シャドーイング練習: Can't get over this episode! - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Today we're going to talk about an expression with get over.
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And this is really, really useful.
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So this is, I can't get over something.
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So for example, I can't get over how beautiful this beach is.
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So it's interesting because this is not necessarily what we were using for the breakup idea, right?
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I can't get over him.
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Yeah, we're not really talking today so much about breakups, right?
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This isn't the context of talking about a breakup it's more about uh something
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that brings off to your mind like it you can't understand
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like you can't you just can't conceive of how beautiful something is or how something something is
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something something is yes you can't stop thinking about it could
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be short term it could be long term it just has
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really impacted you it has affected you in some way so and again i can't get over someone

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Can't get over this episode!”. This video has 13 sentences and 152 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:55. The speaker talks at a natural 166 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 91% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 2 of its 13 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 9 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
breakup noun/ˈbɹeɪk.ʌp/The act of breaking up; disintegration or division.
necessarily adverb/ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/Inevitably; of necessity.
conceive verb/kənˈsiːv/To have a child; to become pregnant (with).
context noun/ˈkɑn.tɛkst/The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
affect verb/əˈfɛkt/To influence or alter.
expression noun/əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
beach noun/ˈbiːt͡ʃ/The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
impact noun/ˈɪmpækt/The striking of one body against another; collision.
useful adjective/ˈjuːsfəl/Having a practical or beneficial use.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
get over verbTo overcome.

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 affected
過去進行形 was/were + -ing — 過去のある時点で進行中だった動作were using
動詞 + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — 後ろに-ing形が続く動詞stop thinking
現在進行形 am/is/are + -ing — 今まさに、または最近起きていることwe're not really talking

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, we're, isn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like breakup, necessarily, conceive.

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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