シャドーイング練習: #111 Water problems at home? |Talking to a plumber (Med) | SBS Learn English - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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The tap wouldn't stop dripping and learning English helped me explain it to the plumber.
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Your tap won't stop dripping.
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The water in your shower gets weaker after a few minutes.
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Or maybe your kitchen sink is full of water which won't go down.
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These are common problems at home that can quickly turn into big headaches.
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Hi, I'm Kate, and in this episode, we're practicing everyday English you can use when talking about plumbing problems.
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Plumbing is the pipes and systems at home that bring in fresh water and take dirty water away.
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A person who fixes pipes, toilets and water problems is a plumber.
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In Australia, we sometimes call them a tradie, short for a tradesperson.
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You know who's having a plumbing problem today?
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Claire.
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She's standing in her bathroom, staring at the tap as it drips, drip, drip into the sink.
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She sighs, grabs her phone and calls her plumber, Alan.
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My tap in the bathroom won't stop dripping.
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It's driving me crazy.
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Yeah, it doesn't sound too serious.
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It could just be wear and tear, a worn out washer maybe.
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I see.
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What am I looking at to fix it roughly?
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I can't say now.
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I can give you a ballpark figure once I see it.
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Do you want me to swing by this afternoon?
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Like Claire, we all have small problems at home.
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Things break or stop working and we need someone to fix them.
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To get the best help, it's important to explain the problem clearly.
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So let's look at some useful phrases we can use when talking to a plumber.
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First, Claire said...
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My tap in the bathroom won't stop dripping.
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If water is dripping, it means small drops of water are falling slowly, one by one.
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Or another way of saying this is, The tap keeps leaking.
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If something keeps happening, it means it happens again and again and doesn't stop easily.
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And if water is leaking from somewhere,
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it is slowly coming out from somewhere to a place where it shouldn't go so that even when you turn it off,
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the water still comes out in small drops.
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You could also say...
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There's a constant drip.
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This means the same thing.
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The water keeps coming out slowly or we can say...
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It keeps dripping.
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Claire also said...
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It's driving me crazy.
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If something is driving you crazy, it's very annoying and hard to ignore.
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You can use this phrase whenever something keeps bothering you or makes you feel frustrated.
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For example, I love spending time on my balcony, but the traffic noise drives me crazy.
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Or maybe your kids drive you crazy in school holidays.
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So far, we have talked about water that is dripping or leaking.
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That's just one example of a plumbing problem you can have at home.
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There are so many others and it's useful to know how to describe them clearly.
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For example, you might have this problem.
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The shower pressure is really low.
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If your shower pressure is really low, the water is only coming out very weakly, not strongly.
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Or this one.
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The toilet keeps running.
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If your toilet keeps running, the water keeps flowing into the basin even after you have finished flushing.
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To flush the toilet is to press the button
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or pull the lever that sends water quickly through the toilet to clean it.
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Let's look at a few more examples of problems you might have.
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The sink is blocked.
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If your sink is blocked, then the water doesn't go down the drain properly because something is stopping it.
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The drain is the opening at the bottom of the sink where the dirty water goes away.
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The drain smells bad.
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This means there's an unpleasant smell coming from the pipes.
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These are all common problems and phrases we can use to help the plumber understand what's wrong.
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Let's go back to our dialogue.
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Alan said...
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It could just be wear and tear.
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Wear and tear is the damage that happens slowly over time to something that's used a lot.
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It's not sudden damage.
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It's the kind of damage that can be expected after something has been used a lot.
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The other day, my washing machine stopped working.
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It is very old, so I expect the damage is just wear and tear, and I probably have to get a new one.
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Ellen also said...
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It could just be a worn out washer.
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Washer is a small rubber circle inside the tap that seals the flow of water.
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To seal is to prevent water or air from getting through.
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A worn out washer is a common cause of dripping taps.
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Then Claire asked...
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What am I looking at to fix it, roughly?
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Here, Claire is asking for an approximate price.
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You could also say...
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Can you give me an estimate?
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An estimate is an approximate idea of how much something will cost, not an exact number.
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You could also ask...
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What's the ballpark figure for this repair?
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A ballpark figure is like an estimate.
