Intermediate Conversation Material #42 SHE WON A GOLD MEDAL IN Olympics Exercise 1: Picture Conversation A. Read the dialogue below. 次の会話を読んでみましょう Wow, she s really good! I agree! No wonder she won a gold medal in the last Olympics. Page 1
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 sportsmanship スポーツマン精神 host 主催する injury けが standings 戦績表 ランキング 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 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 Tokyo will host the 2020 Olympics. 東京は 2020 年のオリンピックを開催します 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 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. 2010 年冬季オリンピックで 彼女はフィギュアスケートで金メダル を取りました at this stage in the game 試合のこの段階では break the record 記録を破る It s hard to tell who s winning at this stage in the game. 試合のこの段階では だれが勝つか言うのは難しい He broke the record in the 400m dash. 400 メートルダッシュで彼は記録を塗り替えた Page 2
Exercise 3: Role-Play (4 minutes) Read the dialogues below. 次の会話を読んでみましょう A. How are our teams doing so far? So far, so good. We moved up in the standings after our win in hockey. Our medal count is at 8 now. Great! I hope I can go home early tonight so I can catch the highlights. Me too. B. Hi, Ken. I just heard your country will be hosting the next Olympics. Are you excited about it? 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. Great! Will they be building new venues? No. The government will just renovate the old ones to accommodate more people and update the design. That s very practical. Page 3
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 I m so glad they ll show the Olympics on TV. I can t wait to watch our compete. Me too. But I think It s more exciting to watch sports live. That s true. The energy at the venue is different. It s amazing to cheer for your team with other fans beside you. 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 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. Wow, that s really interesting. Well, it s a good idea to learn English in time for the Games since. Yeah. The Olympics are surely a good way for the rest of the world to know Japan. Yeah and aside from that, the Olympics is also a good way to. That s true. I can t wait to see what happens in 2020. Page 4
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 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 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 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? 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 Page 5