シャドーイング練習: What If You Spent Too Much Time On Phone? | Social Media | The Dr Binocs Show | Peekaboo Kidz - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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Oh little kitty, please look at yourself.
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Too much social media seems to be affecting you lately.
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Oh, whatever.
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I think it's time to share with you all the consequences
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of spending too much time online by answering a need of the hour question.
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What if you spend too much time on social media?
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Zoom in.
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Let's be honest.
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Social media helps us to stay connected with friends and family.
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access educational information, learn about what's happening around the world and much more.
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In general, there is no harm in using it.
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But as we know, too much of anything is bad.
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And the same can be aptly said for social media too.
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And believe it or not, we are spending quite some time scrolling through our screens.
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Greens.
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Yes, according to some studies conducted in 2022,
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on average, an Internet user spends a whopping 6 hours and 53 minutes online per day.
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So, it won't be wrong to say
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that people are getting addicted to it the same way people would get addicted to alcohol, cigarettes or drugs.
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But, how is that possible?
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Well, it's because just like any other addiction, most social media sites are deliberately designed to have the same
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addictive effects on our brains by triggering the brain's reward system to release dopamine,
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the feel-good chemical you get for doing things you like.
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Though there is nothing wrong with an optimum level of dopamine as our bodies need it for better functioning and staying motivated,
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but when we start to perform the same thing repetitively,
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the action becomes less exciting and the brain reduces the level of dopamine.
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So, to get out of this dopamine deficit state and feel good again,
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we end up consuming more of these platforms to give us the same pleasure we experienced with a lesser amount before.
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And, as our phones are easily accessible,
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in no time we become addicted to these speedy rewards disguised as likes comments
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and other notifications but the major problem with all this is
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that these dopamine deficit states can feel similar to depression and anxiety that could harm our professional,
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social and academic life.
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We get used to this quick reward system
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and many compulsive social media users end up giving up their hobbies that involve a lot of effort to achieve success.
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Because of all this, cyber bullying,
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privacy issues, feeling inferior and coming across inappropriate content can also have a harsh effect on us.
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Which makes us wonder, what should we do to avoid getting addicted to protect ourselves?
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Well, the first and foremost thing is to try to actively create time in your schedule
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when you are not on any screen.
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as some quiet time can be great brain break.
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Secondly, while doing an important task like homework,
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try to get into the habit of keeping your phone far away with your notifications off.
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Thirdly, spend quality time with friends, family and with your hobbies.
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And most importantly, do not share any personal information like your address, phone number or school name with strangers.
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Also, pledge not to use technology to hurt anyone else through bullying or gossip.
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Soon you'll discover countless benefits of living in the real world.
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Trivia Time!
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Did you know people touch their smartphones over 2600 times a day? a day.
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Also, young adults who used more than 300 minutes of social
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media per day were 2.8 times more likely to become depressed within 6 months.
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Hope you learned something important today.
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Until next time, it's me Dr. Binox, Zooming out.
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No Kitty, that phone is very expensive.
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Ow!
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Never mind.
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「What If You Spent Too Much Time On Phone? | Social Media | The Dr Binocs Show | Peekaboo Kidz」を使って、シャドーイングで英語を練習しましょう。
毎日15〜30分の練習で、IELTSスピーキングへの自信と実践的な英会話力が身につきます。
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。