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It's a rough number that's close enough but not exact.
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At the end of the dialogue, Alan said, I can't say now.
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I can give you a ballpark figure once I see it.
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Do you want me to swing by this afternoon?
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To swing by means to visit someone or some place for a short time.
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It's informal and friendly.
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You can use it when you want to visit someone quickly
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because you're already nearby or when the visit is short and informal and doesn't need much planning.
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So in this context, Alan is offering to come to Claire's place later
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that day for a quick visit to check the problem.
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Wow, we covered a lot of phrases today.
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Let's listen to the dialogue once more and then we'll practice.
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My tap in the bathroom won't stop dripping.
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It's driving me crazy.
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Yeah, it doesn't sound too serious.
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It could just be wear and tear, a worn out washer maybe.
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I see.
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What am I looking at to fix it roughly?
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I can't say now.
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I can give you a ballpark figure once I see it.
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Do you want me to swing by this afternoon?
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It's time to practice.
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See if you remember the meaning before hearing the answer.
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What is wear and tear?
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Wear and tear is the damage that happens slowly over time to something that's used a lot.
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If you ask for a ballpark figure, you're asking for...
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If you ask for a ballpark figure, you're asking for an approximate estimate, not an exact one.
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Now, let's listen and repeat some phrases to explain our plumbing problems.
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The shower pressure is really low.
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The toilet keeps running.
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The sink is blocked.
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The drain smells bad.
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Did you know that we've created a bonus episode just for extra speaking practice?
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You can check it out at sbs.com.au slash learn English where you'll also find learning notes and transcripts.
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Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
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Just search for SPS Learn English.
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I'm Kate and thanks for learning English with me.
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Hopefully no plumbing problems today, but if there are, now you know what to say.
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日常生活のシナリオ：配管のトラブルとプランナーとの会話
お風呂の水圧が弱くなる、キッチンのシンクが水浸しになる、そして一番ありがちなのがタップから止まらないしたたき。これらの家事のトラブルは誰にでも起こりますが、英語でプランナーに説明できると、スムーズに解決できます。このビデオでは、クレアがプランナーのアランに電話してタップの問題を伝える場面を通して、実用的な英語表現を学びます。YouTubeで英語学習をするなら、こうした日常的な会話が最も役立つでしょう。
覚えておきたいフレーズとコロケーション
- "My tap won't stop dripping."（タップがしたたき止まりません）- したたきの問題を直接的に伝えるフレーズ。"drip"は小さな水滴が落ちる様子を表します。
- "It's driving me crazy."（イライラしてしまいます）- うるさくて我慢できない時に使える表現。"drive + 人 + crazy"で「～をイライラさせる」という意味です。
- "wear and tear"（摩耗）- 長期の使用で起こる消耗を指します。プランナーが原因を説明する時によく使われます。
- "ballpark figure"（概算の金額）- 正確な金額ではなく、大まかな見積もりを求める時に使います。
これらのフレーズはIELTS スピーキング対策にも役立ち、日常会話だけでなく、正式な場面でも応用できます。
さあ、シャドーイングチャレンジ！
今すぐできる練習を紹介します。ビデオの会話部分を見ながら、shadow speech（シャドーイング）をしてみましょう。クレアの台詞を聞いたらすぐに真似して発音し、イントネーションやリズムを合わせてください。最初はゆっくりで大丈夫です。3回繰り返すと、自然に口から出てくるようになります。英語シャドーイングはスピーキング力を上げる最も効果的な方法の一つで、shadow speakの技術を磨くことで、会話がスムーズになります。
このような日常の場面を使った練習は、実際に英語を使う機会が増えるだけでなく、自信もつきます。ぜひ今日から始めて、少しずつ進歩していきましょう！
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 |
|---|---|
| 現在完了形 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去の出来事が今も関係している | have talked · have finished · has been |
| 受動態 be + 過去分詞 — 誰がするかより、何が起きるかに焦点を当てる | is blocked · can be expected |
| 動詞 + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — 後ろに-ing形が続く動詞 | stop dripping · stop working · keeps leaking |
| 「might / may」による可能性 might/may + 動詞 — 起こりうるが確実ではないこと | might have |
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。