シャドーイング練習: Priyanka Chopra Jonas talks work-life balance - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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You know when you first start your career and it's like
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and especially my job there's no consistency in my job You don't know when your next check is coming.
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You don't know You know, you got to kind of think about the practical side of
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that so you run all the time you're hustling And then I think you know, you kind of reach a point where you have a little bit of credibility
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So you can stand and take some time
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and that's where I've reached now where I have a work-life balance
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Which is very important to me seven seven thirty seven o'clock.
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I'm done from work I like to have a couple of hours with my family.
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I like to wake up early with my baby.
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I like to be with my dogs.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Priyanka Chopra Jonas talks work-life balance”. This video has 10 sentences and 138 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:33. The speaker talks fast, about 254 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 8 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
practical adjective/ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.
thirty noun/ˈθɝti/A commercial lasting 30 seconds.
consistency noun/kənˈsɪs.tən.si/Local coherence.
credibility noun/kɹɛd.əˈbɪ.ɫɪ.ti/A reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.
hustle verb/ˈhʌsəl/To push someone roughly; to crowd; to jostle.
reach verb/ɹiːt͡ʃ/To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
balance noun/ˈbæləns/A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
wake verb/ˈweɪ̯k/(often followed by up) To stop sleeping.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
wake up verb/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/To stop sleeping; to awake.

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 reached
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is coming · you're hustling

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • Long words — get the stress right: consistency /kənˈsɪs.tən.si/, credibility /kɹɛd.əˈbɪ.ɫɪ.ti/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like practical, thirty, consistency.

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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