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英会話タイムトライアル「11月DAY12」11月21日(火)

Why don't you.. ?

 

Why don't we all have some tea together?

Why don't we introduce our family to each other?

Why don't we show some family pictures to each other?

 

Why don't we go talk to your father? He's over there.

Your younger bother looks bored. Why don't we go talk to him?

 

Why don't you jouin us on the terrace?

 

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Why don't we all sit together?

Why don't we all sit together outside?

 

We'd love to.

I'd live to.

 

You use the subject "we" and say, we'd love to.

 

 

Why don't we all have some tea together?

Why don't we all take a picture together?

 

Why don't we introduce our family to each other?

Why don't we introduce our children to each other?
Why don't we show some family pictures to each other?

 

Why don't we go talk to your father? He's over there.

 

Your younger bother looks bored. Why don't we go talk to him?

 

Good evening. Why don't you jouin us on the terrace?

 

 

 

 

英会話タイムトライアル「11月DAY11」11月20日(月)


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sightsee verb; 
To tour sights of interest.

 -> be sightseeing

 

My father-in-law went to see Mecican pro wrestling. 
He's so into pro wrestling.

 

My grandma is take it easy /relaxing at the hotel.

be taking it easy くつろぐ /ゆっくり過ごす

 

take it easy くつろぐ /ゆっくり過ごす

To be relaxed; to not expend too much effort.

 

Be gentle. Treat someone carefully.

Calm down. Relax.


shopping mall
[ˈʃɑpɪŋ] [mɔl]
 

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And our theme for this month is family fun in Mexico!

That's right. We're lerning phrases to talk about your family. 

 

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What's your family doing today?

 

My parents're sightseeing today.

 

My childrean're surfing.

 

My sisters are sleeping.

My older sister and younger sister are sleeping.

 

My bothers are playing golf.

My older brogher and younger brother is golfing.

 

grandmother

grandma

 

My grandmother is taking it easy at the hotel.

My grandma is relaxing at the hotel.

 

take it easy くつろぐ /ゆっくり過ごす

To be relaxed; to not expend too much effort. Often used as an imperative.

 

 

father-in-law

mothe-in-law

 

Where is your father-in-law now?

My father-in-law went to see Mecican pro wrestling. 

He's so into pro wrestling.

 

be so into ...

にはまっている

 

My mother-in-law is not into pro wrestling.

She went to the shopping mall.

 

 

 

 

英会話タイムトライアル「11月DAY10」11月17日(金)

 

scoot over 

(座席)つめる

 

family rules for using phone

 

 

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You'll have a conversation with me today.

About families.

 

Imagine this...

You are meeting up for dinner with my family.

-That sounds nice.

So have a seat and let's talk about what our famillies like to do.

And we'll talk about our family rules especially rules for phones

 

So did you imagine the situation?

So let's have an eight turn conversation as our families enjoy a meal together.

 

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Have a seat. Do you have enough room?

-Yeah. I'll scoot over here next to you.

 

OKay, your family came to Mexico from Japan., right?

-Right. We flew to Los Angelses first and then to Mexico City.

 

Our kids love Japanese anime.

Ah, kids, no screens at the dinner table!

Do your children like anime?

-Yeah, all three generations in our family like Japanese anime.

 

I see. Do your children have their own phones?

-Well, my fifth grader just got her own phone.

 

What are your family rules for using phone?

-We have a no screens at the dinner table rule, including phones, games, and TV. 

 

So, what does your family like to do together?

-Our family loves the outdoors. We've really enjoyed the Mexican beaches. But my oldest daughter is more of an indoor person. She says she can't watit to go back to Japan.

 

Our family loves swimming in the ocean here.
Can everyone in your family swim?

-Yeah, we know how to swim and we like snorkeling.


I see. Dose your family travel together often?

-Yes, actually we're going to Singapore next month and we'll travel around Asia. 

 

*outdoors <> indoors

 

 

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英会話タイムトライアル「11月DAY9」11月16日(木)

 

before bed
-> before going to bed

 

snorkeling

 

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Do you have any family rules?

We always try to have breakfast together. But it's hard to follow.

Does your family travel often?

We like to go to hot springs.

Our seats are over there.

