シャドーイング練習: Business English conversation practice: at work (advanced level) - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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In today's lesson, you're going to improve your English skills by listening to a conversation
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that takes place in a British office between a boss and his employee.
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Don't worry if you don't understand every single word
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and expression that's used because afterwards we're going to go through all the difficult vocabulary in detail.
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And then it'll be your turn to improve your speaking practice by taking part in that conversation.
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Hi, I'm Steve.
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Let's do this.
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I'd be obliged if that could all be on my desk before the close of play tomorrow.
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OK, bye.
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Hi.
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I need to bring you up to speed on the sales negotiation I've been working on.
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Joke my memory.
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Wasn't that supposed to be all signed off tomorrow?
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It was, but I'm afraid it's gone pear -shaped.
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I don't like the sound of that.
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Sit down, fill me in.
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Even though it was a tough nut to crack, everything was on track, And then out of the blue,
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I received an email saying that the other company was going with a different supplier.
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Let's cut to the chase.
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Did they shed any light on why?
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Not as such.
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But I think it's our projected delivery dates.
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They're uncompetitive.
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OK.
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First, touch base with Jafar in logistics.
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Tell him his top priority is to kick some arse and reduce our shipping times.
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I'll get straight on it.
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Then reach out to their purchasing manager and get me a sit down for this afternoon if possible.
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No problem.
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Finally, get your team together.
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I need a full briefing on this before lunchtime.
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We need to expedite this.
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I'll organise that straight away.
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I'm really sorry about this.
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I'm sure it wasn't your fault and as of yet we haven't lost the deal.
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So let's see if we can resolve it.
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Now let's go through some of those tricky words and phrases that you may not have heard before.
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First we heard the boss on his phone say, I'd be obliged if that could all be on my desk before the close of play tomorrow.
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The word obliged is a very formal way of saying you're grateful or thankful.
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It's not really used much outside of very formal situations.
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He also used the phrase before the close of play tomorrow.
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Before the close of play simply means before the business day ends and everyone goes home.
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Next, we heard the reason why the employee was there.
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I need to bring you up to speed on the sales negotiation I've been working on.
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To bring someone up to speed means to give them the latest details.
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The boss said, jog my memory, wasn't that supposed to be all signed off tomorrow?
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And here, he was simply asking the employee to remind him of something, to jog his memory.
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You can use this expression in both formal and casual conversations, like this.
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I went to watch a football match yesterday.
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Just jog my memory.
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Who was playing?
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It was Liverpool versus Manchester United.
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Next was a lovely expression.
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But I'm afraid it's gone pear -shaped.
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And to go pear -shaped means things haven't gone as you planned them to.
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In this case, the sales deal had gone pear -shaped.
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The boss then said, I don't like the sound of that.
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Sit down, fill me in.
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And this phrasal verb, to fill in, means to inform someone of something.
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The employee then filled in her boss.
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Even though it was a tough nut to crack, everything was on track.
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And then out of the blue, I received an email saying that the other company was going with a different supplier.
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A tough nut to crack is a person or a thing that's difficult to get a good result from.
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Learning English is a tough nut to crack.
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To be on track means everything's going as planned,
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it's running smoothly and out of the blue means to happen suddenly, without any warning.
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The boss wanted answers.
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Let's cut to the chase.
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Did they shed any light on why?
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To cut to the chase means only to discuss the really important things.
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Cut to the chase. Who won?
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Liverpool did.
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The employee answered.
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Not as such.
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I think it's our projected delivery dates they're uncompetitive.
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Not as such is another way of saying not exactly.
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Use it like this.
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Did Liverpool play well?
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Not as such, but we won in the end.
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Next came some strong words from the boss.
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First, touch base with Jafar in logistics, telling his top priority is to kick some arse and reduce our shipping times.
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To To kick some arse means to encourage someone very strongly to do something.
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In the USA, it would be to kick some ass.
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But we're learning British, so it's arse, not ass.
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Kick some arse.
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Next we heard, I'll get straight on it.
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To get straight on something means to deal with it right away with no delays.
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But the boss hadn't finished and said, reach out to their purchasing manager and get me a sit down for this afternoon if possible.
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To reach out means to contact someone, maybe by telephone, maybe by email, to reach out.
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And sit down, it means a meeting where all the people involved are actually present.
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We also heard, we need to expedite this.
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To expedite is a very formal way of saying to do something quickly, to expedite something.
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It's not really used outside of a business or very formal situation.
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Now for the most important part of this video.
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It's your chance to use all that new vocabulary and also boost your speaking skills as you take part in that conversation.
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Your words will appear on the screen as you need them.
