シャドーイング練習: How Are You Doing? - Everyday English Conversations Practice Easy - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Everyday English conversations practice easy.
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How are you doing?
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Good morning, Lucy.
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Good morning, Jessica.
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How are you doing?
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I'm doing great, thank you. And you?
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I'm good too, thanks. Where are you going?
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I'm just walking around and enjoying the sun.
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Yes, the weather is so nice today.
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How about you?
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Where are you going?
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I'm going to visit my grandma.
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Is her house near here?
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Yes, it's only a ten minute walk from my house.
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You are lucky.
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I miss my grandparents too.
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Where are they now?
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They live in San Francisco.
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Aww, so far away.
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Oh, sorry, Jessica, but I have to go now.
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Okay, see you.
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Goodbye.
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Bye, Jess.
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You're welcome.
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Hey, Laura, what's up?
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Hi, Jack.
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Are you busy now?
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No, what's wrong?
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My laptop suddenly stopped working.
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What happened?
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The screen turned black.
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Can you help me fix it?
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I'm not sure I can fix it, but let me see.
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Come in.
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Here you are.
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Have you tried to restart it?
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Yes, I have, but it didn't work.
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How many times did it happen today?
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Only one.
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After that, I couldn't turn it on again.
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Hmm.
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It may take a while to find the problem.
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I have to go out now.
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Can I leave it here?
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Sure.
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I will try to fix it.
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Thanks a lot, Jack.
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You're welcome.
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Do you like to fly?
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Kate, what are you watching?
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I'm watching Iron Man.
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I didn't know you liked hero movies.
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I like to watch superheroes.
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Have you seen a Superman movie?
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Yes, I have.
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Do you prefer Superman or Iron Man?
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I prefer Iron Man.
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Why?
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Because he is a normal human like us, and he can fly.
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Huh.
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Do you like to fly?
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Yes, I really do.
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I wish I could fly like them.
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You must love to be on a plane.
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Yeah, I love to see white clouds.
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So enjoy your movie.
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I will go out now.
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Okay, Max.
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See you.
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See you. Could you repeat that?
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Jennifer, do you have John's number?
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Yes, of course I have.
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Can you give me his number?
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Sure, but didn't you have it?
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Yes, I did, but I accidentally deleted it.
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Okay, let me see.
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It's 077-438-7531.
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Wait, can you repeat that?
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Okay, 077-438-7531.
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077-438-7535, right?
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No, the last number is 1, not 5.
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Okay, I got it.
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Why do you want his number?
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I want to ask him where he bought his bag.
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Why?
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I want to buy it for my boyfriend's birthday.
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Nice idea.
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His bag looks cool.
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I will call him now.
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Thanks, Jennifer.
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Not at all.
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Are you free Saturday night?
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Claire, are you free this Saturday night?
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Yes, I am.
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What's up?
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Would you like to come to my party this weekend?
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Yes, of course.
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Is there a special occasion?
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It's my birthday party.
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Oh, really?
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Sure, I will come.
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Thank you.
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Where will you hold the party? In my house.
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I will send you the address later.
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Okay.
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Um, what time should I come?
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You can come around 7pm.
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Okay.
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Is there a dress code?
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No, just wear whatever you feel comfortable with.
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Okay.
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Thanks for asking me.
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Not at all.
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Then see you at the party this Saturday.
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See you too.
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Goodbye.

この動画で話す練習をする理由

日常会話は英語学習の核心ですが、実際に使える表現を自然に覚えるのは難しいですよね。この動画は「How are you doing?」から始まる簡単な会話を通して、朝のあいさつ、天気の話、トラブルの相談など、身近な場面で使える表現を練習できます。YouTubeで英語学習をするメリットは、リアルな発音やイントネーションを聞きながら「shadow speak」(シャドーイング)ができることです。会話の流れに合わせて声に出して真似ることで、自然と口から出てくるようになります。

文脈の中の文法と表現

動画の会話には、初心者にも使いやすいキー表現がたくさんあります。

  • 「How are you doing?」:「元気ですか?」というあいさつで、「How are you?」よりもくだけた表現です。答えは「I'm doing great, thank you.」のように「doing + 形容詞」で返します。
  • 「What's up?」:「どうしたの?」や「なにか用?」という意味で、友達同士でよく使われます。相手が困っているときの切り出しに最適です。
  • 「Can you help me fix it?」:「修理してもらえますか?」という依頼表現。「help + 人 + 動詞原形」の構造を覚えると、他の場面でも使えます。

発音の注意点

英語の発音を良くするためには、トリッキーな部分に注意が必要です。動画の中では「grandma」の「a」が短く発音されるのに対し、「San Francisco」の「cisco」は「シスコ」ではなく「シスコウ」と軽く発音するのがポイントです。また、「I'm going to」は口語では「I'm gonna」と縮めて発音されることが多いので、聞き取りやすいように慣れておきましょう。shadow speechの練習をする際は、発音だけでなくイントネーションも真似ることで、より自然な会話ができるようになります。

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。

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