Pratique du Shadowing: How To Speak Upper Class Eton - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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Hello, it's John here.
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Today we have a very interesting topic for you.
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That is the Eton accent and vocabulary.
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Now, Eton is one of the most prestigious schools in the UK, if not the most prestigious.
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So where is Eton?
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Well, it's about 20 miles from central London, very close to the town of Windsor.
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Here is a sample of former pupils who all went to Eton.
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We have Damien Lewis, Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Bear Grylls and Ian Fleming all went to Eton.
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Plus two other prime ministers, British prime ministers who went to Eton
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and they're the ones we're going to focus on today because I have recordings of both of them,
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that being Boris Johnson, for many people this is an astonishing moment of hope, and David Cameron.
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And that is something we should all be grateful for.
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And we're going to analyse their accent.
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Then we're going to look at the specific vocabulary that's used at Eton College.
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So, by the end of the video, you should know how to speak Eton.
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So, let's start with Boris.
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Let's hear the way he speaks in this speech.
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Tonight we are leaving the European Union.
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For many people this is an astonishing moment of hope.
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A moment they thought would never come.
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And there are many, of course, who feel a sense of anxiety and loss.
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And then there's a third group, perhaps the biggest, who had started to worry that the whole political wrangle would never come to an end.
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So Boris certainly speaks with an RP or Received Pronunciation accent.
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He's got various features, pronunciation features to his accent.
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Let's go through them now.
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OK, so the first thing you'll notice is he's got quite a throaty way of speaking, really at the back of the throat,
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you know, a bit like this.
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Political wrangle.
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On top of that, he's got this sort of start -stop rhythm to it,
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like as if everything he's saying is actually a sound bite.
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Perhaps the biggest.
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Couple that with his highly melodic intonation and he's surely got your attention. Of hope.
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Now, he's obviously nurtured this accent to sound, I don't know, privileged or upper class.
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And you can really tell that he went to a private school.
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He's got that kind of feel about his accent.
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He uses words that RP speakers would use, like astonishing.
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And he's got the classic RP vowel sound, like thought.
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Yes, so he's got this sound just like in classic RP.
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Plus it's a version of RP that's quite rare these days, although you have to say it does stand out because of that.
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Now let's move on to David Cameron who is also an Old Etonian.
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Here's his speech, the first speech he made as PM of Britain.
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Her Majesty the Queen has asked me to form a new government and I have accepted.
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Before I talk about that new government, let me say something about the one that has just passed.
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Compared with a decade ago...
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So, he speaks very clearly.
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Again, you could probably tell that he's been to a privately educated school.
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Maybe not exactly Eton, but he does speak.. he takes care in what he says and he speaks very clearly.
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He also, you would say, has an RP accent.
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That's because the first thing you realise is he doesn't like to drop sounds, especially his T's.
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He always says his T's like in government.
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Government.
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Yes?
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Like that.
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Form a new government.
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The next sound we'll pick up on is the classic RP sound of the O.
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Now I say it a more modern way.
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I say O and he says O, O.
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Right?
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So, people who want to enunciate, who want to speak RP generally take care of their vowel sounds.
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He says this O, O, AGO, AGO, HOPE, right?
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So, that is a clear indication of speaking received pronunciation as well.
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OK, let's move on to the vocabulary.
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Now, the first word, where would the schools be without teachers?
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And this is a word that Etonians use for teachers.
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It is used in one or two other private schools as well, but it's also used at Eton.
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So, they call teachers beaks,
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as in a bird beak and you can literally replace the word teacher for the word beak in sentences in at Eton.
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Everybody, the beak's coming.
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Finish up your homework now, quick.
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Something like that.
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Next, when I was looking at the fees for Eton, which are obviously extremely high, I noticed that the year is split into halves.
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However, the halves are divided into three.
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So, there's three halves to the year.
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That's very strange, isn't it?
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The next two are connected with eating.
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The first one is chambers.
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And that's a break in the morning when you can have a snack.
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I guess at Eton you would say something like...
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OK chaps, it's 11 o 'clock.
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Time for chambers.
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The second one is messing, which means to prepare a snack in the afternoon at your boarding house.
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Because obviously all the kids at Eton live in boarding houses.
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OK.
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Shall we put everything that we've learnt into a sentence?
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so that we can speak Eton.
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So in this half we're having chambers at 11
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and then we're going to go back to the house at 3 for messing.
