シャドーイング練習: Five Short Plays Chapter 2 - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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The Right Thing to Do A man is lying in the street.
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Rebecca is walking past.
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She stops and looks at him.
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Then she looks around her.
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There is nobody there.
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She starts to walk away, stops, and goes back to look at the man again.
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Patrick walks past and stops to look at the man.
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What's the matter with him?
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I don't know.
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Is he dead?
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No, he's alive, I think.
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Are you going to help him?
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Me?
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Why me?
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You were here first.
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Yes, I was, but...
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What's the matter with him?
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We don't know.
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He looks ill.
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His eyes are closed.
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Look.
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Perhaps he's asleep.
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Asleep, in the street.
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Wake him up then.
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Why me?
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You do it.
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What about you?
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Me?
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Yes.
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You were here first.
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Yes, but it's not my problem.
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And it's not my problem.
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Hey, what are you doing?
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I'm helping this man, of course. Are you a doctor?
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No, I'm not.
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But he needs help.
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Do you know him?
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No, I don't.
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Then he's not your problem.
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Oh, be quiet.
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Did you hear that?
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She said, be quiet.
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Be quiet and help.
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She said it again.
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Go and call an ambulance.
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Me?
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Yes, you.
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And be quick.
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But be quick.
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Now you, go and get some water. Where from?
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From that house over there.
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Don't look at me like that.
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Go.
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I'm going.
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Feel his pulse. But I...
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Go on, feel his pulse.
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Well, he's still alive.
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He's saying something.
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What is he saying?
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He said pills, I think.
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Pills?
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Look in his pocket.
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I can't do that.
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Look in his pocket.
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There's a bottle with some writing on it.
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What does it say?
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Read it.
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It says, for the heart.
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If you feel ill, take one of these pills.
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I've got the water.
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Good.
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Give him one of the pills with some water.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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How do you feel?
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A little better now.
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The ambulance is coming.
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Good.
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How is he?
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He's feeling a little better.
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What's the matter?
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I was ill.
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It was my heart.
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That man gave me one of my pills.
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I'm all right now.
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What's your name?
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Scott.
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Michael Scott.
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Michael Scott?
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The famous TV chef?
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Yes, that's right.
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Come with us, Mr Scott.
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We'd like to take you to hospital.
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But I feel better now.
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Perhaps, but you must go to hospital.
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All right.
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Well, thank you very much, everybody.
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That's all right.
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We're happy to help.
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Get well soon.
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Thank you again.
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Goodbye.
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He's alive, and he's going to be OK.
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He's alive because we were here.
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Michael Scott.
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The famous TV chef.
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We can all feel very pleased, I think.
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Oh, yes, we can.
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What about the woman? Which woman?
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The woman who helped.
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Where is she?
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Oh, her, I remember.
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She didn't help us.
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Do this, do that, she said. Be quick.
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She said, be quiet to me.
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That's right.
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I didn't like her. Did you?
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No, I didn't.
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Where is she now?
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She walked away.
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That's right.
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She just walked away.
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She didn't want to help.
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We did everything.
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Yeah, everything.
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Today was an important day for us.
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It was.
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We helped someone famous.
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Because of us, he didn't die.
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We were there for him.
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It was the right thing to do.
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Yes, it was.
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Well done, everybody.
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And well done to you.
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Well done to all of us.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.

このレッスンについて

「Five Short Plays Chapter 2」のビデオでは、道で倒れた男性を見たリベッカとパトリックの会話が展開されます。この会話を通じて、日常的な場面での英語スピーキング練習ができます。特に、他人を助けるかどうかの葛藤や、指示を出すときの表現、相手の反応に対する応答など、実用的な会話パターンを学ぶことができます。shadowspeakの技法を使って、自然な発音とリズムを身につけましょう。

重要な語彙とフレーズ

  • asleep:眠っている。「Asleep, in the street.」では、道で眠っているという不自然な状況を表しています。
  • ambulance:救急車。「Go and call an ambulance.」では、救急車を呼ぶように指示しています。
  • What's the matter with him?:彼はどうしたの? 相手の状態を尋ねる基本的なフレーズです。
  • It's not my problem.:私の問題じゃない。他人の問題を避けるときの表現で、口調によっては冷淡な印象になります。
  • Be quiet and help.:静かにして手伝って。指示的な口調で、相手に行動を促します。

練習のコツ

このビデオの会話は、日常的な速度で進行し、感情的な変化(葛藤、焦り、決意など)が表れています。shadow speakをするときは、まず会話の流れを理解し、各キャラクターの声のトーンとリズムに注目してください。例えば、「Why me?」は疑問と不満が混じった口調で、「Be quick.」は焦りを感じさせる速い発音になっています。繰り返し聞きながら、自分の声で真似ることで、英語の発音を良くするだけでなく、自然な会話のリズムも身につけられます。また、会話の中でのイントネーションの変化にも注意し、感情を表現する方法を学んでください。shadowspeaksの練習を続けることで、スピーキングの自信がつくはずです。

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
現在進行形 am/is/are + -ing — 今まさに、または最近起きていることis lying · is walking · are you doing
「going to」の未来表現 be going to + 動詞 — 予定や、起こりそうだと分かることAre you going to help · he's going to be

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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