シャドーイング練習: Listening Practice | Let's Start English 147 Elementary Lesson 6 - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Okay guys, Angie's birthday is next week.
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What do you think we should get her?
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Well, she likes watches.
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What about a nice wristwatch?
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That's good, but I have a better idea.
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She's always saying how much she likes horses, so why don't we get her a couple of hours riding lessons in Village Park?
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Wow, she'd really like that too.
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Both of the ideas we've heard are really good ones.
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But I'm afraid there's one problem.
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Yeah, I know what you're gonna say.
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It's money, right?
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Yeah, uh, running lessons...
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and a wristwatch all cost a lot of money.
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Even if the three of us shared the cost, it'd still be expensive.
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Okay guys, so we're not millionaires, but let's remember that it's not important how much we can or can't spend.
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But that we want our friend to be happy on her birthday.
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Lexi, you are right.
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We don't have to spend a fortune to make Angie feel special.
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I have an idea.
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She likes clothes from this shop down on Istaklá.
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If we went there, we could get something really nice for Angie.
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Do you want to go now?
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Sure.
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If it doesn't work out today, we still have time to get something next week.
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Let's see how we do today.
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Yep.
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Okay, let's go.
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Sure, okay.
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Hmm.
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This is nice.
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Hi guys!
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Welcome to our store!
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How can I help you?
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Well, our friend, her name is Angie, is having a birthday next week.
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and she loves your store a lot.
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Can you help us pick out some clothes for a present?
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Well, I will certainly try.
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Why don't you start by telling me a little about your friend?
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while she's turning 26.
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She's about your height and about your shape.
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She likes a lot of color in her clothes.
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She likes things that are a little unusual.
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You know, bright and colourful but not too weird.
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But because it's summer, we have lots of colourful shirts and T -shirts, also some jeans and slacks, and some light summer sweaters.
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Then of course there are the scarves, shoes and hats that can go with them.
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Well, we're not used to buying clothes for girls, so let's keep this simple.
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Sure, fellas.
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Let's start with a shirt or a blouse first.
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And then we can build an outfit for her.
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Let me show you a few summer prints over here, and then you can tell me what should be next.
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What do you think of this pink shirt?
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Yeah, that looks like something she'd wear, doesn't it?
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Yes.
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How about if...
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We'd put this shirt...
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underneath it.
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Hey, good idea.
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It would look like this.
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That is really nice.
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Or your friend Angie, does she like to wear jeans or is she more likely to wear khakis or even white slacks?
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If you put the shirt and blouse, With Thank you.
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some jeans or some khakis and then some white pants, we could get a good idea.
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Guys, I think your friend Angie is very lucky to have three friends like you.
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My friends would never spend so much time to buy a gift for me.
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Well, Angie is a really great person.
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I noticed these belts.
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They're really nice.
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I think Angie would like one with her jeans.
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What do you think, guys?
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Yeah, this is easier than I thought.
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Jeans, T -shirt, blouse, and now this belt.
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It's all coming together.
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OK guys, just a minute.
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We just got these sweaters in today.
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Let me show you how she could wear the sweater or wrap it round her shoulders when it's chilly.
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Hey, your ideas are very good.
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Thanks, I like working here and I like putting different outfits together for my customers.
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Hey, guys.
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- Look at this shirt, it's just like hers.
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Um.
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Do you mean hers or Angie's?
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Hers!
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Do you think Angie would like it?
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Yeah, it looks great on her and I think that Angie would like it too.
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I'm glad you like this shirt, it isn't mine.
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My roommate bought it here.
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and I'll wear it sometimes.
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It's great colour.
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Let's get that 2 for Angie.
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So guys, now you've got two shirts, a blouse, a pair of jeans and a belt.
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And what about the sweater I mentioned?
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Yeah, we like that too.
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So whose idea was it to come here today?
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It was his idea to show off the clothes.
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I'm very glad to have helped you guys today, It's been my pleasure.
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Now let's get these paid for and we'll help wrap for your friend.
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I hope her birthday is a great one.

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初級レベルの英語学習者で、YouTubeで英語学習をしながらリスニングとスピーキングを向上させたい人に最適です。特に日常会話の流れを理解し、自然な会話のリズムを身につけたい方におすすめです。shadow speech(シャドーイング)の練習にも適しており、IELTS スピーキング対策の基礎としても使えます。

覚えておきたい単語とイディオム

  • share the cost:費用を分担する。「3人でshare the costしても高い」のように使います。
  • spend a fortune:大金を使う。「彼女を特別に感じさせるのにfortuneを使う必要はない」と表現します。
  • work out:うまくいく。「今日うまくいかなければ、来週までに何か買える」のように日常会話でよく使われます。
  • build an outfit:コーディネートする。服を組み合わせて一つのセットにすることを指します。

アクセントのコツ:自然な発音の練習法

この動画の会話は日常生活でよくあるshadow speakの練習に最適です。特に「Well, she's always saying how much she likes horses」のような長い文では、リズムを崩さないことが重要です。「how much she likes」の部分では、「likes」を強調して発音すると自然に聞こえます。また、「Sure, fellas」の「fellas」は男性同士の親しい呼び方で、軽く発音しましょう。
シャドーイングの際は、スピーカーの発音に合わせてshadow speechを繰り返し練習することで、アクセントとリズムを身につけることができます。IELTS スピーキング対策にも役立つテクニックです。

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
「should」による助言 should + 動詞 — したほうがよいことを伝えるshould get · should be
「will」の未来表現 will + 動詞 — その場の決定、約束、予測will certainly try · I'll wear · we'll help

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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