シャドーイング練習: Hansel and Gretel | Fairy Tales for Kids - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
レッスンを作成中...
1
Once upon a time there lived a brother and sister named Hansel and Gretel.
2
Their mother had passed away when they were babies.
3
They lived with their dad in a hut in the forest.
4
Their dad was trained to earn their living by working as a woodcutter
5
and was looking after the kids at the same time.
6
A couple of years passed and struggling to juggle work and two kids at the same time, their dad decided to get married again.
7
The woodcutter's wife was from a wealthy family and she hated the fact
8
that they were poor and she had to live in a small ruined hut deep into the forest.
9
Plus she did not like her step children at all.
10
On a cold winter night, as they were getting ready for bed, Hansel and Gretel heard their stepmother talking to their dad.
11
How are you going to get through this winter?
12
We don't have enough food.
13
If you do not get rid of these kids, we will all starve to death.
14
Their dad opposed furiously.
15
No need to argue.
16
I made up my mind.
17
Tomorrow we'll take them to the woods and leave them there.
18
Hearing all that, Gretel started to cry.
19
Her brother Hansel comforted her.
20
Please don't worry Gretel, somehow we'll find our way back home.
21
Later that night Hansel snuck out and collected as many pebbles as he could in his pockets.
22
In the morning they all started to walk towards the forest.
23
Their father told them that they were going for a family hike.
24
As they were walking, without anyone noticing, Hansel dropped the pebbles to mark the way back.
25
In the afternoon, their dad and stepmother lit a fire and told them that they will be back soon.
26
They walked off and vanished in the woods.
27
Of course, they did not come back.
28
When the night fell, the horrible sounds of all the wild animals in the forest started to echo around them.
29
Shivering with the horrifying sounds of the wolves, Hansel and Gretel did not leave the fireside until the moonrise.
30
Then they started to follow the pebbles shining in the moonlight and walked towards home.
31
Well done Hansel, this was very clever of you.
32
When the kids came back home, their dad was very happy and surprised at the same time.
33
The stepmother also acted as if she was happy, but deep inside her decision was still the same.
34
She was very upset that they were back.
35
After three days, the stepmother tried to get rid of them again.
36
This time at night, she locked Hansel and Gretel's door, and did not allow Hansel to collect pebbles again.
37
But Hansel was a clever boy.
38
When they were walking to the forest in the morning, this time he dropped the breadcrumbs
39
that he had put in his pocket the night before and again made a trail the way back home.
40
Around noon their father and stepmother made up an excuse and went off, leaving them all alone in the forest again.
41
Realising that they were not coming back, Hansel and Gretel wanted to start walking back home before it got dark.
42
But this time, they could not find the trail they left, because all the breadcrumbs were eaten by the birds.
43
Gretel started crying.
44
For the first time, Hansel also felt hopeless.
45
This time the kids were really lost.
46
With no food and scared to death, they wandered around the forest for three days.
47
On the third day, they saw a bird, wide as snow.
48
The bird chirped songs with its beautiful voice for them.
49
They forgot their hunger for a moment and started to follow the bird.
50
The bird brought them in front of a funny looking house.
51
This house had walls of bread, a roof made out of cake and windows of candy and was covered with colourful cream all around.
52
Ansel and Gretel could not believe their eyes.
53
The house looked incredibly delicious.
54
The kids forgot all about how tired they were and started to run to the house.
55
Just as they were both going to have a bite from the house, they heard a voice from inside.
56
Oh, now who is nippling on my house?
57
They looked around and they saw a cute and sweet old lady at the door.
58
When they told her all about what had happened to them, she felt very bad for them and so she let them in.
59
The inside of the house was very different from the outside.
60
It was dark, scary and it didn't feel right.
61
But because they were so tired and hungry, the kids did not care much.
62
The old lady brought all kinds of food and desserts for them and the kids ate food that they hadn't had before.
63
That night, they slept on the softest bed they had ever seen.
64
When they woke up in the morning, the old lady wasn't there.
65
They started to look around.
66
At the end of the corridor, they saw a small door.
67
When they opened the door, they found cases full of gold and treasure inside.
68
They were very surprised of course.
69
Hansel wanted to get in and take a closer look.
70
Right at that moment, they heard her voice again.
