中高生の基礎英語 in English Topic 23 Day 3

中高生の基礎英語 in English Topic 23 Day 3

Weekly topic

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?

Questions

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from the Dialogue

James: Hey, Lena. What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?
Lena: Good question. My mother taught me that I should treat other people as I want to be treated.

James: I like that.

Lena: She always treats people with respect and patience. She’s friendly and helpful and she always makes time for everyone. That encourages me to do the same.

James: Oh, nice.

It’s that she should treat other people as she wants to be treated. / You should treat other people as you want to be treated. / It’s to treat other people as you want to be treated.
She always treats people with respect and patience. / Her mother always treats people with respect and patience.

Dialogue

James: Hey, Lena. What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?

Lena: Good question. My mother taught me that I should treat other people as I want to be treated.

James: I like that.

Lena: She always treats people with respect and patience. She’s friendly and helpful and she always makes time for everyone. That encourages me to do the same.

James: Oh, nice.

Lena: She always tells me she’s proud of me. That makes me feel good about myself.

James: I’m impressed. I think the best piece of advice I’ve ever received is to keep trying.

Lena: That’s good advice.

James: A while ago, I was feeling pretty negative about myself. I was doing badly in my studies and on my soccer team, but my best friend said that he knew I could reach my goals. He believed in me, and that really helped me out.

Lena: Aw, I’m touched.

It’s to keep trying.
from the Dialogue

James: I think the best piece of advice I’ve ever received is to keep trying.

He was feeling pretty negative. / He was feeling down. / He was feeling pretty negative about himself.
from the Dialogue

James: A while ago, I was feeling pretty negative about myself.

from the Dialogue

James: I think the best piece of advice I’ve ever received is to keep trying.

Lena: That’s good advice.

James: A while ago, I was feeling pretty negative about myself. I was doing badly in my studies and on my soccer team, but my best friend said that he knew I could reach my goals. He believed in me, and that really helped me out.

Lena: Aw, I’m touched.

He said that he knew James could reach his goals.
from the Dialogue

James: My best friend said that he knew I could reach my goals.

Today’s “takeway” phrase!

from the Dialogue

James: The best piece of advice I’ve ever received is to keep trying.

WORDS & PHRASES

inspires Lena to do the same  レナに同じことがしたいと思わせる
negative  否定的な、悲観的な
underwater  水面下の、水中の
scuba diving  スキューバダイビング
the Himalayas  ヒマラヤ山脈
magnificent  偉大な、素晴らしい
creature 生き物

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