【Lang-8】今日の学び_20100929

Lang-8

というサイトで、ライティング力を鍛えよう！

世界各地に友達も増えるし、一石二鳥？

・Recently, I have been learning English on an internet English language school.
  × Recently, I have been learning English on internet English language school.

・I started it about two months ago and I’m studying English every day.
  × I started it about two months ago and studying English every day.

・Therefore I can write a diary now more fluent compared to before.
  × Therefore I can write diary now more fluentry to compared to before.

・I have a bad backache today.
  × My back has very ache today.

・I have sore ache.
  × I have a muscle ache.

・On Wednesdeay  and Saturday.
  × On Wedneseday and on Saturday.

・on the internet
  × on internet

【DME】今日の学び_20100928

English Method

stage3も佳境に。Lesson39 からLesson41 の途中まで！

・Must people wait if they come to the lesson too early?
  - Yes, people must wait if they come to the lesson too early.

・Do you understand people when they speak very quickly in English?
  - No, I don’t understand people when they speak very quickly in English.

・Do you forget a person’s name?
  - Yes, I sometimes forget a person’s name.

・Where must we wait for a bus?
  - We must wait for a bus at a bus stop.

・What’s the quickest way to the sation?
  - The quickest way to the station is to walk along Main street.

・What is the best way to remember English words well?
  - The best way to remember English words well is to repeat them often.

・Is eating too much good for the health?
  - No, eating too much isn’t good for the health.

・Is it healthy to eat a big dinner very late?
  - No, it isn’t healthy to eat a big dinner very late, but it’s unhealthy.

・Do you like talking to people you don’t know?
  - I like talking to people I don’t know.

・Can lazy students learn a language very well?
  - No, lazy students learn a language very well.
  - Because they don’t study enough.

・Do you like it when people aren’t  punctual?
  - No, I don’t like it when people aren’t punctual.

・Is ‘lorry’ an American English word?
  - No, ‘lorry’ isn’t an American English word, but it’s a British English word.

・What do they use to carry heavy things to the port?
  - They use lorries to carry heavey things to the port.

・What is a suit?
  - A suit is a jacket plus trousers or a skirt.

・Which animals do they usually make sausages from?
  - They usually make sausages from pigs.

・When will the next lesson start?
  - The next lesson will start on Wedneseday at one p.m.

・When will we finish stage 3?
  - We will finish stage 3 in a weeks’ time.

・When you buy something expensive, do you pay in cash of by credit card?
  - When I buy somethins expensive, I pay by credit card.

・Do you think CDs from abroad are expensive?
  - No, I don’t think CDs from abroad are expensive.

・What is the difference between ‘mean’ and ‘meaning’?
  - The difference between ‘mean’ and ‘meaning’ is that ‘mean’ is a verb and ‘meaning’ is a noun.

・What countries are there in Great Britain?
  - There are England, Wales and Scotland in Great Britain.

【Finance】今日の学び_20101027

Professional English in USE

経済用語に強くなろう、第三弾。

【Accounting and accountancy】

・bookkeeping, a bookkeeper : I record all the purchases and sales made by this department.

・external auditing, an independent auditor : This month, I’m examining the accounts of a large manufacting company.

・management accounting, a management accountant : I analyse the sales figures from the different departments and make decisions about out future activities.

・financial accounting, a financial accountant : I am responsible for preparing our annual balance sheet.

・accounting, an accountant / internal auditing, an internal auditor : When the accounts are cmplete, I check them before they are presented to the external auditors.

1. accounting rules are set by an independent organization : in Britain

2. accounting rules are set by the government : In most of continental Europe and Japan

3. accounting rules are established by a government agency : In the USA

4. companies are manly funded by shareholders or stockholders : In Britain and the USA

5. the major source of corporate finance is banks : In much of continental Europe

【eTOC】今日の学び_20100926

English Teacher On Call

今日はCNNのニュースを使って、Canada と The Ivory Coast の違いを考える。

【GLOBAL CONNECTION: CONNECT CANADA AND THE IVORY COAST】

・summarize : to make a short statement giving only the main information and not the details of a plan, even, report etc

・multicultural : involving or including people or ideas from many different countries, races, or religions

・wilderness : a large area of land that has never been developed or famed

・stellar : relating to the stars, extremely good(a)

・reptation : the opinion that people have about someone or something because of waht has happened in the past

・livable : liveable, a situation that is liveable is satisfactory but not good

・tumultuous : full of acrivity, confusion, or violence

・consistantly : all the time, or very often

・airing : an occasion when an opinion, idea etc is discussed

【DME】今日の学び_20100926

English Method

今日はLesson36 の途中から Lesson38 の終わりまで！

ハイペースでススム。結構ぼりゅーみい。

今回のミソは「天気の言い方」かな。

・Do you carry an umbrella with you?
  - Yes, I sometimes carry an umbrella with me.

・Are there a lot of clouds today?
  - No, there aren’t a lot of clouds today.

・Was it cloudy yesterday?
  - Yes, it was cloudy yesterday.

・Do you think tomorrow will be a windy day?
  - No, I don’t think tomorrow will be a windy day.

・Do you have a lot of snow in your country in winter?
  - No, we don’t have a lot of snow in my country in winter.

・Do we have heavy fogs in this country?
  - No, we don’t have heavy fogs in this country.

・Can you see well when it’s foggy?
  - No, I can’t see well when it’s foggy.

・Is Spain a better place for a summer holiday than Sweden?
  - Yes, Spain is a better place for a summer holiday than Sweden.

・What is the best place for a winter holiday?
  - I think Austria is the best place for a winter holiday.

・What was your best subject at school?
  - My best subject at school was history.

・Is Sweden a worse place for a summer holiday than Spain?
  - Yes, Sweden is a worse place for a summer holiday than Spain.

・What is your worst subject at school?
  - My worst subject at school is mathmatics.

・Do you want to live in a big house in the country?
  - Yes, I want to live in a big house in the country.

・Is the air better in the city than in the country?
  - No, the air isn’t better in the city than in the country, but it’s worse.

・Is Luxembourg a very big country?
  - No, Luxemboug isn’t a very big country, but it’s a very small country.

・Do you get up very early or quite early?
  - I get up quite early, at seven a.m.

・The weather more pleasant in spring or in autumn?
  - The weather is more pleasant in spring.

・Is the weather good when it snows?
  - No, the weather isn’t good when it snows.

・Did we arrive in the classroom late for the lesson?
  - Yes, we arrived in the classroom late for the lesson.

・Is it quicker to go to France by ship than by bus?
  - No, it isn’t quicker to go to France by ship than by bus, but it’s slower.

・Is it slower to go to the USA by plane than by ship?
  - No, it isn’t slower to go to the USA by plane than by ship, but it’s quicker.

・Did you add sugar to your tea yeasterdy?
  - No, I didn’t add sugar to my tea yesterday.

・If you come to the classroom too early, what do you do?
  - If I come to the calssroom too early, I wait.

・Is it easy to drive when the road is very foggy?
  - No, it isn’t easy to drive then the road is very foggy.

・Is it pleasant to go for a walk on a fine day?
  - Yes, it is pleasant to fo for a walk on a fine day.

・Do you walk quickly when you have a lot of time?
  - No, I don’t walk quickly when I have a lot of time.

【Finance】今日の学び_20100926

Professional English in USE – Finance

経済用語に強くなろう、第二回目。

【2. Business finance】

・Small campanies often try to get bank loans when they need to borrow money.

・We don’t have sufficient money to build a complentely new factory.

・Details of a company’s liabilities are shown on the balance sheet.

・We’re going to raise more money by selling new shares to our existing shareholders.

・We had to rais $ 50,000 capital in order to start the business.

・We’re going to pay back some of the people who lent us money, and reduce our debt.

・I decided to buy a $ 10,000 bond insted of shares, as it’s probably safer.

・Another term for profit is net income.

・I think this is a good investment: it pays 8% interest.

・When they saw our financial statements, the bank refused to lend us any more money.

・Profit is the different between revenue and expenses.

・The profit and loss account shows if a company is receiving more money than it’s spending.

・If you don’t like taking risks, you should only invest in very successful companies.

・A company’s retained earning belong to its owners.

・Anything a company uses to produce goods or services is an assets.

・The company made such a big profit, I expected a higher dividend.

・We sold a lot more last year, so our revenue went up.

