シャドーイング練習: Grade 5- Unit 4- Lesson 3 - 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9文、単語が70語あります。 音声の長さは0:38です。 話す速さは1分あたり約112語で安定しており、シャドーイングしやすいペースです。 英語の頻出3,000語に含まれる単語は77%だけなので、語彙は難しめです。

この動画の重要語彙

動画に出てくるやや難しい単語9語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

• roller /ˈɹoʊlɚ/ (名詞) — ローラー. Any rotating cylindrical device that is part of a machine, especially one used to apply or reduce pressure.
• skate /skeɪt/ (名詞) — スケート. A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice.
• rarely /ˈɹɛəɹli/ (副詞) — 滅多に…ない, 稀に. Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.
• piano /piˈænɪː/ (名詞) — ピアノ. A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers…
• volleyball /ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/ (名詞) — バレーボールボール, バレーボール. A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net.
• violin /ˌvaɪ.əˈlɪn/ (名詞) — バイオリン, 小提琴. A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow.
• cook /kʊk/ (動詞) — 料理する, 作る. To prepare food for eating, typically by heating it, combining it with other ingredients, seasoning it, preparing it for serving, etc.
• weekend /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ (名詞) — 週末, 土日. The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.
• 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.

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。roller, skate, rarelyなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。