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Hello, it's John here.

Today we have a very interesting topic for you.

That is the Eton accent and vocabulary.

Now, Eton is one of the most prestigious schools in the UK, if not the most prestigious.

So where is Eton?

Well, it's about 20 miles from central London, very close to the town of Windsor.

Here is a sample of former pupils who all went to Eton.

We have Damien Lewis, Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Bear Grylls and Ian Fleming all went to Eton.

Plus two other prime ministers, British prime ministers who went to Eton

and they're the ones we're going to focus on today because I have recordings of both of them,

that being Boris Johnson, for many people this is an astonishing moment of hope, and David Cameron.

And that is something we should all be grateful for.

And we're going to analyse their accent.

Then we're going to look at the specific vocabulary that's used at Eton College.

So, by the end of the video, you should know how to speak Eton.

So, let's start with Boris.

Let's hear the way he speaks in this speech.

Tonight we are leaving the European Union.

For many people this is an astonishing moment of hope.

A moment they thought would never come.

And there are many, of course, who feel a sense of anxiety and loss.

And then there's a third group, perhaps the biggest, who had started to worry that the whole political wrangle would never come to an end.

So Boris certainly speaks with an RP or Received Pronunciation accent.

He's got various features, pronunciation features to his accent.

Let's go through them now.

OK, so the first thing you'll notice is he's got quite a throaty way of speaking, really at the back of the throat,

you know, a bit like this.

Political wrangle.

On top of that, he's got this sort of start -stop rhythm to it,

like as if everything he's saying is actually a sound bite.

Perhaps the biggest.

Couple that with his highly melodic intonation and he's surely got your attention. Of hope.

Now, he's obviously nurtured this accent to sound, I don't know, privileged or upper class.

And you can really tell that he went to a private school.

He's got that kind of feel about his accent.

He uses words that RP speakers would use, like astonishing.

And he's got the classic RP vowel sound, like thought.

Yes, so he's got this sound just like in classic RP.

Plus it's a version of RP that's quite rare these days, although you have to say it does stand out because of that.

Now let's move on to David Cameron who is also an Old Etonian.

Here's his speech, the first speech he made as PM of Britain.

Her Majesty the Queen has asked me to form a new government and I have accepted.

Before I talk about that new government, let me say something about the one that has just passed.

Compared with a decade ago...

So, he speaks very clearly.

Again, you could probably tell that he's been to a privately educated school.

Maybe not exactly Eton, but he does speak.. he takes care in what he says and he speaks very clearly.

He also, you would say, has an RP accent.

That's because the first thing you realise is he doesn't like to drop sounds, especially his T's.

He always says his T's like in government.

Government.

Yes?

Like that.

Form a new government.

The next sound we'll pick up on is the classic RP sound of the O.

Now I say it a more modern way.

I say O and he says O, O.

Right?

So, people who want to enunciate, who want to speak RP generally take care of their vowel sounds.

He says this O, O, AGO, AGO, HOPE, right?

So, that is a clear indication of speaking received pronunciation as well.

OK, let's move on to the vocabulary.

Now, the first word, where would the schools be without teachers?

And this is a word that Etonians use for teachers.

It is used in one or two other private schools as well, but it's also used at Eton.

So, they call teachers beaks,

as in a bird beak and you can literally replace the word teacher for the word beak in sentences in at Eton.

Everybody, the beak's coming.

Finish up your homework now, quick.

Something like that.

Next, when I was looking at the fees for Eton, which are obviously extremely high, I noticed that the year is split into halves.

However, the halves are divided into three.

So, there's three halves to the year.

That's very strange, isn't it?

The next two are connected with eating.

The first one is chambers.

And that's a break in the morning when you can have a snack.

I guess at Eton you would say something like...

OK chaps, it's 11 o 'clock.

Time for chambers.

The second one is messing, which means to prepare a snack in the afternoon at your boarding house.

Because obviously all the kids at Eton live in boarding houses.

OK.

Shall we put everything that we've learnt into a sentence?

so that we can speak Eton.