It's so nice to see everyone again.

 

always...

Always brush your teeth before bed.

That's a good one. And very important too, isn' it? 
 

Never...

Never talk with your mouth full. 

-> your mouth full of food

 

Does everyone in your family like ... ?

Does everyone in your family like baseball?

 

Dose everyone in your family like anime?

-Yeah, all threee generations like anime.

 

Can everyone in your family swim?

-Yeah, we all know how to swim and we all like snorkeling.

 

 

What does your family like to do together?

-Our family likes to travel together. And we love the outdoors. So we've really enjoyed the beaches in Mexico.

 

 

 

 

 

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英会話タイムトライアル「11月DAY8」11月15日(水)

 

It's so nice to see you everyone again.

 

He's a fifth gradaer.

He's in the fifth grade.

 

seat

sheet

 

Have a seat everyone. The movie is starting soon.

 

Does everyone in your family like popcorn?

 

Help yourselves.

Help yourself.

 

really

alway 

 

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So just imagine,

 you're going with a family or a large group to a movie theater.

 

It's so nice to see you everyone again.


Our seats are over there.

 

seat

sheet

 

Have a seat everyone. The movie is starting soon.

 

Does everyone in your family like popcorn?

Do you like popcorn?

 

Help yourselves.

Help yourself.

 

Did everyone in your family turn off their phones?

Do your children have their own phones?

 

grand son 

my grand son

 

My grand son really want his own phone.

He's eleven years old.

 

He's a fifth gradaer.

He's in the fifth grade.

 

He always wants to play game on my phone.

 

 

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英会話タイムトライアル「11月DAY7」11月14日(火

 

Does your family ...often?

 

travel often

about once a year

 

We eat out almost everyweek.

 

Where does your family like to travel?

-We like to go to ...

 

eat out 外食する

 

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Does your family travel often?

 

 

once a year

年に一度

<- one time in a year

 

Our family travels about once a year.

Where does your family like to travel?

 

hot springs

 

We like to go to hot springs.

Our family likes to go to hot springs.

 

We might go to California next year.

 

might / may かもしれない

 

My older sister's family lives there.

 

Our family just arrived yesterday.
We're staying at this hotel.

 

Your family must be tired.

 

eat out

外食する

<-eat at a restaurant

 

Doese your family eat out often?
-We don't eat out very often.
-We eat out almost everyweek.

 

 

 

 

 

 

英会話タイムトライアル「11月DAY6」11月13日(月)

 

Always help around the house.

 

But it's hard to follow.

 

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Family fun in Mexico.

The key word is family.

 

There are some interesting family rules.

 

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Do you have any family rules?

 

We always try to ...

We always try to have breakfast together.

 

Always ...

Always help around the house.

 

家事の手伝い

help around the house

 

Be sure to

Be sure not to...

 

 

食卓

the dinner table

 

Never ..

Never argue at the dinner table.

-> Never fight at the dinner table. >>quarrel 

 

Never use your phone at the dinner table.

 

No...

No screens including phone and games.

That's supposed to be our family rule.

 

But it's hard to follow.

 

 

local phrases

 

When you go abroad, I always try to remember several local phrases.

 

 

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英会話タイムトライアル「11月DAY5」11月10日(金)

 

shuttle bus

cousin

 

scoot over 席を詰める

-To move slightly to the side, especially while seated.

 

scoot かけ出す, 走り去る

To move or go suddenly and speedily; hurry.

 

I hope we can all fit. We're a party of three.

 

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You know, meeting other families is a fun part of traveling.

So in Mexico, your family will meet a new family.

 

Imagine this...

You are visiting Mexico. You are on a family trip. You  just finished shightseeing and you're waiting for the shuttle bus. And then your family meets my family.

I'll introduce you to my mom and my cousin.

 

So let's talk about a family in a seven turn conversation.

 

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Excuse me. Are you waiting for the shuttle bus?

-Yes. It's supposed to be here soon. 

 

I hope we can all fit. We're a party of three.

How many people are there in your family?

-We are also a party of three actually.

 

OK. That Mexican tepmple was amazing, wasn't it?

-Yeah. And I loved our guide. He was so entertaining.

 

Here's the bus! After you!

