中学生の基礎英語 in English 23/11/9(木)T15-D4 Are you and your friends alike?

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中学生の基礎英語 in English 23/11/9(木)T15-D4 Are you and your friends alike?
-Chat with the Guest
What did he say?
Today’s guest, Nero
ゲストに関する質問に答えてみましょう。
Q1. How many countries did Nero visit?
Q2. What does Nero think is important when communicating with people from different parts of the world?

-Guest’s Thoughts -Nero
Q1. How are Nero and his good friend different? Name at least one example.
Q2. How are Nero and his good friend alike?
Q3. What do Nero and his good friend believe is important?

-Hannah’s Thoughts
Q1. Why does Hannah think she gets along with a lot of different kinds of people?
Q2. Why do Hannah and her closest friends enjoy the same things together?
Q3. Why don’t Hannah and her friends fight too much?

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secondary school in Australia
three or four years, from years seven or eight to year 10
continent
a very large area of land; there are mainly six continents: Eurasia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, and Australia.
upset
unhappy or disappointed
behave
to act or react in a particular way
respect
to have a very good opinion of somebody
Sicily
an island that is part of Southern Italy
closest friend
a friend you care about the most
natural
as you would normally expect
obviously
in a way that is easy to see or understand; clearly
neither can I
= I can’t wait, either

Topic 15: Are you and your friends alike? Day 4.
All right, then. Let’s start with a brief chat with Nero. Nero, you’re from Australia, but you went to a performing arts school in Switzerland.
That’s correct. I did.
Please tell us a little about that.
The performing arts school in Switzerland was for two years. But I also went to performing arts secondary school in Australia for three years.
Oh, wow.
So, did you live with other students?
In Australia, I lived with my mother. But in Switzerland, I lived in a dormitory.
A dormitory. So, a building where all the students live together?
That’s right. And students not only from my school but from other schools and universities.
Oh, really? So, how was that experience?
It was interesting. Um, we shared with students from all over the world.
Oh.
not only the European continent but also Africa and Asia. It was pretty fun.
Wow!
How many countries did you visit?
Mmm… have I visited in my life or when I was a high school student?
Mm, life?
In my life? Oh, that’s a difficult question. I’ve lived in Australia, Switzerland, the Netherlands, France, and Japan, but travel, oh, I don’t know. Maybe 15, 20 countries.
You’ve lived in many countries.
That’s right.
and studied with people from many places.
Right.
What do you think, Nero, is important when communicating with people from different parts of the world?
What I think is important when communicating with different people from different parts of the world is to
have an open mind.
Open mind.
What I mean by that is understanding other people’s point of view or their different ways of thinking, culture, etc.