シャドーイング練習: Unit 1 Small Talk - Tactics For Listening Expanding - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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expanding tactics for listening Third Edition by Jack C Richards published and copyright Oxford University press
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2011 cd1 unit one small talk page two track two listening one one hi I don't think we've met have we no I don't think
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so my name is Mia nice to meet you Mia I'm Tim Clark two hey you're Mike Thompson right that's
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right and you're Jenny yeah Jenny Lindsay yeah right we met at Jake's wedding it's great to see you again great to see you too three haven't we met somewhere no I don't think so aren't you
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Kevin Grant no my name is Greg Greg Brown oh I'm sorry I was positive we'd met before four
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Jeff hi remember me Sue Sue Thomas that's right we were in that computer class together yeah boy was
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that class boring sure was so how have you been pretty good thanks five oh hi you're Jonathan
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aren't you yes and you're Wendy yeah we met at the conference in Hawaii last summer right nice to see you again nice to see you too six hi don't we work in the same building yes I think we do I'm
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Gary James I'm in accounting hi I'm Lynn Williams I'm in marketing page three track three listening
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two one hey Annie that looks really nice on you is it new yeah I got it on sale at George
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Brothers department store I never miss their sales they've got really good prices well you made a good choice that color looks great thanks oh look at the time I didn't realize it was so
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late I've got to run good seeing you two what are you taking this year mostly literature courses oh
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really are they any good some of them are except for Professor Scott's class I mean the books are interesting and the lectures are great but his tests are so hard really are they essay or short
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answer tests three what an awful month we are having it's pretty bad isn't it so hot and humid
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it's hard to sleep at night too I wish I had air conditioning me too funny it's not usually this hot in the fall that's true well I think I'm going to get some more chips enjoy the party four
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so tell me Kim what's he like well he's really fun to be with he always says funny things and makes me laugh he sounds really nice he is and he's always giving me little presents but I guess
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the gifts will stop when he knows me better yeah probably so how long have you known him anyway five so are you still doing the same thing David yeah I am unfortunately I wish I was doing
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something more challenging so why don't you look for something else I really should I feel stuck in that office because I'm not moving ahead that's the worst thing about it well good luck to you
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if I hear about any jobs I'll let you know six so everybody's fine at home Sarah yes they are thanks
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oh some exciting news my sister Jenny's getting married really when next month she's marrying a guy she met when she was studying in Canada and we're all going to Toronto for the wedding it'll
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be fun sounds great and how about your brother what's he been doing lately page three track three
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listening two one hey Annie that looks really nice on you is it new yeah I got it on sale at
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George Brothers department store I never missed their sales they've got really good prices well you made a good choice that color looks great thanks oh look at the time I didn't realize
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it was so late I got to run good seeing you two what are you taking this year mostly literature courses oh really are they any good some of them are except for Professor Scott's class I mean the
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books are interesting and the lectures are great but his tests are so hard really are they essay or short answer tests three what an awful month we are having it's pretty bad isn't it so hot and
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humid it's hard to sleep at night too I wish I had air conditioning me too funny it's not usually this hot in the fall that's true well I think I'm going to get some more chips enjoy
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the party four so tell me Kim what's he like well he's really fun to be with he always says funny
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things and makes me laugh he sounds really nice he is and he's always giving me little presents but I guess the gifts will stop when he knows me better yeah probably so how long have you known
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him anyway five so are you still doing the same thing David yeah I am unfortunately I wish I was
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doing something more challenging so why don't you look for something else I really should I feel stuck in that office because I'm not moving ahead that's the worst thing about it well good
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luck to you if I hear about any jobs I'll let you know six so everybody's fine at home Sarah
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yes they are thanks oh some exciting news my sister Jenny's getting married really when next month she's marrying a guy she met when she was studying in Canada and we're all going to
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Toronto for the wedding it'll be fun sounds great and how about your brother what's he been doing lately page four track four listening three one yes I do I really enjoy living here so
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far everything has been fine the downtown area is really pretty and I love all the cafes and restaurants there the other thing I like is that the town's small so it's easy to get to
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know people two yes I do it's a very difficult language to learn but I guess all languages are difficult I tried to learn Japanese ones and it was really hard these days though it's easier
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to learn a foreign language because you can buy some fantastic courses online and on DVD three
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I have two children a girl and a boy they're both going to school so they keep us very busy my husband comes from a big family and would love to have more children but I think two is
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enough four I have a small design company we design menus calendars and things like that
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there are just three of us in the company last year was a very quiet year for us but it looks as if business is really improving this year would you like to visit our office sometime
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five oh yeah I've been having a great time since I arrived everyone's been very helpful and I've made some wonderful new friends I still have a few more days here so I'm
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thinking of renting a car and driving up to the mountains six I'm from a town called Ken on the Northeast Coast of Australia it's a small town but I enjoy living there it's not far from
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the Great Barrier Reef which is one of the most famous places in Australia you should go there sometime page four track four listening three one yes I do I really enjoy living here so far
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everything has been fine the downtown area is really pretty and I love all the cafes and restaurants there the other thing I like is that the town's small so it's easy to get
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to know people two yes I do it's a very difficult language to learn but I guess all languages are difficult I tried to learn Japanese ones and it was really hard these days though it's easier to
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learn a foreign language because you can buy some fantastic courses online and on DVD three I have
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two children a girl and a boy they're both going to school so they keep us very busy my husband comes from a big family and would love to have more children but I think two is enough four
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I have a small design company we design menus calendars and things like that there are just three of us in the company last year was a very quiet year for us but it looks as if business is
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really improving this year would you like to visit our office sometime five oh yeah I've been having a great time since I arrived everyone's been very helpful and I've made some wonderful new friends
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I still have a few more days here so I'm thinking of renting a car and driving up to the mountains
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six I'm from a town called Ken on the Northeast Coast of Australia it's a small town but I enjoy living there it's not far from the Great Barrier Reef which
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is one of the most famous places in Australia you should go there sometime page five track five
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pronunciation one where does he go to school two I have to call
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his teacher three what's her job four have you known him for a long
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time page five track six dictation hi haven't we met before yeah I think we met at Kate's wedding that's right have you
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seen her lately no I haven't seen her in months but I talked with her husband last week oh really how's he doing he's doing really well he told me that he got a great new job I'm happy to hear that
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well I've got to go but it was great to see you yeah you too if you see John again tell him I said hello

