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中高生の基礎英語 24/11/13(水)T16-D3 What do you think are the most important subjects in school?最も重要な学校の科目は何だと思いますか?
Topic16 Day3 What do you think are the most important subjects in school?
-Q&A
Q1. According to Vicky, what does history help us do?
Q2. For Vicky, why are the humanities more important than the sciences?
-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 What do you think are the most important subjects in school?
→「その科目がなぜ重要なのかを話すときのフレーズ」をご紹介します。
It’s practical.
be practical は be useful or effective in everyday life と同じ意味です。
Math is practical.
Being able to use tools is practical.
It builds critical thinking skills.
build a skill は「(学習や練習、 経験を通して) 能力を養う」 と言いたい場合に使えます。
Art class builds creativity. / P.E. builds physical strength.
-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。
Is there a subject that you didn’t like before but you like now? If yes, why?
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history /ˈhɪstəri/ 歴史
ourselves /aʊərˈsɛlvz/ 私たち自身
society /səˈsaɪəti/ 社会
critical thinking /ˈkrɪtɪkl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ 批判的思考
humanities /hjuːˈmænɪtiz/ 人文学
science /ˈsaɪəns/ 科学
literature /ˈlɪtrətʃər/ 文学
art /ɑːrt/ 芸術
practical /ˈpræktɪkl/ 実用的な
useful /ˈjuːsfl/ 役立つ
critical thinking skills /ˈkrɪtɪkl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ skɪlz/ 批判的思考スキル
builds /bɪldz/ 築く、発展させる
skill /skɪl/ 技能
everyday /ˈɛvrideɪ/ 日常的な
practical /ˈpræktɪkl/ 実用的な、効果的な
develop /dɪˈvɛləp/ 発展する、発達する
creativity /ˌkriːeɪˈtɪvɪti/ 創造力
physical strength /ˈfɪzɪkl strɛŋkθ/ 体力
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ 理解する
makes us human /meɪks ʌs ˈhjumən/ 人間らしくする
summarize /ˈsʌməˌraɪz/ 要約する
equally /ˈikwəli/ 同等に
compare /kəmˈpɛr/ 比較する
elementary /ˌɛləˈmɛntri/ 初等の
junior high school /ˈʤunjər haɪ skul/ 中学校
clearly /ˈklɪrli/ 明確に、はっきりと
easy to understand /ˈizi tə ˌʌndərˈstænd/ 理解しやすい
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build
develop
effective
= helpful
-Q&A
Okay. Let’s find out more about what Vicky says. We’ll ask you some questions.
Here’s the first one: Q1). According to Vicky, what does history help us do?
According to Vicky, what does history help us do? Moeno?
It helps us think about ourselves and society.
“Society (/sǝ’sarǝti/).”
Society.
Good. All right. Let’s listen to that part of the dialogue.
-from the dialogue
So, the answer is: A1). History helps us think about ourselves and society. If you said or added, “It builds critical thinking skills,” that’s good, too. We’ll talk more about critical thinking later today. And Moeno, you said, “It helps us…” instead of “History helps us….” That’s good, too.
Everyone, let’s try saying the answer like this: History helps us think about ourselves and society.
Lovely.
All right. Let’s move on to the next question. First, listen to this.
-from the Dialogue
So, here’s the question: Q2). For Vicky, why are the humanities more important than the sciences?
For Vicky, why are the humanities more important than the sciences? Moeno?
Because through classes like history, literature, art, and music, she thinks she can understand what makes us human.
Nice. So, the answer is: A2). Through classes like history, literature, art, and music, she can understand what makes us human. If you began your answer with the word
“because,” as Moeno did, that’s perfect, too. When Vicky says this, she means that those humanities classes help her understand the things that make humans different from every other kind of creature on Earth. No other creature on Earth thinks deeply about itself and the world and records its thoughts and history and culture. Only humans do that.
Okay. Everyone, let’s practice the answer like this: Through classes like history, literature, art, and music, she can understand what makes us human. Lovely.
-What would you say?
Today, let’s look at how you can express your reasons for thinking a subject is important.
In the dialogue, when Vicky tells Edison that she’s drawn to Japanese, she gives this reason: It’s practical.
It’s practical.
“To be practical” means “to be useful or effective in everyday life.”
Right. Vicky even adds, “I use it every day.”
Moeno, what do you think Vicky uses Japanese for every day?
I think she uses Japanese for ordering something in shops.
Mm-hmm. Yeah. If she goes to a shop or a restaurant, she may need Japanese. Living in Japan, Vicky needs Japanese every day for speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Maybe everything.
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