シャドーイング練習: IELTS Speaking test sample - Part 3 (Monika, Band 8) - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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We've been talking about hobbies and I'd like to discuss with you one or two more general questions related to this.
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Let's consider first of all current and future hobbies.
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What do you think are the most popular types of hobby in Germany?
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For male Germans it's probably football.
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And for females it might be shopping, I don't It could be shopping.
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But many people are actually doing sports, so they will go jogging in their spare time.
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Why do you think these hobbies are so popular?
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Because I think you need balance in life.
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The working life is quite hard, and nowadays in Germany with the economic situation, etc., everybody needs an anchor point or a balance to their struggle during their working hours.
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So I guess just to have relaxation and to calm down and as a stress relief, I think sports is a good way to do so.
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And I think that's why many Germans are doing it.
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It's probably worldwide the case.
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Let's pick up on that point of leisure time.
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You mentioned that the work leisure balance in Germany is perhaps a little bit out of balance.
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Can you tell me more about that?
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Yeah, I mean the regular working hours would be eight to nine hours a day, but nowadays competition is quite big because of the unemployment.
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So everybody's really putting a lot of overtime in their work and most of the time probably don't get paid for it.
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And leisure time is increasingly of course getting less and less
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and so people are definitely looking forward to the holidays or their weekends to enjoy family life.
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But I think family life isn't that what it was before
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because everybody is to focus on their careers and to keep their jobs
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and have a good income and survive basically in the system.
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Do you think this will continue in the future?
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Well, probably the next 10 years till the economy again is picking up
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and our social welfare system is getting better again because it was quite good years ago.
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But the last 10 years I would say it really declined a bit.
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I see.
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Let's move back a moment on hobbies and think about the social benefits of hobbies.
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What do you think of the social benefits of having a hobby?
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Well, it's depending on what your hobby is.
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If you would, for example, do a hobby where you don't meet anybody, if you're hiking or climbing alone, there's not a big social
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factor in that I would say but
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if you do it in a community like for example soccer
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or rugby or whatever then you in a way share time with people
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and have the opportunity to get to know each other better
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and closer and exchange ideas and and opinions so I think for
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that reason a hobby is very very important because usually you find
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that people who are not at your work working environment it's they are not part of your family
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so they come from different backgrounds and so I think you get a quite good insight into other people's opinions.
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So you get to know them in a different way.
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Yeah, in a different way because everybody's also relaxed.
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In your working environment, for example, I mean everybody's quite formal and tries to do the proper thing,
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obviously, but if you are doing sports together, it's more casual, everything, and I think you would open up yourself more to the other person.
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So you think it influences the way we behave at work subsequently?
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Well, it could be, but I don't think that it necessarily has to.
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It could be if you would have a hobby.
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I mean, it's just hypothetically now.
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But it could be if you have a hobby
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and have good experience with other people and are quite relaxed with other people
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that it would have a good influence in your work, in the relationships you hold at your working place.
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But that's quite hypothetically now from my point of view.
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Do you think there are any dangers in spending too much time on hobbies?
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If you would neglect your family, yes.
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If the hobby is more important than your family life and your working life maybe, then yes, there could be a danger
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that you lose track with what is going on in your relationship with your partner and children, etc. Thank you very much.
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That's the end of the speaking test.

このレッスンについて

このレッスンでは、趣味や日常生活についての一般的な質問を通じて、英語スピーキング練習のスキルを向上させることを目的としています。特に、ドイツの趣味やライフスタイルに関連するトピックを深く掘り下げることで、実際の会話で使える表現を学びます。この動画の内容を通じて、同じテーマについて自分の意見を述べる練習をすることができます。

重要な語彙とフレーズ

  • hobby（趣味） - 日常生活のリラクゼーションやバランスを保つために重要です。
  • leisure time（余暇） - 仕事の合間に自分をリフレッシュさせる時間。
  • balance（バランス） - 仕事と生活の調和。
  • stress relief（ストレス軽減） - 趣味はストレスを和らげる手段です。
  • social benefits（社会的利益） - 趣味を通じて人とのつながりが得られます。
  • community（コミュニティ） - 趣味を共有することで形成される人の集まり。
  • experience（経験） - 趣味を通して多様な背景を持つ人々と交流することができる。

練習のヒント

この動画の速さやトーンに合わせて、英語スピーキング練習を効果的に行うための以下のヒントを参考にしてください。特に、shadowspeaksを活用することが重要です。まず、リスニングを行った後、話者の言葉をそのまま繰り返してみてください。この時、発音やイントネーションに注意を払いながら、音声をシャドーイングすることで、自然な会話力を養います。

また、動画のスピードに合わせて練習することで、自分のペースを調整しやすくなります。感情や表現を交えながら話すことで、実際の会話にも自信を持って臨むことができるでしょう。

最後に、YouTubeで英語学習を続けることで、様々な文脈でのスピーキングに慣れることができます。IELTS スピーキング対策としても、この練習法は非常に効果的です。楽しみながら学びましょう！

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。