シャドーイング練習: HỌC FCE1 TEST 1 PART 4 - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Now turn to part four.
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You'll hear an interview with Trina Travos, a pop singer who is only 15.
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For questions 24 to 30, choose the best answer A, B or C.
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You now have one minute in which to look at part four.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Marina, you're 15 and you've just come back from America where you've been making records.
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What was it like?
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It was wonderful.
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I had the six-week school summer holidays and, you know, went over there for a month and then started school again.
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What did your classmates at school think?
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I just told close friends what I was doing in the States and I thought, well, if the records were successful then I'd tell everyone.
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And they were successful.
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Right.
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And my friends were very good about it, not envious or anything.
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Did you like being in the USA?
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Oh, yes.
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Most of the time it was great.
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The people are so friendly.
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Did you manage to write any songs there?
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Well, yeah, I did.
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Most of the stuff I'd done in England had been about the people closest to me.
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You know, mum, dad, my sister.
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They weren't with me in the States.
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And although I miss them, and silly things like the rain in England and fish and chips, being surrounded with new faces gave me lots of material for my songs.
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Now, your home in England is a long way from London.
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Yes, about as far as you can get.
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So, is it easy to get into the music business if you live that far away?
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Don't you have to be in London, or near a big city at least?
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No, no. We did play in London once.
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We were actually approached at a local concert, so I don't think it's impossible to get noticed anywhere.
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There are lots of record companies looking for bands, and they do go quite a long way from the cities to find them.
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I was lucky with my band, and there have been other bands like us that have been lucky as well, so you don't have to come from a huge city to be discovered.
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Now, in the USA, you did a song with someone who was a star when I was your age, David Pearson, and you hadn't any idea who he was.
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No, it was embarrassing, actually, but he was a really pleasant guy.
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Yeah?
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He was recording an album in the same studio, and he had this song that he needed someone to sing with him.
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And he asked me, and I was only too delighted to do it.
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But that wasn't the only famous star you worked with in the States, was it?
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No, there was Lance Lakatov.
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But you had heard of him?
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Yes.
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He's a bit of a hero of mine, in fact.
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And you were in his TV series?
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Yes.
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And what was that like?
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It was a really good experience.
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I hadn't done anything like that before.
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And they filmed us for three or four days, you know, and that was the end of it.
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Oh, so I thought, but they'd made some mistakes, which was such a shame, because I had to go back to the USA.
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Oh!
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I came home to England, and then they phoned up and said they had some bad camera work, etc., and had to fly all the way back and do it again.
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Actually, in the USA, your record did well, but not here in England.
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Why is that?
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Because you've never been able to get it over here in Britain.
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The record company's never had any arrangements to sell their records in Britain, so it's always just been the USA, which is nice, in a way.
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Why do you say that?
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Well, it's good to come home and get away from it.
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But is it that the company don't think your style will appeal over here?
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No, it's purely the fact they don't operate over here.
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But the company's just been sold, and the new company does operate over here.
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So maybe they will release the record.
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So, where do you see your career going?
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Will you go back to the States?
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Well, not for a while, I shouldn't think, as I have another two years at school here in England.
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I know my school friends are thinking of college, but I'm not sure that's for me, even to do music.
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Then, my agent has been trying to persuade me to do it full time, and my parents say it's up to me, but I'm happy to wait a while before that happens.
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I can still write, after all.
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In fact, one of my songs is in the American charts at the moment, but sung by someone else.
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Well, the best of luck, Trina.
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Now you'll hear part four again.
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Trina, you're 15 and you've just come back from America where you've been making records.
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What was it like?
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It was wonderful.
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I had the six-week school summer holidays and, you know, went over there for a month and then started school again.
76
What did your classmates at school think?
77
I just told close friends what I was doing in the States.
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and I thought, well, if the records were successful, then I'd tell everyone.
79
And they were successful.
80
Right.
81
And my friends were very good about it.
82
Not envious or anything.
83
Did you like being in the USA?
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Oh, yes.
85
Most of the time it was great.
86
The people are so friendly.
87
Did you manage to write any songs there?
88
Well, yeah, I did.
89
Most of the stuff I'd done in England had been about the people closest to me.
90
You know, mum, dad, my sister.
91
They weren't with me in the States.
92
And although I miss them, and silly things like the rain in England and fish and chips, being surrounded with new faces gave me lots of material for my songs.
93
Now, your home in England is a long way from London.
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Yes, about as far as you can get.
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So, is it easy to get into the music business if you live that far away?
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Don't you have to be in London, or near a big city at least?
97
No, no. We did play in London once.
98
We were actually approached at a local concert, so I don't think it's impossible to get noticed anywhere.
99
There are lots of record companies looking for bands, and they do go quite a long way from the cities to find them.
100
I was lucky with my band, and there have been other bands like us that have been lucky as well, so you don't have to come from a huge city to be discovered.
101
Now, in the USA, you did a song with someone who was a star when I was your age, David Pearson, and you hadn't any idea who he was.
102
No, it was embarrassing, actually, but he was a really pleasant guy.
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Yeah?
104
He was recording an album in the same studio, and he had this song that he needed someone to sing with him, And he asked me, and I was only too delighted to do it.
105
But that wasn't the only famous star you worked with in the States, was it?
106
No, there was Lance Lakatov.
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But you had heard of him?
108
Yes, he's a bit of a hero of mine in fact.
109
And you were in his TV series?
110
Yes.
111
And what was that like?
112
It was a really good experience.
113
I hadn't done anything like that before and they filmed us for three or four days, you know, and That was the end of it.
114
Or so I thought.
115
But they'd made some mistakes, which was such a shame, because I had to go back to the USA.
116
Oh!
117
I came home to England, then they phoned up and said they had some bad camera work, etc. And had to fly all the way back and do it again.
118
Actually, in the USA, your record did well, but not here in England.
119
Why is that?
120
Because you've never been able to get it over here in Britain.
121
The record company's never had any arrangements to sell their records in Britain, so it's always just been the USA, which is nice in a way.
122
Why do you say that?
123
Well, it's good to come home and get away from it.
124
But is it that the company don't think your style will appeal over here?
125
No, it's purely the fact they don't operate over here.
126
But the company's just been sold, and the new company does operate over here.
127
So maybe they will release the record.
128
So, where do you see your career going?
129
Will you go back to the States?
130
Well, not for a while, I shouldn't think, as I have another two years at school here in England.
131
I know my school friends are thinking of college, but I'm not sure that's for me, even to do music.
132
Then, my agent has been trying to persuade me to do it full-time, and my parents say it's up to me, but I'm happy to wait a while before that happens.
133
I can still write, after all.
134
In fact, one of my songs is in the American charts at the moment, but sung by someone else.
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Well, the best of luck, Trina.
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That's the end of part four.
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There'll now be a pause of five minutes for you to copy your answers onto the separate answer sheet.
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Be sure to follow the numbering of all the questions.
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I'll remind you when there is one minute left so that you're sure to finish in time.
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That's the end of the test.
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Please stop now.
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Your supervisor will now collect all the question papers and answer sheets.
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Thank you.

