中学生の基礎英語 in English 23/12/12(火)T18-D2 Is there a part of your personality that you want to change?

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中学生の基礎英語 in English 23/12/13(水)T18-D3 Is there a part of your personality that you want to change?
Topic 18
Is there a part of your personality that you want to change?
Day 3
2日目と3日目は、ダイアログの登場人物たちの意見を理解しましょう。
-Q&A
イラストを見ながら、今週のダイアログを聴いて、 Dr. Kodamaの考えを詳しくみていきましょう。
Q1. What was Dr. Kodama like when he was young?
Q2. What is Dr. Kodama’s personality like now?
Q3. As you have grown older, has your personality changed? If so, what is one way you have changed?
-What would you say?
今週のトピックについて、英語で話すために役立つフレーズとさまざまな言い換え例をご紹介します。
Topic: Is there a part of your personality that you want to change?
→「自分はどのように変わりたいかを話す場合」に使えるフレーズをご紹介します。
1). People change.
「年齢が上がり、経験が増えるにつれ、人は変わっていくものだよ」と言いたいときに使います。
2). I want to be more flexible.
もっとこうなりたいと思っている性格について言いたいときに使います。
例) I want to be more confident.
I want to be less shy.
3). I’m happy the way I am.
「今のままでいい」と思っている場合に使います。
学んだフレーズを使って、質問に答えてみましょう。
Is there a part of your personality that you want to change?

-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。
What do your parents or your friends say about your personality?

–
over the years
during period of many years
grow older
to get older, to age
if so
= if your personality has changed
brave
showing courage to do things that are difficult
as time goes by
= as time passes
over time
during a long period of time
moody
having feelings that quickly and often change

-Q&A
Now, we’ll ask you some questions.
Here’s the first one: Q1). What was Dr. Kodama like when he was young?
What was Dr. Kodama like when he was young?
Riku?
He was too shy.
Mm. “He was too shy.” Let’s check what Dr. Kodama said.

The answer is: He was very shy and couldn’t talk to people. Riku, you said, “He was too shy.” That’s a good answer. I think that’s the first part. He was too shy to talk to people.
All right. Everyone, let’s try saying the answer like this: He was very shy and couldn’t talk to people.
Good job.
Now, let’s move on to the next question. First, listen to this.

What happened?
I changed! Look at me now. I talk to new people every day… and I love it!

So, here’s the question: Q2). What is Dr. Kodama’s personality like now?
What is Dr. Kodama’s personality like now?
Riku?
He talk(s) to new people every day, and he love it.
“And he loves it.”
He talks to new people every day, and he loves it.
Great. Very nice. So, the question was: What is Dr. Kodama’s personality like now? And Riku’s answer was correct. Another way you could answer is: Now, he loves talking to new people every day.
All right. Everyone, let’s practice. Now, he loves talking to new people every day.
It seems that as Dr. Kodama grew older and experienced more things, he changed.
Yes. So, here’s the next question: Q3). As you have grown older, has your personality changed? If so, what is one way you have changed?
As you have grown older, has your personality changed? If so, what is one way you have changed?
Riku?
Everyone said, “You don’t change when you were young.”
Ah.
Everyone says you have not changed?
Yes.
You are the same now as when you were in primary school?
Oh, yes.
Yeah? Hm.
Oh. So, maybe you’re still young.
Maybe you will change in the future.
What about you, Gary-sensei and Hannah?
When I was in high school, I think I learned that little things you say can hurt or help other people more than you might think. So, I started to be more careful about the things I say.
Wow.
That’s a good change.
Mmm. I think so.
For me, in junior high and high school, I hated making mistakes. But I learned in university that to be a good actress, you have to be brave and try things and make mistakes.
Yeah.
So, I became comfortable with mistakes because that’s how you grow.
Yes, yes. Making mistakes is one of the best ways to learn something new.
Yes.