中学生の基礎英語 in English 23/9/12(火) T12-D2 Do you ask questions in class?
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中学生の基礎英語 in English 23/9/12(火) T12-D2 Do you ask questions in class?
-Q&A
Q1. Ken usually doesn’t raise his hand in class. Why not?
Q2. According to Ken, what will happen if he asks questions in class?
Q3. Would Ken like to raise his hand in class more often? Why do you think so?
-What would you say?
Topic: Do you ask questions in class?
→「授業であまり質問しない場合」に使えるフレーズをご紹介します。 No, I don’t. に続けて言ってみましょう。
It takes courage to ask questions.
It takes courage to speak in front of so many people.
If I ask questions, I’ll waste everyone’s time.
I prefer to ask my friends.
-Open-ended question
「あなた自身の考えをもとに、 質問に答えてみましょう。
If you have a question, do you prefer to ask the teacher in class or after class? Why?
–
break time
a time to rest or prepare for the next class
even if
used to say whether something is the case or not, the result is the same
too shy to ask
= so shy that a student cannot ask
encourage
to give courage and inspire action, to cheer up
feel safe
to not worry, to be in an environment that is free from any worries
take up someone’s time
to use (and often to waste) someone’s time
-Q&A
Now, let’s look at Ken’s thoughts in detail. We’ll ask you some questions.
Here’s the first question: Ken usually doesn’t raise his hand in class. Why not?
Ken usually doesn’t raise his hand in class. Why not?
Because he usually doesn’t know the answers.
Good. All right. Let’s listen to that part of the dialogue.
-from the Dialogue
You know. You always raise your hand. I wish I could do that.
Why don’t you?
I usually don’t know the answers.
The answer is: Because he usually doesn’t know the answers.
Because he usually doesn’t know the answers.Great job, Riku.
Everyone, let’s try saying the answer in two parts like this: “Ken usually doesn’t raise his hand in class” “because he doesn’t know the answers.” Good job!
All right. Let’s move on to the next question. First, listen to this.
-from the Dialogue
It takes courage to ask questions. I don’t want to embarrass myself.
Asking is better than going home with lots of questions.
If I ask questions, I’ll waste everyone’s time. I just ask my friends after class.
Well, it’s the teacher’s job to teach us. Besides, there may be other people with the same question.
I never thought of that.
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Okay. So, here’s the question: According to Ken, what will happen if he asks questions in class?
According to Ken, what will happen if he asks questions in class?
He will waste everyone’s time.
The question was: According to Ken, what will happen if he asks questions in class? And one way to answer is…
He thinks he will waste everyone’s time. That was a great answer, Riku.
Good job. Another way to answer is: He thinks he will embarrass himself. If you said this, you did a great job.
Everyone, let’s try saying the first answer together. He thinks he will waste everyone’s time. Good job!
Right now, even if Ken has a question, he won’t ask in class because he might embarrass himself.
So, here’s the next question: Would Ken like to raise his hand in class more often? Why do you think so?
Would Ken like to raise his hand in class more often? Why do you think so?
Yes. Because he said, “I wish I could do that.”
Very nice.