この動画でスピーキング練習する理由

YouTubeで英語学習をするなら、実際の会話が活かせる動画が最適です。このインタビュー動画では、15歳のポップシンガーTrinaが自然な口調で経験を語り、日常的な会話からビジネス的なやりとりまで幅広い表現が使われています。shadow speak(シャドースピーク)の練習に最適で、リアルな発音やイントネーションを真似ることで、スピーキングの流れを身につけられます。特にIELTS スピーキング対策にも役立つ、「成功体験の話し方」「質問に対する応答の仕方」などの実践的なスキルが身につきます。

文脈の中の文法と表現

動画の会話から学べるポイントをいくつか紹介します。

  • 「I had the six-week school summer holidays」:「6週間の学校の夏休みがあった」という意味で、「six-week」が複合形容詞として使われています。時間や期間を修飾する場合の使い方を覚えましょう。
  • 「I was only too delighted to do it」:「喜んでやりました」という強調表現で、「only too + 形容詞 + to do」で「非常に~でやりたい」というニュアンスがあります。丁寧な会話で使える表現です。
  • 「they do go quite a long way from the cities」:「彼らは都会からかなり遠くまで行くのです」という意味で、「do」が強調のために使われています。話し手の確信を表す場合に効果的です。

発音の注意点

shadowspeaksの練習時に気をつけたい発音トラップがいくつかあります。

  • 「envious」:/ˈenviəs/と発音し、「エンヴィアス」ではなく「エンビアス」に近い音になります。語尾の「ous」は弱く発音しましょう。
  • 「embarrassing」:/ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/で、「インバラシング」ではなく「エンバラシング」と発音します。途中の「rr」は軽くなじませます。
  • 「Lakatov」:固有名詞なので、/ləˈkætɒv/などの発音が考えられますが、動画内の発音に合わせて真似ることが大切です。

これらのポイントに注意しながら、shadow speakを繰り返し練習することで、自然な英語表現が身につきます。YouTubeで英語学習を進めるなら、ぜひこの動画を活用してみてください。

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
現在完了進行形 have/has been + -ing — 以前に始まり今も続いている動作you've been making · has been trying
条件文 if + 節, will/would + 動詞 — 条件とその結果if the records were successful then I'd tell · if the records were successful, then I'd tell
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you've just come · have been · you've never been
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being surrounded · were actually approached · be discovered

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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