Практика Shadowing: British Accent Training Exercise! MODERN RP (Shadowing Technique) - Изучайте разговорный английский по видео

Создание урока...
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Hello everyone, my name is Dylan and welcome to another interactive speaking exercise.
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So today we are going to be using the shadowing technique to help improve your British English speaking
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and pronunciation whilst helping you to train your modern RP British accent.
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Brilliant.
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So how does it work?
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Well, I will start by telling you a completely true story about the time I was robbed by a gang of ducks.
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Yeah so I'll tell you this same story three times.
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For the first time all you need to do is sit back listen and enjoy.
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For the second time you will listen again but after each sentence you will repeat what I have just said.
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Now for this part it's important to try and copy my voice exactly.
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It's the small details you need to focus on in order to really improve your British English accent and speaking abilities.
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Finally for the third part we will actually be reading the story together at the same time
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and this is the shadowing technique.
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Now it is a bit of a challenge however
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if you can do this it means
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that you are able to perfectly imitate a natural British speaker
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which of course means that you are also speaking in a natural British accent.
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So feel free to repeat steps two
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and three as many times as you need to before moving on And there's no rush.
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Don't worry
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if you make any mistakes I'm not going to send a duck over to your house to eat you
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or something like that No, this is just a chance for us to have a bit of fun
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And for you to develop your speaking skills and your accent as well So enjoy the video and good luck Sorry guys,
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I forgot to mention but I have also made a completely free PDF to go with this lesson.
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So it includes the full story, loads of pronunciation tips, the phonetics for each word, where the schwa's are, what the linking patterns are,
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plus a breakdown of all the vocabulary and expressions that I used.
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It's actually a really good PDF to be honest and it will massively help you to sound so much more British.
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The link to that is in the top comment.
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It's completely free, all you need to do is hit the link, enter your email and I will instantly send it to you.
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You will then also be signed up to my hilarious weekly Tuesday newsletter
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and I will even send you a bonus video as a thank you.
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Right, enjoy the story.
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Let me tell you a crazy story.
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My tale began on a Saturday morning in England.
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The sun was shining and I was in the mood to go on an adventure.
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So I showered up, got changed, and headed out to my local park.
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Upon arrival, I couldn't help but appreciate how peaceful this place was.
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Everything felt so nice and calm and relaxed.
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Well, that was until the once perfect silence was smashed by a deafening scream.
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As adrenaline surged through my body, I ran towards the noise to investigate.
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I whipped out my trusty binoculars and started searching for clues.
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And after just 10 seconds I spotted something extremely alarming in the distance.
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That must have been what caused the scream, I thought to myself.
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Wasting no time I dropped my binoculars and started sprinting towards my discovery.
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I was nearly there when suddenly I hit the floor and everything went black.
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Someone or something had tripped me up.
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Once I eventually regained consciousness, I saw them for the first time.
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The beasts that had caused the scream.
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As they loomed over me, I could see the menace in their eyes.
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These were not friendly ducks.
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These were criminal ducks.
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The next thing I knew, the two thugs were going into my pockets, robbing me of everything I had.
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After successfully stealing my phone, laptop, wallet, passport and dignity, they started waddling off to freedom.
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They were far too fast for me to chase, so I had to let them go.
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And that's the story of how I was robbed by a gang of ducks.
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Honestly, that story took a lot of courage for me to tell.
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Anyway, time to move on to part two.
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Here I will read the story again, but after each sentence you just need to repeat what I have just said.
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Now for this section it's really important to try and copy exactly how I say it.
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you wish to really train your modern RP British accent.
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As I've said many times before, an accent is like a song and it's important to hit the right notes.
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Now feel free to do this section as many times as you need to, just until you feel confident that you sound exactly like I do.
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There's no rush and you can also play it at a slower speed if it helps.
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Good Good luck!
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Let me tell you a crazy story.
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My tale began on a Saturday morning in England.
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The sun was shining and I was in the mood to go on an adventure.
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So, I showered up, got changed and headed out to my local park.
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Upon arrival, I couldn't help but appreciate how peaceful this place was.
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felt so nice and calm and relaxed.
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Well that was until the once perfect silence was smashed by a deafening scream.
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As adrenaline surged through my body, I ran towards the noise to investigate.
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I whipped out my trusty binoculars and started searching for clues clues.
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And after just 10 seconds I spotted something extremely alarming in the distance.
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That must have been what caused the scream, I thought to myself.
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Wasting no time, I dropped my binoculars and started sprinting towards my discovery.
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I was nearly there when suddenly I hit the floor and everything went black.
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Someone or something had tripped me up.
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Once I eventually regained consciousness, I saw them for the first time.
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The beasts that had caused the scream.
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As they loomed over me, I could see the menace in their eyes.
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These were not friendly ducks.
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These were criminal ducks.
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The next thing I knew, the two thugs were going into my pockets, robbing me of everything I had.
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After successfully stealing my phone, laptop, wallet, passport and dignity, they started waddling off to freedom.
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They were far too fast for me to chase so I had to let them go.
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And that's the story of how I was robbed by a gang of ducks.
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Right guys, it is now time for the third and final section, the shadowing technique.
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Here we'll be reading the story together at the same time.
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Now, as mentioned, this is quite a challenging part of the video, so take as long as you need to.
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And you can also go and replay part two as many times as you like
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which will make this section a lot easier.
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So try to copy my voice exactly and don't worry if you make any mistakes.
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It's actually a good thing.
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Right, enjoy.
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Let me tell you a crazy story.
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My tale began on a Saturday morning in England.
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The sun was shining and I was in the mood to go on an adventure.
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So I showered up, got changed and headed out to my local park.
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Upon arrival, I couldn't help but appreciate how peaceful this place was.
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Everything felt so nice and calm and relaxed.
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Well, that was until the once perfect silence was smashed by a deafening scream.
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As adrenaline surged through my body, I ran towards the noise to investigate.
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I whipped out my trusty binoculars and started searching for clues.
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And after just 10 seconds I spotted something extremely alarming in the distance.
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That must have been what caused the scream, I thought to myself.
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Wasting no time I dropped my binoculars and started sprinting towards my discovery.
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I was nearly there when suddenly I hit the floor and everything went black.
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Someone or something had tripped me up.
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Once I eventually regained consciousness, I saw them for the first time.
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The beasts that had caused the scream.
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As As they loomed over me, I could see the menace in their eyes.
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These were not friendly ducks.
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These were criminal ducks.
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The next thing I knew, the two thugs were going into my pockets, robbing me of everything I had.
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After successfully stealing my phone, laptop, wallet, passport and dignity, they started waddling off to freedom.
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were far too fast for me to chase so I had to let them go.
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And that's the story of how I was robbed by a gang of ducks.
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Right everyone well done for doing that.
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The shadowing technique is not easy so if you did find this challenging then good you know it's supposed to be hard.
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That shows your actually learning something.
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Now as mentioned I would definitely recommend repeating steps two
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and three as many times as you need to just until you feel 100% confident.
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I would also highly recommend checking out the free pdf.
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It's honestly like a cheat sheet.
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It will help you to sound so much more British especially if you are using it alongside the video.
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So the link is in the top comment.
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As soon as you sign up I will also send you an exclusive bonus video to say thank you so
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you know it's a good deal right
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if you did enjoy today's video why not check out this
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one right here this this is a good video i promise right thank you again
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so much for watching remember to like subscribe and comment down below
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and i'll see you next friday for another lesson cheers

