シャドーイング練習: What do you do in your free time? - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が14文、単語が167語あります。 音声の長さは0:52です。 話す速さは速く、1分あたり約195語です。音のつながりや弱く発音される音が多くなります。 単語の87%は英語の頻出3,000語に含まれるため、語彙は分かりやすいです。

この動画の重要語彙

動画に出てくるやや難しい単語15語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

• mirror /ˈmiɹɚ/ (名詞) — 鏡, 姿見. A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
• helpful /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ (形容詞) — 役に立つ, 有用. Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.
• skill /skɪl/ (名詞) — 腕, 技. A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
• connect /kəˈnɛkt/ (動詞) — 繋げる. To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
• relax /ɹɪˈlæks/ (動詞) — くつろがせる. To make something loose.
• grammar /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/ (名詞) — 文法. A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general.
• vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ (名詞) — 語彙, 語彙力. A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
• confidence /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dəns/ (名詞) — 自信, 確信. Self-assurance.
• besides /bɪˈsaɪdz/ (副詞) — それに, ほかに. Also; in addition.
• prefer [pɹɪˈfɝ] (動詞) — …の方を好む, …の方が好きである. To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.
• spend /spɪnd/ (動詞) — 消費する. To pay out (money).
• master /ˈmæstɚ/ (名詞) — 主人. Someone who has control over something or someone.
• weekend /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ (名詞) — 週末, 土日. The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.
• shop /ʃɑp/ (名詞) — 店, 店鋪. An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
• coffee /ˈkɑfi/ (名詞) — コーヒー豆. A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.

動画に出てくる句動詞

• do in (動詞) — やる. To kill or end; to defeat.

注意したい発音

• 「sh」と「zh」の音: shop /ʃɑp/, mention /ˈmɛnʃən/

この動画での練習方法

1. まず声を出さずに動画を最後まで聞き、知らない単語をメモします。
2. まず0.75倍速で一文ずつシャドーイングし、慣れてきたら通常の速度に戻します。
3. 自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。mirror, helpful, skillなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。

この動画の文法

話し手がよく使っている文型を、動画の実際の表現とともに紹介します。