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Oxford Read and Discover, Level 3.
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Wonderful Water, by Cheryl Palin.
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Read by Emily Bower.
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Published and Copyright, Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Introduction Water is all around us.
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We have liquid water in rivers and oceans.
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We have frozen water in ice and glaciers.
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And we have water vapor in clouds and steam.
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Water is very important.
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How many oceans are there?
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What is the biggest ocean animal?
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How much water do we use to take a bath?
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What percent of our body is water?
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Discover!
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Now read and discover more about wonderful water.
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Chapter 1 salt water.
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About 70 % of Earth is covered with water.
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Most of the water is in the oceans.
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There are five oceans.
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The Pacific Ocean?
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The Atlantic Ocean The Indian Ocean?
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The Southern Ocean?
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and the Arctic Ocean.
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The largest ocean is the Pacific Ocean.
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It's 156 million square kilometers.
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It's about 15 times bigger than the USA.
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There are also many seas on Earth.
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The largest sea is the South China Sea.
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It's three million square kilometers.
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One of the smallest seas is the Marmara Sea.
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It's only about 11 ,000 square kilometers.
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All the water in the oceans and seas is salt water.
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Discover!
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The Dead Sea is about 30 % salt.
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It's the saltiest sea on Earth.
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It's so salty, you can float in it.
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Chapter 2 Fresh water.
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About 3 % of the water on Earth is freshwater.
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Most of this fresh water is frozen.
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It's ice.
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It's in glaciers or polar ice caps.
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Some of the fresh water is in lakes and rivers.
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One of the biggest lakes on Earth is Lake Superior in North America.
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It's about 82 ,000 square kilometers.
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The longest river on Earth is the River Nile in Africa.
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It's about 6 ,700 kilometers long.
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Some of the fresh water is in the sky.
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It's in the clouds and the rain.
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Some of the water is in the soil.
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In rocks, or under the ground in caves.
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Discover!
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Most of Earth is covered with water.
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but only about 1 % is fresh water that we can drink.
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The rest is salt water or ice.
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Chapter 3 The water cycle.
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Do you know where water comes from?
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When it rains, water falls from the sky.
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This is called precipitation.
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Rainwater goes into streams.
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Stream water goes into rivers.
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River water goes into seas and oceans.
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When it's sunny, The ocean water gets warm.
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Some water goes up into the sky.
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This is called evaporation.
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The water in the sky makes clouds.
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Then it rains again.
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This is called the water cycle.
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Discover!
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We're lucky to have water in our homes.
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About one billion people don't have clean water in their homes.
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Most of the water we use comes from rivers and reservoirs.
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Clean water goes through pipes to our homes.
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Chapter 4 Water at Home We use a lot of water at home.
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We drink water and we cook with water.
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We also use water for washing.
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We use about 80 liters of water when we take a bath.
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We use about 27 liters of water when we take a shower.
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We use water to brush our teeth.
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And we also need water to flush the toilet.
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We use about 9 liters of water every time we flush.
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We use water to wash and clean other things, too.
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We wash the dishes with water.
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We wash clothes with water.
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We wash and clean everything in the house with water.
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Chapter 5 Water Activities We use a lot of water outside the home.
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We need water for the food we eat.
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Meat comes from animals, and animals drink water.
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Fruits and vegetables also need water to grow.
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We need water to travel.
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We can travel by ship, and by boat.
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We can also make power with water.
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Hydroelectricity is electricity made from water.
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We have fun with water.
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We like to go to the beach in the summer.
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We also like to visit rivers and lakes.
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Lots of sports need water.
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Sailing, surfing, swimming, water skiing, and diving all use water.
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Which water sports do you like?
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Chapter 6 We need water.
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The human body contains lots of water.
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Our body is about 70 % water.
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Our brain is about 85 % water.
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And our bones are about 33 % water.
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Water is very important for the human body.
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We can live for four weeks without food.
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But we can't live for more than about three days without water.
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We need to drink about eight glasses of water every day.
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We need to drink even more water when we play sports and when it's hot.
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We need water because it keeps our blood healthy.
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Our blood is about 50 % water.
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Blood takes food to different parts of our body.
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It takes oxygen from our lungs to other parts of our body, too.
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Discover!
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If we don't drink water, our body gets dehydrated.
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If we're dehydrated, our kidneys and our brain don't work.
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Then we get very sick.
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Chapter 7 Ocean Animals.
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Lots of animals live in water.
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Some animals live in salt water.
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They live in seas and oceans.
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The biggest ocean animal is the blue whale.
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It can be more than 30 meters long and 200 metric tons.
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It eats very small ocean animals called krill.
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It can eat four metric tons of krill in a day.
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Blue whales live in most of the oceans.
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Discover!
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The blue whale is the biggest animal on Earth.
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It can be as big as 25 elephants.
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Many other animals live in salt water.
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There are sharks and lots of other fish.
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All ocean animals need water.
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Water gives them food and oxygen.
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Jellyfish are not fish.
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They are invertebrates.
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They don't have a skeleton.
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They need water to support their bodies.
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Chapter 8 Other animals.
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Some animals live in fresh water.
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They live in rivers and lakes.
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Fish, frogs, Beavers and ducks live in freshwater.
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Big animals also live in freshwater.
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The Nile crocodile lives in rivers and lakes in Africa.
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When large animals come to drink, It pulls them under the water and eats them.
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Land animals need water, too.
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They drink water.
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In the African savannah, animals like zebras, giraffes, and elephants Come to the waterhole to drink.
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The savannah can be very hot and dry, and these animals cannot live without water.
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Discover!
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Hippos need water to keep their skin healthy.
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They stay in water all day to keep cool.
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If they don't have water, they get sunburnt.
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Chapter 9 Too much water.
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Floods can happen when there is too much rain.
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Rivers and lakes become very full.
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Floods can also happen when there are very big waves in the ocean.
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Where there are floods, the water covers roads and paths.
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Cars and people can't get out of the area.
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Discover!
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Just 60 centimeters of water can make a car float.
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The water goes into houses, and people have to leave their homes.
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Sometimes they have to get on the roof of their house to wait for help.
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Callers and people can't get into the area to help.
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The police and firefighters rescue people with boats and helicopters.
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Floods can be very dangerous.
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The water moves fast, and it's very strong.
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Don't play in flood water.
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Chapter 10.
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Save Water.
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When there is no water, rivers and lakes become dry.
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Plants can't grow.
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And animals can't drink.
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If there is no food and no water to drink, people die too.
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Water is very important.
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We all need to save water.
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You can save water at home.
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Turn off the water when you brush your teeth.
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Take a shower, not a bath.
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You can also save water outside the home.
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Collect rainwater to water plants.
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Don't throw things into rivers or lakes.
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People and animals need clean water, not dirty water.
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Remember.
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Our Earth needs water.
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People.
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Animals and plants need water.
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Save our wonderful water.
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この「Wonderful Water」のビデオは、私たちの身の回りにある水の重要性を学ぶだけでなく、英語のスピーキング練習にとっても非常に役立ちます。水に関する興味深い情報を通じて、新しい単語やフレーズを習得し、リスニングとスピーキングのスキルを向上させることができます。特に、多様な文脈で話される内容を模倣することで、自信を持って英語を話す力を養うことができるでしょう。

