朝イチにテレビを付けて北朝鮮のミサイル発射のニュースで驚いた方が本日は大勢いるかと思います。
私もスマホのニュースを見てびっくり、テレビと付けたら全ての局がミサイルのニュースで特別番組に変わってました。
トランプと電話会談する、首相が声明を発表する等色々な報道がありましたが海外の動き・日本意外での取り扱われ方を知りたい場合は私はよくYahoo! UKを見ます。
https://uk.yahoo.com/
現在は違いますが発射直後はトップに一番大きく掲載されてました。
日本のメディアやサイトは掲載内容の規制が厳しいためどれも似た様な記事になって真実をぼかす傾向もありますがアメリカやイギリスは違う視点で自由に書きますので、「こう言う風に思われてるのか」「こう言う視点で見れるのか」と新たな発見があります。
私がそれを特に大きく感じたのは3/11の大震災の時です。
当時、イギリスのエコノミストと言う雑誌を読んでいたのですが日本のメディアが書いている事と全然違うのですよね。
英語が中級以上の方は、是非海外のサイトもチェックしてみて下さい♪
2017年08月29日
2017年08月22日
洋楽で学ぶ英語、Wham!
私の大好きな歌です＾＾アラフォー世代が懐かしいかと思います！
この歌の初めのナレーションは典型的なロンドン英語です♪
そして歌詞も初心者～の方向けになります。ジョージマイケル、私は大ファンでした。。
彼の素晴らしさやファンに何かをお伝えできればなー♪と思ってます！
2017年08月12日
イギリスでのおもしろコマーシャル
イギリスの面白いコマーシャルベスト10の動画です＾＾
コマーシャルって短い時間の中で簡単に分かり易く相手に伝えないといけないので初心者にはお勧めですね♪
結構笑えますよ、個人的にはナッツのコマーシャルが好きです。
イギリス英語のCMが10個詰まってます！
2017年08月06日
おもしろ英文
面白いですね！ラインだけでは無く日本で書かれている英語で面白いのは結構多くあります！
例えば・・お手洗いでWhen flashing the toilet..「お水を流す時は・・」と書きたいのでしょうがお手洗いのお水を流すのはflushでflashは「光る」です。つまり「お手洗いを光らせる時は・・」になってしまいます＾＾；
また、昔どこかで聞いた話ですが老夫婦の経営しているアパートでゴミ出しの日の張り紙に月・火・水・木。。と書いてありその曜日の英語表記がmoon, fire, water, tree..etc.だったとか。流石にこれはネタかな？と思いましたが。
しかし、お酒を飲む人であれば一度は誤爆メールやラインの経験はあるかと思いますが酔いが覚めた時結構笑えますよね！
2017年05月18日
huluで英語の勉強
huluのデザインが大幅に変わりびっくりです！
ご存知の方も多いかと思いますがネットで映画やドラマを観る事が出来るサイトで、月々1000円で見放題です。
英語の勉強のお役に立てている方も多いです。
私が気に入っているのはネットの環境があればいつでもどこでも観る事が出来て、面白く無い映画は観る事を止めるて他のに変える事が出き、また途中まで見たものは次回続きから再生出来る事です。
最初の2週間は無料なので、お試しをする事を推奨します＾＾
この様なサイトがレンタルビデオ店に衝撃を与えましたよね。私の自宅近くのTSUTAYAは大幅な価格ダウンと漫画本の貸し出しやスマホの販売等の他の物でのサービスを始めました。
ご存知の方も多いかと思いますがネットで映画やドラマを観る事が出来るサイトで、月々1000円で見放題です。
英語の勉強のお役に立てている方も多いです。
私が気に入っているのはネットの環境があればいつでもどこでも観る事が出来て、面白く無い映画は観る事を止めるて他のに変える事が出き、また途中まで見たものは次回続きから再生出来る事です。
最初の2週間は無料なので、お試しをする事を推奨します＾＾
この様なサイトがレンタルビデオ店に衝撃を与えましたよね。私の自宅近くのTSUTAYAは大幅な価格ダウンと漫画本の貸し出しやスマホの販売等の他の物でのサービスを始めました。
2017年03月27日
海外旅行
私のレッスンでは旅行会話も行っている事もあり、旅行が好きで一人でもバンバン海外旅行をする生徒様がたくさんいます。
しかし、この様に支払いの済んだ旅行の会社が破産・・となると泣くに泣けないですよね・・
どうか私の回りに被害者がいない事を祈ります・・
これからの時期は旅行のお申込みをする方が増えると思いますので多少高くても大手を選ぶ事により安心感を買える・・と言うメリットはありそうでうね。
2017年03月15日
The Spice Girls
イギリスを代表する歌手、スパイスガールズのライブです！カッコいいなー＾＾
歌は分かり難いかも知れませんが、ところどころ行うトークでイギリス英語を聞く事が出来ます。
しかし、すばらしいプロポーションですね！
2017年03月13日
リスク管理の英語の動画
この動画、結構役に立ちます。
読む動画です、英語レベル初級です＾＾
リスク管理の動画です。
読む動画です、英語レベル初級です＾＾
リスク管理の動画です。
2017年03月05日
欧米から見た日本の不思議なとこ
海外のサイトでWhat are some strange things in Japan?日本の不思議なとこは何？と言う質問に対して欧米の方が答えた42の点です。
簡単な英語なので、少し長いですがよければ読んでみて下さい。笑えますよ＾＾
Most Japanese people, especially those in major cities, can't drive. The public transportation system is set up so well that only those in the most rural of areas ever need to find their own transportation.
