ニューストークコース SDGs編（2023年3月版）

: ニューストークコース SDGs編（2023年3月版）

ニュースサイトの記事を使用し、日本国内のみならず世界各地のニュースを英語で学習するコースです。
記事をもとに日々の生きた語彙やフレーズを学習し、さらに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きます。

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Topic 1 Jill Biden Visits Africa for First Time as First Lady

Jill Biden arrived in Namibia Wednesday for her first visit to Africa as first lady, the wife of U.S. President Joe Biden.

Topic 2 Indonesia Faces Difficulties with Clean Energy Transition

Indonesia is one of the world's largest coal-producing countries. But it has agreed to reduce its use of fossil fuels in the coming years.

Topic 3 Designers Turn to Environment-friendly Materials

Designers are increasingly using different kinds of materials to produce products that do not harm the environment.

Topic 4 Pope Offers Message of Peace in Visit to DRC, South Sudan

Pope Francis started a six-day trip to Africa on Tuesday.

Topic 5 Inventor of First Mobile Phone Looks back, Thinks about Future

The man who made the first call from a wireless phone is now 94 years old.

Topic 6 Five Ways That the Ukraine War Has Changed the World

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022. One year into its war with Ukraine, thousands of soldiers on both sides are dead.

Topic 7 Aid Groups: Ban on Women Workers Will Hurt Afghanistan

On December 24, the Taliban government of Afghanistan barred Afghan women from working in non-governmental organizations.

Topic 8 3D Printer Builds Large Home in Texas

A huge 3D printer is working to create what is believed to be the first two-story home built with the technology in the United States.

Topic 9 Is There Hope for Kenya’s Nairobi River?

As the river moves through Kenya’s capital Nairobi, the clear water turns black. And large birds feed on dead animals alongside.

Topic 10 2022 Was One of Warmest on Record

Government science groups say that 2022 did not quite set a record for heat. But it was in the top five or six warmest years on record.

Topic 11 UN: Hundreds of Rohingya Refugees Lost at Sea in 2022

The United Nations refugee agency has reported a big rise in the number of Rohingya refugees who died at sea in 2022.

Topic 12 More Children Mistakenly Eating Legal Marijuana Food Products

A study published recently found that the number of children who accidentally ate foods containing the drug marijuana increased over five years.

Topic 13 Iran’s Government Investigates Poisoning of Schoolgirls

Iran's president recently ordered an investigation into a series of sicknesses from poisonous air at a number of girls' schools in the country.

Topic 14 US Supreme Court Considers Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Program

The United States Supreme Court began hearing arguments on Tuesday about President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan.

Topic 15 Humans, Dolphins Working Together to Fish

A fishing community in southern Brazil has an unusual ally: wild dolphins.

Topic 16 Sports Shoes Help Sustainable Rubber in Brazil

Veja shoes are sold at famous stores all over the world. The company that makes them is French. But the shoes are made in Brazil.

Topic 17 Researchers Testing Air-cleaning Technology, Carbon Storage

A company in California is working with another in Canada to collect carbon dioxide (C02) and put it into new concrete.

Topic 18 Why Are Migrants Crossing the US-Mexico Border in Record Numbers?

United States border agents made a record number of arrests in the South the past fiscal year, which ended in September.

Topic 19 UN Celebrates International Women's Day

Countries around the world are celebrating International Women's Day (IWD) on Wednesday, March 8.

Topic 20 Germany Threatens to Hold Up EU Combustion Engine Ban

Germany’s transport minister says his country cannot support a planned European Union ban on new cars with combustion engines until the proposal is changed.

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自分の考えや意見を英語で伝える
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

予習→授業→復習というサイクルで、インプットとアウトプットを繰り返すこと、学習を習慣化し継続していくことが、学習効果を高めます。
レッスンごとに予習・復習教材がありますので、併せて利用しながら学習を進めましょう。

予習

ニュース記事を読んで、内容を確認しておきましょう。また、記事の最後には重要語句が載っていますので、意味や発音を調べておきましょう。

レッスン

発音や単語の使い方、文章の内容などわからないことがあれば積極的に講師に質問をしましょう。
会話の中では、記事で出てきた重要語句を使うようにすると、記憶に残りやすくなるのでオススメです。

復習

改めて記事を読んでみましょう。その際には発音やリズムに注意しながら音読すると、より効果的です。
また、授業中にうまく伝えられなかったことを調べて、次回は言えるようにしておくといいでしょう。

: 教材担当より

ニュース記事の選定は、英語学習者が興味を持てるようなものを厳選しました。世界で日々起こっている出来事を学びながら講師との会話をお楽しみください。1つの分野の記事のみならず、様々な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。