シャドーイング練習: Ace Frehley: “Tommy Thayer Copied EVERYTHING I Created” - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 15 sentences and 161 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:00. The speaker talks at a natural 160 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
11 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| closure noun | /ˈkloʊ.ʒɚ/ | An event or occurrence that signifies an ending. |
| bind verb | /ˈbaɪ̯nd/ | To tie; to confine by any ligature. |
| perspective noun | /pɚˈspɛk.tɪv/ | A view, vista or outlook. |
| inch noun | /ɪnt͡ʃ/ | An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm. |
| sort noun | /soɹt/ | A general type. |
| consider verb | /kənˈsɪd.ə/ | To think about seriously. |
| tour noun | /tɔː(ɹ)/ | A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc. |
| seriously adverb | /ˈsɪɹ.i.əs.li/ | In a serious or literal manner. |
| wonder noun | /ˈwʌndɚ/ | A sense of awe, astonishment and curiosity, inspired by unexpected events, novel experiences and inexplicable circumstances, sometimes accompanied by surprise… |
| interview noun | /ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/ | Any face-to-face meeting, especially of an official or adversarial nature. |
| copy noun | /ˈkɑpi/ | The result of copying; an identical or nearly identical duplicate of an original. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come up with verb | To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, hasn't, haven't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like closure, bind, perspective.
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 | hasn't come · haven't been asked |
| 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 | was offered · been asked |
| 過去進行形 was/were + -ing — 過去のある時点で進行中だった動作 | was just trying |
| 動詞 + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — 後ろに-ing形が続く動詞 | consider returning |
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。














