Pratica di Shadowing: British Accent Shadowing | The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James | British Accent Practice (C1–C2) - Impara a parlare inglese con YouTube
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Hello and welcome to British Accent Shadowing.
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I'm Ashley Howard, a UK voice coach,
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and among many things I help people with standard southern British English.
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Today we're working with an extract from The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James,
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one of the great classics of English literature.
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This passage sits around C1 to C2 level,
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meaning the language is advanced with complex sentence structures and nuanced vocabulary.
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Texts like this are ideal for developing a natural British accent,
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strengthening connected speech and refining your sense of rhythm and phrasing.
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I'll read the passage once at a natural pace,
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then we'll go through it line by line so you can shadow and repeat after me,
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helping you build fluency, clarity and confidence in spoken English.
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You can also download the free PDF of today's passage with vocabulary notes using the link in the description below.
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Let's begin.
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Under certain circumstances, there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.
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There are circumstances in which,
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whether you partake of the tea or not ,
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the situation is in itself delightful.
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Those that I have in mind in beginning to unfold this simple history offered an admirable setting to an innocent pastime.
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The implements of the little feast had been disposed upon the lawn of an old English country house,
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in what I should call the perfect middle of a splendid summer afternoon.
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Part of the afternoon had waned,
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but much of it was left,
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and what was left was of the finest and rarest quality.
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Real dusk would not arrive for many hours,
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but the flood of summer light had begun to ebb,
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the air had grown mellow,
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the shadows were long upon the smooth, dense turf.
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They lengthened slowly, however, and the scene expressed that sense of leisure still to come,
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which is perhaps the chief source of one's enjoyment of such a scene at such an hour.
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From five o'clock to eight is on certain occasions a little eternity,
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but on such an occasion as this,
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the interval could be only an eternity of pleasure.
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The persons concerned in it were taking their pleasure quietly,
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and they were not of the sex which is supposed to furnish the regular votaries of the ceremony I have mentioned.
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The shadows on the perfect lawn were straight and angular.
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They were the shadows of an old man sitting in a deep wicker chair near the low table on
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which the tea had been served,
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and of two younger men strolling to and fro in desultory talk in front of him.
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The old man had his cup in his hand.
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It was an unusually large cup of a different pattern from the rest of the set,
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and painted in brilliant colours.
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He disposed of its contents with much circumspection,
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holding it for a long time close to his chin,
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with his face turned to the house.
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His companions had either finished their tea or were indifferent to their privilege.
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They smoked cigarettes as they continued to stroll.
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One of them, from time to time,
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as he passed, looked with a certain attention at the elder man,
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who, unconscious of observation, rested his eyes upon the rich red front of his dwelling.
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The house that rose beyond the lawn was a structure to repay such consideration,
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and was the most characteristic object in the particularly English picture I have attempted to sketch.
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Now copy after me.
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Under certain circumstances, there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour
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dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.
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There are circumstances in which,
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whether you partake of the tea or not some people of course never do,
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the situation is in itself delightful.
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Those that I have in mind in beginning to unfold this simple history
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offered an admirable setting to an innocent pastime.
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The implements of the little feast
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had been disposed upon the lawn of an old
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English country house in what I should call the perfect middle
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of a splendid summer afternoon.
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Part of the afternoon had waned,
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but much of it was left.
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and what was left was of the finest and rarest quality.
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Real dusk would not arrive for many hours,
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but the flood of summer light had begun to ebb.
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The air had grown mellow.
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The shadows were long upon the smooth, dense turf.
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They lengthened slowly, however,
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and the scene expressed that sense of leisure still to come,
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which is perhaps the chief source of one's enjoyment of such a scene at such an hour.
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from five o'clock to eight is on certain occasions a little eternity.
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But on such an occasion as this,
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the interval could be only an eternity of pleasure.
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The persons concerned in it were taking their pleasure quietly and they were not of the sex which is supposed
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to furnish the regular votaries of the ceremony I have mentioned.
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The shadows on the perfect lawn were straight and angular.
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They were the shadows of an old man
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sitting in a deep wicker chair near the low table on
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which the tea had been served.
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and of two younger men strolling to
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and fro in desultory talk in front of him.
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The old man had his cup in his hand.
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It was an unusually large cup of a different pattern from the rest of the set,
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and painted in brilliant colours.
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He disposed of its contents with much circumspection,
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holding it for a long time close to his chin,
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with his face turned to the house.