・We owe our suppliers $100,000 for goods bought on credit.

・Everyone who buys a share owes parts of the company.

・Thirty percent of our profits goes straight to the government in tax.

【ET】今日の学び_20101026

English Talk

今日はCNNの生ニュースを題材に、TeacherとTalking.

たまたま渡辺謙さんが表紙にいたので、彼をピックアップしてみる。

・I felt hesitant.

・diagnosed : medical term, docter use this, found out or discover

・I’m near sighted on my right eye.

・I had weared may glasses.

・I started wearing glasses since I was 12.

・Ioften have mistakes.

・meaningless : not worthy, no meaning, no value

・I study English to expand my own horizons.

・I’m avoiding being typecast.

・It was a kind of sense of duty. : Something you have to do / must do

【DME】今日の学び_20100925

English Method

今日はLesson35 から Lesson36 の途中マデ！

・When were you born?
  - I was born on the eights of July….

・What do you do when you get up in the morning?
  - I wash and dress when I get up in the morning.

・Do you put your clothes on in the evening?
  - No, I don’t put my clothes on in the evening, but I take them off.

・What time do you arrive in the classroom before the lesson?
  - I arrived in the classroom at nine a.m. before the lesson.

・Do you like holidays by the sea?
  - No, I don’t like holidays by the sea.

・What colour is the sky today?
  - The sky is blue today.

・How much is four times five?
  - Four times five is twenty.

・How many times a day do you eat?
  - I eat three times a day.

・How often do you have a holiday?
  - I have a holiday two times a year.

・When is it warm?
  - It’s warm in spring.

・Is it as warm in autumn as in spring?
  - No, it isn’t as warn in autumn as in spring,  but it’s cooler.

・Is it as warm at night as during the day?
  - No, it isn’t as warm at night as during the day, but it’s cooler.

・Do you have as many books as I have?
  - No, I don’t have as many books as you have, but I have fewer.

・Do you drink as much milk as tea?
  - No, I don’t drink as much milk as tea, but I drink less milk.

・Will I be here in 10 minutes’ time?
  - Yes, you will be here in 10 minutes’ time.

・Will they be in the classroom in twenty minutes’ time?
  - Yes, they will be in the classroom in twenty minutes’ time.

・Will she be here in five minutes’ time?
  - Yes, she’ll be here in five minutes’ time.

・Will they be in the classroom in ten hours’ time?
  - No, they won’t be in the classroom in ten hours’ time.

・Do you like walking in the rain?
  - Yes, I like walking in the rain.

・Does it rain a lot in your country?
  - No, it doesn’t rain a lot in my country.

・In which season in there heavy rain in this country?
  - There’s heavy rain in autumn in this counrty.

・What do you lik doing on a rainy day?
  - I like listening to the music on a rainy day.

・Can you cut your finger on a piece of glass?
  - Yes, you can cut your finger on a piece of glass.

【eTOC】今日の学び20100925

English Teacher On Call

TOEIC Lessonとあわせて、フリートークを少しばかり。

【今日の出来事】

・I worked until 6 p.m.

・It’s colder this week than last week.

・I like dry season more than cold season.

・I haven’t been to any tropical islands, yet but I went to Portugal before.

・What did you think about Portugal?

・I liked it because of some beautiful cities and nature. People are kind. Although, I couldn’t speak Portuguese but they could understand me by my gestures.

・I don’t have enough money to travel to Portugal but I want to fo back there someday.

・I’m opening the new lesson for tonight.

・I learned how to use WH words in short conversations.

・When will our lesson start?

・Why did you choose the color red?
  - I chose it because I liked it.

・Where is your hometown?
  - It is in North Japan.

・Do you want something to eat?
  - Yes, I do. I want to eat some cookies and a cup of coffee.

・Yes, I can but I rerely drive in Tokyo.

・Does your mother visit you?
  - No, she doesn’t. but she has been here once.

・Will you watch Harry Potter’s new episode?
  - Yes, I will.

・Is it an example of a choice question?
  - Yes, it is.

【ET】今日の学び_20100924

Egnlish Talk

Face 2 Face のpre-intermediate、
本日は3Aの Getting qualified についてtalking.

いつもながら、この本の細かい部分はいいなと思う。

【Pronounciation】

・colleagues – ko’ligs

・examiner – ig’za’mi’ner

・auxilliary – og’zil’ya’ri

・You have to work very hard. →　have to

【Grammer】

・It was a rainy day, so I couldn’t go out.
  × It was too rainy day so I couldn’t go out.

・But I don’t have a permanent job.
  × But I’m not get a permanent job.

・We argued every day.
  × We have aregue every day.

・I need to change my job in spring.
  × In spring, I need change my job.

・I was trained for a month in my present job.
  × In my job, I was trained for a month.

・I don’t have any sickness.
  × I don’t have ill.

・Maybe taxi drivers have to take examinations.
  × Maybe taxi drivers have take examination.

・When I got my driver’s license, I was nervous to drive down the street.
  × When I got my driver’s license, I was so nervouse to drive street.

・Most people can get their driver’s license after 3-4 months.
  × Most of people can get their driver’s license for 3-4 months.

・I’d like a good salary.

・I’d like job security.

・I’d like a job with flexible working hours.

・I’d like a job with on-the-job training.

・It was necessary to do this in the past.

【Tips!】

・He’s got a job as a cleaner.
  × He’s fot a work as a cleaner.

・He’s looking for work.
  × He’s looking for a work.

・ I work in London.
   × I job in London.

・I’v got to work tonight. = I have to work tonight.

・Do you have to work tonight? = Have you got to work tonight?

【eTOC】今日の学び_20100923

English Teacher On Call

今日もVOAを使い、世界ニュースの知識を深める。

【News : Indian prime minister calls games crisis meeting】

・consequence : something that happens as result of a particular action or set of conditions

・collapse : if a building wall etc collapses, it falls down suddenyl, usually because it is weak or dameged

・criticism : remarks that say what you think is bad about someone or something

・filthy : very dirty

・withdraw : to stop taking part in an activity, belonging to an organization etc, or to make someone do this

・compromise : to reach an agreement in which everyone involved accepts less that what they wanted at first

・readiness : when you are prepared for somethin, when something is ready to be used

【DME】今日の学び_20100923

English Method

今日はAutumnal Equinox Day。

大雨の中、Lesson34の最後マデ。

・Can you see anything triangular in this room?
  - Yes, I can see something triangular in this room.

・Are you listing to the cars?
  - No, I’m not listening to the cars.

・Can you hear the voices in the next classroom?
  - Yes, I can hear the voices in the next classroom.

・What’s the past tense of ‘I am’?
  - The past tense of ‘I am’ is ‘I was’.

・What’s today’s date?
  - Today’s date is the twenty-third of September, two thousand and ten.

・What’s your date of birth?
  - My date of birth is the eights of July, nineteen…

・What’s his date of birth?
  - His date of birth is the twentieth of June, ninteen seventy-nine.

・What’s your birthday?
  - My birthday is on the eights of July.

・What’s her birthday?
  - Her birthday is on the twenty-sixth of September.

さまざまな日付の言い方に大苦戦。。。。

【DME】今日の学び_20100923

English Method

今日の深夜レッスン。

いつものぶっとばし講師とLessonするも、体調不良のためスローペース。

お互いにとても眠ーい、まったりとしたLessonでございました。はい。

Lesson32 の途中から、Lesson34の終わりまで。

・If it’s hot, what do you wear?
  - If it’s hot, I wear either shirt or T-shirt.

・If it’s cold, what do you wear?
  - If it’s cold, I wear either a coat or a jumper.

・What are the two most important holidays in this country?
  - The two most important holidays in this country are Christimas and Easter.

・When is Christmas?
  - Christmas is on the 25th of December.

・What do we write in a Chrstmans card?
  - We write ‘Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year’ in a Christmas cards.

・What’s this?
  - It’s a piece of paper.

・How many pieces of bread do you eat for breakfast?
  - I eat two pieces of bread for breakfast.

・Can you speak both English and German?
  - No, I can’t speak both English and German, but I can speka only English.

・Do you prefer getting up early or late?
  - I prefer getting up early.

・Who comes to the classroom the earlist?
  - John comes to the classroom the earliest.

・Is Madrid nearer to London than Paris?
  - No, Madrid isn’t nearer to London than Pris, but it’s farther.

