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Welcome to British Accent Shadowing, where you can practice received pronunciation,
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known as RP, intonation and the natural rhythm of spoken British English with me,
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Ashley Howard, voice coach and accent trainer.
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This episode launches a new series exploring Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte,
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a masterpiece of English literature with beautifully expressive language.
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First, I'll read the passage in full at natural speed so you can hear the flow and melody of RP English.
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Then we'll break it down line by line so you can repeat after me, refining your pronunciation, intonation and speaking fluency.
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Finally, we'll go through it together at full pace so you can speak along confidently.
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You can also download a free PDF with the text and vocabulary explanations to help you follow along.
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The link is in the description below.
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Let's get started.
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There was no possibility of taking a walk that day.
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We had been wandering, indeed, in the leafless shrubbery an hour in the morning.
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But since dinner, Mrs Reed, when there was no company, dined early, The cold winter wind had brought with it clouds so sombre
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and rains so penetrating that further outdoor exercise was now out of the question.
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I was glad of it.
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I never liked long walks, especially on chilly afternoons.
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Dreadful to me was the coming home in the raw twilight with nipped fingers and toes,
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and a heart saddened by the chidings of Bessie the nurse, and humbled by the consciousness of my physical inferiority,
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to Eliza, John, and Georgiana read.
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The said Eliza, John, and Georgiana were now clustered round their mamma in the drawing-room.
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She lay reclined on a sofa by the fireside, and with her darlings about her,
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for the time neither quarrelling nor crying, looked perfectly happy.
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Me she had dispensed from joining the group, saying, she regretted to be under the necessity of keeping me at a distance,
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but that until she heard from Bessie, and could discover by her own observation,
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that I was endeavouring in good earnest to acquire a more sociable and childlike disposition,
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a more attractive and sprightly manner, something lighter, Franka, more natural, as it were.
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She really must exclude me from privileges intended only for contented, happy little children.
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What does Bessie say I have done?
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I asked.
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Jane, I don't like cavaliers or questioners.
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Besides, there is something truly forbidding in a child taking up her elders in that manner.
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Be seated somewhere, and until you can speak pleasantly, remain silent.
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A breakfast room adjoining the drawing room.
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I slipped in there.
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It contained a bookcase.
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I soon possessed myself of a volume, taking care that it should be one stored with pictures.
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I mounted into the window seat.
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Gathering up my feet, I sat cross-legged like a Turk, and having drawn the red Maureen curtain nearly close,
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I was shrined in double retirement.
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Now copy after me.
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There was no possibility of taking a walk that day.
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We had been wandering, indeed,
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in the leafless shrubbery, an hour in the morning.
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But since dinner, Mrs. Reed,
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when there was no company,
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early, the cold winter wind had brought with it clouds
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so sombre and a rain so penetrating,
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that further outdoor exercise was now out of the question.
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I was glad of it.
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I never liked long walks, especially on chilly afternoons,
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Dreadful to me was the coming home in the raw twilight,
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with nipped fingers and toes,
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and a heart saddened by the chidings of Bessie the nurse,
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and humbled by the consciousness of my physical inferiority,
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to Eliza, John and Georgiana read,
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The said Eliza, John and Georgiana
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were now clustered round their mamma in the drawing room.
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She lay reclined on a sofa by the fireside,
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and with her darlings about her,
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for the time neither quarrelling nor crying, looked perfectly happy.
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Me she had dispensed from joining the group,
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saying she regretted to be under the necessity of keeping me at a distance,
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but that until she heard from Bessie,
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and could discover by her own observation that I was endeavouring in good earnest
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to acquire a more sociable and childlike disposition,
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a more attractive and sprightly manner,
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something lighter, franker, and more natural,
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as it were, she really must exclude me from privileges intended only
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for contented, happy little children.
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What does Bessie say I have done?
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I asked.
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Jane, I don't like cavaliers or questioners.
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Besides, there is something truly forbidding.
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in a child taking up her elders in that manner,
