シャドーイング練習: Cambridge IELTS 18 Test 2 Section 2 - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

レッスンを作成中...
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Part 2.
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You will hear a talk to members of the public about plans for a new housing development near a town called Nunstone.
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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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Hello everyone.
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It's good to see that
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so many members of the public have shown up for our
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presentation on the new housing development planned on the outskirts of Nunston.
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I'm Mark Reynolds and I'm Communications Manager at the Development.
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I'll start by giving you a brief overview of our plans for the development.
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So one thing I'm sure you'll want to know is why we've selected this particular site for a housing development.
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At present it's being used for farming, like much of the land around Nunston.
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But because of the new industrial centre in Nunston, there's a lot of demand for housing for employees in the region,
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as many employees are having to commute long distances at present.
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Of course, there's also the fact that we have an international airport just 20 minutes drive away.
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But although that's certainly convenient, it wasn't one of our major criteria for choosing the site.
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We were more interested in the fact that there's an excellent hospital just 15 kilometres away,
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and a large secondary school even closer than that.
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One drawback to the site is that it's on quite a steep slope,
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but we've taken account of that in our planning, so it shouldn't be a major problem.
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We've had a lot of positive feedback about the plans.
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People like the wide variety of accommodation types and prices,
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and the fact that it's only a short drive to get out into the countryside from the development.
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We were particularly pleased that so many people liked the designs for the layout of the development,
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with the majority of people saying it generally made a good impression
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and blended in well with the natural features of the landscape,
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with provision made for protecting trees and wildlife on the site.
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Some people have mentioned that they'd like to see more facilities for cyclists, and we'll look at that,
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but the overall feedback has been that the design
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and facilities of the development make it seem a place where people of all ages can live together happily.
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Thank you.
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Now listen and answer questions 15 to 20.
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Okay, so, I'll put a map of the proposed development up on the screen.
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You'll see it's bounded on the south side by the main road, which then goes on to Nunston.
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Another boundary is formed by London Road on the western side of the development.
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Inside the development, there'll be about 400 houses and three apartment blocks.
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There'll also be a school for children up to eleven years old.
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If you look at the south entrance at the bottom of the map, there's a road from there that goes right up through the development.
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The school will be on that road, at the corner of the second turning to the left.
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A large sports centre is planned with facilities for indoor and outdoor activities.
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This will be on the western side of the development, just below the road that branches off from London Road.
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There'll be a clinic where residents can go if they have any health problems.
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Can you see the lake towards the top of the map?
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The clinic will be just below this, to the right of a street of houses.
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There'll also be a community centre for people of all ages.
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On the north-east side of the development,
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there'll be a row of specially designed houses specifically for residents over sixty-five,
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and the community centre will be adjoining this.
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We haven't forgotten about shopping.
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There'll be a supermarket between the two entrances to the development.
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We're planning to leave the three large trees near London Road, and it'll be just to the south of these.
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It's planned to have a playground for younger children.
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If you look at the road that goes up from the south entrance, you'll see it curves round to the left at the top,
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and the playground will be in that curve with nice views of the lake.
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Okay, so now does anyone have any questions?
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That is the end of part two.
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You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to part two.
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Thank you.
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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

この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が59文、単語が726語あります。 音声の長さは7:26です。 話す速さはゆっくりで、1分あたり約98語です。一つ一つの音をまねる余裕があります。 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

動画に出てくるやや難しい単語15語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

  • entrance /ˈɛn.tɹəns/ (名詞) — 入口. The action of entering, or going in.
  • resident /ˈɹɛzɪdənt/ (名詞) — 居住者, 住民. A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
  • feedback /ˈfiːdˌbæk/ (名詞) — フィードバック, 反応. Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results.
  • clinic /ˈklɪn.ɪk/ (名詞) — 医院, クリニック. A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.
  • curve /kɚv/ (名詞) — 曲線. A bend, such as in a road.
  • playground /ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/ (名詞) — 遊び場. A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides).
  • carefully /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ (副詞) — じっくり, 慎重に. With care; attentively, circumspectly.
  • select /sɪˈlɛkt/ (動詞) — 選ぶ. To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
  • landscape /ˈlan(d)skeɪp/ (名詞) — 景色, ランドスケープ. A portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its geographical (and architectural) features.
  • impression /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/ (名詞) — 印象. The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.
  • wildlife /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/ (名詞) — 野生動物. undomesticated animals, especially mammals, birds, and fish, which live in the wild.
  • presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/ (名詞) — 贈呈. The act of presenting, or something presented.
  • outdoor /aʊtˈdɔː/ (形容詞) — 屋外の, 室外の. Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air.
  • convenient /kənˈviː.niənt/ (形容詞) — 便利. Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.
  • provision /pɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/ (名詞) — 支給, 配給. An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.

動画に出てくる句動詞

  • drive away (動詞) — 退ける, 追い遣る. To force someone or something to leave

注意したい発音

話し手はthere'll, I'm, we'veなど、短縮形や弱形を24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。

  • 「sh」と「zh」の音: impression /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/, presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/, provision /pɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/, accommodation /əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/, specially /ˈspɛʃəli/
  • 長い単語(アクセントの位置に注意): accommodation /əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/, supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, criterion /kɹaɪˈtɪɹ.i.ən/, kilometre /kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/

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。entrance, resident, feedbackなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。

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have shown · we've selected · we've taken
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is formed · is planned

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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