シャドーイング練習: Starter Toeic Listening Unit 11 - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Unit 11 Part 1.
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picture description.
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Choose the statement that best describes what you see in the picture.
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Number 1.
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A. The gauge shows that the tank is empty.
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B. The gauge shows that the tank is half empty.
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C. The gauge shows that the tank is full, d.
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The gauge is square shaped.
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Number 2.
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a.
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The sign means "go straight".
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b.
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The sign means "Do not speed." c.
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The sign means "Do not touch." d The sign means touch.
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Number 3.
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A. This is a map.
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B. This is a television.
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c.
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This is a book.
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d.
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This is a blanket.
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Number four.
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A. The astronauts are in the rocket.
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B. The rocket is taking off.
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C. The people are taking pictures of the rocket.
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d.
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The rocket is landing.
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Number 5 A.
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The woman is looking around the microscope.
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b.
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She is looking for the microscope.
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C. She is looking through the microscope.
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d.
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The woman is looking at the microscope.
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one.
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A. The gauge shows that the tank is empty.
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B. The gauge shows that the tank is half empty.
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C. The gauge shows that the tank is full, d.
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The gauge is square shaped.
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Number 2: a.
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The sign means "go straight." b.
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The sign means "Do not speed." c.
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The sign means "Do not touch." d The sign means touch.
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Number 3.
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A. This is a map.
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B. This is a television.
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c.
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This is a book.
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d.
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This is a blanket.
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Number 4.
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A. The astronauts are in the rocket.
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B. The rocket is taking off.
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c.
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The people are taking pictures of the rocket.
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d.
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The rocket is landing.
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Number 5 A.
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The woman is looking around the microscope.
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b.
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She is looking for the microscope.
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C. She is looking through the microscope.
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d.
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The woman is looking at the microscope.
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Part 2.
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Questions and Responses.
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Listen to the questions and choose the best answer.
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Number 1.
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Have you seen my calculator?
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I can't find it anywhere.
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a.
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It's on your desk.
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b.
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Thank you very much.
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c.
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That's great news!
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Number two.
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This fish is very strange looking.
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What is it?
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A. It's a fish.
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B. Don't look at it.
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C. It's a puffer fish.
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Number three.
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What is the name of the planet closest to Earth?
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A. It's Mars.
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B. My name is Jimmy.
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C. That's right.
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Number 4 How do you know so much about chemicals?
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A. I studied history.
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b.
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I studied chemistry.
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C. I studied English.
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Number 5.
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Can I borrow your telescope tomorrow night?
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A. I have two televisions.
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b.
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Sure, it's in my bedroom.
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c.
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No thanks, I'm busy.
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Number 1.
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Have you seen my calculator?
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I can't find it anywhere.
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a.
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It's on your desk.
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b.
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Thank you very much.
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c.
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That's great news!
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Number two.
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This fish is very strange looking.
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What is it?
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A. It's a fish.
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B. Don't look at it.
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C. It's a puffer fish.
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Number three.
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What is the name of the planet closest to Earth?
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A. It's Mars.
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B. My name is Jimmy.
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C. That's right.
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Number 4 How do you know so much about chemicals?
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A. I studied history.
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B. I studied chemistry.
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C. I studied English.
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Number 5.
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Can I borrow your telescope tomorrow night?
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A. I have two televisions.
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b.
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Sure, it's in my bedroom.
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C. No thanks, I'm busy.
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Part 3.
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Short Conversations.
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Choose the best answer to each question.
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Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following conversation.
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What's that book you are looking at?
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Who was the man in that picture?
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He looks familiar.
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That's Einstein.
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I'm sure you've seen lots of pictures of him before.
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He was a famous physicist.
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He studied physics.
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A physicist?
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He must have been smart to study physics.
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Physics is my worst subject in school.
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Yeah.
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I like physics and I still find it difficult.
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Number 1.
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What are the man and woman looking at?
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Number 2.
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What is true about the woman?
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Number three.
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What does the man think of physics?
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Questions four through six refer to the following conversation.
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My chemistry professor makes us wear eye protection.
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I hate it.
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I always feel so foolish with those big plastic glasses.
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Yes, but eye protection is very important so chemicals don't get in your eyes.
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A lot of those chemicals can cause serious damage to your eyes.
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Right.
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We usually wear goggles when we are using chemicals for experiments.
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I guess it is better to look silly than to hurt our eyes.
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Number 4.
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What is the eye protection made of?
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Number 5.
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According to the man, what do some chemicals do?
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Number 6.
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What does the man say?
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Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following conversation: What's that book you are looking at?
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Who was the man in that picture?
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He looks familiar.
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That's Einstein.
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I'm sure you've seen lots of pictures of him before.
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He was a famous physicist.
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He studied physics.
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A physicist?
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He must have been smart to study physics.
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Physics is my worst subject in school.
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Yeah.
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I like physics and I still find it difficult.
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Number 1.
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What are the man and woman looking at?
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Number 2.
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What is true about the woman?
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Number three.
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What does the man think of physics?
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Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following conversation.
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My chemistry professor makes us wear eye protection.
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I hate it.
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I always feel so foolish with those big plastic glasses.
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Yes, but eye protection is very important so chemicals don't get in your eyes.
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A lot of those chemicals can cause serious damage to your eyes.
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Right.
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We usually wear goggles when we are using chemicals for experiments.
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I guess it is better to look silly than to hurt our eyes.
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Number 4.
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What is the eye protection made of?
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Number 5.
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According to the man, what do some chemicals do?
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Number 6.
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What does the man say? in.
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Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following talk.
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Next year, I will be taking biology.
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However, to be honest, I really don't want to take biology.
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I used to enjoy biology.
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But next year I don't want to take it because we will have to dissect a worm, a frog, and a mouse.
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Frankly, the thought of cutting open a little frog or a mouse is pretty disgusting to me.
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I have never even touched a mouse before.
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I don't know if I can do it.
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I think that students should have the right to refuse to do animal experiments.
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I think we should be able to watch a video or look at pictures in a book instead.
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It is not necessary to kill animals for our studies.
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Maybe I can change my class from biology to geology.
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In geology, we study rocks.
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I don't mind cutting open a rock.
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Number 1.
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What does the speaker not like about biology?
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Number 2: Why does the speaker think geology would be better?
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Number 3.
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What three animals will the student have to dissect?
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Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following talk.
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I have been teaching astronomy at a private university for almost 15 years.
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I have always wanted to be an astronomer.
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Astronomers look at the stars and planets through giant telescopes.
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Even when I was a child, I used to go outside at night to look at the stars.
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I learned the names of the most important stars before I learned how to write.
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The university where I work as an astronomy teacher has a giant telescope.
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It is inside an observatory at the top of a small mountain near my university.
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Usually I go there on the weekends and watch the stars.
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Observatories with telescopes need to be in very quiet, dark places.
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like mountains because the lights from the cities can make the stars very hard to see.
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I get such a peaceful feeling when I look at the night sky.
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Number 4.
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What does the speaker do?
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Number 5.
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Where is the University's telescope located?
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Number 6.
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When does she visit the observatory?

