シャドーイング練習: 09 - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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A Ghost in Love Performed by Jenny Bryce, Rupert Farley, Crispin Redman, Patience Tomlinson
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A Ghost in Love Scene 1 Brad sees a ghost.
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Brad and Jerry come into the hotel room and put their bags down.
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It is a hot day, and they are wearing summer shirts.
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Brad sits on a bed.
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Man, I want a drink.
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Twenty miles in one morning.
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Are the bicycles okay in the street?
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In this little village?
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Oh, yes.
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Nobody steals bicycles here.
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How do you know?
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This is your first time here.
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First time in England.
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Or am I wrong?
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No, you're right.
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But I remember this village.
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I was here before, Jerry.
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I can feel it.
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Oh, come on.
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We were out in the sun for five hours.
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You need to drink some cold water, my friend.
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This hotel opened in 1853, right?
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Right.
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Brad, you looked at this book before.
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No, I didn't.
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Hey, you know something?
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It's 1.15.
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My dad died at this minute on this day last month.
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Oh, Brad, I'm sorry.
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No, no, it's okay.
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I'm going to go back to New York next week, after our three weeks in England.
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And I'm going to be Brad Davis of Davis TV.
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Dad wanted that.
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Yeah.
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Hey, come on.
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Let's go out in the sun.
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Let's see the village.
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Have a drink.
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Find some girls.
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No, you go.
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I like it here.
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Here in the room.
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Okay.
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Let's stay in the room.
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Hey, there's a television.
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Hmm.
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Not working.
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Oh, forget it.
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No!
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You're Brad Davis of Davis Television, the biggest in America.
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You must have a television.
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Look, shall I go down and ask Mrs. Finch?
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You stay here.
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You look tired.
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Yeah, thanks, Jerry.
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I am tired.
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In 1760, the hotel was a house.
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A family called Bannister lived in the house.
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One day, the 19-year-old daughter, Ellen...
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I was never 19.
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I died at 18.
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Yes, I remember you.
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Hello, Ellen.
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Hello, Matthew.
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Why does your friend call you Brad?
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Is that a name?
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Yes it's an American name.
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But you are Matthew, and I'm going to call you Matthew.
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Always.
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Oh, Matthew, I waited and waited and waited for you.
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I love you so much. Do you love me?
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Yes, I think.
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Yes, I do.
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You think?
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Is that an answer?
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After all these years?
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Oh, Matthew.
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Matthew, do you remember everything?
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No, not everything.
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I remember our love.
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And you died.
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I remember that.
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I wanted to die, too.
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And again, last month, I wanted to die.
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Oh, Matthew, don't say that.
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Oh, Matthew, I'm so happy to see you again.
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Ellen, can I see you?
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Can we talk?
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Oh, yes.
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I want to talk to you about...
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Are you okay, love?
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You look white.
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This is not a happy time for Brad.
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I'm sorry, love.
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Do you want some dinner?
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I make the best dinner in the north of England.
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No, thank you.
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Talk to me later, then.
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Right, the television.
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It's okay now.
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Bye-bye, Brad.
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Bye, Jerry.
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Have a nice time in our village.
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Mrs. Finch, wait, please.
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Do you know about the Bannister family?
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Did you see the ghost?
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Ellen Bannister?
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Yes.
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What?
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Brad, you saw a ghost?
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Oh, come on!
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Oh, Ellen's always here.
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She likes young men.
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She's always looking for her boyfriend.
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Matthew's his name, I think.
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Mrs. Finch, what happened?
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How did she die?
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What happened to Matthew?
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You're interested, love.
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I can see that.
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There's an old woman in the village.
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Her name is Maud Anscombe.
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She knows about Ellen.
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You ask Maud.
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Crad, this ghost.
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What did she say?
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She...
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She didn't speak, Jerry.
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She said nothing at all.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.

このレッスンの語彙とスピーキングのポイント

繰り返し出てくる語は次のとおりです:Brad, Matthew, ghost, Ellen, Jerry。 この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が132文、単語が615語あります。 音声の長さは6:57です。 話す速さはゆっくりで、1分あたり約89語です。一つ一つの音をまねる余裕があります。 英語の頻出3,000語に含まれる単語は81%だけなので、語彙は難しめです。 全132文のうち27文が疑問文なので、疑問文のイントネーションや短い受け答えの練習に向いています。

この動画の重要語彙

動画の中で特に難しい単語15語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

単語発音意味
ghost 名詞/ɡoʊst/幽霊, 亡霊
bicycle 名詞/ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/自転車, チャリンコ
steal 動詞/stiːl/盗む
shirt 名詞/ʃɜɹt/シャツ, ワイシャツ
boyfriend 名詞/ˈbɔɪˌfɹɛnd/カレ, 彼
village 名詞/ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/村, 田舎
television 名詞/ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/テレビジョン, テレビ
hotel 名詞/həʊˈtɛl/ホテル, 宿
drink 動詞/ˈdɹɪŋk/飲む, 召し上がる
dinner 名詞/ˈdɪnɚ/夕食
hello/hɛˈloʊ/おはよう, おはようございます
tired 形容詞[ˈtaɪ̯ɚd]疲れた
minute 名詞/ˈmɪnɪt/分
wear 動詞/wɛ(ə)ɹ/着る, 掛ける
sit 動詞/sɪt/座る, 腰掛ける

動画に出てくる句動詞

単語意味
go down 動詞降りる, 降下する

繰り返し練習したい文

動画に出てくる短く完結した文です。日常会話でそのまま使えます。

  • Matthew, do you remember everything?
  • Ellen, can I see you?
  • Do you want some dinner?
  • Did you see the ghost?
  • Brad, you saw a ghost?

この動画の文法

話し手がよく使っている文型を、動画の実際の表現とともに紹介します。

文型動画での表現
最上級 the -est / the most … — グループの中で一番the biggest · the best
「going to」の未来表現 be going to + 動詞 — 予定や、起こりそうだと分かることI'm going to go · I'm going to be · I'm going to call

注意したい発音

話し手はI'm, you're, didn'tなど、短縮形や弱形を12回使っています。聞こえたとおりの短い形で発音しましょう。

  • 「sh」と「zh」の音: shirt /ʃɜɹt/, television /ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/
  • 長い単語(アクセントの位置に注意): twenty /ˈtwɛnti/ [-ɛɾ̃i], television /ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/

日本語話者が苦手な音:

  • /v/ — /b/ にならないように、上の歯を下唇に当てる: village /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/, television /ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/
  • 子音の連続 — 間に母音を入れない: ghost /ɡoʊst/, steal /stiːl/, twenty /ˈtwɛnti/ [-ɛɾ̃i], shirt /ʃɜɹt/, boyfriend /ˈbɔɪˌfɹɛnd/

この動画での練習方法

  1. まず声を出さずに動画を最後まで聞き、知らない単語をメモします。
  2. 通常の速度で一文ずつシャドーイングし、話し手のリズムに合うまで繰り返します。
  3. 自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。ghost, bicycle, stealなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。

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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