シャドーイング練習: British Accent Shadowing | The Wind in the Willows | Learn RP Pronunciation with Classic Literature - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

Hi, this is Ashley and welcome to British English Shadowing, your place to practice RP pronunciation,

accent clarity and the natural rhythm of spoken English.

In today's episode, we will work with a rich and lyrical passage from The Wind and the Willows by Kenneth Graham,

a classic of English literature and now in the public domain.

First, I'll read the passage at a natural speed, just so that you can listen.

Then we'll go line by line so you can repeat after me.

And then we'll go back again to a natural speed, and this time try to speak with me at the same time.

This is a great way to improve your pronunciation, fluency and speaking confidence.

If you'd like to follow along, then there's a free PDF that you can download in the text in the description box below.

So let's get started.

The mole had been working very hard all morning, spring cleaning his little home.

First with brooms, then with dusters, then on ladders and steps and chairs, with a little brush and a pail of whitewash,

till he had dust in his throat and eyes

and splashes of whitewash all over his black fur and an aching back and weary arms.

Spring was moving in the air above and in the earth below and around him,

penetrating even his dark and lowly little house with its spirit of divine discontent and longing.

It is a small wonder,

then, that he suddenly flung down his brush on the floor, said, Bother! and, oh, blow! and also hang spring cleaning,

and bolted out of the house without even waiting to put on his coat.

Something up above him was calling him imperiously, and he made for the steep little tunnel

which answered in his case to the gravelled carriage drive owned by animals whose residences are nearer to the sun and air.

So he scraped and scratched and scrabbled and scrooged, and then he scrooged again and scrabbled and scratched and scraped,

working busily with his little paws and muttering to himself, up we go, up we go, till at last pop.

His snout came out into the sunlight and he found himself rolling in the warm grass of a great meadow.

Now repeat after me.

The Mole had been working very hard all morning, spring cleaning his little home,

First with brooms, then with dusters,

then on ladders and steps and chairs,

with a little brush and a pail of whitewash,

till he had dust in his throat and eyes and splashes of whitewash all over his black fur

and an aching back and weary arms.

Spring was moving in the air above in the earth below and around him,

penetrating even his dark and lowly little house,

with its spirit of divine discontent and longing.

It's a small wonder then

that he suddenly flung down his brush on the floor, said, Bother!

and, Oh, blow!

And also hang spring cleaning.

And bolted out of the house, without even waiting to put on his coat.

Something up above him was calling him imperiously,

and he made for the steep little tunnel,

which answered in his case to the gravelled carriage drive owned by animals

whose residences are nearer to the sun and air.

So he scraped and scratched,

and scrabbled and scrooged, and then he scrooged again,

and scrabbled and scratched and scraped,

working busily with his little paws and muttering to himself,

Up we go, up we go, till at last Pop!

His snout came out into the sunlight and he found himself rolling in the warm grass of a great meadow.

Now try speaking with me at the same time.

The Mole had been working very hard all morning, spring cleaning his little home, first with brooms, then with dusters,

then on ladders and steps and chairs, with a little brush and a pail of whitewash, till he had dust in his throat and eyes

and splashes of whitewash all over his black fur and an aching back and weary arms.

Spring was moving in the air above and in the earth below and around him,

penetrating even his dark and lowly little house with its spirit of divine discontent and longing.

It's a small wonder, then, that he suddenly flung down his brush on the floor, said, bother, and, oh, blow,

and also hang spring cleaning, and bolted out of the house without even waiting to put on his coat.

Something up above him was calling him imperiously, and he made for the steep little tunnel,

which answered in his case to the gravelled carriage drive owned by animals whose residences are nearer to the sun and air.

So he scraped and scratched and scrabbled and scrooged, and then he scrooged again and scrabbled and scratched and scraped,

working busily with his little paws and muttering to himself, Up we go, up we go, till at last, pop.

His snout came out into the sunlight, and he found himself rolling in the warm grass of a great meadow.

Good job!

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especially in a British or RP accent.

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Thank you.

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。

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