シャドーイング練習: Learn English Through Stories (A2) | Peter Pan - Chapter 1 - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Chapter 1.
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The Darling Children There was a family called the Darlings.
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They lived in a nice big house in London.
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Mr Darling worked in an office every day, and Mrs Darling stayed home with the children.
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She loved them very much.
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The children were Wendy, John, and Michael.
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Wendy was twelve years old, clever and kind.
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John was ten.
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Michael was the baby of the family.
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He was only five.
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The children slept in one big room at the top of the house.
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This room was the nursery.
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It had three small beds, a warm fireplace and many toys on the floor.
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On cold nights, the fire in the fireplace made the whole room feel safe.
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The family also had a big dog called Nana.
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She was not an ordinary dog, because she was the children's nurse.
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Every morning she took the children to school, and every evening she sat by their beds.
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She gave them their medicine at the right time.
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A dog can't be a nurse, Mr Darling said sometimes.
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He felt uncomfortable about it.
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Other families don't have dogs as nurses.
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Nana is the best nurse in London, Mrs Darling said.
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The children love her.
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Other families have real nurses, Mr Darling said.
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People, not dogs.
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Our family has Nana, Mrs Darling said with a smile.
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She's perfect.
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Every night before bed, Mrs Darling came to the nursery and told the children stories.
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She sang quiet songs and kissed each child goodnight.
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After they fell asleep, she sat by the fireplace and looked at their sleeping faces.
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She felt very happy in the quiet nursery.
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One night, something very strange happened.
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Mrs Darling was sitting alone by the fire, and the children were sleeping in their beds.
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The house was quiet and peaceful.
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Slowly, her eyes closed.
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When Mrs. Darling opened her eyes again, she saw a boy at the open window.
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He had a big, bright smile, and he was wearing clothes made of green leaves.
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A small, bright light was flying around his head.
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Mrs Darling jumped up.
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Are you a person? she asked with a shaking voice.
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The boy did not answer.
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He turned, flew up into the night sky, and disappeared into the dark.
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Mrs Darling ran to the window and looked out.
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The street below was empty.
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Then she looked down at the floor.
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A strange object lay near the window, long and dark and flat.
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It was a shadow.
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The boy lost his shadow, she said to herself.
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She folded the shadow carefully and put it in a drawer by the window.
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She did not know what to do with it.
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A boy's shadow in her drawer made her feel a little uncomfortable.
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The next morning, Wendy asked about many things at breakfast.
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Mother, did something happen last night?
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I heard a noise at the window.
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Yes, Mrs Darling said slowly.
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A boy came to the nursery window.
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A boy?
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Wendy's eyes grew wide.
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What kind of boy?
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A very strange boy.
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He flew in the air and he had a tiny light with him.
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I know, it's Peter Pan, Wendy said happily.
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He lives in Neverland.
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All children know about Peter Pan, Mother.
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Peter Pan, Mrs Darling said with a worried frown.
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How do you know about him?
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Every child knows Peter Pan, Wendy said.
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He never grows up.
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He lives on a beautiful island with fairies and mermaids and pirates.
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John looked up from his breakfast.
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Pirates?
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Real pirates?
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Oh yes, Wendy said, and wild animals and secret places and wonderful things.
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I want to go there, Michael said.
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Don't be silly, Michael, John said.
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You can't fly.
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Maybe Peter Pan can teach us, Michael said.
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Nobody is going anywhere, Mrs. Darling said firmly.
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Eat your breakfast, all of you. But Mother, Wendy began.
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No more talk about Peter Pan, Mrs. Darling said.
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Please.
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The children said nothing more about it in the day.
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At night, Wendy whispered to John.
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He'll come back.
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I'm sure of it." How do you know?
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John whispered back.
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He left his shadow here, Wendy said.
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He needs it back.
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A week later, Mr. and Mrs. Darling prepared to go out for dinner.
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Mrs. Darling put on her beautiful white dress.
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Mr. Darling put on his best black suit.
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He stood in front of the mirror and tried to tie his tie.
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The tie did not obey him.
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I can't tie this tie properly, he said with a frown.
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Let me help you, Mrs. Darling said, and she tied it neatly.
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They went up to the nursery to say goodnight.
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The children were in their beds, and Nana sat by the fireplace and watched them.
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Be good children tonight, Mrs. Darling said, and she kissed each one.
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Good night, Mother, the children said.
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Mr Darling looked at Nana with a small frown.
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He still felt uncomfortable about a dog nurse.
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The dog stays outside tonight, he said firmly.
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Then he tied Nana to a rope in the garden.
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Please don't do it, Mrs Darling said.
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I feel better when Nana is with the children.
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She's a dog, not a person, Mr Darling said.
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The children must learn to sleep alone.
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They left the house and walked to the dinner party.
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At the corner of the street, Mrs Darling looked back at the nursery window one last time.
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The house looked quiet and peaceful.
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In the nursery, the children lay in their beds, wide awake.
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They talked in whispers.
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Moonlight was shining through the window, and everything looked silver and strange.
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Do you really think Peter Pan will come back?
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Michael asked in a small, nervous voice.
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I know he does, said Wendy.
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She sat up in bed and looked out the window.
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He lost something very important, and he must come back to find it.
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Tonight?
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John asked.
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Will he really come tonight?
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Maybe tonight, said Wendy.
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She felt sure and brave.
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Then we'll go to Neverland with him.
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We'll see fairies and mermaids and pirates, and we'll have the most wonderful adventure of our lives.
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Michael felt scared, but also excited.
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Will he hurt us? he asked.
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No, said Wendy.
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Peter Pan is good and kind.
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He helps people.
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He fights evil pirates, and he protects the lost boys.
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Outside in the garden, Nana pulled at her rope and barked softly.
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She felt worried about the children.
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She wanted to sit by the warm fireplace in the nursery, not outside in the cool night air.
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The night grew darker and the stars came out.
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The moon was shining, bright and full, above the empty street.
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Nothing moved.
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The children stayed awake.
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They watched the window and waited for something wonderful to happen.
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And something did happen.
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Peter Pan came back for his shadow, and after this night, life in the Darling House was never the same again.

