シャドーイング練習: What is YOUR English level? Take this test! - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Hello lovely students and welcome back to English with Lucy Today is an incredibly important lesson.
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We are finally going to work out what your English level is.
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A1, A2, B1, B2 or even C1 or the top level.
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It's so important to know and understand your level of English
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because it helps you decide how to proceed with your language with your learning journey.
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In this lesson, we are going to go through a couple of questions at each level
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so you can understand your English ability.
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However, if you want to take this really seriously, I have created a really in -depth free online level test.
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This will more accurately measure your English level.
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If you would like to take the free level test, just click on the link in the description box.
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Quickly, let's just revisit what the CEFR levels actually are.
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This is the Common European Framework of Reference. to six levels.
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We have A1 and A2, the beginner levels, with A1 considered absolute beginner.
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We have B1 and B2, the intermediate levels, and then C1 and C2, the advanced levels.
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C2 is a near native level of language.
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you share your results in the comment section down below.
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Okay, A1, Question one: She to read books every day.
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It should be B, likes.
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She likes to read books every day.
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Number two.
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I have two and one brother.
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Which answer is correct?
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It should be D, sisters.
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I have two sisters and one brother.
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And number three.
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I can't see very well.
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Have you seen my...
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What should it be?
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It should be C, glasses.
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Okay, if you pass those three questions, it's likely you have an A1 level, but let's test for A2.
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One, my mum is...
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than my dad.
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It should be B, taller.
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My mum is taller than my dad.
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If you study, you The test, what should it be?
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It should be A, will pass.
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If you study, you will pass the test.
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And number three, which of these sentences is correct.
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I'll give you a bit of extra time here.
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It should be C.
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They want to go with us.
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Did you get everything right?
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If so, it's likely you have an A2 level.
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If you want to know for sure, I recommend taking my free in -depth level test.
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The link is in the description box.
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Let's move on to the intermediate levels.
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Firstly, B1.
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Number one, Jared.
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early in the afternoon.
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which one's correct?
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It should be be, will be arriving.
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Jared will be arriving early in the afternoon.
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Let's try number two.
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Which question was most likely asked based on this response?
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I have never been to Paris.
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Here are the options.
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Which question was it?
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It should be D, have you ever been to Paris?
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And three, report this sentence correctly.
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I have to work tomorrow.
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Which one should it be?
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It should be D.
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He said he had to work the following day.
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Did you get all of those right?
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If so, it's likely that you have a B1 level.
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If you want to know with more confidence, take the level test.
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The link is in the description.
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Okay, let's try B2, upper intermediate.
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This is where it starts to get really challenging.
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Number one, he have said that to you, but at least he apologised.
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Which should it be?
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It should be B, shouldn't.
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He shouldn't have said that to you, but at least he apologised.
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Choose the relative clause in this sentence here.
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It should be B who moved to the country three years ago.
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And number three, choose the correct sentence out of these four.
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It's A, if you had learned the lyrics, you would be singing in the choir.
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Did you get all of them right?
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If so, it's likely you have a B2 level, but as always, if you want to know for sure, you can take the more in -depth test.
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The link's in the description.
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Okay, it's time we move on to the advanced levels, the C levels.
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We'll start with C1.
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Number "After nine years of marriage, we decided to get a divorce, but we separated..." Thank you.
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What should it be?
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It should be B, on good terms.
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We separated on good terms.
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Number two, we have developed several new for market research to streamline our ongoing Which should it be?
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It should be A, criteria and analyses.
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We have developed several new criteria to streamline our ongoing analyses.
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And number three, which of these sentences uses the passive perfect infinitive correctly?
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It should be D.
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Alejandro should have been informed of these changes.
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Did you get all of them right?
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If so, it's likely that you speak English to a C1 level.
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As always, if you want to know with more certainty, then take the free level test.
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The link is in the description.
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Let's move on to our final highest level.
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proficiency level C2.
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Number one, his lack of And general unhappy nature contrasted sharply with the extreme composure and humour of his brother.
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Which should it be?
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It should be C, charisma, charisma.
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Extra points for correct pronunciation, charisma.
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Number two.
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Which idiom could replace the underlined portion of this sentence?
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It's B, to go back on his word, to go back on his word, to not fulfill a promise.
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And number three, the department head of finance assured me that this matter as quickly as possible.
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It should be would be dealt with, would be dealt with.
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Did you get all of those correct?
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If so, it's likely that you have a C2 level or you are a native speaker, although I assure you, lots of native speakers would not be able to achieve this level,
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especially in an exam.
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As I've been saying throughout, if you want to have a better, more accurate understanding of your English level, don't forget to take my English level test.
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It's free to take, Also, don't forget to share your level in the comment section down below.
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That's it for today's lesson.
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I hope you enjoyed it.
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I hope you learned something.
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I hope you learned what your level might be.
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Don't forget to connect with me on all of my social media, and you can check out all of my English courses.
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If you're working towards a B1 level, we have an amazing B1 course.
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You can also get on the waiting list for our B2 course.
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I will see you soon for another lesson.

文脈と背景

このビデオでは、英語のレベルを測るためのテストを紹介しています。話者は、学習者がどのレベルに所属するのかを理解することが重要であり、それによって次の学習ステップを決定できると述べています。CEFR（共通ヨーロッパ言語参照枠）に基づくレベル分け（A1からC2まで）の説明も行われており、これは英語スピーキング練習を目的とする学習者にとって非常に有用です。

日常会話に使えるトップ5のフレーズ

  • She likes to read books every day. （彼女は毎日本を読むのが好きです。）
  • I have two sisters and one brother. （私は妹が二人と兄が一人います。）
  • Have you seen my glasses? （私の眼鏡を見ませんでしたか？）
  • My mum is taller than my dad. （私の母は私の父より背が高いです。）
  • If you study, you will pass the test. （もし勉強すれば、あなたはそのテストに合格します。）

これらのフレーズは、日常的な会話に役立ち、特に基礎的な英語スピーキング練習に最適です。

段階的シャドーイングガイド

このビデオの内容を効果的に学ぶためには、以下のステップを踏みながら英語シャドーイングを行いましょう。

  1. 字幕を確認する: 動画の英語の字幕を見ながら、スピーカーの発音を理解します。
  2. 音声を聞く: 英語のフレーズを何度も聞いて、音声に慣れ親しみます。
  3. 繰り返し練習する: スピーカーの後に続いて声に出して発音します。最初はゆっくりとしたペースで、慣れてきたら速度を上げてみてください。
  4. 録音して確認: 自分の発音を録音し、スピーカーと比較してみることで、改善するポイントを見つけます。
  5. フィードバックをもらう: 友人や先生に自分の発音を聞いてもらい、正確さや流暢さについてのアドバイスをもらいましょう。

これらのステップを踏むことで、英語のスピーキング能力が向上し、特にシャドーイングにおいても効果的な学習が可能になります。より上達したい方は、shadowing siteを利用したり、YouTubeで英語学習をすることでさらなる練習を重ねることができます。

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。