シャドーイング練習: Cambridge 17 listening test 4 part 2 - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Questions 11 to 14.
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Now listen and answer questions 11 to 14.
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As many of you here today have worked in the hotel industry for some time,
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I'm sure you have experienced the problem of high staff turnover in your hotels.
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Every hotel relies on having loyal and experienced members of staff who make sure that everything runs smoothly.
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If staff are constantly changing, it can make life difficult for everyone.
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But why do staff leave frequently in many hotels?
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Of course, many hotel jobs, such as cleaning, are low-skilled and are not well-paid.
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A lot of managers think it's this and the long hours that are the main causes of high staff turnover.
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But what they don't realise is that it's the lack of training in many hotel jobs which is a huge factor.
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So what kind of problems does a high turnover of staff cause?
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Well, having to recruit new staff all the time can be very time-consuming,
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and managers may have to cover some duties while waiting for new staff to arrive.
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This means they don't have time to think about less immediate problems, such as how to improve their service.
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When staff leave, it can also severely affect the colleagues they leave behind.
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It has a negative effect on remaining staff, who may start to feel that they too should be thinking about leaving.
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So what can be done to change this situation?
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Firstly, managers should stop making basic errors which leave their staff feeling upset and resentful.
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When organizing shifts, for example, make sure you never give certain staff preferential treatment.
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All staff should be given some choice about when they work, and everyone should have to work some evening and weekend shifts.
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If you treat staff fairly, they'll be more likely to step in and help when extra staff are needed.
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Keeping staff happy has other tangible benefits for the business.
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Take the Dunwich Hotel as an example.
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It had been experiencing a problem with staff complaints, and in order to deal with this,
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invested in staff training and improved staff conditions.
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Not only did the level of complaints fall,
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but they also noticed a significant increase in the amount each customer spent during their stay.
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They have now introduced a customer loyalty scheme, which is going really well.
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Before you hear the rest of the conversation, 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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Now I'd like to look at some ways you can reduce staff turnover in your hotels,
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and I'll do this by giving some examples of hotels where I've done some training recently.
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The Sun Club received feedback which showed that staff thought managers didn't value their opinions.
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They weren't made to feel they were partners who were contributing to the success of the business as a whole.
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This situation has changed.
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Junior staff, at all levels, are regularly invited to meetings where their ideas are welcomed.
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A year ago, the Portland recognised the need to invest in staff retention.
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Their first step was to introduce a scheme for recognising talent amongst their employees.
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The hope is that organising training for individuals with management potential will encourage them to stay with the business.
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At Blue Water, managers decided to recognise 50 high achievers from across the company's huge hotel chain.
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As a reward, they're sent on an all-expenses-paid trip abroad every year.
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Fun is an important element in the trips, but there's also the opportunity to learn something useful.
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This year's trip included a visit to a brewery, where staff learned about the new beer that would be served in the hotel.
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Pentlo hotels identified that retention of junior reception staff was an issue.
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In order to encourage them to see that working in a hotel could be worthwhile and rewarding with good prospects,
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they introduced a management programme.
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These staff were given additional responsibilities and a chance to work in various roles in the hotel.
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Young Planet wanted to be seen as a caring employer.
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To make life easier for staff, many of whom had childcare responsibilities,
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the hotel began issuing vouchers to help cover the cost of childcare.
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Louise Marsh at the Amesbury has one of the best staff retention rates in the business.
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Since she joined the company, she's made a huge effort to achieve this by creating a cooperative and supportive environment.
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For her, the staff are part of a large family where everyone is valued.
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Okay, now I'd like to move...
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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.

このビデオで話す練習をする理由

このビデオは、ホテル業界でのスタッフの離職率についての重要なテーマを扱っています。話の内容は、実際の業務で使われる言語を学ぶ絶好の機会を提供します。特に、「スタッフの意見を重視する」といったフレーズは、リーダブルであり、現実的なビジネスシーンでも使用される重要な表現です。このような文脈でスピーキングを練習することで、自然な言い回しやビジネスコミュニケーションに必要なボキャブラリーが身につきます。また、このビデオはYouTubeで英語学習に最適であり、リスニング力も同時に向上させることができるので、大変有益です。

文法と表現のコンテキスト

ビデオで使用されているいくつかの重要な構造を分析してみましょう。

  • 「make sure that」 - 何かを確実にするという意味で、多くの場面で使われます。たとえば、「make sure that you treat staff fairly」のように、注意を促す表現として重要です。
  • 「have to」 - 義務や必要性を表す言い回しです。例文として、“managers may have to cover some duties”が挙げられます。
  • 「recognize the need to」 - 何かの重要性を認めるという意味で、特にビジネスでよく使われるフレーズです。「recognize the need to invest in staff retention」のように、具体的な行動につながる表現です。
  • 「feel that」 - 自分の感情や意見を表現する際に使います。たとえば、「staff may start to feel that they should leave」のように、重要な心理的要素を示しています。

一般的な発音の罠

ビデオ内で特に注意が必要な発音のポイントやトリッキーな単語もあります。例えば、「turnover」は、「ターノーバー」と発音されることが多いですが、発音を間違えると意味が通じにくくなることがあります。また、含意を含む文脈において、アクセントの位置が意味を変える場合もあります。「recruit」という単語は、「リクルート」と正しく発音する必要があります。これらの単語を正しい発音で練習することは、IELTS スピーキング対策においても大変重要です。

さらに、このビデオの内容を「shadowspeak」や「shadow speak」のような手法を用いて繰り返し練習することで、より自然に発音できるようになります。

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。