シャドーイング練習: Study motivation from Elle Woods | Legally Blonde - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Study motivation from Elle Woods”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Elle, neither, type, Lsats, Harvard. This video has 64 sentences and 462 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:02. The speaker talks slowly, about 92 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 12 of its 64 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| opera noun | /ˈɒp.ə.ɹə/ | A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance. |
| evidentiary adjective | /ˌɛvɪˈdɛnʃiˌɛɹi/ | Of or pertaining to evidence. |
| extracurricular adjective | /ˌɛkstɹəkəˈɹɪkjʊlə(ɹ)/ | Outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment. |
| philanthropist noun | A person who loves humankind in general. | |
| uptake noun | /ˈʌpteɪk/ | Understanding; comprehension. |
| deposition noun | /ˌdɛp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/ | The removal of someone from office. |
| faux adjective | /foʊ/ | Fake or artificial. |
| panties noun | Underpants for women and girls. | |
| finite adjective | /ˈfaɪ.naɪt/ | Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number. |
| corrupt adjective | /kəˈɹʌpt/ | Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes. |
| examination noun | /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ | The act of examining. |
| jazz noun | /d͡ʒæz/ | A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time… |
| diversity noun | /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/ | The quality of being diverse or different; a difference or unlikeness. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). | |
| knock out verb | To strike or bump (someone or something) out. | |
| step back verb | /stɛp ˈbæk/ | To stop what one is doing and evaluate the current situation. |
| take over verb | To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What are you doing?
- Don't you need to have evidence?
- I believe you've just won your case.
- Are you done with that deposition yet?
- I've waited so long to hear you say that.
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 | we've never had · you've just won · I've 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 you doing · aren't we always looking · I'm taking |
| 「going to」の未来表現 be going to + 動詞 — 予定や、起こりそうだと分かること | gonna knock · gonna give · we're going to talk |
| 「will」の未来表現 will + 動詞 — その場の決定、約束、予測 | he'll totally · won't stop |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 27 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: evidentiary /ˌɛvɪˈdɛnʃiˌɛɹi/, deposition /ˌdɛp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: evidentiary /ˌɛvɪˈdɛnʃiˌɛɹi/, extracurricular /ˌɛkstɹəkəˈɹɪkjʊlə(ɹ)/, deposition /ˌdɛp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, diversity /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like opera, evidentiary, extracurricular.
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。












