Intermediate Conversation Material #50 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A Animals Exercise 1: Picture Conversation A. Read the dialogue below. 次の会話を読んでみましょう Have you ever seen a lion? Not in real life. Page 1
B. Quick Q&A (2-3 minutes) 1. Do you like animals? Why or why not? 2. Are you afraid of any animals? 3. What animal do you consider as the cutest? 4. Do you know of any animal rights groups in your country? 5. What is/are your country s national animal/s? 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 safari サファリ breed 種類 品種 habitat 生息地 endangered 絶滅の危機にある conservation 保護 保存 The best way to see African wildlife is to go on a safari. アフリカの野生動物を見るのに適しているのは サファリに行くことです Certain breeds of dogs are trained to detect bombs. ある種類の犬は 爆弾を探知する訓練を受けています The forest fire destroyed the natural habitat of many animals. 森林火災によって 多くの動物の自然の生息地が破壊された Mountain gorillas are considered critically endangered because there are less than 1000 in the wild. マウンテン ゴリラは 野生に 1,000 匹以下しか生息していないため ほぼ絶滅の危機に瀕していると考えられています The jungle outside our town has been made into a conservation area to protect the animals living there. 私達の町の周りにあるジャングルは そこに住む動物を守るため保護区域に指定されています Page 2
B. Expressions 表現 man s best friend 人間の最良の友 busy as a bee せっせと仕事に精を出す Dogs are considered as man s best friend. 犬は人間の最良の友と考えられてます Jim s always busy as a bee, trying to finish all of his tasks before 5:00 PM. ジムは仕事に精を出しており 5 時前に仕事をすべて終わらせようと しています raining cats and dogs どしゃ降りの雨が降る We postponed our trip because it was raining cats and dogs! どしゃぶりの雨が降っていたので 私達は旅行を延期しました 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. How was your safari trip? It was such a memorable experience. I got to see giraffes and zebras. The giraffes were really tall. I never realized how big they were until I saw them in real life. That s great! How far was it from your hotel? Around 10 minutes away from the conservation area. It was a really smooth trip until it started raining cats and dogs. Thus, our trip was cut short because some of the roads were closed. B. How are you? I feel like I haven t seen you in a long time. I know. I ve been busy as a bee in the animal shelter. I haven t really had the time to do anything else because of my schedule there. How is it working there? It s really fun. I love animals so it s a great experience for me. My favorite is spending time with the newborn puppies. They re so cute! That s great. I m glad you re having fun. 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 I m planning to go to Ocean Journey this weekend. Wanna come with me? What s Ocean Journey? It s a marine park on Quest Beach. They re located in a area so we can see the animals in their natural. That sounds interesting. Okay, count me in! 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 Where do you usually go to see wild animals in your country? Usually, you can find them. How do you think they should be protected? By. That s a good idea. 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 Name some of your favorite animals and discuss why you like them. 一番好きな動物を挙げてください なぜその動物が好きか話し合ってみましょう Convince your tutor that animals shouldn t be used for entertainment. (e.g. animal shows) 動物を たとえばショーなどの娯楽のために利用すべきではないと 講師を説得してみましょう Discuss whether you think animals should be made pets or not. State your reasons. 動物をペットとすべきどうかについて 講師と話し合ってみましょう 理由も言いましょう Which animal would best characterize your personality? Share your answer to your tutor. あなたの性格を表している動物は何ですか? 講師に教えてください Page 6