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#69
英語のことば遊びを楽しもう ⑴
今回と次回は「英語のことば遊びを楽しもう」ということで、通
講師:塩沢泰子
常のレッスンを離れて英語の音声やことば遊びを楽しみます。この
シリーズは 2 回にわたり外国人の落語家・桂三輝さんをゲストに
迎え学習していきます。
学習のポイント
動物の鳴き声 [日本語 vs 英語]
英語で童話を楽しむ
英語で落語
動物の鳴き声 [日本語 vs 英語]
「音」と一口に言ってもさまざまな音がありますが、身近なとこ
ろでワンワン、
にゃんにゃんといった動物の鳴き声を取り上げます。
犬 → Bowwow あるいは Ruff ruff
羊 → baaa…baaa… ▼
ニワトリ→ cockadoodledooo…
カエル → ribbit ribbit 英語で童話を楽しむ
〈イソップ童話〉
大きな牡牛を見て驚いたカエルがお父さんカエルに「ものすごく
大きな化け物を見たよ」と話したところ、お父さんは体を膨らませ
て「これくらいか?」と聞きます。すると子どもは「いや、もっと
大きかったよ」というと……。さて最後にはどうなったでしょう。
The Frog and the Ox
"Oh Father," said a little Frog to the big one sitting by the side
of a pool, "I have seen such a terrible monster! It was as big as a
mountain, with horns on its head, and a long tail, and it had hoofs
divided in two."
"Tush, child, tush," said the old Frog, "that was only Farmer
White's Ox. It isn't so big either; he may be a little taller than I, but I
could make myself quite as broad; just you see." So he blew himself
out, and blew himself out, and blew himself out. "Was he as big as
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#69
英語のことば遊びを楽しもう ⑴ this?" asked he.
"Oh, much bigger than that," said the young Frog.
Again the old one blew himself out, and asked the young one if the
Ox was as big as that.
"Bigger, father, bigger," was the reply.
So the Frog took a deep breath, and blew and blew, and swelled and
swelled and swelled. And then he said: "I'm sure the Ox is not as big
as this.”But at that moment he burst.
英語で落語
番組では、動物園を題材にした小話を桂三輝さんにやって頂きま
す。
仕事を探していた若者が動物園での仕事を見つけます。さてどん
な仕事なのでしょうか。英語・日本語それぞれのバージョンでお楽
▼
しみください。
桂 三輝(かつら さんしゃいん) 落語家。1970 年、カナダ生まれ。本名、グレッグ・ロー
ビックさん。カナダでは劇作家だったが、日本の歌舞伎や
能を勉強しようと、1999 年に来日。横浜で、初めて落語
を見て衝撃を受け、後に上方落語の桂三枝に入門。外国人
落語家として現在修行中。英語落語や、アコーディオンを
弾きながらの小話を得意とする。
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#70
英語のことば遊びを楽しもう ⑵
講師:塩沢泰子
学習のポイント
前から読んでも後ろから読んでも同じ文
英語のなぞなぞ/小ばなし/早口ことば
英語で童謡を楽しむ
前から読んでも後ろから読んでも同じ文
Palindrome(回文)
Borrow, or rob!
borrow, 借りなさい、or rob さもなくば盗みなさい!
Madam in Eden, I'm Adam.
Madam in Eden, エデンの園にいるマダム、I'm Adam 私は アダムです。
▼
No lemon, no melon.
レモンがなければメロンもない。
英語のなぞなぞ/小ばなし/早口ことば
Riddles(なぞなぞ)
What letter of the alphabet has lots of water?
アルファベットの文字の中でたくさん 「水」 があるのはどれ
ですか?
Why is "U" the happiest letter?
なぜアルファベットの”U”が happiest もっともうれしい文
字なのか?。
What begins with T, ends with T and has T in it?
T で始まり、T で終わり、中に T があるものは?
Jokes! (小ばなし)
タクシーを呼んでください?
A:Call me taxi!
B:You're taxi!
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英語のことば遊びを楽しもう ⑵ カナダのどちら?
A:I was born in Canada.
B:Which part?
A:All of me. 手術のあと…(P:Patient D:Doctor)
P: Doctor, will I be able to play the piano after the operation?
D: Yes, of course.
P: Great! I never could before!
Tongue Twister!(早口ことば)
その1
She sells seashells by the seashore.
▼
その2
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers; a peck of pickled
peppers Peter Piper picked; If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled
peppers, where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
その3
Betty Botter bought some butter,
But, she said, This butter's bitter;
If I put it in my batter
That will make my batter bitter.
But, a bit of better butter
That will make my batter better.
So, she bought a bit of butter
Better than her bitter butter,
And she put it in her batter
And the batter was not bitter.
So, 'twas better Betty Botter
Bought a bit of better butter.
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英語のことば遊びを楽しもう ⑵ 英語で童謡を楽しむ
Nursery Rhyme !(童謡)
その1【
“Itsy Bitsy Spider”】
♪ ♪ ♪
Itsy Bitsy spider went up the water spout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
Now Itsy Bitsy spider went up the spout again! ♪ ♪
その2【
“There was an old woman who swallowed a fly”】
うっかりハエをのみ込んだおばあさんが、そのハエを捕まえるた
めに次から次へといろいろな虫や動物をのみ込んでいきます。さて
▼
いったい何をのみ込むのか、そして最後はどうなるでしょう。
♪ ♪ ♪
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.
I don't know why she swallowed that fly,
Perhaps she'll die.
There was an old lady who swallowed a spider,
That wiggled and wiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I don't know why she swallowed that fly Perhaps she'll die.
There was an old lady who swallowed a bird;
How absurd, to swallow a bird!
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wiggled and wiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I don't know why she swallowed that fly Perhaps she'll die
There was an old lady who swallowed a cat.
Imagine that, she swallowed a cat.
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird ...
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wiggled and wiggled and tickled inside her.
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英語のことば遊びを楽しもう ⑵ She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
(But) I don't know why she swallowed that fly
Perhaps she'll die
There was an old lady who swallowed a dog.
What a hog! To swallow a dog!
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat ...
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird ...
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wiggled and wiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
(But) I don't know why she swallowed that fly
Perhaps she'll die.
There was an old lady who swallowed a goat.
Just opened her throat and swallowed a goat!
▼
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog ...
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat.
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird ...
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wiggled and wiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I don't know why she swallowed that fly
Perhaps she'll die.
There was an old lady who swallowed a cow.
I don't know how she swallowed a cow!
(But) she swallowed the cow to catch the goat ...
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog ...
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat ...
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird ...
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wiggled and wiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
(But) I don't know why she swallowed that fly
Perhaps she'll die.
There was an old lady who swallowed a horse.
She's dead, of course. ♪ ♪
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