中高生の基礎英語 24/4/5(金)T1-D5Tell us about your name.あなたの名前について教えてください。
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中高生の基礎英語 24/4/5(金)T1-D5Tell us about your name.あなたの名前について教えてください。
Topic 1
Tell us about your name. Day 5
-ダイアログの要約を聴いて、 キーワードをメモしてみましょう。
Vicky’s name is ( ) for “( ),” which means “victory.” She was named after her father, ( ). Like her new friend Edison, Vicky thinks ( ) is very important.
Makoto’s friends call him ( ) because he loves ( ), and ( ). The kanji character for “Makoto” means “( ),” and ( ) is important to Edison. He believes that ( ) is is how we find truth.
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key
very important
here we go
let’s start
grandpa
grandfather, granddad
match
to be the same or very similar
unique
being the only one of its type or very special or unusual59
get started
to begin doing something
guy
= man, person
kind of
a little, in some ways
delicate
easily damaged or broken
stuff
things, points, details
get to
to be able to, to have a chance to
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Now, let’s listen to summaries of what Vicky and Edison say.
First, you’ll hear a slow version of the summary. Then you’ll hear a faster version of the same summary.
Try to write down the key words while you listen. Here we go.
Gary:
Vicky’s name is short for “Victoria,” which means “victory.” She was named after her father, Victor. Like her new friend Edison, Vicky thinks truth is very important.
Vicky’s name is short for “Victoria,” which means “victory.” She was named after her father, Victor. Like her new friend Edison, Vicky thinks truth is very important.
Hannah:
Makoto’s friends call him Edison because he loves technology, inventions, and science. The kanji character for “Makoto” means “truth,” and truth is important to Edison. He believes that science is how we find truth.
Makoto’s friends call him Edison because he loves technology, inventions, and science. The kanji character for “Makoto” means “truth,” and truth is important to Edison. He believes that science is how we find truth.
-One-on-one Training
In this section, I will help Moeno express her thoughts about this week’s topic. Everyone, listen to Moeno’s ideas. They may help you when you say your own ideas. So, Moeno, tell us about your name.
Yes. My name is Moeno. My friends call me also Moeno.
The kanji for “moe” stands for “new life and beginning and starting.”
Wow. Is it difficult to write or to read?
No, not difficult.
Not so difficult?
Yes.(→No.) And my grandfather’s name is Hajime. It means “start and begin.” So, my name and my grandpa’s name
Yes.
Are similar means…
They mean… “They have a similar meaning.”
Similar meaning.
Yes.
Yes. And my family’s names are… start, start M. M, spell,
They start with
spell is M.
“They begin, they start with M.” How many members are there in your family?
Three people.
Three.
Yes.
They are…
My father and my mother and me.
Okay. When you say, “my family’s name,” that might mean the name that your family shares. My family name is Fine. My name is Gary. So, in your case, maybe, “My father’s name and mother’s name start with M.”
Okay.
Okay. Try that.
My father’s name and my mother’s name both start with M.
Yes. “Both names start with M.”
Yes. So, my name is Moeno.
Aha! You match.
Yes.
Yes. All three of you start with M. Your name is Moe-no.
What about the “no”? What is that?
“No” is… my mother wanted to name me “no.”
She wanted to use “no” in your name?
Yes. She thought it sound…”It sounds…”It sounds…Good.
