シャドーイング練習: Vol 1 - test 2 - section 2 - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Section 2.
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You will hear an introductory talk to a group of parents about a special centre for young children.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 14 on page 3.
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now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 14 good evening everyone
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and welcome to the preschool family center it's really good to see
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so many parents here
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and I hope this talk will help you to find out more about what we do here
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and how the centre works so you can decide if this sounds the right sort of place for your child.
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Okay so first of all what is the preschool family centre?
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Well basically it's a childhood education centre for children from three months up to five years old
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but we're different from a lot of other organisations for preschool children.
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We believe that the first educators of a child are their parents
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and so the preschool family centre is organised as a cooperative by the parents,
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which means it is the parents themselves who are responsible for running the centre and also for running each session.
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So this means that we ask parents to attend the centre with their children on a regular basis.
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In order to make this work, we offer training for parents,
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teaching them the skills they need to work with children and run the sessions.
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The children do all sorts of different activities – art,
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music, singing and games – and these are all done in groups of mixed ages
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because we believe that by learning to play together, children learn how to make choices and how to respect people and things.
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Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 15 to 20 on page 3.
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Now, listen and answer questions 15 to 20.
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Now, some factual information.
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Sessions run each morning from 9.30 to 12.30, and we have an extra session on Thursday afternoons, which is solely for older children,
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where we do some activities to help prepare them for reading before they start school.
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We feel this is really important and can make a big difference when they get to school.
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And now, before you enrol your child in the centre, you need to make at least five visits with your child.
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This is so you are fully aware of how the centre works before you enrol.
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The centres are recognised as official pre-schools, and so each centre is entitled to funding from the government.
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The centre is a really wonderful experience, but does require some work.
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so I'd just like to talk about some of the commitments you will need to make
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if you decide to go ahead and enrol your child.
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A couple of points first.
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Once you and your child have settled into the centre and are familiar with how things work, you will be asked to choose a particular job,
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like secretary or gardener or librarian, or something to be responsible for.
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and we have a meeting which we use to plan the program and each parent is expected to attend this.
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Now just before we move on to answer any questions you have, I'd just quickly like to mention some of the ways you
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and your child are able to get the most out of the centre.
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It's important that you attend regularly.
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This way, you'll get to know other parents well and your child will develop confidence while he or she is here.
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Younger children might need to leave early.
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It's better to leave early than to go home with an overtired child.
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We do provide drinks for the children, but we ask you to make sure your child has a snack to eat during the morning.
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No crisps or chocolate, please.
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Right, I think I'll stop there and ask if anyone's got any questions.
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That is the end of section two.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers.
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Now turn to section 3 on page 4.

このレッスンで学べること

この動画では、幼児向けセンターの説明会を題材に、日常的な英語のスピーチを聞き取り、発音やイントネーションを練習できます。親御さん向けの説明なので、明るく親しみやすい口調が特徴で、動画で英語学習をする上で最適な素材です。聞き取りの練習だけでなく、英語シャドーイングにもぴったりで、自然な会話のリズムを身につけることができます。

重要な語彙とフレーズ

  • cooperative:協同組合(この動画では、親たちが共同で運営する施設を指します)
  • enrol:登録する(子供を施設に入れること)
  • commitment:約束事、責任(施設に参加するための義務)
  • overtired:疲れ過ぎた(子供が疲れている様子を表します)
  • settle into:慣れる(施設の環境になじむこと)

シャドーイングの実践的なヒント

この動画のスピードは中程度で、口調がゆっくりとしているので、shadowspeak(シャドーイング)の初心者にも適しています。まず、1文ずつ聞きながら、1~2秒遅れで繰り返しましょう。特に「We believe that...」「This way, you'll...」などの接続詞を使った長い文は、構造を理解しながら発音することで、自然な英語のリズムが身につきます。
また、「No crisps or chocolate, please.」のような丁寧な依頼の表現は、イントネーションに注意して練習しましょう。shadow speakのコツは、単語だけでなく、発話者の感情や抑揚も再現することです。何度も繰り返すことで、「幼児教育施設の説明会」という場面での自然な英語表現が使えるようになります。
最後に、動画全体を一度に聞きながら、全体の流れを追いながらシャドーイングすることで、動画で英語学習の効果を最大限に引き出すことができます。

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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