文法と表現の文脈

ビデオには、以下のような重要な文法構造や表現が含まれています:

  • Aについての質問:「How many oceans are there?」のように、数や量を尋ねる表現は会話において非常に役立ちます。
  • 比較表現:「It's about 15 times bigger than the USA.」という表現は、比較を行う際に重要です。自分の意見や情報を強調する際に使えます。
  • 数量の説明:「About 70% of Earth is covered with water.」のように、数量や割合を述べることで、事実を正確に伝えることができます。

これらの構造を使いこなすことで、より流暢な英語を話すことができるようになります。

一般的な発音の罠

このビデオの中で、英語の発音を良くするために注意すべき単語やフレーズもいくつかあります。特に、以下の言葉に気をつけましょう:

  • Pacific Ocean(パシフィックオーシャン):最初の母音「a」が正しく発音されることが重要です。
  • saltiest(塩辛い):子音の連結に注意し、特に「ty」の部分が滑らかに発音されるよう練習しましょう。
  • Dead Sea(死海):ここでも、強調箇所を意識してアクセントを置くことが大切です。

これらのトリッキーな単語をゆっくりと実践し、shadow speakを用いて何度も繰り返すことで、発音力を向上させましょう。

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話し手がよく使っている文型を、動画の実際の表現とともに紹介します。

文型動画での表現
受動態 be + 過去分詞 — 誰がするかより、何が起きるかに焦点を当てるis covered · is frozen · is called
最上級 the -est / the most … — グループの中で一番the biggest · The largest · the smallest
義務:must / have to / need to 何かが必要であることを伝えるneed to drink · have to leave · have to get

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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。

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