シャドーイング練習: Sam's Pet Temper! | Read Aloud Kids Book | Vooks Narrated Storybooks - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Sam's Pet Temper Sam had a new pet.
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A pet of his very own.
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He found it at the playground that afternoon.
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The playground was full of kids, sliding, swinging, teetering, tottering.
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Wherever Sam went, he had to wait his turn.
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Wait to slide, wait to swing,
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wait to teeter, wait to totter.
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Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!
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Sam was tired of waiting.
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Waiting made him mad.
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He got madder and madder until he was the maddest he had ever been in his whole life!
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Suddenly, something jumped in among the kids.
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The thing ran around in circles, shoving and tripping and pinching and stomping.
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Within seconds, the playground was empty, except for Sam and the thing.
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It was hanging upside down from the monkey bars, grinning at him.
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Sam had never seen anything like it before, but he knew what it was.
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It was a temper!
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The temper had cleared off the playground just for Sam.
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No more waiting!
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Sam played to his heart's content all afternoon long.
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Sometimes, other kids tried to join in, but the temper just bared its teeth and growled fiercely.
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When it was time to leave, Sam called out, Hey, do you want to come home with me?
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The temper bounded into Sam's arms and licked him across the face.
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The walk home was fascinating.
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The temper was so funny.
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Sam knew they were going to be the best of friends.
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Pardon me!
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When they arrived home, Sam ran to the backyard so he and his new pet could play in his treehouse.
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Sorry Sam, said Sam's mother.
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It's almost supper time.
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One time.
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On the way into the house, the temper slammed the door.
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Sammy, warned his mother.
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The temper kicked the wall.
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Sammy, what's gotten into you? asked his mother.
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It's not me, said Sam.
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It's my temper.
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Well, control your temper, said his mother.
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Now get washed up for supper.
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Sam told the temper, You have to be good at home, okay?
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The temper purred.
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During supper, the temper hid under the table.
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Sam splashed up the bathroom, announced Sam's big sister.
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The temper gave her a kick in the shins.
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Ow!
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Sam kicked me!
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She yelled.
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It wasn't me, it was my temper!
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Sam yelled back.
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That's enough, said Sam's mother.
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Sit still and eat your spaghetti or go to your room.
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The temper picked up Sam's plate and dumped it on the floor.
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Sam!
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Said Sam's mother.
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I am nearing my limit.
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But it wasn't me, it was my temper!
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Here, I'll show you my temper!
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Cried Sam.
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Upstairs, young man, said Sam's father.
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The supper table is no place for tempers.
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The temper giggled and followed Sam upstairs.
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Having a temper was more trouble than Sam had imagined.
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Go away, he said.
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The temper smiled sweetly, turned two cartwheels and bounced onto his bed.
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It tossed Sam's toys and pillows into the air and juggled them with his feet.
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Sam was starting to wish he didn't have a temper.
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In the morning, the temper wasn't there.
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Sam checked under the bed.
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No temper.
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He got dressed.
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No temper.
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He ate his breakfast.
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No temper.
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Phew, said Sam.
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He brushed his teeth and skipped out the door.
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Then he saw it, waiting at the curb.
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Sam ignored it and kept walking.
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Good morning!
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The temper followed, whistling a little tune.
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Sam usually liked school, but that morning was a disaster.
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The temper scribbled over Rory's artwork, helped itself to Lucy's cookies,
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and snapped all the green crayons in half.
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You need a time out, said Sam's teacher.
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So Sam sat.
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And while he sat, the temper did something truly terrible.
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The principal called Sam's mother to pick him up from school early.
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You'll spend the rest of the afternoon in your room thinking about what you've done, mister," his mom said.
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But, Mom, it wasn't my fault, it's my terrible temper!
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No more excuses, Samuel," said his mother.
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Tempers cause trouble, that's what they do.
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Now you have to do something about it." -"I can't!" Sam cried.
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Sam, if you don't control your temper, no one can control it for you.
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Sam was finally allowed to go to the playground on Saturday.
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His temper tagged along.
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Why won't you leave me alone?
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Wailed Sam.
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The temper pasted a juicy kiss on Sam's nose and ran off to dig up a flower bed.
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The playground was filling up quickly.
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Sam ran to the slide, but others beat him to it.
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With a yip and a growl, the temper dashed over.
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As Sam watched it pounce, he began to feel a very different kind of mad.
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No!
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Sam shouted.
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The temper blinked at him, then shuffled over to bite at a kid's shoe.
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No, said Sam as he clamped a hand over the temper's mouth.
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The temper reached out to grab another kid's ponytail.
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No!
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Sam grabbed the temper's arm.
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The temper struggled.
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What should Sam do?
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Think, think, think!
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Whenever his father was frazzled, he'd count to ten.
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Sam tried it.
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One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten!
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The temper squirmed!
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The temper kicked!
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Sam thought harder!
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Ah-ha!
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His teacher got the class to settle down by saying their ABCs backward.
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Sam tried it.
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Z. Y.
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X. W.
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V. U.
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T. S.
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R. Q.
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P. P.
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P. The temper hissed.
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It thrashed.
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It lashed out like a giant, angry snake.
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Sam gulped and held on tight.
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The temper growled, it snarled, it roared like a ferocious lion.
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Sam held on even tighter.
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The temper grumbled.
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It rumbled!
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It thundered like a furious storm cloud.
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Sam said, Terrible temper!
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Don't you know that I'm stronger than you?
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He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
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Then he let it out slowly.
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Something felt different.
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Sam opened one eye, then the other.
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The temper had stopped struggling.
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It was sitting at Sam's feet, frowning at him.
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Sam let out a laugh.
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Huh?
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Ha ha ha ha!
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He had done it!
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He had actually controlled his temper!
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Sam had a wonderful afternoon with the other kids.
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He called to the temper to join them, but it preferred to sulk in a corner by itself.
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All too soon it was time to go home.
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Sam whistled to his pet temper.
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It didn't come rushing over.
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It was staring at a screaming toddler in a pink stroller.
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Sam started to walk away.
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When he reached the edge of the park, he looked back.
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The temper tossed the little girl's shoes into the sandbox.
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She shrieked with laughter.
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The temper giggled.
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Sam smiled and skipped home.
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If a temper ever found him again, he'd know what to do.
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like these.
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Seriously, you have to check it out.
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Thank you.

