基礎英語 in English 2022/9/6 T12D2 What’s a fun way to improve your language skills?

基礎英語 in English 2022/9/6 T12D2 What’s a fun way to improve your language skills?
-Review
What are Annie and Kenshi talking about?
What does Kenshi want Annie to do?

-Q&A
Q1. What did Annie’s teacher tell her?
Q2. Why does Annie think her Japanese has improved?
Q3. What does Annie say she and Kenshi can do to improve Kenshi’s English?

-Let’s Make a Short Summary
Why does Annie think her Japanese has improved?
What does she suggest she and Kenshi can do to improve Kenshi’s English?

Annie thinks her Japanese has ( ) because she ( ) with Kenshi’s family every day in Japanese. She says that she and Kenshi can ( ) together to ( ) Kenshi’s English.

-Today’s “Takeaway” Phrase
There’s no better way to improve your language skills than to speak a lot.
there’s no better way to than to –
「〜ほど･･･のためにいい方法はない (= ~は…のために最もいい方法だ)」
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Now, let’s go over the dialogue.
Okay. Annie and Kenshi are talking about fun ways to improve their language skills.
Because Annie’s Japanese has improved a lot, Kenshi wants her to give him some tips.
He wants to improve his English.
I felt the same way when I started to learn Spanish in junior high. I really wanted to improve.
Yeah, I feel the same way, too. Japanese is a foreign language for me, and I want to keep improving my Japanese. So, I sometimes watch American movies with Japanese subtitles.
Oh, do you compare them to the English lines?
Yes. It’s interesting to find the differences between the languages.
Hmm, I agree. By the way, Kenshi says he loves music. Reia, you love music, too. Do you sing songs in English?
Yes, I do.
And do you remember all the lyrics?
Oh, yes, I do. If I remember and sing the lyrics, I feel like singers from other countries.
Oh, great.
You feel like a singer from another country. That’s great.
That’s a fun way of learning English.
Yeah, I agree.
It sure is.