シャドーイング練習: How to Speak English for Longer (3 Simple Frameworks) - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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If someone showed you a photo and said, what do you think in English?

Could you give a full, confident answer?

If not, this video is for you.

One of the easiest ways you can become a better English speaker is to learn how to describe what you can see.

I've got photos from my trip to Kuala Lumpur and I'm going to describe them in English using three simple frameworks.

The first framework will help you speak English for longer.

The second will make your English more vivid and interesting.

And the third will show you how to tell better stories, so your small talk feels more natural.

So, let's start.

Before I show you anything, I want you to simply listen.

This photo is down a colourful street in Kuala Lumpur.

There is a monk in the centre of the picture wearing an orange robe and he's stood very still.

In his right hand he's holding a metal water bottle and he's wearing flip-flops on his feet.

On either side of him, the walls are painted with bright colours.

There is a red gazebo and the curves are painted with this zebra-like pattern.

Did you hear it?

I was talking about three things.

Setting, where is this photo?

action what is happening details what interesting things can I notice setting action details

or sad you'll be surprised how much this helps guide your speaking now today

I'm going to set a one-minute timer for every speaking exercise that I do.

Why do I do that?

Firstly, it mirrors the pressure of a real conversation.

And secondly, we can all find one minute to practice every day.

It's realistic.

So I'm going to do one more example now for you to be super clear

when I challenge you to take action at the end of this video.

Three, two, one, go.

This photo was taken in a bookshop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

There is a blonde man walking downstairs and he's wearing a dark blue backpack.

He's holding on to the metal handrail and walking down the stairs.

In the foreground we can see some books on a shelf and they are recent releases.

In the background, there is a cafe.

There are people sat down at tables and on the left of the image,

there are two baristas wearing white shirts and red hats.

On the right of the image, there is also an exit sign in green.

The word for exit in Malaysian is Keluar.

I can see more books on the top shelves.

Time's up.

One reason I love this exercise is that it teaches you to expand your answers.

Imagine you're in a job interview and the interviewer asks you a question about a project you were working on,

or you're having small talk in the streets with somebody you've just met and you're telling them about your hometown.

Instead of just giving them a short answer,

now you will naturally explain more details because you have practiced this exercise.

Now, let's make your English feel more alive.

Let's give it a pulse.

I want you to imagine that you've stepped inside the picture.

Ask yourself, What can I see?

What can I hear?

What can I feel?

What can I smell?

What might I taste?

One minute timer, go.

I can see Chang and I eating food, looking out of the window at a beautiful view.

I can hear the noise of chatting customers in the coffee shop.

and I can hear the clanking of cutlery on plates.

I can see skyscrapers in the distance as I'm looking out of the window and crunching on some crunchy,

buttery sourdough bread.

I can smell the aroma of cakes and coffee coming from the baristas making lattes.

and I can feel the texture of the tiled table.

I can also smell my chamomile tea, which smells quite herbal and light.

I can taste the tomato clam soup and I can see a book on the table.

Time's up.

Now, would we use all five senses in a conversation?

Probably not, but remember these five words.

Just add one more sense.

That's all.

For example, you're talking to a friend about what you did yesterday.

Instead of saying, yesterday I went to the beach,

you could say, I was walking along the beach yesterday and I saw a fat dachshund barking at baby.

The funny thing was, the baby started barking back.

Immediately, your story becomes much more vivid.

Using sensory details when talking about a photo will help you add more depth,

richness, and colour to your English, which will make you more confident and charismatic when you speak.

Hey Jay, why does talking about pictures help us in real-life conversations?

Good question.

If you can talk about pictures, then you can describe your experiences, you can talk about your memories,

and you can talk about the people around you, which makes you a better speaker.

Plus, talking about pictures helps you expand

and enrich your vocabulary in a natural way that's easier to remember than long, boring lists.

So here is a simple way for you to practice.

Once again, use your imagination.

Imagine you're in the picture.

But this time, you and I are travelling back in time.

Imagine this happened last weekend.

And you can use these three steps to guide you.

Step one, start with the phrase.

Last weekend, I was in...

Step two, describe in detail what you saw and try to add just one more sense.

Number three, describe how you felt.

Try to add some emotion into your speech.

I'll do an example now to show you how this works.

Let's go!

Last weekend I was in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and I took a trip to the outskirts of the city

visit the Batu Caves.

I was standing looking up at this giant set of rainbow steps which led up into the cave.

There was an enormous golden statue standing there staring out across the city

and these huge limestone rocks with trees all over them.

There were quite a lot of tourists with pigeons and monkeys scavenging the food.

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But we went up the stairs.

