シャドーイング練習: Trying On a Winter Jacket - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Hi! Are you looking for anything special?
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Yes, I need a warm jacket for winter.
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These jackets came in last week.
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Oh, I like this blue one.
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Can I try it on?
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Of course. The changing rooms are over there.
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How does it fit?
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It's a bit tight on the arms.
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Would you like a bigger size?
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Yes, please. A medium, I think.
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This one is much better.
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It's warmer than my old coat too.
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It looks great on you.
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How much is it?
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It was ninety pounds, but it's on sale.
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It's sixty pounds today.
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Perfect. I'll take it!

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 17 sentences and 100 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:44. The speaker talks at a steady 136 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing.

Key vocabulary in this video

10 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
jacket noun/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
pound noun/ˈpaʊ̯nd/A unit of weight in various measurement systems.
coat noun/ˈkoʊ̯t/An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
sixty noun/ˈsɪksti/A commercial lasting 60 seconds.
medium noun/ˈmiː.di.əm/The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.
tight adjective/taɪt/Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
warm adjective/wɔɹm/Of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable.
sale noun/seːl/An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.
winter noun/ˈwɪntə/Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning either the period between the winter solstice to the spring equinox, or the months…
arm noun/ɑɹm/The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.

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
比較級 -er than / more … than — 二つのものを比べるwarmer than
「will」の未来表現 will + 動詞 — その場の決定、約束、予測I'll take

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like jacket, pound, coat.

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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