Restaurants in Japan (including many fast-food places) give you moist towels or wipes before your meal.
At many businesses in Japan, they offer alcohol to the employees after six pm.
It is common to give your landlord a small gift upon moving in.
On Respect for the Aged Day, tobacco companies will hand out free cigarettes to the elderly outside of train stations and department stores.
Japanese pizza toppings include corn, mayonnaise, sesame seeds, and squid.
There are no 24 hour ATMs in Japan. ATMs are usually only open during normal bank hours.
Many Japanese teachers think that Japanese parents are lazy.
The words for green and blue are the same in Japanese (unless you're referring to plants), so the word for green traffic lights is "blue."
It is polite to slurp your soup.
Newspaper editors make their headlines so as to not attract attention.
In Japan, Christmas is spent with friends and New Year's Day is spent with family--the exact opposite of most Western cultures.
Japan has about 1,500 earthquakes each year.
In the Japanese language, it is considered rude to say the word "no" directly. Instead, people often say "hmm" or reword things as a question.
It is nearly impossible to become a naturalized citizen of Japan.
You can smoke just about anywhere. There are no public smoking bans.
Japanese people shower first, then get into a hot bath. Everyone uses the same bath water, but it's clean water because they clean themselves in the shower first.
There is no insulation or central heat in most Japanese homes. The Japanese believe in heating people, not rooms, so they wear layers and eat hot foods in cold weather. Rooms generally have their own heating system, or a space heater is used.
Japan has roughly 200 volcanoes.
It is considered inappropriate to show signs of affection toward a loved one in public.
When you go to a funeral or a wedding you must take a gift of money.
Toilets, especially in private homes, often have heated seats and a bidet function.
In Japan, flower arranging is an art that requires intensive study to be properly practiced.
The new generation of Japanese people are not as short as Westerners think (but the average height of men is still around 5'8").
You can buy batteries, beer, wine, condoms, cigarettes, comic books, hot dogs, light bulbs, and many other things from vending machines. Contrary to popular belief, it is actually illegal to sell used underwear in a vending machine; this falls under decency laws.
Many Japanese people eat rice with every meal.
Never stick your chopsticks upright in your rice. This is an old Japanese custom and is what is done when food is offered to the dead. When it is not an offering it is considered to be a very ill omen.
In Japan you will find cars by the names of "It's," "Let's," "Sunny," "Perky," "Gloria," "Move," "Toppo," "Lepo," and "Dump".
McDonald's employees will run outside to give you your drive-thru order.
The Japanese visit shrines and give each other money for New Year's.
It is impolite to tear the wrapping paper off of a gift.
Japanese junior high school students do not need to pass any of their classes to graduate. Education is only compulsory through junior high school.
Packets of tissues with an accompanying advertisement are often handed out on streets and in train stations.
There is almost no vandalism in Japan.
Gas stations are usually full-service; attendants will bow as the car pulls out of the station.
It is not socially acceptable to pick or blow your nose in public, but it is not uncommon to see elderly men urinating onto the tracks or platform at train stations, especially in rural areas.
Most Japanese people have never tasted turkey.
Japan is about the size of California and has half the population of the entire United States.
Snowmen in Japan are made of two large snowballs instead of three.
It will always take one to two hours for a pizza to be delivered.
Contrary to popular belief, there is toilet paper in almost every public place in Japan, with the notable exception of shrines and temples. Paper towels and napkins, however, are found almost nowhere, including in public bathrooms and restaurants. People commonly carry a small washcloth with them and use this to dry their hands.
Fruit in Japan is often expensive. It is not uncommon to pay $2 for a single apple, and a watermelon only slightly larger than a grapefruit can easily cost $15.