・What nationality is a person from Australian?
  - A person from Australian is of Australian nationality.

・It is pleasant to have lunch in a restaurant?
  - Yes, it’s pleasant to have lunch in a restaurant.

・What shape is a plate?
  - A plate is round.

【PV】今日の学び_20100922

Private Lesson

5分遅れてコールしてきた講師のJohnが、珍しく落ち込んでいた。

励ましの言葉をかけてあげたかったが、とっさにさっぱり言葉がでてこなかった。。。

ごめんよ、John。…てことで。

●Long Vowels ＋ L

・When a long vowel is followed by an l , place an extra /e/ (schwa) in between.
  For word feel, say ‘fee-el’. It’s almost as if you are adding an extra syllable.
  - i ＋ el : feel, steal, deal, real
  - ei ＋ el : sale, mail, wheal, peal
  - ai ＋ el : mile, while, style, smile
  - oi ＋ el : oil, toil, spoil, foil
  - u ＋el : tool, school, rule, fool

日本語で書くと「スクール」。

でも、英語だとそうじゃないんだな、これが。

【DME】今日の学び_20100921

English Method

思い立った時の深夜レッスン。
24時間営業は、心強いよなー。

てことで、Lesson30 の途中から、Lesson32 の途中まで。

・What’s this month?
  - This month is September.

・What’s the last month?
  - The last month was August.

・What will next month be?
  - Next month will be October.

・Do many people go jogging in the morning in this town?
  - Yes, meny people go jogging in the morning in this town.

・Do you ever play cards for money?
  - Yes, I sometimes play cards for money.

・What do we call our mother’s mother?
  - We call our mother’s mother our grandmather.

・Do children like playing with their grandparents?
  - Yes, children like playing with their grandparents.

・Which is the longest river in the world?
  - The Nile is the longest river in the world.

・Which is the highest mountain in the world?
  - Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

・Can you see anything made of iron here?
  - Yes, I can see something made of iron here.

・Which do you think is the most beautiful city in this country?
  - I think Paris is the most beautiful city in this country.

・Is your family more important to you than your friends?
  - Yes, my family is more important to me than my friends.

・Where is the ceiling?
  - The ceiling is above our heads.

・Is the pen above the picture?
  - No, the pen isn’t above the picture, but it’s below picture.

・Where do you buy your food from?
  - I buy my food from a supermarket.

・Which do you prefer: buying at the supermarket or buying in small shops?
  - I prefer buying at the supermarket / in small shops.

・Whrere do they sell fruit and vegetables?
  - They sell fruit and vegetables at the market.

・Are some people good at selling things?
  - Yes, some people are good at selling things.

・What are the four seasons?
  - The four seasons are spring, summer, autumn and winter.

・Do you ever go on holiday in winter?
  - Yes, I sometimes go on holiday in winter.

・Do you prefer holidays abroad or in your country?
  - I prefer holidays in my country.

・Which holidays do you think are more expensive?
  - I think holidays abroad are more expensive.

最後の2文のこの構文。にくいねー。

【PV】今日の学び_20100920

Private Lesson

いつもニュースLesson。
日本、中国とフランスにまつわる題材が多いのだが、今日は英国のお話。

【News Lesson】

・What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘alcohol’.
  - I like drinking alcohol. In fact, I drink it every weekend.
  × I like ‘alcohol’. I drink it every weekend.

・How is it that a country can let young people get so out of control?
  - Drinking can make us feel very happy therefore making it difficult for the country to control young people to stop.
  × I think we feels so happy with drinking when we are young, theregore a country can’t control young people.

・Do you have any experience of dealing with very drunk people?
  - I don’t have any experience of dealing with very drunk people, but I have experienced being drunk.
  × I don’t have any experience of dealing with very drunk people, but I have an experience being drunk.

・Do you think alcohol should be banned as a dangerous drug?
  - I don’t think so, but we should watch out for people drinking too much.
  × I don’t think so, but we should look for drinking too much.

・What do you think the ‘Life, Live it’ campaign is all about?
  - I think the ‘Life, Live it’ campaign is good to edification / education to young people.
  × I think the ‘Life, Live it’ campaign is good to edificiation to young people.

・What can we do to stop kids drinking?
  - We can share to young people about failure stories related to drinking. I have a lot of failure stories related to drinking!
  × We can talk with young people about failure stories with drinking. I have alot of failure stories with drinking!

・Why do you think so many teenagers are drinking these days?
  - I think it because there are many easy ways to drinking these days, for example in Japan, there are more pubs or bars compared to the past year.
  × I think it because there are many easy ways to drinking these days, for example in Japan, there are more pubs or bars than past year.

・What would you do if you had young children and they kept getting drunk?
  - I wouldn’t scold my children, but I let them think and realize why drinking alcohol isn’t good for them.
  × I wouldn’t scold my children, but I let them thinking what drinking an alcohol is wrong for them.

・Should underage drinking be made a criminal offense?
  - I think it shouldn’t be made a criminal offense, but I think older people should teach younger people about the dangers of drinking alcohol.
  × I think it shouldn’t be made a criminal offense, but I think older people should teach a danger of alcohol to young peole!

Hmmm…かゆいところに手が届く、というか。

「あぁ、この言葉はこう使うのか！」と目からウロコ。

【ET】今日の学び_20100920

English Talk

休む間もなくFree Talkの嵐だったはずなのに、
きちんとレポートになって返ってきた。

さすが、、プロ。

思わず悪いクセになっている部分を修正していこう。

・But tommorow I will go to my bestfriend’s house to watch some DVD’s.
  × But tomorrow I will go to my bestfriend’s hous and watch some DVD’s.

・Sometimes our connection is bad but it’s okay now.
  × Sometimes our connecting is low bad now is good.

・I think we don’t understand the hugging and shaking of hands.
  × I think we don’t understand the case we hug and shake hands.

・Somtimes I meet the new people in the comapany.
  × Sometimes I meet the new man work in the company.

・When I meet a someone new in the company, we exchange neme cards.
  × When I meet the new person in company we exchange name card.

・When I broke up with someone, I was really down and depresse for a long time.
  × When I broke up with someone, my feeling was down for a lon time.

・I felt so lonly.
  × I have been feel lonely.

・I enjoyed with myfriend all night.
  × I was enjoyed with my friends all night.

・In Japan, the men always ask women out.
  × In Japan always men ask women out.

【DME】今日の学び_20100920

English Method

ガツガツと。Lesson29 の途中から Lesson30 の途中マデ。

・Do you think there are more yong people or old people in this city?
  - I think there are more yong people in this city.

・Is this classroom too small for 20 students?
  - Yes, this classroom is too small for 20 students.

・Is this classroom big enough for 30 students?
  - No, this classroom isn’t big enough for 30 students, but it’s too small.

・Is your English good enough for you to be a teacher?
  - No, my English isn’t good enough for me to be a teacher.

・How many syllables are there in the word ‘badly’?
  - There are two syllables in the word ‘badly’.

・How many syllables does the word ‘tommorrow’ have?
  - The word ‘tommorrow’ has three syllables.

・How long do you generally sleep?
  - I generally sleep eight hours.

・Is milk more expensive than water?
  - Yes, milk is more expensive than water.

・Is Chinese easier than English?
  - No, Chinese isn’t easier then English, but it’s more difficult.

・Is studying more interesting than walking.
  - No, studying isn’t more interesting than walking, but it’s more boring.

comparatives（比較級）が今回のポイント!!

【DME】今日の学び_20100920

English Method

祝日・月曜日の朝ってことで、いつもの慣れた先生はおらず、
新しい先生でレッスン。

予想を裏切ったぶっとばしスピードに、感嘆。。

stage3 の Lesson29 突入。

・What’s the time?
  - It’s 10 a.m.

・What time is noon?
  - Noon is at 12 p.m.

・Give me an example of a metal, please?
  - For example, steel is a metal.

・Are we outside in the corridor?
  - No, we aren’t outside in the corridor, but we’re inside the classroom.

・What meal do we eat in the morning?
  - We eat breakfast in the morning.

・Do you have any food inseide your stomach after a meal?
  - Yes, I have some food inside my stomach after a meal.

・Is it a beautiful day today?
  - No, it isn’t a beautiful day today, but it’s an ugly day.

・What size is your T-shirt?
  - My T-shirt is size M.

