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Hi, this is Ashley and welcome to British English Shadowing, your place to practice RP pronunciation,
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accent clarity and the natural rhythm of spoken English.
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In today's episode, we will work with a rich and lyrical passage from The Wind and the Willows by Kenneth Graham,
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a classic of English literature and now in the public domain.
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First, I'll read the passage at a natural speed, just so that you can listen.
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Then we'll go line by line so you can repeat after me.
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And then we'll go back again to a natural speed, and this time try to speak with me at the same time.
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This is a great way to improve your pronunciation, fluency and speaking confidence.
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If you'd like to follow along, then there's a free PDF that you can download in the text in the description box below.
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So let's get started.
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The mole had been working very hard all morning, spring cleaning his little home.
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First with brooms, then with dusters, then on ladders and steps and chairs, with a little brush and a pail of whitewash,
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till he had dust in his throat and eyes
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and splashes of whitewash all over his black fur and an aching back and weary arms.
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Spring was moving in the air above and in the earth below and around him,
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penetrating even his dark and lowly little house with its spirit of divine discontent and longing.
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It is a small wonder,
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then, that he suddenly flung down his brush on the floor, said, Bother! and, oh, blow! and also hang spring cleaning,
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and bolted out of the house without even waiting to put on his coat.
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Something up above him was calling him imperiously, and he made for the steep little tunnel
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which answered in his case to the gravelled carriage drive owned by animals whose residences are nearer to the sun and air.
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So he scraped and scratched and scrabbled and scrooged, and then he scrooged again and scrabbled and scratched and scraped,
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working busily with his little paws and muttering to himself, up we go, up we go, till at last pop.
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His snout came out into the sunlight and he found himself rolling in the warm grass of a great meadow.
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Now repeat after me.
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The Mole had been working very hard all morning, spring cleaning his little home,
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First with brooms, then with dusters,
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then on ladders and steps and chairs,
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with a little brush and a pail of whitewash,
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till he had dust in his throat and eyes and splashes of whitewash all over his black fur
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and an aching back and weary arms.
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Spring was moving in the air above in the earth below and around him,
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penetrating even his dark and lowly little house,
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with its spirit of divine discontent and longing.
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It's a small wonder then
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that he suddenly flung down his brush on the floor, said, Bother!
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and, Oh, blow!
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And also hang spring cleaning.
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And bolted out of the house, without even waiting to put on his coat.
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Something up above him was calling him imperiously,
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and he made for the steep little tunnel,
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which answered in his case to the gravelled carriage drive owned by animals
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whose residences are nearer to the sun and air.
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So he scraped and scratched,
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and scrabbled and scrooged, and then he scrooged again,
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and scrabbled and scratched and scraped,
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working busily with his little paws and muttering to himself,
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Up we go, up we go, till at last Pop!
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His snout came out into the sunlight and he found himself rolling in the warm grass of a great meadow.
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Now try speaking with me at the same time.
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The Mole had been working very hard all morning, spring cleaning his little home, first with brooms, then with dusters,
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then on ladders and steps and chairs, with a little brush and a pail of whitewash, till he had dust in his throat and eyes
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and splashes of whitewash all over his black fur and an aching back and weary arms.
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Spring was moving in the air above and in the earth below and around him,
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penetrating even his dark and lowly little house with its spirit of divine discontent and longing.
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It's a small wonder, then, that he suddenly flung down his brush on the floor, said, bother, and, oh, blow,
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and also hang spring cleaning, and bolted out of the house without even waiting to put on his coat.
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Something up above him was calling him imperiously, and he made for the steep little tunnel,
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which answered in his case to the gravelled carriage drive owned by animals whose residences are nearer to the sun and air.
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So he scraped and scratched and scrabbled and scrooged, and then he scrooged again and scrabbled and scratched and scraped,
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working busily with his little paws and muttering to himself, Up we go, up we go, till at last, pop.
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His snout came out into the sunlight, and he found himself rolling in the warm grass of a great meadow.
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Good job!
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Shadowing classic English texts like this is a proven way to build accent accuracy, intonation control, and speaking fluency,
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especially in a British or RP accent.
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You can replay this episode, or download the free PDF to practice in your own time.
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And if you found this helpful, give it a like, leave a comment
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and don't forget to subscribe for more of these kinds of
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episodes to help you to speak British English more clearly and confidently.
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I'll see you in the next one.
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Thank you.

Warum mit diesem Video sprechen üben?

Das Üben von Sprechen mit dem Video von shadowspeaks ist eine hervorragende Möglichkeit, die Englische Aussprache zu verbessern und das Selbstvertrauen beim Sprechen zu stärken. Durch das Nachahmen der gesprochenen Sprache lernen Sie nicht nur die Intonation und den Rhythmus der britischen Aussprache, sondern auch, wie man sich natürlich in Gesprächen ausdrückt. Die Kombination aus Zuhören und Wiederholen ermöglicht es Ihnen, verschiedene Aspekte der Sprache gleichzeitig zu erfassen und in Ihre Sprachpraxis zu integrieren. Insbesondere der Einsatz von klassischer Literatur wie The Wind in the Willows vermittelt nicht nur einen kulturellen Kontext, sondern macht das Lernen auch unterhaltsam und einprägsam.

Grammatik & Ausdrücke im Kontext

In diesem Abschnitt analysieren wir einige wichtige Strukturen und Formulierungen, die im Video verwendet werden:

  • „had been working“ - Diese Form zeigt das Plusquamperfekt an und wird verwendet, um anzuzeigen, dass eine Handlung vor einer anderen Handlung in der Vergangenheit stattfand.
  • „after me“ - Diese Phrase ist nützlich, um Anweisungen zum Nachahmen zu geben und den Lernenden zur aktiven Teilnahme aufzufordern.
  • „up we go“ - Diese Redewendung vermittelt Energie und Vorfreude, was beim Üben einer Sprache wichtig ist, um Motivation und Begeisterung zu fördern.

Diese Strukturen sind nicht nur in literarischen Texten üblich, sondern auch in alltäglicher Konversation, sodass Sie beim Englisch lernen mit YouTube wertvolle Einblicke in die englische Sprache erhalten.

Häufige Aussprachefallen

Beim Üben mit dem Video gibt es bestimmte Wörter und Ausdrücke, die für Lernende eine Herausforderung darstellen können:

  • „Bother!“ - Der Ausruf kann schwer auszusprechen sein, besonders durch die Ausgabe des weichen „th“-Lautes, der oft verwechselt wird.
  • „whitewash“ - Hier ist die Aussprache wichtig, um das „wh“ korrekt zu betonen und die Wörter klar zu artikulieren.
  • „scraped, scratched, and scrabbled“ - Die wiederholte Verwendung von ähnlichen Lauten kann dazu führen, dass diese Wörter in einem Satz unklar ausgesprochen werden.

Durch gezieltes Üben dieser Wörter in Verbindung mit den Inhalten des Videos können Sie Ihre Aussprache verbessern und sich sicherer fühlen, wenn Sie sich im Alltag auf Englisch ausdrücken. Nutzen Sie die Vorteile des shadowing sites und schließen Sie sich der wachsenden Gemeinschaft von Lernenden an, die von dieser effektiven Methode profitieren.

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