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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2023/08/22
Peeling the sunburned skin.
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
①Ross: (He’s peeling his sunburned skin on his arm with great fervor.) I like doing this, you know. Once I start, I can’t stop. And when I can peel off a really big piece all at once, it’s quite satisfying.
②You:( )
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2023/08/22
What is KIMODAMESHI?
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
At your place. You are there. Joey is entering.
①Joey: (looks happy)Hey, what is KIMODAMESHI. I was invited to it.
②You:( )
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2023/08/17
My key’s gone!
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
Department store elevator. You and Rachel, hanging shopping bags a lot.
①Rachel: (struggles to get her car key from her pocket, drops it as the elevator stops. It slips into the gap between the elevator and the floor) No way! My key’s gone!
②You:( )
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2023/08/17
Someone is setting the mountain on fire!
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
In Kyoto, at night, you and Rachel were strolling around in the town.
①Rachel: (She looks ahead and stops) Oh my god! Look! Someone is setting the mountain on fire! What’s going on?!”
②You: ( )
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2023/08/17
What’s marriage even about?
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
You and Chandler are chatting.
①Chandler: Hey, you know Ross has been divorced three times already, right? But he’s still saying he wants to get married. Why? What’s marriage even about?
②You: ( )
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2023/08/17
During a drive, I dozed off briefly…
At your place. Ross and You are chatting.
①Ross: Once, during a long summer drive home, actually I dozed off briefly and changed lanes unknowingly on the highway. It was very scary.
②You: ( )
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2023/08/13
What’s wrong with that boy?
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
At a station, Joey and you are walking when Joey notices a boy crying alone.
①Joey: Hey, what’s wrong with that boy? Did he get lost?
②You: [approach the boy and say]( )
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2023/08/12
Ross got terribly sunburned!
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
At a certain beach. You and your friends are playing with a ball. Only Ross is lying on a beach chair, soaking up the sun. You approach Ross.
①You: Hey Ross, we’re gonna take a break and have some snacks or something at the beach house over there. Wanna come?
②Ross: Oh, I prefer to stay here like this. You guys go ahead.
③You: Alright, catch you later!
After a while, you find Ross fast asleep on a beach chair, terribly sunburned and bright red.
④You: ( )
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2023/08/12
What’s that sound like, a cannon?
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
At your place. Joey and You are hanging out at night.
①Joey: What’s that sound like, a cannon? I can feel the bass in my stomach.
②You: Oh, they have a big fire festival at the lake every year. That’s what it is.
③Joey: Wow, can we see it from here?
④You: ( )
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2023/08/12
It’s getting dirty in town lately.
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
① Ross: I saw a drunk sleeping on the street this morning. I think those people are increasing. Actually there are puke a lot on the street. It’s getting dirty in town lately.
② You: ( )
