シャドーイング練習: Get ready for Movers Unit 3 (Page 21+22+26) - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が86文、単語が398語あります。 音声の長さは3:32です。 話す速さは1分あたり約113語で安定しており、シャドーイングしやすいペースです。 単語の90%は英語の頻出3,000語に含まれるため、語彙は分かりやすいです。

この動画の重要語彙

動画に出てくるやや難しい単語15語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

• tennis /ˈtɛnɪs/ (名詞) — テニス, 庭球. A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.
• playground /ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/ (名詞) — 遊び場. A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides).
• supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/ (名詞) — スーパーマーケット, スーパー. A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.
• litter /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ (名詞) — ごみ. Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals.
• comic /ˈkɑmɪk/ (名詞) — 漫画, コミック. A comedian.
• homework /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/ (名詞) — 宿題, 課題. Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
• favourite /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ (形容詞) — お気に入りの, 最も好きな. Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
• cream /kɹiːm/ (名詞) — クリーム. The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
• circle /ˈsɜɹkəl/ (名詞) — 円, 丸. A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).
• shop /ʃɑp/ (名詞) — 店, 店鋪. An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
• sister /ˈsɪs.tɚ/ (名詞) — 修道女, シスター. A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.
• library /ˈlaɪˌbɹɛɹ.i/ (名詞) — 図書館, 文庫. An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various…
• station /ˈsteɪʃən/ (名詞) — 部署. A regular stopping place for ground transportation.
• train /ˈtɹeɪn/ (名詞) — トレーン. The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
• birthday /ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ (名詞) — 誕生日, バースデー. The anniversary of the day on which someone is born.

注意したい発音

話し手はaren't, doesn't, I'mなど、短縮形や弱形を7回使っています。聞こえたとおりの短い形で発音しましょう。

• 「sh」と「zh」の音: shop /ʃɑp/, station /ˈsteɪʃən/

この動画での練習方法

1. まず声を出さずに動画を最後まで聞き、知らない単語をメモします。
2. 通常の速度で一文ずつシャドーイングし、話し手のリズムに合うまで繰り返します。
3. 自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。tennis, playground, supermarketなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。