シャドーイング練習: What do you think ? English Speaking Course Everyday - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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What do you think?
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Oh no no. No way.
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Episode 18: Dora Wants to Raise a Pet
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Welcome home, Dora.
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How was your day?
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It was as usual, but you know what saved my day?
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What brightened your day, my friend?
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When walking down the street from the K &K supermarket, I met those little puppies that we played with at the park yesterday.
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That's all?
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What do you mean?
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They are so adorable and they even wiggled their tails in seeing me?
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They are dogs.
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They wiggle their tails all the time.
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Jess, I'm thinking about adopting a puppy.
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What do you think? on the order of local authorities.
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Oh no no, no way.
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Why is it so?
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I thought you had fun with those dogs at the park.
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I did, Dora, but it's a different thing.
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Playing with pets such as dogs or cats is taking candies from a baby.
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It's fun.
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Jess!
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You should be ashamed of yourself for that action.
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Oh, come on.
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That's just a metaphor, an example.
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Wait, where was I?
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You were talking about playing with pets?
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Yes, let me finish this sentence.
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I mean, playing with pets is much easier than bringing them home.
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I understand that getting a pet is no easy decision.
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So let's table this.
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Make this a debate about the pros and cons of raising a pet.
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If I win, we can have a pet.
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Alright.
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The first drawback to pets in the home is allergies.
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Rejected.
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We're both allergy -free to animals, aren't we?
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You won.
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Next, the biggest disadvantage of getting a pet is an increase in responsibility.
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Just like a young child, pets rely on you for absolutely everything.
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Most pets, such as dogs, cats, and birds, can be trained.
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That'll be a relief for pet owners.
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Don't forget that we have a hectic schedule.
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Sometimes we even have to go on business trips.
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A dog will need you to walk him to the park.
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Plus, our apartment is not so spacious for big pets.
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I get what you mean.
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A small pet like a hamster or mouse might be a better option.
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There you go, Dora.
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All in all, we can have a pet if we can take care of it, right?
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Yes, we can.
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No matter what kind of pet you get, I'm sure that we'll experience joy and love.
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Aww, thank you Jess.
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Music.
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Hello!
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Welcome to the pet's loving home!
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What can I do for you girls?
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We're looking for a pet.
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We'll go for adoption!
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Wait a minute, Jess.
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I thought we were done talking about this at home.
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I don't want to sound like a bad person.
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However, as far as I can see, Raising an adopted pet will demand us a lot of effort and responsibilities.
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We take care, tame, and train every single pet, either normal or adopted, in pets' loving home.
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So don't worry about it.
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See, I told you, adopt don't shop.
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By adopting an animal that's been abandoned, You are giving a good home to a living thing.
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We also open up shelter space for another animal who might desperately need it, right?
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That's very true.
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I'm so proud of you, Jess.
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So what kind of pet do you want to raise?
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We're quite busy and also new to getting pets, so we'd love to adopt some small and easy to raise animals.
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Oh, I see.
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Please follow me, I'm going to show you two around.
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Thank you.
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In Pets Loving Home, we house several kinds of animals.
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Some of the most common pets that people often raise at home are dogs, cats, birds, and small rodents,
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such as hamsters, mice, guinea pigs, and so on.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Besides, lesser known animals are also some of people's preferences.
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We have iguanas!
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Too ugly.
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Not very pretty.
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Snakes?
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Too slithering. And scary.
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Turtles?
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Too slow.
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As slow as a snail.
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How about ferrets?
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A bit too furry.
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Rabbits?
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Awwww!
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How cute they are!
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But bunnies have lots of babies.
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Well, that's all we have in Pets Loving House.
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Wow, how about that beautiful parrot?
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Oh, that's Captain Kiwi.
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He was brought here way down from a rainforest in New Zealand.
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His mother died when he was two months old.
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Kiwi was found to have an injured wing so he can't fly anymore.
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That's the saddest story I've ever heard.
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Yeah, right?
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What a pity for the little bird.
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Jess, can we adopt him, please?
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Please, please?
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Welcome home, Captain Kiwi!
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You're part of our family now.
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Home, home!
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Look how excited he is.
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I'm so happy we decided to bring Kiwi home.
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He will be a new wind for us.
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Yes, but do you want to give him a different name?
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I think Captain Kiwi is a pretty name for him.
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He was from New Zealand, the Kiwiland.
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And he also has green feathers like the color of a kiwi.
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Captain Kiwi is definitely just a name for him.
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Sounds reasonable.
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Anyways, remember to put him in the cage that we bought.
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I gotta give Mike a call to tell him about our new pet now.
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Yes, I remember it now.
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Your new parrot will need a cage to call home.
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You'll also want to pick out a small padlock for the door.
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Remember that birds are incredibly smart and crafty creatures.
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So if you're not careful, your parent may figure out how to escape the cage.
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A padlock will ensure your bird stays inside its cage, where it will be safe when you're not home.
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Alright Kiwi, this is your home now.
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My name is Dora.
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Good night, little bird.
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Night night!
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Music playing.

