シャドーイング練習: English Shadowing Challenge | Practice Speaking Real-Life Conversations - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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This is the final day of the seven day shadowing challenge.
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If you've been here every day this week, I am so proud of you.
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You've practiced six real life conversations already,
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and your mouth has done more English work in seven days than most learners do in a month. So congratulations.
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Today's conversation is the hardest one of the week.
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Of course, I saved it for last on purpose.
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is not what you were supposed to get, you have to call customer service, stay calm, explain what went wrong, and push for a solution without being rude.
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This requires a very specific kind of language, the kind most English learners never practice because it means asking for things, not just being polite.
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Here are the words and phrases you need to know first.
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To raise a complaint.
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To raise a complaint means to formally tell a company that something went wrong and that you expect it to be fixed.
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It is more serious than casually mentioning a problem.
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Next, order number.
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Your order number is the reference code you receive when you buy something online.
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Always have it ready before you call customer service.
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It will be the first thing they ask for.
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Then, Incorrect item An incorrect item means you received the wrong product.
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A different color, the wrong size, or something completely different from what you actually ordered.
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Next, to process a return, and when a company processes a return, they begin the steps to collect the wrong item back and issue a refund or send a replacement.
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Then, Prepaid Return Label.
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A Prepaid Return Label is a shipping label the company sends you
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so you can post the item back without paying for postage yourself.
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They cover the cost.
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Next, Replacement.
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A replacement is a new, correct version of the item the company sends you in place of the wrong or damaged one you received.
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Then refund.
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A refund is your money returned to you, usually back to the original card or account you paid with.
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Next, to escalate.
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To escalate means to take your complaint to a higher level.
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You asked to speak to a supervisor or manager when the first person was unable to resolve it.
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Then, Priority shipping.
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Priority Shipping is a faster delivery option that gets your package to use sooner than standard shipping usually for an extra fee.
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And finally, to bear with someone.
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To bear with someone means to stay patient while they look something up or sort something out.
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"Bear with me" is a natural, polite way of asking you to wait just a moment.
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By the way, since this is the final day, I want to tell you about something that pairs really well with the work you've been doing all the week.
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It's called Turbo English.
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It's buy two, get one free, on the LinguaTrip handbooks.
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We built two different sets depending on where you're stuck.
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The first set is for speaking and vocabulary.
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It's for you if you have been shadowing with me all week and you want to keep going.
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It gives you the natural expressions native speakers use in If today's complaint dialogue felt hard,
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this set is what you need next.
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And the second set is for grammar.
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It's for you if you keep getting confused by the same grammar rules over and over, especially the tenses.
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Present perfect versus past simple, conditionals, all the things that make you hesitate when you speak.
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The set breaks them down with examples that actually stick.
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Each set is around $12, less than one private lesson, and because it's buy two, get one free, you're really getting three handbooks for the price of two.
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is in the description.
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Okay, now let's get into today's conversation, the last one of our challenge.
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- Thank you for calling Maple & Co.
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Customer Service.
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My name is Ryan.
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How can I help you today?
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Hi Ryan, I am calling because I received my order yesterday, but there is a problem with it.
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I got completely the wrong item.
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Oh, I am sorry to hear that.
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I can absolutely help you sort this out.
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Can I start with your order number?
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Yes, it is MC -4.
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49 -28731.
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Thank you.
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Bear with me one moment while I pull that up.
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Okay.
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I have got your order here.
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You ordered the gray wool throw blanket, correct?
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That is right!
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But what I actually received was a blue cotton one.
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Different color.
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Completely different material.
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I completely understand, and I sincerely apologize for that.
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That should not have happened.
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So what I can do is arrange a return of the incorrect item and get the right one sent out to you.
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Okay.
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And realistically, how long is all of that going to take?
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Because I bought this as a birthday gift and the birthday is coming up soon.
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I understand the time pressure, so the process is normally this: we email you a prepaid return label, at no cost to you.
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you send the item back.
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And once we receive it, we process the return within two to three business days.
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The replacement would then ship and reach you in five to seven business days after that.
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That might be too slow, honestly.
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The birthday is 10 days away.
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Is there anything you can do to speed it up?
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Let me see what options I have.
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I can flag your replacement as priority shipping, which would bring the delivery time down to two to three business days after we process the return.
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I want to be upfront though.
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I cannot promise an exact date.
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I appreciate the honesty.
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Can I ask one more thing?
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Do I need to wait for you to receive the return before you send the replacement?
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Or is there any way to send it out now?
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Given that this was your mistake, not mine, That is a fair point.
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And I completely understand why you are asking.
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Normally we do require the return to be initiated first, But given that this was our error, Let me check with my supervisor and see what I can do.
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Would you mind holding for just a minute?
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Not at all.
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Go ahead.
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Thank you so much for holding.
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So I spoke with my supervisor, and because this was clearly our mistake, We are going to ship the correct item out to you today with priority shipping.
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You do not need to wait.
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You will receive a separate email with a prepaid return label for the Blue Throw
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and you have 30 days to send it back at your convenience.
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That is brilliant.
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I really appreciate you sorting that out.
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It is absolutely the least we can do.
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You will get a confirmation email within the hour with a new tracking number.
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Is there anything else?
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I can help you with.
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No, that is everything.
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Honestly, thank you so much, Ryan.
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You handled this really well.
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That means a lot.
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Thank you.
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I hope the gift arrives in time and that your friend has a wonderful birthday.
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Thank you.
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Fingers crossed.
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Have a good day.
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You too.
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Take care.
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Goodbye.
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Bye.
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Now it is your turn.
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The conversation will play again, and this time, say the customer's words out loud at the exact same time you hear them.
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Same pace.
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Do not wait.
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Here we go.
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Thank you for calling Maple & Co.
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Customer Service.
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My name is Ryan.
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How can I help you today?
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Hi Ryan, I am calling because I received my order yesterday, but there is a problem with it.
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I got completely the wrong item.
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Oh, I am sorry to hear that.
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I can absolutely help you sort this out.
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Can I start with your order number?
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Yes, it is MC -4.
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49 -28731.
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Thank you.
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Bear with me one moment while I pull that up.
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Okay.
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I have got your order here.
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You ordered the gray wool throw blanket, correct?
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That is right!
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But what I actually received was a blue cotton one.
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Different color.
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Completely different material.
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I completely understand, and I sincerely apologize for that.
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That should not have happened.
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So what I can do is arrange a return of the incorrect item and get the right one sent out to you.
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Okay.
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And realistically, how long is all of that going to take?
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Because I bought this as a birthday gift and the birthday is coming up soon.
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I understand the time pressure, so the process is normally this: we email you a prepaid return label, At no cost to you.
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you send the item back.
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And once we receive it, we process the return within two to three business days.
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The replacement would then ship and reach you in five to seven business days after that.
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That might be too slow, honestly.
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The birthday is 10 days away.
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Is there anything you can do to speed it up?
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Let me see what options I have.
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I can flag your replacement as priority shipping, which would bring the delivery time down to two to three business days after we process the return.
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I want to be upfront though.
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I cannot promise an exact date.
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I appreciate the honesty.
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Can I ask one more thing?
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Do I need to wait for you to receive the return before you send the replacement?
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Or is there any way to send it out now?
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Given that this was your mistake, not mine.
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That is a fair point.
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And I completely understand why you are asking.
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Normally we do require the return to be initiated first, But given that this was our error, Let me check with my supervisor and see what I can do.
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Would you mind holding for just a minute?' Not at all, go ahead.
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Thank you so much for holding.
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So I spoke with my supervisor, And because this was clearly our mistake, we are going to ship the correct item out to you today with priority shipping.
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You do not need to wait.
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you will receive a separate email with a prepaid return label for the blue throw
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and you have 30 days to send it back at your convenience.
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That is brilliant.
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I really appreciate you sorting that out.
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It is absolutely the least we can do.
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You will get a confirmation email within the hour with a new tracking number.
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Is there anything else?
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I can help you with.
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No, that is everything.
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Honestly, thank you so much, Ryan.
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You handled this really well.
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That means a lot.
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Thank you.
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I hope the gift arrives in time and that your friend has a wonderful birthday.
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Thank you.
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Fingers crossed.
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Have a good day.
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You too, take care.
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Goodbye.
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Bye.
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You made it.
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Seven days, seven conversations, hundreds of sentences spoken out loud in English.
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That's real practice.
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This is actually doing the work.
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If you've been here every single day this week, your mouth feels different from now than it did on Monday.
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Maybe you don't notice it yet, but you will the next time you have to speak English in real life.
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The freezing happens less, the words come faster, you're not searching for them anymore more, they were just there.
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I want to hear from you.
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If you finished all seven days, write I did it in the comments.
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Tell me what day was the hardest for you, which one surprised you, and how you feel right now compared to a week ago.
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I read every single comment on this channel, and seeing you finish this challenge means a lot to me.
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You don't have to stop here.
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You can go back to day one and do the whole week again.
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Each round, your mouth gets faster.
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Each round, the words come Thank you for showing up this week.
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I will see you in the next video and bye bye.

