シャドーイング練習: EnglishPod 9 - Elementary - Silence please - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Hello English learners and welcome to EnglishPod.
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My name is Marco.
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And I'm Erika.
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Erika, today we are really excited, right?
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Yeah, we've got a great lesson today all about real English.
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Exactly, English that you hear in movies and TV shows.
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Yeah, speaking of movies, today's podcast takes place at the movies.
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Exactly, and that's why it's so fun today.
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Uh-huh.
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Okay, great.
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So before we listen to our dialogue, let's take a look at our vocabulary preview.
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Vocabulary preview.
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In today's vocabulary preview, we have two words.
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And the first word is inconsiderate.
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Inconsiderate.
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Inconsiderate.
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So Erica, what is it when someone is inconsiderate?
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If someone's inconsiderate, they're not thinking about the feelings of other people.
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Right, so for example, yesterday I was on the subway and it was full.
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Right.
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And an old lady was standing there and no one got up to give her their seat.
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That was pretty inconsiderate.
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Great, so now let's take a look at our second word and it's keep it down.
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Keep it down.
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Keep it down.
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Keep it down.
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So why don't we listen to some examples on how we use keep it down so we can understand.
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Example one.
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Excuse me, do you mind keeping it down?
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It's after midnight.
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Okay, sorry.
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Example 2 I'm trying to study.
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Do you mind keeping it down?
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Example 3 Do you mind keeping it down?
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I'm trying to watch the game.
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So that means, be quiet.
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Yes, don't make so much noise.
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I used to hear this one all the time from my mother.
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I think we all did when we were children.
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Yeah.
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Okay, so now let's listen to the dialogue for the first time.
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It's going to be kind of fast.
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But don't worry about it if you can't understand everything.
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By the end of today's lesson, you will understand this dialogue.
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Those people in front of us are making so much noise.
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It's so inconsiderate.
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Don't worry about it.
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It's not such a big deal.
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Oh, I can't hear the thing!
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Excuse me, can you keep it down?
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Sure, sorry about that Someone's phone is ringing.
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Honey, I think it's your phone.
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Did you forget to switch it off?
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Oh no, you're right.
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That's so embarrassing.
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Do you mind keeping it down?
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I'm trying to watch a movie here.
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Well, I hate it when people's phones ring when I'm watching a movie.
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I think everyone gets kind of angry, but we're going to talk about this a little bit later.
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Why don't we take a look now at our language takeaway?
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Language takeaway.
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So the language takeaway is our most important words for today's lesson.
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And our first word today is...
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Not such a big deal.
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Not such a big deal.
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Not such a big deal.
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So when something is not a big deal, it's...
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Not a big problem.
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It's not important, right?
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Exactly.
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Okay, let's listen to some examples.
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Example 1.
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I can't get these files to you by tomorrow.
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It's okay, it's not such a big deal.
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Example 2 Uh, I'm really sorry.
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I'm gonna be 10 minutes late for the meeting.
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It's not such a big deal.
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Peter and Liam are late too.
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Now let's look at our second word and it's switch it off.
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Switch it off.
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Switch it off.
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Switch it off.
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So this word means to turn it off.
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To turn something off.
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Now, we can use it in three different ways.
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Yeah, this one is a little bit complicated because it changes a little bit depending on how you use it.
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So, Marco, I think you've got some examples for us.
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Right, so for example, I can say, Did you switch off your phone?
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Or you could say, Did you switch your phone off?
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Right, or simply you can ask, Did you switch it off?
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I think this one is a little bit hard.
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Let's look at a couple more examples.
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Okay, so I can say, for example, switch off the TV.
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Switch the TV off.
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Or switch it off.
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Yeah, I think that's a little bit more clear.
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Yeah.
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But you know what?
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We even had trouble with that one, didn't we?
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Yeah, we had to do it a couple of times.
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Okay, now let's look at our last word and it's can't hear a thing.
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Can't hear a thing.
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I can't hear a thing.
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I can't hear a thing.
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Okay, we have some examples for this phrase, so let's listen.
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Example 1.
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What's going on in there?
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I don't know.
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I can't hear a thing.
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Example 2 What?
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I'm sorry, this music is too loud.
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I can't hear a thing!
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So that's like saying, I can't hear.
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Exactly.
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I can't hear anything.
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Right.
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So now we are ready to listen to our dialogue a second time.
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It's going to be slower.
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This time, listen for some of the key words we were explaining.
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Those people in front of us are making so much noise.
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It's so inconsiderate.
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Don't worry about it.
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It's not such a big deal.
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I can't hear a thing.
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Excuse me.
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Can you keep it down?
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Sure.
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Sorry about that.
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Someone's phone is ringing.
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Honey, I think it's your phone.
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Did you forget to switch it off?
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Oh no. You're right.
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That's so embarrassing.
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Do you mind keeping it down?
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I'm trying to watch a movie here.
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Okay, great.
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Now with the dialogue slower, it's really understandable.
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Yeah, I think you could catch those keywords a lot better.
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Perfect.
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So now we are ready to look at putting it together.
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Putting it together.
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So in putting it together, we help you use a great phrase in different ways.
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And today's phrase is, do you mind?
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Do you mind?
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Do you mind?
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Okay, so let's listen to some examples on how you can use this phrase in different situations.
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Example 1 Do you mind holding my coat for me?
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Example 2 Oh, I forgot my wallet.
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Do you mind paying for dinner?
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Example 3 Do you mind turning off your phone?
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So this phrase is usually pretty polite.
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I could say to you, Marco, do you mind holding my coat for me?
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And that's really polite.
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Yeah, so would you mind, do you mind are very polite phrases.
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But depending on your voice and how you use your tone, it could be a little bit sarcastic, right?
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It would be a little bit rude if you say, would you mind keeping it down?
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Exactly, like we heard in our dialogue.
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Yeah, so that's not so polite.
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Yeah, exactly.
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I mean, in English, you have to be careful
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because your tone of voice tells the other person how you're feeling if you're angry, sad, or just like in any other language.
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Yeah, that's true.
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So, I mean, using a phrase like, do you mind, is a great phrase, but make sure you keep a positive tone in your voice.
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Exactly.
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So now that we've talked about all these great things, we can listen to the dialogue a third time, but it'll be at its normal speed.
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I have this itchy, itchy, it's like a ratchet, it's just itchy, it's like behind the door.
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Those people in front of us are making so much noise.
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It's so inconsiderate.
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Don't worry about it, it's not such a big deal.
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No, I can't hear the thing!
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Excuse me, can you keep it down?
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Sure, sorry about that.
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Someone's phone is ringing!
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Honey, I think it's your phone.
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Did you forget to switch it off?
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Oh no!
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You're right.
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That's so embarrassing.
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Do you mind keeping it down?
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I'm trying to watch a movie here.
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So I know that in different countries there are different habits about watching movies.
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Yeah, that's definitely true.
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Erika, what's it like in Canada?
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Well, in Canada, it's really common to eat popcorn and candy and maybe chips while you're watching a movie.
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But if your phone rings in the movie theater, this is a big problem.
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I imagine it is.
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I mean, I would be upset also.
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What about in Ecuador?
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Well, in Ecuador and in South America, usually people can bring in food from the outside.
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Really?
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Yeah, so it's not really uncommon, depending on the city, to find people bringing in chicken or some sort of like really smelly food.
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No way!
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So, you get either really hungry or really upset, but that's what happens.
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You know, I used to live in Switzerland, and in Switzerland you would have to eat before you watch the movie.
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There was no popcorn, no soda, no candy inside the movie theater.
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Can you imagine that?
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I could not live with that
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because the whole purpose of going to the movies is to have some popcorn and relax and have a good time.
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You can't have a movie without popcorn.
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Exactly.
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Okay, so we've talked a lot about how to ask someone to be quiet today.
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And I hope that you'll go out and try a few of these phrases in your daily life.
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Yes, and I hope also that you visit our website at EnglishPod.com and leave all your questions and comments.
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Marco and I are there every day, so we'll be happy to answer your questions.
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But until next time, bye.

