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Hello and welcome to British Accent Shadowing.
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I'm Ashley Howard, a UK voice coach and accent specialist.
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Today we're working with an extract from The Railway Children by E.
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Nesbitt, a much-loved classic that's ideal for developing pronunciation,
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connected speech and natural intonation and rhythm in RP.
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This passage sits around B2 to C1 level,
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making it perfect for upper-intermediate and advanced learners who want to build fluency with clear narrative English.
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I'll read the text once,
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at a natural RP pace,
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then we'll go line by line so you can shadow and repeat after me,
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building confidence as you speak.
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You can also download the free PDF of today's text with vocabulary notes using the link below.
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Let's begin.
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They were not railway children to begin with.
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I don't suppose they had ever thought about railways except as a means of getting to Maskeline and Cook's,
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the pantomime, zoological gardens and Madame Tussauds.
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They were just ordinary suburban children,
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and they lived with their mother and father in an ordinary red-brick fronted villa with coloured glass in the front door,
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a tiled passage that was called a hall,
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a bathroom with hot and cold water,
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electric bells, French windows and a good deal of white paint,
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and every modern convenience, as the house agents say.
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There were three of them.
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Roberta was the eldest.
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Of course, mothers never have favourites,
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but if mother had had a favourite,
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it might have been Roberta.
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Next came Peter, who wished to be an engineer when he grew up,
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and the youngest was Phyllis, who meant extremely well.
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Mother did not spend all her time paying dull calls to dull ladies
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and sitting dully at home for dull ladies to pay calls to her.
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She was almost always there,
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ready to play with the children and ready to read to them and help them to do their home lessons.
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Besides this, she used to write stories for them while they were at school and read them aloud after tea,
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and she always made up funny pieces of poetry for their birthdays
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and for other great occasions such as the christening of the new kittens
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or the refurnishing of the Doll's house or the time when they were getting over the mumps.
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These three lucky children always had everything they needed – pretty clothes,
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good fires, a lovely nursery with heaps of toys and a mother goose wallpaper.
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They had a kind and merry nursemaid and a dog who was called James who was their very own.
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They also had a father who was just perfect,
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never cross, never unjust, and always ready for a game.
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At least, if at any time he was not ready,
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he always had an excellent reason for it,
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and explained the reason to the children so interestingly and funnily that they felt sure he couldn't help himself.
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You will think that they ought to have been very happy,
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and And so they were.
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But they did not know how happy till the pretty life in the red villa was over and done with,
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and they had to live a very different life indeed.
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Now copy after me.
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They were not railway children to begin with.
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I don't suppose they had ever thought about railways,
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except as a means of getting to Maskeline and Cooks,
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The Pantomime, Zoological Gardens and Madame Tussauds.
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They were just ordinary suburban children
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and they lived with their father and mother in an ordinary red-brick fronted villa
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with coloured glass in the front door,
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a tiled passage that was called a hall,
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a bathroom with hot and cold water,
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electric bells, French windows, and a good deal of white paint,
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and every modern convenience, as the house agents say.
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There were three of them.
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Roberta was the eldest.
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Of course, mothers never have favourites.
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But if their mother had had a favourite,
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it might have been Roberta.
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Next came Peter, who wished to be an engineer when he grew up.
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The youngest was Phyllis, who meant extremely well.
