シャドーイング練習: Why you need a good night's sleep ⏲️ 6 Minute English - YouTubeで英語スピーキングを学ぶ
C1
6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
106 文
文が短すぎたり長すぎる場合は、Editをタップして調整してください。
1
6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
2
Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
3
I'm Georgie and we're ready to start, Phil.
4
Phil?
5
Phil!
6
Sorry Georgie, I was just catching 40 winks,
7
you know, getting some shut-eye, dozing, taking a nap.
8
I was sleeping.
9
Sleeping at work!
10
Phil, how could you?
11
I know, I know.
12
Sorry, I didn't sleep well last night.
13
I'll forgive you this time,
14
but make sure you go to bed early tonight because getting a good night's sleep is incredibly important.
15
For example, did you know that people who get enough sleep live about five years longer than people who don't?
16
Wow.
17
So a good night's sleep can lengthen your life.
18
In this programme, we'll be finding out more about the benefits of sleep and,
19
as usual, learning some useful new vocabulary as well.
20
But first, now that you've woken up,
21
I have a question for you.
22
Do you know how much of the average person's life is spent asleep?
23
Is it a a half, b a quarter, or c a third?
24
Hmm, I think we spend about a third of our lives sleeping.
25
OK, well, I'll reveal the correct answer at the end of the programme.
26
The question of why humans sleep is not easy to answer.
27
In terms of evolution, why would it make sense to go unconscious every night,
28
leaving yourself vulnerable to danger?
29
It can only mean that the benefits gained from sleep are huge.
30
Here, science journalist Ginny Smith explains some of these benefits to BBC Radio 4 programme Inside Science.
31
So we've probably all experienced this,
32
that if you've had a bad night's sleep and then you try and do some work,
33
you just can't concentrate.
34
Your brain isn't in the right state to take in new information.
35
But we also need to sleep after we've learnt new things because that's when our brain consolidates the information,
36
takes it from short-term storage to long-term storage,
37
fits it in with other things we already know.
38
That old adage of if you've got a problem, sleep on it.
39
Your brain does actually work on things during the night
40
and you can often wake up and have solved the problem in your sleep.
41
When we sleep, our brains refresh,
42
leaving us feeling rested in the morning.
43
But after a bad night's sleep,
44
it's more difficult to concentrate.
45
We can't take in or understand new information.
46
We also have the saying,
47
if you've got a problem, sleep on it.
48
To sleep on it means to delay making a decision until you've had time to think about it.
49
But that also turns out to be true scientifically speaking.
50
During sleep your brain really can work out problems and find solutions.
51
But what about the other side of the story?
52
What happens when you get too little sleep, or none at all?
53
Here's Ginny Smith again, talking to BBC Radio 4 programme Inside Science.
54
SLEEP DEPRIVATION IS A FORM OF STRESS,
55
AND WE KNOW THAT WHEN YOU ARE STRESSED,
56
YOUR SORT OF FIGHT OR FLIGHT RESPONSE IS ACTIVATED,
57
AND THAT CAUSES ALL THESE CHANGES IN YOUR BODY THAT FOCUS ON IMMEDIATE SURVIVAL OVER LONG-TERM HEALTH.
58
BUT IF WE ARE CHRONICALLY STRESSED,
59
MONEY WORRIES OR A STRESSFUL GIVE,
60
changes in your body that focus on immediate survival over long-term health.
61
But if we are chronically stressed,
62
money worries or a stressful job or something that's going on forever
63
or life or chronic sleep deprivation that's causing that level of stress,
64
then you might constantly have a damped-down immune system which can then lead to all these knock-on problems.
65
Having none or too little of something important is known as deprivation.
66
Sleep deprivation is stressful for the body.
67
so stressful that it activates a fight-or-flight response,
68
changes in the human body in response to a life-threatening situation,
69
which make us either stay and fight the threat,
70
or run away from it.
71
As well as a fight-or-flight response,
72
the stress of not getting enough sleep over a longer period also creates problems,
73
including heart disease and a weakened immune system.
74
Lack of sleep has these knock-on effects.
75
It causes other things to happen, but not directly.
76
Now do you see why it's so important to get a good night's sleep, Phil?
77
Plus, it will stop you sleeping at work again!
78
Right, I think it's time to reveal the answer to my question.
79
Yes, you asked me how much of the average person's life is spent asleep,
80
and I said it was about a third.
81
Which was the correct answer!
82
Assuming you sleep eight hours a day,
83
the average person will sleep for 229,961 hours in their lifetime,
84
or around one third of their life.
85
OK, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned,
86
starting with the phrases catch 40 winks,
87
get some shut-eye, doze and take a nap – all of which mean to sleep.
88
When someone takes in information, they understand it.
89
If you have a problem and you sleep on it,
90
you delay making a decision until you've had time to think about it.
91
Deprivation is an absence or too little of something important,
92
such as food or sleep.
93
The fight or flight response describes changes in the human body in response to a dangerous situation,
94
which make us either stay and fight the threat,
95
or run away from it.
96
And finally, if something has a knock-on effect,
97
it causes other results indirectly.
98
Once again our six minutes are up,
99
but remember to join us again next time for more trending topics and useful vocabulary here at 6 Minute English.
100
Goodbye for now.
101
Bye!
102
from bbclearningenglish.com Learn English from the news with BBC Learning English.
103
One big story every week,
104
three news headlines and all the vocabulary you need to understand the story in English.
105
Plus, you can download a free worksheet on our website for every episode.
106
Search Learning English from the News on your podcast app or visit bbclearningenglish.com.
アプリをダウンロード
話したすべての文をAIが採点
TRENDING
人気動画
このレッスンについて
このレッスンでは、良い睡眠の重要性について学びます。また、実生活で役立つ語彙やフレーズを取り入れながら、リスニングやスピーキングのスキルを向上させるための練習を行います。英語の発音を良くするための効果的な方法として、shadow speech（シャドースピーチ）やshadowspeak（シャドースピーク）を活用することで、自然なリズムやイントネーションを身につけることができます。
重要な語彙とフレーズ
- sleep deprivation（睡眠不足）
- concentrate（集中する）
- benefits of sleep（睡眠の利点）
- fight-or-flight response（闘争か逃走かの反応）
- long-term storage（長期記憶）
- wake up feeling rested（すっきりと目覚める）
- problem-solving（問題解決）
- good night's sleep（良い睡眠）
練習のヒント
この動画では、会話のスピードは適度で自然です。そのため、リスニング練習としてはとても良い素材です。最初に、動画を通して視聴し、内容を理解することから始めましょう。その後、shadow speechを実践するために、フレーズを一文ずつリピートしてください。特に、感情表現や話し方のトーンに注意を払い、shadowspeaksを意識して発音することが大切です。
この練習を通じて、IELTS スピーキング対策にも役立つ表現力を養いましょう。発音の改善に意識を向け、自然なスピードで話せるようになるまで、何度も繰り返すことをおすすめします。
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。