シャドーイング練習: The Blessing | Kari Jobe | Elevation Worship [LYRICS] - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “The Blessing”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: amen, generations, upon, thousand, evening. This video has 39 sentences and 605 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:25. The speaker talks slowly, about 94 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 68% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
11 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| amen | /(ˌ)ɑːˈmɛn/ | At the end of a religious prayer: so be it. |
| beside | /bɪˈsaɪd/ | Next to; at the side of. |
| bless verb | /blɛs/ | To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify. |
| shine verb | /ʃaɪn/ | To emit or reflect light so as to glow. |
| gracious adjective | /ˈɡɹeɪʃəs/ | kind and warmly courteous |
| rejoice verb | /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪs/ | To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy. |
| weep verb | /ˈwiːp/ | To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy. |
| favor noun | /ˈfeɪ.vɚ/ | A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone). |
| generation noun | /ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/ | The act of creating something or bringing something into being; production, creation. |
| presence noun | /ˈpɹɛzəns/ | The fact or condition of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand. |
| agree verb | /əˈɡɹi/ | To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people. |
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 |
|---|---|
| 「might / may」による可能性 might/may + 動詞 — 起こりうるが確実ではないこと | May His |
| 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 | You're coming · You're weeping |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as they're, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shine /ʃaɪn/, gracious /ˈɡɹeɪʃəs/, generation /ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/
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 amen, beside, bless.
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。











