シャドーイング練習: ket 1 o test 4 part 3 - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “ket 1 o test 4 part 3”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: film, sounds, funny, action, cinema. This video has 53 sentences and 356 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:23. The speaker talks slowly, about 105 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 89% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 16 of its 53 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
8 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| cinema noun | /ˈsɪn.ə.mə/ | A movie theatre, a movie house. |
| romantic adjective | /ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/ | Fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person). |
| cartoon noun | /kɑɹˈtun/ | A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings. |
| laugh verb | /læf/ | To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and… |
| comedy noun | /ˈkɑmədi/ | a light, amusing play with a happy ending |
| hello | /hɛˈloʊ/ | A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence. |
| choose verb | /t͡ʃuːz/ | To pick; to make the choice of; to select. |
| correct adjective | /kəˈɹɛkt/ | Free from error; true; accurate. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Have you got any plans for this evening?
- What are you going to see?
- Everyone likes a laugh, don't they?
- Shall we pick you up on our way there, about eight?
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 |
|---|---|
| 現在完了形 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去の出来事が今も関係している | haven't decided |
| 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 | are thinking |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, haven't, isn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like cinema, romantic, cartoon.
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。






