動画で英語学習するならこの「Small Talk」会話が最適な理由

日常の小さな会話(スモールトーク)は、英語スピーキング練習の基本です。この動画のダイアログは、自然な会話のリズムや慣用句が豊富で、IELTS スピーキング対策にも役立ちます。特に、初対面の場面や旧知の人との会話、天気や仕事、家族などの一般的な話題が網羅されているので、実践的な学習素材として最適です。

自然な会話の秘密を3つのフレーズで解き明かす

  • 「I got it on sale at George Brothers department store」:「セールで買った」という日常的な表現で、「got it on sale」は自然な口語表現です。日本語の「セールで手に入れた」よりも簡潔で、会話の中でよく使われます。
  • 「I wish I had air conditioning」:「エアコンがあればいいのに」という願望を表すフレーズで、「wish + 過去形」の文法が正しく使われています。天気の話題でよく出てくるので、覚えておくと便利です。
  • 「if I hear about any jobs I'll let you know」:「仕事の情報があれば知らせる」という親切な表現で、条件文の「if + 現在形、未来形」の構造が自然に使われています。人脈関係の会話でよく使われるので、実践的です。

shadowspeaksで効果的に練習する方法

この動画を使ったshadow speech(シャドーイング)の練習ルーチンを紹介します。まず、動画を10秒程度再生して止め、すぐに同じ速さで同じ発音で繰り返します。これを3回繰り返したら、自分の声を録音して原音と比較しましょう。イントネーションやリズム、弱音や強調の部分に注目して、違いを見つけることが重要です。1日10分、1週間続けると、自然な会話の流れが身につき、英語スピーキングの自信もつきます。IELTS スピーキング対策にもこの方法は有効で、実際の会話での応答速度や fluency(流暢さ)が向上します。

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
条件文 if + 節, will/would + 動詞 — 条件とその結果if I hear about any jobs I'll let
現在完了進行形 have/has been + -ing — 以前に始まり今も続いている動作I've been having
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we've met · has been · I've made
「should」による助言 should + 動詞 — したほうがよいことを伝えるshould I feel · should go

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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