シャドーイング練習: Used To and Would - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Grandma, what did you look like when you were a little girl?
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I was blonde and I used to have long hair just like you.
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And what were you like?
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I used to be playful and talkative.
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What about you, Grandpa?
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I used to be very shy.
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Whenever a stranger came to our house, I would hide in a closet.
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Did you used to have lots of fun when you were kids?
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When I was a child, I used to play hide and seek with my brother and my sister.
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It was my favorite game.
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I would also jump the rope with my friends.
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And we would often play moms and dads as kids.
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We played outdoors a lot.
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We also liked playing hopscotch.
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We used to draw the squares on the ground with chalk.
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Kids still play these games.
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That's unbelievable.
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What about you, Grandpa?
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My brother and I would spend the day walking around the neighborhood, visiting other kids on the block and playing games.
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We used to have wooden scooters and we would ride them every day.
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Sometimes we would make paper planes.
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I have a scooter too, and I can also make paper planes.
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That's great.
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Did you have any fairy tale books?
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Yes.
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Sometimes my mother would read us some tales before going to sleep, but we didn't have too many books.
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Did you like any sport when you were kids?
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I used to take ballet classes because I wanted to be a ballerina.
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I used to play baseball.
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I was good at it and used to be selected as the number one player.
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I was popular among my peers.
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What was school like when you were kids?
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I really want to know.
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Well, students used to respect their teachers very much.
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We would always obey them.
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I can remember Mrs. Elizabeth, my third grade teacher, very well.
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When we arrived each morning, she would sit at her desk.
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She would always smile and say hello to each student as they entered.
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When the bell rang, she would stand up and clear her throat.
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That meant we were supposed to be quiet so that the class could start.
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Teachers were usually very strict.
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If the children were naughty, they had to stand in the corner.
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Our teacher would even hit our palms with the ruler.
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That must have hurt quite a lot.
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Yes, it did. Did you wear uniforms?
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No, we didn't used to wear uniforms.
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We used to wear our everyday clothes to school.
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Was there a cafeteria in your school?
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No. The schools did not used to offer lunch to students.
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Every student would carry their own food and water from home.
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But I bet you didn't have homework when you were in school, did you?
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Students used to have homework back then, too.
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Really?
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Wow.
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Did you used to walk to school?
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Yes, I used to walk to school with my siblings because we lived close to the school.
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My school was not close to my home, so I would go by bus.
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Did you used to have a smartphone or a computer?
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No, of course not.
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There were no smartphones or computers back then then.
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Really?
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Then how did you use to contact your friends and relatives?
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We used to go to a phone booth with lots of coins.
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Or we would write letters.
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But it would take days before they were delivered.
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Life seems hard without technology.
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We used to have a record player.
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We would listen to our favorite songs.
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What about TV?
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We had a black and white TV.
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I remember we would sit in front of the TV in the evenings watching movies.
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What did you use to eat when you were kids?
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During summer time, we would eat lots of fresh vegetables and fruits, as well as milk and cheese.
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During winter time, we would eat potatoes, beans, canned fruits and pickles, rice and oats, meat and eggs.
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I know there were no supermarkets then.
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Where did you use to buy your food?
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There used to be small grocery stores in town where you could buy food.
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Was there ice cream when you were kids?
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What about cola?
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Yes, there used to be ice cream and soda counters in the stores.
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Your childhood was really beautiful and interesting.
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Yes.
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I miss my childhood so much.
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We used to be so happy.
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Used to and would are used to describe something that happened in the past, but doesn't happen any longer.
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I used to have long hair.
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When I was a child, I would jump the rope.
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We didn't used to wear uniforms.
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Did you used to walk to school? to school.
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They are interchangeable when referring to past actions.
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We would ride our scooters every day.
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Or we used to ride our scooters every day.
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What is not used to talk about past days?
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I used to be very shy.
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Correct.
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I would be very shy.
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Incorrect.

このレッスンについて

このレッスンでは、「Used To」と「Would」について学び、過去の習慣や行動を表現する方法を練習します。インタビュー形式の会話を通じて、さまざまな過去の体験を振り返ることで、実際の会話に役立つフレーズや表現を習得します。このレッスンを通じて、英語の発音を良くするためのスキルを向上させることができます。

主な語彙とフレーズ

  • used to - ～していた、～だった（過去の習慣や状態）
  • would - ～したものだった（過去の行動）
  • playground games - 遊び場のゲーム
  • respect - 敬意を払う
  • ballet - バレエ
  • neighborhood - 近所
  • teacher - 教師
  • uniform - 制服

練習のヒント

このビデオのスピードとトーンに合わせてシャドーイングを行うことが重要です。特に、過去の出来事や経験を語る際に用いられる「used to」や「would」を意識して、正しいアクセントで発音するよう心がけましょう。英語スピーキング練習をする際は、ビデオを何度も再生し、繰り返し音声を聞きながら、自分の声を合わせると効果的です。また、shadowing siteを利用することで、より多くの実践が可能になります。YouTubeで英語学習をしながら、この練習を取り入れてみてください。繰り返すことで、自然な会話ができるようになるでしょう。

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。