シャドーイング練習: 5-Minute English Shadowing Practice | Episode 2: "Make Sense" (B1-B2 Level) - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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Hey, this is Coffee English, Quick Shadowing Podcast.
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We have about five minutes.
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Let's dive in.
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Today, we are exploring one incredibly powerful phrase that native speakers use in almost every conversation.
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This phrase will make your English sound natural and confident immediately.
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Let's examine the phrase makes sense.
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Now, listen carefully to what this really means and why it is so important.
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When something makes sense, it means you understand it, it is logical, it is clear to your mind.
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Native speakers use this phrase constantly in three main situations.
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First situation, when you want to check if someone understands You ask, does this make sense?
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This is polite, professional, and shows you care about clear communication.
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Second situation, when you finally understand something difficult.
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You say, oh, now it makes sense.
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This expresses that moment of clarity, that aha feeling when everything becomes clear.
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Third situation, when you want to say something is logical or reasonable.
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You say, that makes sense, meaning you agree with the logic or reasoning.
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Now here is something fascinating about this phrase.
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Native speakers use it in questions, statements, and even negative forms.
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Let's practice all three ways right now so you can use them naturally in any situation.
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Let's start with the question form.
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This is probably the most common way you will use it in real life.
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Does this explanation make sense to you?
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Does this explanation make sense to you?
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Can you explain that again?
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It doesn't make sense yet.
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Can you explain that again?
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It doesn't make sense yet.
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Perfect!
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Notice how natural it sounds in questions when you want to check understanding.
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Now let's move to the positive statement form.
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This is when you express your own understanding.
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After reading it twice, everything finally makes sense.
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Your advice really makes sense for my situation right now.
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Your advice really makes sense for my situation right now.
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Beautiful!
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Adding perfect makes your agreement even stronger and more enthusiastic.
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Now let's practice the negative form.
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This is important when something is confusing or illogical to you.
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This instruction manual doesn't make any sense at all.
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This instruction manual doesn't make any sense at all.
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His decision doesn't make sense to me, but I respect it.
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His decision doesn't make sense to me, but I respect it.
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Great job!
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Notice how you can use this phrase to politely express confusion without sounding rude or aggressive.
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Now here are two bonus examples that show how flexible and useful this phrase really is in everyday conversations.
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Let's take a break and come back when this makes more sense.
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Let's take a break and come back when this makes more sense.
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It didn't make sense at first, but now I see why it works.
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It didn't make sense at first, but now I see why it works.
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Fantastic!
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You just practiced one of the most essential phrases in English conversations.
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Starting today, try to use make sense at least three times, ask someone does this make sense, tell someone that makes sense,
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or express when something doesn't make sense to you.
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The more you use it, the more natural it becomes.
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See you in the next five minutes.
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Keep practicing.
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この動画が話す練習に最適な理由
「make sense」というフレーズを使った会話は、日常的な場面で頻繁に登場するため、shadow speechの練習に最適です。5分という短い時間で、質問・肯定・否定の3つの使い方を網羅しているため、効率的に自然な表現を身につけられます。特に、YouTubeで英語学習をする際には、リアルな発音とイントネーションを真似ることで、IELTS スピーキング対策にも繋がります。
自然な表現の秘密を解き明かす
動画の中の文を分解してみましょう。まず、「Does this explanation make sense to you?」は、相手の理解を確認する丁寧な質問で、「～が理解できますか？」という直接的な言い方よりも柔らかく、職場でも使えます。次に、「Your advice really makes sense for my situation right now.」は、相手の提案に同意しながら具体的な場面を添えることで、より自然な応答になります。否定形の「This instruction manual doesn't make any sense at all.」は、「全く理解できない」という不満を失礼にならないように表現しています。これらの文は、文脈に合わせたニュアンスの使い分けがポイントです。
効果的なshadow speakの練習方法
以下のループを繰り返して練習しましょう。まず、動画を1文ずつ再生し、その直後に自分の声で真似る（shadowspeak）。この時、発音だけでなくイントネーションやリズムも注意します。次に、自分の発音を録音し、原音と比較して違いを見つける。最後に、同じ文を5回ほど繰り返し、自然に口から出るようになるまで練習します。この方法で、「make sense」の使い方を確実に身につけることができます。
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。