シャドーイング練習: Vol 3 - test 8 - section 4 - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

レッスンを作成中...
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 31 to 40.
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I'm a past student of this university And I'm joining some others on this career day to tell you about my job,
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as it may be something you've never thought of doing.
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I'm a patent attorney.
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Some of you probably know what that is, but for those of you that don't, I'll explain.
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If someone has a new idea or invention, they can ask for a patent.
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It gives the owner the right to stop other people from using that invention.
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A patent is granted by the government to inventors or more usually these days to a company.
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It is for a certain time period usually a maximum of 20 years.
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So during that period, that idea or invention cannot be claimed to have been invented by someone else.
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The likelihood of getting a patent is dependent on whether the invention is original or not.
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This is the crucial factor.
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It will be looked at by a patent examiner,
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and my job is to convince the examiner that the invention is not just an adjustment to something which already exists.
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In order to get the patent, we need to produce a full description of the invention.
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It's really important to get the details right.
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Most of you are scientists and the basic requirement of the job is a solid academic background.
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Often people have studied chemistry or, alternatively, engineering.
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Because of the nature of the work, this is a crucial starting point.
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you need to be able to understand how the inventions have come about.
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On top of that, employers are looking for particular kinds of people.
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They want employees who have excellent communication skills.
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So you can talk to inventors in terms that they can understand and also ask the right questions.
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These aren't necessarily skills you're taught at university.
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This is an international business as are most nowadays, and it's very convenient to be able to read documents without having to call for translations.
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So, if you can understand a foreign language, that's a great asset.
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You might think it sounds a bit boring from what I've said, but it really isn't.
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There are lots of advantages to the job.
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It's extremely interesting for a start.
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For example, I feel I use a range of expertise.
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I'm not just a scientist, not just a lawyer, but a mixture of the two.
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Although it takes quite a long time to qualify as a patent attorney, anything from four to six years,
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after that, you can earn a high salary which compares very well with other similar professions.
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There are some disadvantages, of course.
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It can be rather lonely as you tend to sit in front of a computer for most of the day.
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Even if you have colleagues, you will all be working separately.
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And there isn't very much flexibility with location.
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Almost all vacancies for trainees are city -based.
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So if that doesn't appeal to you, you might want to think again.
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You do get to travel a bit to meetings with clients.
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and there are also visits to court.
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So what kind of organization might you end up working in?
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Well, many people work in industrial companies.
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The big ones have their own patent departments.
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The kind of product you might work with there will range from food to heavy equipment.
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from biotechnology to the car industry.
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Basically, any organization where significant time and money is put into research and development to get ahead of the market.
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There are also many private practices.
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and some of these will have areas of special interest.
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Finally, it's possible to get a job in various government offices.
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In those departments, you will probably be looking at applications for patents and making decisions about them.
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I really love my job, so I hope I persuaded a few of you that it's worth thinking about.
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If anyone wants to come and ask questions, I'm happy to answer them.

実生活の場面:キャリアデーの話し合い

このビデオでは、大学のキャリアデーで卒業生が特許弁護士の仕事について説明しています。新しい職業の内容やメリット・デメリット、必要なスキルなどを自然に語り合う場面で、日常的な英語の会話スタイルがよく現れています。こうした実践的な場面を学ぶことで、英語スピーキング練習やIELTS スピーキング対策にも役立ちます。

覚えておきたい便利なフレーズとコロケーション

  • patent attorney:特許弁護士。「弁護士」は一般的にlawyerですが、特許関連の場合はこの表現を使います。
  • solid academic background:しっかりした学歴。職業紹介でよく使われるコロケーションで、「しっかりした学術的背景」とも訳せます。
  • range of expertise:幅広い専門知識。「多様な専門技術」という意味で、仕事の魅力を説明する時に便利です。
  • private practices:個人法律事務所。企業の中の部署ではなく、個人で営む法律事務所を指します。

あなたのシャドーイングチャレンジ

さっそくshadowspeakや英語シャドーイングの練習をしてみましょう。ビデオの中で「It's extremely interesting for a start. For example, I feel I use a range of expertise.」という部分があります。この2文を選び、以下のステップで練習してください:
1. ビデオを聴き、発音とイントネーションを注意深く観察します。
2. 1文ずつ繰り返し聴き、すぐ後ろについて話します(シャドーイング)。
3. 自分の声を録音して、元の音声と比べてみましょう。
この練習は英語スピーキング練習やIELTS スピーキング対策にも効果的で、自然な発音とリズムを身につけることができます。ぜひ挑戦してみてください!

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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