シャドーイング練習: Sleep, Exercise, Nutrition: The One You Can't Get Wrong #Shorts - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This C1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Sleep, Exercise, Nutrition: The One You Can't Get Wrong”. This video has 17 sentences and 235 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:01. The speaker talks fast, about 232 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| deprive verb | /dɪˈpɹaɪv/ | Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something. |
| chronically adverb | In a chronic manner, or to a chronic degree. | |
| cognition noun | /kɑɡˈnɪʃ.ən/ | The process of knowing, of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought and through the senses. |
| cognitively adverb | /ˈkɑɡ.nɪ.tɪv.li/ | Relating to thinking (cognition). |
| inflame verb | /ɪnˈfleɪm/ | To set (someone or something) on fire; to cause (someone or something) to burn, flame, or glow; to kindle. |
| prioritize verb | /pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ə.taɪz/ | To value, do, or choose something first, or before other things. |
| reparation noun | /ˌɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃən/ | A payment of time, effort or money to compensate for past transgression(s). |
| parameter noun | /pəˈɹæm.ə.tɚ/ | A value kept constant during an experiment, equation, calculation, or similar, but varied over other versions of the experiment, equation, calculation, etc. |
| metabolic adjective | /mɛtəˈbɒlɪk/ | Of or pertaining to metabolism. |
| inflammation noun | /ɪnfləˈmeɪ̯ʃən/ | The state of being inflamed. |
| comparative adjective | /kəmˈpæɹətɪv/ | Of or relating to comparison. |
| hygiene noun | /ˈhaɪˌd͡ʒiːn/ | The science of health, its promotion and preservation. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| get up to verb | To do something, especially something that is forbidden or improper. | |
| step back verb | /stɛp ˈbæk/ | To stop what one is doing and evaluate the current situation. |
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 |
|---|---|
| 「used to」 used to + 動詞 — 今はもう違う過去の習慣や状態 | used to be |
| 受動態 be + 過去分詞 — 誰がするかより、何が起きるかに焦点を当てる | be done |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: cognition /kɑɡˈnɪʃ.ən/, reparation /ˌɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃən/, inflammation /ɪnfləˈmeɪ̯ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: cognitively /ˈkɑɡ.nɪ.tɪv.li/, prioritize /pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ə.taɪz/, reparation /ˌɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃən/, parameter /pəˈɹæm.ə.tɚ/, metabolic /mɛtəˈbɒlɪk/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like deprive, chronically, cognition.
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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