シャドーイング練習: Tactics for Listening Third Edition Basic Unit 10 The family - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Listening one.
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One.
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That's me in the middle.
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That's my oldest niece, Megan, on the right.
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She's in her second year of college.
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And that's my nephew on the left.
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He just finished high school.
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Oh, he's handsome.
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Two.
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That's me in the middle.
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Who are the other two?
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Those are my brothers, Nigel and Trevor.
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They're twins.
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How old are they?
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They're 15.
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Three.
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That's me and my parents.
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Boy, you look just like your dad.
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No, I don't.
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Four.
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This is a picture of my son and daughter.
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Is your daughter younger than your son?
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Yes, much younger.
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He's 24.
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How old is your daughter?
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She's 12.
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That's a big difference.
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These are my parents, and that's my grandmother on the left.
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How old is she?
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She's 80.
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She looks young for 80.
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This is my father with my mom, my grandmother, my sister, and my cousin.
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Which one is your mother?
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The one all the way on the right.
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Oh, yes.
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Listening to One Do you have any brothers and sisters, Natalie?
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No brothers.
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I wish I did.
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But I have three sisters.
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Really?
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Yeah, and I'm the youngest.
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Poor you.
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Two.
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Tell me about your family, Abby.
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Well, I have one brother.
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He's older than me.
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What does he do?
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He's a student, and I have two younger sisters.
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Wow, you have a big family.
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3. Do you have any brothers or sisters, Ben?
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Just one.
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My sister, Anna.
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Is she older than you?
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Yes, she is.
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She always bosses me around.
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4. Tell me about your family, Rosie.
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Well, I come from quite a big family.
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I have two brothers, both of them younger than me.
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Really?
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Do you have any sisters?
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Yeah, I have one older and one younger sister.
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You're lucky.
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I wish I came from a big family.
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Five.
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Do you come from a big family, Tim?
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No, I'm an only child.
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It's just me and my parents.
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I'm sorry.
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I have one brother.
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He's older than me.
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What does he do?
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He's a student, and I have two younger sisters.
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Wow, you have a big family.
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Three.
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Do you have any brothers or sisters, Ben?
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Just one.
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My sister, Anna.
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Is she older than you?
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Yes, she is.
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She always bosses me around.
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4. Tell me about your family, Rosie.
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Well, I come from quite a big family.
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I have two brothers, both of them younger than me.
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Really?
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Do you have any sisters?
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Yeah.
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I have one older and one younger sister.
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You're lucky.
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I wish I came from a big family.
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5. Do you come from a big family, Tim?
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No, I'm an only child.
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It's just me and my parents.
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Listening 3 1.
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Both of my parents are taller than me.
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My dad is pretty tall, but my brother is even taller than my dad.
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Together, they look like a basketball team.
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My sister and I are the short ones in the family.
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Two.
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My brother isn't interested in music at all.
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He's into cars, like my dad.
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But I'm not interested in cars.
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I play the guitar and the piano.
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I guess I love music because of my mum.
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She sings beautifully.
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She plays the piano really well, too.
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Three.
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I love animals.
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I keep a couple of parrots in a big cage in my room.
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I love taking photographs of wild birds when I'm in the countryside.
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My dad and I often go away for the weekend, and we have a great time birdwatching.
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My sister thinks I'm crazy.
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When my sister has free time, she loves to play cards.
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I can't stand card games.
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Four.
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I enjoy reading.
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I read a lot of books, and I love going to the library.
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My dad likes outdoor things.
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He's really into sports and swimming, and he always tells me I should get more interested in sports.
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But Mom tells me that reading is the best way to learn.
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She always gives me books that she's been reading.
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Five.
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I'm very interested in computers.
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I'm always teaching myself new computer programs and I have a lot of great software.
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My brother and I spend all our free time in computer stores and online.
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My sister is more interested in the arts.
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She likes music and she loves to read.
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She hates computers.
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6. I love traveling.
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My mother and I go to a different place every year.
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Both of us love to learn new things about cultures.
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My father never goes with us because he hates flying.
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My older sister is in college, so she stays home and studies while we're away.
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Sometimes I wish my sister and my father would travel with us because I miss them.
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Listening 3 1.
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Both of my parents are taller than me.
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My dad is pretty tall, but my brother is even taller than my dad.
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Together, they look like a basketball team.
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My sister and I are the short ones in the family.
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2. My brother isn't interested in music at all.
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He's into cars, like my dad.
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But I'm not interested in cars.
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I play the guitar and the piano.
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I guess I love music because of my mom.
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She sings beautifully.
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She plays the piano really well, too.
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Three.
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I love animals.
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I keep a couple of parrots in a big cage in my room.
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I love taking photographs of wild birds when I'm in the countryside.
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My dad and I often go away for the weekend, and we have a great time birdwatching.
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My sister thinks I'm crazy.
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When my sister has free time, she loves to play cards.
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I can't stand card games.
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4. I enjoy reading.
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I read a lot of books, and I love going to the library.
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My dad likes outdoor things.
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He's really into sports and swimming, and he always tells me I should get more interested in sports.
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But Mom tells me that reading is the best way to learn.
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She always gives me books that she's been reading.
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5. I'm very interested in computers.
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I'm always teaching myself new computer programs, and I have a lot of great software.
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My brother and I spend all our free time in computer stores and online.
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My sister is more interested in the arts.
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She likes music and she loves to read.
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She hates computers.
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6. I love travelling.
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My mother and I go to a different place every year.
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Both of us love to learn new things about cultures.
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My father never goes with us because he hates flying.
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My older sister is in college, so she stays home and studies while we're away.
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Sometimes I wish my sister and my father would travel with us because I miss them.
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Pronunciation 1.
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Do you have any brothers?
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2. What does he do?
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3. Who do you look like?
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4. What are their names?
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Dictation Do you have a big family, Eva?
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Kind of.
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I have a younger brother and an older sister.
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Really?
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How old are they?
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Let's see.
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My brother is 18 and my sister is 25.
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Oh.
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What does your sister do?
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She's a chef.
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A chef?
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What a cool job.
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How do you like her food?
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I haven't tried it, actually.
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She lives in California.
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Thank you.

