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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2023/07/13
If I were looking for a roommate…
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
At Joey’s. Joey is writing something on a piece of paper at the kitchen table. You enter from the front door.
①You: Hey, Joe, what’s up?
②Joey: I’m making ad copy to find a new roommate. Chandler moved out to Monica’s. I gotta find a new roommate. So I’m gonna post my ad in the newspaper. (He shows you the paper.)
③You: (reading it) “Wanted: Female roommate, non-smoker, non-ugly.” ..Okay..
④Joey: What? Is something wrong here?
⑤You: Nah, I was just thinking about what I’d say in the copy if I were looking for a roommate.
⑥Joey: What message would you come up with?
⑦You:( )
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2023/07/08
What is the occasion which you hate.
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
You are one of FRIENDS. At monica’s place. Monica and You are talking at the kitchen table.
①You: Why does Chandler hate Thanksgiving?
②Monica: That’s because he was told by his parents about their divorce right in the middle of the Thanksgiving dinner when he was a child.
③You: Oh, I see.
④Monica: Hey, do you have any days or occasions that you dislike, similar to Chandler’s Thanksgiving?
⑤You: ( )
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2023/07/06
Joey totally forgot about the audition.
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
At your place. You are relaxing on the couch in the living room.
①Chandler: (enters, looking tired)
②You: Hey, what’s up?
③Chandler: (goes to the fridge, takes out two cans of beer, and hands one to you) You know the audition I got for Joey, right?
④You: Yeah, you asked your friend from college who became a movie director, didn’t you?
⑤Chandler: Yeah.
⑥You: I heard that you haven’t talked to her in like ten years. It must have been tough to ask for her help. You must have wondered if you were being rude. I think you’re the best, though. Huh?
⑦Chandler: (drinks beer and sits on the sofa) The audition is today, and Joey totally forgot about it until now.
⑧You: What?! But it’s a big opportunity, right? I heard it’s an Al Pacino movie. That’s huge!
⑨Chandler: Yeah, he’s rushing to the audition, but I think it’s too late.
⑩You: ( ) -
2023/07/06
There’s a new Indiana Jones movie coming soon!
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
At the coffee house, Ross is sitting on the couch, engrossed in his smartphone, as you approach him.
①You: Hey, what’s up?
②Ross: Hey! Did you hear? There’s a new Indiana Jones movie coming soon! I can’t wait to watch it!
③You: ( ) -
2023/07/06
What plans do you have in this summer.
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
At the coffee house. Phoebe and you are chatting there.
①Phoebe: It’s July. Summer is around the corner. What plans do you have in this summer.
②You:( ) -
2023/07/06
Tell me how to get it cheaper!
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
At Joey’s. Joey is trying to fix his broken fridge. Many parts are scattered around as you enter.
①You: Hey… whoa, whoa, whoa. Are you destroying it?
②Joey: (He gives up fixing it) Alright, that’s it. I need to get a new one. Tell me how to get it cheaper!
③You: ( ) -
2023/07/06
I ate everything.
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
①You: Hey, Joe, you look sick. Are you okay?
②Joey: My fridge broke down, so I ate everything in there.
③You ( )
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2023/07/06
They might have stolen my credit card number!
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
When Monica is trying to get some cooking stuff on a website, she notices that there’s something suspicious there.
①What?! Oh my god! This must be a scam website! They might have stolen my credit card number! What am I gonna do?!
②You: ( ) -
2023/06/18
Monica and I had a stupid fight!
Monica and I had a stupid fight!
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
Chandler is comming in your place. He is looking so frustrated.
①You: What’s up?
②Chandler: Nothing. Monica and I had a stupid fight!
③You: ( )
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2023/06/18
They really need to stop seeing each other.
（ ）にはまるセリフを作ってつぶやけ。
Ross is a college teacher. Elizabeth is one of Ross’s students.
①Joey: Hey, what’s up, man?
②You: I’ve been thinking about Ross and Elizabeth. They really need to stop seeing each other. It goes against the rules at his workplace.
③Joey: That’s ridiculous!
④You: ( )
