シャドーイング練習: The Passive Voice - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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Jerry, this is the third time you've been late this week.
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You were needed in that meeting today.
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Fortunately, the deal was done, but it almost didn't happen.
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I'm really sorry, but I was stuck in traffic.
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My car was sitting in the same spot for 30 minutes.
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If you're getting stuck in traffic every day, then you should leave the house earlier.
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I know, but that isn't the problem.
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Today was the first time that I was stuck in traffic.
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And it wasn't normal rush hour traffic either.
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What do you mean?
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Today, traffic was stopped by a zebra.
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A zebra.
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Yeah, I saw it.
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The zebra walked right in front of my car.
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It was almost hit by another car.
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Other animals were seen on the freeway too.
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It was crazy.
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You expect me to believe that you were delayed by a zebra?
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It's true.
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It was talked about on the radio.
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You should listen to the report.
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It is thought that the animals escaped from the zoo.
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I'm going to have to check out your story.
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I'll give you the benefit of the doubt for now. But what about yesterday?
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You were an hour late.
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Yesterday, I was driving to work when my car was stopped by a policeman.
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I was pulled over and the policeman told me I was under arrest.
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Really?
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Why?
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The policeman said that my car had been seen at the scene of a crime.
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It sounds like you're making up stories. Did that really happen?
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It's all true.
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When I was pulled over, the policeman asked me to get out of the car.
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My hands were handcuffed behind my back.
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He said that my car had been seen on the camera of a gas station that had been robbed.
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Well, you made it to work somehow.
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How did you get away?
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The policeman got a call on his radio saying that the robbers had been caught by another policeman.
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They were being held in custody.
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The policeman let me go, but half an hour had already passed.
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I drove to work as quickly as I could.
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Well, if that's true, then I understand. But what about Monday?
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I remember you coming in late then, too.
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That was because my car was stolen.
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I woke up Monday morning and my car was gone.
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The police were notified immediately.
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I was forced to drive my wife's car and drop her off at her workplace, which took some extra time.
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I see.
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Why didn't you tell me?
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It wasn't a big deal at the time.
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My car was found by the police a few hours later, and I was only 15 minutes late to work.
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Okay, but try to be on time from now on.
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I need to be able to rely on you, especially for meetings like the one we had today.
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I promised to try to be on time, but I need you to understand that none of these things were my fault.
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I mean, I was held up by a zebra.
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How could I have predicted that?
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These things happened to me, and there was nothing I could do to avoid them.
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Yes, I agree, if your stories are true.
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But come on, they're a little unbelievable.
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Well, they're true.
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I hope you won't hold them against me. And this just in.
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The men who had been robbing the gas stations in the area have been arrested by the police.
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They had stolen the car of a local man.
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But they were forced to go on foot once the stolen vehicle was found by the police.
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The robbed cash hasn't been recovered yet.
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The robbers are now being questioned by the police.
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It is hoped that the money will be finally recovered from them.
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More details will be provided soon.
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So his story was true.
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And earlier today, some animals escaped from the zoo.
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One of the animal feeders had a seizure right when they were opening the animal cages.
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And the animals were released from their cages by mistake.
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The animals were recaptured by the zoo, and they were put back into their cages.
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The animal feeder is now being treated in the hospital after collapsing in the zoo.
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I'm going to call him right now.
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Hello?
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Hi, Jerry.
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It's Carlos.
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I'm sorry I didn't believe you.
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I just watched the news.
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They were talking about how a car was stolen and how the animals were accidentally released.
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I want you to know that I trust you and feel like I can rely on you.
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Thanks.
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I appreciate you saying that. And Jerry?
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Yeah?
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In the future, I must be notified immediately when something happens to you.
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Sure, I will notify you immediately from now on.
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We use the passive voice when the action is more important than the person who does it.
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We form the passive voice with the verb to be plus past participle.
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My car was stolen.
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The object of the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive sentence.
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The subject of the active sentence becomes the agent.
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A zebra stopped the traffic.
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The traffic was stopped by a zebra zebra people think
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that the animals escaped from the zoo it is thought
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that the animals escaped from the zoo the doctors are treating
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the animal feeder in the hospital the animal feeder is being
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treated in the hospital the police have arrested the robbers the
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robbers have been arrested by the police we needed you in that meeting today.
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You were needed in that meeting today.
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The police were holding the robbers in custody.
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The robbers were being held in custody by the police.
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He said that the police had seen my car on the camera of a gas station.
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He said that my car had been seen on the camera of a gas station.
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We'll provide more details soon.
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More details will be provided soon.
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You must notify me immediately when something happens to you.
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I must be notified immediately when something happens to you.
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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「The Passive Voice」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：animal, zebra, policeman, traffic, robbers。 この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が108文、単語が1008語あります。 音声の長さは7:47です。 話す速さは1分あたり約130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。
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 |
|---|---|---|
| robber 名詞 | /ˈɹɑ.bɚ/ | 盗賊, 強盗 |
| notify 動詞 | /ˈnoʊtɪfaɪ/ | 通告する, 通知する |
| passive 形容詞 | /ˈpæs.ɪv/ | 受動態 |
| cage 名詞 | /keɪd͡ʒ/ | 檻, 篭 |
| custody 名詞 | /ˈkʌstədiː/ | 養育権 |
| rely 動詞 | /ɹɪˈlaɪ/ | 頼る, あてにする |
| participle 名詞 | /ˈpɑɹtɪˌsɪpəl/ | 分詞 |
| verb 名詞 | /vɝb/ | 動詞 |
| seizure 名詞 | /ˈsi.ʒɚ/ | 奪取 |
| fortunately 副詞 | /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/ | 幸運にも |
| workplace 名詞 | /ˈwɝkˌpleɪs/ | 職場, 仕事場 |
| unbelievable 形容詞 | /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/ | 信じられない |
| predict 動詞 | /pɹɪˈdɪkt/ | 予言する |
| collapse 動詞 | /kəˈlæps/ | 潰える, 崩壊する |
| accidentally 副詞 | /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/ | 無意識的に, 偶然 |
動画に出てくる句動詞
| 単語 | 発音 | 意味 |
|---|---|---|
| pull over 動詞 | 道の脇に寄る, 道の脇に寄せる | |
| check out 動詞 | 試験する, 検査する | |
| 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。
- I'm really sorry, but I was stuck in traffic.
- I know, but that isn't the problem.
- How did you get away?
- Why didn't you tell me?
- How could I have predicted 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 | were needed · was done · was stuck |
| 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 | you've been · have predicted · have been arrested |
| 関係詞節 who / which + 節 — 人や物について情報を加える | men who had · person who does |
| 過去進行形 was/were + -ing — 過去のある時点で進行中だった動作 | was sitting · was driving · were being |
注意したい発音
話し手はI'm, didn't, they'reなど、短縮形や弱形を19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。
- 長い単語（アクセントの位置に注意）: participle /ˈpɑɹtɪˌsɪpəl/, fortunately /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/, unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/, accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/
この動画での練習方法
- 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。
- 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。
- 自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。robber, notify, passive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。