この動画が話す練習に最適な理由

「What do you think? English Speaking Course Everyday」のエピソードは、日常会話のリアルな流れが再現されているため、英語の話し方を練習するのに最適です。友達同士の自然なやり取りで、「その場の反応」や「意見のやりとり」がスムーズに展開されています。また、「adopt a puppy」「hectic schedule」などの実用的なフレーズが多く含まれており、YouTubeで英語学習をする際に必ず使える表現が満載です。

自然な会話のコツを学ぶ

この会話の中には、ネイティブがよく使う自然な表現がいくつかあります。それらを分解してみましょう。

  • 「It was as usual, but you know what saved my day?」:「いつも通りだったけど、でも今日の日を救ってくれたものがあるんだけど?」という意味。「you know what~?」は友達との会話でよく使われ、相手の興味を引く表現です。自然な会話では、このように「けど」で話を転換することで、リズムが生まれます。
  • 「Playing with pets is taking candies from a baby.」:「ペットと遊ぶのは簡単なことだ」という比喩表現。「taking candies from a baby」は「非常に簡単なこと」を表すイディオムで、ネイティブは比喩を使うことで話を生き生きとさせます。
  • 「Let's table this.」:「この話は一旦保留しよう」という意味。会議や日常会話でよく使われるフレーズで、話を整理する際に便利です。短いフレーズで明確な意思表示ができるのがポイントです。

効果的な練習方法:シャドーイング

この動画を使ったシャドーイングの練習方法を紹介します。shadowspeaksやshadowing siteを使うとさらに効果的ですが、ここでは基本的な方法を説明します。

  1. 動画を10秒ずつ再生:会話の一部を再生し、すぐにその後に自分で同じ内容を話してみます。「What do you think?」のような短いフレーズから始めましょう。
  2. 録音して比較:自分の声を録音し、ネイティブの発音やイントネーションと比較します。「They are so adorable and they even wiggled their tails in seeing me?」のような長い文では、リズムが合っているか確認します。
  3. 繰り返し練習:同じ部分を5回以上繰り返し、自然に話せるようになるまで練習します。shadow speechのように、口の動きや発音の仕方を真似ることで、流暢さが増します。

この方法を続けると、日常会話のリズムや表現が自然に身につきます。

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。

文型動画での表現
受動態 be + 過去分詞 — 誰がするかより、何が起きるかに焦点を当てるcan be trained · were done · been abandoned
現在完了形 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去の出来事が今も関係しているthat's been abandoned · I've ever heard
「might / may」による可能性 might/may + 動詞 — 起こりうるが確実ではないことmight be · might desperately · may figure
最上級 the -est / the most … — グループの中で一番the biggest · the most common · the saddest

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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