文脈と背景

この物語は、「サムのペット・テンパー」という絵本の朗読からの抜粋です。サムは遊び場で新しいペットを見つけましたが、そのペットは彼の「テンパー」、つまり感情の高ぶりを象徴しています。この物語は、待つことにイライラし、その結果、ユーモラスで独特なペットを得る過程を通じて、感情のコントロールについて教えてくれます。サムは、自分のテンパーに振り回されながらも、時には楽しい体験をする様子が描かれています。

日常会話のためのトップ5フレーズ

  • 待つことが多くてイライラする - "I'm tired of waiting!"
  • それは私じゃない、私のテンパーだ！ - "It's not me, it's my temper!"
  • 一緒に遊ぼう！ - "Hey, do you want to come home with me?"
  • 家庭で良い子でいること - "You have to be good at home, okay?"
  • 料理の時間だ - "It's almost supper time."

ステップバイステップ・シャドーイングガイド

この動画の難易度を克服するために、以下のステップを試してみましょう。英語の発音を良くするための効果的な方法として、英語シャドーイング（shadowspeak）が非常に役立ちます。

  1. 聞き取り: まずは動画を何度か見て、話されている内容を理解します。この過程で、キャラクターの感情や反応を観察してください。
  2. リピーティング: 短いフレーズを聞いて、そのまま繰り返します。「待つことが多くてイライラする」のように、感情を込めて発話してみてください。
  3. シャドーイング: キャラクターの声を真似しながら同時に発話します。声のトーンやリズムも意識しましょう。このプロセスが、英語のリスニングとスピーキング能力を向上させます。
  4. 反復練習: 特に難しいフレーズや表現は何度も練習して、自然に話せるようにします。IELTSスピーキング対策としても有効です。
  5. 自己評価: 録音して自分の声を聞き、発音やリズムを改善するポイントを見つけましょう。

これらのステップを通じて、英語の表現力を高め、より流暢にコミュニケーションが取れるようになります。小さなステップから始めて、楽しみながら少しずつ進めていきましょう！

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。