この動画でスピーキングを練習する理由とは?

この動画「Starter Toeic Listening Unit 11」では、視覚的な情報をもとにしたリスニングスキルの強化が目的です。特に、写真の説明や標識の理解は、実際のコミュニケーションにおいて非常に重要です。リスニングを通じて、英語の構文や文脈を自然に身につけることができます。英語を学ぶ際には、シャドーイングの技術を活用し、ネイティブの発音やリズムに合わせることで、より効果的にスピーキングスキルを向上させることが可能です。これによって、IELTS スピーキング対策としても大いに役立ちます。

文法と文脈における表現

動画内では、次のような重要な文法構造や表現が使われています。

  • 「The gauge shows that...」 - 物体の状態を説明する際によく使われる構文です。「空(empty)」、「半分(half empty)」、「満(full)」などの単語は、状態を具体的に伝えるのに役立ちます。
  • 「The sign means...」 - 標識についての解釈を示す表現で、パスするメッセージを正確に捉えることが重要です。
  • 「This is...」 - 物体を紹介する基本的な文で、特に「book」や「map」など、身近なものを説明するのに役立ちます。
  • 「The woman is looking...」 - 動作を説明するための現在進行形を使うことで、シーンの状況をより生き生きと描写します。

一般的な発音の罠

動画内で注意が必要な発音のポイントがいくつかあります。

  • 「gauge」 - 「ゲイジ」と発音されるこの言葉は、特に初学者にとって混乱を招くことがあるため、注意しましょう。
  • 「means」 - 言葉の強調とイントネーションに留意すると、より自然に聞こえます。
  • 「looking」 - 発音時に「l」と「k」の音を明確に発音することが重要です。

これらのトラップに対処するためには、影のように声を合わせる「shadowspeak」の練習が最適です。このプロセスを通じて、自信を持って英語を話せるようになるでしょう。

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 enjoy · used to go
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you've seen · have never even touched · have always wanted
最上級 the -est / the most … — グループの中で一番the best · the most important
「should」による助言 should + 動詞 — したほうがよいことを伝えるshould have · should be

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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