シャドーイング練習: Twelve - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Twelve.
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Written by Rachel Rice.
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Illustrated by David Aroumi.
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Focus question.
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What do bakers use?
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Twelve aprons.
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Twelve hats.
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Twelve cups.
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Twelve bowls.
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Twelve spoons.
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Twelve pans.
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Twelve cookies.
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12 plates.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 13 sentences and 30 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:02.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
twelve noun/twɛlv/A group of twelve items.
pan noun/pæn/A wide, flat receptacle used around the house, especially for cooking.
baker noun/ˈbeɪ.kɚ/A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.
cookie noun/ˈkʊki/A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm.
spoon noun/spuːn/An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.
illustrate verb/ˈɪl.əˌstɹeɪt/To clarify something by giving, or serving as, an example or a comparison.
apron noun/ˈeɪ.pɹən/An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for protection from spills; also historically worn by Freemasons and as part of women's…
bowl noun/boʊl/As much as is held by a bowl.
plate noun/ˈpleɪ̯t/A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
hat noun/hæ̞ʔ/A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration.
focus noun/ˈfoʊ̯.kəs/A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.

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 twelve, pan, baker.

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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