つぶやき出すには《お題》が必要だよね！
「英語でつぶやくこと」は、英語を話せるようになる1人トレーニングとしてとても有効。でもそれを、いざ実践しようとすると…「さて、何をつぶやく？…えーと…」となってしまい、つぶやき始めるまでに結構時間を食ってしまう。何をつぶやくか？いちいち考えなくても、即、つぶやきをスタートできる方法ってないかなあ…。と言うわけで、つぶやきを引き出してくれる刺激になりそうなアレコレ（質問、問いかけ、働きかけ、…などの言葉やイメージ ※もちろんFRIENDSからも色々抜粋！）を、《お題》として予めリストしておくことにしました。そうすれば「これらを見るだけで、何を言おうか迷うことなく、自動的に、言葉にしたい内容が湧き上がってくるだろう」。そんなアイデアの実践です。さて、うまく機能するかどうか？ひとまずこれを使って英語つぶやきトレーニングを続けてみたいと思います。英語を話せるようになりたい方々とシェアできればうれしいです。
《トレーニング要領》
- ①以下の《お題》を見て湧いてくることを英語でつぶやく。
- ②必ず声に出して行う。（ヒソヒソでも良いから）
- ③一旦、日本語を介さないようにする。
- ④センテンスが出てこなければ、単語を並べていくだけでも良い。
- ⑤Google翻訳などに音声入力し、答え合わせしてみる。（言いたいことが通じてれば良いと思う）
新着つぶやき《お題》
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2023/04/28
I wonder if it’s okay for me..
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
①You: Hey, Rach, What’s wrong? You look serious.
②Rachel: okay, well, let’s see, everyone I know is either getting married, or getting promoted, or getting pregnant, and I’m getting nothing. No plan so far. I wonder if it’s okay for me to stay like this.
③You:( )
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2023/04/28
My first salary!!
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
①You: Look, look, look, check it out! My first salary!! (and then showing off the pay stub)
②Joey: Let me see, let me see! That’s it? your salary is only this much? That’s crazy, it’s way too low!
③Chandler: In Japan, salaries haven’t gone up over 30 years, you know.
④You: ( )
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2023/04/24
Have you decided the plan for GW?
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
①Ross: Hey, have you decided the plan for GW?
②You: No, I am still thinking about it.
③Ross: Why don’t we go picnicking at river or something? We can have BBQ too.
④You:( )
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2023/04/24
I got a washing machine!
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
①Rachel: Ta-daaa! I got a washing machine!
②You: Oh, great!
③Rachel: So, tell me how to use.
④You: ( )
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2023/04/24
What are you gonna do this weekend?
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
①Joey: So It’s Friday. What are you gonna do this weekend?
②You: ( )How about you?
③Joey: I got a date.
④You: Hey Joe, let me ask you a question. I see you’re going on dates with different girls one after another. How on earth are you doing it?
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2023/04/19
My next door’s dog kept barking!
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
At the coffee house. You, Ross, and Phoebe are on the couch. Phoebe is sleeping very peacefully. You and Ross are watching her.
①Phoebe: (waking and yelling suddenly) Oh! What the–!
②Ross: It’s okay, y’know, you just nodded off again.
③You: What’s going on with you?
④Phoebe: I got no sleep last night!
⑤Ross: Why?
⑥Phoebe: My next door’s dog kept barking all day and night. The dog is crazy! I talked to the owner, Clara, about it, but she doesn’t care at all. What am I gonna do?
⑦you:( )
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2023/04/18
C’mon! Get up the courage!
あなたは⑤で何と言う？
At the coffee house. There’s the couch. You and Joey are there. And you noticed a woman at a table by the window who is really your type.
①You: Wow! Look at her! She is amazing! I wish I could have a girlfriend like her.
②Joey: Well, go over to her! She is not with anyone.
③You: What?! well, if I were you, I could do you like ” How you doin’ “.
④Joey: Why not! Listen, you’v been wanting a girl friend for long time, right? If you aren’t gonna take a chance like this, you would never get any girl friend. C’mon! Get up the courage!
⑤You: ( )
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2023/04/18
How was your first day?
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
At the coffee house. Joey sits on the couch. You are sitting next to him.
①You: Hey!
②Joey: Hey, how was your first day at (work)?
③You:( )
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2023/04/18
How’s it going? Living alone.
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
①Chandler: How’s it going? Living alone, huh? Is everything going well?
②You:(Yeah, it’s pretty good except for my mom calling me every day.)
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2023/04/18
Whatcha reading?
( )にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
①You: Hey, whatcha reading?
②Ross: Oh, this is a new book by Haruki Murakami. It just came out today! I’ve been really excited for this one.
③You: ( )
