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Student Recommendations
The other day, my students were talking about YouTube sites they liked.
One recommended AK English:
Another recommended James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke:
Eigo Beat
子どもたちが時々見ている英語番組。
リズムに合わせて簡単な英文を覚えられます。
小島よしおのインパクトが強すぎて、
「But, but, but, but,,, It doesn’t matter!（でも、そんなの関係ねぇ！）」
が、一番頭に焼き付いているようです。
More:
http://www.nhk.or.jp/eigo/beat/
TED Talks
TED provides a collection of their easier Talks to help you learn English. (Tip: Select subtitles in English so you can read along.)
NBC News
Watching the news is a good way to improve your listening ability & keep up with current events abroad. NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt streams short videos daily. Click on the "CC" button for English subtitles (英語の字幕).
Eiga de Eigo
映画で英語ドットコム is a wonderful site that explains key lines from popular movies. For example:
１、You’re mad, bonkers, off your head! But I’ll tell you a secret: all the best people are.
あなたは気が狂って、おかしくて、正気じゃないわ。ただ、あなたに秘密を教えてあげるわ。すばらしい人々ってのは実はみんなそうなのよ。
アリス・キングスレイのセリフ
２、I can’t go back to yesterday because I was a different person then.
昨日になんて戻れないわ。だって昨日の私は別人だもの。
アリス・キングスレイのセリフ
３、I give myself very good advice, but I very seldom follow it.
私は自分にいいアドバイスをするんだけど、ほとんどそれに従わないの。
「seldom」は「滅多に～しない」といった否定形の副詞です。
４、I am not like others girls.
私はほかの女の子たちとは違うの。
I am not like～で「私は～のようではない」というフレーズになります。
５、Oh dear, I do wish I hadn’t cried so much.
ああ、こんなに泣かなければよかった。
Learning Lyrics App
Lyric Learner (https://www.apps4efl.com/activities/lyric_learner/) is a fun activity for lovers of music. Go to apps4efl.com and scroll down to Activities. There you will find the following:
Click on the Lyric Learner icon, then browse the different songs until you find one you like.
Listen to the song, and try to write the missing word. The song will stop playing if you don't fill in the blank quickly enough.
It may be a little confusing at first, but you'll soon get the hang of it.