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Nobuhiro Kumai

Stephen Timsonはじめにこのテキストはアメリカの３大ネットワークのひとつ、CBSの朝の情報番組“The Early Show”の中で取り上げられたニュースを収録したものです。この番組は日曜日を除く毎朝放送されていたニューストークショー番組ですが、現在では名称が“CBS This Morning”となり、アンカーも一新され、より洗練されたニュース番組となりました。名称は変わりましたが、扱われているニュースのジャンルは大きく変わらず、即時性が求められる一般の定時ニュース番組と違って、政治や経済にとどまらず、健康やライフスタイル、ハイテク、ポップカルチャー、エンターテインメントなど日常的な話題が多く、今アメリカで実際に何が起こっているのか、何が問題になっているのかを知ることができる良質の番組となっています。個性豊かなアンカーやレポーターたちが様々な話題について紹介しているため、その内容は英語を外国語として学んでいる学習者にとっても、たいへん興味深いものがあります。本書はその中から特に日本人英語学習者にとって身近で親しみやすく、アメリカ人の生活や文化を直接反映しているニュースを厳選しました。他のテレビ放送局と同様にインターネット上にもCBS Newsサイト（http://www.cbsnews.com/）があり、CBSの看板ニュース報道番組CBSEvening Newsとともに、現在では“CBS This Morning”の名称で様々なコーナーが用意され、そこで最新のニュース記事を見ることができます。
このテキストではニュースを付属のDVDで視聴し、映像をヒントにしながらナチュラルスピードの英語を聞いて、その内容を理解することが第１の目標となりますが、十分理解したあとでニュースの音声（またはスピードを少し遅くした音声）に合せて「シャドーイング」を行うことによって、英語の音声面の強化をはかることもめざしています。ニュースアンカーやレポーターたちは限られた時間内にできるだけ多くの情報を盛り込もうとしているため、１分間に150語から200語程度の速さで話しています。スピードが速いので、英語を外国語として学んでいる学習者がそれと同じように真似てシャドーイングするのにはかなり無理がありますが、本テキストでは最新の話速変換技術を用いて、生の素材を生かしながらそのスピードを少し遅くした音声も併せて提供しています。ニュースショーに登場する人々の英語には生の感情がそのまま込められていますので、それをくりかえし練習することによって、英語のリスニングの能力を高めるとともに、英語iii

特有の強弱のリズムやイントネーションをぜひ体感して下さい。また、各ユニットの最後には理解したニュースについて、写真とキーワードを見ながら自分のことばで記事内容をまとめるRetellingの活動を用意しました。多量のインプットに加えて少量でもアウトプットすることにより、学習した言語項目を使いながら身につけることができるようになっています。さらに、「あなたならどう思いますか、どうしますか？」というように、問題を自分の立場に置き換えて考える活動も併せて用意されています。ニュースを理解するだけにとどまらず、様々な話題について自ら考え、それを英語で発信できる力をつけていただければ幸いです。
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Nobuhiro Kumai & Stephen Timson

Contents
UnitTitle

TopicPage

1

Addicted to Your Smartphone?

hi-tech & health

12

Tutoring for Tots

education

83

Corporate Wellness Programs Gaining Popularity business & health

164Are Kids Hurt When Moms Work?

women & work

23

5New Graphic Warnings for Cigarette Smokers

health30

6Silicon Valley School: No Computers in Classrooms hi-tech & education

37

7Buzz Words: “Skinny” the Latest to Catch On

trend

45

8

Learning Small Talk

communication

53

9Happy Meal Ads Target Kids

media & health61

10Internships – Are They Worth It?

career69

11Happiness 101

psychology

79

12

Therapy Dogs Help the Sickhealth88

13Ford Going Green with U.S.-Grown Crops

environment

97

14Haiku Poetry Helps NYC Pedestrians Stay Safe

urban life

105

15

Which is Healthier, the Country or the City?

lifestyle114v

UNIT 1
Addicted to Your Smartphone?

Ⅰ Before You Watch
Look at the title and photos and then answer the questions.
1. What is the man in the photo doing?

2. Do you think people can be addicted to their smartphone?

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CBS NewsBreakⅡ Word Match
Match each word with its deﬁnition below.
() 1. What’s the best device to communicate online?

() 2. Rising temperatures are a great concern for people all over the world.

() 3. If you have a chocolate addiction, you really like it and eat a lot of it.

() 4. When you have smartphone withdrawal, you are likely to feel anxious
about not having your phone.

() 5. After Michael Jackson died, his album sales exploded.

() 6. Information technology has become integrated in every aspect of ourlives.

() 7. A cough and high fever are symptoms of a cold or the ﬂu.

() 8. People who have mental stress often suffer from insomnia.

() 9. Music can cure depression and make people feel better.

() 10. The beneﬁts of this new medicine outweigh the risks.

a. to suddenly increase greatly in number, amount, or degree
b. not being able to sleepc. a sign which shows that you have an illness
d. a serious medical condition that makes a person feel very sad and hopelesse. a strong desire to do or have something regularlyf.

a feeling of worry about something important

g. to be greater than (someone or something) in weight, value, or importanceh. being included as a part of something

2i.

the painful or unpleasant feelings someone has after they have stopped
taking a drug that they were dependent onj.

a machine or tool that has a special purpose

UNIT 1 - Addicted to Your Smartphone?

