Shadowing Practice: Sound Naturally British | 10 Practical Tips - Learn English Speaking with Video
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We are going to learn 10 ways to sound British.
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British.
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Like you're from the UK, innit?
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And of course, there's no better way to learn British English than in the rain.
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I'm completely drenched.
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I'm soaked through.
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I'm really wet.
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Just give me a sec to dry off from the video intro and we'll learn how to sound British.
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Number one, word choice.
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There are some everyday words that are different in British English,
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so you need to make sure you learn them.
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In British English, this isn't candy.
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It's a sweet.
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Don't call it an eggplant.
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It's an aubergine.
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And it's definitely not a sweater.
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It's a jumper.
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Much better.
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So the first tip for sounding British is to use some British specific vocabulary and try and avoid the American alternatives.
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But it's not only vocabulary that makes us sound British.
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Number two, idioms and expressions.
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It's not my cup of tea.
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You're taking the biscuit.
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These are idioms and expressions that we use all of the time in British English,
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and they're quintessentially British.
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And we absolutely love using idioms and expressions.
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If something is not your cup of tea,
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it means it's not something you enjoy.
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And if someone is taking the biscuit,
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it means they are annoying you.
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They're taking the piss.
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So if you can use some of these idioms and expressions that we use in British English,
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it will really help you sound British.
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Try watching some British series,
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British movies, or you know,
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some British YouTubers to help you learn British expressions and idioms.
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Subscribe to the channel.
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Number three, pronounce your Ts or don't.
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So if you want to speak with modern received pronunciation,
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like me, you need to pronounce all of your Ts clearly.
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It's a T sound.
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So in the US you're likely to hear tomato,
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but in the UK it's tomato,
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tomato, and the tomato is on the table, tomato.
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And this would be a glass of water, water.
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However, there are variations of British English where the T's in the middle of the word are not pronounced,
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so this becomes water.
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and this one tomato however if you want to speak English clearly
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so everyone understands I recommend you pronounce all of your T's
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tomato water no wait water tomato number four drop the R so in most British accents including my own
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we don't pronounce the R at the end of words.
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So this would be guitar.
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So the vowel is open at the end and there's no r sound.
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Guitar.
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R-R, guitar.
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And behind me you can see pictures.
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Pictures.
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So it's picture, uh, picture.
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Uh, uh, picture.
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It could be a song.
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A guitar, a picture.
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That's British English.
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Number five, sentence rhythm.
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So if you want to sound British,
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you need to learn British sentence rhythm,
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because there is a certain musicality to British English.
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You can do this by listening to somebody that you like and repeating them.
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So I will give you a sentence,
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and you can repeat to practice.
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I'm terribly sorry, but I can't do that today.
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Great job.
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Now it's stopped raining, so I'm going to go for a walk.
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Number six, closed pronunciation.
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So quite often British pronunciation is more closed and rounded than American pronunciation.
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We're going to look at a couple of examples and pay close attention to my lips.
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In American English,
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walk walk in British English walk walk in American English
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talk talk in British English talk talk I like to walk
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and talk versus I like to walk
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and talk sorry for my American accent number seven the oh sound
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so another big difference with british english is
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that we like to use a clear oh sound with many words for example hot
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or oh co coffee or oh a lot i like to drink a lot of hot coffee.
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Number eight, the R sound.
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Okay, so another sound you need to learn if you want to sound British is the R sound.
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It's especially common in received pronunciation.
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So you can find it in words like dark or park.
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I walk in the dark park.
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Okay, I'm back home.
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It's actually quite windy today.
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First it was raining, now it's windy.
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You can add that to your list of ways to sound British.
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Always talk about the weather.
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But anyway, back to pronunciation of R sounds.
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In received pronunciation this would be grass grass
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but in other accents in the UK you will say grass grass I sit on my ass
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or I sit on my ass number nine regional slang I'm Hank Marvin so if you want to sound British,
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you can use British slang.
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British slang is quite regional,
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however, it can be fun to learn.
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So if you say, I'm Frank Marvin,
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this is Cockney rhyming slang.
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It originates in the east end of London,
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and it means I'm starving, I'm really hungry.
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You can also say I'm on my dog and bone,
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which means I'm on my phone.
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Now, most people in the UK will not use these terms unless it's in a playful, fun way.
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So, you can do it as well.
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And that can help you connect with British people because the language is not only about communication,
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it's also about connection.
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So, using slang can help you connect with British people.
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Number 10, add polite softness.
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If you want to sound British,
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you need to sound polite.
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That's why you need to add polite softness.
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So you don't say, give me,
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you need to add something before.
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For example, could you possibly,
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could you possibly give me a spoon?
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Or do you mind, Do you mind passing me the water?
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I was just wondering, I was just wondering if you would stop staring at me as I eat.
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It's a bit weird.
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So always remember to be polite if you want to sound British.
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Say please, thank you, and always,
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always remember to say sorry,
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even if you don't know what it's for.
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I'm just kidding.
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So those are 10 ways to sound British.
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I hope you found the video educational, interesting, entertaining.
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You can support the channel by liking the video,
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commenting, subscribing, and even joining the community where you'll get more resources to learn about British English or learn English in general.
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Thank you for watching and I'll see you in the next video.
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Bye!
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “Sound Naturally British”. Las palabras que más se repiten: british, sound, english, learn, tomato. Este vídeo tiene 133 frases y 1071 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 8:34. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 125 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 84 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
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| tomato sustantivo | /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/ | tomate, jitomate |
| pronunciation sustantivo | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | pronunciación |
| idiom sustantivo | /ˈɪdiəm/ | dicción, lenguaje |
| sling sustantivo | /ˈslɪŋ/ | honda |
| polite adjetivo | /pəˈlaɪt/ | cortés, educado |
| accent sustantivo | /ækˈsɛnt/ | acento léxico |
| biscuit sustantivo | /ˈbɪs.kɪt/ | galleta, bísquet |
| softness sustantivo | /ˈsɔftnəs/ | suavidad, molicie |
| windy adjetivo | /ˈwɪn.di/ | ventoso |
| vocabulary sustantivo | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | vocabulario |
| subscribe verbo | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | suscribirse, subscribirse |
| rhythm sustantivo | /ˈɹɪð.əm/ | ritmo |
| musicality sustantivo | /ˌmju.zɪˈkæ.lɪ.ti/ | musicalidad |
| originate verbo | /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪt/ | originarse |
| starve verbo | /stɑɹv/ | morir de hambre |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- It's not my cup of tea.
- I'm terribly sorry, but I can't do that today.
- That's why you need to add polite softness.
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 29 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't, you're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, aubergine /ˈoʊ.bɚ.ʒin/, quintessentially /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəli/, variation /ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, musicality /ˌmju.zɪˈkæ.lɪ.ti/, originate /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪt/, quintessentially /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəli/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: sling /ˈslɪŋ/, starve /stɑɹv/, sweater /ˈswɛtɚ/, spoon /spuːn/, stare /stɛɚ/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, starve /stɑɹv/, variation /ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/
- /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: originate /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪt/, jumper /ˈd͡ʒʌmpɚ/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como tomato, pronunciation, idiom.
¿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.