シャドーイング練習: Casual sin is killing Gen Z - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 12 sentences and 155 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:50. The speaker talks fast, about 186 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
11 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| dramatic adjective | /dɹəˈmætɪk/ | Of or relating to the drama. |
| slave noun | /sleɪv/ | A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition… |
| anytime adverb | At any time. | |
| contrary adjective | /ˈkɑntɹɛɹi/ | Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse. |
| gosh | /ɡɑːʃ/ | A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm. |
| alignment noun | /əˈlaɪn.mənt/ | An arrangement of items in a line. |
| wick noun | /ˈwɪk/ | A braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws up a… |
| devise verb | /dɪˈvaɪz/ | To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something). |
| disobey verb | /ˌdɪs.əˈbeɪ/ | To refuse or (intentionally) fail to adhere to (a rule) or to obey an order from (somebody). |
| traffic noun | /ˈtɹæfɪk/ | Moving pedestrians or vehicles, or the flux or passage thereof. |
| ring noun | /ɹɪŋ/ | A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like dramatic, slave, anytime.
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 | I've done · have made |
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。













