中学生の基礎英語 in English 23/7/14(金) T8-D5 Should you express your real feelings?
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生の基礎英語 in English 23/7/14(金) T8-D5 Should you express your real feelings?
Should you express your real feelings? Day 5
5日目は、トピックに関して自分自身の意見を言ってみましょう。
(On Day 5, give your own opinion on the topic.)
-Dialogue + Quick Summary
今週のダイアログを、 自然な速さで聴きましょう。
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。
(Listen to this week’s dialogue at natural speed.
Listen to the summary of the dialogue and make a note of the key words.)
Ken likes Saki, but he doesn’t want to express his real feelings. He thinks it’s too ( ). If it goes ( ), she might not ( ) with him anymore, and that would be a ( ). So, he’s playing it
Reo thinks Ken should take a ( ) and tell Saki he likes her. He believes Saki might ( ) Ken, but if Ken doesn’t do anything, nothing will ( ). In life, he thinks, if there’s no ( ), there’s no ( ).
-Conversation Tips
ダイアログから、会話に役立つ表現をご紹介します。(From the dialogue, we will introduce useful expressions for conversation.)
Sounds good.
→相手の話や提案について良いと思うときや賛成したいときに使える表現です。
(This is an expression that you can use when you think the other person’s story or proposal is good or you want to agree with it.)
“How about we have a barbie?” “Sounds good!”
-Useful Expressions
It’s too risky.
What if it goes wrong?
I’m a very private person.
Take a chance!
If you don’t do anything, nothing will happen.
I don’t like to hide my feelings.
放送後、 Useful Expressions を利用して自分の考えを書いてみましょう。
Should you express your real feelings?
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trick
to make somebody believe something that is not true
take practice
to need training
skill
something that you can learn to do; an ability
tradition
a way of doing something that has existed for a long time
hectic
very busy or full of activity
aqua
water
aquarium
a facility that people can visit to look at fish and other animals that live near or in water
snorkeling
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Now, here’s a quick summary of the thoughts we’ve heard. Try to write down the main points of what Ken and Reo say.
Ken likes Saki, but he doesn’t want to express his real feelings. He thinks it’s too risky. If it goes wrong, she might not talk with him anymore, and that would be a disaster. So, he’s playing it cool.
Reo thinks Ken should take a chance and tell Saki he likes her. He believes Saki might like Ken, but if Ken doesn’t do anything, nothing will happen. In life, he thinks, if there’s no pain, there’s no gain.
-Conversation Tips
Today, let’s go over the phrase: Sounds good.
Sounds good.
In the dialogue, Ken suggests to Reo, “How about one more game?”
And Reo responds, “Sounds good.”
“Sounds good” means “Your suggestion seems good to me.
Right. It means “That’s a good idea.”
This is a useful expression when you want to show that you like someone’s idea.
Yes. And you can use “Sounds good” even when you’re writing. For example, when you’re sending an e-mail or a text message.
That’s right.
Okay. Riku, everyone, let’s practice.
Okay.
We’ll make some suggestions to you using “How about X?” and “We should X.”
If you like the suggestion, you can respond with “Sounds good.”
Mmm. But if you don’t like the suggestion, you can use “I’m afraid X” or “to be honest.”
Ready?
Okay. What should we do this summer? Ah, we should run a marathon!
To be honest, I don’t like to run a marathon.
You don’t want to run a marathon? Hmm.
Well, how about we have a barbie?
Oh, barbecue! Sounds good!
Yes!
That’s a good idea. Everyone, were you able to respond?
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