シャドーイング練習: Practice some useful English phrases and sentences using the shadowing technique. - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Are you ready to do some shadowing?
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Conversational English about shopping.
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We are going to practice some useful English phrases, sentences, using the shadowing technique.
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And let's just work on our English speaking skills, right?
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Imagine you walk into a clothing store and the shop assistant says, Can I help you find something today?
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Can I help you find something today? Can I?
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Can I help you find something today?
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You can repeat after me.
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It's okay.
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Or, are you searching for something specific?
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Are you searching for something specific?
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A basic answer might be, yes, a shirt.
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But let's expand this to sound more fluent.
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How about this one?
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Yes, I'm looking for a blue medium sized shirt, something casual that I can wear to work.
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Say it with me.
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Yes, I'm looking for a blue medium sized shirt, something casual that I can wear to work.
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Tuh work, tuh work.
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I can wear to work.
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Lazy English.
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Lazy.
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It doesn't need to be too formal, just comfortable and simple.
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It doesn't need to be too formal, just comfortable and simple.
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It doesn't need to be too formal, just comfortable and simple.
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You could also say this.
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You ready?
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I'm just browsing right now, but I'm interested in shirts for work.
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Something in blue or white, maybe a medium size.
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I'm just browsing right now, but I'm interested in shirts for work.
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Something in blue or white, maybe in a medium size.
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I'm just browsing right now, but I'm interested in shirts for work.
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Something in blue or white, maybe in a medium size.
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Alright, here's another example.
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You ready to shadow me some more?
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Let's keep going.
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I'd like to buy a pair of jeans, but I'm not sure about my size.
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Could you help me check?
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I usually wear a 32, but different brands can fit differently.
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Here we go again.
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I'd like to buy a pair of jeans, but I'm not sure about my size.
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Could you help me check?
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I usually wear a 32, but different brands can fit differently.
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Let's try one more time.
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I'd like to buy a pair of jeans, but I'm not sure about my size.
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Could you help me check?
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I usually wear a 32, but different brands can fit differently.
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Or, I'm looking for black jeans that are not too tight.
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Maybe something slim fit, but comfortable enough to wear all day.
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Do you have anything like that?
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Do you have anything similar to what I just described?
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Do you have anything like that?
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All right, let's try again.
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I'm looking for black jeans that are not too tight.
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Maybe something slim fit, but comfortable enough to wear all day.
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Do you have anything like that?
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Let's try again.
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I'm looking for black jeans that are not too tight.
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Maybe something slim fit, but comfortable enough to wear all day.
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Do you have anything like that?
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Now, let's imagine the shop assistant, let's say a friendly woman named Jessica, and she asks you, what are you looking for today?
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What are you looking for today?
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You answer, I like this jacket, but I think the other one looks more comfortable.
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This one is stylish, but the material feels a bit stiff.
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Try again.
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I like this jacket, but I think the other one looks more comfortable.
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This one is stylish, but the material feels a bit stiff.
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One more time.
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I like this jacket, but I think the other one looks more comfortable.
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This one is stylish, but the material feels a bit stiff.
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Or maybe you say this.
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These shoes are cheaper, but the other pair seem to be higher quality.
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I'd rather pay a little more for something that will last longer.
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Again, these shoes are cheaper, but the other pair seems to be higher quality.
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I'd rather pay a little more for something that will last longer.
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What's that contraction?
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I'd, I would, I would rather.
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I would rather pay a little bit more money for something that's high quality that will last longer.
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All right, last time.
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Here we go.
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These shoes are cheaper, but the other pair seems to be higher quality.
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I'd rather pay a little more for something that will last longer.
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Alright, another possible answer.
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I really like the color of this sweater, but I'm not sure if the size is right.
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Do you have it in a larger size?
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I really like the color of this sweater, but I'm not sure if the size is right.
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Do you have it in a larger size?
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One more.
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I really like the color of this sweater, but I'm not sure if the size is right.
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Do you have it in a larger size?
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Now imagine you're at the checkout counter and the cashier asks, Do you need a bag?
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Do you need a bag?
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and you can answer, yes, please, I'd like one bag.
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Or, no, thank you, I brought my own.
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No, thank you, I brought my own.
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We're trying to be eco-friendly, right?
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Bring our own bag.
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You could also say, yes, please, could you put the shoes and the shirt in separate bags?
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They're gifts for different people.
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Yes, please.
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Could you put the shoes and the shirt in separate bags?
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They're gifts for different people.
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Yes, please.
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Could you put the shoes and the shirt in separate bags?
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They're gifts for different people. Or, no, that's okay.
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I can just carry it.
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No, that's okay.
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I can just carry it.
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Say it.
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All right.
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Good job.
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Boom.
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Good workout.
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Keep moving forward one step at a time.
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I'll see you in the next practice video.

このレッスンの語彙とスピーキングのポイント

このB1レベルのスピーキングレッスンは、動画「Practice some useful English phrases and sentences using the shadowing technique」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:size, shirt, comfortable, wear, bag。 この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が114文、単語が945語あります。 音声の長さは7:27です。 話す速さは1分あたり約127語で安定しており、シャドーイングしやすいペースです。 単語の83%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114文のうち31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

動画の中で特に難しい単語13語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

単語発音意味
shoe 名詞/ˈʃu/靴, シューズ
browse 動詞/bɹaʊz/閲覧する
sweater 名詞/ˈswɛtɚ/セーター
stiff 形容詞/stɪf/硬い
jacket 名詞/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ジャケット
casual 形容詞/ˈkæʒ(u)əl/偶然の
lazy 形容詞/ˈleɪ̯zi(ː)/ナマケモノ, 怠惰な
contraction 名詞/kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/収縮
fluent 形容詞/ˈfluənt/ぺらぺら, 流暢な
cashier 名詞/kaˈʃɪə/出納係, レジ係
checkout 名詞/ˈt͡ʃɛkˌaʊt/レジ
workout 名詞/ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/運動, トレーニング
phrase 名詞/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/句, 語句

繰り返し練習したい文

動画に出てくる短く完結した文です。日常会話でそのまま使えます。

  • Are you ready to do some shadowing?
  • Can I help you find something today?
  • Are you searching for something specific?
  • You ready to shadow me some more?
  • Could you help me check?

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
現在進行形 am/is/are + -ing — 今まさに、または最近起きていることare you searching · I'm looking · I'm just browsing
「will」の未来表現 will + 動詞 — その場の決定、約束、予測will last · I'll see
義務:must / have to / need to 何かが必要であることを伝えるneed to be

注意したい発音

話し手はI'm, I'd, doesn'tなど、短縮形や弱形を34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。

  • 「sh」と「zh」の音: shoe /ˈʃu/, stylish /ˈstaɪlɪʃ/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, contraction /kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/, conversational /ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/
  • 長い単語(アクセントの位置に注意): differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, conversational /ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/

日本語話者が苦手な音:

  • /r/ と /l/ の区別 — /l/ は舌先を歯茎につけ、/r/ はどこにもつけない: differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, conversational /ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/
  • /f/ — 「フ」ではなく、上の歯と下唇で出す: stiff /stɪf/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, fluent /ˈfluənt/, phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/
  • 子音の連続 — 間に母音を入れない: jeans /d͡ʒiːnz/, sling /ˈslɪŋ/, browse /bɹaʊz/, stylish /ˈstaɪlɪʃ/, sweater /ˈswɛtɚ/

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。shoe, browse, sweater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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