シャドーイング練習: IELTS Cambridge 9 test 4 section 2 - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Section 2
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You will hear a man who owns a holiday home talking on the phone to a woman who is staying there.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 13.
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Now listen
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carefully and answer questions eleven to thirteen.
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Hello?
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Hi, it's Laura Carlton here.
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We've just arrived at the holiday flat, but I can't get the hot water and heating to work.
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Oh, right.
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That's easy.
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Don't worry.
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In the upstairs cupboard, you'll find the water heater.
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You'll see three main controls on the left at the bottom of the heater.
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The first one, the round one on the far left, is the most important one for the heating and hot water.
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It's the main control switch.
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Make sure it's in the on position.
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The switch itself doesn't light up, but the little square below will be black if the switch is off.
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That's probably what's happened.
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It's got switched off by mistake.
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The middle one of these three controls, you'll see it's slightly larger than the first controls controls the radiators.
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If you feel cold while you're there and need the radiators on, this needs to be turned to maximum.
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The last of the three controls, the one on the right, is usually on about a number four setting, which for the water in the taps is usually quite hot enough.
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Below the heating controls in the middle is a small round plastic button.
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If there isn't enough water in the pipes, sometimes the heater goes out.
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If this happens, you'll need to press this button to reset the heater.
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Hold it in for about five seconds and the heater should come on again.
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Then there's a little square indicator under the third knob that's a kind of alarm light.
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It'll flash if you need to reset the heater.
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It sounds complicated.
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I'm sure you won't have any problems with it.
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There should be some more instructions on the side of the heater.
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Call me back if you can't make it work.
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OK.
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Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 14 to 20.
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Now listen and answer questions 14 to 20.
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While you're on the phone, we haven't managed to find a few things we need, like extra pillows for the beds and some washing powder.
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Is there any here?
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Pillows, yes.
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If you look in the cupboard, the large white one upstairs, to the left of the bathroom door, there should be four or five on the top shelf.
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And if you want to do some washing, there's some powder for that, um, probably by the back door.
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There's a kind of shelf there above the sink.
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In fact, I'm sure there's some there in a large blue box.
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You need about half a cupful for each wash.
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Oh, and that reminds me.
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The spare key to the back door is hanging on a hook on the wall by the sitting room window.
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Please make sure to put it back when you've used it.
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The previous guest lost it in the garden and I had to get another one made.
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And if you have any trouble with the lamps, you'll find some spare bulbs in a large cardboard box.
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It's on top of the washing machine with all kinds of useful things in it.
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Oh, and another thing I forgot to mention when we last spoke.
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Yes?
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I've left you a local map so you'll be able to find your way around easily.
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It shows the whole area.
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I put it in the top drawer of the chest under the TV in your bedroom.
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There's a whole file of local information in there too.
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Thanks.
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What about visiting the town?
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Can you give us any advice?
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Yes.
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You'll need to take the car.
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It's too far to walk from the flat, really.
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You have to pay to leave your car in all the car parks now, I'm afraid.
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I like the one that's by the station best, and you can walk to the town centre from there in five minutes.
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That's where all the best restaurants are.
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But if you want a takeaway, the Italian one does really good pasta and pizzas.
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Call 73 22 81 for that one, or 766 119 for the Chinese.
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They're both good, and they'll both deliver to the flat.
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As for places to visit, yes, do go and see the Railway Museum.
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The exhibition is small but really good.
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It gets very crowded on Sundays, so I suggest you visit it on a quieter day, later in the week, but not on Thursdays, which is market day.
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You won't find anywhere to park.
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And it's also the only day of the week when they're not open.
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Anything else?
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Not for the moment, thanks.
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That is the end of section two.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers.
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Now turn to section 3.

この動画で身につける英語スキル

YouTubeで英語学習をするなら、このIELTS対策の会話は実践的なスピーキングスキルを養うのに最適です。まず、日常的なトラブル(温水器の操作、備品の探し方など)を説明する際の明確な指示の伝え方を学べます。次に、相手の質問に対してスムーズに情報を提供する能力が向上します。さらに、IELTSスピーキング対策に欠かせないリアルな会話のリズムを体得できます。

聞き取りに注意すべき発音・連結

会話の中には自然な発音の特徴がたくさんあります。例えば、「Don't worry」は「ドントウォリー」ではなく「ドントゥォリー」と連結され、「make sure」は「メイクシャー」ではなく「メイクシャ」と短縮されます。また、「hold it in」は「ホールディン」となり、語尾の「t」が軽くなります。これらの連結や短縮を聞き取ることで、リアルな英語に慣れることができます。

ネイティブのように話すコツ

shadow speak(シャドースピーク)の練習に最適な会話です。ネイティブの男性の発音を真似る際は、ストレスの置き方に注意しましょう。「main control switch」では「メイン」「コントロール」「スイッチ」のそれぞれの語頭に軽くストレスがかかります。また、「press this button to reset the heater」のような長い文では、「press」「button」「reset」「heater」の部分を少し強調して話すと、リズムが自然になります。繰り返しシャドーイングを行うことで、ネイティブのような流暢さが身につきます。

この動画を使ってshadow speakの練習を続けると、IELTSスピーキングのみならず、日常会話でも自信を持って話せるようになります。ぜひ何度も聞き返して、発音とリズムを磨いてください。

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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