June 6th, 797th

 香港についての印象

a: Okay. What's your impression of Hong Kong?

b: Actually, I have never been to Hong Kong. But I see Jong Kong on TV often. The skyline is beautiful.

a: Wow, I see. Have you ever truied any food from Hng Kong?

b: Yes. Actually, there is a good restaurant in my neighborhood. They have food from Hong Kong. It's not too heavy.

a: That's ineresting. Tell me your first impression of me.

b : My impression of you? Well, as they say in Japanese. "fresh." When we met, you were always smiling and friendly and easy to talk to.

(日本語でいうところの…)

a: Okay, thanks for answering my quastion.

b: My pleasure! (どういたしまして) 

June 5th, 796th.

今週のおさらい

Express

1. Tell me your first impression of Tokyo.

2. It's great.

3. I had a lot of different desserts in Hong Kong.

4. What was your impression of the new teacher?

5. She seemed easy to talk to.

Create

1. What's your first impression of Japan's trains?

2. Have you ever had a Japanese food called Mochi?

3. I had a dessert called "yatsuhashi" in Kyoto.

4. He seems a little shy.

Reply

a: What's your first impression of Hong Kong?

b: Actually, I have never been to Hong Kong. But I often see Hong Kong on TV. The skyline is beautiful.

a: Have you ever tried any food from Hong Kong?

b: Yes, actually, there's a good restaurant in my neighborhood. They have food from Hong Kong.

June 4th, 795th.

人の「第一印象」を聞こう!

1. ジョンの第一印象を教えてください．

    Tell me your first impression of John.

    What's your first impression of Jhon?

2. 彼は優しそうです．

   He seems nice.

3. He seems quiet.

4. He seems friendly. (気さくな人のようです) 

5. What's your firtst impression of me?

6. You seem nice.

7. What was your first impression of the new teacher?

8. She seemed easy to talk to. (話しやすそうな人)

June 3rd, 794th

1. タコ焼き（という日本の食べもの）をたべたことはありますか?

   Have you ever had a Japanese food called "takoyaki"?

2. Have you ever had a Japanese tea called "hojicha"?

3. I had a crab dish in Shanghai. 

*crab food だとカニの食べものとなってしまう．

4. It was good.

5. It was delicious. (すごく美味しい，絶品)

6. 香港でいろんなデザートを食べました．

  I had a lot of different (kinds of) desserts in Hong Kong.

7. どれも美味しかったです．

  Everything was good.

8. Everything was light and refreshing. (さっぱりして食べやすかった)

9. I had alligator meat in Florida.

10. 面白い味でした．

   It was interesting.

11. It was a little different.

June 2nd, 793rd

・〜の第一印象を教えてください．

・Tell me your first impression(s) of Tokyo.

・What's your first impresssions of Tokyo?

・It's great. ☞wonderful, excellent, amazing, terrific, fantastic...

・This city has beautiful night views (夜景).

・This city has a lot of excellent restaurants.

・It's like New York.

・What's your first impressions of Japan's convenience stores? 

*Japan's = 日本のもの

Japanese = 和風の，日本らしい

・They're amazing!

・They have EVERYTHING. (なんでも揃っています) 

June 1st, 792nd

アクセントについて英会話

a: What kind of accent do you have when you speak English?

b: I have a Japanese accent, It's strong accent... I hope you can underatnd my English.

a: Oh, maybe you have a slight Japanese accent. By the way, do people in your hometown use a dialects?

b: Yes. My hometown is Osaka. Osaka has a dialect called Knasai-ben.

a: When you apeak Japanse, do you have an accent?

b: Not really. My mon has a slight accent, though. She is from Wakayama.

a: Well, there are lots of differnt English accents. Can you tell the difference between American and British English?

b: Yes, sometimes. But, I can't tell the differece between Irish and Scotish English?

a: Which English accent is the hardest for you to undeerstand?

b: Fast Bristih English is the hardest for me. When people speak quickly,  I need more time to understnad.

a: So.... if you could speak in any accent in the world, what accent would you choose?

b: I would choose New Zealand English. It sounds warm and friendly.  

May 31st, 791st

アクセントについて英会話

a: What kind of accent do you have when you speak English?

b: I have a Japanese accent, It's strong accent... I hope you can underatnd my English.

a: Oh, maybe you have a slight Japanese accent. By the way, do people in your hometown use a dialects?

b: Yes. My hometown is Osaka. Osaka has a dialect called Knasai-ben.

a: When you apeak Japanse, do you have an accent?

b: Not really. My mon has a slight accent, though. She is from Wakayama.

a: Well, there are lots of differnt English accents. Can you tell the difference between American and British English?

b: Yes, sometimes. But, I can't tell the differece between Irish and Scotish English?

a: Which English accent is the hardest for you to undeerstand?

b: Fast Bristih English is the hardest for me. When people speak quickly,  I need more time to understnad.

a: So.... if you could speak in any accent in the world, what accent would you choose?

b: I would choose New Zealand English. It sounds warm and friendly.  

May 30th, 790th

アクセントについて英会話

a: What kind of accent do you have when you speak English?

b: I have a Japanese accent, It's strong accent... I hope you can underatnd my English.

a: Oh, maybe you have a slight Japanese accent. By the way, do people in your hometown use a dialects?

b: Yes. My hometown is Osaka. Osaka has a dialect called Knasai-ben.

a: When you apeak Japanse, do you have an accent?

b: Not really. My mon has a slight accent, though. She is from Wakayama.

a: Well, there are lots of differnt English accents. Can you tell the difference between American and British English?

b: Yes, sometimes. But, I can't tell the differece between Irish and Scotish English?

a: Which English accent is the hardest for you to undeerstand?

b: Fast Bristih English is the hardest for me. When people speak quickly,  I need more time to understnad.

a: So.... if you could speak in any accent in the world, what accent would you choose?

b: I would choose New Zealand English. It sounds  warm and friendly.  

May 29th, 789th

今週のおさらい

Express

1. Do you understand my English?

2. Would you say that again?

3. There are a lot of different dialects in Japan.

4. People in my hometown don't use a dialect.

5. What English accent do you like the best?

Create

1. When I speak English, I have a Japanese accent (なまり).

2. Can you tell the difference between the Osaka dialect and the Kyoto dialect?

3. I can tell the difference between a temple and a shrine.

4. I like British English the best. (私は〜が一番好きです)

Reply

a: What kind of accent do you have when you speak English?

b: When I speak English, I have a Japanese accent. So, I try to speak clearly and slowly.

a: What English accent is the hardest for you to understand?

b: Fast British English is the hardest for me. When people speak quickly, I need more time to understand. 

May 28th, 788th

違いが分かりますか?

1. When he speaks English, he has a French accent. (フランスなまりがある)

2. When she speaks Japanese, she has an Italian accent.

3. Can you tell the difference between American and British English? (〜と〜の違いが分かりますか?)

*「tell」は「人に伝える / 教える」以外に「(違いなどが)わかる」と言う意味がある．

I can tell the difference.

I can tell he's tired.

I can't really tell the difference. 

4. I can tell the difference between American and British English.

5. I can't tell the difference between Irish and Scotish English.

6. What English accent is the hardest to understand? (どの〜もっとも聞き取りにくいですか)

7. For me, Scotish English accent is a little hard to understand. (ちょっと〜しにくい)

8. What English accent do you like the best? (もっとも好きな〜は?)

9. I like New Zealnd English the best. (〜が一番好き)