So in this half we're having chambers at 11

and then we're going to go back to the house at 3 for messing.

But we have to be at the chapel at 3 .30 otherwise the beaks will come hunting for us.

And there you have it, a crash course in speaking upper class Eton.

Now I hope you've learned a few things about the Eton accent

and I hope you can take it away and just for pleasure or for whatever, enjoy yourself with the accent.

Remember to like and subscribe to the channel for more videos on accents

and remember right here you can get a better British accent.

My name is John and I'll say see you later, stay connected, bye.

So I hope you thoroughly enjoyed this accent video today

and I hope now you can speak a bit more Eton and a bit more RP.

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本課的詞彙與口語要點

這節口語課以影片“How To Speak Upper Class Eton”為素材。影片中反覆出現的詞有：Eton, accent, speak, sound, word。這段影片共有 96 個句子、1020 個單詞可供跟讀。講話部分時長為 6:57。說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 147 個詞，很適合跟讀。 83% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，其餘的詞建議在練習前先學一下。

影片中的重點詞彙

影片中 15 個值得學習的單詞，附發音和釋義：

單詞	發音	釋義
accent 名詞	/ækˈsɛnt/	重音, 腔調 /腔調
chamber 名詞	/ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯mbɚ/	臥室 /臥室, 寢室 /寢室
vocabulary 名詞	/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/	詞匯 /詞彙, 語匯 /語彙
pronunciation 名詞	/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/	發音 /發音
connect 動詞	/kəˈnɛkt/	連線 /連線
snack 名詞	/snæk/	零食, 小吃
prestigious 形容詞	/pɹɛˈstiːd͡ʒəs/	久負盛名, 享有聲望的
topic 名詞	/ˈtɑpɪk/	主題 /主題, 話題 /話題
anxiety 名詞	/æŋˈzaɪ.əti/	焦慮 /焦慮, 擔心
compare 動詞	/kəmˈpɛɚ/	比, 比較 /比較
grateful 形容詞	/ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/	感激, 感謝 /感謝
bite 動詞	/baɪt/	咬
throat 名詞	/ˈθɹoʊt/	嗓子, 喉嚨 /喉嚨
privilege 名詞	/ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪd͡ʒ/	特權 /特權
homework 名詞	/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/	作業 /作業, 家庭作業 /家庭作業

影片中出現的短語動詞

單詞	釋義
go through 動詞	通過 /通過

值得反覆跟讀的句子

影片中簡短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常對話裡：

Let's hear the way he speaks in this speech.
Let's go through them now.
That's very strange, isn't it?
Shall we put everything that we've learnt into a sentence?

影片中的語法

說話人最常用的結構，並附上影片中的原話：

結構	影片中的用法
現在完成時 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去發生但與現在仍有關聯的事	has asked · has just passed · he's been
被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的	is used · is split · are divided
定語從句 who / which + 從句 — 補充說明人或事物	one that has · people who want · Eton, which are

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 14 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 we're, doesn't, don't。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

“th” 音: throat /ˈθɹoʊt/, thoroughly /ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/, rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/, throaty /ˈθɹəʊti/
“sh” 和 “zh” 音: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, indication /ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/, astonish /əˈstɑnɪʃ/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/
長單詞——注意重音位置: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, anxiety /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/, indication /ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/, enunciate /ɪˈnʌnsiˌeɪt/

中文母語者容易讀錯的音：

/v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, privilege /ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪd͡ʒ/, divide /dɪˈvaɪd/, privately /ˈpɹaɪvɪtli/, vowel /ˈvaʊ.əl/
詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: accent /ækˈsɛnt/, connect /kəˈnɛkt/, snack /snæk/, prestigious /pɹɛˈstiːd͡ʒəs/, topic /ˈtɑpɪk/
/r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, grateful /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/, privilege /ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪd͡ʒ/, thoroughly /ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/, privately /ˈpɹaɪvɪtli/

如何用這段影片練習

先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
用正常速度逐句跟讀，每句重複到你的節奏與說話人一致為止。
錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 accent, chamber, vocabulary 這類單詞。

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