シャドーイング練習: MOVERS 1 TEST 3.6 READING | ZOOS | Cambridge Smart - 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9文、単語が81語あります。 音声の長さは1:30です。 話す速さはゆっくりで、1分あたり約54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72%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15語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

• zoo /zuː/ (名詞) — 動物園. A park where live animals are exhibited.
• elephant /ˈɛlɪfənt/ (名詞) — 象, ゾウ. A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
• playground /ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/ (名詞) — 遊び場. A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides).
• tiger /ˈtaɪɡə/ (名詞) — 虎. Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
• lion /ˈlaɪən/ (名詞) — ライオン, 獅子. A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
• snake /sneɪk/ (名詞) — 蛇, ヘビ. Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.
• duck /dʌk/ (名詞) — 鴨, カモ. Any of certain aquatic birds of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet, distinguished from swans and geese by generally being smaller and…
• monkey /ˈmʌŋki/ (名詞) — 猿, サル. A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails…
• hothouse (名詞) — 温室. A heated greenhouse.
• holiday /ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/ (名詞) — 祭日, 祭り. A day on which a religious event or secular celebration is traditionally observed.
• bird /ˈbɜːd/ (名詞) — 鳥, 鳥類. An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of…
• animal /ˈænɪməl/ (名詞) — 動物, 生き物. A multicellular organism of the kingdom Animalia that is usually mobile, with cells that are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants…
• fish /ˈfɪʃ/ (名詞) — 魚, 魚類. A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills; any vertebrate that is not a tetrapod.
• shop /ʃɑp/ (名詞) — 店, 店鋪. An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
• ride /ɹaɪd/ (動詞) — 乗る. To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.

注意したい発音

• 「sh」と「zh」の音: fish /ˈfɪʃ/, shop /ʃɑp/

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。zoo, elephant, playgroundなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。