シャドーイング練習: Storyfun 4 Unit 7 The grey cloud - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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7. The Grey Cloud I was on a long, boring train ride with my aunt.
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I looked out of the window at the rain.
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The countryside looked grey and cold.
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Tell me a story, Aunt Claire, I said.
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One about the rain.
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"'All right,' she said.
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"'This is the story she told me.
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"'There was a small cloud in the sky above the apartment where Lily lived.
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"'Sometimes the cloud got angry because the wind was too strong "'or because it was alone in the sky.
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"'When the cloud got really angry, it got slowly bigger and grayer.
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Its grey colour fell onto the roof of Lily's apartment building
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It also fell into Lily's roof garden And
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when Lily went outside to skip She couldn't see the red and yellow flowers there She could only see grey ones
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Lily often got angry then too Sometimes the cloud wasn't only angry it got really sad.
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When the cloud felt really angry and sad it felt worse
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and it cried and its wet rain fell on Lily's windows and balcony.
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Lily didn't like being wet.
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She couldn't go outside and dance on the garden table because she didn't like getting her head, neck and shoulders wet.
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Lily often got angry and sad then too.
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Sometimes, the cloud wasn't only angry and sad.
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It often got frightened.
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When the cloud felt frightened, it felt colder.
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Then its snow fell quietly on the ground and rocks
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And on the mountains behind Lily's home And water changed to ice
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Walking in the snow and on the ice was difficult and dangerous Lily often got angry, sad and frightened then too
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Monday wasn't a good day The cloud was huge and very grey
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Lily couldn't see any light from the sun She couldn't see her feet on the ground And at night,
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Lily couldn't see any light from the moon or stars Tuesday and Wednesday were worse Nothing was different On Thursday morning,
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when Lily got up and saw no light outside again, she thought, I've got to do something about this.
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She climbed up the stairs to the roof garden.
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Cloud, Lily called from the top of the roof.
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This is the worst day of my week.
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I love looking at you when you are small and white
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and when you skip and dance and climb in the wind But why are you huge and so gray now?
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What is the matter?
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The cloud started to cry.
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The wind is strong, and I am weak, and I have no friends, cried the cloud.
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That makes me angry and sad, and I get bigger and grayer.
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I feel worse and worse, and then my rain falls.
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Oh, dear, said Lily.
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And sometimes I get frightened because I have no friends.
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When I feel frightened, I get really cold and my snow falls, added the cloud.
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Well, shall I be your best friend today?
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I know I can make you feel better again,
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stronger too, Lily said to the cloud and started to skip along the roof garden.
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And when you feel happy again, I can be happier too, she said.
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Come on, let's skip.
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Lily took off her coat and started to skip around the gray flowers, and the clouds slowly started to skip around the sun.
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That's better, but more quickly.
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More quickly, laughed Lily.
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Come on, my friend Now let's dance
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Lily jumped up onto the table
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Waved her arms around and started to dance and the clouds slowly started to dance in the wind
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fantastic laughed Lily now come on are you feeling better or worse better said the cloud.
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Great!
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Then now let's climb.
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Lily started to climb her favorite rock, and the cloud started to climb in the sky.
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Higher!
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Higher!
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Lily called.
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And when the cloud skipped and danced and climbed with Lily, its color changed from gray to white,
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and a beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky.
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The cloud was happy again, and Lily couldn't stop laughing.
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That's better!
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But it wasn't always like that.
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On some days of the year, the clouds rain and snow fell because it felt angry or sad or frightened again.
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Lily understood that.
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We can't always feel happy, Aunt Claire said, but skipping,
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dancing and climbing and laughing and playing with really good friends can always help us feel better again.
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Now pick up your bag.
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Here's our station.
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なぜこの動画でスピーキングを練習するのか？
この動画「The Grey Cloud」は、英語スピーキング練習に非常に役立ちます。この物語は、感情や自然の描写を通してリスナーを引き込むため、話すための豊かな文脈を提供します。特に、状況に応じた感情を表現する練習に最適です。英語の表現力を高めるために、YouTubeで英語学習を行う際、このような物語を使ってスピーキングの練習をすると良いでしょう。リスニングと反復を通じて、自然なフレーズやイントネーションを身に付け、IELTSのスピーキング対策にも役立ちます。
文法と文脈における表現
動画内で使用されている主要な文法構造や表現には、以下のものがあります：
- 感情に関する表現：「I feel angry」や「I get sad」など、感情を直接表現する文は会話において非常に重要です。
- 条件文：「If I do this, then that happens」という構造は、状況に応じた結果を説明するのに役立ちます。
- 進行形の使用：物語の中では、「I am skipping」など、進行中のアクションを表すことにより、物語に動きを与えます。
これらの構造を学び、実際に声に出して練習することで、英語スピーキングのスキルを高めることができます。特に、shadowspeakの手法を応用すれば、口頭での流暢さを向上させることが期待できます。
一般的な発音の罠
この動画の中で注意すべき発音やアクセントには、次のようなものがあります：
- 「grey」と「gray」：この2つの発音は地域によって異なることがあり、正確に発音する練習が必要です。
- 「angry」と「sad」：これらの感情を表す単語は、感情を込めて発音することで、よりリアルな表現となるため、強調して練習しましょう。
- 連音現象：文中では、単語が滑らかに繋がることがあります。「I am angry」では「I’m angry」と言うことで、ネイティブのようなリズムを感じられます。
これらの発音のポイントに注意を払いつつ、英語シャドーイングを行うことで、より自然な発音が身につき、スピーキング能力が向上するでしょう。英語学習の一環として、こうした練習を取り入れてみてください。
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。