Brushing up my English skills by バイリンガルFM

Jaclyne～～お久しぶり～♥
ってことで、かなり会えるのを楽しみにしていました！
２ヶ月ぶりだもの～～

いろんなお話ができてよかったけど、話足りず・・・

お話の中の１つ、GWについてスキットを作りました！

Title: Golden Week memories

　

A: Tomoko, what did you get up to this Golden Week? Did you go anywhere special?
B: I did! I went with my husband to Imabari in Ehime prefecture... It was my birthday on the 3rd, so it was a celebration for that!
A: Oh, that's so lovely! Did you have lots of nice local food? I've never been to that part of Japan, but I've heard there are lots of lovely dishes there.
B: Yeah, I had three days filled with delicious food!! On the first day, we went to sushi restaurant, and had lots of fresh seafood. It was as fresh as they come - we even had shrimps while they were still alive!
A: Wow! Sounds delicious... What else did you have?
B: The next day, we went to a "Kappo" restaurant... They serve traditional local cuisine. They served us their local dish, "Horaku-yaki", which is Snapper and other seafood cooked on hot stones. It was so good! And then the day after, it was my birthday so we had a yakiniku night. I had lots of fatty beef, and they surprised me with a birthday cake, so of course I had that, too...
A: Seems like it was food heaven! You enjoyed it, right?
B: Yes, I did, but there was one bad thing... I don't know if it's because of my age, but after all that food, I suffered from a terrible heart-burn!! I woke up around 4 o'clock in the morning from it. It was so uncomfortable... The next day, I couldn't have anything apart from rice porridge and yogurt.

何故か父と一緒に「ナショナルジオグラフィック」を観て、
地球と宇宙のお話をしたんです。

それが印象的だったのでMelodyにお話したくって。

Title: The Space



A: I saw a really interesting programme last night, on cable TV. It was called "National Geographic"... Have you seen it before?
B: Ah, yeah, the TV at my parent's house had a channel called National Geographic channel... It's all about the nature, and the environment, right?
A: Yes, the theme for last night was "The Space". It's not something I think about every day, but I got really into it... It was so gripping!
B: What kind of things did they talk about on the show then?
A: They showed us the Sun, the Earth, things like the Black Hole... Seeing Earth in that context, made it seem really, really small. I found out that the famous Andromeda, Milky Way, is so far away from Earth - 2.3 million light years away! 1 light year's about 7.5 times around the Earth... The scale of it is so incredibly big...
B: I can't even begin to imagine how far that is! It makes me feel really strange when I start thinking about those things...
A: I know! When I think about things in the scale this huge, the humans, let alone the Earth, are so tiny, it makes me feel silly to worry about small things. I mean, even big things like the earthquake, other natural disasters... They're out of our hands, so I feel like we have to accept what happens and be grateful that we're alive and have our loved ones around us.
And you know, seeing this programme's really made me want to visit the World Heritages. I want to see huge things!

２週間後のレッスン。
久しぶりにMelodyとのレッスンで楽しかった♫

今回は観たばっかりの「英国王のスピーチ」をもとに。

Title: Stage Fright



A: I just saw The King's Speech last night - have you seen it?
B: Not yet, but I've been planning on it. Is it good?
A: Yeah I liked it. I can really relate to the main character - I don't have a speech disorder, but I get really bad stage fright whenever I'm in front of an audience - microphones make me ridiculously nervous.
B: I suppose most people get at least a little nervous when they have to perform or give a speech or something, but I'm sure you could get through it if you had to...
A: Well, I don't have quite so much confidence... Especially in English - I'm always worried about making mistakes.
B: Well, you're not a native English speaker, so you shouldn't be afraid to make mistakes, it's all part of learning. If you can, just try to loosen up a little.
A: Yes, I know that, but I just can't change - I can feel comfortable enough with my teachers or when I'm drinking, but I think if I was travelling or something, I wouldn't be able to say anything...
B: Well, maybe you should just be drunk all the time...
A: I would if I could - I think I just have to keep studying, keep familiarizing myself with English, and make sure I use it as much as I can.

初Adamとのレッスンでした♪
なのに・・・
初めてスキットを覚えていかなかったのです。後悔・・・
ここで改めて思いました。
スキットを毎週覚えていくだけで英会話能力が上がっているんだと！
スムーズに読めたって、覚えていかなかったら本番で使えない!!!

なので、レッスン前には必ず覚えていこうと思います。

Title: Earthquake



A: The earthquake last Friday was really scary. Where were you when the earthquake struck.
B: I was having an English lesson in Omotesando. Everyone was very frightened. A picture fell down and the glass broke. We hid underneath the table until the earthquake stopped.
A: I couldn't get ahold of anyone because the phone lines were jammed.
B: Smart phones are better than normal cell phones. I could get in touch with people because I could use applications such as Facebook, Twitter, and Skype to communicate when the phone lines were jammed.
A: I don't have a smart phone. I tried to get ahold of my family but couldn't get through. Maybe I should consider getting a smartphone. They seem really useful.
B: Yeah, I think you should. The applications are really good. Google Latitude is also really good. You can see a map and find out where people are. It gives their exact location.
A: That does sound really good. If another earthquake happens and you get separated you will be able to find your family and friends.
B: I will feel more confident with a smartphone if another disaster happens.

本日の先生はTyrel。
高校のお友達と久しぶりに会った時、こんなお話をしました。

リアル・・・

Title: Freckles and Wrinkles



A: It has been a long time since we first met each other. We have changed a lot since then.
B: Yeah, when we were in high school we had no freckles or wrinkles. Now I have some. I use whitening cream or serum but it does not help. My freckles and wrinkles do not go away.
A: Maybe you should remove your freckles by laser. It is a steady and effective improvement. You could also use hyaluronic acid to remove wrinkles.
B: I think people with no wrinkles or freckles look young but I do not want to look unnatural by using those kind of treatments.
A: I think those treatments are fast and effective but too much is not good. If you use just a little bit you can still look natural.
B: I have a mixture of opposing feelings about using treatments to look more young. I don't want to use unnatural things to look young but I want to be more beautiful.
A: You can use cosmetics but your freckles and wrinkles will not go away permanently.
B: I think using cosmetics is better because I will not have to go through a cosmetic procedure to remove freckles and wrinkles permanently. I would like for them to be gone forever but if I don't do anything they will just increase over time.