Intermediate Conversation Material #29 IT S CUSTOMARY TO Holiday Traditions Exercise 1: Picture Conversation A. Read the dialogue below. 次の会話を読んでみましょう Do you always do this on Valentine s Day? Yeah. It s customary for girls to give sweets to boys during this time of the year. Page 1
B. Quick Q&A (2-3 minutes) 1. What is your favorite holiday? Why? 2. What do you usually do on extended holidays? 3. What national holidays do you celebrate in your country? 4. Do you have any special way of celebrating New Year s Day in your country? 5. Name one or two important holiday traditions in your country. 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 holiday 休日 祝日 thanksgiving 感謝祭 countdown カウントダウン 秒読み resolution 決意 tradition 伝統 慣例 We usually don t work on national holidays. 通常 私たちは国民の祝日には働きません Canada celebrates thanksgiving on the second Monday of October. カナダでは 10 月の第 2 月曜日に感謝祭を祝います We just started the 10-day countdown to New Year s day. 新年への 10 日のカウントダウンが始まりました This year I want to complete everything on my New Year s resolution list. 今年は 新年の決意に挙げた全てのことを完遂させたい It is their tradition to visit a shrine or temple at least once a year. 少なくとも 1 年に 1 回は神社かお寺に参拝するのが彼らの伝統です Page 2
B. Expressions 表現 It s customary 習慣的には ~ 通例は ~ In Japan, it s customary for women to give chocolates to men on Valentine s Day. 日本では バレンタインデーに女性から男性にチョコレートをあげる のが習わしです break with tradition 慣習を破る They were among the first to break with tradition when they decided to introduce controversial issues in their writing. 彼らの著書に議論を呼ぶ問題を取り入れることを決めた時 彼らは初 めて慣習を破ることになった holiday season 休暇シーズン Shops are very busy during the holiday season. 休暇シーズンの間は 店はとても忙しい controversial 論争上の 問題の多い 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. Wow, the holiday season countdown has begun. Do you have any plans for Christmas? Well, we usually gather at my sister s place on Christmas eve. But this year, we re planning to go on a ski trip. How about you? I haven t really thought about it yet. I m thinking of visiting my parents and friends back home. That s not a bad plan. You better decide soon, it s tough to get tickets these days. B. Mom, do you think it s okay to break with tradition on thanksgiving? What do you mean? Hmm, it s customary to prepare a roasted turkey but would it matter if we have roasted duck instead? Well, while traditions are important, thanksgiving is all about being grateful for what we have. So it doesn t matter if we have turkey or duck. 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 Hey, Jim. Happy New Year! How did the New Year s party go? Thanks, Kim! Happy New Year, to you too! The party was awesome except that I had a bad hangover the next day. I knew it. You probably should add quit drinking in your new year s list. Oh c mon, you know that s not realistic at all. 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 Do you think it s important to follow holiday traditions? That depends. I think. You have a point there. What are some of the important holiday traditions in your country? Well,. 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 your favorite holiday celebrations. あなたの一番好きな祝日について話しましょう Talk about foods that are especially made for holiday celebrations in your country. 日本で 祝日のための特別に用意される食べ物について話しましょう Let s say your tutor is visiting your Discuss with your tutor whether you think it is important to follow traditions or not. State your reasons. 伝統に従うことは大切か否か 講師と話し合いましょう 理由も考えて言いましょう country to experience a different kind of holiday celebration. Share recommendations and preparation tips with your tutor. 講師が日本を訪ねて 日本の祝日を経験することになったとします お勧めの祝日とそのための準備のコツを講師に教えてあげてください Page 6