このレッスンの語彙とスピーキングのポイント

このA2レベルのスピーキングレッスンは、動画「Tactics for Listening Third Edition Basic Unit 10 The family」を教材にしています。 繰り返し出てくる語は次のとおりです:sister, brother, dad, interested, younger。 この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が192文、単語が1194語あります。 音声の長さは11:50です。 話す速さはゆっくりで、1分あたり約101語です。一つ一つの音をまねる余裕があります。 単語の85%は英語の頻出3,000語に含まれます。残りは練習の前に確認しておきましょう。 全192文のうち30文が疑問文なので、疑問文のイントネーションや短い受け答えの練習に向いています。

この動画の重要語彙

動画に出てくる覚えておきたい単語15語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

単語発音意味
piano 名詞/piˈænɪː/ピアノ
guitar 名詞/ɡɪˈtɑɹ/ギター
chef 名詞/ʃɛf/料理人, 調理師
outdoor 形容詞/aʊtˈdɔː/屋外の, 室外の
photograph 名詞/ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/写真
swim 動詞/swɪm/泳ぐ
grandmother 名詞/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/お婆さん, お婆ちゃん
cage 名詞/keɪd͡ʒ/檻, 篭
countryside 名詞/ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/田舎
cousin 名詞/ˈkʌz(ə)n/いとこ, 従兄弟
twin 名詞/twɪn/双子
handsome 形容詞/ˈhæn.səm/ハンサムな, イケメンな
nephew 名詞/ˈnɛf.ju/甥
niece 名詞/nis/姪
pronunciation 名詞/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/発音, 読み

繰り返し練習したい文

動画に出てくる短く完結した文です。日常会話でそのまま使えます。

  • Is your daughter younger than your son?
  • How old is your daughter?
  • Which one is your mother?
  • Is she older than you?
  • Do you have any sisters?

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
現在完了進行形 have/has been + -ing — 以前に始まり今も続いている動作she's been reading
比較級 -er than / more … than — 二つのものを比べるyounger than · older than · taller than
動詞 + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — 後ろに-ing形が続く動詞love taking · enjoy reading · love traveling
最上級 the -est / the most … — グループの中で一番my oldest · the youngest · the best

注意したい発音

話し手はI'm, can't, isn'tなど、短縮形や弱形を26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: chef /ʃɛf/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, dictation /dɪkˈteɪʃən/
  • 長い単語(アクセントの位置に注意): beautifully /ˈbju.tɪ.fə.li/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

日本語話者が苦手な音:

  • /f/ — 「フ」ではなく、上の歯と下唇で出す: chef /ʃɛf/, photograph /ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/, beautifully /ˈbju.tɪ.fə.li/, nephew /ˈnɛf.ju/
  • 子音の連続 — 間に母音を入れない: swim /swɪm/, grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/, beautifully /ˈbju.tɪ.fə.li/, countryside /ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/, twin /twɪn/

この動画での練習方法

  1. まず声を出さずに動画を最後まで聞き、知らない単語をメモします。
  2. 通常の速度で一文ずつシャドーイングし、話し手のリズムに合うまで繰り返します。
  3. 自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。piano, guitar, chefなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。

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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