シャドーイング練習: How to Talk About Picnics | Easy English Conversation for Beginners - 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24文、単語が235語あります。 音声の長さは1:24です。 話す速さは1分あたり約168語で、日常会話に近い自然なペースです。 単語の83%は英語の頻出3,000語に含まれます。残りは練習の前に確認しておきましょう。

この動画の重要語彙

動画に出てくるやや難しい単語13語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

• picnic /ˈpɪknɪk/ (名詞) — ピクニック. An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.
• relax /ɹɪˈlæks/ (動詞) — くつろがせる. To make something loose.
• snack /snæk/ (名詞) — 軽食, スナック. A light meal.
• grass /ɡɹɑːs/ (名詞) — 草, 雑草. Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as…
• juice /d͡ʒuːs/ (名詞) — 汁, 樹液. A liquid made from plant, especially fruit.
• basket /ˈbæskɪt/ (名詞) — 篭, 籠. A lightweight woven container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
• blanket /ˈblæŋ.kɪt/ (名詞) — 毛布. A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
• backyard /bækˈjɑːd/ (名詞) — 裏庭. A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
• restaurant /ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/ (名詞) — レストラン, 食堂. An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.
• laugh /læf/ (動詞) — 笑う. To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and…
• bird /ˈbɜːd/ (名詞) — 鳥, 鳥類. An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of…
• wave /weɪv/ (動詞) — 揺れる. To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
• fruit /fɹut/ (名詞) — 果実, 果物. A product of fertilization in a plant, specifically

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. まず0.75倍速で一文ずつシャドーイングし、慣れてきたら通常の速度に戻します。
3. 自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。picnic, relax, snackなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。