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I'd be obliged if that could all be on my desk before the close of play tomorrow.
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Okay, bye.
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Joke my memory.
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Wasn't that supposed to be all signed off tomorrow?
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I don't like the sound of that.
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Sit down, fill me in.
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Let's cut to the chase.
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Did they shed any light on why?
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okay first touch base with Jafar in logistics tell him his top priority is to kick some arse
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and reduce our shipping times Then,
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reach out to their Purchasing Manager and get me a sit down for this afternoon if possible.
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Finally, get your team together.
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I need a full briefing on this before lunchtime.
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We need to expedite this.
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I'm sure it wasn't your fault, and as of yet, we haven't lost the deal.
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So let's see if we can resolve it.
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If you've already subscribed to this channel, you know that new videos come out every week and I love you.
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But if you haven't, just click on the bus, it's that easy to subscribe and that way you won't miss out
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and then click on this link for another great English language lesson.
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I'll see you next time.
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このレッスンの語彙とスピーキングのポイント
このスピーキングレッスンは、動画「Business English conversation practice: at work」を教材にしています。 繰り返し出てくる語は次のとおりです：boss, sit, tomorrow, arse, kick。 この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が116文、単語が1158語あります。 音声の長さは9:56です。 話す速さは1分あたり約117語で安定しており、シャドーイングしやすいペースです。 単語の85%は英語の頻出3,000語に含まれます。残りは練習の前に確認しておきましょう。
この動画の重要語彙
動画に出てくる覚えておきたい単語15語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。
| 単語 | 発音 | 意味 |
|---|---|---|
| formal 形容詞 | /ˈfɔɹməl/ | 正式, 公式 |
| chase 動詞 | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | 追いかける, 追跡する |
| crack 名詞 | /kɹæk/ | ひび, 亀裂 |
| desk 名詞 | /dɛsk/ | 机 |
| priority 名詞 | /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/ | 優先, 優先権 |
| logistics 名詞 | /ləˈd͡ʒɪstɪks/ | 物流, 運送 |
| lesson 名詞 | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | 授業, 学科 |
| skill 名詞 | /skɪl/ | 腕, 技 |
| phrase 名詞 | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | 句, 語句 |
| resolve 動詞 | /ɹɪˈzɑlv/ | 解く, 分解する |
| subscribe 動詞 | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | 購読する |
| supplier 名詞 | /səˈplaɪə/ | サプライヤー, 供給者 |
| vocabulary 名詞 | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | 語彙, 語彙力 |
| negotiation 名詞 | /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ | 交渉 |
| encourage 動詞 | /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ | 勇気付ける, 奨励する |
動画に出てくる句動詞
| 単語 | 発音 | 意味 |
|---|---|---|
| sit down 動詞 | 座る, 腰掛ける | |
| come out 動詞 | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | 出る |
| miss out 動詞 | 逃す |
繰り返し練習したい文
動画に出てくる短く完結した文です。日常会話でそのまま使えます。
- Wasn't that supposed to be all signed off tomorrow?
- It was, but I'm afraid it's gone pear -shaped.
- I don't like the sound of that.
- Let's cut to the chase.
- I'll get straight on it.
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 |
|---|---|
| 現在完了進行形 have/has been + -ing — 以前に始まり今も続いている動作 | I've been working |
| 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 | haven't lost · haven't gone · you've already subscribed |
| 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 | be obliged |
注意したい発音
話し手はI'm, don't, wasn'tなど、短縮形や弱形を39回使っています。聞こえたとおりの短い形で発音しましょう。
- 「th」の音: thankful /ˈθæŋkfəl/, smoothly /ˈsmuːðli/
- 「sh」と「zh」の音: negotiation /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/
- 長い単語（アクセントの位置に注意）: priority /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, negotiation /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
日本語話者が苦手な音：
- /r/ と /l/ の区別 — /l/ は舌先を歯茎につけ、/r/ はどこにもつけない: formal /ˈfɔɹməl/, resolve /ɹɪˈzɑlv/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, strongly /ˈstɹɔŋli/, grateful /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/
- /v/ — /b/ にならないように、上の歯を下唇に当てる: resolve /ɹɪˈzɑlv/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, versus /ˈvɝsəs/, verb /vɝb/
- /f/ — 「フ」ではなく、上の歯と下唇で出す: formal /ˈfɔɹməl/, phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, afterwards /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/, telephone /ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/, grateful /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/
この動画での練習方法
- まず声を出さずに動画を最後まで聞き、知らない単語をメモします。
- 通常の速度で一文ずつシャドーイングし、話し手のリズムに合うまで繰り返します。
- 自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。formal, chase, crackなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。
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。