シャドーイング練習: Test 1 Part 4 CPE - Dec 2002 - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

レッスンを作成中...
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Now turn to part four.
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You will hear part of a radio arts programme in which two people, Arthur and Carla, are discussing a book called Windworld.
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For questions 23 to 28, decide whether the opinions are expressed by only one of the speakers or whether the speakers agree.
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Write A for Arthur, C for Carla, or B for both where they agree.
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You now have 30 seconds in which to look at part 4.
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Today on A Good Read we're talking about George Swallow's novel Windworld, published last year and it has just won the Bateman Prize.
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We have with us Arthur Lachman, writer, and Carla Fletcher, who lectures in engineering at King's College.
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Arthur, let's start with you.
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Well, I read the novel when it first came out, and I was very happy to be asked to re-read it for this programme.
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And I remembered the powerful characterisation, the certainty of touch, particularly the older protagonist, Joe Bean, and his sisters,
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in the throes of change from one era to another.
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Rather miserable characters, but assured portraits.
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What I valued as well was the atmosphere Swallow creates, the sense that everything he created felt right within the time and place.
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Did you find that?
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Very interesting question.
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As a scientist, I always come to books with a critical eye for technical details.
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As I say, Joe Bean and his family as people rang incredibly true for me.
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I found myself doubting whether certain incidents, certain assumptions, squared with the period in which the book is set.
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I have to say that I found the sheer amount of technical detail about inventions, which Swallow included as a labour of love,
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I have no doubt, gave the layperson a hard time, making it difficult to follow the plot.
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Hmm.
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I actually found myself comparing all these descriptions of the windmills and pumps with his earlier works,
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Learner Games and Thorn, which both dealt with the same period, but neither of which included this kind of complexity.
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Much more populist, deliberately more accessible to a wide readership.
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There is much to link the writing of all three books.
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You can recognise Swallow's individual voice in all of them.
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He's speaking to one specific audience, in my view.
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Do you feel Windworld is a great novel?
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Oh, very much so.
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The current of the author's own life in the east of England pulses through the whole work so compellingly.
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So, yes, I would say that it lifts this book into the category of great writing.
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I wouldn't be quite that positive, though I do agree that the character of Joe Bean draws its strength from the writer's close acquaintance with Joe's environment.
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To my mind, he's almost certainly Swallow, putting himself in another age,
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positioning himself with his upbringing and his character and his beliefs in the 18th century.
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I was intrigued by some of these set episodes, like the incident with the birds.
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It was genuinely fascinating, I thought.
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I understand the film rights have been bought.
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Do you think it'll work as well as the book does?
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No question.
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If they keep away from too much social realism and misery.
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If they don't make Joe's story the central one, it'll die a death.
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Well, just about all the stories are likely to come through well, in my opinion.
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We'll have to see how it turns out.
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Today on A Good Read we're talking about George Swallow's novel Windworld, published last year and it has just won the Bateman Prize.
45
We have with us Arthur Lachman, writer, and Carla Fletcher, who lectures in engineering at King's College.
46
Arthur, let's start with you.
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Well, I read the novel when it first came out
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and I was very happy to be asked to re-read it for this programme.
49
And I remembered the powerful characterisation, the certainty of touch, particularly the older protagonist, Joe Bean, and his sisters,
50
in the throes of change from one era to another.
51
Rather miserable characters, but assured portraits.
52
What I valued as well was the atmosphere Swallow creates, the sense that everything he created felt right within the time and place.
53
Did you find that?
54
Very interesting question.
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As a scientist, I always come to books with a critical eye for technical details.
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As I say, Joe Bean and his family as people rang incredibly true for me.
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I found myself doubting whether certain incidents, erm, certain assumptions squared with the period in which the book is set.
58
I have to say that I found the sheer amount of technical detail about inventions, which Swallow included as a labour of love,
59
I have no doubt, gave the layperson a hard time, making it difficult to follow the plot.
60
I actually found myself comparing all these descriptions of the windmills and pumps with his earlier works,
61
Learner Games and Thorn, which both dealt with the same period, but neither of which included this kind of complexity,
62
much more populist, deliberately more accessible to a wide readership.
63
There is much to link the writing of all three books.
64
You can recognise Swallow's individual voice in all of them.
65
He's speaking to one specific audience, in my view.
66
Do you feel Windworld is a great novel?
67
Oh, very much so.
68
The current of the author's own life in the east of England pulses through the whole work so compellingly.
69
So, yes, I would say that it lifts this book into the category of great writing.
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I wouldn't be quite that positive, though I do agree that the character of Joe Bean draws its strength from the writer's close acquaintance with Joe's environment.
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To my mind, he's almost certainly Swallow putting himself in another age,
72
positioning himself with his upbringing and his character and his beliefs in the 18th century.
73
I was intrigued by some of these set episodes, like the incident with the birds.
74
It was genuinely fascinating, I thought.
75
I understand the film rights have been bought.
76
Do you think it'll work as well as the book does?
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No question.
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If they keep away from too much social realism and misery.
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If they don't make Joe's story the central one, it'll die a death.
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Well, just about all the stories are likely to come through well, in my opinion.
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We'll have to see how it turns out.
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That's the end of the test.
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Please stop now.
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Your supervisor will now collect all the question papers and answer sheets.

文脈と背景

この動画は、ジョージ・スワロウの小説『ウィンドワールド』についてのラジオアートプログラムの一部です。参加者は作家のアーサー・ラッハマンとキングス・カレッジのエンジニアリングの講師であるカーラ・フレッチャーです。彼らはこの小説の特徴や登場人物について活発に議論します。アーサーは作品のキャラクターの描写や雰囲気について語り、カーラは技術的な視点から物語のリアリティに疑問を投げかけます。このような対話は、英語を学ぶ人にとって語彙を豊かにし、日常会話のスキルを向上させる良い機会です。

日常コミュニケーションに役立つ5つのフレーズ

  • “I found myself doubting…” - 「私は自分が疑うことに気づいた…」
  • “I would say that…” - 「私は…と言える」
  • “What I valued as well was…” - 「私が評価したのは…」
  • “In my opinion…” - 「私の意見では…」
  • “It was genuinely fascinating…” - 「それは本当に魅力的だった…」

これらのフレーズは、英会話をスムーズにするためのキーフレーズです。英語スピーキング練習をする際に、ぜひ活用してください。また、英語シャドーイングを行うことで、発音やリズムを改善し、これらのフレーズを自然に使えるようになります。

段階的シャドーイングガイド

この動画の内容をより良く理解し、話す技術を磨くためのステップバイステップガイドを紹介します。

  1. 初めに: 動画を通して視聴し、全体的な内容を把握します。
  2. 音声を聞く: セクションごとに分け、アーサーとカーラの会話に耳を傾けます。内容を理解する際、特に重点を置くべきフレーズに注目します。
  3. シャドースピーチ: 音声を一時停止し、聞こえたフレーズを自分の声で繰り返してみましょう。これが、英語スピーキング練習をする際のシャドーイングサイトとして機能します。
  4. 再生: 繰り返し再生し、自分の声との違いを確認します。発音やリズムの改善に役立ててください。
  5. 反復練習: 毎日少しずつ練習し、定期的に自身の進展を確認します。英語シャドーイングの効果を感じるでしょう。

これらの手順を守ることで、より効果的に英語のリスニングとスピーキング能力を向上させることができます。正しい練習方法で、楽しく英語学習を続けていきましょう。

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。