シャドーイング練習: Slow English 🌙 My Nighttime Routine - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

Hello everyone and welcome back to English Cozy Chat,

a slow English podcast which helps you to learn English in a fun and natural way.

I am Maria and today we are going to talk about my nighttime routine.

Now, my nighttime routine is not very strict,

meaning it's not very fixed.

I don't always do the same thing every night.

However, there are some parts of my nighttime routine that I think are very important and very positive.

So maybe you get some ideas from this video on things that you could incorporate into your nighttime routine.

And I know that many people have nighttime routines which are very consistent and they do the same thing every night.

Maybe people drink a warm cup of tea

or maybe people always watch TV or read

or other kind of relaxing activities like listening to relaxing music.

But since I have kids,

I feel like mine is always a little bit more chaotic and very different.

Chaotic means a little bit crazy.

For me, my nighttime really begins with dinner.

Every night I cook dinner for my family and we eat together.

I really love having dinner together as a family and especially talking to my kids about what they did that day.

Then after dinner, it's time to clean up.

We always try to get my kids to help us clean up after dinner.

And sometimes that works and other times they don't really clean that much.

But we are always trying to all clean up as a family.

But as I have explained in other episodes, I am a very messy cook.

So unfortunately, I usually leave a big mess in my kitchen.

So for that reason, I feel responsible to really clean up any mess that I made while cooking.

After dinner is also a time

that I really try to spend time with my kids and play with them since they are all day at school.

after dinner is a very good opportunity to be with them.

Then starting at about 7 30 I start helping my kids to get ready for bed.

We brush their teeth and they put on their pajamas and And either myself or my husband will take them to bed.

We always read one or two stories before bed.

I always read in English and my husband always reads in German.

After my kids go to bed, I finally have time to myself.

And to be honest, I usually continue cleaning my house after they go to sleep.

And I really try to make the house clean before I go to bed.

It always feels better when I go to bed and I know that the house is clean.

And when I wake up in the morning, I know that when I go into my house,

it's going to be nice and fresh and clean.

Once my house is clean, then I do one of my favorite activities in the whole day,

and that is to wash my face.

I don't know why, but I love washing my face at the end of the day.

I really feel like I wash the day away

and it just makes me feel so clean and fresh and ready for bed.

Sometimes, depending on what I did that day, I will take a shower.

In the mornings, I really like to take cold showers because they wake me up.

But at night, I like to take a hot shower.

This really helps me to relax and feel good and feel ready to go to sleep.

And I can honestly say that washing my face before bed has been something

that I've done every single night for as long as I can remember.

I always have to wash my face before I go to bed.

And if I don't, I just feel really dirty and I cannot sleep.

After that, I put on my pajamas and go to the living room and talk to my husband.

We try to have a conversation at night as it is sometimes hard to talk properly when my kids are around.

So this is a chance that we can talk together before the day is over.

Sometimes I really like watching TV or a series.

Sometimes there is a show that I really,

really like, but I have been really trying to go to bed early and to not stay up too late.

So instead of staying in the living room and watching TV,

I go back to my room usually about 10 o'clock or 10.30 p.m.

I have found that even if I read in the living room,

it makes it harder for me to go to sleep in my room.

And I don't really know why.

So that is why I just go straight to my room and get ready to go to bed.

So once I get back to my room, I get in bed.

And the next thing that I do,

I have found to be so positive and something that really helps me to sleep.

And that is, I lay down and I simply just think about the day.

I think about what I did that day.

I think about how I feel about what happened that day.

And I think about how I'm feeling at the time.

Sometimes there are days that I think, wow, today was really stressful.

This really made me feel stressed or uncomfortable or rushed or something like that,

a little bit more negative.

And when I have a day like that,

I also try to think about what I learned from that day and how maybe if something didn't go well that day,

I tried to think of how I could do better doing whatever that was in the future.

And then if I have a really good day,

it's really fun to think about the things that I did

that I enjoyed and think about how all of those things made me feel.

I think it's really easy sometimes to just let the days go by

and not even really think about how the day made you feel or how the situation

made you feel.

And I find it to be very relaxing to just think about these things before you go to bed.

Because whenever you're about to go to bed, you aren't busy doing other things.

You are just getting ready to go to sleep.

So your mind doesn't feel as busy and you can really reflect on these things.

And for me, my head feels much more clear and I can really think clearly.

Sometimes during the day, there could be situations that didn't go well.

And at night, I seem to be able to think more clearly about what really happened and how that situation

could have been better.

I also find it very fun to think about all of the positive things that happened during the day.

