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記事をもとに生きた語彙やフレーズを学習しつつ、講師とのディスカッションを通して、スピーキング力とコミュニケーション力を磨いていきます。
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Topic 1 California to Approve Testing of Truly Driverless CarsCalifornia is set to open its roads up for the first time to self-driving vehicles with no human drivers.
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Topic 2 Lessening Effect of Robots on the Human Work ForceTechnology activists are appealing to tech companies and their leaders to build a future in which the effect of machinery on humans is lessened.
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Topic 3 Space Tourism and Business Looking UpSpaceX said it will fly two people to the moon. This has not been attempted since NASA’s Apollo moon landings.
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Topic 4 New Technology Helps Move HeartsNew travel box that can keep heart beating during transport helps many patients who need transplant.
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Topic 5 Young Programmer’s App Helps War Veteran Father Sleep BetterYoung programmer invented new app to help war veterans who were suffering from insomnia.
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Topic 6 Driverless Electric Buses Tested in Paris, Las VegasMore and more cities across the world are experimenting with driverless vehicles on public streets.
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Topic 7 Photo Editing App Improves Your ShotsPeople take hundreds or even thousands of photographs with their smart phones. But when they take a special photo, they might want to make sure that the picture looks its best.
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Topic 8 Google Reports Progress in Bringing Internet Service to Rural AreasThe owner of technology company Google has reported progress in its plan to offer Internet service to rural areas around the world.
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Topic 9 Boaty McBoatface Is BackBritain’s National Environmental Research Council (NERC) was building the ship to carry out scientific research in polar waters.
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Topic 10 Malawi Launches Humanitarian Drone Testing CenterMalawi has launched a testing center for humanitarian drones.
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Topic 11 Researchers: Driverless Scooter Provides Safe and Easy RideDriverless technology is quickly progressing, with many cars being tested on roads around the world.
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Topic 12 NASA: Newly Discovered Planets Could Hold Life FormsFor the first time ever, astronomers have discovered a system of seven Earth-sized planets orbiting around a single star.
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Topic 13 Google Announces Two New Updates to AndroidIf you have an Android phone, you should know about two new updates to Android that Google announced this past week. The updates add new features to Android phones to make them more useful.
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Topic 14 How to Turn Your Phone into a Wi-Fi HotspotWhile it may seem as if Wi-Fi is available everywhere, sooner or later you will go somewhere Wi-Fi is not. You still need to get on the Internet. What are you to do?
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Topic 15 Study: Moon Is 4.51 Billion Years OldScientists have studied these questions. And now, a group of researchers from California have an answer. Based on their studies, they think the moon is 4.51 billion years old.
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Topic 16 WikiLeaks: US Intelligence Can Use Electronic Devices to SpyWikiLeaks has published documents it says show how the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) collects information from electronic devices.
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Topic 17 These Paper Drones Can Make Deliveries, then DisappearAn American company has built a new drone that could improve the efficiency of deliveries.
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Topic 18 India Launches 104 Satellites Into OrbitA single Indian rocket launch Wednesday morning sent a record 104 satellites into space.
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Topic 19 China Space Plan to Develop “Strength and Size”China wants to develop “strength and size” in its space program, a China National Space Administration official said last week.
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Topic 20 10 Tech Tools to Teach You New WordsTechnology has given us new tools and ways to learn languages faster and easier. Here are a few tools that could help you.
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- 英語で会話をするだけでなく、ディスカッションなどを楽しみたい方
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- 今ある英語力を維持したい方
- 長文読解の力を養いたい方
- 様々なトピックを題材にして、会話の練習をしたい方
学習する内容
- 世界各地のニュース記事を題材に、長文読解の練習と自分の意見を述べる練習を行います
できるようになること
- 英語のニュース記事を読むことができる
- 自分の考えや意見を英語で伝えることができる
- 根拠や理由、自身の経験を交えて、まとまった文量の英語を話すことができる
基本的なレッスンの流れ
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1記事の音読
ニュース記事を音読します。その際に講師が発音のチェックを行います。
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2理解度チェック
記事の理解度を確認する質問をします。慣れてきたら、記事の内容をそのまま読んで答えるのではなく、自分の言葉で説明したり、記事とは別の言い回しで答えたりしてみましょう。
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3ディスカッション
いくつか記事に関連した質問をします。自分の国とはどのように違うのか、記事に対してどのように感じたかなど自分の意見を述べたりして、論理的に話す練習をしましょう。
教材担当より
ニュース記事は、英語学習者が興味を持てるようなものを厳選しています。世界各地のニュースを英語で学びながら、講師との会話をお楽しみください。特定の分野の記事だけでなく、幅広い分野の記事を学習することで語彙力も飛躍的に向上します。
レッスンを受講する前に、予習として意味の分からない単語などについて調べておくと、レッスンでは「話すこと」に集中できるので効果的です。