Pratica di Shadowing: British Accent Shadowing | Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde | British Pronunciation B2–C1 | Read by Ashley Howard - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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Let's do some British accent shadowing.
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If you're new here, I'm Ashley Howard, a UK voice coach, and I help people with loads of things including accent.
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And today we're shadowing an extract from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson,
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a dark and atmospheric classic of British literature.
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The CEFR level is between B2 to C1, and the first part of the video is Listen and Repeat,
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and in the second, see if you can speak along with me at the same time, and there's a free PDF with vocabulary notes you can download using the link in the description.
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Ready?
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Let's do it!
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Mr Utterson, the lawyer, was a man of a rugged countenance,
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that was never lighted by a smile.
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cold, scanty, and embarrassed in discourse,
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backward in sentiment, lean, long,
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dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable.
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At friendly meetings, and when the wine was to his taste,
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something eminently human, beaconed from his eye,
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something indeed which never found its way into his talk,
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but which spoke not only in these silent symbols of the after-dinner face,
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but more often and loudly in the acts of his life.
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He was austere with himself, drank gin when he was alone,
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to mortify a taste for vintages.
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And though he enjoyed the theatre,
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had not crossed the doors of one for twenty years.
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But he had an approved tolerance for others, sometimes wondering,
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almost with envy at the
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high pressure of spirits involved in their misdeeds,
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and in any extremity, inclined to help rather than to reprove.
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I inclined to Cain's hearsay,
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he used to say quaintly.
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I let my brother go to the devil in his own way.
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In this character, it was frequently his fortune to be the last reputable acquaintance,
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and the last good influence,
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in the lives of down-going men, And to such as these,
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so long as they came about his chambers,
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he never marked a shade of change in his demeanour.
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Details are in the description below.
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Let's get back to it.
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No doubt the feat was easy to Mr. Rutterson,
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for he was undemonstrative at the best, and
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And even his friendship seemed to
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be founded in a similar catholicity of good nature.
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It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle,
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ready-made from the hands of opportunity.
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And that was the lawyer's way.
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His friends were those of his own blood, or those whom he had known the longest.
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His affections, like ivy, were the growth of time,
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they implied no aptness in the object.
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Hence, no doubt the bond that united him to Mr. Richard Enfield,
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his distant kinsman, the well-known man about town.
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It was a nut to crack for many.
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What these two could see in each other.
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Or what subject they could find in common.
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It was reported by those who
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encountered them in their Sunday walks that they said nothing,
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looked singularly dull,
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and would hail with obvious relief the appearance of a friend.
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For all that, the two men put the greatest store by these excursions,
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counted them the chief jewel of each week,
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and not only set aside occasions of pleasure,
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but even resisted the calls of business,
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that they might enjoy them uninterrupted.
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Now try speaking with me at the same time.
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After that, check out my three British accent training books, which are linked in the description below.
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Ready?
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Let's go!
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Mr Utterson, the lawyer, was a man of rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile.
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Cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse, backward in sentiment, lean, long,
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dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable.
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At friendly meetings, and when the wine was to his taste, something eminently human beaconed from his eye,
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something indeed which never found its way into his talk, but which spoke not only in these silent symbols of after-dinner face,
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but more often and loudly in the acts of his life.
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He was austere with himself, drank gin when he was alone to mortify a taste for vintages, and though he enjoyed the theatre,
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had not crossed the door of one for twenty years.
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But he had an approved tolerance for others, sometimes wondering, almost with envy,
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the high pressure of spirits involved in their misdeeds, and in any extremity inclined to help rather than to reprove.
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I incline to Cain's hearsay, he used to say quaintly, I let my brother go to the devil in his own way.
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In this character it was frequently his fortune to be the last reputable acquaintance
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and last good influence in the lives of down-going men, and to such as these, so long as they came about his chamber,
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he never marked a shade of change in his demeanour.
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No doubt the feat was easy to Mr. Utterson, for he was undemonstrative at the best,
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and even his friendship seemed to be founded in a similar catholicity of good nature.
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It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle, ready-made from the hands of opportunity, and that was the lawyer's way.
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His friends were those of his own blood, all those whom he had known the longest.
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His affections, like ivy, were the growth of time.
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They implied no aptness in the object.
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Hence no doubt the bond that united him to Mr. Richard Enfield, his distant kinsman, well-known man about town.
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It was a nut to crack for many what these two could see in each other, or what subject they could find in common.
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It was reported by those who encountered them in their Sunday walks that they said nothing,
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looked singularly dull, and would hail with obvious relief the appearance of a friend.
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For all that, the two men put the greatest store by these excursions, counted them the chief jewel of each week,
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and not only set aside occasions of pleasure but even resisted the calls of business that they might enjoy them uninterrupted.
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Thank you.

Contesto e sfondo

Il video propone un esercizio di shadowing in inglese con un estratto da "Il caso strano del dottor Jekyll e del signor Hyde" di Robert Louis Stevenson, letto da Ashley Howard, una coach vocale britannica. Questo metodo è perfetto per chi vuole migliorare la pronuncia e l'intonazione britannica, a livello B2-C1. L'attività si divide in due parti: ascolta e ripete, poi parla contemporaneamente al speaker. C'è anche un PDF gratuito con note sul vocabolario, ideale per approfondire!

Top 5 frasi per la comunicazione quotidiana

  • "a man of a rugged countenance" (un uomo con un aspetto severo)
  • "embarrassed in discourse" (imbarazzato nel parlare)
  • "approved tolerance for others" (tolleranza apprezzata per gli altri)
  • "high pressure of spirits" (grande energia)
  • "ready-made from the hands of opportunity" (pronto dalle mani dell'occasione)

Guida passo passo allo shadowing

Per sfruttare al massimo il video, segui questi passaggi: 1. Ascolta attentamente la prima parte, concentrandoti sulla melodia e la velocità. 2. Ripeti ogni frase immediatamente dopo, cercando di imitare l'intonazione. 3. Nella seconda parte, parla contemporaneamente al speaker: questo aiuta a migliorare la fluidità. Usa il PDF per capire il vocabolario difficile e ripeti l'esercizio più volte. Con il shadow speech, i progressi sono veloci: in poche settimane noterai una maggiore confidenza nella pronuncia britannica. Se vuoi approfondire, esplora altri shadowing site o corsi specializzati, ma inizia con questo: è il modo perfetto per avvicinarti al shadow speak in modo divertente e efficace!

Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?

Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.