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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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thousands of practice words and sentences,
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and over 300 pages covering every vowel and consonant and aspect of intonation.
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The links in the description and in the pinned comment.
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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,
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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,
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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,
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such as the christening of the new kittens,
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or the refurnishing of the Doll's House,
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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,
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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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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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Great work today!
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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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Thanks for watching and I'll see you in the next British accent shadowing session.
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この動画で話す練習をする理由
「British Accent Shadowing」シリーズでは、shadowspeaksを活用して、英語の発音やリズムを向上させることができます。動画の内容は、イギリスのRPアクセント（Received Pronunciation）で自然なスピードで読み上げられており、特にB2からC1レベルの中上級者に最適です。このようなテキストを読んで話すことで、流暢さが増し、クリアなナarrative Englishの習得が促進されます。音声を追いかけながら話す「shadow speak」は、自信を持って英語を話す助けとなります。また、PDFのダウンロードリンクも提供されているため、自宅での復習が可能です。
文法と表現の文脈
- 時制の一致：「They were not railway children to begin with.」のように、過去形を使って状況を説明します。物語の時制を理解することが重要です。
- 接続詞の使用：「except as a means of getting to...」のように、接続詞を使って情報を結びつけ、文をスムーズにします。
- 形容詞の比較：「ordinary suburban children」という表現は、子供たちの状況を描写するために使われ、具体的なイメージを提供します。
- 所有格の使用：「mother's favourite」のように、所有格を使って人間関係を表現します。これにより、家族のダイナミクスが明確になります。
一般的な発音の罠
この動画では、特定の単語やフレーズが難しい発音のトラップとなっています。例えば、“ordinary”や“pantomime” のような単語は、特にRPにおいて微妙な音が必要です。母音の明瞭さと子音の強調がポイントになりますので、集中して模倣することが大切です。
また、リズムとイントネーションも重要な要素です。「shadow speech」を実践することで、自然な会話の流れを学ぶことができ、IELTS スピーキング対策にも役立ちます。特に、感情を込めた表現の仕方や声のトーンにも注意を払いましょう。これらの練習を通じて、確実にスキルが向上します。
シャドーイングとは？英語上達に効果的な理由
シャドーイング（Shadowing）は、もともとプロの通訳者養成プログラムで開発された言語学習法で、多言語習得者として知られるDr. Alexander Arguelles によって広く普及されました。方法はシンプルですが非常に効果的：ネイティブスピーカーの英語を聞きながら、1〜2秒の遅延で声に出してすぐに繰り返す——まるで「影（shadow）」のように話者を追いかけます。文法ドリルや受動的なリスニングと異なり、シャドーイングは脳と口の筋肉が同時にリアルタイムで英語を処理・再現することを強制します。研究により、発音精度、抑揚、リズム、連音、リスニング力、そして会話の流暢さが大幅に向上することが確認されています。IELTSスピーキング対策や自然な英語コミュニケーションを目指す方に特におすすめです。