中学生の基礎英語 in English 23/12/7(木)T17-D4 Should you study outside of school

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中学生の基礎英語 in English 23/12/7(木)T17-D4 Should you study outside of school
Topic 17 Should you study outside of school? Day 4
-Chat with the Guest
ゲストの自己紹介を聴いて、聴き取れたことをメモしてみましょう。(Listen to the guest’s self-introduction and take notes on what you hear.)
-Today’s guest, Mandy
Self-introduction
ゲストに関する質問に答えてみましょう。(Try answering questions about your guests.)
Q1. What does Mandy think is special and interesting about where she is from?
Q2. What style of music does Mandy like?
-Guest’s Thoughts
ゲストがトピックについてどんなことを言っていたのか、質問に答えながら確認しましょう。(Find out what your guests had to say about the topic by answering questions.ª
Q1. What does Mandy think about studying outside of school?
Q2. For Mandy, what was the best way to study?
Q3. What does Mandy say about rest? Name at least one thing.
-Hannah’s Thoughts
パートナーがトピックについてどんなことを言っていたのか、質問に答えながら確認しましょう。(Find out what your partner had to say about the topic by answering questions)
Q1. In Hannah’s opinion, how much should you study outside of school?
Q2. For some subjects, Hannah almost never studied at home. Why not?
Q3. What did Hannah do if she didn’t understand something?

–
castle
(Santa Bárbara
Castle in Alicante)
paella
a Spanish dish made with
rice, vegetables, seafood, etc.
at once
at the same time
rest
to relax, sleep, or do nothing
be tired of
to feel unhappy because you have had enough of somebody or something
almost
nearly
so that you understand
= in order to understand
classwork
the study of a subject in the classroom; lesson
outstanding
excellent, very good
put on
to switch on

Woo-hoo! Let’s do it.
Is everybody ready? Let’s get started.

-Chat with the Guest
♪ Topic 17: Should you study outside of school? Day 4.
All right, then. Let’s introduce our guest for December and January. Joining us in the studio is…
Hi, I’m Mandy Asensi. Please call me Mandy.
Hi, Mandy. Welcome!
Hey!
It’s great to have you here.
Welcome to the show.
Yeah!
Thank you.
So, Mandy, could you please tell us a little about yourself?
Of course. I am originally from Spain.
Wow!
When you think about Spain, you think about flamenco and football and, of course, very delicious food.
Nice.
“Football.” That’s also called “soccer” in parts of the world.
Yes. I like soccer.
Me too! I love soccer.
Wow! Nice.
So, tell us more about Spain. What do you think is special and interesting about where you’re from?
Oh, well. I come from Alicante. It’s a very small town, but it has beautiful sea, two castles, and special seafood paella.
I’m excited about the castles. That’s amazing.
Yeah. Wow. Where in Spain is your hometown?
Alicante is in Valencian Community. And a lot of people think that Valencian Community – it’s only
Valencia because of the oranges.
Oranges.
Valencia oranges.
That’s right. Alicante is smaller, but it has a special feeling. It’s so relaxing, and it’s so close to the sea that
you just want to spend your summer vacations forever there.
Mandy, when did you come to Japan?
Oh. I came five years ago.
Mmm, five years.
Yes. And it’s because I love Japanese music.
Oh, Japanese music. Me too.
Oh!
What style of music do you like?
Mmm. I love 80s and 90s songs. I love city pop, and I love artists like Aikawa Nanase or Utada Hikaru.
Nice.

-Guest’s Thoughts
This week, we’re talking about studying. Mandy, please tell us, should you study outside of school?
I think it’s very important to study outside of school, even just a little bit. Sometimes in classes, there are too many things to learn at once. For me, checking my class notes every day was the best way to study.
Ah. How did checking your class notes help you?
Well, by checking my notes even for a short time, I could understand important things that I didn’t catch during the class. But let’s not forget to rest, too. We need to rest our brains to learn well.
Oh, yes.