基礎英語 in English 2023/3/3 T23-5 What did you start doing recently?
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基礎英語 in English 2023/3/3 T23-5 What did you start doing recently?
-Attention, Please!
Unfortunately, it costs a lot to develop them.
unfortunately 「残念なことに」
One-on-one Training with Momose-sensei
-Useful expressions
Now, it’s my favorite thing!
Honestly, …
It was hard at first, but
… is the key
a little while ago
I love it!
Unfortunately, …
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How was it? I hope you enjoyed listening to the dialogue. So, this week’s dialogue had a familiar expression that you may have learned in school. It was in this sentence.
-from the Dialogue
Unfortunately, it costs a lot to develop them.
Unfortunately, it costs a lot to develop them.
Kana loves her father’s old film camera. But she points out that it costs a lot to develop photos. This is one negative side to using film.
So, she says “unfortunately” at the beginning of her sentence.
Right. “Unfortunately” means “it is unlucky or too bad.” Let’s listen to an example conversation.
Hey, Vinay, you said you were going to see the cherry blossoms. How was it?
Unfortunately, we had to cancel it because of the bad weather.
Oh, no. That’s too bad.
Yeah, maybe next weekend.
Everyone, it’s your turn. Try playing Vinay’s role and explain that you had to cancel your plans because of the bad weather.
All right, I’ll start. You said you were going to see the cherry blossoms. How was it?
Okay. Were you able to use “unfortunately”? I’m sure you did.
-One-on-one Training with Momose-sensei
In this section, I will help Reia prepare for her conversation with Ananda and Vinay. Everyone, listen to Reia’s example and try to say your own ideas after the lesson. Let’s start by reviewing the “takeaway” phrases. The first one was…
I can’t help thinking about how to improve my skills.
I can’t help thinking about how to improve my skills.
And the second one was…
It costs a lot to develop them.
It costs a lot to develop them.
So, Reia, everyone, try using “I can’t help” and “it costs a lot” in your next English conversation.
Okay.
So, Reia, now, it’s your turn. What did you start doing recently?
I started doing two things.
Oh, two things.
Yes. First, I started training my stomach muscle.
Stomach muscles. Muscles over your stomach?