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中高生の基礎英語 24/12/11(水)T18-3What do you do to relax?リラックスするために何をしますか?
Topic 18
What do you do to relax? リラックスするために何をしますか? Day 3
-Q&A
Q1. What does Mei plan to do during the winter break?
Q2. Why doesn’t Mei dance to relax?
-What would you say?
Topic What do you do to relax?
→「なぜそのリラックスの仕方が大切なのかを話すときのフレーズ」をご紹介します。
1). … takes my mind off…
take my mind off… は stop thinking about… と同じ意味で使えます。
例) Reading a good book takes my mind off my problems.
2). … reminds me of what’s most important
(そのリラックスの方法)が、最も大切なことを思い出させてくれる」という意味です。
-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。
When you have a school vacation, do you prefer to do things that are exciting, or relaxing?
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winter break ˈwɪntə breɪk 冬休み
kick back kɪk bæk くつろぐ、リラックスする
chill ʧɪl リラックスする
chill out ʧɪl aʊt 落ち着く、リラックスする
dance dæns 踊る
take one’s mind off teɪk wʌnz maɪnd ɒf ～を忘れさせる
concentration ˌkɒnsənˈtreɪʃən 集中
remind rɪˈmaɪnd 思い出させる
remind someone of something rɪˈmaɪnd ˈsʌmwʌn ɒv ˈsʌmθɪŋ ～に～を思い出させる
most important məʊst ɪmˈpɔːtənt 最も重要な
cherry blossoms ˈʧɛri ˈblɒsəmz 桜の花
spring sprɪŋ 春
cuddle ˈkʌdl 抱きしめる、寄り添う
pet pɛt 撫でる
unwind ˌʌnˈwaɪnd ストレスを解消する、リラックスする
school vacation skuːl vəˈkeɪʃən 学校の休暇
exciting ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ 興奮させる
relaxing rɪˈlæksɪŋ リラックスさせる
amusement park əˈmjuːzmənt pɑːk 遊園地
picnic ˈpɪknɪk ピクニック
traveling ˈtrævəlɪŋ 旅行
homework ˈhəʊmwɜːk 宿題
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cut off
to take away something from something larger
feel stressed out
to be worried, unhappy, and tired because of too much work or too many problems
-Q&A
Okay. Let’s find out more about what Mei says. We’ll ask you some questions.
Okay. Here’s the first one: Q1). What does Mei plan to do during the winter break?
What does Mei plan to do during the winter break? Moeno?
Mei plans to kick back and chill.
All right. Let’s listen to that part of the dialogue.
The question was: Q1). What does Mei plan to do during the winter break? And the answer is: A1). She plans to kick back and chill. If you said, “Mei plans to kick back and chill,” of course, that’s correct, too. Good job.
Everyone, let’s try saying the answer like this: She plans to kick back and chill. Great job.
All right. Let’s move on to the next question. First, listen to this.
Okay. So, here’s the question: Q2). Why doesn’t Mei dance to relax?
Why doesn’t Mei dance to relax? Moeno?
Because dancing makes her excited.
The question was: Q2). Why doesn’t Mei dance to relax? And the answer is: A2). Because dancing makes her excited, not relaxed. It’s okay to cut off “not relaxed” at the end as you did. That’s okay, too.
Okay, everyone. Let’s practice the answer like this: Because dancing makes her excited, not relaxed. Very good job.
-What would you say?
Today, let’s look at ways to say why your way of relaxing is important to you.
In the dialogue, Jake says that he draws to relax. It takes concentration. That’s why it relaxes him.
Right. He says: It takes my mind off things.
“To take your mind off something” means “to stop thinking about something.”
Right. Because drawing takes a lot of concentration, Jake’s mind is on his drawing – he focuses on his drawing.
And that means his mind is not on whatever problems he might have. For a while, he can forget about everything except drawing.
Yes. Moeno, what are some things people might do to take their minds off things?
They clean, chat with their family or friends.
Yeah. They might clean or chat with family or friends.
Good example.
Yes. Very nice. Let’s practice using Jake’s line. Ready?
It takes my mind off things. Very good.
Instead of saying “things,” you can say more clearly what you want to stop thinking about. For example: Reading a good book takes my mind off my problems.
Oh, same here.
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