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His companions had either finished their tea or were indifferent to their privilege.
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They smoked cigarettes as they continued to stroll.
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One of them, from time to time,
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as he passed, looked with a certain attention at the elder man who, unconscious of observation,
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rested his eyes upon the rich red front of his dwelling,
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The house
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that rose beyond the lawn was a structure to repay such consideration
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and It was the most characteristic
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object in the particularly English picture I have attempted to sketch.
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Now speak with me at the same time.
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contemporary standard British accent.
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Under certain circumstances, there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.
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There are circumstances in which,
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whether you partake of the tea or not ,
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the situation is in itself delightful.
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Those that I have in mind in beginning to unfold this simple history offered an admirable setting to an innocent pastime.
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The implements of the little feast had been disposed upon the lawn of an old English country house,
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in what I should call the perfect middle of a splendid summer afternoon.
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Part of the afternoon had waned,
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but much of it was left,
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and what was left was of the finest and rarest quality.
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Real dusk would not arrive for many hours,
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but the flood of summer light had begun to ebb,
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the air had grown mellow,
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the shadows were long upon the smooth dense turf.
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They lengthened slowly, however, and the scene expressed that sense of leisure still to come,
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which is perhaps the chief source of one's enjoyment of such a scene at such an hour.
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From five o'clock to eight is on certain occasions a little eternity,
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but on such an occasion as this the interval could be only an eternity of pleasure.
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The persons concerned in it were taking their pleasure quietly,
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and they were not of the sex which is supposed to furnish the regular votaries of the ceremony I have mentioned.
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The shadows on the perfect lawn were straight and angular.
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They were the shadows of an old man sitting in a deep wicker chair near the low table on
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which the tea had been served,
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and of two younger men strolling to and fro in desultory talk in front of him him.
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The old man had his cup in his hand.
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It was an unusually large cup of a different pattern from the rest of the set,
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and painted in brilliant colours.
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He disposed of its contents with much circumspection,
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holding it for a long time close to his chin,
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with his face turned to the house.
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His companions had either finished their tea or were indifferent to their privilege.
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They smoked cigarettes as they continued to stroll.
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One of them, from time to time,
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as he passed, looked with a certain attention at the elder man who,
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unconscious of observation, rested his eyes upon the rich red front of his dwelling.
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The house that rose beyond the lawn was a structure to repay such consideration,
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and as the most characteristic object in the particularly English picture I have attempted to sketch.
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Great work today!
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Shadowing a literary passage, like The Portrait of a Lady,
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is a powerful way to develop rhythm,
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stress patterns and expressive flow of British English.
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Regular practice like this helps you move from careful pronunciation to natural, confident speech.
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Thanks for watching, and I'll see you in the next British Accent Shadowing Session.
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Informazioni su questa lezione
In questa lezione, praticherai un estratto avanzato da The Portrait of a Lady di Henry James, focalizzandoti sul miglioramento del tuo accento britannico. L'estratto è classificato intorno al livello C1-C2, il che significa che affronterai strutture frasali complesse e un vocabolario ricco di sfumature. Durante la lezione, ascolterai un'interpretazione del brano, quindi avrai l'opportunità di "shadowing", ripetendo le frasi in modo da affinare la tua fluidità, chiarezza e confidenza nel parlare inglese. Questo approccio di shadowspeak è particolarmente efficace per sviluppare un ritmo naturale e una pronuncia corretta.
Vocabolario e frasi chiave
- afternoon tea - tè pomeridiano
- delightful - delizioso
- lengthened - si sono allungati
- cursory talk - conversazione superficiale
- circumspection - circospezione
- residential facade - facciata residenziale
- mellow air - aria dolce
- votaries - devoti
Consigli di pratica
Quando pratichi il shadow speech con questo video, presta attenzione alla velocità e al tono del parlante. Inizia ascoltando attentamente l’intonazione e il ritmo. Ripeti ogni frase seguendo il modello e cerca di imitare non solo la pronuncia ma anche l’emozione dietro le parole. Esamina il modo in cui il narratore utilizza pause e accenti per enfatizzare il significato. Potrebbe risultarti utile fermarti dopo alcune frasi per riflettere sulla loro struttura e sul vocabolario. Ricorda che la pratica costante attraverso tecniche come shadowspeaks può significativamente migliorare le tue abilità orali. Sfrutta la possibilità di scaricare il PDF con le note di vocabolario per un apprendimento ancora più mirato. Buona pratica!
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.
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