・What do we say when we give something to somebody?
  - When we give something to somebody, we say ‘Here you are’.

・Do you carry your food home in a plastic bag?
  - No, I don’t carry my food home in a plastic bag.

・Which letter dose the alphabet begin with?
  - The alphabet begins with the letter A.

・How many pairs of shose do you have?
  - I have five pairs of shouse.

・What do people sometimes wear instead of glasses?
  - People sometimes wear contact lenses instead of glasses.

・Which day is at the biggining of the week?
  - Monday is at the biggining of the week.

・Are you at work now?
  - No, I’m not at work now, but I’m at school.

・What do people often add to coffee?
  - People often add milk to coffee.

・What do we usually add to a noun to make a plural?
  - We usually add the letters ‘es’ or ‘s’ to a noun to make a plural.

・Do you see badly?
  - No, I don’t see badly.

・Do you often speak French in the classroom?
  - No, I seldom speak French in the classroom.

・Do you ever add lemon to coffee?
  - No, I never add lemon to coffee.

【ET】今日の学び_20100919

English Talk

現在、face 2 face のpre-intermediateを利用しているが、
この本の2章は恋愛ネタが盛りだくさん。

同姓で同年代の先生とtalkし始めると、体験談でめっちゃ盛り上がる。。。

それがまた、面白いなと感じる今日この頃。

【Free Talk】

・It’s been busy this week because I’ll be taking a financial exam this sunday.
  × This day I have been busy days because I’ll take exam of some financial plan Sunday.

・It’s hotter than the past year.
  × It’s hot than past year.

・If I were her, I want to get married after a year.
  × If I were she only for one year I want to get married.

・I want somewhere romantic.
  × I want to some somantic.

・I think they get married in a tropical iskand.
  × I think they got married some tropical island.

・In Japan, we usually go to the mountains or high places.
  × In Japan, we usually go to mountain or high place.

・We saw the view of Tokyo, it was very beautigul.
  × We saw view of Tokyo, it’s very beautiful.

・They worked at the same place.
  × They working at the same place.

・Couples usually live together before getting married.
  × Couple usually live together before getting married.

・We couldn’t get along well.
  × We couldn’t along well.

・I think my father and mother got engaged in Tokyo tower.
  × I think my father engeged my mother in Tokyo tower.

【Ending Conversations】

・It was nice to see you again.
・I hope we meet again soon.
・It was nice meeting you.
・Let’s keep in touch.
・See you later!!

あれですよ。

Free Talkで突発的な会話になると、
時制やら何やらがおかしくなってるよ。。

【PV】今日の学び_20100919

Private Lesson

昔から洋楽を聴いていたが、ほとんど歌詞がわからず、
ノリがいいからいいやーと思っていた。

ここにきて、聞きながら自然と英語の歌詞が理解できるようになっている。

すごいなー。びっくり。勉強続けよ。

【News Lesson】

・What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘pension’?
  - I’m interesting with the word ‘pension’
  × I’m interesting in the word ‘pnsion’.

・What are you doing with your pension?
  - I’ll spend my pension when I get older.
  × I’ll spend on much time on my older life.

・Why are pensions important?
  - Pensions are important because once we retire, we need enough money to live.
  × Because, if we retire, we need to enough money for living.

・What do you think of the government’s plans.
  - I think the government should protect both the lives of younger and older people.
  × I think the government should protect younger people’s lige, on the other hand they protect older people’s life.

・What is the best age to retire?
  - I think people should work as long as they can and as long as they are able to.
  × I think people would work until they can continue to work.

・Do public or private workers cause more trouble when they go on strike.
  - Of course! I think they should work more because we get tax from their salaries.
  × Of course! I think they sould work more because theire salaries are our tax.

・What kind of pension is there in your country?
  - We have different kinds pensions such as ‘old-age pension’, ‘disability pension’, and ‘survivor’s pension’ in Japan.
  × For example, ‘old-age pension’, ‘disability pension’, ‘suvivor’s pension’ are in Japan.

・Why French government’s pension plan controversial?
  - The French government’s pension plan controversial because, French people can retire early and can get their pensions earlier compared to other countries.
  × Because, French people have given their pension younger then other countries.

・What will you do in your retirement?
  - I think I will challenge myself to get my own business like an online store owner.
  × I think I will challange to do my own business like online store’s owner.

・What wuestions would you like to ask French president Nicholas Sarkozy?
  - Have you been wasting your / our pension?
  × Have you been wasting of pension?

…いやぁ、すごいね、John先生。

「そうそう、それが言いたかったんだよ！」てことを文章にしてくれる。

それにしても、フランスって年金もらうの早いなー。財政破綻するわ、そりゃ。

【eTOC】今日の学び_20100919

English Teacher On Call

今日は初めての先生、VOAを使ったLessonにチャレンジ！

【News : US Poverty Rates Grow】

・Retrechment [n] : the reduction of expenditures in order to become financial stable.

・poverty [n] : the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions.

・advocacy : public support for a course of action or way of doing things.

・glapple : to fight or struggle with someone, holding them tightly.

・census : an official process of counting a county’s population and finding out about the people.

・bureau : a government department or a part of a government department in the us.

・imperative : something that must be done urgently.

・be conducive to something : if a situation is conducive to something such as work, rest etc, it provides conditions that make it easy for you to work etc.

・context : the situation, events, or information that are related to something and thet help you to understand it.

・subsidize : if a government or organization subsidizes a company, activitiy etc, it pays part of its costs.

・causious : careful to avoid danger or risks.

・stimulus : something that hepls a process to develop more quickly or more strongly.

【PV】今日の学び_20100918

Private Lesson

Lessonの前にちろっとフリートークをしていて発覚したのが、
講師のJohn、なんとLinuxを使っているとのこと…。

よくわからんが、Windowsじゃないらしい。

やるなぁ…。てか、結構マニアックなんだな、君は。

●The th sound

・Voiceless th Versus t
  - thank – tank
  - bath – bat

・Voiced th Versus d
  - they – day
  - breath – breed

・Word Contrasts for s Versus th
  - mass – math
  - sing –thing

・Word Contrast for z Versus th
  - close – clothe
  - Zen – then

●The Amrican r

・Americans say – British say
  - morning – moning
  - first – fist
  - modern – moden

British Rock Music 好きの私、John曰く、
「君はいつもBritishを聞いているから感化されてるかと思ったけど、
　結構 ‘r’ 使えてるよねー」
とのこと。

確かに、Liamのまねしてると感化されちゃうよね。

そこがBritishのイイトコなんだけどね。

【Finance】今日の学び_20100918

Professional English in USE – Finance

Private Lesson の講師に勧めてもらった本。

経済用語に強くなろう。

【1. Money and income】

・Currency

・a salary : money paid monthly by an employer

・wages : money paid by the day or the hour, usually receive weekly.

・commission : money paid to salespeople and agents – a certain percentage of the income the employee generates.

・a bonus : extra money given for meeting a target or for good financial results.

・fees : money paid to professional people such as lawyers and architects.

・social sevurity (welfare) : money paid by the government to unemployed and sick people.

・a pension : money paid by a company or the government to a retire people.

・living expenses : money spent on every day needs such as food, clothes and public transport.

・bills : requests for the payment of money owed for services such as electricity, gas and telephone connections.

・a mortgage : repayments of money borrowed to buy a house of flat.

・health insurance : financial protection against medeical expenses for sickness of accidential injuries.

・tax : money paid to finance government spending.

かなり基礎的だけど、よく使う単語ばかりですな。

【DME】今日の学び_20100918

English Method

今日…といっても、深夜2時。容赦なく、Lessonはスタート。

今日はLesson25の途中から、ついにLesson26のラストまで。

・Have you got a dog?
  - No, I haven’t got a dog.

・What are you saying?
  - I’m saying that I haven’t got a dog.

・Give me an example of a verb in the infinitive, please.
  - For example, ‘to come’ is a vearb in the infinitive.

・Is ‘to sit’  a verb in the infinitive?
  - Yes, ‘to sit’ is a verb in the infinitive.

・What time is it?
  - It’s five o’clock.

・What time is it? What’s the time?
  - It’s ten past four.
  - It’s a quarter past one.
  - It’s half past two.
  - It’s ten to three.
  - It’s three minutes past five.
  - It’s twenty-seven minutes to six.

