シャドーイング練習: A2 T1 TEST1 PART2 - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Questions 8 to 13 You will hear Joel Jones,
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an actor, being interviewed about a cartoon film called Basil the Bee,
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which he wrote and helped to make.
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For each question, choose the correct answer, A, B or C.
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You now have 45 seconds to look at the questions for part 2.
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Now we are ready to start.
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listen carefully you will hear the recording twice how did you feel
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when you first started working on basil the bee well at the start i thought it wouldn't take much time
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because it was a cartoon yeah but i suppose
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that even a simple story is a bit of a challenge i mean
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when you're trying to decide what's going to happen in it
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you spend longer than you realize Is the character you give a voice to, Basil the Bee, like you in any way?
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I think maybe in appearance.
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He does look like me, I suppose, although his head is rounder than mine.
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But he wasn't supposed to look like me.
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That wasn't the plan.
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The team of artists just designed a face that we all enjoyed looking at.
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We felt that he was cute and a bit funny.
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How did your family feel about hearing your voice in a cartoon?
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I'm not exactly sure about my children.
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The little one doesn't recognise it as me, but she loves bees.
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She always insists on seeing the DVD of Basil before she goes off to bed at night.
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Did you expect it to be so popular with children?
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Well, during the time we were making it,
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I occasionally showed my children and some of their friends little parts of it on the computer.
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They'd go crazy and watch it over and over again.
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It's so funny.
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There's nothing more fun than entertaining children, but I never intended it as a movie specially aimed at them or teenagers.
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I just wanted to make it as funny as I could.
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Why do you think that so many people see bees as good bugs?
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I think they have a complicated society, which is very scientific, and the organisation to produce honey,
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which of course is the whole idea, like what their life is for, is about making honey.
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So, we see them as almost human in their behaviour Doing a job,
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getting on with life, and so on And you yourself, do you feel you care more about bees than you used to?
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Bees are the bugs I've always preferred Apart from that,
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I'm not a great fan of bugs on the whole With bees,
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they live like we might do one day They fly around so fast, each with his or her own little flying machine.
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They visit flowers which are beautiful and they create something delicious.
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Somehow, I feel they're a quite different creature from other bugs.
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Now listen again.
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how did you feel
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when you first started working on basil the bee well at the start i thought it wouldn't take much time
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because it was a cartoon yeah but i suppose
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that even a simple story is a bit of a challenge i mean
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when you're trying to decide what's going to happen in it
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you spend longer than you realize is the character you give
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a voice to basil the bee like you in any way I think maybe in appearance.
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He does look like me, I suppose, although his head is rounder than mine.
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But he wasn't supposed to look like me.
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That wasn't the plan.
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The team of artists just designed a face that we all enjoyed looking at.
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We felt that he was cute and a bit funny.
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How did your family feel about hearing your voice in a cartoon?
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I'm not exactly sure about my children.
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The little one doesn't recognise it as me, but she loves bees.
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She always insists on seeing the DVD of Basil before she goes off to bed at night.
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Did you expect it to be so popular with children?
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Well, during the time we were making it, I occasionally showed my children and some of their friends little parts of it on the computer.
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They'd go crazy and watch it over and over again.
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It's so funny.
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There's nothing more fun than entertaining children, but I never intended it as a movie specially aimed at them or teenagers.
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I just wanted to make it as funny as I could.
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Why do you think that so many people see bees as good bugs?
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I think they have a complicated society, which is very scientific, and the organisation to produce honey,
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which of course is the whole idea, like what their life is for, is about making honey.
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So we see them as almost human in their behaviour, doing a job, getting on with life, and so on.
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And you yourself, do you feel you care more about bees than you used to?
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Bees are the bugs I've always preferred.
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Apart from that, I'm not a great fan of bugs on the whole.
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With bees, they live like we might do one day.
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They fly around so fast, each with his or her own little flying machine.
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They visit flowers which are beautiful, and they create something delicious.
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Somehow, I feel they're a quite different creature from other bugs.
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That is the end of part two.

このレッスンについて

このレッスンでは、俳優のジョエル・ジョーンズがカートゥーン映画『Basil the Bee』について語るインタビューを使って、英語スピーキング練習をします。自然な会話のリズム、発音、そして日常的な表現を学びながら、動画で英語学習の楽しさを体験できます。特に、質問に対する答え方や、自分の考えを伝えるときのトーンを練習するのに最適です。

重要な語彙とフレーズ

  • cartoon:カートゥーン、アニメーション
  • challenge:課題、難しいこと
  • recognise:認識する、見分ける
  • aimed at:~を対象とした
  • complicated:複雑な
  • preferred:好まれる、好む

練習のコツ

この動画の会話は自然なスピードで、穏やかなトーンが特徴です。shadowspeak(シャドースピーク)の練習に最適です。まずは動画を1回聴き、内容を理解したら、2回目からはすぐ後ろについて話すようにしてみましょう。英語の発音を良くするコツは、「I suppose」「well」などのつなぎ言葉の発音に注目することです。これらを滑らかに発音すると、自然な会話らしさが出ます。また、「go crazy」「insists on」などのフレーズは、リズムを捉えて繰り返し練習すると、すぐに使えるようになります。少しずつ時間をかけて練習すれば、shadow speakの技術が上達し、スピーキングの自信もつきますよ!

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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