シャドーイング練習: (Oxford RnD - Level 1) Schools - 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101文、単語が697語あります。 音声の長さは10:30です。 話す速さはゆっくりで、1分あたり約66語です。一つ一つの音をまねる余裕があります。 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15語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

• discover /dɪˈskʌvə/ (動詞) — 発見する, 見つける. To find or learn something for the first time.
• uniform /ˈjunɪˌfɔɹm/ (名詞) — 制服, ユニフォーム. A distinctive outfit that serves to identify members of a group, company, prison inmates, etc.
• pants /pænts/ (名詞) — ズボン. An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers.
• soccer /ˈsɑk.ɚ/ (名詞) — サッカー, 蹴球. Association football.
• classroom /ˈklɑːsɹʊm/ (名詞) — 教室, 教場. A room, often in a school, where classes take place.
• countryside /ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/ (名詞) — 田舎. An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.
• 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).
• flower /ˈfloʊɚ/ (名詞) — 花. A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual…
• purple /ˈpɝ.pl̩/ (名詞) — 紫. A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
• copyright /ˈkɑpiˌɹaɪt/ (名詞) — 版権, 著作権. The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.
• cave /keɪv/ (名詞) — 洞窟, 洞. A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
• bicycle /ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/ (名詞) — 自転車, チャリンコ. A vehicle that has two primary wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s…
• skirt /skɚt/ (名詞) — スカート. A separate article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower torso and part of the legs.
• vegetable /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ (名詞) — 野菜, 青物. A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice…
• skeleton /ˈskɛlətən/ (名詞) — 骨格, 骸骨. The system that provides support to an organism, where in vertebrates it is internal and consists of bones and cartilage, and external in some other animals.

動画に出てくる句動詞

• go by (動詞) — 擦れ違う. To pass or go past without much interaction.
• sit down (動詞) — 座る, 腰掛ける. To assume a sitting position from a standing position.

注意したい発音

話し手はdon't, can'tなど、短縮形や弱形を4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。

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。discover, uniform, pantsなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。