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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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本课的词汇与口语要点

这节口语课以视频“How To Speak Upper Class Eton”为素材。视频中反复出现的词有：Eton, accent, speak, sound, word。这段视频共有 96 个句子、1020 个单词可供跟读。讲话部分时长为 6:57。说话人语速平稳，每分钟约 147 个词，很适合跟读。 83% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，其余的词建议在练习前先学一下。

视频中的重点词汇

视频中 15 个值得学习的单词，附发音和释义：

单词	发音	释义
accent 名词	/ækˈsɛnt/	重音, 腔調 /腔调
chamber 名词	/ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯mbɚ/	臥室 /卧室, 寢室 /寝室
vocabulary 名词	/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/	詞匯 /词汇, 語匯 /语汇
pronunciation 名词	/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/	發音 /发音
connect 动词	/kəˈnɛkt/	連接 /连接
snack 名词	/snæk/	零食, 小吃
prestigious 形容词	/pɹɛˈstiːd͡ʒəs/	久负盛名, 享有声望的
topic 名词	/ˈtɑpɪk/	主題 /主题, 話題 /话题
anxiety 名词	/æŋˈzaɪ.əti/	焦慮 /焦虑, 担心
compare 动词	/kəmˈpɛɚ/	比, 比較 /比较
grateful 形容词	/ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/	感激, 感謝 /感谢
bite 动词	/baɪt/	咬
throat 名词	/ˈθɹoʊt/	嗓子, 喉嚨 /喉咙
privilege 名词	/ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪd͡ʒ/	特權 /特权
homework 名词	/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/	作業 /作业, 家庭作業 /家庭作业

视频中出现的短语动词

单词	释义
go through 动词	通過 /通过

值得反复跟读的句子

视频中简短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常对话里：

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?

视频中的语法

说话人最常用的结构，并附上视频中的原话：

结构	视频中的用法
现在完成时 have/has + 过去分词 — 过去发生但与现在仍有关联的事	has asked · has just passed · he's been
被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么，而不是谁做的	is split · are divided · are connected
定语从句 who / which + 从句 — 补充说明人或事物	people who want · Eton, which are · messing, which means

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 14 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 we're, doesn't, don't。请按听到的简短形式来说。

“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/
长单词——注意重音位置: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, anxiety /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/, indication /ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/, enunciate /ɪˈnʌnsiˌeɪt/

中文母语者容易读错的音：

/v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, privilege /ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪd͡ʒ/, divide /dɪˈvaɪd/, privately /ˈpɹaɪvɪtli/, vowel /ˈvaʊ.əl/
词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: accent /ækˈsɛnt/, connect /kəˈnɛkt/, snack /snæk/, prestigious /pɹɛˈstiːd͡ʒəs/, topic /ˈtɑpɪk/
/r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, grateful /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/, privilege /ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪd͡ʒ/, thoroughly /ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/, privately /ˈpɹaɪvɪtli/

如何用这段视频练习

先完整听一遍视频，不要开口，记下不认识的单词。
用正常速度逐句跟读，每句重复到你的节奏与说话人一致为止。
录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 accent, chamber, vocabulary 这类单词。

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