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205文、単語が1546語あります。 音声の長さは11:30です。 話す速さは1分あたり約134語で安定しており、シャドーイングしやすいペースです。 単語の86%は英語の頻出3,000語に含まれます。残りは練習の前に確認しておきましょう。

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
phrase 名詞/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/句, 語句
dialogue 名詞/ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/対談, 対話
polite 形容詞/pəˈlaɪt/丁寧, 礼儀正しい
popcorn 名詞/ˈpɑp.kɔɹn/ポップコーン
tone 名詞/ˈtəʊn/トーン
lesson 名詞/ˈlɛs.ən/授業, 学科
honey 名詞/ˈhʌni/蜂蜜
depend 動詞/dɪˈpɛnd/依存する
preview 名詞/ˈpɹiːvjuː/試写会
vocabulary 名詞/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/語彙, 語彙力
coat 名詞/ˈkoʊ̯t/コート, 外套
theater 名詞/ˈθi(ə)tɚ/劇場, シアター
candy 名詞/ˈkæn.di/キャンデー, キャンディ
complicated 形容詞/ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/複雑な
hungry 形容詞/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/空腹な, 飢えた

動画に出てくる句動詞

単語意味
switch off 動詞消す, 切る
go out 動詞出る
turn off 動詞消す, 切る

注意したい発音

話し手はcan't, I'm, don'tなど、短縮形や弱形を49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。

  • 長い単語(アクセントの位置に注意): vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, inconsiderate /ˌɪnkənˈsɪdəɹɪt/

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。
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  3. 自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。phrase, dialogue, polite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
「used to」 used to + 動詞 — 今はもう違う過去の習慣や状態used to hear · used to live
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we've talked
動詞 + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — 後ろに-ing形が続く動詞mind keeping · mind holding · mind paying
過去進行形 was/were + -ing — 過去のある時点で進行中だった動作was standing · were explaining

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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