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6 Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com Hello.
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This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
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I'm Phil.
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And I'm Georgie.
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For me, there's nothing like reading a book.
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I love turning the pages and the smell of the paper.
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But nowadays, the fact is that much of the time we read from electronic screens, not paper.
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Yes, like Georgie, I love books.
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I also find that too much screen time hurts my eyes.
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But the availability of digital information means that I end up reading from screens most days.
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So, apart from sore eyes, is this a problem?
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Is reading from screens harmless or could it be damaging us in some way, such as reducing our attention span – the length of time that someone can keep concentrated on what they are doing.
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That's what we'll be discussing in this programme.
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And of course, we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary too.
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Great!
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But first, it's time for my question.
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Whether you prefer paper or screens, as humans we're now reading more words than ever before.
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So, how many words does the average person read a day?
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Is it a 50,000 words, b 100,000 words, or c 200,000 words?
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I'll guess it's 50,000 words a day.
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OK, Georgie, we'll find out the correct answer later in the programme.
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Of course, there's little doubt that any kind of reading is good for you.
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Here's Cressida Cowell, author of the How to Train Your Dragon children's books, speaking with BBC Ideas.
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Reading brings three magical powers – creativity, intelligence and empathy.
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Reading for the joy of it is one of the two key factors in a kid's later economic success.
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You're more likely to not be in prison, to vote, to own your own home.
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All of these advantages and benefits happen as a result of lip-seek.
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Cressida talks about the importance of reading for the joy of it.
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When you do an activity for the joy of it, you do it simply for the pleasure of doing it, rather than as a way to gain something else.
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Cressida lists the many benefits of reading for children, including economic success in later life.
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But many of these benefits depend on a state known as deep reading – analysing a text to understand its deeper meaning.
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And in test after test, researchers have shown that deep reading skills develop better when kids read from books.
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Professor Marianne Wolfe is a teacher and advocate for children's literacy around the world.
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Here she explains more about deep reading to BBC ideas.
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When we read at a surface level, we're just getting the information.
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When we read deeply, we use much more of our cerebral cortex.
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Deep reading means that we make analogies, we make inferences, which allows us to be truly critical, analytic, empathic human beings.
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The reality is, it's not what or how much we read, but how we read, that's really important.
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The very volume is having negative effects, because to absorb that much, There's a propensity towards skimming.
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Professor Wolff's research shows that reading from screens encourages reading at the surface level, quickly and superficially looking at what can be easily understood.
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Reading books, on the other hand, activates different areas of the brain, allowing a reader to develop positive traits like empathy and to understand the deeper level of a book, including analogies and inferences.
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An analogy is a comparison between things that have similar features.
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For example, you might talk about the human heart using the analogy of a pump.
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An inference is a guess, opinion or conclusion that you make based on the information you already have.
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For example, seeing smoke in the distance you would make an inference that there's fire.
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It's these types of deeper, more subtle understanding that we get from reading books.
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So why is it that reading from screens doesn't develop these skills in the same way?
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Well, the answer has to do with the volume, the sheer number of words, pings and notifications that screens bombard us with every day.
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Instead of deep reading, this encourages skimming, reading rapidly in order to get a general overview of something.
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I think it's time to reveal the answer to my question, Georgie.
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I asked you how many words does the average modern person read a day?
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And I guessed it was 50,000 words.
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Well, you were half right.
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In fact, the correct answer was double that.
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One hundred thousand words!
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Right, let's recap the vocabulary we've learnt from this programme, starting with attention span – the length of time that someone can stay concentrated on one thing.
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If you do something for the joy of it, you do it simply for the pleasure you get, rather than as a way to get something else.
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The phrase on the surface level describes looking at something quickly and superficially, rather than trying to understand its full, deeper meaning.
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An analogy is a comparison between things that have similar features, for example a human heart and a pump.
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And an inference is a guess or conclusion that you make based on the information you already have, like inferring fire from seeing smoke.
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And finally, skimming is reading rapidly in order to get a general overview of the text being read.
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Once again, as six minutes are up, goodbye for now.
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Bye.
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このレッスンについて
このレッスンでは、本を読むことの重要性について学びます。本やスクリーンからの読書がそれぞれどのように異なるかを理解し、特に本を読むことがどのように深い理解を促進するかについて考察します。さらに、学んだ新しい語彙を使って、英語の発音やスピーキングスキルを向上させるための練習を行います。
重要語彙・フレーズ
- 深い読書 (deep reading): テキストを深く分析して理解すること。
- 同類比較 (analogy): 類似点を見つけて物事を比較すること。
- 推論 (inference): すでに持っている情報を基に結論を導き出すこと。
- 表面的な読書 (surface reading): 情報を単に受け取るだけの読み方。
- 注意持続時間 (attention span): ある活動に集中できる時間の長さ。
- スクリーン疲労 (screen fatigue): 長時間のスクリーン使用による目の疲れ。
- 読書の喜び (joy of reading): 読書を楽しむこと、自分のために行う活動。
- 経済的成功 (economic success): 将来的な経済的安定や成功。
練習のコツ
このビデオのスピードとトーンに合わせた効果的な英語シャドーイングを行うために、以下のポイントに注意しましょう。
- 譜面を追うように: ナレーターの声に合わせて声に出して読む練習をします。初めは少し遅めのスピードで行い、慣れたら徐々に速くしてみましょう。
- イントネーションとリズムに注意: 自然な英語のリズムとイントネーションを真似することで、英語の発音を良くすることができます。
- 反復練習: 難しいフレーズが出てきた場合は何度も繰り返し練習しましょう。特に意味を深く理解するために、各語彙を使った文を考えて発音してみてください。
- リスニングとスピーキングのバランス: 聞くことと発話を交互に行うことで、英語スピーキング練習をより効果的に進めることができます。
- IELTS スピーキング対策: 本を読みながら、得た知識や意見を使って自分の考えを英語で話す練習をすることで、IELTSのスピーキング対策になります。
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。