シャドーイング練習: Tactics for Listening Third Edition Developing Unit 16 Movies - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Listening 1 1 So, how was the movie?
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Oh, not bad.
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What was it about?
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It's about a policeman who goes crazy and starts chasing people.
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Lots of excitement, car chases, things like that.
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You'd like it.
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2 Did you enjoy the movie?
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Yeah, it was terrific.
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It really made me laugh.
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So what's the story about?
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It's about this funny guy who gets lost on the freeway.
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He gets off at the wrong exit, and then everything starts to go wrong.
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Three.
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What movie did you see?
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I saw a movie called Nightlife.
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What's it about?
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It's about these things that come out of the ground at night and start attacking people.
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Sounds pretty frightening.
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Yeah, it was.
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Four.
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What was the movie like on Saturday?
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Great.
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I really enjoyed it.
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Terrific special effects and an interesting story.
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What's it about?
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It's about a scientific experiment.
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They give this family some special drugs and they go to sleep for a hundred years.
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It's all about what happens when they wake up and how the world has changed.
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Five.
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So, tell me about the movie.
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Oh, it's one of those cowboy stories.
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The usual thing.
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A cowboy rides into town on his horse, cleans up the town, and rides out with a girl.
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Sounds like quite a story.
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Yeah, really.
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Six.
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Did you enjoy the movie?
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Yeah.
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It was really exciting.
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It's about a famous gang that takes over a hotel, so along comes this tough guy and kills them off.
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Lots of action.
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I enjoyed it.
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Listening to One So, what's on at Century Cinemas?
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Let's see.
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They're showing Hit Harder, The Final Conflict.
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It says it's an action-packed movie with lots of car chases.
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Hmm.
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What are the times?
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It looks like 2.30, 4.45, 7.30, and 10.
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Two.
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What else?
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Okay.
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What about the party animal?
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I haven't heard of that.
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What does it say?
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It's a comedy.
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It says, This hilarious film is full of big stars.
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Is that all?
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Yes, and it's showing at 1.30, 4.30, 6.15, and 9.
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3. How about this one, Dreams?
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Dreams is a romance about a doctor and her patient.
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I don't know.
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When is that one showing?
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At 1, 3.15, 6.30, and 9.30.
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4. Should I keep reading?
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Yes, I'm sure we'll find something.
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Okay.
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It looks like they're also showing Cowboys Run.
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Set in Mexico, a group of cowboys fight bankers who want to take their land.
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It's at noon, 3.30, 5.30, and 8.
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5. Keep going.
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Okay.
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How about Space Children?
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Space Children is an exciting story of five people who are kidnapped by aliens.
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That's more like it.
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When's that one playing?
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At 2, 5, 7, and 9.15.
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6. Wait, there's one more.
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Monster Party.
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Two young men are bitten by bats, and when the moon comes out, they turn into vampires and attack people.
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That's it.
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Let's see that.
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Okay.
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When do you want to go?
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It's playing at 10, 145, 415, and 645.
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Listening to.
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One.
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So what's on at Century Cinemas?
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Let's see.
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They're showing Hit Harder, The Final Conflict.
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It says it's an action-packed movie with lots of car chases.
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Hmm.
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What are the times?
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It looks like 2.30, 4.45, 7.30, and 10.
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Two.
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What else?
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Okay.
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What about the party animal?
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I haven't heard of that.
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What does it say?
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It's a comedy.
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It says, This hilarious film is full of big stars.
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Is that all?
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Yes, and it's showing at 1.30, 4.30, 6.15, and 9.
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3. How about this one, Dreams?
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Dreams is a romance about a doctor and her patient.
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I don't know.
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When is that one showing?
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At 1, 315, 630, and 930.
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4. Should I keep reading?
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Yes.
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I'm sure we'll find something.
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Okay.
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It looks like they're also showing Cowboys Run.
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Set in Mexico, a group of cowboys fight bankers who want to take their land.
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It's at noon, 3.30, 5.30, and 8.
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Five.
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Keep going.
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Okay.
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How about Space Children?
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Space Children is an exciting story of five people who are kidnapped by aliens.
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That's more like it.
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When's that one playing?
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At 2, 5, 7, and 9.15.
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Six.
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Wait, there's one more.
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Monster Party.
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Two young men are bitten by bats, and when the moon comes out, they turn into vampires and attack people.
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That's it.
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Let's see that.
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Okay.
