シャドーイング練習: Can banning traffic really fix Oxford Street's problems? - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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This road has had vehicles of all kinds going down it for centuries, but now they're going to be completely banned.

So will it make shopping here any better?

Or are you put off anyway by things like phone snatchers, American candy stores, pickpockets, picky pockets,

and has it all come too late to save the high street?

Or is it actually about much, much more than just shopping?

Take a ride with us.

This actually feels quite historic.

This is the last ever bus journey to go all the way down Oxford Street.

From the 26th of October, it's the end of the road for cars, taxis, bikes, scooters, pedicabs and buses.

And you know, this road has had motor traffic on it for more than a century.

So this really is the end of an era.

You're all here specially for this journey, aren't you?

Yes, pretty much.

It's making me emotional because I feel like this part of London has shaped London buses.

I feel like this is the reason why a lot of tourists, you know, vacate to London.

Also, is it quite celebratory that you all made it on Jules Pass?

Yeah, it's an end of an era.

It's a bit of history.

Go in.

This is one of the world's busiest shopping streets.

Around half a million people, sorry, come here every single day.

And it really feels like it at times when you're battling through the crowd,

especially in the run -up to Christmas and it's not helped by the fact

that so much space is taken up by the road but that is about to come to an end.

So first things first, just to say it's not the whole of Oxford Street that's changing.

Let me show you.

So it's this bit here all the way here, nearly a kilometre.

There's a gap here for Regent Street traffic to get through

and then it ends here at the junction with Great Portland Street.

It's a bit from Selfridges to Ikea.

The whole project is set to cost 150 £50 million.

But it won't just be getting rid of the traffic, by spring next year it'll also have added things like these.

New seating, new green spaces, all in all much more space for you to shop in.

Hello there ladies, we're from BBC London.

Can we ask you about, so what do shoppers here think?

It's safer, a lot of road accidents happen.

And to be honest, who's really driving down here?

You got those little tuk -tuk things?

They'll be gone.

Wait, what?

As long as the alternative routes are up to scratch then I think, yeah, fine.

It's It's a little bit hectic with all the cars right now.

Is it going to make it better for you?

Definitely way better because I think it's so crowded.

Even though you'll have to say goodbye to the noisy pedicab.

They're not going to be around the corner.

You can get your music and your vibes from somewhere else.

Literally, we are the vibes.

We've also dug into some of the finer detail and found it's not quite as traffic free as you might have thought.

I asked one of the bosses making the change.

Traffic will be crossing through here.

How are you going to keep pedestrians safe?

One of the things we're going to have in place are security measures at those points.

We're going to have gates in place and they're going to be manned

so emergency vehicles can access the road anytime they want.

But here's the thing.

While all the extra space being planned might sound great, not everyone's happy about it.

Some Londoners reckon that removing traffic from here might actually make things harder, especially taxi drivers.

We're the iconic London cab.

Can't beat us.

Once they close it, I'm not sure that you're going to get value for money.

Now that it's happening, how do you feel?

I feel really apprehensive, to be honest with you.

I'm trying to have a little bit of positivity, but I'm struggling because I just think the impact is going to be so devastating.

The concern is that it's going to push some of the congestion to the smaller roads nearby?

The smaller roads that typically wouldn't have had the traffic will now be traffic 24 -7.

Ask yourself, are you going to sit in my cab in all

this traffic to get from A to B where you can see nothing is moving?

You'll say, I'm really sorry driver, we're not moving, I'm going to walk.

And another thing, what about Londoners with mobility issues who rely on buses and taxis to get around?

Well, there'll be taxi ranks 100 metres from the pedestrianised zone and new bus stops 200 metres from it.

We've heard from a taxi driver who's worried about these plans

and there are small businesses as well that are worried

that is just going to push congestion out onto smaller streets and worsen the noise and air quality there.

I mean, the first thing I would say is these are very valid concerns and we've been listening.

Our modelling suggests that's not going to happen,

but this is why it's important that what we're initially doing is part of a test and review phase.

So one thing worth mentioning is that Oxford Street is already largely closed to private vehicles.

So would a full vehicle ban really bring new life to this place?

Is the issue the traffic and the crowds or is it something else that's putting people off coming here?

Peaky Pockets!

Watch out your baggy!

She tried to steal your baggy!

When it happens there's little the victim can do.

This area is known as a phone snatching hotspot.

You've probably seen the videos of the thieves in action

and I know loads of friends who've had.. their phones stolen right out of their hands.

