シャドーイング練習: Cambridge 8 - Test 2 - Section 1 - Total Insurance Report - YouTubeで英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Section 1.
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Section 1.
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You will hear a conversation between a representative of an insurance company and a customer.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 1 to 3.
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Now we shall begin.
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You should answer the questions as you listen, because you will not hear the recording a second time.
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Listen carefully, and answer questions 1 to 3.
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Good morning, Total Insurance.
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Judy speaking, how may I help you?
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I recently shipped my belongings from overseas back here to Australia, and I took out insurance with your company.
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Some items were damaged during the move, so I need to make a claim.
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What do I have to do?
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OK, well, first I need to get a few details about this.
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Can you give me your name, please?
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Yes, it's Michael Alexander.
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OK, and your address, please?
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My old address or my current one?
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Your current one.
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It's 24 Manly Street, Milpera, near Sydney.
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What was the suburb, sorry?
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Milpera.
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M-I-L-P-E-R-R-A.
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Right.
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Now, who was the shipping agent, Mr Alexander?
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You mean the company we used?
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Yes, the company who packed everything up at the point of origin.
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Oh, it was, um, first class movers.
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OK.
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Where were the goods shipped from?
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China, but the ship came via Singapore and was there for about a week.
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Don't worry, all of that information will be in the documentation.
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Now, the dates.
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Do you know when the ship arrived?
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It left on the 11th of October and got to Sydney on the 28th of November.
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OK.
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I need one more thing.
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There's a reference number.
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It should be in the top right-hand corner of the pink form they gave you.
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Uh, let me have a look.
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I have so many papers.
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Ah, yes, here it is.
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It's 601 A C K.
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Thanks.
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Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 4 to 10.
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Thank you.
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Now listen and answer questions 4 to 10.
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I need to take down a few details of the actual damage over the phone before you put in a full report.
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Can you tell me how many items were damaged and what the damage was?
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Yes, well, four things actually.
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I'll start with the big things.
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My TV, first of all.
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It's a large one, very expensive.
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Our insurance doesn't cover electrical problems.
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It isn't an electrical problem.
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The screen has a huge crack in it, so it's unusable.
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I see.
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Any idea of the price to repair it?
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No. Well, I don't think it can be repaired.
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It will need a new one.
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OK.
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I'll make a note of that and we'll see what we can do.
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Now, what was the second item?
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The cabinet from the bathroom was damaged as well.
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It's a lovely cabinet.
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We use it to keep our towels in.
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And what is the extent of the damage?
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Well, the back and the sides seem okay, but the door has a huge hole in it.
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It can't be repaired.
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I'm really not very happy about it.
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And how much do you think it will cost to replace it?
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Well, when I bought it last year, I paid $125 for it.
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But the one I've seen here in Sydney is a bit more expensive.
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It's $140.
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Right.
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And what was the third item?
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My dining room table.
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It's a lovely table from Indonesia.
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It must have been very hot inside the container because one leg has completely split down the middle.
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The top and the other three look okay, thank goodness.
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Any idea of the price to repair it?
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Well, I had an estimate done on this, actually, because it is a very special table to us.
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They quoted us $200, which is really pricey, so I hope the insurance will cover the total cost.
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I'm sure that will be fine.
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What was the last item, Mr Alexander?
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Well, we have a lovely set of china plates and dishes, you know, with matching cups, saucers, the lot.
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They were all in the one box, which must have got dropped because some plates were broken.
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Six, actually.
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And can you tell me the replacement value of these?
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Well, it's hard to say because they were part of a set, but they can be up to ten dollars each, as it's such a good set.
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Okay, so that would be around sixty dollars altogether.
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Yes, that's right.
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And is that all of the items?
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Yes.
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So, what do I have to do now?
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That is the end of section one.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers.

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このレッスンについて

このレッスンでは、保険会社の担当者と顧客の間の会話を通じて、英語の聴解とスピーキングの実践ができます。荷物の損傷届けの手続きに関する会話を聞き、情報を引き出すための質問や回答のパターンを学び、shadowspeak（シャドーイング）を使って自然な発音とリズムを身につけましょう。

重要な語彙とフレーズ

  • insurance claim：保険金請求
  • shipping agent：運送業者
  • reference number：参照番号
  • damage：損傷
  • documentation：書類
  • put in a full report：正式な報告を提出する

練習のヒント

この会話は日常的なビジネス英語で、スピードは中程度、口調は丁寧です。shadowing（シャドーイング）の際は、次のポイントに注意してください。

  • 担当者の質問のリズムを真似る：「Can you give me your name, please?」のような質問文は、文末が上がるイントネーションになっています。これを正確に再現することで、自然な会話の流れを感じ取れます。
  • 顧客の回答のペースに合わせる：「Yes, well, four things actually.」のような言い淀みも含めて、ゆっくりと話すことで、実際の会話での緊張感を緩和できます。
  • 数字と住所の発音を確認：「24 Manly Street, Milpera」や「601 A C K」など、固有の名前や番号は正確に発音する練習をしましょう。shadow speechのサイトで繰り返し聞きながら、自分の発音と比較して修正します。

毎日10分ずつshadowspeaksの練習を続けることで、聴解とスピーキングのスキルが向上します。このビデオを使って、実践的な英語力を養いましょう。

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。