シャドーイング練習: They put me in a video game... - 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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This is Asperia, a beautiful place known for its breathtaking scenery, gorgeous mountains, bustling villages, and secrets around every corner.
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In a forest somewhere, Jaiden can be found playing with Ari and Tofu, her loyal bird companions.
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She lays back, happily enjoying the sunlight as Ari runs around disturbing the wildlife, and Tofu eats dirt.
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Jaiden is the region's very own wildlife biologist.
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She documents every new animal she encounters in her ecological guidebook, hoping to one day discover every mysterious creature Asperia has to offer.
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Ari and Tofu help in their own ways, I suppose.
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As she's writing down this interaction in her book, for scientific purposes of course, a flock of fruit doves flies by overhead.
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Jaiden immediately recognizes them from their bright white feathers and loud screeches.
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obnoxious ear piercing screeches.
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Oh, how nature sure is a blessing sometimes.
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Just as they pass over, one of the bird calls spooks Ari, who is too distracted with bullying the rat.
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In a burst of panic from the sudden shrieks, Ari takes off and starts flying away in a fit of confusion.
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Ari?
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Ari, stop, hey!
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Come on dude, you're being dramatic!
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Jayden calls out to her bird but he's already too far away.
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Even if he could hear her, he's way too stubborn to listen anyway.
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Well this is just great.
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After hours of searching for Ari in random bushes,
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trees, caves, Jayden finally admits defeat and starts heading to the nearby town of Hollistone for extra help in finding her bird.
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Luckily, she immediately spots a noble Holliston soldier.
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Perfect!
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I'll just go up to the guard and simply ask him if he can help me find Ahri.
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I NEED YOUR HELP!
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IT'S AN EMERGENCY!
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WE NEED YOU ALLER TO TOWN!
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Ahri the bird is missing!
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HE'S GONNA DIE OUT THERE IF HE DOESN'T EAT HIS DAILY FIVE-COURSE MEAL!
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YOU GOTTA HELP ME MAN!
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PLEASE HELP ME FIND Ahri!
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Oh my god, woman, calm down!
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Just as Jayden was calmly talking to the guard about the dire situation, someone approaches.
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It seems like they somehow overheard the conversation she and the soldier were having.
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Typical eavesdroppers.
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The person asks Jayden what happened, but she's too distracted by the fact that the traveler has two funny little hamsters with them.
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Hamsters?
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Who are you?
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Are you looking for a duel?
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This is unfortunate because I'm missing my strongest battler, Ari, so you outnumber me and creatures.
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But luckily bird type attacks are super effective on hamsters, so it shouldn't be- Woah, chill out.
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I'm Merlin, I heard you need help with finding your lost bird?
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Phew, they're just here to help.
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Jayden wasn't really in the mood to wipe the floor with this kid's hamsters right now anyway.
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To help, Merlin asks Jayden which forest she was in when Ahri took off.
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Wait, the forests have names?
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This might be a bit trickier than everyone originally thought it would be.
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As the new little team starts retracing Jayden's steps, they determine the area she was most likely in when Ari flew away was the south side of Rhyham.
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Probably.
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Luckily the Hollestone soldier knows a villager over there that commonly feeds the birds.
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If anyone were to see Ari, it would definitely be him.
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With a fresh lead, the HodgePodge crew head off together on their new quest to find Ari.
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They can only hope he's not gotten himself into too much trouble, but knowing him, it's quite inevitable.
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This was the start to the questline of Jaden and her birds in the game, and also this video's sponsor, AFK Journey.
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Me and the AFK Journey team have collaborated to put together a fun little campaign that includes Jaden, me, Ari, and Tofu.
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It's also the first time I've ever been featured in a video game, which is really cool, and it'll be active from September to November.
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So I hope you get to try it out.
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The new season, Waves of Intrigue, is out today.
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There's a link to the game in the description for you to download for free.
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Waves of Intrigue brings with it a wealth of new content, including a brand new map area, the bustling hub city of restport new game modes
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and characters to recruit fishing and sailing mechanics and
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so much more there's even new intense pirate and mafia elements
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that you can explore
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and immerse yourself with on top of it all they've added even more stories
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and trials to beat
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if you're up to the challenge afkjourney has given me a
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code for you all to punch in use code tofu
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and ari for some exclusive rewards the link is down below or you can use this handy dandy QR code.
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The game is beautiful, massive, and definitely has so much for you to uncover and discover throughout the entire world they've created.
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I hope you'll give it a try.
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Thank you again to AFK Journey for not only sponsoring this video, but also putting me into their game in such a cool way.
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Thanks for watching!

