Exercise 1: Picture Conversation
A. Read the dialogue below.
次の会話を読んでみましょう
Intermediate Conversation
Material #42
SHE WON A GOLD MEDAL IN…
Olympics
Wow, she’s really good!
I agree! No wonder she won a gold medal in the last
B. Quick Q&A (2-3 minutes)
1. Do you find the Olympics interesting? Why or why not? 2. Has your country hosted the Olympics?
3. Which Olympic sport do you enjoy watching?
4. In your opinion, which Olympic sport is your country good at? 5. Do you know any famous Olympic athletes?
Exercise 2: Say It! (3 minutes)
Read the following words and sample sentences below.
次の単語と例文を読んでみましょう。
A. Vocabulary
ボキャブラリー
delegates
使節団、代表
The delegates from Brazil arrived at the Olympic Village yesterday
ブラジル代表は、昨日オリンピック村に到着しました。
sportsmanship
スポーツマン精神
The pitcher is admired not just for his skill but also for his
sportsmanship.
このピッチャーは技術だけではなく、そのスポーツマン精神も称賛されています。
host
主催する
Tokyo will host the 2020 Olympics.
東京は 2020 年のオリンピックを開催します。
injury
けが
He couldn’t play because of his knee injury.
彼は、ひざのけがのためにプレーできません。
standings
戦績表、ランキング
They moved up in the standings after winning the last game.
彼らは、最後の試合で勝利して、順位を上げた
B. Expressions
表現
She/he got a gold medal in…
彼女/彼は～で金メダルを取った
She got a gold medal in figure skating during the 2010
Winter Olympics.
Exercise 3: Role-Play (4 minutes)
Read the dialogues below.
次の会話を読んでみましょう。
A.
Student How are our teams doing so far?
Tutor So far, so good. We moved up in the standings after our win in hockey. Our medal count is at 8 now.
Student Great! I hope I can go home early tonight so I can catch the highlights.
Tutor Me too.
B.
Tutor Hi, Ken. I just heard your country will be hosting the next Olympics. Are you excited about it?
Student Very excited! Our country has hosted the Olympics before, but I wasn’t born yet. Now I get to see it live when I fly back home.
Tutor Great! Will they be building new venues?
Student No. The government will just renovate the old ones to accommodate more people and update the design.
Exercise 4: Answer It! (5 minutes)
A. Complete the dialogue using the new vocabulary words and expressions we learned.
今日学習した単語と表現を使って会話を完成させましょう。
Student I’m so glad they’ll show the Olympics on TV. I can’t wait to watch our _____________ compete.
Tutor Me too. But I think It’s more exciting to watch sports live.
Student That’s true. The energy at the venue is different. It’s amazing to cheer for your team with other fans beside you.
Tutor Yeah. I wish our country will _________ the Olympics in the future so we could watch it live.
B. Complete the dialogue using your own answers. You can use any of new vocabulary words and expressions, if possible.
好きな言葉を入れて会話を完成させましょう。今日学習した単語や表現を使っても構いません
Tutor The Japanese are really going all out on their preparations for the Olympics. I heard they’re even planning to create “English villages” so more people can learn English.
Student Wow, that’s really interesting. Well, it’s a good idea to learn English in time for the
Games since ___________________________________________________.
Tutor Yeah. The Olympics are surely a good way for the rest of the world to know Japan.
Student Yeah and aside from that, the Olympics is also a good way to
__________________________________________________________________.
Discuss the preparations needed for the residents of the country hosting the Olympics.
オリンピック開催国に住む人々にとってどんな準備が 必要だと思いますか？
Exercise 5: Conversation Starter (10 minutes)
Pick one of the four scenarios below, and start a conversation with your tutor.
次の 4 つのシナリオの中から好きなものを選んで、講師と会話をしてみましょう。
Talk about the other countries you wish would host the Olympics aside from your country.
あなたが自分の国以外でオリンピックを開催し てほしいと思う国について話しましょう。
Tell your tutor some of the pros and cons of hosting the Olympics for the hosting country and the participating countries.
開催国と参加国にとってオリンピックを開催する ことの利点と欠点を講師と話しましょう。
Share with your tutor whether you’re interested in the Olympics or not. Provide your reasons for your choice.
講師にオリンピックに興味があるかないか話しをして ください。その理由も教えて下さい。
