Activity 23

シャドーイングするときは、リスニングしながら、耳に入ってくる内容を同時にリピートする。一度に１つの発音にフォーカスするようにしょう。ここに並べている単語は共通点のあるセットだ。１、２分ほど、これらの単語の発音を練習しよう。それから文節全体をシャドーイングしてみよう。

“pig” の“i”が入った単語発音を練習しよう。

Hadashi no Tabi( HNT)の第3章全体をシャドーイングしてみよう。１０分間練習しよう。

The following words all contain the short ‘i’ sound from ‘pig’. Practice pronouncing them for a minute or two (YouTube). You may wish to read them as word pairs. 

• It’s English
• didn’t think
• will fit in
• morning practice, 
• begin university
• little fitter 
• simple training
• teaching planning

Now listen to HNT Chapter 3 (where you’ll encounter those words) and shadow along for 10 minutes.

HNT Chapter 3

I am a teacher. I teach English. I walk to school every day, because I’m training to walk in Japan.
 
Today, two weeks before I fly to Japan, I had to walk to school two times. I had forgotten my teaching notes. I didn’t mind, because I like to walk.
 
Walking is natural. It’s easy and simple to walk. It’s good for our bodies. It’s good for me.
 
But now I am planning to walk a long way. Japan is 3000km from south to north. That’s far. Of course, I need to train. I need to practice. I need to get ready. How am I doing that?
 
I just walk every day. I walk to work in the morning, and in the afternoon I walk home. Sometimes I run, but not often. My body is fit enough. I have walked and run for many years. I think it’s more important to train my mind. And my mind is fit too. The last three summers, I walked for many weeks in New Zealand.
 
In Japan, I will start by walking slowly. Slowly, I will grow fitter. I will lose some weight. Later, I will run a little. That’s my plan. It’s a simple plan, but I think it will work. We’ll see.