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Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
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I'm Neil.
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And I'm Pippa.
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Many of us don't think twice about where the food in our kitchen comes from.
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One trip to the supermarket and we can buy anything we want, whether that's fruit grown in South America, tomatoes from Spain or rice flown in from Asia.
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Do you know where the food you buy comes from, Neil?
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I try to pay attention and buy stuff that's locally produced but actually sometimes I don't really look.
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How about you?
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I actually have a calendar on my kitchen wall which tells me which fruits and vegetables are grown at what times of year.
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The reality is that the supply of fresh food to the UK is fragile.
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The UK imports around 40% of its food and this supply chain can easily be disrupted by wars, shortages and, increasingly, by climate change.
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In fact, the UK Government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs recently reported on the importance of food security, the term for having a reliable enough supply of affordable, healthy food to feed everyone.
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In this episode, we'll be investigating the issues affecting food production in the UK.
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As usual, we'll learn some useful new vocabulary and remember there's a quiz, worksheet and transcript of this episode on our website bbclearningenglish.com.
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But first, of course, Pippa, I have a quiz question for you.
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I mentioned that Britain imports 40% of its food from other producers, mostly in Europe.
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But which European country does the UK import the most food from?
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Is it A.
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France, B.
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The Netherlands or C.
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Ireland?
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I've seen the Netherlands on a lot of food packaging in the UK, so I'm going to say B.
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The Netherlands.
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OK, well, we'll find out if you're right later in the programme.
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According to the UK government's recent report, there are many issues affecting Britain's food supply – geopolitical conflicts like those in Ukraine and Iran, droughts and water shortages, loss of biodiversity caused by climate change – the list goes on and on.
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Here, climate reporter Mark Poynting discusses the report's conclusions with BBC Radio 4's The Food Programme.
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And it really draws on scientific research to come up with what it calls as a reasonable worst-case scenario for how biodiversity loss could affect UK security.
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And its conclusions are really quite stark.
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The first line of the report says global ecosystem degradation and collapse threatens the UK's national security.
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The report describes a worst-case scenario where Britain runs out of food.
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A worst-case scenario is the worst possible thing that could happen in a particular situation.
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Mark says the report's conclusions are stark, an adjective which in this case means obvious or severe.
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Another problem with food security relates to climate change.
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Carbon emissions from food production make up around a third of all greenhouse gases, from the diesel used to drive tractors, to fertilisers, to cows and sheep producing methane.
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Emma Pinchbeck is the Chief Executive of the UK's Climate Change Committee.
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She spoke about this problem with BBC Radio 4's The Food Programme.
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The biggest chunk of emissions from agriculture comes from simply having livestock on the land.
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That's the bit of the puzzle that we need to think about going forward.
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And in the way that we've thought about it, for every cow or sheep we take off the land, we put on something else.
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And what that does overall is it makes farmers and landowners part of the solution to climate change, not the problem.
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Livestock – that's farm animals such as cattle, sheep and pigs – contribute most of the carbon emissions from agriculture.
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Moving towards a sustainable food supply involves reducing the amount of meat and dairy we eat in favour of non-animal protein, such as beans and lentils.
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Encouraging farmers and consumers to move away from meat is a piece of the puzzle, according to Emma.
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A piece of the puzzle means a part of the solution to a problem, In this case, the twin problems of food security and climate change.
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Emma says it's important to think again about how farmland is used.
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For every cow or sheep taken off the land, something else, such as a fruit tree or vegetable crop, is put in its place.
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That way farmers become part of the solution, not the problem.
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An idiom meaning that if you are not actively trying to fix a problem, you are helping it continue.
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Lots of ideas to chew over there, Neil.
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But now, isn't it time you revealed the answer to your question?
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My question was, which European country does the UK import the most food from?
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And you said B, the Netherlands.
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And you were absolutely correct, Pippa.
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It is the Netherlands.
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The UK imports 7.6 billion pounds worth of imports, especially vegetables and dairy.
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OK, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned, starting with food security.
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The situation where a country has a reliable enough supply of food to feed its population.
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The worst case scenario is the worst possible thing that could happen in a particular situation.
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The adjective stark has several meanings, including obvious and severe.
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Livestock are animals and birds that are kept on a farm, such as cows, sheep or chickens.
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The phrase a piece of the puzzle means a part of the solution to a problem.
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And finally, the idiom be part of the solution, not the problem, means that if you are not actively trying to fix a problem, you are helping it continue.
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Once again, our six minutes are up, but if this topic has made you hungry for more, why not check out our food topic page on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.
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Bye for now.
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Goodbye.
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このビデオで話す練習をする理由は？
「The future of food」のビデオは、英語を学びたい方にとって素晴らしい学習リソースです。このビデオでは、食料の供給、気候変動の影響、そして私たちの食生活についての重要な話題が取り上げられています。これにより、私たちが日常的に口にする食べ物とその背景にある複雑な要因について、理解を深めることができるのです。また、自分の意見を英語で表現する機会も増え、IELTS スピーキング対策にも活用できます。シチュエーションに即した会話のトピックは、英語を話す自信を高める良い練習になるでしょう。
文法と表現の文脈
このビデオには、英語学習者にとって重要な文法や表現がいくつか含まれています。以下に代表的なものを紹介します：
- 形容詞の用法: "The first line of the report says global ecosystem degradation and collapse threatens the UK's national security." - ここでは、「threatens」という動詞が文章の主旨を強調しており、リスクを明示的に示すための効果的な表現です。
- 仮定法: "A worst-case scenario is the worst possible thing that could happen…" - 仮定法を使った表現により、想定外の事態の深刻さを強調しています。
- 動名詞: "Moving towards a sustainable food supply involves reducing the amount of meat…" - 動名詞を使用することで、具体的な行動を提案し、より身近に感じさせています。
- 比喩表現: "A piece of the puzzle means a part of the solution…" - 比喩を用いることで、問題解決の複雑さをわかりやすく表現しています。
一般的な発音の罠
ビデオ内で特に注意が必要な単語やアクセントもあります。例として以下のものが挙げられます：
- degradation - これは「デグラデーション」と発音されることが多く、最初の音節にアクセントがあります。
- sustainable - この単語はしばしば速く言われるため、母音が曖昧になりがちです。各音節を意識して練習しましょう。
- biodiversity - 複雑な単語のため、正しく発音することが難しいですが、練習すれば自信を持てるようになります。
これらの発音をしっかり練習することで、shadowspeakの効果を最大限に活かし、より流暢なスピーチを目指しましょう。
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。