-Thanks. I'll scoot over. Have a seat.

 

Well, I'm Jenny. This is my mon, Linda and my cousin Karen.
-Hi everyone. I'm Steve. This is my dad, Jimmy and my mom, Kim.


So, how many people are there in your family?

-We are family of five. It's my mon and dad, me and my two yonger sisters. How many people are there in your family?

 

We are a family of four. My mom and dad, my borgher and me. I'm the youngest. Oh, here's our hotel. Which hotel is your family staying at?

- Our family is staying at this hotel too. Our families should get together sometime.

 

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be supplse to be here soon

How many people are there in your family?

 

Which hotel is your familly staying at?

- We are staying at the Mecico branch of the time trial Hotel.

- Our family is staying at this hotel too.

 

Families should get together sometime.

そのうち家族で集まりましょう。

 

 

 

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英会話タイムトライアル「11月DAY4」11月9日(木)

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We are a family of five. 

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Do you have any brothers or sisters?

My younger sister works at a bank.

We are two years apart.

Everyone in our family lives in japan.

These are my parents, Ken and Erica.

How may people are there in your family?

 

 

This is my...

This is my cousin Amy.

 

My... lives with ...

My grandma lives with my paretns.

 

We are family of ...

We are a family of six.

 

 

You are visiting in Mexico for sightseeing.

 

That Mexican temple was amazing, wasn't it?

Yeah, it's a really special place. / amazing place / magical place

 

 

This is my mon, Linda.

Nice to meet you, Linda. I'm Jenny.
Hi Linda. I'm ...

 

 

How many people are there in your family?

- We are a family of five. 

It's my husband, me and our two daughters and my mom lives with up in Japan. How may people are there in your family?

 

 

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英会話タイムトライアル「11月DAY3」11月8日(水)

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How many people are there in your family?

-We are a family of five.

 

How many are there in your party?

-We are a party of ten.

 

How many people in your family live abroad?

-Everyone in our family lives in Japan.

 

 

fiftieth anniversary

 

fiftieth [ˈfɪftθ]

 

celebrate

 

fulently

 

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何人家族ですか?

How many people are there in your family?

 

We are a family of five.

There are five people in my family.

 

It's my mom and dad, me and my two younger sisters.

 

 

何名様ですか?

How many are there in your party?

 

We are a party of ten.

 

 

50回目の記念日

fiftieth anniversary

 

fiftieth
[ˈfɪftθ]
 
We are celebrating my parents' fiftieth wedding anniversary.

 

How many people in your family live abroad?

 

家族全員

everyone in our family

 

Everyone in our family lives in Japan.

 

How many people in your family speak Spanish?

- Everyone in our family speaks/can speak Spanish fuluently.

 

 

 

 

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英会話タイムトライアル「11月DAY2」11月7日(火)

 

How many years apart are you?

何歳離れていますか?

 

We are two years apart.

 

Do you have any borothers or sisters?

兄弟はいますか?

 

I'm an only child.

一人っ子です。

 

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sibling(s

 

I have two older sisters.

 

older sister

younger sister

 

big sister

little sister

 

elder? is rarely used 

 

My little/ younger sister works at/ for a bank.

-> My sister works at a bank.

 

My older brother lives with our parents.
My younger brother is a highschool teacher.

 

How many years apart are you?

何歳離れていますか?

 

-We are two years apart.

 

I'm two years older than my younger brother.

 

My sisters live in Higashi-machi.

-> My older sister and yonger sister live ...

 

My brothers like surfing.

 

Do you have any borothers or sisters?

兄弟はいますか?

 

I'm an only child.

一人っ子です。

-> I don't have any brothers and sisters.

 

 

 

 

 

英会話タイムトライアル「11月DAY1」11月6日(月)

 

on my mom side 

 

My uncle is runing late.

 

cousin

niece

nephew

aunt

uncle

 

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Have you ever been to Mexico?

The beaches are beautiful. The weather is great, and The food is so good.

This month's theme is... Family fun in Mexico!

We are learning about families this month.

 

 

Hi everyone. I'm Jenny. 

 

Has everyone met my parents already?

 

There are my parents, Ken and Erica.

 

 

cousin

 

 

This is my cousin, Joe.