Ⅲ Watch the News (First Viewing)
Use the following questions and take notes to help guide your listening as
you watch the news.
1. What kinds of things can you do with smartphones?
My notes:

2. What happens to some people when they are without their smartphone?
My notes:

3. What are some effects smartphones have on people who are addicted to them?
My notes:

Ⅳ Watch the News (Second Viewing)

1-03

Watch or listen to the news again and ﬁll in the blanks.
For many people, maps,(),1even a digital music player, you
can ﬁnd them all on one device
now. They’ve replaced them allwith a smartphone that does itall. It may seem convenient but it’s actually a growing
concern for some psychologists who worry people who
prefer smartphones to face-to-face interaction could be).
at a risk for a 2(Here’s CBS News correspondent Betty Nguyen.

Erica

510Hill:

replace A with B
AをBに置き換える

be at a risk for ~〜の危険性がある3

CBS NewsBreakMatthew Berritt: First thing I do when I

wake up is grab my phone.
Betty Nguyen: Thirty-two-year-old Matthew

Berritt is 3( 						) his smartphone.

5To be honest, it’s—I’m never, never without it.
I know I’m addicted because I know without it, I dohave withdrawal.

Matthew:

Betty: And Matthew, a New York City PR executive, isn’t theonly one living his life almost completely online. Aroundthe world, smartphone sales have exploded. In 2010, anestimated three hundred two million devices were sold.
).
By 2016, that number is 4( 				And as those devices become more integrated inpeople’s lives, psychologists say smartphone users are in( 					).
5live one’s life online

ネットにつながった状
態で生活するestimated ~およそ、推定で1015Man: If I don’t have my phone, I can’t really do anything. I can’tfunction right.
go without ~〜なしでやっていく、〜なしで済ませる

go really psycho

本当に気が変になる、おかしくなる

Woman: I can’t really go a day without it. If I do go one day withoutit, I kind of go really psycho.
Dr.

MichaelDow(Addiction20Specialist):

The more connected we are, the( 			).
6Betty: Experts

like addiction specialist
Doctor Michael Dow, say that too
much smartphone use not only causes people to 7(			) but smartphone withdrawal cancause physical symptoms like anxiety, insomnia, and evendepression.

cortisol

コルチゾール（副腎から分泌される天然のホルモン）

cardio-toxic
心毒性の4Dr. Dow: And it actually creates a lot of cortisol in the brain and in) is actually cardio-toxic.
the body. That 8( 			So it’s actually very bad, not only for your mental healthand maybe your relationships, but it can also be bad for your2530

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biological health as well.
Betty: But like other vices, for many, thepower of this addiction outweighs).
the 9( 			And until something smarter comesalong, young people on the move, likeMatthew, show no signs of putting down their smartphones
anytime soon. Betty Nguyen, CBS News, New York.

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biological health
体の健康vice(s)悪習、悪癖show no signs of ~～の兆 候を全く見せないⅤ Understanding the News
Choose True (T) or False (F) for each statement.
() 1. A smartphone is a mobile phone which includes functions similar to thosefound on personal computers.

() 2. Some psychologists are concerned that all smartphone users will become
addicted to their phones.

() 3. Due to the great increase in sales, the smartphone market is estimated to be
worth one billion dollars by 2016.

() 4. Some people say that they cannot do without their smartphone.

() 5. Dr. Dow warns that too much smartphone use can damage your relationshipwith other people.

() 6. According to the addiction expert, smartphone withdrawal can produce
cortisol, which is harmful to your brain and body.

() 7. Many smartphone users are so attracted to their phones that they don’t seemto care about the dangers of becoming addicted.

Ⅵ Checking the Answers
Now go back to section Ⅲ and use your notes to answer the questions.

5CBS NewsBreakⅦ Retelling the News Story
Use the photos below to retell the news story in your own words.
Add your opinion at the end.
① This news story is about
② They are convenient because
And they are getting very③ Some people say that they cannot
without their
If you use it too much, you are likely to become				withdrawal can cause. Dr. Dow says that smartphone.

And it creates④ But many smartphone users seem to ignore the dangerof ⑤ * In my opinion,	* (I think..., I feel..., I believe..., If you ask me,... )Retelling のコツ① まずこのニュースは何についての話 (Topic) か一言で述べる。
This news story is about ...
② ニュースの画像を参考にしながら、現在の状況を述べる。
③ ニュースの画像を参考にしながら、その問題点は何か述べる。
④ その解決策やその後の状況について述べる。
⑤ 最後に自分が思ったことや意見を付け加える。
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UNIT 1 - Addicted to Your Smartphone?

Ⅷ Conversation in Action

1-04

Put the Japanese statements into English. Then listen to check your answers.
Katie:

Hey, Jack! Are you all right? You don’t look like yourself today.

Jack:Oh, really? To tell you the truth, I do feel 1.
（ちょっと落ち着かないんだよね）

Katie:

What’s going on?

Jack:

It’s probably because I left my smartphone at home. 2 I can’t seem to.
（それがないと安心していられないみたいなんだ）

Katie:You sure 3

your smartphone!

（ 本 当にスマホ中 毒なのね）
Jack:

Yeah, I guess I’m having withdrawal symptoms.

Katie:In that case, 4 it’ll be good for you to（スマホから離れていたほうがいいわね）
think?

Jack:

Umm, maybe so… Oh, Katie, you have such a great phone! Can I use it fora while?

Katie:

No way! You really are addicted!

, don’t you

Ⅸ Critical Thinking
Discuss the following questions with your partner or group. Give reasons
to support your opinions.
1. Do you think people are in danger of becoming addicted to smartphones?
2. What are some of the ways smartphones can be bad for your relationship withother people as well as your mental and biological health?
3. Are you addicted to your cell phone? How do you feel when you are without
your phone? Why?
What would you do?
1. You notice that your friend is addicted to his/her smartphone. What advice
would you give to help him/her?
2. You are a parent and your child wants to have a smartphone. What age do you
think is appropriate for children to have a smartphone?
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