中学生の基礎英語 in English 23/11/17(金)T16-D5 Should you follow your dream or be realistic?
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中学生の基礎英語 in English 23/11/17(金)T16-D5 Should you follow your dream or be realistic?
Topic 16
Should you follow your dream or be realistic? Day 5
-ダイアログの要約を聴いて、 キーワードをメモしてみましょう。
Mika has a dream. She wants to ( ) that she can do ( ) if she tries ( ) enough.
That’s why she sets ( ) and makes ( ). But this year, everything is going ( ), and she has started to ( ) herself.
Ken thinks it’s better to keep your ( ) on the ( ) than to reach for the ( ). It’s best to be ( ). He knows he’ll never be a rocket ( ). If you don’t know your ( ), he says, you’ll spend your life feeling ( ).
-Conversation Tips ダイアログから、会話に役立つ表現をご紹介します。
You know what I think?
→Do you know what think? を省略した言い方で、 自分の意見が相手の期待する内容と違うと思われる場合に 「あなたを驚かせるかもしれないけど」 というニュアンスで使えます。
-One-on-one Training
Riku が今週のトピックについて自分の意見をまとめる練習をします。
Riku の意見を聴いてみましょう。
-Useful Expressions
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
You can do anything if you try hard enough.
Reach for the stars.
It’s best to be realistic.
Know your limits.
Keep your feet on the ground.
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Should you follow your dream or be realistic?
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ciao
= hello; comes from Italian
peel
to take away the skin from fruit or vegetables
miss
to be absent
turn
to move your body or part of your body in a different direction
tutor
a private teacher who works with one student or a small group outside of school
vision
a clear idea about what should happen or be done in the future
humble
simple but useful
get … across
to communicate an idea or message successfully
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Now, here’s a quick summary of the thoughts we’ve heard. Listen carefully and try to write down the main points of what Mika and Ken say.
Mika has a dream. She wants to believe that she can do anything if she tries hard enough. That’s why she sets goals and makes plans. But this year, everything is going wrong, and she has started to doubt herself.
Ken thinks it’s better to keep your feet on the ground than to reach for the stars. It’s best to be realistic. He knows he’ll never be a rocket scientist. If you don’t know your limits, he says, you’ll spend your life feeling disappointed.
-Conversation Tips
Today, let’s talk about the phrase: You know what I think?
It’s short for “Do you know what I think?”
In the dialogue, Ken says, “You know what I think? I’ll never be a rocket scientist, no matter how hard I try.”
Yeah. “You know what I think?” is an expression you can use when you are about to give your opinion, and you think that your opinion may be different from what the other person expects.
Right. It’s kind of like saying, “Here’s my opinion, and it might surprise you.”
You know what I think? Try using it in your English conversations.
-One-on-one TrainingNotes
So, Riku, tell me, should you follow your dream or be realistic?
When you are a child, you should follow your dream, and you are a high school student…
When you … When you become …
When you become a high school student, you should be realistic.
Okay. Do you want to use “but” in between?
Okay. When you are a child, you should follow your dream. But when you become a high school student, you should be realistic.
Okay. Good. Next.
When I was a child, I want to be a baker.
This is in the past.
Oh. I wanted to be a baker.
Good!
But I’m not good at cooking.
Really? How did you learn that you are not good at cooking?
In elementary school, cooking in class…
What happened?
Potato cooking, peeler… peel…
The potato skin, the peel?
