シャドーイング練習: PET 3 Listening Part 2 Test 2 (Transcript + Key) - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

レッスンを作成中...
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Now turn to part 2, questions 8 to 13.
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You will hear part of a local radio program in which someone is talking about a shopping center.
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For each question, put a tick in the correct box.
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You now have 45 seconds to look at the questions for part 2.
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Thank you.
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Now we are ready to start.
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Listen carefully.
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You will hear the recording twice.
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In today's programme, David Green has come along to tell us all about Waterside Shopping Centre near Northport.
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Good morning, David.
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Good morning.
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Well, I visited Waterside last week, and I think it has something for everyone, and I would recommend it for a day out.
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It's taken three years to build, and finally opened three weeks ago, two months later than planned.
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Firstly, getting there.
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There are organised coach trips from most towns in the area, but they leave early and come home very late, so I drove.
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There are 12,000 free parking spaces, so parking is no problem.
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You can also get there by train, but the station is 15 minutes from Waterside by bus, and the buses are really crowded,
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so you sometimes have a long wait.
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And what about opening times?
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Well, one thing to remember is that the shops don't open till ten in the morning, except on Saturday when they open at nine.
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So, don't get there too early on a weekday.
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They close at eight o'clock every day, except Friday, when they're open until nine p.m.
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Can you tell us some more about the facilities at the shopping centre?
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Yes, it's arranged on three levels.
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You'll find all your favourites here.
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In fact, if you want to buy a pair of shoes, there are fifteen different shops to choose from on levels one and two.
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When you run out of money, there are seven different banks, but collect your money before you get to the third level, as there aren't any banks up there.
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On that level, however, there are several restaurants, as well as a cinema with seven screens.
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and don't get lost like I did.
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Go to the information desk on the first level and get a map.
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What else can you do at Waterside?
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Before you go back to your car or the bus, and in fact it might be better to do this before you go shopping and have too much to carry, go and see the lake.
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Take a walk or have a go at fishing, sailing or windsurfing if you have time time,
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or you can rest your tired feet and watch the birds and ducks, but you are asked not to feed them.
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Was there anything you didn't like about the shopping centre?
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Oh, well, although I had a good day, I would complain about one thing, but not the usual thing.
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The service in the shops was good, and I had an excellent lunch in a cafe.
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No, the silly thing was that everywhere was quite clean, but people were dropping their sweet papers and empty drink cans on the ground
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because there wasn't anywhere else to throw them apart from
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that i would recommend it and so that's all for today's program now listen again
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in today's program david green has come along to tell us all about waterside shopping center
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near north port good morning david good morning well i visited waterside last week
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and i think it has something for everyone
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and i would recommend it for a day out it's taken three years to build
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and finally opened three weeks ago two months later than planned
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firstly getting there there are organized coach trips from most towns in the area
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but they leave early and come home very late So I drove.
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There are 12,000 free parking spaces, so parking is no problem.
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You can also get there by train, but the station is 15 minutes from Waterside by bus, and the buses are really crowded,
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so you sometimes have a long wait.
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And what about opening times?
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Well, one thing to remember is that the shops don't open till 10 in the morning, except on Saturday when they open at 9.
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So don't get there too early on a weekday.
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They close at 8 o'clock every day, except Friday, when they're open until nine p.m.
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Can you tell us some more about the facilities at the shopping centre?
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Yes, it's arranged on three levels.
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You'll find all your favourites here.
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In fact, if you want to buy a pair of shoes, there are fifteen different shops to choose from on levels one and two.
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When you run out of money, there are seven different banks, but collect your money before you get to the third level, as there aren't any banks up there.
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On that level, however, there are several restaurants, as well as a cinema with seven screens.
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And don't get lost like I did.
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Go to the information desk on the first level and get a map.
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What else can you do at Waterside?
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Before you go back to your car or the bus, and in fact it might be better to do this before you go shopping and have too much to carry, go and see the lake.
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Take a walk or have a go at fishing, sailing or windsurfing if you have time.
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Or you can rest your tired feet and watch the birds and ducks, but you are asked not to feed them.
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Was there anything you didn't like about the shopping centre?
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Oh, well, although I had a good day, I would complain about one thing, but not the usual thing.
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The service in the shops was good, and I had an excellent lunch in a cafe.
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No, the silly thing was that everywhere was quite clean, but people were dropping their sweet papers and empty drink cans on the ground,
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because there wasn't anywhere else to throw them.
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Apart from that, I would recommend it.
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And so that's all for today's programme.
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That is the end of part two.

この動画で鍛えるスピーキングの目標

この動画はPET試験のリスニングパート2に基づいていますが、スピーキング練習にも最適です。特に、日常的な情報提供の場面での流暢な語り方と情報の整理能力を鍛えることができます。ショッピングセンターの説明のように、場所のアクセス方法、営業時間、施設などを明確に伝えるための構造や表現を学び、実際に口に出して練習することで、自然な英語の発話スタイルを身につけることが目標です。

フレーズバンク:使い回せる表現

  • It has something for everyone(誰にでも何かあります)- 場所やイベントの魅力を伝える時に便利です。
  • I would recommend it for a day out(日帰りでおすすめです)- 観光地や施設を推薦する際の定番フレーズ。
  • It's taken... to build(建設に...かかりました)- 建造物の歴史を説明する時に使えます。
  • There are... free parking spaces(無料の駐車スペースが...あります)- アクセス情報を伝える際の重要な表現。
  • Don't get there too early(あまり早く着かないでください)- 注意事項を親切に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

この動画のダイアログは比較的ゆっくりとしたスピードで話されていますが、リズムの変化と強勢の置き方に注意が必要です。例えば、「fifteen different shops」の「fifteen」は強く発音し、「different」は軽く流すことで、自然なアクセントになります。また、「except on Saturday when they open at nine」のような長い文は、コンマの位置で適切に息継ぎをしながら話すことで、聞きやすくなります。シャドーイング練習に最適な動画ですので、何度も繰り返し聞き、真似して発音してみてください。shadowing siteやshadowspeakを使って、自分の発音と原音を比較しながら練習すると、効果的です。英語スピーキング練習には、継続が大切です。毎日少しずつシャドーイングを行い、リズムと発音を磨いていきましょう。

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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