コンテキストとバックグラウンド

このビデオは、7日間のシャドーイングチャレンジの最終日です。英語スピーキング練習に取り組む皆さんは、この1週間で6つの実生活の会話を練習してきました。多くの学習者が1か月かけて行うよりも、あなたの口は7日間で多くの英語の作業を行ったのです。今日は、このチャレンジの中で最も難しい会話に取り組みます。カスタマーサービスに電話をかけ、問題を冷静に説明し、失礼にならずに解決策を求める必要があります。このような具体的な言語を要求する場面は、多くの英語学習者が練習することのない部分です。

日常コミュニケーションのためのトップ5のフレーズ

  • 苦情を申し立てる - 何か問題が発生したことを正式に知らせるフレーズです。
  • オーダーナンバー - オンライン購入時に受け取る参照コード。
  • 誤った商品 - 注文したものとは異なる商品が届いた場合。
  • 返品手続きをする - 会社が間違った商品を回収し、返金または交換を行うプロセス。
  • 返送用の prepaid ラベル - 会社が提供する、送料が免除されるラベル。

ステップバイステップ シャドーイングガイド

このビデオの内容に挑戦するための方法は以下の通りです。まずは、shadow speakをする際には、発音やイントネーションを正確に模倣することが重要です。英語の会話における特定のフレーズや言い回しを繰り返し練習することで、正しい表現が身についていきます。

次に、YouTubeで英語学習をする際には、必ず事前に音声を聴いて全体の流れを理解しましょう。重要なフレーズをメモして、会話が進む中で使うタイミングを考えることも大切です。難易度の高い会話であればあるほど、繰り返し練習することで自信を持てるようになります。

シャドーイングを続けていくことで、自然に英語が口から出てくるようになります。特に、英語シャドーイングで得られるメリットは多く、例えば、スピーキング能力の向上だけでなく、リスニング力や発音の改善にもつながります。最後に、同じフレーズを何度も発音して、自分の声とテンポを調整することを忘れないでください。これは英語の流暢さを高めるための鍵となる技術です。

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
現在完了進行形 have/has been + -ing — 以前に始まり今も続いている動作you've been doing · have been shadowing
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you've been · You've practiced · has done
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be fixed · be initiated

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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