シャドーイング練習: Japan for Kids - A kids guide to Japan. - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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Today's country is...
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Japan!
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Welcome to Japan!
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Our world is made up of the sea and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 areas of land called continents.
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Japan is on a continent called Asia.
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It takes about 12 hours to fly there from our country, the UK.
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That's like spending a whole day or a whole night on a plane.
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Japan is made up of four main islands and lots of small ones as well.
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People often think that Japan looks a bit like a dragon.
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All countries have things that make them special.
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One of the things that makes Japan special is the food.
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There are so many types.
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Popular dishes include blowfish, noodles and sushi.
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Sushi is seasoned rice, beautifully presented in bite-sized portions, often with fish and vegetables.
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In Japan, they also have these really fun square watermelons.
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They usually eat their food using chopsticks.
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These are two sticks used to pick up food and put it in your mouth.
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A fun fact, in Japan at Christmas, families gather around to eat a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken to celebrate.
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It started many years ago and has become a national tradition.
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The Japanese invented karaoke.
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This is where you sing along with music.
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In Japan, the word karaoke means empty orchestra.
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We've all seen and used vending machines to buy drinks and snacks, but in Japan these are taken to a whole new level.
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You can buy clothes, pancakes, flowers, hot stew, fish soup.
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All sorts of things can be found in Japanese vending machines.
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Have you heard of the game Rock Paper Scissor?
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It is very popular in Japan.
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It was probably invented in China, but Japanese people have been playing it for hundreds of years.
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There are songs about the game and big competitions take place.
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Japan makes some of the best robots in the world.
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You can even visit a robot restaurant.
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In Japan they've made a robot which can play rock paper scissor and the robot always wins.
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Unfortunately in Japan they have earthquakes.
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This is when the ground suddenly shakes.
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In Japan they have 2-3 earthquakes every day, but most of these are so small that no one notices.
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They get earthquakes because Japan is in an area known as the Ring of Fire.
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This also means there are volcanoes.
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The highest mountain in Japan is called Mount Fuji and this is a volcano.
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It has not erupted for about 300 years.
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This means no lava, fire or smoke has come out for a very long time.
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Gardens and parks are very important in Japan.
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They are designed like artworks with every detail planned.
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Japanese rock gardens or zen gardens help people relax.
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Sometimes rocks
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and other objects are carefully placed to create a wonderful environment symbolizing the essence of nature with shapes
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and patterns in the sand to represent water.
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In Japan they have a very different way of writing and talking.
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They call their country Nippon.
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This means sun's origin, where the sun comes from.
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This has led to some people calling Japan the land of the rising sun.
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The circle in the middle of the Japanese flag represents the sun.
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Let's learn some more Japanese.
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To count to three they say Ichi-ni-san.
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Let's try together very quietly.
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Ichi-ni-san.
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Now let's go a little louder Ichi-ni-san.
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Now let's go as loud as we can Ichi-ni-san.
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Fantastic!
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In Japan they don't say hello, instead they say Konichiwa!
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毎日15〜30分の練習で、IELTSスピーキングへの自信と実践的な英会話力が身につきます。
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。