中学生の基礎英語 in English 23/9/11(月) T12-D1 Do you ask questions in class?

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中学生の基礎英語 in English 23/9/11(月) T12-D1 Do you ask questions in class?
-Warm-up
Do you ask questions in class?
-Dialogue
イラストを見ながら今週のダイアログを聴き、おおまかな内容を理解しましょう。
どんな単語や表現が聴き取れましたか? 書いてみましょう。
-New Words, New Phrases
participate
| raise one’s hand
embarrass

-登場人物の立場を理解するために、ダイアログに関する質問に答えてみましょう。
Q1. If Ken has a question in class, what does he usually do?
Q2. If Saki has a question in class, what does she usually do?

-Conversation Strategy
会話を続けるために役立つ表現を学びましょう。今回は「相手に好意や良い感想、印象を伝えるときの表現」です。
(Learn useful expressions to keep a conversation going. This time, we will talk about “expressions used when conveying goodwill, good impressions, and impressions to others”.)

I really like how you -.
相手の行動や何かの方法などに対して、「本当にそれは素晴らしいと思う」と伝えたいときに使えます。
(It can be used when you want to say “I really think it’s wonderful” for someone’s behavior or method. I wish I could do that.)

I wish I could do that.
相手の行動を見習って、「自分もできればそうしたい」と伝えたいときに使えます。
(You can use this when you want to emulate the other person’s behavior and say, “If possible, I would like to do the same.”)

–
wild
very exciting
lively
active and full of energy
in front of
in a position where someone can see you
just
simply
carefully with a lot of attention or thought
with the hand open
with the fingers of the hand straight, not bent
signal
an action that gives a message
run away
to leave quickly and suddenly in order to avoid something
be out of time
to have no more time to do something
include
to have something as one of its parts
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Let’s warm up by chatting about this week’s topic.
This week’s topic question is: Do you ask questions in class?
“In class” means “during class,” while your lesson in school is happening.
Right. “To ask a question in class” means “to ask your question while everybody in the class is right there, watching and listening.”
Yeah. Riku, in your school, do students often ask questions in class?
Yes.
Do you think it’s the same at other schools in Japan?
Yes.

Oh, good.
When I was in school in the United States – junior high school, high school, and college – students asked lots of questions in class. How about you, Hannah?
Hmm. When I was in high school, I think it depended on the student and the class. The teachers wanted us to ask questions, so some of my classes were very lively.
This week, we’ll talk about reasons for asking or not asking questions in class. Now, let’s take a look at this week’s dialogue.
In the last dialogue, during a break at school, Ken tried to tell Saki he likes her.
But it didn’t go so well. This time, we’ll hear the second part of that conversation.

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Riku, which words were you able to catch?
“Teachers” and “class.”
Good, good. Ken couldn’t tell Saki he likes her, not in front of everybody. But he did tell her something he likes about her. He’s trying.

-New Words, New Phrases
The first one is: participate. participate
“To participate” means “to take part,” “to join something that other people are doing.”
Yes. In the dialogue, Ken says to Saki, “I really like how you participate in class.”
He means he likes the way that Saki takes part in class actively. She doesn’t just sit there.
Riku, do you participate actively in your classes at school?
Yes, of course.
Oh, great!
“Of course.” Of course, you don’t have to speak to participate. Listening carefully is a way of participating.
Sure! You can take part by paying careful attention to what people are saying.
Right. Another way to participate in class is by asking questions.
Or by answering the teacher’s questions.
Yes. And how can you show that you want to ask or answer a question?
That’s our next new phrase: raise one’s hand. raise one’s hand
“To raise one’s hand” means “to hold one’s hand up in the air with the hand open.”
Right. That’s a signal that you have something to say.
In the dialogue, Ken says to Saki, “You always raise your hand.” That means Saki often has a question or an answer or an opinion she wants to share.