シャドーイング練習: General facts | IELTS LISTENING TEST | SECTION-4 - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Section 4.
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You will hear a university lecture...
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about an endangered bear in British Columbia, Canada, known as the Spirit Bear.
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First?
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You have some time to look at questions 31 to 40.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 31 to 40.
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Today, we continue our series on ecology and conservation with a look at a particularly endangered member of the black bear family.
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One in ten black bears is actually born with a white coat.
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which is the result of a special gene that surfaces in a few.
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Local people have named it the Spirit Bear.
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And according to the legends of these communities, its snowy fur brings with it a special power.
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Because of this, it has always been highly regarded by them
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so much that they do not speak of seeing it to anyone else.
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It is their way of protecting it when strangers visit the area.
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The white bear's habitat is quite interesting.
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The bear's strong relationship with the old -growth rainforest...
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is a complex one.
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The white bear relies on the huge, centuries -old trees in the forest in many ways.
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For example, the old -growth trees have extremely long roots
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that help prevent erosion of the soil along the banks of the many fish streams,
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Keeping these banks intact is important because these streams are home to salmon, which are the bear's main food source.
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In return, the bear's feeding habits nurture the forest.
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As the bears eat the salmon, they discard the skin and bones in great amounts on the forest floor which provide vital nutrients.
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These produce lush vegetation that sustains thousands of other types of life forms,
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from birds to insects and more.
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Today, the spirit bear lives off the coast of the province of British Columbia on a few islands,
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there is great concern for their survival, since it is estimated that less than 200 of these white bears remain.
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The best way to protect them is to make every effort to preserve the delicate balance of their forest environment,
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In other words, Their ecosystem.
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The greatest threat to the bear's existence is the loss of its habitat.
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Over many years, logging companies have stripped the land by cutting down a large number of trees.
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In addition, they have built roads which have fractured the areas where the bear usually feeds.
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and many hibernation sites have also been lost.
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The logging of the trees along the streams has damaged the places where the bears fish.
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To make matters worse, the number of salmon in those streams is declining.
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Because there is no legal limit on fishing at the moment.
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All these influences have a negative impact on the spirit bear's very existence.
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which is made all the more fragile, by the fact that reproduction among these bears has always been disappointingly low.
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And so what's the situation going forward?
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Community organizations, environmental groups, and the British Columbia government are now working together on the problem.
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The government is now requiring logging companies.. to adopt a better logging method which is a positive step.
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However, these measures alone may not be sufficient to ensure a healthy population of the spirit bear in the future.
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Other steps also need to be taken.
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While it is important to maintain the spirit bearer's habitat, there also needs to be more emphasis on its expansion.
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The move is justified as it will also create space for other bears that are losing their homes.
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That is the end of section four.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.

このレッスンについて

このレッスンでは、ブリティッシュコロンビア州に生息する絶滅危惧種のクマ、スピリットベアについての大学の講義を聴きます。リスニングセクション4を通じて、英語のリスニングスキルを高めることができます。この講義では、スピリットベアの生態、環境保護の重要性、そしてその生息地が直面している危機について学びます。また、重要な語彙やフレーズを取り上げ、その実践を通じて英語の発音を良くする力を育みます。

重要な語彙とフレーズ

  • スピリットベア (Spirit Bear)
  • 絶滅危惧種 (Endangered species)
  • 古代の森林 (Old-growth rainforest)
  • 生態系 (Ecosystem)
  • 生息地 (Habitat)
  • 環境保護 (Conservation)
  • 養分 (Nutrients)
  • サーモン (Salmon)

練習のヒント

この動画のスピードとトーンを考慮して、shadowspeakやshadowing siteを使って練習すると良いでしょう。具体的には、以下の手順を試してみてください:

  • まず、動画を通して一度聴いて理解を深めます。
  • 次に、セクション4を小分けにして聴きます。短いフレーズごとに一時停止し、自分の声で繰り返してみましょう。
  • また、shadowingのテクニックを使用し、ナレーションのリズムやイントネーションに合わせて声に出してみることが重要です。これにより、自然な英語の発音を習得できます。
  • 練習が終わったら、自分の声を録音してみて、発音を客観的に確認することも効果的です。

このようにして、スピリットベアに関する知識を深めながら、英語のスキルを向上させることができます。shadow speakを継続的に取り入れることで、リスニング能力だけでなく、発音も向上させることができるでしょう。

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
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have named · has always been · have stripped
受動態 be + 過去分詞 — 誰がするかより、何が起きるかに焦点を当てるis actually born · is estimated · been lost
関係詞節 who / which + 節 — 人や物について情報を加えるsalmon, which are · roads which have · method which is

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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