シャドーイング練習: LISTENING DICTATION 2 UNIT 3 - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が24文、単語が177語あります。 音声の長さは1:09です。 話す速さは1分あたり約154語で、日常会話に近い自然なペースです。 単語の85%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

動画に出てくるやや難しい単語12語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

• turtle /ˈtɝtl̩/ (名詞) — 亀, カメ. Any land, aquatic, or semi-aquatic reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.
• egg /ɛɡ/ (名詞) — 卵, 玉子. An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell…
• extinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/ (形容詞) — 消えた. Of feelings, a person's spirit, a state of affairs, etc.: put out, as if like a fire; quenched, suppressed.
• sand /sænd/ (名詞) — 砂. Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in…
• brochure /bɹoʊˈʃʊɚ/ (名詞) — 小冊子, 小冊. A booklet of printed informational matter, like a pamphlet, often for promotional purposes.
• danger /ˈdeɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ (名詞) — 危険. Exposure to likely harm; risk of death or serious injury.
• suppose /səˈpoʊz/ (動詞) — 推測する. To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.
• beginning /bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/ (名詞) — 開始, 到来. The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort…
• computer /kəmˈpju.tɚ/ (名詞) — コンピュータ, コンピューター. A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large…
• unit /ˈjuː.nɪt/ (名詞) — 単位. Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
• beach /ˈbiːt͡ʃ/ (名詞) — 浜, ビーチ. The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
• plenty /ˈplɛnti/ (名詞) — 沢山, 豊富. A more-than-adequate amount; plenitude; a great deal.

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. まず0.75倍速で一文ずつシャドーイングし、慣れてきたら通常の速度に戻します。
3. 自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。turtle, egg, extinctなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。