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There were 272 stairs.

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We walked all the way up and into the caves.

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I was knackered when we got to the top, very sweaty.

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But when we went into that cave and you heard the silence,

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all I could hear was dripping water and the birds wings flapping.

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I felt this incredible sense of awe and wonder that only nature like that can bring you.

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So my timer went up and I actually ran over the timer, but that's okay.

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I always encourage my students on Sprout to finish your points.

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Tie it off with a nice neat bow.

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Let's play a game.

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Chang asks me a question.

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First, I will answer badly.

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And second, I will answer better.

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Let's go.

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Hey Jay, what did you do last weekend?

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I went to concerts.

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Nice.

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What kind of concerts?

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Hip-hop.

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That is every British person's nightmare.

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Let's try again with a little more energy.

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Did you do anything nice last weekend?

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Yeah, I did actually.

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I went to a hip-hop concert from an underground group called Four Owls.

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It was in this dark underground place, and it came out on stage with owl masks on.

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I remember there was smoke and intense strobe lights

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and I'm not good with intense lights so it was a bit too intense for me but it was a fun night.

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Nice, that was fun.

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What song do they play?

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They don't actually play songs, they rap, which is essentially drumming with your mouth.

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Not many people know this but I'm really into hip hop music, like old school hip hop.

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How about you?

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What kind of music do you like?

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See the difference.

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Immediately there was a change in energy.

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I opened up my body language.

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I shared more of myself.

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I shared details and specifics.

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I tapped into the five senses by talking about the smoke, the owl masks, the intense strobe lights.

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And I actually put emotion into the story.

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I said that it was fun for me.

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I essentially shared more and more about myself,

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so Chang can use that as bait to hook onto and ask me follow-up questions.

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She can pick a detail and then ask a question which will extend the conversation.

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After I finished talking, then I asked Chang a question.

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I knocked the ball back in her court.

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I said, what about you?

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What type of music do you like?

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Now, I've said this before, but Smalltalk is like a game of ping pong.

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It requires two people to play, and both players have to play the game if you want to have a great conversation conversation.

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Now it's your turn.

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I'm going to show you three photos.

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I would like you to screenshot the photos and use them.

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Practice the three frameworks that we learned today.

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Firstly, use sad.

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Setting, actions, details.

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Then step inside the picture, adding one more sense.

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Finally, turn it into a tiny story.

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And don't just watch this video.

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I want you to turn your passive watching into active speaking.

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So use the frameworks from today.

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And if you want a more guided tool for this, if you are a Sprouts learner,

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then we have a brand new picture tool where you are given a one minute timer, you talk about the picture,

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and then you receive specialized feedback.

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If you're not part of our Sprout community yet, then you can join us with a link in the description.

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Even five minutes of speaking practice like this can make a huge difference to your speaking confidence.

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Thank you for watching, and I'll see you in the next video.

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Peace.

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この動画で目指すスピーキングの目標

「英語で長く話せるようになる」という目標は、多くの学習者が抱える課題です。この動画では、写真を見て1分間英語で説明する練習を通して、短い答えから詳細な表現へと拡張する能力を養います。面接での質問に答えたり、他人との小さな会話で故郷の話をする際に、自然と多くの情報を伝えられるようになるのがミルストーンです。

使えるフレーズバンク

「This photo is down a colourful street in...」（この写真は…の色鮮やかな通りにあります）
「In the centre of the picture...」（写真の中央に…）
「On either side of...」（…の両側に）
「In the foreground/background...」（前景/背景に）
「What can I see? What can I hear? What can I feel?」（何が見える？何が聞こえる？何が感じられる？）

これらのフレーズは、shadowspeaksやshadow speechの練習に最適です。写真を見ながら繰り返し言ってみることで、自然な発音とリズムを身につけられます。

弱みを直すポイント

この動画の練習は、「話す途中で途切れない」というリズムの問題に焦点を当てています。1分間のタイマーを使うことで、リアルな会話のプレッシャーを模し、英語シャドーイングのように継続的に発声する習慣をつけます。また、「setting, action, details」（場所、動作、詳細）の3つの要素を使って話すことで、shadow speakやshadowspeakの練習でも重要な「構造的な話し方」を学べます。これにより、単語やフレーズだけでなく、全体的な流れを把握しながら話せるようになります。

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
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	are painted · was taken · was knackered
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 met · have practiced · you've stepped
関係詞節 who / which + 節 — 人や物について情報を加える	English, which will · rap, which is · question which will
過去進行形 was/were + -ing — 過去のある時点で進行中だった動作	was talking · were working · was walking

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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シャドーイングとは？英語上達に効果的な理由