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When do you want to go?
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It's playing at 10, 145, 415, and 645.
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Listening 3 1.
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I went to a really dumb movie last night.
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You should save yourself some money and find something else to do.
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It's supposed to be a comedy, but it isn't very funny at all.
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The story is really boring.
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It's all about some guys who are planning a bank robbery and everything goes wrong.
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Some of the actors were really big stars, but the acting was just terrible.
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They seemed bored and so was I.
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The ending was supposed to be this big surprise, but everyone in the theatre knew it was coming.
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I guess the only good part was the music.
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The opening song had a great beat and the rest of the soundtrack wasn't bad.
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2. I saw that new action movie this weekend.
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The story was much better than I expected.
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The main character has to go way underground, under the subway stations, to find this monster.
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The main character is that really handsome star, Matt Castle.
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He looked fantastic.
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It's worth the price of a ticket just to see him on the big screen smiling
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and fighting and wearing these really great suits.
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The ending was a bit stupid and the music was disappointing, but I was still really into the story.
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If you like action movies or good looking movie stars, you should go out and see it right away.
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Three, I saw an excellent movie last night.
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It was a totally different kind of story from a typical war movie.
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It was exciting and intelligent.
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The star was that actor who just won a big award.
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He's always good, but he's unbelievably good in this one.
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And the actress who plays opposite him is wonderful.
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The ending is really sad, but it also made me think a lot about really deep and important stuff.
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I like it when movies do that to me.
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You should try to see it.
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I don't usually like war movies, but this one is really exciting.
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It has a terrific soundtrack.
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The songs made the battle scene so exciting.
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4. Have you seen that new animated movie that's showing now?
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You should see it.
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The story is about a war between humans and giant insects.
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I know it sounds kind of silly, but the story really works well.
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All the animation was done with computers and they used the voices of some really famous actors.
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That really made the movie enjoyable.
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I won't say who wins in the end, but I will tell you that it's a big surprise.
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I left the theatre very happy.
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I guess they could have chosen better music though.
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I don't think rap music is good for that kind of movie.
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Listening 3 1 I went to a really dumb movie last night.
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You should save yourself some money and find something else to do.
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It's supposed to be a comedy, but it isn't very funny at all.
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The story is really boring.
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It's all about some guys who are planning a bank robbery, and everything goes wrong.
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Some of the actors were really big stars, but the acting was just terrible.
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They seemed bored, and so was I.
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The ending was supposed to be this big surprise, but everyone in the theatre knew it was coming.
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I guess the only good part was the music.
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The opening song had a great beat, and the rest of the soundtrack wasn't bad.
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I saw that new action movie this weekend.
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The story was much better than I expected.
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The main character has to go way underground, under the subway stations, to find this monster.
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The main character is that really handsome star, Matt Castle.
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He looked fantastic.
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It's worth the price of a ticket just to see him on the big screen smiling
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and fighting and wearing these really great suits.
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The ending was a bit stupid and the music was disappointing.
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But I was still really into the story.
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If you like action movies or good looking movie stars, you should go out and see it right away.
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Three, I saw an excellent movie last night.
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It was a totally different kind of story from a typical war movie.
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It was exciting and intelligent.
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The star was that actor who just won a big award.
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He's always good, but he's unbelievably good in this one.
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And the actress who plays opposite him is wonderful.
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The ending is really sad, but it also made me think a lot about really deep and important stuff.
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I like it when movies do that to me.
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You should try to see it.
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I don't usually like war movies, but this one is really exciting.
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It has a terrific soundtrack.
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The songs made the battle scene so exciting.
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4. Have you seen that new animated movie that's showing now?
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You should see it.
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The story is about a war between humans and giant insects.
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I know it sounds kind of silly, but the story really works well.
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All the animation was done with computers and they used the voices of some really famous actors.
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That really made the movie enjoyable.
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I won't say who wins in the end, but I will tell you that it's a big surprise.
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I left the theatre very happy.
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I guess they could have chosen better music though.
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I don't think rap music is good for that kind of movie.
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Pronunciation.
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One.
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What was it about?
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Two.
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What's it about?
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Three.
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It's about a wedding.
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Four. Who was in it?
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Five.
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Who's in it?
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6. She's in a new movie.
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Dictation.
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Hey, would you like to go to a movie tonight?
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Yeah, I'd love to.
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What's on?
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Hats off to Harry is playing at the Gateway Theater.
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It's about a boy that gets lost, ends up in Hollywood, and becomes a big star.
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Who's in it?
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Well, besides the boy, um, Russell Hill.
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Oh, he's a funny guy.
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Let's go.

