シャドーイング練習: Unit 14 Small talk - Tactics For Listening Basic - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Unit 14.
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Small talk.
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Page 54.
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Track 29.
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Listening 1.
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1. Oh, hello, Michael.
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I haven't seen you in ages.
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How is everything with you these days?
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2. It's been great seeing you again.
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Gee, look at the time.
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I've got to run.
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Talk to you later.
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3. How are you anyway?
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It's so nice to see you.
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What have you been doing lately?
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4. It's been really nice talking to you.
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Let's get together again soon, okay?
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5. Oh, hi.
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I've been thinking about you.
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I haven't seen you in such a long time.
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How's everything?
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6. Where have you been?
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It's been ages.
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How's it going with you?
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7. Listen, I hope to see you again soon.
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Let's have lunch sometime, okay?
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8. How have you been?
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And how's your family?
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It's so nice to see you again.
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Page 55.
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Track 30.
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Listening to 1.
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Hey, how's it going?
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Are you enjoying the party?
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Yes, I am.
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The people here are really nice.
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Really?
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Everyone is so friendly.
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2. Hi, Tim.
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How's everything?
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Everything's fine, thanks.
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Hey, hear that?
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That's Taylor Swift.
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Isn't she great?
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Yes, she's really good.
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Three.
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Who's that over there?
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Have you met her?
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No, I haven't met her before, but I think I will now.
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Nice talking to you.
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Four.
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So how are you, anyway?
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Okay, not too bad.
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How's everything at work?
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Fine, but I'm very busy.
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I have to work late nearly every night.
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Five.
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I think I'll get something to eat.
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The food looks good.
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Can I get you something?
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No, I'm not hungry right now.
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Thanks.
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Okay.
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Talk to you later.
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Six.
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Hey, hi.
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I've been thinking about you.
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I haven't seen you in ages.
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Did you have a good trip?
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Yeah, it was great.
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I took a train across Canada.
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Then I drove to Disneyland.
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Wow, that's great.
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Seven.
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Hey, great to see you.
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How have you been?
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Fine, thanks.
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How are your parents?
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Oh, mom and dad are fine, thanks.
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Mom just started a new job.
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Oh, really?
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8. Hi, how've you been?
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Oh, fine, thanks.
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Do you know everyone here?
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Yeah, almost everyone.
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Page 55.
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Track 30.
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Listening to.
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1. Hey, how's it going?
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Are you enjoying the party?
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Yes, I am.
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The people here are really nice.
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Really?
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Everyone is so friendly.
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Two.
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Hi, Tim.
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How's everything?
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Everything's fine, thanks.
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Hey, hear that?
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That's Taylor Swift.
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Isn't she great?
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Yes, she's really good.
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Three.
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Who's that over there?
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Have you met her?
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No, I haven't met her before, but I think I will now.
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Nice talking to you.
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Four.
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So how are you anyway?
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Okay, not too bad.
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How's everything at work?
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Fine, but I'm very busy.
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I have to work late nearly every night.
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Five.
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I think I'll get something to eat.
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The food looks good.
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Can I get you something?
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No, I'm not hungry right now.
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Thanks.
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Okay.
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Talk to you later.
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Six.
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Hey, hi.
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I've been thinking about you.
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I haven't seen you in ages.
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Did you have a good trip?
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Yeah, it was great.
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I took a train across Canada.
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Then I drove to Disneyland.
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Wow, that's great.
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Seven.
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Hey, great to see you.
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How have you been?
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Fine, thanks.
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How are your parents?
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Oh, Mom and Dad are fine, thanks.
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Mom just started a new job.
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Oh, really?
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Eight Hi, how have you been?
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Oh, fine, thanks.
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Do you know everyone here?
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Yeah, almost everyone.
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Page 56 Track 31 Listening 3 1 Hey,
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I was just talking to Molly.
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Did you know she's leaving the company?
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Really?
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You're kidding.
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Yeah.
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She's decided to change jobs.
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She wants to become an airline pilot.
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An airline pilot?
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Wow.
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That's a surprise.
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2. I'm really excited about the rock concert next week.
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I'm glad I got my tickets early, because I heard that all the tickets had been sold.
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I heard that too.
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I'm looking forward to the concert.
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It should be great.
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3. I got a really cool present for my birthday.
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Oh yeah?
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What is it?
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My parents gave me a bird, a yellow canary.
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She's so cute.
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I've always wanted a bird.
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I love when they sing.
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That's awesome!
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So what are you gonna call her?
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Polly.
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Four.
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Oh, hey, Claire just texted me.
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She says she's sick.
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That's why she's not here tonight.
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Yeah, I spoke to her dad this morning, and he said she has a really bad case of the flu.
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She's had it for about a week.
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Sometimes it takes a long time to get over the flu.
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Claire has been sick a couple of times this year.
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I know.
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It's too bad.
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5. That guy over there just moved here from Canada.
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I was talking to him a while ago.
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He's really interesting.
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He's an actor, and he's already appeared in a couple of movies.
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Yeah, so he was telling me.
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He mentioned the names of his movies, but I haven't seen any of them.
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Maybe one day he'll be a big star.
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6. There's a really interesting exhibition at the museum this month.
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It's all about Walt Disney and the story of how he started making cartoons.
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Is that right?
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I haven't been to the museum for a long time.
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You should go and take a look at it.
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I'm sure you'll find it really interesting.
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I think I will.
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Thanks for letting me know.
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Page 56.
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Track 31.
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Listening 3.
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1. Hey, I was just talking to Molly.
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Did you know she's leaving the company?
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Really?
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You're kidding.
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Yeah.
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She's decided to change jobs.
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She wants to become an airline pilot.
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An airline pilot?
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Wow.
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That's a surprise.
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2. I'm really excited about the rock concert next week.
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I'm glad I got my tickets early, because I heard that all the tickets had been sold.
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I heard that too.
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I'm looking forward to the concert.
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It should be great.
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Three.
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I got a really cool present for my birthday.
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Oh yeah?
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What is it?
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My parents gave me a bird, a yellow canary.
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She's so cute.
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I've always wanted a bird.
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I love when they sing.
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That's awesome!
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So what are you gonna call her?
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Polly 4.
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Oh, hey, Claire just texted me.
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She says she's sick.
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That's why she's not here tonight.
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Yeah, I spoke to her dad this morning, and he said she has a really bad case of the flu.
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She's had it for about a week.
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Sometimes it takes a long time to get over the flu.
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Claire has been sick a couple of times this year.
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I know.
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It's too bad.
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5. That guy over there just moved here from Canada.
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I was talking to him a while ago.
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He's really interesting.
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He's an actor, and he's already appeared in a couple of movies.
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Yeah, so he was telling me.
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He mentioned the names of his movies, but I haven't seen any of them.
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Maybe one day he'll be a big star.
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6. There's a really interesting exhibition at the museum this month.
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It's all about Walt Disney and the story of how he started making cartoons.
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Is that right?
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I haven't been to the museum for a long time.
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You should go and take a look at it.
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I'm sure you'll find it really interesting.
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I think I will.
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Thanks for letting me know.
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Page 57.
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Track 32.
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Pronunciation.
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1. How's your family?
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2. How are you?
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3. How've you been?
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4. What have you been doing?
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Page 57.
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Track 33.
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Dictation.
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Hi, Angela.
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I haven't seen you for a long time.
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What's new?
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Oh, not much, really.
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I've been studying a lot.
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What about you?
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What have you been up to?
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Uh, not much.
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I did visit Gina last week.
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Oh, nice.
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So how's your sister these days?
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She's fine, thanks.
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And how are your parents?
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Oh, they're pretty busy, but doing well.