・Do you want to speak English well?
  - Yes, I want to speak English well.

・Do you want anything to drink at the moment?
  - No, I don’t want anything to drink at the moment.

・Whose is this pen?
  - This pen is yours.
  - That one is mine.

・Give me an example of a gerund, please.
  - ‘Coming’ is an example of a gerund.

・Is ‘driving’ an infinitive?
  - No, ‘driving’ isn’t an infinitive, but it’s a gerund.

・Is ‘to spell’ a gerund?
  - No, ‘to spell’ isn’t a gerund, but it’s an infinitive.

・Do you like reading books?
  - Yes, I like readking books.

・Do you prefer reading or writing letters?
  - I preger writing letters.

・What do you like doing on Saturday?
  - I like watching DVDs.

時間の言い方についてでてきた。

いつも迷うけど、頭の整理ができた今日。

【DME】今日の学び_20100916

English Method

ボリューミーな前回の復習を含め、
今回はLesson24の途中から、Lesson25の途中まで。

・Is this book yours?
  - No, that book isn’t mine, but it’s yours.

・What am I doing?
  - You’re going out of the classroom.

・What am I doing?
  - You’re coming into the classroom.

・Do you prefer orange juice instead of pear juice?
  - Yes, I prefer orange juice instead of pear juice.

・Do you prefer walking instead of going by car?
  - No, I don’t prefer walking instead of going by car, but I prefer going by car.

・Have you got a Japanease passport?
  - Yes, I have got a Japanese passport.

・Has she got blown hair?
  - No, she hasn’t got  blown hair, but she has black hair.

・Has the classroom got 12 chairs?
  - No, the classroom hasn’t got 12 chairs, but it has got 6 chairs.

・Has she got shoes?
  - Yes, she’s got shoes.

・Have I got a pink T-shirt.
  - No, you haven’t got a pink T-shirt.

んー、ついに過去分詞がでてきた！

次回は、Stage2のLast Lesson…

【eTOC】今日の学び_20100915

English Teacher On Call

11月のTOEICに向けて、LESSONですねー。

【今日の出来事】

・I ate out with mycolleague we had hamburger for dinner.

・I enjoyed my work today, although I have been so busy with my job recently.

・I am assigned in Marketing Division.

・I’ve been working here for one year and a half.

・I’m looking back in our previous lesson.

・’mingling’ – When people walk around in a social setting and talk to a variety of people.

・It’s like getting to know each other.

【天気の話題】

・Can you believe all of this rain we’ve been haveing?

・It looks like it’s going to snow.

・It sure would be nice to be in Hawaii right about now.

・I hear they’re calling for thunderstorms all weekend.

・We couldn’t ask for a nicer day, couldn’t we?

・How about this weather?

・Did you order this sunshine?

【PV】今日の学び_20100925

Private Lesson

友人が語学留学でオーストラリアに発った。

いいなぁ、生きた英語。

こちらは日本で英語を学ぶ日々。

【News Lesson】

・Do you worry about food prices?
  - Yes, I fear about raising food prices.
  × Yes, I fear raising food prisec.

・Which food would you like to buy but can’t .
  - I would like to buy foods without chemicals.
  × I would likd to buy foods without chemical compound.

・Why are there so many foods shortages in the world?
  - I think major developments in the world have caused food shortages.
  × I think major developments has bringing on food shortages.

・Are there any food problems in your country?
  - In Japan, self-sufficiency raito has been declining year by year.
  × In Japan, self-sufficiency raito has been declining year after year.

・Which food would you still buy even if it really increased in price?
  - I would still buy coffee even if it increased in price. I can’t live without coffee.
  × I would still buy some cofeee. I can’t live without coffee.

最近の食料危機について。

これは！文章つくるの難しかったー。。

【DME】今日の学び_20100914

English Method

今日は実に、深夜0時から。

今日のTeacherもぶっ飛ばし系。

Lesson22の途中から、一気にLesson24へ突入。

・Is ‘apple’ countable?
  - Yes, ‘appele’ is countable.

・Is ‘salt’ uncountable?
  - ‘salt’ is uncountable.

・Is ‘pasta’ countable?
  - No, ‘pasta’ isn’t countable, but it’s uncountable.

・Is she bad at learning English?
  - No, she isn’t bat at learning English, but she’s good at learning English.

・Are there many people in a small village?
  - No, there aren’t many people in a small village, but there are few people.

・Are there few words in this book?
  - No, there aren’t few words in this book, but there are many words.

・Do you eat much fish?
  - No, I don’t eat much fish, but I eat little fish.

・Does he speak little?
  - No, he doesn’t speak little. but he speals much.

・Are there more people in a city than in a town?
  - Yes, there are more people in a city than in a town.

・Do you eat more meat than fish?
  - No, I don’t eat more meat than fish.

・Are there more people in a village than in a town?
  - No, there aren’t more people in a village than in a town, but there are fewer people.

・Do you eat fewer apple than pears?
  - No, I don’t eat fewer apples than pears, but I eat more apples.

・Do you eat less meat than fish?
  - No, I don’t eat less meat than fish, but I eat more meat than fish.

・Do you drink more cherry juice than apple juice?
  - No, I don’t drink more cherry juice than apple juice, but I drink less cherry juice.

・Who drinks the most tea in youre family?
  - My mother drinks the most tea in my family.

・Who eat the most food in your family?
  - My brother eats the most food in my family.

・Who reads the fewest books in your family?
  - My father reads the fewest books in my family.

・Who has the least money in your family?
  - My mother has the least money in my family.

・I think English food is good. What do you thinl?
  - I don’t think English food is good.

・Give me examples of vegetables, please.
  - For example, carrots and potatoes are vegetables.

・What are the possessive adjectives?
  - The possesive ajectives are my, your, his, her, its, our, your, and thir.

・When we use the possesive adjectives?
  - We use the possessive adjectives before a noun.

・What are the possessive pronouns?
  - The possessive pronouns are mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, yours and theirs.

・When we use the possessive pronouns?
  - We use the possessive pronouns without a noun.

【point!】

・We use ‘many’ and ‘few’ with countable nouns.
  - There are many people here. There are few people in the classroon.

・We use ‘much’ and ‘little’ with uncountable nouns.
  - I drink much coffe in the morning. He has little money.

・We use ‘more than’ with countable and uncountable nouns.
  - There are more people in Asia than in Europe. I drink more tea then coffee.

・We use ‘fewer than’ with countable nouns.
  - There are fewere people in Europe than in Asia.

・We use ‘less than’ with uncountable nouns.
  - I eat pasta than my husband.

・We use ‘the most’ with countable and uncountabke nouns.
  - He eat the most apples. She drink the most wine.

・We use ‘the fewest’ with countable nouns.
  - Of these three books, this book has the fewest pages.

・We use ‘the least’ with uncountable nouns.
  - I eat the least pasta in my family.

んー、、、、ぼりゅーみい。

positive –- many(c) + much(u) → more than(c)(u), the most(c)(u)

negative –- few(c) → fewere than(c), the fewest(c)
             -- little(u) → less than(u), the least(u)

って感じですね。

【FP2級】雑感：FP試験後のひとりごと

FP2級

終わったー

いやー、実技試験難しすぎ！
合格ラインギリギリ。微妙だわ。

来月末にならんと結果わからんわ。

まあ学科は八割とれたから受かったわな。

肩の力抜けた。

次の難関は…、このことをどう英語で表現して伝えるのか、だなぁ。

絶対、How was the exam?て聞かれる…

学科試験は自己採点で受かったけど、
実技試験は模範回答に配点が載ってなくて、受かったかどうかわからない

…なんて、英語でしゃべれないわ( ノД`)…

【PV】今日の学び_20100911

Private Lesson

FP2級試験前夜、スパルタ講師の発音レッスン。

前回の英語早口言葉「Betty Botter…」を練習して発表したところ、

「Haha、君の発音は ‘r’ が抜けていて、まるで英国人の発音だよ…」

と一蹴された…。。。

そして今日も彼のスパルタは続く。

【-ed sound】

★Linking する ed の音

・stayed in →　(p) stay din
・turned on → (p) turn don
・depevoped a → (p) develop ta
・needed a → (p) nee de da

・I liked it a lot.
・I deposited it in the bank.
・I fried it in oil.