This is / There are...

 

on my mom side 

on my mother's side

 

He's my cousin on my mom side.

 

 

niece

nephew

 

Have you met my niece and nephew already?
Have you already met my niece and nephew?

 

aunt

uncle

 

Everyone, this is my aunt and my niace.

 

My uncle is runing late.

 

 

 

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英会話タイムトライアル「10月DAY15」11月3日(金)

英会話タイムトライアル「10月DAY15」10月20日(金)

 

full-bodied こくのある

amber こはく, こはく色

 

Golden maple syrup comes from maple trees in what season?

 

Today we are visiting the Great White Nothe, Canada!

Let's have a great conversation today in the Great White North.

Let's check out the scene for your conversation.

 

Imagine this..

In Canada you'll come to my special factory. We make maple syrup. 
You'll taste some maple syrup at my factory. And I'll teach you something about it. You'll taste some different maple syrups, and I'll ask you how does it taste?

 

It's time to speak up. Just reply in your own words each time and complete the conversation.

 

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Oh, are you here for the maple syrup tasting?

- Yes. That's right.

Well. welcome to our tiny maple syrup factory.

-Thanks. I'm excited for the maple syrup tasting today. 

So do you live around here, or are you visiting?

-I'm visiting from Japan.
How do you like Canada so far?

-It's nice. Canadians are really friendly.
Here's a question for our visitors. What color is maple syrup?

-Brown, or maybe it's dark brown. 

Oh sorry trick question. Maple syrups can be golde, amber, dark or very dark.
Let's taste this golden maple syrop first here. How does it taste?

-Um.. it's delicious. This might be the best maple syrup I've ever had. It's so somooth. It tastes a little sweet, but not too sweet. 

 

Nex question. Golden maple syrup comes from maple trees in what season?

-Well, I don't know much aout maple syrup but maybe spring?

Usually spring.

Next taste this dark maple syrup here. How does it taste?

-It tastes much more full-bodied but still sweet. I've never had this kind of maple syrup before.

 

We are going to somewhere special.
We are going Mexico!

 

 

 

 

 

英会話タイムトライアル「10月DAY14」11月2日(木)

英会話タイムトライアル「10月DAY14」10月19日(木)

 

We'll practice speaking English and replying to questions in English.

So let's get started.

 

Firest, we'll warm up with this.

 

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Welcome to our little store.

It's a charming store.

How do you like Canada so far?

Canadians are really friendly. 

Taste this golden maple syrup.

It is / tastes sweet, but not too sweet.

 

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はるばるやってっきた

I came all the way from ... to...

 

So imagine you arrived somewhere from a place far away. Just use thephrase, "I came all the way from." 

 

I came all the way form Japan to Toronto.

That's another great Canadian city, Toronto.

 

Welcome to our ... hose/ condo / store.

Put in an adjuective and create with this sentence, " Welcome to our..."

 

Welcome to our little coffee shop.

 

This maple syrup tastes ...

Just imagine you have tasted some maple syrup and create a sentence with this mayple syrup tastes....

 

This maple syrup tastes really sweet.

 

 

---Repy

 

Welcome to our tiny maple syrup factory.  

Tiny => too little

How sould you reply?

- Thanks. I'm excited to be here.

 

How do you like Canada so far?

- It's nice. Canadians are really frinedly.

 

How does it taste?

- It's delicious. It's smooth. It tastes a little sweet, but not too sweet. It's the best maple syrup I've ever had.

 

Don't say, It's delicious. Try to give me some more information about the taste or your impression.

 

Tomorrow we finish our journey around Canada with Taiwa-Karaoke. You'll go to a nice maple syrup factory in Canada...


 

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英会話タイムトライアル「10月DAY13」11月1日(水)

英会話タイムトライアル「10月DAY13」10月18日(水)

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How does it taste?

Some people put dark maple syrup in craft beers.

tastes much stronger

 

It's good with spicy foods.

It's good in coffee.

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taste

For example, hou do you say?

どんな味?

濃厚な味です。

Can you say that in Englihs?
Just practice together with us and you'll be able to talk about the taste of foods. 

 

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How does it taste?

 

Did you say, What kind of taste/What kind of flavor? But the standard way to say that is How does it taste.