With that and the pickpockets and the vape shops and the American candy stores,

are shoppers just turning to other London locations instead?

Why have you chosen to shop here at Westfields rather than say going to Oxford Street?

It's less crowded, easier to walk around.

Oxford Street is just way too congested.

People are just opting for online at the minute and I think that's the biggest battle.

So yeah, a bigger question.

When was the last time you actually bought something from here or any other high street rather than from here?

As online shopping has grown, Oxford Street's lost big name stores like Debenhams,

House of Fraser and now HMV's closing its flagship branch here soon.

Will banning traffic really be enough to bring more shoppers out?

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Well, here's the thing.

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The idea is for you to want to spend more time as well as money in Oxford Street.

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The eventual plan is for space for public events.

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We've already had a sneak peek of this.

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Last year, Oxford Street went traffic -free for one day only, with food stalls, pop -ups and live music.

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It brought nearly 50 % more visitors than usual, according to those behind it.

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Maybe then, the future of Oxford Street is more than just shopping.

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So where does this leave us?

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After over a century of motor traffic here, Oxford Street is about to look very different.

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And once it does, could other parts of London follow in its footsteps?

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There are already similar plans for the West End near Piccadilly Circus.

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A lot of London's traffic -free future will be riding on how this historic change works out.

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But getting rid of vehicles is one thing, but making it a place that you want to spend more time?

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Well, that could be a bigger challenge.

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And we'll have to wait and see if all the extra space is enough to make that happen.

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Thank you.

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このスピーキングレッスンは、動画「Can banning traffic really fix Oxford Street's problems?」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：traffic, Oxford, road, London, space。この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が115文、単語が1314語あります。音声の長さは7:06です。話す速さは速く、1分あたり約185語です。音のつながりや弱く発音される音が多くなります。単語の87%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。全115文のうち24文が疑問文なので、疑問文のイントネーションや短い受け答えの練習に向いています。

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
taxi 名詞	/ˈtæksi/	タクシー, 辻自動車
pocket 名詞	/ˈpɑ.kɪt/	ポケット, 懐中
steal 動詞	/stiːl/	盗む
candy 名詞	/ˈkæn.di/	キャンデー, キャンディ
vibe 名詞	/vaɪb/	氛囲気
metre 名詞	/ˈmiːtəɹ/	メートル, ㍍
gate 名詞	/ˈɡeɪ̯t/	門, 大門
valid 形容詞	/ˈvælɪd/	有効な
goodbye	/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/	さようなら, さよなら
rely 動詞	/ɹɪˈlaɪ/	頼る, あてにする
anytime 副詞		いつでも
scratch 動詞	/skɹæt͡ʃ/	引っ掻く
mobility 名詞	/mə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti/	可動, 動きやすさ
specially 副詞	/ˈspɛʃəli/	わざわざ
visitor 名詞	/ˈvɪzɪtɚ/	訪問者, 客人

動画に出てくる句動詞

単語	意味
go down 動詞	降りる, 降下する
put off 動詞	延期する
watch out	気を付けて！

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。

You're all here specially for this journey, aren't you?
Can we ask you about, so what do shoppers here think?
You got those little tuk -tuk things?
Is it going to make it better for you?
How are you going to keep pedestrians safe?

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	has had · has shaped · have added
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 taken · is set · be manned

注意したい発音

話し手はwe're, I'm, we'veなど、短縮形や弱形を33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: specially /ˈspɛʃəli/, junction /ˈd͡ʒʌŋkʃən/, flagship /ˈflæɡʃɪp/, shopper /ˈʃɑ.pɚ/
長い単語（アクセントの位置に注意）: mobility /mə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti/, eventual /ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃu.əl/, apprehensive /ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnsɪv/, celebratory /ˈsɛləbɹəˌtɔːɹi/, kilometre /kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/

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: rely /ɹɪˈlaɪ/, celebratory /ˈsɛləbɹəˌtɔːɹi/, kilometre /kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/
/v/ — /b/ にならないように、上の歯を下唇に当てる: vibe /vaɪb/, valid /ˈvælɪd/, visitor /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/, eventual /ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃu.əl/, apprehensive /ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnsɪv/
/f/ — 「フ」ではなく、上の歯と下唇で出す: thief /ˈθiːf/, flagship /ˈflæɡʃɪp/, footstep /ˈfʊtstɛp/

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。
まず0.75倍速で一文ずつシャドーイングし、慣れてきたら通常の速度に戻します。
自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。taxi, pocket, steal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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