I like going to bed thinking about these things.

Sometimes I just smile or laugh in bed thinking about what happened.

This is something that I have started to do probably in the past few months.

and I realized that it really does help me to relax.

And some days if I don't do it,

I really notice that it's harder for me to relax and to sleep because if I just sit and think

a little bit without looking at a screen, without looking at a book or listening to anything,

if I can just sit there and think about these things,

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it kind of helps my mind to just clear out before bed.

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And I think that is very positive.

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Now, after I have done this and I have laid in bed

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and really thought about the day and how things made me feel and really how I feel at the moment,

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that is when I pick up my book and I start to read.

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I love to read before bed.

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Sometimes I may only read five minutes because I'm so tired.

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But other times, I may read more than 30 minutes before bed.

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But for me, it's very important to read even if I only read one page.

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Something about it really relaxes me and lets my body know that it is time to sleep.

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Now a few years ago, I started to listen to relaxing podcasts before I went to bed.

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And that is where I got my idea to start my English Before Sleep series.

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So I used to listen to podcasts before bed just

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because I found that listening at the time really helped me to relax even more than reading.

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So if you are looking for a nice, relaxing podcast in English to listen to before bed,

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then I suggest you check out my English Before Sleep series.

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And once I have been reading for usually about 15 to 20 minutes,

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that is when I turn off my light and go to sleep.

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Most nights I sleep pretty good, but there are always some nights

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that I wake up in the middle of the night and it's hard for me to go back to sleep.

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And when that happens, I really just try to pick up my book

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and read and try to relax to get back to sleep.

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So that is it for my nighttime routine.

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I would really like to know, is your nighttime routine like mine or is it different?

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please let me know any kind of things

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that you have in your nighttime routine in the comments

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and also just let me know if you liked the video thank you all

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so much for watching or listening I hope you have a wonderful day

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and I cannot wait to see you in the next episode bye

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このレッスンの語彙とスピーキングのポイント

この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が128文、単語が1635語あります。音声の長さは17:27です。話す速さはゆっくりで、1分あたり約94語です。一つ一つの音をまねる余裕があります。単語の87%は英語の頻出3,000語に含まれるため、語彙は分かりやすいです。

この動画の重要語彙

動画に出てくるやや難しい単語12語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

relax /ɹɪˈlæks/ (動詞) — くつろがせる. To make something loose.
routine /ɹuˈtin/ (名詞) — 日課, ルーティン. A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
podcast /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ (名詞) — ポッドキャスト. A program, especially an audio program, produced on a regular basis, delivered over the Internet in a compressed digital format and designed for playback on…
wash /wɑʃ/ (動詞) — 洗う. To clean with water.
rush /ɹʌʃ/ (動詞) — 急ぐ, 駆け付ける. To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.
reflect /ɹɪˈflɛkt/ (動詞) — 跳ね返す, 反射する. To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.
brush /bɹʌʃ/ (名詞) — 刷子, 刷毛. An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including…
depend /dɪˈpɛnd/ (動詞) — 依存する. To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition
uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/ (形容詞) — 心地よくない. Not comfortable; causing discomfort.
messy /ˈmɛsi/ (形容詞) — 乱雑な, きたない. In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.
nighttime /ˈnaɪtˌtaɪm/ (名詞) — 夜間, 夜分. The hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.
pajamas /pəˈd͡ʒɑ.məz/ (名詞) — パジャマ, 寝間着. Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers.

動画に出てくる句動詞

clean up (動詞) — 掃除する. To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy.
pick up (動詞) — 拾う, 拾い上げる. To lift; to grasp and raise.
put on /ˌpʊt ˈɒn/ (動詞) — 着る, 履く. To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).
check out (動詞) — 試験する, 検査する. To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
go by (動詞) — 擦れ違う. To pass or go past without much interaction.
lie down (動詞) — 横になる, 臥す. To assume a horizontal position.
look for (動詞) — 探す, 求める. To seek.
turn off (動詞) — 消す, 切る. To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).

注意したい発音

話し手はdon't, didn't, I'mなど、短縮形や弱形を14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: wash /wɑʃ/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, brush /bɹʌʃ/
長い単語（アクセントの位置に注意）: uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, incorporate /ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɚ.eɪt/

この動画での練習方法

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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	have explained · I've done · have been
動詞 + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — 後ろに-ing形が続く動詞	love having · start helping · love washing
「might / may」による可能性 might/may + 動詞 — 起こりうるが確実ではないこと	may only read · may read
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 always trying · are just getting · are looking

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シャドーイングとは？英語上達に効果的な理由