このレッスンの語彙とスピーキングのポイント

このB1レベルのスピーキングレッスンは、動画「Tactics for Listening Third Edition Developing Unit 16 Movies」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:movie, star, showing, exciting, action。 この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が238文、単語が1667語あります。 音声の長さは14:13です。 話す速さは1分あたり約117語で安定しており、シャドーイングしやすいペースです。 単語の88%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。 全238文のうち42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

動画の中で特に難しい単語15語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

単語発音意味
excite 動詞/ɪkˈsaɪt/興奮させる
cowboy 名詞/ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/カウボーイ
soundtrack 名詞/ˈsaʊndˌtɹæk/サウンドトラック
bore 動詞/boɹ/いらいらさせる
kidnap 動詞/ˈkɪdnæp/誘拐する, 攫う
disappoint 動詞/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/失望させる
insect 名詞/ˈɪn.sɛkt/昆虫
banker 名詞/ˈbæŋkəː/銀行家, 銀行員
enjoyable 形容詞/ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.ə.bl̩/楽しい
robbery 名詞/ˈɹɑbəɹi/強盗
subway 名詞/ˈsʌbˌweɪ/地下鉄, メトロ
noon 名詞/nun/正午, 真昼
animation 名詞/ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/アニメーション, アニメ
handsome 形容詞/ˈhæn.səm/ハンサムな, イケメンな
hilarious 形容詞/hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/ひどくおもしろい, 面白おかしい

動画に出てくる句動詞

単語発音意味
come out 動詞/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/出る
go out 動詞出る
clean up 動詞掃除する
take over 動詞引き受ける
wake up 動詞/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/目覚める, 目を覚ます

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。

  • What movie did you see?
  • Did you enjoy the movie?
  • I haven't heard of that.
  • When do you want to go?
  • Have you seen that new animated movie that's showing now?

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
受動態 be + 過去分詞 — 誰がするかより、何が起きるかに焦点を当てるare kidnapped · are bitten · was done
関係詞節 who / which + 節 — 人や物について情報を加えるguy who gets · people who are · guys who are
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has changed · haven't heard
「should」による助言 should + 動詞 — したほうがよいことを伝えるShould I keep · should save · should go

注意したい発音

話し手はdon't, they're, haven'tなど、短縮形や弱形を24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: animation /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/, dictation /dɪkˈteɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
  • 長い単語(アクセントの位置に注意): animation /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/, hilarious /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/, intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/, 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: frighten /ˈfɹaɪ.tən/, freeway /ˈfɹiː.weɪ/
  • 子音の連続 — 間に母音を入れない: soundtrack /ˈsaʊndˌtɹæk/, disappoint /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/, insect /ˈɪn.sɛkt/, intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/, underground /ˌʌn.dəɹˈɡɹaʊnd/

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。excite, cowboy, soundtrack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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