シャドーイング練習: ZOOTOPIA 2 SCENE CLIP | BUNNY AND OVERSHARE SCENE CLIP - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “ZOOTOPIA 2 SCENE CLIP”. This video has 53 sentences and 424 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:46. The speaker talks at a natural 153 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| discomfort noun | /dɪsˈkʌmfɚt/ | Mental or bodily distress. |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| fluffle noun | /ˈflʌ.fəl/ | A group of rabbits. |
| overshare verb | To share too much or in excess. | |
| unresolved adjective | For which no solution has been found. | |
| suppress verb | /səˈpɹɛs/ | To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue. |
| unhealthy adjective | /ʌnˈhɛl.θi/ | Characterized by, or conducive to poor health. |
| insecure adjective | /ɪnsəˈkjʊɹ/ | Not secure. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| emotionally adverb | /ɪˈməʊʃənəli/ | In an emotional manner; displaying emotion. |
| rabbit noun | /ˈɹæbɪt/ | A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. (Those of the larger kind are instead called hares) |
| trauma noun | /ˈtɹɔm.ə/ | Any injury to the body of a living thing. |
| patent noun | /ˈpeɪtənt/ | An official document granting an appointment, privilege, or right, or some property or title; letters patent. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 17 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 discomfort, scare, fluffle.
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。