О данном уроке

В этом уроке вы потренируетесь в shadow speech — технике повторения речи после носителя, чтобы улучшить произношение английского и освоить современный британский акцент (Modern RP). Вы слушите историю о приключениях с утками, повторяете её предложения и читаете вместе с говорящим. Это поможет вам освоить естественный ритм, интонацию и связку слов, а также расширить словарный запас. К уроку прилагается бесплатный PDF с транскриптом, фонетикой и советами, что делает процесс обучения ещё эффективнее.

Основной словарный запас и фразы

  • Shadowing technique — техника "тень" (повторение речи после говорящего)
  • Modern RP — современный полученный произношение (британский стандарт)
  • Adrenaline surged through my body — Адреналин бурлил по моему телу
  • Loomed over — Нависали над
  • Menace in their eyes — Злоба в глазах
  • Deafening scream — Раскатывающийся крик

Советы для практики

Чтобы эффективно использовать shadowing technique на этом видео, следуйте этим рекомендациям. Сначала слушайте историю целиком, чтобы понять контекст и ритм — это поможет вам потом лучше повторять. При втором просмотре не спешите: после каждого предложения остановите видео и повторите его, копируя не только слова, но и интонацию, ударения и паузы. Это важно, потому что мелкие детали делают речь естественной. При третьем этапе (совместное чтение) сосредоточьтесь на синхронизации с голосом говорящего: если вы отстаёте, не расстраивайтесь — повторите этот шаг несколько раз. Скорость видео подходит для начинающих, так что вы успеете услышать и повторить каждое слово. Используйте PDF с фонетикой, чтобы проверить правильность произношения сложных слов, например "binoculars" или "menace". Регулярная практика (не менее 3 раз в неделю) поможет вам быстрее освоить британский акцент и улучшить речь. Если вы ищете больше ресурсов, можно использовать shadowing site или учить английский по видео — это отличные способы закрепить навыки.

Грамматика в этом видео

Конструкции, которые говорящий использует чаще всего, с точными словами из видео:

КонструкцияВ видео
Пассивный залог be + причастие прошедшего времени — важно, что происходит, а не кто это делаетwas robbed · is hit · be signed
Present Perfect have/has + причастие прошедшего времени — прошлое действие, важное сейчасhave just said · have also made · I've said
Глагол + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — глаголы, после которых идёт форма на -ingstarted searching · started sprinting · started waddling
Past Continuous was/were + -ing — действие, которое длилось в определённый момент прошлогоwas shining · were going

Что такое техника Shadowing?

Shadowing — это научно обоснованная техника изучения языка, изначально разработанная для подготовки профессиональных переводчиков и популяризированная полиглотом доктором Александром Аргуэльесом. Метод прост, но эффективен: вы слушаете аудио на английском от носителей языка и немедленно повторяете вслух — как тень, следующая за говорящим с задержкой в 1–2 секунды. В отличие от пассивного прослушивания или грамматических упражнений, Shadowing заставляет мозг и мышцы рта одновременно обрабатывать и воспроизводить реальные речевые паттерны. Исследования показывают, что это значительно улучшает точность произношения, интонацию, ритм, связную речь, понимание на слух и беглость речи — что делает его одним из самых эффективных методов для подготовки к IELTS Speaking и реального общения на английском.

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