シャドーイング練習: Zendaya’s Hair is a Secret - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Zendaya’s Hair is a Secret”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: hair, wig, Zendaya, expertly, extensions. This video has 28 sentences and 388 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:00. The speaker talks fast, about 195 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| expertly adverb | /ˈɛk.spɝt.li/ | In an expert manner; with great skill. |
| wig noun | /wɪɡ/ | A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness, for cultural or religious reasons, for fashion, or by actors to help them better… |
| blend verb | /blɛnd/ | To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other. |
| accentuate verb | /əkˈsɛn.t͡ʃu.eɪt/ | To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress. |
| baddie noun | /ˈbædi/ | A person of bad character, especially in a work of fiction. |
| excite verb | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement. |
| recognizable adjective | Able to be recognized. | |
| silhouette noun | /ˌsɪluˈɛt/ | An artistic depiction, often of a person's profile, in the form of an outline without any other visual details, similar to a shadow, made by cutting a piece of… |
| timeless adjective | Eternal. | |
| odyssey noun | /ˈɑ.dɪ.si/ | An extended adventurous voyage, usually in search of home. |
| waist noun | /weɪst/ | The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach. |
| iconic adjective | /aɪˈkɑnɪk/ | Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon. |
| compromise noun | /ˈkɑmpɹəˌmaɪz/ | The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions. |
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like expertly, wig, blend.
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。












