シャドーイング練習: OCTOBER 2026 - STORY 2 THAT'S A BIG PUMPKIN - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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EWIT English in Mind, One Story a Day, October 2026 Story 2.
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That's a big pumpkin.
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Harry Reddin has a strange hobby.
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When he first started his hobby, all his friends laughed at him.
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What is Harry's hobby?
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Harry grows pumpkins.
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Giant pumpkins.
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Last year, Harry set the world record for growing the biggest pumpkin.
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How big was it?
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It was 914 pounds.
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Measured with a tape, it was 14 feet around its middle.
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It took nearly 15 people to move it.
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And, if you carved it out, it was big enough for three people to get inside.
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Harry laughed and said, You could make nearly one thousand pumpkin pies with this pumpkin.
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It takes a lot of work to grow a pumpkin like this one.
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But it's Harry's hobby, and he loves it.
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How much did Harry win at the competition?
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He took home a check for $15 ,000.
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His friends aren't laughing at his hobby now.
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Story 2.
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That's a big pumpkin.
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Harry Redden has a strange hobby.
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When he first started his hobby, all his friends laughed at him.
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What is Harry's hobby?
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Harry grows pumpkins, giant pumpkins.
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Last year, Harry set the world record for growing the biggest pumpkin.
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How big was it?
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It was 914 pounds.
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Measured with a tape, it was fourteen feet around its middle.
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It took nearly fifteen people to move it.
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And if you carved it out, it was big enough for three people to get inside cried.
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Harry laughed and said, you could make nearly 1 ,000 pumpkin pies with this pumpkin.
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It takes a lot of work to grow a pumpkin like this one.
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But it's Harry's hobby, and he loves it.
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How much did Harry win at the competition?
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He took home a check for $15 ,000.
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His friends aren't laughing at his hobby now.
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Story 2 That's a big pumpkin.
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Harry Redden has a strange hobby.
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When he first started his hobby, all his friends laughed at him.
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What is Harry's hobby?
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Harry grows pumpkins, giant pumpkins.
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Last year, Harry set the world record for growing the biggest pumpkin.
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How big was it?
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It was 914 pounds.
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Measured with a tape, it was 14 feet around its middle.
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It took nearly fifteen people to move it.
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And, if you carved it out, it was big enough for three people to get inside.
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Harry laughed and said, You could make nearly one thousand pumpkin pies with this pumpkin.
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It takes a lot of work to grow a pumpkin like this one.
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But it's Harry's hobby, and he loves it.
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How much did Harry win at the competition?
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He took home a cheque for $15 ,000.
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His friends aren't laughing at his hobby now.

このレッスンの語彙とスピーキングのポイント

このA2レベルのスピーキングレッスンは、動画「OCTOBER 2026 - STORY 2 THAT'S A BIG PUMPKIN」を教材にしています。 繰り返し出てくる語は次のとおりです:pumpkin, hobby, Harry, laughed, grow。 この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が54文、単語が437語あります。 音声の長さは4:48です。 話す速さはゆっくりで、1分あたり約91語です。一つ一つの音をまねる余裕があります。 単語の80%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。 全54文のうち9文が疑問文なので、疑問文のイントネーションや短い受け答えの練習に向いています。

この動画の重要語彙

動画に出てくる覚えておきたい単語8語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

単語発音意味
pumpkin 名詞/ˈpʌm(p).kɪn/南瓜, カボチャ
hobby 名詞/ˈhɑ.bi/趣味
pie 名詞/paɪ/パイ
cheque 名詞/t͡ʃɛk/小切手, チェック
laugh 動詞/læf/笑う
strange 形容詞/stɹeɪnd͡ʒ/変, 奇妙
giant 名詞/ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ənt/巨人
cry 動詞/kɹaɪ/泣く

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
最上級 the -est / the most … — グループの中で一番the biggest
現在進行形 am/is/are + -ing — 今まさに、または最近起きていることaren't laughing

注意したい発音

話し手はaren'tなど、短縮形や弱形を3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。

日本語話者が苦手な音:

  • /f/ — 「フ」ではなく、上の歯と下唇で出す: fifteen /ˈfɪf.tiːn/, fourteen /ˈfɔɹ.tin/, laugh /læf/
  • 子音の連続 — 間に母音を入れない: pumpkin /ˈpʌm(p).kɪn/, pound /ˈpaʊ̯nd/, carve /kɑɹv/, strange /stɹeɪnd͡ʒ/, giant /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ənt/

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。pumpkin, hobby, pieなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。

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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