シャドーイング練習: I Just can't sleep - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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I just can't sleep.
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Emma talks about how her stressful life has made getting a good night's sleep impossible.
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Last night, I was fast asleep by 11 p.m., but I woke up again at 1 a.m.
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Even though I was exhausted when I went to bed, I was suddenly wide awake, and it was impossible to get back to sleep again.
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So I just lay there watching the clock change from 3 to 4 to 5 without sleeping a wink.
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It was very frustrating.
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Finally, I got up at 6.15 and went off to work feeling terrible.
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That's a typical night for me.
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I've had insomnia for so long I'm amazed that anyone else actually sleeps through the night.
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And when this goes on for too many nights, I feel really shattered.
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I'm a sales manager and I work really long hours and have to do a lot of traveling.
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I worry about work all the time, which makes it incredibly difficult to get to sleep.
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Sometimes I get home from work extremely late, and when I go to bed, everything is still going round my head.
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Money's also a huge worry for me.
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I borrowed a lot when I was a student, and I still owe 15,000 pounds.
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I only get a full night's sleep once a month, but when I do, I feel absolutely fantastic the next day.
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I've tried nearly everything to cure my insomnia.
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Herbal teas, yoga, meditation, you name it, I've tried it.
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I've also started going to the gym three times a week, but it hasn't made any difference.
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I have a fairly healthy diet and I don't smoke or drink coffee.
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I haven't tried hypnosis because it's very expensive and that would just add to my money worries.
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I don't want to start taking sleeping pills because I'm terrified of becoming addicted to them.
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Although I know it's an awful way to live, I've learned to accept that insomnia is part of my life.
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Adapted from the evening standard March 12, 02.
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このレッスンの語彙とスピーキングのポイント

このB2レベルのスピーキングレッスンは、動画「I Just can't sleep」を教材にしています。 繰り返し出てくる語は次のとおりです：sleep, insomnia, tried。 この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が24文、単語が332語あります。 音声の長さは1:52です。 話す速さは1分あたり約177語で、日常会話に近い自然なペースです。 英語の頻出3,000語に含まれる単語は75%だけなので、語彙は難しめです。

この動画の重要語彙

動画の中で特に難しい単語9語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

単語発音意味
insomnia 名詞/ɪnˈsɒmniə/不眠, 不眠症
hypnosis 名詞/hɪpˈnəʊ.sɪs/催眠
addict 名詞/ˈæd.ɪkt/中毒者
exhaust 動詞/ɪɡˈzɔst/使い尽くす, 尽くす
adapt 動詞/əˈdæpt/適応する
borrow 動詞/ˈbɑɹ.oʊ/借りる
pill 名詞/pɪl/錠剤, 丸薬
awake 動詞/əˈweɪk/目覚める, 目を覚ます
yoga 名詞/ˈjoʊ.ɡə/ヨーガ, ヨガ

動画に出てくる句動詞

単語発音意味
wake up 動詞/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/目覚める, 目を覚ます

繰り返し練習したい文

動画に出てくる短く完結した文です。日常会話でそのまま使えます。

  • That's a typical night for me.
  • Money's also a huge worry for me.
  • I've tried nearly everything to cure my insomnia.

注意したい発音

話し手はI've, I'm, don'tなど、短縮形や弱形を13回使っています。聞こえたとおりの短い形で発音しましょう。

  • 「sh」と「zh」の音: shatter /ˈʃætɚ/, meditation /mɛdɪˈteɪʃn̩/

日本語話者が苦手な音：

  • /f/ — 「フ」ではなく、上の歯と下唇で出す: frustrate /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/, terrify /ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ/, stressful /ˈstɹɛsfəl/
  • 子音の連続 — 間に母音を入れない: frustrate /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/, addict /ˈæd.ɪkt/, exhaust /ɪɡˈzɔst/, stressful /ˈstɹɛsfəl/, adapt /əˈdæpt/

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。insomnia, hypnosis, addictなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。

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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