シャドーイング練習: Lesson 20-1 - What Can You Do - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Hi there.
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Washington, D .C is a great place to work.
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Many people here work in government and politics, but there are many other jobs.
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You can work at a hospital, a university.
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You can work in a coffee shop.
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Wait a minute.
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I think I see a friend of mine.
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Pete, is that you?
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Hi, Anna.
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You look different.
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Your beard is really big.
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You don't like it, do you?
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No, no. You just look different. So what's wrong?
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You look sad.
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I don't have a job.
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Sorry, I can't hear you.
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I do not have a job.
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Oh, I'm sorry to hear that, Pete.
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I don't have a skill.
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Everyone has a skill.
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You need to find yours.
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I don't know, Anna.
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Pete, I am good at asking questions.
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Let me ask you some.
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Really, Anna?
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Can you help me?
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Yes, I can.
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Let me help.
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Sure, Anna.
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Maybe you can help me.
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Can you write code?
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Sure.
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C -O -L -D.
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How is this going to help?
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No, not cold.
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Code.
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You know, for making phone apps or websites, you can make tons of money writing code.
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Tons of money?
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But I can't code.
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Next question.
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Can you drive?
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Do you mean drive a race car?
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It's really hard to be a race car driver.
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First you need a race car.
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No, I mean drive a taxi or drive a bus.
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No, I always fall asleep when I drive.
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No, that's not good.
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Next question.
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Can you teach?
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You can be a teacher in a school.
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No, I cannot teach. Can you cook?
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You can be a chef in a restaurant.
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No, I can't code.
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I can't teach.
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I can't cook.
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Anna, I can't do anything.
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This is sad.
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I'm going to write about my feelings in my blog.
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You write a blog?
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Yeah, I write a blog.
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How many followers do you have?
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I don't know.
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59 ,538?
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Pete, that's a lot of followers.
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You can make money writing.
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Writing is easy.
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Everyone can write.
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Not everyone can write.
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Well, you can be a writer.
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I can be a writer?
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I can be a writer.
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I can be a writer!
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Thanks, Anna!
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Hi, Pete.
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Hi, Anna.
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Hi, Marsha.
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Excuse me.
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I have to go.
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Where are you going?
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I'm going to be a writer.
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Good luck, Pete.
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He does know that it's not easy to be a writer, doesn't he?
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There are many different jobs you can have in Washington, D .C.
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Pete wants to be a writer.
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I wish him luck.
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lots of luck until next time

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85文、単語が430語あります。 音声の長さは4:02です。 話す速さはゆっくりで、1分あたり約107語です。一つ一つの音をまねる余裕があります。 英語の頻出3,000語に含まれる単語は78%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12語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

  • skill /skɪl/ (名詞) — 腕, 技. A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
  • ton /tʌn/ (名詞) — トン. The short ton of 2000 pounds (about 907 kg), 20 hundredweights of 100 pounds avoirdupois each.
  • follower /ˈfɒləʊə(ɹ)/ (名詞) — 支持者. One who follows, comes after another.
  • asleep /əˈsliːp/ (形容詞) — 寝ている, 眠っている. In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
  • chef /ʃɛf/ (名詞) — 料理人, 調理師. The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.
  • taxi /ˈtæksi/ (名詞) — タクシー, 辻自動車. A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.
  • beard /bɪɹd/ (名詞) — 顎鬚, 顎髭. Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.
  • writer /ˈɹaɪ.təɹ/ (名詞) — 著者, 作家. A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".
  • teach /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ (動詞) — 教える. To pass on knowledge to.
  • cook /kʊk/ (動詞) — 料理する, 作る. To prepare food for eating, typically by heating it, combining it with other ingredients, seasoning it, preparing it for serving, etc.
  • restaurant /ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/ (名詞) — レストラン, 食堂. An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.
  • excuse /ɪksˈkjuz/ (動詞) — 許す. To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.

注意したい発音

話し手はcan't, don't, I'mなど、短縮形や弱形を15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。

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, ton, follower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
「going to」の未来表現 be going to + 動詞 — 予定や、起こりそうだと分かることI'm going to write · I'm going to be
義務:must / have to / need to 何かが必要であることを伝えるneed to find · have to go

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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