シャドーイング練習: Job Interview English | Introduce Yourself (Shadowing Practice) - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Welcome back to our English Shadowing Practice.
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Today we'll practice a very useful situation, how to introduce yourself in a job interview.
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Listen carefully, repeat after me, and try to speak with confidence.
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Let's begin.
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Step 1.
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First, just listen.
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Focus on the pronunciation and rhythm.
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Hello, thank you for taking the time to meet with me today.
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My name is Sophia Bruno, and I have about three years of experience in customer service.
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In my previous job, I helped customers solve problems and answered their questions.
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This experience helped me improve my communication skills.
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I also learned how to stay calm when situations became busy or stressful.
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One of my strengths is listening carefully and trying to understand what people need.
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I enjoy working with a team and supporting my co-workers when needed.
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Recently, I have been focusing on improving my professional skills and learning new things.
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I'm interested in this position because I believe it will help me grow in my career.
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I would be happy to bring my experience and positive attitude to your team.
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Step 2.
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Now repeat after me.
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I will read each sentence twice, so you can repeat it both times.
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Hello.
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Thank you for taking the time to meet with me today.
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Hello, thank you for taking the time to meet with me today.
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My name is Sophia Bruno, and I have about three years of experience in customer service.
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My name is Sophia Bruno, and I have about three years of experience in customer service.
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In my previous job, I helped customers solve problems and answered their questions.
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In my previous job, I helped customers solve problems and answered their questions.
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This experience helped me improve my communication skills.
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I also learned how to stay calm when situations became
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busy or stressful.
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One of my strengths is listening carefully and trying to understand what people need.
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One of my strengths is listening carefully, and trying to understand what people need.
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I enjoy working with a team and supporting my coworkers when needed.
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I enjoy working with a team and supporting my coworkers when needed.
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Recently I have been focusing on improving my professional skills and learning new things.
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I have been focusing on improving my professional skills and learning new things.
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I'm interested in this position because I believe it will help me grow in my career.
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I'm interested in this position because I believe it will help me grow in my career.
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I would be happy to bring my experience and positive attitude to your team.
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Step 3.
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Finally, listen again and try to speak along with the sentences.
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Hello.
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Thank you for taking the time to meet with me today.
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My name is Sophia Bruno, and I have about three years of experience in customer service.
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In my previous job, I helped customers solve problems and answered their questions.
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This experience helped me improve my communication skills.
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I also learned how to stay calm when situations became busy or stressful.
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One of my strengths is listening carefully and trying to understand what people need.
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I enjoy working with a team and supporting my co-workers when needed.
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Recently, I have been focusing on improving my professional skills and learning new things.
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I'm interested in this position because I believe it will help me grow in my career.
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I would be happy to bring my experience and positive attitude to your team.
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Great job practicing today.
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try listening again and repeat the sentences out loud.
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The more you practice, the more natural your English will become.
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See you in the next episode.

このレッスンの語彙とスピーキングのポイント

このB1レベルのスピーキングレッスンは、動画「Job Interview English」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:experience, customer, skills, helped, carefully。 この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が56文、単語が599語あります。 音声の長さは7:05です。 話す速さはゆっくりで、1分あたり約85語です。一つ一つの音をまねる余裕があります。 単語の86%は英語の頻出3,000語に含まれます。残りは練習の前に確認しておきましょう。

この動画の重要語彙

動画の中で特に難しい単語15語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

単語発音意味
skill 名詞/skɪl/腕, 技
carefully 副詞/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/じっくり, 慎重に
solve 動詞/sɒlv/解決する
worker 名詞/ˈwɝ.kɚ/労働者, 勤労者
introduce 動詞/ˌɪntɹəˈdus/紹介する, 引き合わせる
rhythm 名詞/ˈɹɪð.əm/リズム
pronunciation 名詞/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/発音, 読み
customer 名詞/ˈkʌs.tə.mə/客, お客さん
repeat 動詞/ɹɪˈpiːt/繰り返す, リピートする
communication 名詞/kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/交流, 対話
attitude 名詞/ˈætɪˌtud/姿勢
sentence 名詞/ˈsɛn.təns/判決, 宣告
calm 形容詞/kɑm/穏やかな, 静かな
confidence 名詞/ˈkɑn.fɪ.dəns/自信, 確信
loud 形容詞/ˈlaʊ̯d/煩い, 姦しい

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
現在完了進行形 have/has been + -ing — 以前に始まり今も続いている動作have been focusing
動詞 + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — 後ろに-ing形が続く動詞enjoy working
「will」の未来表現 will + 動詞 — その場の決定、約束、予測we'll practice · will help · will read
現在進行形 am/is/are + -ing — 今まさに、または最近起きていることis listening

注意したい発音

話し手はI'm, we'llなど、短縮形や弱形を5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: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, communication /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
  • 長い単語(アクセントの位置に注意): pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, communication /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

日本語話者が苦手な音:

  • /r/ と /l/ の区別 — /l/ は舌先を歯茎につけ、/r/ はどこにもつけない: carefully /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/, stressful /ˈstɹɛsfəl/
  • /f/ — 「フ」ではなく、上の歯と下唇で出す: carefully /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/, stressful /ˈstɹɛsfəl/, confidence /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dəns/
  • 子音の連続 — 間に母音を入れない: skill /skɪl/, solve /sɒlv/, stressful /ˈstɹɛsfəl/, introduce /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

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。skill, carefully, solve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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