遠山顕の英会話楽習 Monday, July 26
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U R the ★
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J: All right.
C: Right.
KCJ: Excellent!
C: Jeff...
J: Uh-huh.
C: You are the star.
J: Got it.
J: What are your thoughts about the space station?
C: I think it's a great place to be.
J: Would you like to go there?
C: Yes, very much.
J: Hmm...
C: So, are you taking me?
J: Ah, no. My feet will stay on the ground. Thank you very much.
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Say It!
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K: Carolyn, are you ready?
C: Yeah. You know, it's funny. I was just thinking that it'd be nice to get the chance to do this.
K: Uh-huh.
C: So, I feel very lucky.
K: Great, Carolyn. Let's hear it.
C: It'd be nice to get away from the city. ×5
K: Great! You did it.
J: All right.
C: Wow!
KCJ: That was nice.
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Write It!
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★ 休暇を2～3日取る
K: have を使って大丈夫ですか？
C: Oh, yeah, absolutely. We can use "have" here.
K: Uh-huh.
C: .... that works well. We already know we're going to use "a few days" from the dialog.
K: Uh-huh.
C: So, it would be "have a few days."
K: Can we use another verb?
C: We sure can. We can also use the verb "take," and in that case, it'd be "take a few days' vacation."
C: And one small point, because we're writing this out, don't forget to add the apostrophe after the "s" in the word "days."
★ ……することにします
J: Yes. We're going to use the word "decide." So, "decide to 何々."
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C: Jan and Makoto decide to have a few days' vacation. Makoto wants to go camping, but that's not what Jan had in mind.
J: Jan and Makoto decide to take a few days' vacation. Makoto wants to go camping, but that's not what Jan had in mind.
J: I know they did.
C: Hey. Fantastic work.
K: All right.
J: Well done.
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In Another Situation!
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K: So, Carolyn, what's another situation going to be like?
C: Well, now, they are earthlings living on another planet.
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M: Jan, what are your thoughts about summer vacation?
J: A few days, maybe?
M: I'm with you on that. What do you say we go to earth?
J: Ugh. That's not what I had in mind.
M: It'd be nice to get away from the present and go back to the ever-quiet stone age.
J: Well, I'd prefer to go back to the Rolling Stones' age.
M: Ha, ha, ha... the 1960s. Not bad.
J: We need to reserve a time machine.
M: How about an Aston Royce?
J: Why not.
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K: So, do you live on another planet?
C: Yes.
J: Evidently.
C: We don't know which one. But it's a different planet.
K: You don't know. And they need to hire a time machine.
C: Yes.
J: Right.
C: Sounds like it's gonna (going to) be a fancy one, isn't it? It was called an Aston Royce.
K: And they are going back in time…
C: Yes.
J: Uh-huh.
K: ... to?
J: Earth past to either the stone age or the Rolling Stones' age, one of the two. So, Ken, what are your thoughts about this skit?
K: Oh, definitely uh... the Rolling Stones' age would be nice.
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Aston Martin
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遠山顕の英会話楽習 Tuesday, July 27
K: Sounds like you are succeeding there.
M: I hope so.
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U R the ★
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J: All right.
C: Nice.
KCJ: That was a great performance.
C: Jeff...
J: Uh-huh.
C: You are the star.
J: Got it.
J: How is the team doing?
C: Not too well.
J: What if we throw an online party?
C: That's a great idea!
J: I think they'd love it.
C: Absolutely.
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Say It!
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K: Okay, Jeff, are you ready for five times in one breath?
J: Yeah, I think I can do this. It's pretty short.
K: Yap.
J: That's a good point.
C: Yes.
K: Yeah, it is.
J: So, shouldn't be a problem. Let's try it.
J: That's a good point. ×5
K: You did it.
J: Oh, yay!
C: All right!
KCJ: Good performance!
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Write It!
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★ キャンプしようと提案する
J: Uh-huh. I'm going to suggest that we use the word "suggest."
K: Oh, wow!
J: So, it would be "suggest they camp out" or "suggest that they camp out."
J: You can also use "suggest camping out" with the i-n-g form.
★ 彼女は……することをします
K: decide でよろしいですか？
C: Yeah, I think so. I mean actually, here, two ways we can write this. Um... For the first way, we can use the verb "decide" like you mentioned. And yeah, it works here because, you know, there's a choice that has to be made, right?
K: Right.
C: So, she has to choose what to do. So, she's gonna sleep on it first.
K: Yeah, she has to work on this big thing. Yeah.
C: Yeah. So, we're using "decide," it'll be "She decides to 何々."
K: Uh-huh.
C: And we can also use, you know, "going to," which, I … because a little bit more casual. And in that case, it'll be, "She is going to 何々."
K: Okay. So the first one is "She decides to sleep on it."
C: Yes. You're very kind. You just gave the whole sentence.
K: Oh, you're welcome.
C: And then using "going to," it would be "She is going to sleep on it."
K: Thank you.
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J: Makoto suggests that they camp out just for one night and Jan says that wouldn't be so bad. She decides to sleep on it.
J: OK.
Makoto suggests they camp out just for one night and Jan says that wouldn't be so bad. She decides to sleep on it.
