Intermediate Conversation Material #44 THE CRITICS LOVED Theater and Dance Exercise 1: Picture Conversation A. Read the dialogue below. 次の会話を読んでみましょう I can t wait to watch this ballet. Me too. I heard the critics loved it. Page 1
B. Quick Q&A (2-3 minutes) 1. Do you like watching plays? 2. Is there a theater in your area? 3. Do you like dancing? 4. What dances are popular in your country? 5. Is dance considered important in your culture? Why or why not? 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 ballet バレエ stage ステージ 舞台 cast 配役 登場人物 graceful 優雅な 優美な rehearsal リハーサル We watched a ballet called The Nutcracker last week. 私たちは先週 くるみ割り人形 のバレエ公演を見に行きました I don t like my seat because it s too far from the stage. 私は自分の席が気に入りません ステージから遠すぎるからです The cast gathered onstage after the play to take their final bow. 公演終了後 あいさつをするために出演者が舞台に集まりました I love watching Paloma dance because she s such a graceful dancer. 私はパロマが踊るのを見るのが大好きです 彼女は優雅なダンサーだからです Today s our last rehearsal before opening night. 今日は 明日夜のオープニング前の最後のリハーサルです Page 2
B. Expressions 表現 full house 大入り満員 Even though there was a storm, we still had a full house on opening night. 嵐にもかかわらず 私達の初日公演は満員でした stage fright 上がる 舞台負けする have two left feet 大変不器用だ きこちない I got stage fright as soon as the curtains were raised. 幕が上がった瞬間に 私はあがってしまいました I don t like going to dance parties because I have two left feet. 私はダンスパーティーに行くのが嫌いです ダンスが下手だからです Page 3
Exercise 3: Role-Play (4 minutes) Read the dialogues below. The vocabulary words and expressions from the previous exercise are highlighted for your reference. 次の会話を読んでみましょう 太字で示されているのはエクササイズ 2 で学習した単語と表現です A. Hi, are tickets for Swan Lake still available? The Saturday show is sold out, but there are still tickets for the Sunday shows. Okay. Which side has the best seats in the house? I suggest Row K. It s close enough to see the dancers, but far enough to give you a full view of the stage. Here, look at the seating plan. B. You re home! How was the play? It was amazing! The cast was really good and the set looked professionally made for a student production. That s good. Did a lot of people come? Yeah. It was a full house. Good thing I got there early or I wouldn t have had a seat. I m glad you had a great time. Page 4
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 Are you ready for the dance recital? Not really. I don t know all of the steps in the second dance yet. I m really worried. Don t worry so much. I ve seen how hard you work in class. We still have two more before the recital. You still have time to practice and remember the steps. Thanks! 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 Is it true that your P.E. class this semester is dance? During my time, we just learned sports. Yes, we re learning to dance. Interesting! It s good that your school is integrating dance in your curriculum. Yeah. Our teacher mentioned that dance can help us. Okay. I don t really mind what class we take. I just want to dance. Page 5
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 a traditional dance/form of theater in your country. 日本の伝統的な舞踏や芝居 演劇などについて話しましょう Discuss the things that an audience member shouldn t do while inside the theater. 劇場内で観客がするべきではない行動について話しましょう Pretend that you have to change your career and you only have two options to be a dancer or an actor. Choose one and share your reasons with your tutor. あなたが自分の職業を変えなければならないとします ダンサーか俳優の 2 つの選択肢があるとします どちらを選びますか また理由も講師に伝えましょう Let s say you re producing a play to be shown in your local theater. Discuss with your tutor what it will be about. あなたの地元の劇場で上映するための劇を作るとします 講師とどんな劇にするか話し合いましょう Page 6