シャドーイング練習: Where Does Yogurt Come From? - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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You know what one of my favorite snacks is?
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Yogurt!
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It's creamy and tangy.
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Tangy means sort of sour and strong tasting, and I think it's really delicious.
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Sometimes I'll have some yogurt for breakfast, maybe with some granola sprinkled on top, or some fruit mixed in.
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Or sometimes I'll just have it as a snack!
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It's so tasty and it's also really good for you!
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Most yogurt is made from milk.
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Usually cow's milk, but not always.
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There's also goat milk yogurt, sheep milk yogurt, and even buffalo milk yogurt.
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But the ingredient that makes it so thick and creamy, and gives it that tangy taste, is something you might not expect.
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Bacteria.
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Surprising, right, Squeaks?
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Bacteria are super-duper small living things, too small for us to see with our eyes.
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You might have heard people mention them when they're talking about germs that can make you sick.
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Just like there are lots of different types of animals and plants, there are also lots of different types of bacteria.
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And the kinds that we put in milk to make yogurt are actually good for you!
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Before yogurt makers add this special good bacteria to the milk,
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they first get rid of any bad bacteria that could make you sick by pasteurizing the milk or heating it up.
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That kills any bad bacteria that might be hanging around.
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We do this for all sorts of stuff that's made from milk.
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Yogurt, of course, and also cheese and butter.
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Once the yogurt makers get rid of any bad bacteria, it's time to introduce the good bacteria.
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This is the special stuff that makes yogurt, yogurt!
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We call them probiotics!
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We already have some of these bacteria inside our bodies, and they help our stomachs stay healthy.
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Sometimes it's good to get extra probiotics, like if you have an upset stomach or you are taking certain types of medicines.
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So the probiotics in yogurt are like a special extra boost.
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When we add probiotics to milk, they start to eat a type of sugar that's in the milk.
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And as they eat it, they turn it into something else, an ingredient called lactic acid.
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That's what makes yogurt so creamy and tangy!
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There are a bunch of different types of probiotics out there, and they all make yogurt taste a little different.
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Some yogurts have a really strong flavor, and other yogurts are pretty mild.
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The type of milk the yogurt is made of affects the flavor, too.
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Yogurt from a cow will taste different than yogurt from a sheep.
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You might also have seen yogurts that aren't made from animal milk at all.
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Maybe they're made from soy milk, or coconut milk, or almond milk.
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The same kind of probiotics that are added to cow
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or sheep milk to make yogurt are added to non-dairy milks like soy milk, and that's how they become yogurt, too.
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But of course, we can put different flavors in the yogurt to give it different tastes, like vanilla or strawberry.
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Yogurts can also taste different from one another because of another ingredient — sugar.
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More sugar means the yogurt tastes sweeter.
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And there's usually more of it in flavored yogurts than in the plain kind.
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We try not to eat too much sugar, though.
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And a little bit is okay, but eating a lot of sugar isn't very good for you.
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You know what, Squeaks?
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All this yogurt talk is kind of making me hungry.
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How about a nice fresh bowl of tangy yogurt?
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We could even add some raspberries on top!
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Thanks for joining us!
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このレッスンの語彙とスピーキングのポイント

このA2レベルのスピーキングレッスンは、動画「Where Does Yogurt Come From?」を教材にしています。 繰り返し出てくる語は次のとおりです:yogurt, milk, bacteria, probiotics, taste。 この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が51文、単語が628語あります。 音声の長さは3:09です。 話す速さは速く、1分あたり約199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79%は英語の頻出3,000語に含まれます。残りは練習の前に確認しておきましょう。

この動画の重要語彙

動画に出てくる覚えておきたい単語15語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

単語発音意味
yogurt 名詞/ˈjɒɡ.ət/ヨーグルト
flavor 名詞/ˈfleɪvə/味, 風味
sheep 名詞/ˈʃiːp/羊, ヒツジ
ingredient 名詞/ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/成分, 原材料
stomach 名詞/ˈstʌmək/胃, 胃袋
delicious 形容詞/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/美味しい, 旨い
maker 名詞/ˈmeɪk.ɚ/作者, 作り手
snack 名詞/snæk/軽食, スナック
thick 形容詞/θɪk/太い, 厚い
acid 名詞/ˈæsɪd/酸
hungry 形容詞/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/空腹な, 飢えた
plain 名詞/pleɪn/平地, 平野
butter 名詞/ˈbʌtɚ/バター, 牛酪
introduce 動詞/ˌɪntɹəˈdus/紹介する, 引き合わせる
buffalo 名詞/ˈbʌf.ə.loʊ/野牛

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is made · aren't made · are added
「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 not expect · might have · might be
「will」の未来表現 will + 動詞 — その場の決定、約束、予測I'll have · I'll just have · will taste
現在進行形 am/is/are + -ing — 今まさに、または最近起きていることthey're talking · are taking

注意したい発音

話し手はI'll, they're, aren'tなど、短縮形や弱形を7回使っています。聞こえたとおりの短い形で発音しましょう。

  • 「sh」と「zh」の音: sheep /ˈʃiːp/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, nutritious /nuːˈtɹɪʃəs/
  • 長い単語(アクセントの位置に注意): ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/, probiotic /ˌpɹoʊ.baɪˈɑ.tɪk/

日本語話者が苦手な音:

  • /r/ と /l/ の区別 — /l/ は舌先を歯茎につけ、/r/ はどこにもつけない: granola /ɡɹəˈnoʊlə/, sprinkle /ˈspɹɪŋkəl/
  • /v/ — /b/ にならないように、上の歯を下唇に当てる: flavor /ˈfleɪvə/, vanilla /vəˈnɪl.ə/
  • /f/ — 「フ」ではなく、上の歯と下唇で出す: flavor /ˈfleɪvə/, buffalo /ˈbʌf.ə.loʊ/

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。yogurt, flavor, sheepなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。

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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