Prática de Shadowing: British Accent Shadowing | The Railway Children by E. Nesbit | RP Pronunciation Practice (B2–C1) - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo
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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,
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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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connected speech and a natural sense of flow in British English.
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Sobre Esta Lição
Nesta lição, você irá trabalhar com um trecho do clássico The Railway Children de E. Nesbit, perfeito para aprimorar sua pronúncia em inglês, a fala conectada e a entonação natural do inglês britânico (RP). Este material é adequado para aprendizes de nível B2 a C1, proporcionando uma oportunidade excelente para aprender inglês com youtube através da prática de shadow speech. Você irá ouvir o texto em um ritmo natural e depois repetir linha por linha, aumentando sua fluência e confiança ao falar em inglês.
Vocabulário e Frases Chave
- Railway - ferrovia
- Suburban - suburbano
- Villa - casa de campo
- Convenience - conveniência
- Nursemaid - ama de leite
- Dull - maçante, sem graça
- Perfect - perfeito
- Happy - feliz
Dicas de Prática
Para maximizar sua experiência de prática de conversação em inglês, comece ouvindo atentamente o texto sendo lido em um ritmo natural. Em seguida, use a técnica de shadowing repetindo cada linha logo após ouvir, imitando a entonação e o ritmo do narrador. Preste atenção à cadência e ao uso de pausas naturais no discurso. Lembre-se de que o objetivo é melhorar sua pronúncia em inglês e desenvolver uma fala mais fluida. A prática regular utilizando vídeos como este pode acelerar seu progresso no aprendizado da língua!
O que é a Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing é uma técnica de aprendizado de idiomas com base científica, originalmente desenvolvida para o treinamento de intérpretes profissionais. O método é simples, mas poderoso: você ouve áudio em inglês nativo e repete imediatamente em voz alta — como uma sombra seguindo o falante com 1-2 segundos de atraso. Pesquisas mostram melhora significativa na precisão da pronúncia, entonação, ritmo, sons conectados, compreensão auditiva e fluência na fala.