C: Makoto suggests camping out just for one night and Jan says that wouldn't be so bad. She's going to sleep on it.
C: Oh, yeah.
J: I know they did.
K: Oh, yeah.
C: Fantastic work!
K: All right.
J: Good job.
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In Another Situation!
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K: So, Jeff...
J: Uh-huh.
K: What's another situation gonna (going to) be like this time?
J: Well, it is a hundred years from now on one of Jupiter's moons.
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J: How about going champing back on earth?
M: What for?
J: Just think -- we could sleep in a forest.
M: Oh, I love trees. Are they still there?
J: Hey, Jupiter, are there trees on earth?
K: Yes, in Jawaii. (Jawaii = Japan+Hawaii)
J: What if we camp out just for one night in Jawaii?
K: It's definitely better than spending a lot of money on hotels.
J: Good point. And the day is longer there, right?
K: Yes, it's 24 hours on earth and 10 hours on Jupiter.
JM: We'll sleep on it.
K: Wake up, everybody. Smell the Jovian coffee.
JM: Nights are so short on Jupiter.
K: Well, I didn't know it's such a short day.
J: Yeah, I mean that was only 10 hours.
C: Yeah.
K: You know, what if we move out to Jupiter?
J: Well, time flies so we would have shorter working hours.
K: Oh, that's a good point.
J: Yeah?
C: Yeah, but we would also have shorter sleeping hours.
J: Oh, yeah.
K: Oh, yeah. Well, I'll sleep on it then.
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遠山顕の英会話楽習 Wednesday, July 28
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Question 1
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K: So, Carolyn, back to the question.
C: Alrighty. What is this announcement about?
K: Jeff, what's it about?
J: A mandatory assembly in the auditorium beginning at 1:30 today.
J: So, "mandatory" means something that they have to do it, something that's required.
C: Yes. They have no choice.
K: Right. Students all have to go.
C: Yes.
J: Yeah.
K: Well, I heard a school bell.
C: Yes.
J: Uh-huh.
K: I'm sure you did it too. But do you remember what kind of school bell your school had?
J: Oh, yes.
K: High school ...?
J: Yes. It was noisy. It sounded like a fire alarm.
C: Oh.
J: Here's uh .... lalalalalalala... just like... it scared the heck out of me.
C: And my school didn't have any bells.
K: Really?
C: Yeah. It was, kind of a free school so they didn't like have those between classes.
K: Okay, interesting.
C: Did you have those like Jeff's school, Ken?
K: I don't recall very clearly but it might have been, you know, that the Big Ben type.
C: Oh, wow!
J: Okay. Yeah.
K: Ding dong, ding dong.
J: That would be nice.
K: Okay. Let's get on to the second question then.
J: All right. Question 2: What do students need to bring to the assembly?
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Question 2
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K: Okay, back to the question. Jeff?
J: Right. What do students need to bring to the assembly?
K: Carolyn, what do they have to bring?
C: A notebook and a pen.
K: What are they for?
C: Well, to take notes to write down.
K: Okay. All right. It must be an important assembly there.
C: It seems like because it's about college applications, right?
J: Right, college applications.
K: Oh, that's the topic of the assembly.
C: Yes.
J: Right. So they have to write down the different steppes that they need to take from now until graduation.
K: I see.
C: That's probably a lot of steppes, I imagine.
K: Oh, yes. OK, let's hear the question 3.
C: Sure. Question 3: When is the College Fair coming up?
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Question 3
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K: OK, back to the question, Carolyn.
C: Sure. When is the College Fair coming up?
K: Jeff, when?
J: Next week on Thursday.
K: Oh. Where does it happen?
C: I believe it’s happening at the Civic Center.
J: Uh-huh.
C: I thought it would be at a school but it's not. It looks like a much bigger place.
K: Much bigger than their auditorium then.
C: Sure.
J: All of the students and their parents are invited.
C: Also… that's why they need a big space to hold it.
K: Great.
C: Because those lots of people are coming.
J: And each college will probably have a booth or something?
K: Uh-huh. OK. Here we go on to the last question.
J: Right. Last question, question 4: What will be handed out at the end of today's assembly?
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Question 4
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K: OK, Jeff...
J: Uh-huh.
K: The last question again.
J: Right. What will be handed out at the end of today's assembly?
K: Carolyn, what is it?
C: A list of colleges participating in the College Faire.
J: And hopefully there would be a lot of them.
C: Oh, yeah. You wanna hope that the college you want to go to will, actually, be there, right?
J: Right. There's several that you want to attend, right?
C: Because usually how does that work in America? Do you apply to a lot of universities or ...
J: Yes. Because there's a chance that you won't get in to… or… so you could apply to several, I think. Yes.
C: Oh.
K: Oh, okay. What about in Canada?
C: Hmm... I guess it's the same. I didn't but I probably should have. What about in Japan? Is it the same? Do you apply to lots of colleges?
K: Yes. Here, people apply for different colleges, and also apply for some colleges to fall back on when you couldn't pass.
J: Right.
K: It's hard to pass the test of a college of your first choice.
C: That’s for sure.
J: But it's good to aim high.
K: Yeah.
C: Of course.
K: Right.