・I studied accounting and finance. I graduated at the top of my class.
・I maintained a 4.0 GPA. I played on my college basketball team.
・I volunteered at the homeless shelter. I loved every minute of all.

文節につまずきながら発音する私に向かって彼はさらっと言う。

「ネイティブはねー、so fastでしゃべるんだよ。
　まるで君の英語は、日本人がしゃべる英語って感じだよねー。」
（↑ ※ 注：もちろん英語で。。）

…恐るべき、このフィリピン人。。

まあ、数あるオンラインスクールの講師の中でも
彼の発音がピカイチと感じてマンツーマンレッスン受けることにしたのだから…

それはそれで仕方ない。

日々、practiceですな。

【FP2級】雑感：FP試験前夜のひとりごと

FP2級

この３日間、家ごもりして迎える明日。

頭に詰め込むことが多すぎてフラフラ…

FP3級は「知っておいて良かった！」がたくさんあったけど

FP2級はマニアック…だわなあぁ

とはいえ、生命保険や公的年金の支払い額、What's確定申告、不動産の価格とかとか…

知っておいたほうがいいことばかりなんだよね、FP2級も。

資格をとるだけの勉強にするのはモッタイナイ！

アクティブな使い道を考えよーっと

【DME】今日の学び_20100911

English Method

今日はLesson21の途中からLesson22の途中まで。

・Do any of your aunts and uncles live in this town?
  - No, none of my aunts or uncles live in this town.

・’The teacher is reading a book.’ Which word is the subject?
  - ‘The teacher’ is the subject.

・When do we use a pronoun?
  - We use a pronoun when we don’t use a noun.

・What are the object pronouns?
  - The object pronouns are: me, you, him, her, it, us, you and them.

・Do you ever eat rice?
  - Yes, I sometimes eat rice.

・Do you often eat cherries?
  - No, I don’t often eat cherries.

・How many yen make a dollar?
  - About 90 yen make a dollar.

前回勉強したとろで

・Can you hear him speaking?
  - No, I can’t hear him speaking.

という文があって、これって「Can you hear his speaking?」じゃないの？と思ってたが
『ハートで感じる英文法～会話編～』を読んで謎がとける。

これ、「知覚構文」いわゆるピボット、なんだよね。

I can him　＋　him speaking. →　話している彼が見える

後ろの文が並んでいるというわけで。

なるほどぉぉぉぉ。とても理解できたぁ。

【ET】今日の学び_20100910

English Talk

Face 2 Face (Pre-Intermidiate)、今日は2CのThe 1001nights.

いやなんというかね、さらっと終わりましたよ。さらっと。

【conecting words】

・We use because to give a reason why something happened.
  - The King killed his wife because he found her with another man.

・We use so to say waht the consequence of a situation.
  - The kin found his wife with another man so he killed her.

・We use until to say something stops happening at this time.
  - The King never heard the end of a story until the next evening.

・We use while and when for things tha happen at the same time.
  - While the King was drinking with his friends, Shahrazad went to find her sister.
  - Shahrazad was getting ready for bed when her sister came to visit her.

【Schwa sound】

・and, to, of, the

このFace 2 Faceは、細かく見るといろんな要素が学べると思う。

さすが、ケンブリッジ。。。

【PV】今日の学び_20100910

Private Lesson

FP試験まであと2日。頭に漢字がいっぱい…。

こういうときは、writingで気分転換！

【News Lesson】

・What did you think when you read the headline?
  - When I read the headline, I thought it was a new movie’s name or something.
  × I think it is a new movie’s name or something.

・What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘Titanic’?
  - I would associate ‘Titanic’ with Leonardo Dicaprio..

・Did you visit the website from the article?
  - Yes, I visited it and I liked it.
  × Yes, I visited it. I liked it.

・Why do you think more women and children survived than men?
  - Maybe men helped the women and children like what I saw from the movie.
  × Maybe men helped women and children like the movie.

・When was the last time you worked against the clock?
  - When I used to work at a travel agency, I always worked against the clock!
  × When I was at travel agency, I always worked against the clock!

・What secrets do you think the Titanic holds?
  - I think the evidence of the sinking will be found on the Titanic ship wreck.
  × I think there would be an evidence of sinking it on the Titanic.

この、「would」の使い回し。
『ハートで感じる英文法』によると、丁寧表現、控えめ表現にあたる。
これって、ネイティブでは多発されてるんだよね。あとでまとめてみよ。

前に旅行代理店で働いていたときに、の表現で使う「used to」。
これもぜひ身につけて使いこなしたいところ。

【ET】今日の学び_20100909

English Talk

Face 2 Face (Pre-Intermediate) のテキストブックを利用したレッスン。

今日は2Bの「First meetin」をようやく終える。

前回も終始恋愛ネタで終わったが、今回もやはり恋愛ネタで盛り上がる・・・

世界のどこに行っても共通するネタなんだよね。

ということで、2Bで学んだデート表現を復習。

【relationship】

・go out with someone

・get engaged to someone

・ask someone out

・go on a date

・get married to someone

・fall in love with someone

・meet someone for the first time

・break up with someone

【sentence stress】

・travelling back from China
　　↓
  I was travelling back from China
　　↓
  I was travelling back from China and we met on the plane.

英語には文章中に「ストレス」があって
この「ストレス」がない状態だと、いかにも「日本語」って感じ。。。フラットなのね。

ストレスを身に着けるのは相当大変だけど、
こうやって少しずつ文章を区切ると身につけやすいかも。

【書籍】これから買いたい本

Professional English in Use Finance Ian MacKenzie Cambridge University Press 2006-07-03 売り上げランキング : 50057 Amazonで詳しく見る by G-Tools

ハートで感じる英文法―NHK3か月トピック英会話 (会話編) (語学シリーズ―NHK3か月トピック英会話) 大西 泰斗 ポール・マクベイ 日本放送出版協会 2006-04 売り上げランキング : 10335 おすすめ平均 Amazonで詳しく見る by G-Tools

日本人の英語 (岩波新書) マーク ピーターセン Mark Petersen 岩波書店 1988-04 売り上げランキング : 720 おすすめ平均 Amazonで詳しく見る by G-Tools

【書籍】ハートで感じる英文法 - 大西泰斗

ハートで感じる英文法―NHK3か月トピック英会話 (語学シリーズ) 大西 泰斗 ポール・マクベイ 日本放送出版協会 2005-12 売り上げランキング : 3340 おすすめ平均 Amazonで詳しく見る by G-Tools

ハートで感じる英文法

英会話関連の各ブログでオススメだったので、購入してみる。

オンライン英会話に慣れてくると、
毎回レッスン前には軽いフリートークがあったりするのだけど
どうしても、平凡な決まり文句で返してしまう。

表現力を深めてくれる、オススメの一冊。

【DME】今日の学び_20100909

English Method

今日はLesson20の途中からLesson21の途中まで。

段々と頭で考えることが多くなってきている。。

・Is Italy north of Germany?
  - No, Italy isn’t north of Germany, but it’s south of Germany.

・Is Dover in the west of Great Britain?
  - No, Dover isn’t in the west of Great Britain, but it’s in the east.

・Are you from Germany or from Russian?
  - I’m neither from Germany, nor from Russian, but I’m from Japan.

・Does he speak Japanese or Chinese?
  - He speakes neither Japanese nor Chinese, but he speaks English.

・How many seconds are there in a minute?
  - There are sixty seconds in a minute.

・How many hours are there in a day?
  - There are twenty-four hours in a day.

・Give me some examples of adjectives, please.
  - Some examples of adjectives are: cold, hot and small.

・Do you live in a house or in a flat?
  - I live in a flat.

・Do you think much mineral water?
  - No, I don’t drink much mineral water, but I drink little mineral water.

