中高生の基礎英語 in English 24/2/9(金) T21-D4 What school rule would you like to change?
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中高生の基礎英語 in English 24/2/9(金) T21-D4 What school rule would you like to change?
5日目は、 トピックに関して自分自身の意見を言ってみましょう。
-Dialogue + Quick Summary
Ken wants Saki to be his ( ) ( ). He also wants to take ( ) of Saki’s drink at the restaurant, but she says it’s ( ) school rules.
Ken thinks school rules are too ( ). He believes that students shouldn’t have to ( ) school rules ( ) of school.
Saki thinks that lots of school rules are ( ). She feels that everyone is ( ) and school rules should ( ) that. Although she’s ( ) busy ( ), she’s willing to try being Ken’s math tutor if he’ll ( ) with her. That will ( ) up for the time they spend on math.
-Conversation Tips
That works for me.
That’s okay with me や I think that sounds good. と同じ意味です。
意見に賛同するときや何か気に入っている物に対して使えます。
“Why don’t we practice this new song tomorrow?”
“That works for me.”
-Useful Expressions
School rules are too strict.
Lots of rules are outdated.
We need some school rules.
We shouldn’t have to follow school rules outside of school.
Everyone is different. The rules should encourage that.
Rules that are outdated should be updated.
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theme music
music that is played at the beginning or end of a radio show, TV show, etc.
as long as = if
benefit
a helpful and useful effect that something has; good point
when it comes to
speaking of; sometimes used to introduce a topic that we want to talk about more
get in a line
order
a state of peace and organization
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Now, here’s a quick summary of the thoughts we’ve heard. Listen carefully and try to write down the main points of what Ken and Saki say.
Hannah:
Ken wants Saki to be his math tutor. He also wants to take care of Saki’s drink at the restaurant, but she says it’s against school rules. Ken thinks school rules are too strict. He believes that students shouldn’t have to follow school rules outside of school.
Gary:
Saki thinks that lots of school rules are outdated. She feels that everyone is different and school rules should encourage that. Although she’s pretty busy volunteering, she’s willing to try being Ken’s math tutor if he’ll volunteer with her. That will make up for the time they spend on math.
-Conversation Tips
Today, let’s talk about the expression: That works for me.
hat works for me.
In the dialogue, Saki says that she’ll tutor Ken in math if he will agree to volunteer with her, and Ken replies…
“That works for me.”
“That works for me” means “That’s okay with me” or “I think that sounds good.”
Yes. It gives the feeling of: “There’s no problem with that for me.”
Right. You can also say, “It works for me” or “They work for me,” depending on what you’re talking about.
You can use these expressions to agree with an idea in a happy, positive way.
Yes. And also, as a way of saying that you think something is good. For example: Hannah, what do you think of the theme music for our show?
Oh. It works for me. I like it.
I do, too. Okay. Riku, let’s practice. Hannah will suggest something to you, and you use today’s Conversation Tip to tell her that her idea is okay with you. Ready?
Ready.
Riku, why don’t we practice this new song tomorrow?
That works for me.
Mm, good.
Nice job, Riku.
-One-on-one Training
In this section, I will help Riku express his thoughts about this week’s topic. So, Riku, tell me, what school rule would you like to change?
The rules at my school are too strict.
I see. Good.
The school rule I would like to change is about smartphones.
Good.
My school mustn’t use a smartphone in my school.
Yeah. “In my school or at my school, students mustn’t use smartphones.”
At my school, students mustn’t use smartphones.
Good. Okay.
I want to take a picture, and I want to play video games in lunchtime with my friends.
Okay. Let’s say, “During lunchtime, I want to take a picture and play video games with my friends.”
During lunchtime, I want to take a picture, and I want to play video games with my friends. But I can’t that.