 

It tastes sweet. / It is sweet.

 

It tastes sweet, but not too sweet.

 

This dark maple syrup tastes much stronger. 

 

much stronger さらに濃厚

 

But it still tastes sweet.

 

taste

味見する as a verb is taste. 

 

Would you like to taste this?

 

Taste this golden maple syrup.

 

It's good with...

It's good with spicy foods.

 

delicious

 

It's good in coffee.

 

Some people put dark maple syrup in craft beers.

 

I'll put a few drops in my coffee.

 

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Jenny, tell me about some taste that you discovered in Japan.

Well, when I came to Japan, I had never tried Dashi before. 

For the suop. Is that right?

Yes. The suops things like nabe, those kinds of foods. I love the flavor of Dashi.

How about you, Steve?

Oh, I discovered so many tastes. Uni, unagi, something else with U... ume. 
What about ume, Jenny?

Ume... umeshiso.. - Or ume-potato chips. 

Yes. There are so many flavors to taste and discover in Japan. 

 

 

 

英会話タイムトライアル「10月DAY12」10月31日(火)

英会話タイムトライアル「10月DAY12」10月17日(火)

 

That's the Sunshine State for you. 

いかにも~ですね

 

いかにも・まさに・これぞ、の英語表現

 

いかにも

 A is typical of B.  AはBにありがちだ。

 

just like...

 

This screams America.

This is so American.

 

vintage => 「まさにそれ」

This is vintage America, isn't it?

 

 

Canada=>The Great White North

Switzerland => The Land of milk and honey

the Netherlands

Flolida => The Sunshine States

New York City = The Big Apple

the US = the land of free

 

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For today's show, we have a quiz.

It's a quiz about nicknames of countries or certain places.

Fore exaple, here's a quiz for you. 

Do you know the nickname of the state of Hawai?

I feel like it's on the tip of my tounge... Oh... I got it.

It's the Aloha state.

Yes! So let's learn about nicknames for countries or states in America or other areas around the world.

 

What's the nickname for Canada?

The answer is the great white North. 

 

The great and then white for the snow, and North. 
It's in the northern part of the world.

 

I'm so happy I came to the Great White North.

 

Okay, here's another quiz about a nickname.

Swiss nickname is... it starts with the land of .. Do you know?

 

Switzerland=>

The land of milk and honey.

Why is Switzerland called the land of milk and honey?

 

" The land of" is often used for the nicknames of countries or regions.

For example, the nickname for the US is The land of the free

 

How do you say オランダ in English?

The answer is, the Netherlands.

 

Let's use the Netherlands to say this.

The official name of the Netherlands is the kingdom of the Netherlands.

 

Next, we have the nickname for Florida. Do you know?

The Sunshine States.

 

To use the Sunshine State to make thins sentence.

It's sunny again today in the Sunshine State

 

晴れる In English it's usually sunny.

 

That's the Sunshine State for you. 

いかにも~ですね
 

We're talking about nicknames. The first one was Canada.

The Great White North.

Can you tell us some other nicknames of famous places?

How about New York, the Big Apple

That's the name for New York City. The Big Apple.

 

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英会話タイムトライアル「10月DAY11」10月30日(月)

英会話タイムトライアル「10月DAY11」10月16日(月)

How do you like Canada so far?
- So far, so good.

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And our theme for this month is super friendly chats in Canada.

Let's have some fun!

味のある・こじんまりした

 

Welcome to ...

 

Welcome to our little store.

 

It's a charming store.

 

Not to say 味のある there are other ways. You could say,

味のある

charming

classic

traditional

But I thing charming is a good way to express the Japanese 味のある.

 

It's nice and cozy.

For こじんまりした, 

we have cozy but try it to conbile it with another adjective. 

 

We'll check the answers later. Now go on to the next phrase.

 

Welcome to our humble home.

"humbe" can be used for 質素

 

It's a lovely home.

 

はるばる~からくる
=> come all the way from ... to...

 

You came all the way from Japan, right?
I came all the way from Japan to Canada.

 

Before coming here, I went to Florida.

 

so far

 

How do you like Canada so far?
So far, so good.

 

It's bigger than I expected.

 

Canadians are really frinedly.