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。
“d”が入った単語発音を練習しよう。
Hadashi no Tabi( HNT)の第7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 end (or contain) the consonant ‘d’. Pronounce them for a minute or two (YouTube).
- made, during
- Dunedin, Auckland, island, New Zealand
- did, deed, beard
- outside, spread, prepared
- talked, walked, and, worked
- had, good, food, traveled
- friends, decided, married
- old, gold
HNT Chapter 7
Finally, I’m here. I’ve made it to Fukuoka airport. As soon as I pass through customs, I see Mami waiting. It has been four months since I saw her. She looks more Japanese than I remember. Her skin seems smoother.
But Mami doesn’t like my beard. She asks me, “Did you put on weight?”
Outside, we catch a coach into the city. Tonight, we’ll stay at a businessmen’s hotel. We have a lot to talk about. Also, Mami wants to cut my hair. For that, she has brought an electric razor, scissors, a comb, and even a newspaper to spread on the floor. She’s well-prepared!
We had met in New Zealand in April, 1999. Mami had come to New Zealand on a one-year working-holiday visa. First, she stayed in Auckland, in the North Island. Then, after a month or two, she traveled to the South Island, to Dunedin.
Mami wanted to live overseas as a resident, not just as a tourist. However, her English wasn’t good enough, so she decided to improve it. One day, she came to the language school where I worked. And the rest, as they say, is history.
I showed Mami the sights of Dunedin. It’s quite an attractive town. It has old stone buildings built with the profits from gold.
During the weeks we talked. We walked. We shared food and became good friends. Being together soon felt more natural than being apart. We decided to do the deed. It wasn’t long before we were living together and got married.
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