シャドーイング練習: B2 English Listening Practice - Extreme Sports - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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Hey everybody, welcome to this B2 English Listening Practice video.
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You can use this video to practice your listening and comprehension as I speak.
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Before we start, remember to subscribe to the channel, click on the bell, and follow us on Instagram.
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You ready?
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So today, I'm going to talk about extreme sports.
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I'm by no means an expert on this topic, but I've dabbled in some of these sports in the past.
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Let's talk first about some of the most common ones.
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The first sport that comes to my mind is skateboarding, which is something that I did when I was younger.
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When I was about 14, my friends and I went through a skating phase like many other American teenagers do.
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I didn't actually get that good at it, but I learned some simple tricks that I could probably still even do now if I tried.
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I only did street skating, and I never actually tried vert skating.
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Luckily, I didn't injure myself too bad during that time.
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No broken bones or even any sprains.
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The only thing that I hurt was my pride, when I ate it, or fell down really bad.
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That phase of my life only lasted about a year and a half or so, and then I moved on to other things.
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Another extreme sport that I've done several times is snowboarding.
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My first snowboarding experience was downright miserable, because I didn't start out on the beginner slopes, or the bunny slopes as we call them.
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Nope, my friends took me to the top of the mountain on my first go and wished me luck getting down.
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I eventually did get down, but not before falling and eating snow time after time.
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And since it was my first time, I had to break most of the way down, which puts your legs in a really uncomfortable position.
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Needless to say, my lower body was completely beat after that first session.
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However, the next two times that I went snowboarding were much better.
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I actually got the hang of it and learned to do it the way it's supposed to be done.
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So now I like it, and I'm looking forward to going again sometime.
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My parents used to make me ski when I was young because they liked going to the mountains to ski, but I didn't like it.
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Snowboarding's way more fun in my opinion.
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So another popular extreme sport is surfing, which is pretty popular in my home state of California.
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I tried surfing once, but I couldn't even stand up on the board really.
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There are a couple times
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when I sort of got into a semi standing position for a couple seconds and then I fell off.
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The same thing happened to me when I tried wakeboarding.
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If you don't know what this is, this is the sport where you're towed on the back of a boat while you ride the boat's wake, the little wave that trails behind the boat.
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I couldn't even get into a standing position when I tried this.
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I was able to stand up when I tried water skiing, but it was also really hard to keep my balance.
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One other activity that I've done that might not really qualify as an extreme sport, but What is still cool is parasailing.
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This is where you're attached to the back of a boat with a seat and a kite above you, and when the boat goes forward, you go flying in the air behind it.
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It can be a little scary, especially if you're afraid of heights, but it's super fun.
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I did this once when my family was on vacation in the Florida Keys.
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Some of the other extreme sports that I haven't done include skydiving, bungee jumping, and hang gliding, which are probably the scariest of all the extreme sports.
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Alright that's all for today.
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Leave a comment and tell me which extreme sports you've tried.
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And remember to subscribe to the channel, click on the bell, and follow us on Instagram for more English tips and lessons.
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I'll see you next time.
このビデオでスピーキングを練習する理由は？
このビデオは、極限スポーツについての話を聞きながら、英語のリスニングと理解力を高めるための素晴らしい機会を提供します。特に、英語の会話においては、リアルな文脈の中で表現やフレーズを学ぶことが重要です。このようなビデオを活用することで、shadow speak（シャドーイング）を通じて、発音やイントネーションをより自然に習得できます。英語シャドーイングを実践することで、話したい瞬間に自信を持って言葉を発することができるようになります。
文法と表現の文脈での分析
- 過去形の使用: スピーカーは過去の経験を語る際に過去形を使用しています。「私はスケートボードをしていました」などのフレーズを使い、具体的な体験を共有します。
- 不定詞と動名詞: 「スノーボードをするために」や「水上スキーを楽しむ」という表現は、行動や目的を明確にしています。
- 比較級の使用: スピーカーは「スノーボードの方が面白い」と述べることで、自身の意見を述べています。IELTS スピーキング対策にも役立つ表現です。
- 意見の提示: 「私にはできなかった」という部分では、自身の限界について正直に語ることで共感を呼び起こします。
共通の発音トラップ
このビデオでは、いくつかの発音に注意が必要です。たとえば、「スノーボード」と「スケートボード」の発音は似ていますが、異なる意味を持っています。また、「パラセーリング」のように、複雑な単語は練習が必要です。これらの言葉を何度も繰り返し練習することで、より流暢に話すことが可能になります。shadowspeaksのテクニックを用いて、YouTubeで英語学習をする際にも効果的です。
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。