シャドーイング練習: we call this hide-and-sand #FindingDory #30DaysOfDisney #Freeform - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A1 speaking lesson is built on the video “we call this hide-and-sand”. This video has 21 sentences and 84 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:43. The speaker talks at a steady 117 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing.
Key vocabulary in this video
10 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sand noun | /sænd/ | Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in… |
| suffer verb | /ˈsʌfɚ/ | To undergo hardship. |
| pretend verb | /pɹəˈtɛnd/ | To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. |
| ahem | /əˈhɛm/ | The sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat. |
| ahoy | /əˈhɔɪ/ | Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention. |
| squishy adjective | /ˈskwɪʃi/ | Yielding easily to pressure; very soft. |
| seek verb | /ˈsiːk/ | To try to find; to look for; to search for. |
| count verb | /kaʊnt/ | To recite numbers in sequence. |
| fish noun | /ˈfɪʃ/ | A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills; any vertebrate that is not a tetrapod. |
| memory noun | /ˈmɛm.ə.ɹi/ | The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- That's exactly what you say.
- We'll pretend to be the other kids now.
- Do you want to play hide and seek?
- We'll hide, and you count, and come find us.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: squishy /ˈskwɪʃi/, fish /ˈfɪʃ/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like sand, suffer, pretend.
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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