シャドーイング練習: Improve English Through Story | A2 Elementary Level | Sleeping Beauty | Improve English - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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The people from a small town in France are outside the king's summer castle.
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The king goes out onto the balcony.
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We are very happy to tell you that we have a baby daughter.
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Her name is Aurora.
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Everyone is invited to a party here at the castle tomorrow.
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he says.
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The king goes back into the castle.
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The queen is singing to the baby.
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The party tomorrow is going to be wonderful, says the king.
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All the people from the town are coming,
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And, of course, we must invite the flower fairies.
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Everyone in the castle is very busy.
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The cooks are cooking delicious roast meats with vegetables.
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And they are making delicious cakes too.
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The cleaners are sweeping and dusting.
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The Queen's friends are picking flowers in the garden and putting flowers in all the rooms.
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Mmm, the food smells delicious, says the King.
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And the castle is very pretty with all these flowers.
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Little Princess Aurora is sleeping happily.
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She doesn't know there is going to be a party tomorrow The next day the sun shines And all the men,
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women and children from the town come to the party
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The children like the new baby and want to pick her up You can pick her up later when she wakes up,
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says the queen Yes, says the king.
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Come and sit down now.
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The food is ready and we're all hungry.
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Look, look!
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Over there by the trees, says a little boy.
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Everyone turns and looks at the trees.
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Oh! says a little girl. Are they?
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Yes, they are, says the queen.
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They're the flower fairies.
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Hello! say the flower fairies.
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We've got some very special presents for Princess Aurora.
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She's going to be beautiful, says Fairy Daisy.
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She's going to be happy, says Fairy Iris.
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She's going to be healthy, says Fairy Sunflower.
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And? says Fairy Poppy Stop! says another fairy Who's this? asks the Queen
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It's Fairy Weed, say the flower fairies She's a bad fairy,
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she must leave the party No, I'm not going to leave,
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says Fairy Weed I've got a present for Princess Aurora too When she's sixteen,
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she's going to prick her finger on a spinning wheel and die Wait,
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I've got to give Princess Aurora my present now says fairy poppy I can't change fairy weeds present
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Princess Aurora is going to prick her finger on a spinning wheel
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when she's 16 but she isn't going to die she's going to sleep for a hundred years
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she isn't going to prick her finger on a spinning wheel or sleep for a hundred years, says the king.
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We must destroy all the spinning wheels in the town.
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Tomorrow, everyone must take their spinning wheels to the town square.
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We're going to destroy them all.
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The next day, everyone takes their spinning wheels to the town square.
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There are big spinning wheels and small spinning wheels, new spinning wheels and old spinning wheels.
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And the king's men destroy them all.
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Thank you, everyone.
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says the king.
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Thank you for your spinning wheels.
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I'm very sorry that you can't make your clothes now, but I want to help you.
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I'm going to pay the people in Paris to make your clothes for you.
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Hooray for the king!
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shout the people of the town.
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Hooray for our good, kind king!
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Princess Aurora grows into a beautiful young woman.
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On her 16th birthday, everyone in the castle is preparing for her birthday party.
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Come on, Molly, she says to her dog.
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Let's go to the old tower.
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The door is always locked, but today everyone's busy.
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Perhaps it's open.
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The door isn't locked.
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Princess Aurora and Molly go up the stairs.
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In a room at the top, there's an old lady and a spinning wheel.
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What's that? asks Princess Aurora.
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It's a spinning wheel, says the old lady.
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You can touch it if you want.
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Princess Aurora touches the spinning wheel and pricks her finger.
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The flower fairies fly into the tower.
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Oh no, we're too late, says Fairy Daisy.
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She's asleep.
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She can't sleep alone for a hundred years, says Fairy Sunflower.
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No, says Fairy Iris.
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Everyone in the castle must sleep for a hundred years.
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Molly falls asleep near the bed.
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The king and queen fall asleep on their thrones.
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The queen's friends fall asleep picking flowers.
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The cleaners fall asleep sweeping and dusting.
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The cook falls asleep making a cake.
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The birds fall asleep in the trees.
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The cat falls asleep, chasing a mouse.
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The castle is silent.
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Everyone is asleep.
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Everyone sleeps for a hundred years.
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One day, a prince from Spain comes to the town.
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The people tell him about the sleeping princess.
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I'm going to the castle.
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I want to see the sleeping princess," he says to his friends.
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There are big trees around the castle and beautiful flowers are growing over the trees and the castle walls.
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The prince goes to the old tower.
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He sees the sleeping princess.
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He kisses her hand and she wakes up.
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You're the prince of my dreams, she says.
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And you, sleeping beauty, are the princess of my dreams, he says.
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Everyone in the castle wakes up.
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The queen's friends start picking the flowers again.
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The cook starts making the cake.
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The bird starts singing.
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The cat starts chasing the mouse.
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and the flower fairies fly into the castle.
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Prince Carlos of Spain is here, they say.
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Princess Aurora takes Prince Carlos to the king and queen.
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Mummy and daddy, says Princess Aurora, this is Prince Carlos.
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He's going to stay and come to my birthday party.
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That's wonderful, says the queen.
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Yes, says the king.
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We're happy that you're here, and thank you very much for waking us up.

コンテクストと背景

この物語は、フランスの小さな町に住む人々が王様の夏の城の前で集まっているところから始まります。王様はバルコニーに出て、自分たちの赤ちゃん娘、オーロラの誕生を皆に知らせます。その後、王様は明日の祝いのパーティーについて話し、城の中では多くの準備が進められています。この物語を通じて、英語学習者は日常生活での表現や会話の流れを理解することができます。

日常会話のためのトップ5フレーズ

  • 「皆さん招待します！」 - お祝いの場に人々を招く時の定番の表現。
  • 「おいしい料理の香りがします。」 - 食べ物の美味しさを表現するフレーズ。
  • 「彼女は後で起きたら抱っこできます。」 - 他人に優しく伝える方法。
  • 「特別なプレゼントを持ってきました。」 - 特別なギフトを紹介する時に使う表現。
  • 「すべての紡ぎ車を破壊します。」 - 行動を宣言する力強い言い回し。

ステップバイステップシャドーイングガイド

この物語を使った英語の学習方法として、シャドーイングが非常に効果的です。特に、英語シャドーイングを実践することで、発音やリズムを改善することができます。以下にこの動画を用いた具体的な学習ステップを説明します。

  1. 動画を観て内容を把握する - まずは動画全体を観て、ストーリーの概要を理解しましょう。
  2. 各フレーズをメモする - 上記のトップ5フレーズをメモし、それぞれの意味を確認します。
  3. シャドーイングを始める - 動画を再生し、スピーカーの言葉に合わせて声を出してみましょう。このとき、shadowspeaksのテクニックを活用し、リズムを意識します。
  4. 録音して自己評価する - 自分の声を録音し、発音やイントネーションをチェックします。改善点をメモしておきましょう。
  5. 繰り返し学習する - 動画を何度も観ることで、自然とフレーズが身につき、新しい語彙や文法も学べます。YouTubeで英語学習を続けることで、さらなるスキル向上に繋がります。

このように、物語を利用することで楽しく英語を学ぶことができます。IELTS スピーキング対策にも役立つフレーズが多く含まれているため、おすすめです。

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。