シャドーイング練習: Invention Of Corn Flakes - The Dr. Binocs Show | Best Learning Videos For Kids | Peekaboo Kidz - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Hey friends!
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So much has changed, isn't it?
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Look at me back then and look at me now.
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But hey, what do you think has not changed?
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My healthy breakfast of Corn Flakes!
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And today, I am going to tell you all about the invention of Corn Flakes.
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Come on, let's go!
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Zoom in!
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Did you know earlier Americans would eat very heavy and oily food for breakfast.
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They would eat absolutely anything.
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This led to a whole country of people with upset stomachs and acidity.
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Which made some people want to try a healthier breakfast.
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One such person was the superintendent of a health spa in Michigan.
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...called the Battle Creek Sanitarium and a health fanatic himself, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg.
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Dr. John along with his brother Wilkeith Kellogg wanted to make a healthy breakfast meal for their countrymen.
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So in 1887, they did this by mixing cornmeal and oatmeal into a dough.
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Then added nuts and baked them into biscuits by passing them under a roller.
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These were then crumbled up into little pieces and were served as a new healthy food.
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The brothers called it Granula.
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They used this as a healthy meal at their spa, but it was totally bland.
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However, this was named similar to another product of the same name created by James Caleb Jackson.
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...back in 1863.
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So, to avoid being sued, they changed the name to Granola instead.
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All was going well for the brothers after that.
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Then one day, while in the middle of heating wheat to make crackers...
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...they were called away on some urgent business.
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When they came back, the wheat dough had been heated and then cooled to a crisp.
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They still carried on with the processed dough and put it through the roller.
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They expected a big sheet of dough as usual.
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But to their surprise, when they flattened the dough, it broke into separate flakes.
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This they thought was an even better idea.
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And the people at the spa loved them.
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So, the Kellogg brothers started experimenting with different kinds of grain...
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...to find out what else could work.
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Until in 1898, they tried this process with corn and were delighted at the results.
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As were all the patrons at the spa.
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And this is how corn flakes were invented.
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However, this is where the brothers had a disagreement.
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John felt that the flakes were great as it is and like all his other healthy foods,
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Corn Flakes were also bland and tasteless.
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Will on the other hand, knowing that they weren't the only people selling cereal like Corn Flakes, felt that if they added sugar to it,
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they would taste better and sell more.
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But John would have none of it.
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He didn't want something that he thought so unhealthy added to his creation.
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...and the Corn Flakes were left untouched for a long time.
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After selling their foods together for a while...
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...Will Kellogg finally separated from his brother in 1906...
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...bought the rights of the Corn Flakes from him and started his own company...
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...The Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company.
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Here he started mass selling his own sugar-coated Corn Flakes...
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...which instantly became a huge hit.
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After a long legal battle over the Kellogg name, Will won the rights to use their own name...
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...and his company became...
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...the Kellogg's Cereal Company we know today.
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And that is how Corn Flakes became the breakfast cereal of today.
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Aren't you glad they added sugar to it?
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They would taste so bland without it.
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And now you know what it's time for.
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It's...
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Travia Time!
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Time!
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The word cereal comes from an ancient Greek word, Cyrillia.
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A major festival celebrating Ceres, the Goddess of Agriculture.
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Astronauts ate Kellogg's Corn Flakes aboard Apollo 11 the Spacecraft.
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Well friends, that's the story behind my favorite breakfast food.
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And I'm sure it's the same for many of you too.
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And with all the amazing flavors we have today, it's no wonder that Kellogg's is famous the world over.
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That's it for today.
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Tune in next time for more fun facts.
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This is me, Zooming out!
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See you

この動画で話す練習をする理由は？

この動画ではコーンフレークの発明について、興味深いストーリーを通じて英語を学ぶことができます。話の流れに従って英語を聞きながら発声練習ができるため、英語スピーキング練習に最適です。特に、健康的な朝食を作ろうと奮闘する兄弟の話を聞くことで、実際の生活に役立つ表現を学ぶことができます。また、shadow speechの手法を使って、動画の中の言い回しやイントネーションを真似ることで、自信を持って英語を話す力を育てることができるでしょう。

文法と表現のコンテキスト

この動画では、いくつかの重要な文法構造や表現が使用されています。以下はそのいくつかです：

  • 過去形の使用：「Did you know...」という質問形式は、視聴者の注意を引き、話題への興味を促進します。
  • 受動態：「was called away」や「were invented」のような表現は、行動の受け手に焦点を当て、より客観的な視点を提供します。
  • 比較級の使用：「even better idea」といった表現は、優れた点を強調し、話の展開に説得力を持たせます。
  • 現在完了形：「has changed」は、過去の出来事と現在の関連性を示し、語り手の成長を表現します。

これらの構造を理解することで、IELTS スピーキング対策にも役立ち、よりスムーズで自然な会話が可能になります。

よくある発音の罠

この動画ではいくつかの発音やアクセントで注意が必要な部分があります。特に「corn flakes」や「Kellogg」といった単語は発音が難しい場合があります。日本語の音とは異なるため、練習が必要です。また、言い回しの中でアクセントが強調される部分もあり、自然なイントネーションを身につけることが重要です。英語シャドーイングを用いることで、これらの発音や流れをより理解しやすくなります。

このように、YouTubeで英語学習を進めることで、楽しく効果的に英語力を向上させることができます。

シャドーイングとは？英語上達に効果的な理由

シャドーイング（Shadowing）は、もともとプロの通訳者養成プログラムで開発された言語学習法で、多言語習得者として知られるDr. Alexander Arguelles によって広く普及されました。方法はシンプルですが非常に効果的：ネイティブスピーカーの英語を聞きながら、1〜2秒の遅延で声に出してすぐに繰り返す——まるで「影（shadow）」のように話者を追いかけます。文法ドリルや受動的なリスニングと異なり、シャドーイングは脳と口の筋肉が同時にリアルタイムで英語を処理・再現することを強制します。研究により、発音精度、抑揚、リズム、連音、リスニング力、そして会話の流暢さが大幅に向上することが確認されています。IELTSスピーキング対策や自然な英語コミュニケーションを目指す方に特におすすめです。