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Mother did not spend all her time in paying dull calls to dull ladies
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and sitting dully at home,
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waiting for dull ladies to pay calls to her.
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She was almost always there,
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ready to play with the children and read to them and help them
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to do their home lessons.
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Besides this, She used to write stories for them while they were at school
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and read them aloud after tea.
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And she always made up funny pieces of poetry for their birthdays
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and for other great occasions such as the christening of the new kittens
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or the refurnishing of the Doll's House or the time when they were getting over the mumps.
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These three lucky children always had everything they needed.
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Pretty clothes, good fires, a lovely nursery with heaps of toys,
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and a mother goose wallpaper.
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They had a kind and merry nursemaid,
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and a dog who was called James,
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and who was their very own.
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They also had a father who was just perfect,
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never cross, never unjust, and always ready for a game.
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At least, if at any time he was not ready,
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he always had an excellent reason for it,
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and explained the reason to the children so interestingly and funnily
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that they felt sure he couldn't help himself.
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You will think that they ought to have been very happy.
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And so they were.
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But they did not know how happy
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till the pretty life in the red villa was over and done with.
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And they had to live a very different life indeed.
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Now speak with me at the same time.
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By the way, you'll find a link to my British English pronunciation course in the description below.
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They were not railway children to begin with.
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I don't suppose they had ever thought about railways,
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except as a means of getting to Maskeline and Cook's,
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the pantomime, zoological gardens and Madame Tussauds.
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They were just ordinary suburban children,
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and they lived with their mother and father in an ordinary red-brick fronted villa with coloured glass in the front door,
110
a tiled passage that was called a hall,
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a bathroom with hot and cold water,
112
electric bells, French windows, and a good deal of white paint,
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and every modern convenience, as the house agents say.
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There were three of them.
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Roberta was the eldest.
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Of course, mothers never have favourites,
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but if mother had had a favourite,
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it might have been Roberta.
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Next came Peter, who wished to be an engineer when he grew up,
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and the youngest was Phyllis, who meant extremely well.
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Mother did not spend all her time paying dull calls to dull ladies
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and sitting dully at home for dull ladies to pay calls to her.
123
She was almost always there,
124
ready to play with the children and ready to read to them and help them to do their home lessons.
125
Besides this, she used to write stories for them while they were at school,
126
and read them aloud after tea,
127
and she always made up funny pieces of poetry for their birthdays,
128
and for other great occasions,
129
such as the christening of the new kittens,
130
or the refurnishing of the Doll's House,
131
or the time when they were getting over the mumps.
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These three lucky children always had everything they needed pretty clothes,
133
good fires, a lovely nursery with heaps of toys,
134
and a mother goose wallpaper.
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They had a kind and merry nursemaid,
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and a dog who was called James,
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who was their very own.
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They also had a father who was just perfect,
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never cross, never unjust, and always ready for a game.
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At least, if at any time he was not ready,
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he always had an excellent reason for it,
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and explained the reason to the children so interestingly and funnily that they felt sure he couldn't help himself.
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You will think that they ought to have been very happy,
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and so they were,
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but they did not know how happy till the pretty life in the red villa was over and done with,
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and they had to live a very different life indeed.
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Shadowing a passage like the railway children is a very effective way to strengthen RP,
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connected speech and a natural sense of flow in British English.
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אוצר מילים והערות הגייה לשיעור הזה

