative at the best,
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and even his friendship seemed to be founded in a similar catholicity of good nature.
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It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle, ready-made from the hands of opportunity, and that was the lawyer's way.
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His friends were those of his own blood, all those whom he had known the longest.
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His affections, like ivy, were the growth of time.
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They implied no aptness in the object.
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Hence no doubt the bond that united him to Mr. Richard Enfield, his distant kinsman, well-known man about town.
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It was a nut to crack for many what these two could see in each other, or what subject they could find in common.
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It was reported by those who encountered them in their Sunday walks that they said nothing,
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looked singularly dull, and would hail with obvious relief the appearance of a friend.
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For all that, the two men put the greatest store by these excursions, counted them the chief jewel of each week,
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and not only set aside occasions of pleasure but even resisted the calls of business that they might enjoy them uninterrupted.
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Thank you.

Das Szenario: Britischer Akzent trainieren mit klassischer Literatur

In diesem Video geht es um shadowing – eine Methode, um Englisch sprechen zu üben, indem du mithörst und direkt nachsprichst. Die Szene stammt aus dem klassischen Roman "Der seltsame Fall des Dr. Jekyll und Mr. Hyde" und zeigt einen britischen Anwalt, der durch seine zurückhaltende Art und tiefe Freundschaften charakterisiert wird. Es ist die perfekte Gelegenheit, um den britischen Akzent zu lernen, weil die Sprache klar, atmosphärisch und für Lerner ab B2-C1 geeignet ist. So trainierst du nicht nur Aussprache, sondern auch das Verständnis von literarischer Sprache – ideal für alle, die Englisch lernen mit Videos.

Nützliche Chunks & Kollokationen

  • "a rugged countenance" – ein robustes, markantes Gesicht. Diese Kombination beschreibt someone's Aussehen auf eine präzise Weise.
  • "embarrassed in discourse" – unsicher im Gespräch. Ein guter Ausdruck, um soziale Unbehaglichkeit zu beschreiben.
  • "approved tolerance for others" – anerkannte Toleranz gegenüber anderen. Zeigt, dass jemand nachsichtig ist, ohne zu verurteilen.
  • "the growth of time" – das Wachstum durch Zeit. Wird oft verwendet, um langsam entwickelte Beziehungen zu beschreiben (wie "Seine Zuneigung war wie Efeu – das Wachstum durch Zeit").
  • "a nut to crack" – eine schwierige Aufgabe. Ein umgangssprachlicher Ausdruck, um etwas Herausforderndes zu bezeichnen (z. B. "Ihre Freundschaft war eine schwierige Aufgabe für viele").

Deine Shadowing-Herausforderung

Hier ist dein Task: Geh zum Video, such den Abschnitt über Mr. Utterson ("Mr Utterson, the lawyer...") und wiederhole die Sätze sofort nach Ashley Howard. Konzentriere dich auf die Betonung (z. B. "rugged", "dreary") und die Rhythmus des britischen Englisch. Wenn du es zuerst langsam machst, ist das okay – später versuche, mit der gleichen Geschwindigkeit zu sprechen. Nutze die kostenlose PDF mit Vokabelnotizen, um die Wörter zu verstehen. Diese Übung hilft dir, deinen shadow speech zu verbessern und natürlicher zu klingen. Wenn du regelmäßig übst, wirst du merken, dass du Englisch sprechen üben Spaß macht – und das ist der Schlüssel zum Erfolg! Besuche auch eine shadowing site, um weitere Übungen zu finden.

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.