このレッスンの語彙とスピーキングのポイント

このA2レベルのスピーキングレッスンは、動画「Unit 14 Small talk - Tactics For Listening Basic」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:fine, Track, page, interesting, Listening。 この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が270文、単語が1273語あります。 音声の長さは10:57です。 話す速さは1分あたり約116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86%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。 全270文のうち67文が疑問文なので、疑問文のイントネーションや短い受け答えの練習に向いています。

この動画の重要語彙

動画に出てくる覚えておきたい単語15語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

単語発音意味
airline 名詞/ˈɛɹˌlaɪn/航空会社, エアライン
hungry 形容詞/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/空腹な, 飢えた
exhibition 名詞/ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/展示物
cartoon 名詞/kɑɹˈtun/風刺画, 戯画
sometime 副詞/ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/いつか
pronunciation 名詞/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/発音, 読み
canary 名詞/kəˈnɛəɹi/カナリア, カナリヤ
dictation 名詞/dɪkˈteɪʃən/聞き取り, ディクテーション
bird 名詞/ˈbɜːd/鳥, 鳥類
ticket 名詞/ˈtɪk.ɪt/券, 切符
concert 名詞/kənˈsɝt/コンサート, 音楽会
pilot 名詞/ˈpaɪ̯.lət/水先案内人, 水先人
yellow 形容詞/ˈjɛloʊ/臆病な
cute 形容詞/kjuːt/可愛い, キュートな
friendly 形容詞/ˈfɹɛnd.li/親切な, 友好的な

動画に出てくる句動詞

単語意味
look forward to 動詞楽しみにする

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。

  • How is everything with you these days?
  • What have you been doing lately?
  • How's it going with you?
  • Are you enjoying the party?
  • Did you know she's leaving the company?

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 thinking · I've been studying
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haven't seen · haven't met · I've always wanted
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had been sold
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 just talking · was talking · was telling

注意したい発音

話し手はI'm, haven't, I'veなど、短縮形や弱形を45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。

  • 「sh」と「zh」の音: exhibition /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, dictation /dɪkˈteɪʃən/
  • 長い単語(アクセントの位置に注意): exhibition /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

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. 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。
  3. 自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。airline, hungry, exhibition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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