シャドーイング練習: Environmental Science modules part 3 Actual IELTS listening - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Part 3.
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You will hear two students called Jamie and Martha discussing their environmental science course.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 21 to 26.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 21 to 26.
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Hi, Martha.
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Do you have time to talk?
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We have to submit our evaluations of our course next week, and I thought it'd be useful to discuss what we both think.
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Good idea.
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That would help refresh my memory, especially about things we did in previous years.
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I agree.
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So let's talk about the modules we took.
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What about statistics for environmental research?
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I've always been hopeless with numbers, so I thought that I'd learn a lot.
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But you know, it wasn't at a high enough level for me.
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I actually had to do a lot of reading on my own.
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Me too.
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I had to get an additional reading list from the tutor.
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Now, sewage and drainage systems.
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I wasn't looking forward to that one.
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Not exactly a pleasant subject,
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but you know, the module convinced me that it's an essential topic to understand for both cities and rural environments.
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Right.
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And in the end, not a boring subject.
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Not at all.
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It was quite a revelation.
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The module on agriculture and food security could have been good.
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But the assigned readings were only those ancient government publications.
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And the lecture notes clearly hadn't been updated for years.
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I know.
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What about the module on sustainable energy?
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I really got into the project we had to do to invent something functional.
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I devised a windmill to power my laptop.
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Yep, the projects were great.
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So hands-on, though the personal battery charger I built never really worked.
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Too bad, but I'm sure you learned a lot nonetheless.
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I did, and the government policy module.
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I wish it had included policy in other countries.
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It was a bit inward-looking, I thought, focused just on this country.
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I mentioned that to the lecturer, but she said it was best to concentrate on one country in depth at first.
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Maybe.
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And there was that module called water management.
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I must admit, I got lost in the discussion about the issues of groundwater levels and flood risk management, which weren't that essential.
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You weren't the only one.
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Before you hear the rest of the discussion, you have some time to look at questions 27 to 30.
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Now listen and answer questions 27 to 30.
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Okay.
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I thought some aspects of the course organisation were particularly helpful.
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Can we talk a bit about that? Of course.
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Actually, I was disappointed that I couldn't take any module whenever I wanted.
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That's true.
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But the variety of modules on offer was a strong point and meant I managed to cover a lot of subjects.
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Me too, more than I expected.
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I had wanted to finish the course early by doing an extra module each term, which would have been useful,
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but unfortunately that wasn't allowed.
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I had to wait to do some modules, which I found hard to schedule,
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And I think more assigned reading for the modules would have made the lectures easier to follow.
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That would have been good.
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But I was pleased that the course organisers were able to provide modules focusing on real-life issues, which we can apply later when looking for jobs.
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True.
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And I would have hated it if it had all been theory.
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What about the written paper we had to do for Dr. Brown?
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Are there any things we could suggest to improve the way that's handled?
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Well, I got lots of help from Dr. Brown and his assistant in narrowing down what I wanted to write about.
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Yes, they stopped me from doing something too ambitious.
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But choosing a topic right at the beginning of the module was difficult.
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Maybe he could postpone the decision until halfway through the term.
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Good idea.
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I was happy with the word limit for the assignment, though.
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Well, as usual, I could have written on and on, but the limit made me refine my thoughts, so it was okay in the end.
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I wish I could have had a session with Dr. Brown after he'd marked my written paper.
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I know it would be time-consuming, but it would have been really useful.
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Actually, I was satisfied with Dr. Brown's written feedback.
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It was amazingly detailed, so I don't think I needed more.
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But I wish they could arrange sessions where students get together and help each other before submitting their written work.
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Good idea.
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If they provided time for that, it would be quite convenient.
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Right.
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Now that we've almost finished our course, it's time to think about our career prospects.
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What type of organization do you hope to work for?
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That is the end of part three.
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You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to part three.
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Part 4
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.

このレッスンで学べること

このレッスンでは、環境科学コースについて話す2人の学生の会話を通じて、日常的な英語の会話力とリスニング力を磨きます。特に、意見交換や授業の評価に関する表現、専門的な用語の使い方を学び、shadow speech(シャドーイング)の練習で自然な発音とリズムを身につけることができます。

重要な語彙とフレーズ

  • sewage and drainage systems:下水道と排水システム
  • food security:食料安全保障
  • sustainable energy:持続可能なエネルギー
  • inward-looking:内向きの、自国中心的な
  • hands-on:実践的な、体験型の
  • groundwater levels:地下水位

シャドーイングの実践テクニック

このビデオの会話は自然なスピードで、学生同士のくだけたトーンが特徴です。shadowing siteでの練習には、まず会話のリズムを捉えることが重要です。最初は1文ずつ止めながら、発音やイントネーションを真似る「shadowing」を行いましょう。特に、「I thought it'd be useful to discuss」のような縮約形や、「Not exactly a pleasant subject, but...」のような接続詞の使い方に注意して、自然な流れを再現します。

シャドーイングの際は、話者の息継ぎやストレスの置き方も観察しましょう。このビデオの会話は情報量が多いため、速さに慣れるまで何度も繰り返し練習することで、リスニングと同時にスピーキング力が向上します。「shadowspeak」「shadowspeaks」といった用語で知られるこの技法は、英語の自然な表現を身につけるための効果的な方法です。

「英語シャドーイング」の練習を継続することで、日常会話だけでなく、学術的な議論もスムーズに行えるようになります。このビデオを使った練習で、環境科学関連の語彙とともに、実践的な会話力を磨きましょう。

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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