שיעור הדיבור הזה ברמה C1 מבוסס על הסרטון “British Accent Shadowing”. המילים שחוזרות הכי הרבה: mother, dull, railway, Roberta, villa. בסרטון הזה יש 154 משפטים ו-1501 מילים לתרגול Shadowing. הדיבור נמשך 15:19. הדובר מדבר לאט, כ-98 מילים בדקה, כך שיש זמן לחקות כל צליל. 82% מהמילים נמצאות בין 3,000 המילים הנפוצות ביותר באנגלית; כדאי ללמוד את השאר לפני שמתחילים.

אוצר מילים מרכזי בסרטון הזה

15 המילים המתקדמות ביותר בסרטון, עם ההגייה והמשמעות שלהן:

מילההגייהמשמעות
dull שם תואר/dʌl/קֵהֶה
mumps שם עצם/mʌmps/חַזֶּרֶת
kitten שם עצם/ˈkɪtən̩/חֲתַלְתּוּל
wallpaper שם עצם/ˈwɔːlˌpeɪpə/טַפֶּט, טפיטי נייר
tile שם עצם/ˈtaɪ.əl/אָרִיחַ, מִרְצֶפֶת
merry שם תואר/ˈmɛ.ɹi/שמח
goose שם עצם/ɡus/אווז \ אַוָּז \ אֲוָז
convenience שם עצם/kənˈvinjəns/נוחות
cloth שם עצם/klɒθ/בַּד
intonation שם עצם/ɪntəˈneɪʃən/אינטונציה
pronunciation שם עצם/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/הֲגִיָּה, בִּטּוּי
consonant שם עצם/ˈkɑn.sə.nənt/עיצור \ עִצּוּר
fluency שם עצם/ˈfluːənsi/רהיטות
vocabulary שם עצם/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/אוֹצַר מִלִּים
subscribe פועל/səbˈskɹaɪb/נִמְנָה

Phrasal verbs שתשמעו

מילהמשמעות
grow up פועלגָּדַל
check out פועלבדק

דקדוק בסרטון הזה

המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:

מבנהבסרטון
“Used to” used to + verb — הרגל או מצב שהיה נכון בעבר וכבר לא קייםused to write
סביל (Passive voice) be + past participle — הדגש הוא על מה שקורה, לא על מי שעושה את הפעולהwas called

הגייה ששווה לשים לב אליה

הדובר משתמש ב-13 קיצורים וצורות מקוצרות, כמו couldn't, don't, I'll. אמרו אותם בצורה הקצרה, כפי שאתם שומעים אותם.

  • הצלילים של “th”: cloth /klɒθ/, strengthen /ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən/, rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/
  • הצלילים של “sh” ו-“zh”: intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
  • מילים ארוכות — שימו לב להטעמה: intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, intermediate /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət/

צלילים שדוברי עברית מתקשים בהם:

  • /æ/ — פתוח יותר מה-“אֶ” העברית, לא כמו “a” ב-“cup”: pantomime /ˈpæn.təˌmʌɪm/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, extract /ˈɛkstɹækt/
  • /r/ — הלשון לא נוגעת בשום מקום, לא ה-“ר” הגרונית: christen /ˈkɹɪsən/, merry /ˈmɛ.ɹi/, nursery /ˈnɝsəɹi/, suburban /səˈbɜː(ɹ)bən/, learner /ˈlɜɹnəɹ/
  • עיצור קולי בסוף מילה — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ בלי להפוך אותם לאטומים: aloud /əˈlaʊd/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/

איך לתרגל עם הסרטון הזה

  1. הקשיבו לכל הסרטון פעם אחת בלי לדבר, ורשמו את המילים שאתם לא מכירים.
  2. תרגלו Shadowing משפט אחר משפט במהירות רגילה, וחזרו על כל משפט עד שהקצב שלכם תואם את הדובר.
  3. הקליטו את עצמכם והשוו למקור, תוך תשומת לב למילים כמו dull, mumps, kitten.

מהי טכניקת השאדואינג?

שאדואינג היא טכניקת למידת שפה מבוססת מדע שפותחה במקור להכשרת מתורגמנים מקצועיים ופופולרית על ידי הפוליגלוט ד"ר אלכסנדר ארגואלס. השיטה פשוטה אך עוצמתית: אתה מקשיב לאודיו באנגלית ילידית וחוזר עליו בקול רם מיד — כמו צל העוקב אחרי הדובר עם עיכוב של 1–2 שניות בלבד. בניגוד להאזנה פסיבית או תרגילי דקדוק, שאדואינג מכריח את המוח והשרירים בפה לעבד ולשחזר דפוסי דיבור אמיתיים בו זמנית. מחקרים מראים שזה משפר משמעותית את דיוק ההגייה, האינטונציה, הקצב, הדיבור המחובר, הבנת השמיעה ושטף הדיבור — מה שהופך אותו לאחת השיטות היעילות ביותר להכנה לIELTS Speaking ולתקשורת באנגלית בעולם האמיתי.

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