シャドーイング練習: New headway series 15 - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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It was a typical Saturday night, but Matt was acting rather strangely.
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Thanks.
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Thank you.
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Oh, thanks.
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Are you all right, Matt?
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Yes. Are you expecting someone?
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No. Well.
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Oh, huh.
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Come on, Matt, tell us.
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What's been going on?
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Well, I was working today, and I'd just gone out for lunch.
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I was walking into Radcliffe Square when I saw a girl.
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She was doing a survey, you know, interviewing people on the street.
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Except she wasn't having much luck.
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Nobody wanted to stop.
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How long have you been standing here?
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Since ten o 'clock.
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And how many people have you interviewed?
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Four.
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My boss said he wanted me to interview at least 20.
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You could interview me.
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Okay.
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Right.
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My name's Matt.
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Actually, I don't need your name.
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Oh.
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But my name's Mel.
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So, Matt, do you live in Oxford?
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Yes, I do.
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How long have you been living here? Since 1997.
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How many jobs have you had since then?
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Two.
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and what do you do now i manage a computer games shop how long have you been working there
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nearly five years what newspapers do you read she asked me about what newspapers i read
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and the observer what food do you like the food i
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like anything what kind of clothes do you buy the clothes
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i buy we got on really well where do you go
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for entertainment uh the cinema clubs restaurants not really although I
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quite often eat at Freud's I've been there a few times
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really I've never seen you there I'm going there tonight actually oh
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okay holidays
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which kind of holiday do you usually prefer I'm really like
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going abroad I've been to Italy a few times I want you to ask her lots of questions
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but she was asking me so many I didn't really get a chance.
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Did you go to a gym?
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Yeah.
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After the interview, I went to buy her a coffee but when I got back, she'd gone.
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Oh, Matt.
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Is she going to be here tonight?
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She said she was coming.
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How romantic.
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We haven't arranged anything.
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Oh, I'm sure she'll come. Of course she'll come. Is that her?
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Go on, then.
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Go on, Matt.
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Go for it.
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Hi.
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oh hello so you came then yes would you like a drink hi hi
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oh this is peter peter this is uh matt nice to
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meet you uh there's a table over there are you sitting with us, Matt?
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No, no. Go ahead.
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Bye, then.
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Yeah.
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See you around.
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Oh, poor Matt.
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I'll be back in a minute.
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who's that a boyfriend what do you think sorry it's okay are you all right not really
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I feel a bit of an idiot Come on.
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What?
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Let's go and get some fresh air. Where are they going?
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I don't know.
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It seems a shame to waste their drinks.
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Oh, David.
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Why is it always happier to me?
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It happens to everyone.
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What, even you?
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Yes, Matt.
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Even me. Did you like her?
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I thought she was really nice.
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Don't worry.
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There'll be someone else. Where?
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Anywhere.
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here hmm Matt oh you mean
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you gosh how long have you you know quite a long time
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Me too.
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What are we going to tell the others?
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We can worry about that later.
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Yeah.
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Who said there was no such thing as a happy ending?
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Thank you.

この動画で鍛えるスピーキングの目標

この会話は、日常的な質問と答えの流れを自然に話す能力を養うのに最適です。特に「~以来ずっと」「何回か~した」などの継続的な出来事を表す表現を使って、スムーズに会話を展開することが目標です。シャドーイング(shadowing)をすることで、リズムと発音を身につけ、英語スピーキング練習の一環として効果的です。

フレーズバンク:使い回せる表現

  • 「How long have you been...?」(~してからどれくらいですか?)- 継続的な状態を聞く時に便利です。
  • 「I've been to... a few times」(~に何回か行ったことがあります)- 経験を話す時の定番表現。
  • 「She was doing a survey」(彼女は調査をしていました)- 過去に進行中の動作を表します。
  • 「I didn't really get a chance」(本当に機会がなかったです)- 残念な気持ちを伝える時に使えます。

弱点を直そう:発音とリズムのポイント

このビデオの会話は、弱い発音(例えば「been」の「b」の音や「interview」の「t」の音)やリズムの変化に注目できます。特に疑問文のイントネーションが重要で、「Are you expecting someone?」のような一般疑問文は上がるイントネーション、「What's been going on?」のような特殊疑問文は下がるイントネーションを覚えましょう。シャドースピーク(shadowspeak)の練習をすると、これらのポイントが自然に身につき、英語の発音を良くすることができます。また、shadowing siteを利用して繰り返し練習すると、リズム感がつかめます。

少しずつ繰り返し練習して、自然な会話ができるようになりましょう!あなたならできます!

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
現在完了形 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去の出来事が今も関係しているI've been · I've never seen · haven't arranged
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 acting · was working · was walking
「will」の未来表現 will + 動詞 — その場の決定、約束、予測she'll come · I'll be · There'll be

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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