・What’s the postcode for your town?
  - The postcode for my town is …

アパートのことを「flat」と言うそう。床、かと思った。。

【PV】今日の学び_20100908

Private Lesson

FP試験までもういくつ寝ると…だが、
今朝も6:30から早朝レッスン！

【t sound】

★t はそのポジションによって発音が異なる。

1.sometimes t sound more like a d (as in weather and atom)

2.sometimes it is not pronounced at all (as in often and interview)

3.it’s bareley pronounced in but and car

4.it can change to a different sound when it is followed by an r sound, as in try or truth

● The held t
・This is what we call a fully pronounced t.
  - cut, Robert, state, out
  - it was, can’t go, didn’t like, eight weeks
  - football, lately, atlas, butler

● Held t before n sound
・ Make sure you hold the t.
  - buttton : but + n
  - certan, gotten, lighten, Britain, written

● Silent t After n
・ The t after an n is often silent in American peonounciation.
  - internet : innernet
  - interview : inerview
  - international : inernational

● When t is Between two Vowel
・ Becomes a fast/d/
・ It also sounds the same as the ‘rolling r’.
  - better : bedder
  - little : liddle
  - party : pardy
  × attak : adack → tt has stress

● When t is Between two words
・ Becomes a fast /d/
  - it is  - get up  - eat out  -try it on

● The ‘Fast d’ sound or ‘nomal d’ sound
・ adopt (nomal d) – addict (fast d)
・ adore (nomal d) – audit (fast d)

● The tr sound
・ Followed by an r sound → becomes an almost ‘ch’ sound.
  - travel, turkey, translate, extremely, interst

● The dr sound
・ Followed by an r sound → becomes an almost '…’ sound.
  - drink, drop, dream, laundly

【今日の早口言葉】

Betty Botter bought a bit of butter.
The butter Betty Botter bought was a bit bitter.
And made her batter bitter.
But a bit of better butter.
Makes better batter.
So Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter.
Making Betty Botter’s bitter batter better.

うーん、ネイティブの言葉を聞き取りづらい原因、これだなー…。
こんなに発音が変化するとなると。。。

【PV】今日の学び_20100907

Private Lesson

明日は早朝にプライベートレッスンあり。

その前に、今晩は宿題Writingをやってみる。

【News Lesson】

・I felt surprise.
  ×　I felt some surprise.

・I have a bad image with the word ‘forget’.

・I need to use a pen to meke write on some application forms in my job.

・I don’t think so because sometimes we need to do handwriting.

・Writing is needed when I want to organize my tought.
  × Writing something is…..

・I think it is a case by to case basis.

・China’s goverment should give many chances to people to excercise writing with a pen.

・Good handwriting can express my feelins better.

・I have spelling mistakes and I don’t know the rules of constructing sentences in English.

・I only need to practice writing.
  × I only need to practice of writing something.

…「×」を見てみると、無駄なwordが入っていることに気づく。someとか。

【DME】今日の学び_20100907

English Method

今日はLesson19の途中からLesson20の途中まで。

若く元気のよい男性の先生と、ノリよくテンポよくLesson開始。

・What kind of car do you like?
- I like sports cars!

・Do you go to work without breakfast?
- I don’t  go to work without breakfast.

・How do you say ‘あさごはん’ in English?
- In English you say ‘breakfast’.

・Give me an example of a preposition, please.
- For example,’in’ is a preposition.

・Do you go to work during the day?
- Yes, I go to work during the day.

・What do we use verbs for?
- We use verbs for action.

・What do we use nouns for?
- We use nouns for thing or people.

【ET】今日の学び_20100907

English Talk

今朝ははじめてLessonを受けた先生と、恋愛話で１時間大盛り上がり。

先生自身の恋話はモチロン、国際結婚や離婚の話であっという間に時は過ぎる…。

ということで、こういう日は以前受けたレッスンの振り返りをしてみる。

【日々の出来事】

・Recently, the temperature has been very hot.
- I don’t go to the beach because the sun ray is very strong.

・Recently, I have been watching DVDs.
  - Are you going to go to the movie theater?

・He has been living in America for 10years.

・Are you planning on going anywhere for your next vacation?
  - Do you prefer summer vacations or winter vacations?

・Do your prefer travering by car or by plane?
  - You think it’s much more convenient?

・I have to talk with foreigners in my job.
  - I acquired good English skill.
  - I wanted to understand what they ware talking.

・The most important thing in my life is my friend.

・When I was a child, I wanted to get married before 30 years old.
  - Sometimes, international mariages can be challenging.

・It was a nomal day. It was an ordinary day.

・I’m planning to take the TOEIC test in November.

・I’m not a full-time employee.

・I would usually go club-hopping the weekend.

・Recently, the Japanese economy has not been doing well.

【注意された発音】

・text

【FP2級】まとめ：リスク管理

リスク管理

●　保険制度全般
　　・予定利率引下げ
　　・ソルベンシーマージン比率
　　・クーリングオフ

●　保険証券の内容読み取り
　　・定期保険特約付終身保険：疾病・災害・成人病入院特約
　　・終身ガン保険：ガン診断給付金・ガン入院給付金・死亡給付金

●　生命保険の仕組み、契約手続、約款

●　個人向け保険商品
　　・定期特約付終身保険
　　・個人年金保険
　　・終身保険
　　・養老保険
　　・特定疾病保険
　　・学資保険
　　・年金払積立傷害保険：給付金受取は5～20年、受取開始は55から70歳。満了80歳。
　　・団体生命保険

●　損害保険の種類

●　火災保険・地震保険

●　自動車保険
　　・対人賠償
　　・対物賠償
　　・搭乗者傷害
　　・自損事故
　　・無保険車傷害
　　・車両
　　・人身傷害補償

●　リスク管理と保険
　　・遺族の必要保障額

●　法人契約と税務

【FP2級】まとめ：ライフプランニング

ライフプランニング

●　ファイナンシャルプランニングの特徴
　　・FPの6ステップ

●　倫理と関連法規
　　・金融商品販売法：損害賠償（元本欠損額）
　　・消費者契約法：契約取り消し
　　・著作権法
　　・個人情報保護法
　　・金融商品仲介業制度

●　提案書作成関連

●　社会保険・公的年金
　　・老齢給付
　　・遺族給付：遺族基礎年金は子のある妻、中高齢寡婦加算（40から65歳）
　　・障害給付
　　・企業給付

●　医療保険
　　・出産育児一時金：42万円に！
　　・後期高齢者医療制度：75歳から！
　　・労災保険
　　・雇用保険：雇用継続給付の高年齢雇用継続給付

●　住宅資金設計
　　・フラット35の制度拡充

●　ライフイベント表・キャッシュフロー表

●　可処分所得の計算

●　6種類の係数
　　・現価係数：目標額にするために必要な現在の原資
　　・終価係数：元本を運用した結果の元利合計
　　・減債基金係数：目標額を積み立てるために必要な積み立て金額
　　・資本回収係数：元本を運用しながら取り崩し受ける年金額、毎年の返済額
　　・年金終価係数：毎年積み立てた結果の元利合計
　　・年金現価係数：必要とする期間に受け取る年金額の年金原資

【eTOC】今日の学び_20100906

English Teacher On Call

今朝もLyn先生とTOEICの授業。…の前に。

【食事の話】

・I will have breakfast after this session.

・What is your daily typical breakfast?
  What do you usually eat for breakfast?
  - I usually eat some breads, drink cold coffee.

・I prefer cold coffee because it has been hot recently.

・I eat out with my colleagues during lunch time once a week.
  - I usually eat Italian foods like pasta.
  - We sometimes eat curry rice.

・In Japan, curry rice with chicken is popular.
  - I prefer spicy curry rice more than mild one.

・I only eat salad for dinner.
  - I rarely pizza.

