シャドーイング練習: In search of monsters - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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In Search of Monsters
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Outside the International Cryptozoology Museum an eight -foot replica of Bigfoot stands guard.
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Glancing around the two rooms, visitors see plastic casts of Bigfoot and Yeti footprints,
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hair samples, and a life -size model of a koala canth.
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Most of the 2 ,300 specimens of the weird and wonderful
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that can be found here come from the personal collection of Lauren Coleman, the museum's owner and the world's leading cryptozoologist.
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Loren first became fascinated by the study of cryptids, or hidden animals, when he was 12 years old after seeing a documentary on yetis.
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But his teacher told him that it was all just nonsense.
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Unconvinced, he set out to find all there was to know about legendary beasts such as yetis,
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lake monsters, giant snakes, and chupacabras.
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His interest led to a lifelong passion for monster hunting and cryptozoology.
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To date, he has written over 30 books
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and has spent countless hours traveling and camping out all over the American continent and abroad,
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interviewing witnesses and examining possible evidence of cryptids' existence, such as footprints, hair samples,
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scratches, audiotapes of screeches, and videos and photos.
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Not surprisingly, Loren is often the first person TV producers turn to when they want an expert on the unexplained.
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He holds a BA in Zoology and Anthropology, an MA in Social Work,
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and has done postgraduate work in Sociology and Anthropology.
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His opinion is valued because even though he firmly believes cryptids exist, he still demands hard evidence.
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Until I have a hair sample or footprint or twisted branch, I'm really kind of skeptical, he says.
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80 % of all accounts are ordinary animals.
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A few fakes, a few hoaxes.
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But it's that 20 % of unknowns that keeps me going.
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A particular interest of Coleman's is one of the most famous cryptids of all,
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Bigfoot or Sasquatch, which is said to inhabit forests mainly in the northwestern United States.
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He believes that there is lots of convincing evidence of its existence,
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including the famous 1967 Patterson -Gimlin footage of a Bigfoot walking into the forest.
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Despite many people claiming they were the person in the suit, Lauren points out that the creature walks the way an ape does,
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with little mobility in the hips and neck.
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So why hasn't anyone found a real Bigfoot yet?
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Well, Lauren points out that until 150 years ago,
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it was believed by most people in the Western world that mountain gorillas didn't exist.
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And before that, the giant panda was virtually unknown.
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Tales of sightings were taken with a grain of salt.
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They were thought to be legends told by native tribes.
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Respected scientists had to change their opinions, though, when these creatures were found high up in the mountains and deep in the forests.
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Similarly, the koala canth is a huge five -foot fish
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that was thought to have become extinct about 65 million years ago until it was rediscovered in 1938.
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But no one had mentioned this to islanders in the Indian Ocean who had been happily eating it for ages.
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So if a fish from prehistoric times is still swimming around, Why can't Bigfoot and other strange creatures be hidden away in a forest somewhere?
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Loren argues that cryptids are not monsters at all, just species of animals that are few in number,
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live far from human settlements, and are highly secretive.
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Cryptozoology is definitely Loren's life, but has he ever seen a cryptid himself?
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He admits that one dark night on the way home, he glimpsed a large, panther -like creature, but he's reluctant to call it a cryptid.
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Western science decides if animals exist or don't exist, he says.
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Lauren isn't trying to prove anything to the world.
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He just wants to find out the truth.
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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

この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が47文、単語が617語あります。 音声の長さは4:40です。 話す速さは1分あたり約132語で安定しており、シャドーイングしやすいペースです。 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

動画に出てくるやや難しい単語15語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

  • footprint /ˈfʊtpɹɪnt/ (名詞) — 足跡. The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow.
  • argue /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/ (動詞) — 議論する, 論ずる. To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.
  • hip /hɪp/ (名詞) — 腰. The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue.
  • legend /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/ (名詞) — 伝説. The life story of a saint (such stories are often embellished, but any kind is called a legend).
  • passion /ˈpæʃən/ (名詞) — 激情. A true desire sustained or prolonged.
  • producer /pɹəˈdjuːsə/ (名詞) — 生産者, 製作者. An individual or organization that creates goods and services.
  • ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/ (形容詞) — 通常な, 普通な. Having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases.
  • abroad /əˈbɹɔːd/ (副詞) — 国外に, 海外に. Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
  • documentary /ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/ (名詞) — ドキュメンタリー, 記録映画. A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.
  • footage /ˈfʊtɪd͡ʒ/ (名詞) — 映像. An amount of film or tape that has been used to record something, or the content of the recording.
  • similarly /ˈsɪm.ə.lə.li/ (副詞) — 同様に. In a like style or manner.
  • beast /biːst/ (名詞) — 野獣, 猛獣. Any four-footed land mammal.
  • tale /ˈteɪl/ (名詞) — 物語, 説話. A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.
  • convince /kənˈvɪns/ (動詞) — 説得する, 納得させる. To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
  • legendary /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənˌdɛɹ.i/ (形容詞) — 伝説上の. Of or pertaining to a legend or to legends.

動画に出てくる句動詞

  • point out (動詞) — 指す, 指し示す. To identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body.
  • find out (動詞) — 見出す, 調べる. To discover, as by asking or investigating.

注意したい発音

話し手はcan't, didn't, don'tなど、短縮形や弱形を6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。

  • 「th」の音: northwestern /nɔːθˈwɛstn̩/, panther /ˈpænθəɹ/
  • 長い単語（アクセントの位置に注意）: ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/, documentary /ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/, similarly /ˈsɪm.ə.lə.li/, virtually /ˈvɚ.t͡ʃə.wə.li/, legendary /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənˌdɛɹ.i/

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. 通常の速度で一文ずつシャドーイングし、話し手のリズムに合うまで繰り返します。
  3. 自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。footprint, argue, hipなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。

この動画の文法

話し手がよく使っている文型を、動画の実際の表現とともに紹介します。

文型動画での表現
受動態 be + 過去分詞 — 誰がするかより、何が起きるかに焦点を当てるcan be found · is valued · is said
現在完了形 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去の出来事が今も関係しているhas written · has spent · has done

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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