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be seated somewhere, and until you can speak pleasantly, remain silent.
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A breakfast room.
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Adjoined the drawing room.
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I slipped in there.
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It contained a bookcase.
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I soon possessed myself with a volume.
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taking care it should be one stored with pictures.
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I mounted into the window seat.
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Gathering up my feet, I sat cross-legged,
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like a Turk, and having drawn the Maureen curtain nearly close,
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I was shrined in double retirement.
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Now speak with me at the same time.
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There was no possibility of taking a walk that day.
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We had been wandering, indeed, in the leafless shrubbery an hour in the morning, but since dinner Mrs. Reed, when there was no company,
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dined early, the cold winter wind had brought with it clouds
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so sombre and rains so penetrating that further outdoor exercise was now out of the question.
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I was glad of it.
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I never liked long walks, especially on chilly afternoons.
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Dreadful to me was the coming home in the raw twilight with nipped fingers and toes,
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and a heart saddened by the chidings of Bessie the nurse,
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and humbled by the consciousness of my physical inferiority to Eliza, John, and Georgiana Reed.
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The said Eliza, John, and Georgiana were now clustered round their mamma in the drawing-room.
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She lay reclined on a sofa by the fireside, and with her darlings about her,
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for the time neither quarrelling nor crying, looked perfectly happy.
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Me she had dispensed from joining the group, saying she regretted to be under the necessity of keeping me at a distance,
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but that until she heard from Bessie,
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and could discover by her own observation that I was endeavouring in good earnest to acquire a more sociable and childlike disposition,
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a more attractive and sprightly manner, something lighter, Franka, more natural,
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as it were, she really must exclude me from privileges intended only for contented, happy little children.
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What does Bessie say I have done?
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I asked.
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Jane, I don't like cavaliers or questioners.
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Besides, there is something truly forbidding in a child taking up her elders in that manner.
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Be seated somewhere, and until you can speak pleasantly, remain silent.
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A breakfast room adjoining the drawing-room.
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I slipped in there.
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It contained a bookcase.
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I soon possessed myself of a volume, taking care that it should be one stored with pictures.
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I mounted into the window seat.
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Gathering up my feet, I sat cross-legged like a Turk.
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And having drawn the red Maureen curtain nearly close, I was shrined in double retirement.
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Great work today!
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Shadowing expressive English like Jane Eyre helps you sound more natural, confident and clear when speaking in a British RP accent.
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If you'd like to go deeper, check the description for my free British Accent course and my British Accent Training eBook.
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They're perfect for building your skills step by step.
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You can replay this episode as often as you like or use the PDF download to practice on your own.
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If you found this helpful, please like, comment and subscribe for more British accent shadowing episodes.
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It really helps support the channel.
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And also, let me know what you'd like next.
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See you in part two.
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Thank you.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “British Accent Shadowing”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Bessie, Eliza, Georgiana, accent, manner. Este vídeo tiene 126 frases y 1293 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 14:02. El hablante habla despacio, unas 92 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. Solo el 73 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
accent sustantivo/ækˈsɛnt/acento léxico
bookcase sustantivo/ˈbʊkˌkeɪs/estantería, librero
childlike adjetivo/ˈt͡ʃaɪldlaɪk/infantil
dispense verbo/dɪˈspɛns/administrar, impartir
disposition sustantivo/ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/disposición
fireside sustantivoalrededor de la chimenea
inferiority sustantivoinferioridad
leafless adjetivoáfilo, afilo
mamma sustantivo/ˈmæmə/mama
pleasantly adverbio/ˈplɛzəntli/agradablemente
quarrel sustantivo/ˈkwɔɹəl/brega, discusión
sadden verbo/ˈsædən/apenar, entristecer
shrubbery sustantivo/ˈʃɹʌbəɹi/matorral
sociable adjetivo/ˈsoʊʃəbəl/sociable, comerciable
sombre adjetivo/ˈsɑmbɚ/sombrío

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
go through verboatravesar

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hacewere now clustered · Be seated · was shrined
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorahave done

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 9 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, we'll, you'd. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: disposition /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/, shrubbery /ˈʃɹʌbəɹi/, sociable /ˈsoʊʃəbəl/, shrine /ʃɹaɪ̯n/, observation /ˌɑbzɚˈveɪʃn̩/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: disposition /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/, necessity /nɪˈsɛsəti/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, confidently /ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: cavalier /ˈkæ.vəˌlir/, endeavour /ɪnˈdɛv.ə/, observation /ˌɑbzɚˈveɪʃn̩/, privilege /ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪd͡ʒ/, expressive /ɪkˈspɹɛsɪv/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: disposition /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/, pleasantly /ˈplɛzəntli/, possess /pəˈzɛs/, observation /ˌɑbzɚˈveɪʃn̩/
  • /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: privilege /ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪd͡ʒ/, adjoining /əˈd͡ʒɔɪ.nɪŋ/, adjoin /əˈd͡ʒɔɪn/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como accent, bookcase, childlike.

¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?

Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.

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