The sun is not red in Japan and it would be silly to think that it is. The country itself is referred to by Japanese people as "the land of the rising sun"
Eating or drinking while walking or on the train is considered rude.
簡単な英語なので、少し長いですがよければ読んでみて下さい。笑えますよ＾＾
Most Japanese people, especially those in major cities, can't drive. The public transportation system is set up so well that only those in the most rural of areas ever need to find their own transportation.
Restaurants in Japan (including many fast-food places) give you moist towels or wipes before your meal.
At many businesses in Japan, they offer alcohol to the employees after six pm.
It is common to give your landlord a small gift upon moving in.
On Respect for the Aged Day, tobacco companies will hand out free cigarettes to the elderly outside of train stations and department stores.
Japanese pizza toppings include corn, mayonnaise, sesame seeds, and squid.
There are no 24 hour ATMs in Japan. ATMs are usually only open during normal bank hours.
Many Japanese teachers think that Japanese parents are lazy.
The words for green and blue are the same in Japanese (unless you're referring to plants), so the word for green traffic lights is "blue."
It is polite to slurp your soup.
Newspaper editors make their headlines so as to not attract attention.
In Japan, Christmas is spent with friends and New Year's Day is spent with family--the exact opposite of most Western cultures.
Japan has about 1,500 earthquakes each year.
In the Japanese language, it is considered rude to say the word "no" directly. Instead, people often say "hmm" or reword things as a question.
It is nearly impossible to become a naturalized citizen of Japan.
You can smoke just about anywhere. There are no public smoking bans.
Japanese people shower first, then get into a hot bath. Everyone uses the same bath water, but it's clean water because they clean themselves in the shower first.
There is no insulation or central heat in most Japanese homes. The Japanese believe in heating people, not rooms, so they wear layers and eat hot foods in cold weather. Rooms generally have their own heating system, or a space heater is used.
Japan has roughly 200 volcanoes.
It is considered inappropriate to show signs of affection toward a loved one in public.
When you go to a funeral or a wedding you must take a gift of money.
Toilets, especially in private homes, often have heated seats and a bidet function.
In Japan, flower arranging is an art that requires intensive study to be properly practiced.
The new generation of Japanese people are not as short as Westerners think (but the average height of men is still around 5'8").
You can buy batteries, beer, wine, condoms, cigarettes, comic books, hot dogs, light bulbs, and many other things from vending machines. Contrary to popular belief, it is actually illegal to sell used underwear in a vending machine; this falls under decency laws.
Many Japanese people eat rice with every meal.
Never stick your chopsticks upright in your rice. This is an old Japanese custom and is what is done when food is offered to the dead. When it is not an offering it is considered to be a very ill omen.
In Japan you will find cars by the names of "It's," "Let's," "Sunny," "Perky," "Gloria," "Move," "Toppo," "Lepo," and "Dump".
McDonald's employees will run outside to give you your drive-thru order.
The Japanese visit shrines and give each other money for New Year's.
It is impolite to tear the wrapping paper off of a gift.
Japanese junior high school students do not need to pass any of their classes to graduate. Education is only compulsory through junior high school.
Packets of tissues with an accompanying advertisement are often handed out on streets and in train stations.
There is almost no vandalism in Japan.
Gas stations are usually full-service; attendants will bow as the car pulls out of the station.
It is not socially acceptable to pick or blow your nose in public, but it is not uncommon to see elderly men urinating onto the tracks or platform at train stations, especially in rural areas.
Most Japanese people have never tasted turkey.
Japan is about the size of California and has half the population of the entire United States.
Snowmen in Japan are made of two large snowballs instead of three.
It will always take one to two hours for a pizza to be delivered.
Contrary to popular belief, there is toilet paper in almost every public place in Japan, with the notable exception of shrines and temples. Paper towels and napkins, however, are found almost nowhere, including in public bathrooms and restaurants. People commonly carry a small washcloth with them and use this to dry their hands.
Fruit in Japan is often expensive. It is not uncommon to pay $2 for a single apple, and a watermelon only slightly larger than a grapefruit can easily cost $15.
The sun is not red in Japan and it would be silly to think that it is. The country itself is referred to by Japanese people as "the land of the rising sun"
Eating or drinking while walking or on the train is considered rude.
2017年01月18日
英語圏のドッキリ
英語でドッキリ映像の事をprankと言います。私はBruno Marsが好きなのですが彼が仕掛けたドッキリ番組がありました＾＾Brunoがテレビの司会者の言ってる事を看護婦に言わなくてはならず、初心者向けの簡単な会話です。
よろしければチェックして下さい！
