シャドーイング練習: Fractions - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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In this video we're going to talk about fractions
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and I want you to understand the concept of a fraction using visual illustrations.
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So let's say if we have a circle.
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Let me draw a better looking circle.
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And let's split the circle into two equal parts.
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Now I'm going to shade only one portion of those two parts.
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So what fraction of the circle is shaded?
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So there's two parts of the circle and only one of those two parts is shaded.
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So we could say that one half of the circle is shaded.
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Now let me give you another example.
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Let's say if I have a circle and I split it into four equal parts.
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And I'm going to shade this part of the circle.
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So what fraction of the circle is shaded?
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So there's four equal parts of the circle, and three of those four parts were shaded.
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So three-fourths of the circle is shaded.
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Now let me give you another illustration.
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So let's say we have a circle again.
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And this time, I'm going to divide the circle into eight equal parts.
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So what fraction of the circle is shaded?
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So we know that there's eight parts, the circle was divided into eight equal parts, and only three of those eight parts were shaded.
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So three-eighths of the circle is shaded.
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And so hopefully these visual illustrations help you to understand a concept of a fraction, which is basically a portion out of a whole.
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Now here's another example for you.
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So let's say we have a rectangle.
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And it's broken up into seven congruent parts.
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Now granted, my drawing is not perfect, but we'll make it work.
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And let's say three of those parts is shaded.
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What fraction of the rectangle is shaded and what fraction is not shaded?
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So there's seven equal parts, and three of those seven parts are shaded
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so we could say three-sevenths of the rectangle is shaded now
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out of this total seven parts four of those seven parts is not shaded
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so four-sevenths of the rectangle remains unshaded or not shaded Now,
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let's look at another example.
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So let's say we have a square.
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And we're going to break up the square into a total of eight parts.
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What fraction of the square is not shaded?
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And what fraction is shaded?
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So out of the eight parts, five of those parts is shaded.
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So we can say that five eighths of the rectangle, or rather, of the square is shaded.
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Now what fraction is not shaded?
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out of the total eight parts, three parts is not shaded.
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So hopefully these visual illustrations help you to solidify the concept of a fraction.
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So here's a practice problem for you.
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Draw a circle and shade only two-fifths of the circle.
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So feel free to pause the video.
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So here's a circle, and we'll need to break it up into five equal parts.
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So that's going to be one, we'll say two, three, four, and five.
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So once you split it into five parts, all you need to do is shade two of those five parts.
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And so in this case, two-fifths of the circle has been shaded.
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And so that's basically it for this video.
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So now you understand fractions with circles and squares and rectangles.
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So that's basically it for this video.
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and if you need help with adding or subtracting fractions
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or even multiplying
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and dividing fractions I'm going to post a few links in the description section of this video
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so you can take a look at that when you get a chance.
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Thanks for watching.

この動画のスピーキング目標

分数の概念を視覚的に理解しながら、英語での説明をスムーズに話せるようになることが目標です。「~分の~」という分数の表現や、図形を使った説明の仕方を覚え、英語スピーキング練習に活かしましょう。特に「shadow speak」(シャドーイング)に最適で、動画の発音やリズムを真似ることで、自然な英語表現が身につきます。

フレーズバンク

  • What fraction of the circle is shaded?(円の何分の一が塗られていますか?)
  • split into [number] equal parts([数]等分に分ける)
  • [number] of those [number] parts is shaded([数]個の部分のうち[数]個が塗られている)
  • out of the total [number] parts(全体の[数]個の部分の中で)
  • shade only [fraction] of the circle(円の[分数]だけを塗る)

これらのフレーズは、分数以外の説明にも使える便利な表現です。英語シャドーイングで繰り返し練習して、瞬時に使えるようにしましょう。

弱点を直そう!

この動画では、「three-fourths」「two-fifths」などの分数の発音と、「so」「now」などの接続詞のリズムが鍵です。日本人がよく間違える「-ths」の発音(θの音)を、動画の発音を真似て練習しましょう。また、説明を進めるときの自然なペースも重要で、shadowspeaksのようにゆっくりと発音しながら、リズムを捉えることが大切です。「shadow speech」の練習で、これらのポイントを確認し、スピーキングの精度を上げましょう。

実際にペンを持って図形を描きながら、動画の説明を真似ると、より効果的です。分数の英語表現と同時に、図形を使ったコミュニケーション能力も養えます。英語スピーキング練習にこの動画を取り入れて、一緒に上達しましょう!

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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