シャドーイング練習: Unit 8: Part 3 - Reading Comprehension (Q&A) - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Question number one.
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Where is mum?
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What is mum doing?
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Question number two.
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Is mum in the living room?
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Question number three.
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Where is dad?
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Question number four.
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What is dad doing?
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Question number five.
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Are grandma and grandpa in the dining room?
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Question number six.
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Where are grandma and grandpa?
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Question number seven.
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Where does the family go for dinner?
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Question number eight.
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8. Is everyone downstairs at the end?
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Question number 9.
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Where is the bedroom?
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Is it downstairs or upstairs?
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Question number 10.
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How many people are there in Lucy's family?
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Question number 11.
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Where is the cat?
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Is the cat sleeping or eating?
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Question number 12.
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12. What food do they eat for dinner?
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Question number 13.
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What is Grandpa doing in the bathroom? from.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 29 sentences and 122 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:36.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
grandpa noun/ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/grandfather.
grandma noun/ˈɡɹænmɑː/Grandmother.
downstairs adverb/daʊnˈstɛɹz/Down the stairs.
bedroom noun/ˈbɛdˌɹum/A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.
upstairs adverb/ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/Up the stairs; on or to a higher floor or level.
dine verb/daɪn/To eat; to eat dinner or supper.
bathroom noun/ˈbæθˌɹum/A room containing a shower or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.
dinner noun/ˈdɪnɚ/The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.

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 grandpa, grandma, downstairs.

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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