シャドーイング練習: Favorite IELTS Adverbs for Speaking and Writing - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Favorite IELTS Adverbs for Speaking and Writing”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: adverbs, Ielts, negative, positive, allearsenglish. This video has 58 sentences and 514 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:04. The speaker talks at a steady 126 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| staggeringly adverb | To a breathtaking degree. | |
| stupendously adverb | In a stupendous manner. | |
| tremendously adverb | Greatly; enormously | |
| adjective noun | /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/ | A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent. |
| examiner noun | /əɡˈzæmɪnɚ/ | A person who investigates someone or something. |
| vocabulary noun | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning. |
| atrociously adverb | in an atrocious manner | |
| awesomely adverb | /ˈɔ.səm.li/ | In a manner inspiring awe. |
| fabulously adverb | /ˈfæb.jʊ.lɪs.li/ | In a fashionable or glamorous manner. |
| shockingly adverb | In a shocking manner. | |
| stagger verb | /ˈstæɡɚ/ | In standing or walking, to sway from one side to the other as if about to fall; to stand or walk unsteadily; to reel or totter. |
| webinar noun | /ˈwɛb.əˌnɑː/ | An interactive seminar conducted via Internet. Usually a live presentation, lecture or workshop that happens in real time, as users participate through… |
| pronunciation noun | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken. |
| subscriber noun | /səbˈskɹaɪbɚ/ | A person who subscribes to a publication or a service. |
| amazingly adverb | /əˈmeɪzɪŋli/ | In an amazing manner; in a way that causes amazement; wonderfully. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, haven't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: examiner /əɡˈzæmɪnɚ/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, fabulously /ˈfæb.jʊ.lɪs.li/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, amazingly /əˈmeɪzɪŋli/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like staggeringly, stupendously, tremendously.
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。