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But we have to be at the chapel at 3 .30 otherwise the beaks will come hunting for us.
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And there you have it, a crash course in speaking upper class Eton.
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Now I hope you've learned a few things about the Eton accent
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and I hope you can take it away and just for pleasure or for whatever, enjoy yourself with the accent.
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Remember to like and subscribe to the channel for more videos on accents
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and remember right here you can get a better British accent.
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My name is John and I'll say see you later, stay connected, bye.
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So I hope you thoroughly enjoyed this accent video today
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and I hope now you can speak a bit more Eton and a bit more RP.
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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon
Cette leçon d’expression orale s’appuie sur la vidéo « How To Speak Upper Class Eton ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : Eton, accent, speak, sound, word. Cette vidéo contient 96 phrases et 1020 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 6:57. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 147 mots par minute, confortable pour le shadowing. 83 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais ; le reste mérite d’être vu avant de commencer.
Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo
15 mots de la vidéo à retenir, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| accent nom | /ækˈsɛnt/ | accent |
| chamber nom | /ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯mbɚ/ | chambre, pièce |
| vocabulary nom | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | vocabulaire, lexique |
| pronunciation nom | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | prononciation |
| connect verbe | /kəˈnɛkt/ | accoupler, connecter |
| snack nom | /snæk/ | casse-croûte m or casse-croute, hors-d'œuvre |
| prestigious adjectif | /pɹɛˈstiːd͡ʒəs/ | prestigieux |
| topic nom | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | sujet, thème |
| anxiety nom | /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/ | anxiété, inquiétude |
| compare verbe | /kəmˈpɛɚ/ | comparer |
| clock nom | /klɑk/ | indicateur de vitesse, compteur de vitesse |
| grateful adjectif | /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/ | reconnaissant |
| bite verbe | /baɪt/ | mordre |
| throat nom | /ˈθɹoʊt/ | gorge |
| privilege nom | /ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪd͡ʒ/ | privilège |
Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez
| Mot | Sens |
|---|---|
| finish up verbe | fignoler |
| go through verbe | traverser |
Des phrases à répéter
Des phrases courtes et complètes de la vidéo, à réutiliser dans la conversation de tous les jours :
- Let's hear the way he speaks in this speech.
- Let's go through them now.
- That's very strange, isn't it?
- Shall we put everything that we've learnt into a sentence?
La grammaire de cette vidéo
Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :
| Structure | Dans la vidéo |
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| Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenant | has asked · has just passed · he's been |
| Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le fait | is split · are divided · are connected |
| Propositions relatives who / which + proposition — une précision sur une personne ou une chose | people who want · Eton, which are · messing, which means |
Prononciation à surveiller
Le locuteur utilise 14 contractions et formes réduites, comme we're, doesn't, don't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.
- Les sons « th »: throat /ˈθɹoʊt/, thoroughly /ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/, rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/, throaty /ˈθɹəʊti/
- Les sons « sh » et « zh »: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, indication /ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/, astonish /əˈstɑnɪʃ/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/
- Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, anxiety /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/, indication /ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/, enunciate /ɪˈnʌnsiˌeɪt/
Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :
- /tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: chamber /ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯mbɚ/, prestigious /pɹɛˈstiːd͡ʒəs/, privilege /ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪd͡ʒ/, chapel /ˈt͡ʃæp.əl/, educate /ˈɛd͡ʒ.əˌkeɪt/
- /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, prestigious /pɹɛˈstiːd͡ʒəs/, grateful /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/, throat /ˈθɹoʊt/
Comment s’entraîner avec cette vidéo
- Écoutez la vidéo en entier une fois sans parler et notez les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
- Répétez phrase par phrase à vitesse normale, en reprenant chacune jusqu’à ce que votre rythme corresponde à celui du locuteur.
- Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec l’original, en faisant attention à des mots comme accent, chamber, vocabulary.
Qu'est-ce que la technique du Shadowing ?
Le Shadowing est une technique d'apprentissage des langues fondée sur la science, développée à l'origine pour la formation des interprètes professionnels. Le principe est simple mais puissant : vous écoutez de l'anglais natif et le répétez immédiatement à voix haute — comme une ombre suivant le locuteur avec un décalage de 1 à 2 secondes. Les recherches montrent une amélioration significative de la précision de la prononciation, de l'intonation, du rythme, des liaisons, de la compréhension orale et de la fluidité.