71
What do you think you are doing?
72
When they turned around, the kids faced the witch standing right there in front of them.
73
Apparently, the old lady was a witch leading the kids to a dungeon with a house covered with cake and candy.
74
The kids tried to run away but the door was locked.
75
The witch pulled Hansel by the hair and locked him in a cage.
76
Then she dragged Gretel to the kitchen.
77
Your brother is too skinny.
78
Cook some food for him and make him fat.
79
When he's in good shape, he'll be a delicious meal for me.
80
But don't you dare eat anything.
81
All the food is only for him.
82
Having no choice, Gretel did what she asked for.
83
Fortunately, Hansel was a clever and wise boy.
84
He decided to trick the evil-hearted witch.
85
Every night when the witch was asleep, he was digging a hole in the ground of the cage.
86
The witch was controlling Hansel every morning to see if he gained weight or not.
87
But Hansel wasn't eating anything his sister cooked.
88
Instead, he was burying them in the hole that he digged.
89
In the meantime, the witch was telling Gretel to cook more.
90
This went on for days until finally the witch had enough.
91
Fat skinny!
92
I don't care anymore!
93
Today I will make Hansel Pie!
94
She turned to Gretel.
95
Look in the oven to see if the dough is baked enough.
96
Although she was in fear, Gretel was also a wise girl just like her brother.
97
She understood that the witch was going to push her in the oven.
98
I can't get my head in there and see the doll.
99
Whined Gretel.
100
The witch pushed her aside and stuck her head inside.
101
Gretel gathered all her strength and pushed the old witch into the oven and closed the oven door.
102
Ehhhhhhhhh!
103
Gretel knew where the witch was hiding the keys.
104
She ran straight away and saved Hansel from the cage.
105
The flames from the oven covered the whole house.
106
Hansel and Gretel ran away from the burning house into the woods, but they did not know where to go.
107
A while later they came across a river.
108
A giant swan took them one by one to the other side of the river.
109
The kids looked around and suddenly they realised where they were.
110
They ran home as fast as they could.
111
Seeing his kids, father was full of joy.
112
With tears of joy, he explained to them how their stepmother had gone back to her parents' house.
113
Soon after, they had left them in the forest.
114
and how sorry he was for all that he did and no matter how hard he had searched for them, they were nowhere to be found.
115
The kids loved their father very much, so they forgave him.
116
But another surprise was waiting for their father.
117
They both reached their pockets and brought out gold and diamonds they had found in the witch's home.
118
Their father could not believe his eyes.
119
All the problems that their family had ever had went away and they lived happily ever after.
この動画で話す練習をする理由は？
「ヘンゼルとグレーテル」は、子供向けの物語であり、特に英語を学ぶ際に効果的なリソースです。この動画を通じて、日常会話に必要な語彙や表現を身につけることができます。物語の中には、感情豊かなシーンや緊張感のある場面があり、自然な会話の流れを学ぶ絶好の素材です。また、英語シャドーイングの実践にも最適で、発音やリズムを同時にマスターできる機会が得られます。
文法と表現の文脈
この動画には、以下のような重要な構造が含まれています：
- 過去形: 物語の語り口は主に過去形です。「Once upon a time there lived a brother and sister...」というように過去形を使うことで、物語の雰囲気が強調されます。
- 条件文: 「If you do not get rid of these kids, we will all starve to death.」という文は、条件が満たされなかった場合の結果を示しています。これは非常に便利な文法構造で、会話で使用できる頻出表現です。
- 感情表現: 「Gretel started to cry.」のように、登場人物の感情を表現することで、より生き生きとした会話や描写が生まれます。
これらの構造を使って話すことで、IELTSスピーキング対策としても効果的です。
一般的な発音の落とし穴
動画内には、いくつかの発音の難しい単語やフレーズが含まれています。特に、“Hansel”や“Gretel”などの名前は、英語に不慣れな方には発音のトラップとなるかもしれません。通常、母音の発音が重要な役割を果たしますので、繰り返し練習して自分の発音を確認してみてください。また、ストレッサー音に注意を払い、フレーズ全体の流れでこれらの単語を発音することが大切です。これにより、英語の発音を良くすることができ、コミュニケーション能力が向上します。
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。