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 23/12/12(火)T18-D2 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 2
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。
(On the second and third days, try to understand the opinions of the characters in the dialogue.)
-Q&A
Q1. Why is Mika strongly against wearing glasses?
Q2. Why is Mika strongly against wearing contact lenses? Name at least one reason.
Q3. If you were in Mika’s situation, which would you choose, glasses or contact lenses? Why?

-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。(We’ll introduce you to useful phrases and various paraphrases to help you speak English about this week’s topic.)

Topic: Is there a part of your personality that you want to change?
→「自分の性格で変えたいところがある場合」に使えるフレーズ。 Yes. に続けて
1). I’m too stubborn. I like to do things my way.
まず変えたい自分の性格について話し、そのあとに具体例を挙げます。
2). I can’t help it.
= I can’t stop it.
= I can’t act differently. 「この性格を変えたくても変えられない」と言いたいときに。
3). Nobody’s perfect.
性格を変えようと努力していたとしても、「誰しも完璧ではないから大丈夫」と言いたいときに使ってみましょう。(Use this when you want to say, “It’s okay because no one is perfect,” even if you’re trying to change your personality.)

学んだフレーズを使って、質問に答えてみましょう。(Try answering the questions using the phrases you have learned.)
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。(Try answering the questions based on your own ideas.)
(Mika says she can’t touch her eyeball.) In the same way, is there something that you can’t do?

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be against
to disagree with, to want not to do something
right now
at the present time
nobody’s perfect
= all people have faults or make mistakes
beetle
a bit
a little

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Now, we’ll ask you some questions. Try to say your ideas out loud. Don’t worry about mistakes.
Here’s the first question: Q1). Why is Mika strongly against wearing glasses?
Why is Mika strongly against wearing glasses?
Riku?
Because she want to work in television.
Mmm. “Because she wants to work in television.”
Good answer. All right. Let’s listen to that part of the dialogue.

-from the Dialogue

The question was: Why is Mika strongly against wearing glasses? And one way to answer is: Because glasses reflect light, and she thinks that doesn’t look good on camera. That’s what Mika thinks, that’s her opinion. If you said, “Lots of reasons,” that’s good, too. And Riku, you said, “Because she wants to work in television.” Also a good answer.
Everyone, let’s try saying the answer in two parts.
“Because glasses reflect light,” “and she thinks that doesn’t look good on camera.”
“Because glasses reflect light,” “and she thinks that doesn’t look good on camera.”
Good job.

All right. Let’s move on to the next question. First, listen to this.

-from the Dialogue

So, here’s the question: Q2). Why is Mika strongly against wearing contact lenses? Name at least one reason.
Why is Mika strongly against wearing contact lenses? Name at least one reason.
Riku?
Because she can’t put anything in her eyes.
Mmm. Nice answer. So, one way to answer is: Because she can’t put anything in her eyes. If you said, “Because she can’t touch her eyeball with her finger,” that’s correct, too. Everyone, let’s try saying the first answer. Because she can’t put anything in her eyes.
Because she can’t put anything in her eyes.
Good job.
Okay. Now, here’s the next question:
Q3). If you were in Mika’s situation, which would you choose, glasses or contact lenses? Why? Riku?
I would choose contact lens(es) because I want to work in television.
Yes.
Do you agree with Mika?