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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2023/09/01
I can’t handle horror thing!
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
At your place. Ross and you are chatting.
①Ross: You know I mentioned that girl I like, right?
②You: Oh yeah, Any progress?
③Ross: Yep, she invited me to a movie.
④You: Nice!
⑤Ross: Well, here’s the thing, it’s a horror flick and I can’t handle those. what should I do?
⑥You: ( )
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2023/09/01
My cat keeps bothering me!
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
At the coffee house, Phoebe’s surrounded by books, focused on notes as you enter.
①You: Hey, Pheebs! What are you doing?
②Phoebe: My Homework is due tomorrow but I can’t do it at home! My cat keeps bothering me like this! ↓
③You: ( )
When you decide to do your homework but the universe is against it pic.twitter.com/VI9v7gXxBs
— Cats That Heal Your Depression (@Catshealdeprsn) August 25, 2023 -
2023/08/30
What’s summer vacation like in Japan?
設問（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
At the coffee house. Ross and you are chatting.
①Ross: Ah, looks like summer is coming to an end. It’s kinda sad, huh? Hey, what’s summer vacation like in Japan?
②You: ( )
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2023/08/30
What ghost stories are there in Japan?
設問（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
At the coffee house. Rachel and you are chatting.
①Rachel: Hey, what ghost stories are there in Japan? I want to hear one. Can you tell me the scariest one you know?
②You: ( ) -
2023/08/22
Can I sleep here?
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
At your place. You are on the couch in the living room. Joey is entering. He is holding a blanket and a hugzy.
①Joey: (looking scared) Hey, uh, can I sleep here? And I was hoping you could sleep here too.
②You: What? What happened?
③Joey: I watched The Shining.
④You: ( )
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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: ( )
