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中高生の基礎英語 25/2/4(火)T21D2What kind of future invention would you like to see?どんな未来の発明を見てみたいと思いますか?
Topic 21
welcome /ˈwɛlkəm/ 歓迎する
listeners /ˈlɪsənərz/ 聴取者、リスナー
invention /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/ 発明
future invention /ˈfjuːtʃər ɪnˈvɛnʃən/ 将来の発明
point of view /ˌpɔɪnt əv ˈvjuː/ 見解、視点
personal point of view /ˈpɜːrsənəl ˌpɔɪnt əv ˈvjuː/ 個人的な視点
vertical farming /ˈvɜːrtɪkəl ˈfɑːrmɪŋ/ 垂直農業
grow things /ɡroʊ θɪŋz/ 物を育てる
trays /treɪz/ トレー
on top of each other /ɒn tɒp əv ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðər/ 積み重ねられている
indoors /ˌɪnˈdɔːrz/ 屋内で
basically /ˈbeɪsɪkli/ 基本的に
doesn’t depend on /ˈdʌzənt dɪˈpɛnd ɒn/ ~に依存しない
weather /ˈwɛðər/ 天候
with the help of /wɪð ðə ˈhɛlp ʌv/ ~の助けを借りて
fresh produce /frɛʃ ˈprɒdjuːs/ 新鮮な農産物
in my experience /ɪn maɪ ɪkˈspɪərɪəns/ 私の経験では
good shoes /ɡʊd ˈʃuːz/ 良い靴
summary /ˈsʌməri/ 要約
pick out /pɪk aʊt/ 選び出す
put together /pʊt təˈɡɛðər/ まとめる
great idea /ɡreɪt aɪˈdɪə/ 素晴らしい考え
produce (動詞) /prəˈdjuːs/ 生産する
produce (名詞) /ˈprɒdjuːs/ 農産物
all year round /ɔːl jɪr raʊnd/ 一年中
tomato /təˈmeɪtoʊ/ トマト
sweet and sour /swiːt ənd ˈsaʊər/ 甘酸っぱい
pizza /ˈpiːtsə/ ピザ
spaghetti /spəˈɡɛti/ スパゲッティ
sauce /sɔːs/ ソース
-What would you say?
This week’s topic is:
What kind of future invention would you like to see?
Today, let’s look at some ways to introduce an invention and how it could help you in your own life.
In the dialogue, Edison talks about vertical farming. He says: From my personal point of view, it would mean I could eat my favorite vegetables all year round.
Your “point of view” is the way that you see things or think about things. It’s your own opinions or feelings.
Yes. So, when you say “from my point of view,” it means, “in my opinion,” “this is how I see it.”
And if you want to say even more strongly that this is your own way of thinking, you can say, “from my personal point of view.”
For Edison, a personal advantage or a good point of vertical farming would be that he could eat his favorite vegetables all year round.
Of course, in Japan, you can get almost any vegetable all year round, but sometimes it might be difficult or expensive depending on the weather.
With vertical farming, you basically don’t need to worry about the weather. From my point of view, that’s a big advantage.
I agree. Everyone, let’s try practicing using Edison’s line.
Let’s try it first in two parts. Ready?
“From my personal point of view,” “it would mean I could eat my favorite vegetables all year round.”
Good. Now, let’s try the whole thing.
From my personal point of view, it would mean I could eat my favorite vegetables all year round. Great job.
Here’s another useful pattern from the dialogue. Ayaka says:
In my experience, good shoes are very important.
Moeno, what do you think the expression “in my experience” means?
It means thinking by someone’s memories or experience.
Right. It means that you’re speaking from your personal experience, not just repeating something that you’ve heard someone else say.
Yeah. Ayaka plays a lot of tennis, so she knows from her own experience that it’s very important to have good shoes. Okay, everyone. Let’s practice using Ayaka’s line.
Ready? In my experience, good shoes are very important.
Well done. Okay. Let’s listen now to the dialogue one more time. We’ll ask you to make a simple summary afterwards, so listen carefully.