このレッスンの語彙とスピーキングのポイント

このA2レベルのスピーキングレッスンは、動画「Learn English Through Stories」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:Darling, Wendy, window, Pan, Peter。 この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が141文、単語が1144語あります。 音声の長さは9:01です。 話す速さは1分あたり約127語で安定しており、シャドーイングしやすいペースです。 単語の83%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

動画に出てくる覚えておきたい単語15語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

単語発音意味
nursery 名詞/ˈnɝsəɹi/保育園
shadow 名詞/ˈʃædəʊ̯/影, 陰影
nurse 名詞/nɝs/看護師, 看護士
pirate 名詞/ˈpaɪɹət/海賊
fireplace 名詞/ˈfaɪɹpleɪs/暖炉
uncomfortable 形容詞/ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/心地よくない
shine 動詞/ʃaɪn/輝く, 光る
awake 動詞/əˈweɪk/目覚める, 目を覚ます
rope 名詞/ɹoʊp/ロープ, 綱
drawer 名詞/dɹɔɹ/引き出し, 引出し
mirror 名詞/ˈmiɹɚ/鏡, 姿見
adventure 名詞/ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/アドベンチャー, 冒険
carefully 副詞/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/じっくり, 慎重に
ordinary 形容詞/ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/通常な, 普通な
silly 形容詞/ˈsɪl.i/馬鹿げた, 他愛ない

動画に出てくる句動詞

単語発音意味
come back 動詞戻る, 帰る
come out 動詞/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/出る
grow up 動詞成長する, 大人に成る

繰り返し練習したい文

動画に出てくる短く完結した文です。日常会話でそのまま使えます。

  • Are you a person?
  • How do you know about him?
  • Will he hurt us?

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
過去進行形 was/were + -ing — 過去のある時点で進行中だった動作was sitting · was wearing · was flying
最上級 the -est / the most … — グループの中で一番the best · the most wonderful
「will」の未来表現 will + 動詞 — その場の決定、約束、予測He'll come · will come · Will he
義務:must / have to / need to 何かが必要であることを伝えるmust learn · must come

注意したい発音

話し手はcan't, don't, we'llなど、短縮形や弱形を11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: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, shine /ʃaɪn/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/
  • 長い単語(アクセントの位置に注意): uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/

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: fireplace /ˈfaɪɹpleɪs/, carefully /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/
  • /v/ — /b/ にならないように、上の歯を下唇に当てる: adventure /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/, twelve /twɛlv/, brave /bɹeɪv/, clever /ˈklɛv.ɚ/
  • /f/ — 「フ」ではなく、上の歯と下唇で出す: fireplace /ˈfaɪɹpleɪs/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, firmly /ˈfɝmli/, carefully /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/, leaf /lif/

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。nursery, shadow, nurse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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