シャドーイング練習: Cambridge 16 Test 4 Section 2 Listening - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Part 2.
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You will hear a town councillor reporting on the local transport network and a recreation facility.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 14.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 14.
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Right, next on the agenda we have traffic and highways.
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Councillor Thornton.
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Thank you.
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Well, we now have the results of the survey carried out last month about traffic and road transport in the town.
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People were generally satisfied with the state of the roads.
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There were one or two complaints about potholes, which will be addressed,
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but a significant number of people complained about the increasing number of heavy vehicles using our local roads to avoid traffic elsewhere.
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We'd expected more complaints by commuters about the reduction in the train service, but it doesn't seem to have affected people too much.
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The cycle path that runs alongside the river is very well used by both cyclists
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and pedestrians since the surface was improved last year, but overtaking can be a problem, so we're going to add a bit on the side to make it wider.
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At some stage, we'd like to extend the path so that it goes all the way through the town, but that won't be happening in the immediate future.
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The plans to have a pedestrian crossing next to the post
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office have unfortunately had to be put on hold for the time being.
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We'd budgeted for this to be done this financial year, but then there were rumours that the post office was going to move, which would have meant there wasn't really a need for a crossing.
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Now they've confirmed that they're staying where they are,
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but the highways department have told us that it would be dangerous to have a pedestrian crossing where we'd originally planned it, as there's a bend in the road there,
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so that'll need some more thought.
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On Station Road, near the station and level crossing, drivers can face quite long waits if the level crossing's closed,
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and we've now got signs up requesting them not to leave their engines running at that time.
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This means pedestrians waiting on the pavement to cross the railway line don't have to breathe in car fumes.
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We've had some problems with cyclists leaving their bikes chained to the railings outside the ticket office, but the station has agreed to provide bike racks there.
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Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 15 to 20.
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Now listen and answer questions 15 to 20.
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So, next on the agenda is proposals for improvements to the recreation ground.
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Councillor Thornton again.
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Well, since we managed to extend the recreation ground, we've spent some time talking to local people about how it could be made a more attractive and useful space.
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If you have a look at the map up on the screen, you can see the river up in the north and the community hall near the entrance from the road.
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At present, cars can park between the community hall and that line of trees to the east, but this is quite dangerous for pedestrians,
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so we're suggesting a new car park on the opposite side of the community hall, right next to it.
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We also have a new location for the cricket pitch.
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As we've now purchased additional space to the east of the recreation ground, beyond the trees, we plan to move it away from its current location,
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which is rather near the road, into this new area beyond the line of trees.
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This means there's less danger of stray balls hitting cars or pedestrians.
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We've got plans for a children's playground
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which will be accessible by a footpath from the community hall and will be alongside the river.
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We'd originally thought of having it close to the road but we think this will be a more attractive location.
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The skateboard ramp is very popular with both younger and older children.
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We had considered moving this up towards the river
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but in the end we decided to have it in the south-east corner near the road.
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The pavilion is very well used at present by both football players and cricketers.
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It will stay where it is now, to the left of the line of trees and near to the river, handy for both the football and cricket pitches.
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And finally we'll be getting a new notice board for local information
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and that And that will be directly on people's right as they go from the road into the recreation ground.
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That is the end of part two.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers to part two.
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Thank you.

このレッスンの語彙とスピーキングのポイント

このB2レベルのスピーキングレッスンは、動画「Cambridge 16 Test 4 Section 2 Listening」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:road, pedestrian, recreation, river, crossing。 この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が50文、単語が778語あります。 音声の長さは6:10です。 話す速さは1分あたり約126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88%は英語の頻出3,000語に含まれるため、語彙は分かりやすいです。

この動画の重要語彙

動画の中で特に難しい単語13語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

単語発音意味
pedestrian 名詞/pəˈdɛstɹiən/歩行者
recreation 名詞/ɹiːkɹiˈeɪʃən/娯楽
cyclist 名詞/ˈsaɪ.klɪst/サイクリスト, チャリダー
cricketer 名詞/ˈkɹɪk.ɪtɚ/クリケット選手
footpath 名詞/ˈfʊtˌpæθ/小道, 歩道
overtake 動詞/əʊ̯vəːˈteɪ̯k/追い越す
pothole 名詞甌穴
railing 名詞/ˈɹeɪlɪŋ/手摺, 手すり
skateboard 名詞/ˈskeɪt.bɔɹd/スケートボード
pavilion 名詞/pəˈvɪljən/仮設テント
playground 名詞/ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/遊び場
satisfy 動詞/ˈsætɪsfaɪ/満たす
bend 動詞/bɛnd/曲げる

動画に出てくる句動詞

単語発音意味
carry out 動詞/ˈkæ.ɹi aʊt/行う, 実行する

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they've confirmed · have told · has agreed
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will be addressed · was improved · be put

注意したい発音

話し手はwe'd, we've, we'reなど、短縮形や弱形を20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。

  • 長い単語(アクセントの位置に注意): recreation /ɹiːkɹiˈeɪʃən/, accessible /əkˈsɛs.ɪ.bəl/

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: railing /ˈɹeɪlɪŋ/, playground /ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/
  • /v/ — /b/ にならないように、上の歯を下唇に当てる: overtake /əʊ̯vəːˈteɪ̯k/, pavement /ˈpeɪvm(ə)nt/, pavilion /pəˈvɪljən/
  • /f/ — 「フ」ではなく、上の歯と下唇で出す: footpath /ˈfʊtˌpæθ/, satisfy /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/

この動画での練習方法

  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。pedestrian, recreation, cyclist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。

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