【注意された発音】

・curry, rice, salad

【FP2級】まとめ：相続・事業承継

相続・事業承継

●　相続時清算課税制度
　　・適用年齢
　　・特別控除額

●　贈与税の配偶者控除
　　・居住用財産特例

●　法廷相続分
　　・離婚した前配偶者の子ども
　　・代襲相続人

●　遺産分割と相続手続
　　・死亡届　→　相続放棄
　　・準確定申告、相続税の申告と納付
　　・遺留分、遺産分割協議書

●　遺言の種類、特徴、遺留分
　　・自筆証書、公正証書、秘密証書
　　・各人の遺留分、遺留分の減殺請求権

●　相続税
　　・債務、葬式費用はマイナス
　　・各人の相続税額計算：2割加算、配偶者の軽減

●　相続財産の評価
　　・不動産：小規模宅地評価減の特例、貸宅地・借地権の評価、貸家建付地の評価
　　・不動産以外：上場株式の評価、自社株式の評価

【FP2級】まとめ：金融資産運用

金融資産運用

●　マーケットの環境
　　・企業短期経済観測調査：日銀

●　投資信託

●　債権投資
　　・国債の種類
　　・利回り計算
　　・債権の売却益

●　株式投資
　　・権利確定日
　　・株式指数
　　・投資指標：PER、PBR、ROE
　　・計算：配当利回り（1株あたりの配当金÷株価×100）

●　外貨建商品
　　・利回り計算
　　・外貨定期用金破綻時の保護

●　金融商品と税金
　　・外貨預金の利息
　　・為替予約を受け付けない場合の元本部分の為替差異
　　・上場株式の配当金
　　・株式投資信託・公社債投資信託の収益分配金
　　・追加型株式投資信託の分配金
　　・円建て利付債権の償還差益の課税対象
　　・確定申告要件
　　・証券会社の特定口座
　　・公募追加型当市信託の収益分配金の税務
　　・財形貯蓄制度

●　セーフティネット
　　・利息がつかない決済用預金は全額保護

●　関連法規
　　・金融商品販売法：損害賠償請求
　　・消費者契約法：契約が取り消せる

【FP2級】まとめ：TAX

タックスプランニング

●　10種類の所得
　　・譲渡所得：株式、不動産の譲渡は分離課税、それ以外は総合課税
　　・不動産所得：賃貸はすべて
　　・給与所得
　　・退職所得
　　・雑所得
　　・利子所得：郵貯金、公社債の利子、公社債投資信託の収益分配金
　　・配当所得：株式の配当金、株式投資信託の収益分配金、J-REITの分配金

●　所得控除
　　・医療費控除：入院費・高額療養費・出産育児金
　　・配偶者控除：配偶者自身の合計所得金額が38万円以下
　　・配偶者特別控除：子のある妻、納税者本人1,000万円以下、配偶者は38～76万円
　　・扶養控除：38万円以下、16歳～23歳未満は63万円

●　損益通産
　　・不動産所得：土地等の借入金利子、株式の譲渡損失はダメ
　　・先物取引

●　住宅借入金等特別控除（住宅ローン控除）
　　・適用：50㎡、1/2が居住用、6ヶ月以内に自己のもの
　　・平成23年まで、控除期間10年、住宅借入金等の年末残高限度5,000万円
　　・所得税からの控除不足は、翌年度分の住民税から控除

●　電子証明書等特別控除
　　・平成22年分まで、5,000円分の税額控除

●　所得税の申告
　　・青色申告：65万円。事業的規模以外の不動産は10万円。

●　法人税
　　・損金不算入

●　消費税
　　・課税事業者

●　消費税簡易課税制度選択届出書
　　・法人：事業年度が1年の法人は、その事業年度の前々事業年度
　　・個人：その年の前々年

【体験】ラングリッチ（1回目）

ラングリッチ

スタンダード　Lesson1　【挨拶】

・Not bad.　まあまあ
・Couldn’t be better!　最高　⇔　Couldn’t be worse.　最悪
・Not so good.　あまりよくない
・What’s your current or past job?
・I used to sell products for different companies.

【FP2級】まとめ：不動産

不動産

●　路線価図

●　不動産の価格
　　・公示価格
　　・基準値表示価格：都道府県、毎年7月1日が基準、9月下旬に公表
　　・相続税路線価：毎年1月1日を評価時点、国税局が毎年8月発表、地価公示価格の8割
　　・固定資産税評価額：3年ごとの評価替え

●　登記
　　・表題
　　・権利部甲区：所有権
　　・権利部乙区：抵当権

●　建築基準法
　　・建ぺい率、容積率（地下室や車庫は緩和）
　　・角地：建ぺい率10％加算

●　不動産の取引
　　・手付け金倍返し
　　・瑕疵担保責任：瑕疵を知ったときから1年以内
　　・内法面積＜壁芯面積
　　・80mが徒歩1分

●　借地権・借家権

●　不動産に係る税金
　　・不動産所得：不動産の賃貸
　　・必要経費：ローン返済額、固定資産税
　　・居住用財産の特別控除（3000万円）：3年経過、12月31日マデ
　　・課税長期譲渡所得所得金額：5年超（1/1）で1,000万円→平成22年12月31日まで
　　・特定居住用財産の譲渡損失の損益通産、繰越控除
　　・居住用財産の軽減税率
　　・特定居住用財産の買換特例
　　・消費税：土地や借地権の譲渡・貸付は非課税、1年未満の土地の貸付・駐車場は課税。
　　・消費税：建物については、個人の自宅の譲渡・住宅の貸付は非課税、課税業者のは課税。
　　・不動産取得税：平成24年3月31日までの取得、2分の1の軽減あり。
　　・都市計画税

●　不動産の有効活用・投資分析
　　・キャッシュフロー、損益計算
　　・投資利回り計算、リバースモーゲージ

【DME】今日の学び_20100905

English Method

今日は、Lesson17からLesson19の途中まで。

本当は25ポイントの新人先生を予約したのだけど、
熱があるということで、急遽、上のレベルの先生が代役に。

いやー、すごい勢いでぶっ飛ばしてくれた！

・a litre of wine, two litres of water

・You’re wearing shoues on both your feet.

・I drink a lot of water.

・I eat little bread.

・I’m putting my hand up.

・That’s a light up there.

・at the moment （ちょうど今）

・Are both my books on the table?
  - No, both your books aren’t on the table,
    but one is on the table and the other is on the chair.

・Which do you prefer: to go by car or on foot?
  - I prefer to go on foot.

・Does coffer smell nice?
- Yes, coffee smells nice.

・Do you like the smell of wine?
- Yes, I like the smell of wine.

・Do people generally like the smell of food?
- Yes, people generally like the smell of food.

・in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening

【PV】今日の学び_20100904

Private Lesson

ネットで見つけた、某プライベートレッスン

【フリートーク】
・最近の天気
・来週のFP試験について
・サッカーの話題

【American Accent】
・twenty←nの後のtは省略される

【eTOC】今日の学び_20100903

English Teacher On Call

今日は、Lyn 先生とTOEICの授業。
…その前に、少しの世間話あり。

【天気の話】

・It’s hot today.

・I have just turned on the airconditioner.

【Sex and the Cityの話】

・The drama tells about their lives.

・There are a lot of job opportunities and women can live alone without getting married.

・If were her, I would do the same.

・She’s confused or torn between her family and her job.

・She has two babeis and she looks happpy but she’s warried if she could raise her children well.

・I am working for a Japanese internet provider company.

・I think, the correct answer is letter C.

【注意された発音】

・her, torn, Charlotte

【DME】今日の学び_20100904

English Method（イーメソッド）

今日はstage2のLesson16-17。

・some – any の使い方

・a phone number の言い方

・somebody – anybody の使い方

・with – without の使い方

をメインに学習。

それにしても Direct Method for English の勉強方法は、
スピード感があって大好きだなぁ。

【英語】オンライン英会話スクール体験談まとめ

体験したオンライン英会話を総まとめ！（体験した順）

01. hanaso

02. ぐんぐん英会話

03. Pinas Square

04. イングリッシュネットカレッジ

05. QQイングリッシュ

06. アットホーム英会話

07. イングリッシュカフェ

08. English Talk

09. マイスカイプイングリッシュ

10. eTOC（English Teachers On Call）

11. イングリッシュベル

12. ワンズワードオンライン

13. iTalk ENGLISH

14. スカイトーク

15. レアジョブ

16. イーメソッド

17. S&A Language School

18. e4e（イーフォーイー）

19. 英語でしゃべり隊クラブ南の島

20. スラリーe

21. e4e

22. English Power

23. ジョイフルイングリッシュプラザ

24. スピークライン

25. キーアイ

■ 参考にした比較サイトはコチラ！

・オンライン英会話比較サイト-BEST CHOICE-

・オンライン英会話比較ガイド

・オンライン英会話スクール比較サイト

■ 体験レッスンの私的Best5！

5位：イングリッシュネットカレッジ
→ 独自ソフトがネットブックで縮小されてしまう。内容はGood!

4位：iTalk
→ 安いのに、しっかりとした先生、授業でした。早朝がない。。

3位：イーメソッド
→ カランメソッド、DMEメソッドがGood!!

2位：hanaso
→ 授業の質、Gooooood!でした。早朝レッスンがあれば。。

1位：English Talk
→ 授業終わったあとのレポートがGood!今のところ、いい感じです。

ということで、English Talkの早朝レッスンはじめます。
あわせて、DMEメソッドをやろうかと。