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「They put me in a video game..」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:ari, bird, Jayden, tofu, Ahri。 この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が71文、単語が849語あります。 音声の長さは4:48です。 話す速さは1分あたり約177語で、日常会話に近い自然なペースです。 英語の頻出3,000語に含まれる単語は76%だけなので、語彙は難しめです。

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
tofu 名詞/ˈtoʊfu/豆腐
hamster 名詞/ˈhæm(p)stɚ/ハムスター, 絹毛鼠
luckily 副詞/ˈlʌk.ɪ.li/幸いにも, 運良く
bustle 名詞/ˈbʌsəl/バッスル
distract 動詞/dɪˈstɹækt/気をそらす
sponsor 名詞/ˈspɒn.səː/スポンサー
wildlife 名詞/ˈwaɪldlaɪf/野生動物
biologist 名詞/baɪˈɒləd͡ʒɪst/生物学者
obnoxious 形容詞/əbˈnɑkʃəs/忌まわしい, 嫌
traveller 名詞/ˈtɹævəlɚ/旅人, 旅行者
villager 名詞/ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒɚ/村人, 村民
collaborate 動詞/kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/協力する, 共同して働く
disturb 動詞/dɪˈstɜːb/乱す
breathtaking 形容詞/ˈbɹɛθˌteɪ.kɪŋ/息をのむような, 息をのむほど
duel 名詞/ˈdul/決闘, デュエル

動画に出てくる句動詞

単語意味
take off 動詞脱ぐ
calm down 動詞落ち着く
die out 動詞死に絶える
write down 動詞書き留める, 記す

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。

  • Come on dude, you're being dramatic!
  • Are you looking for a duel?
  • I hope you'll give it a try.

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
現在完了形 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去の出来事が今も関係しているhave collaborated · I've ever been featured · they've added
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can be found · been featured
動詞 + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — 後ろに-ing形が続く動詞starts flying · starts heading · starts retracing
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 being · is missing · I'm missing

注意したい発音

話し手はI'm, they've, you'reなど、短縮形や弱形を16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。

  • 「th」の音: breathtaking /ˈbɹɛθˌteɪ.kɪŋ/, feather /ˈfɛðə/
  • 「sh」と「zh」の音: obnoxious /əbˈnɑkʃəs/, shriek /ʃɹiːk/, confusion /kənˈfjuːʒən/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/
  • 長い単語(アクセントの位置に注意): biologist /baɪˈɒləd͡ʒɪst/, collaborate /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/, ecological /ˌiːkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/, inevitable /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbəl/, unfortunate /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/

日本語話者が苦手な音:

  • /r/ と /l/ の区別 — /l/ は舌先を歯茎につけ、/r/ はどこにもつけない: battler /ˈbæt.lə(ɹ)/, traveller /ˈtɹævəlɚ/, collaborate /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/, calmly /ˈkɑː(ɹ)m.li/, explore /ɪkˈsploɹ/
  • /v/ — /b/ にならないように、上の歯を下唇に当てる: eavesdropper /ˈiːvzˌdɹɒpə(ɹ)/, overhear /oʊ.vɚˈhɪɚ/, traveller /ˈtɹævəlɚ/, uncover /ʌnˈkʌvɚ/, villager /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒɚ/
  • /f/ — 「フ」ではなく、上の歯と下唇で出す: tofu /ˈtoʊfu/, wildlife /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/, flock /flɑk/, feather /ˈfɛðə/, mafia /ˈmɑfi.ə/

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. まず0.75倍速で一文ずつシャドーイングし、慣れてきたら通常の速度に戻します。
  3. 自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。tofu, hamster, luckily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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