【DME】今日の学び_20110227

English Method

新しい英語ブログの構想中…。

メインコンテンツの一つはDMEになりそうだ。

ということで、Lesson111の途中からLesson112の途中まで！

・Is it sometimes wonderful what doctors can do nowadays?
  - Yes, I agree it’s sometimes wonderful what doctors can do nowadays.

・I wonder if you can lend me some money.
  - No, I can’t lend you any money.

・Why do schoolchildren pley truant?
  - Shoolchildren play truant because they get bored at school or because they’re bullied.

・What should the police do about children playing truant?
  - The police should call their parents if children play truant.

・You’ll be late unless you hurry up.
  - You’ll be late if you don’t hurry up.

・If you don’t pay, you won’t get it.
  - You won’t get it unless you pay it.

・I won’t pay unless you lower the price.

・They won’t invite her unless she comes alone.

・He won’t stop doing it unless someone slaps him acrosse the face.

・In what situation does one need to be brave?
  - I think one need to be brave when fighting an illness.

・For what other jobs must you be brave?
  - You must be brave if you want to be a soldier or a doctor.

・What kind of decision would you call a brave dicision?
  - I’d call a decision to go to work abroad a brave decision.

・What are your favorite activities when you go on holiday?
  - When I go on holiday, my favorite activities are walking and riding a bicycle.

・If you start an activity, are you always determind to finish it?
  - Yes, if I start an activity, I’m always determinded to finishing it.

・Do you believe you can get when you want if you’re determined enough?
  - Yes, I believe you can get what if you’re determined enough.

・Do you have to be very ambitions and determined if you want to run your own business?
  - Yes, you have to be very ambitious and determined if you want to run your own business.
  - Because you may fail many times before you succeed.

・What’s the most common ambition that young people have in this country?
  - The most common ambition that young people have in this country is to find a well-paid job abroad.

・What determines our character?
  - Our childhood determines our character.

・What’s the purpose of the stage exams?
  - The purpose of the stage exams is to determine how much we have learnt.

・What’s an atom?
  - An atom’s the smallest part of an element.

・What elements do you know?
  - I know such elements as gold, silver or oxygen.

・What’s the most important element?
  - Oxygen’s the most important elemen.
  - Because people and animals need it to live.

・When do you think the element of surprise can be necessary?
  - The element of surprise can be necessary in battle.

We sometimes add –ous to make an adjective. For example:
  - ambition – ambitious
  - danger – dangerous
  - superstition - superstirious

【DME】今日の学び_20110227

English Method

テンポよーく！新しい先生とレッスン。

Lesson110の途中からLesson111の途中まで。

・Do you realize how many people have their mobile phone stolen every year in this city?
  - No, I don’t realize how many people have their mobile phones stolen every year in this city.

・What do children use when they build sand castls on a beach?
  - Children use buckets and spades when they build sand castles on a beach.

・What can we use a bucket for?
  - We cau use a bucket for carrying or holding different things like earth or water.

・What do we do with a spade in a garden?
  - We turn the earth over or we dig with a spade in a garden.

・When we use ‘the kick the bucket’, does it mean that we have a lot of respect for the person that has died?
  - No, when we use ‘kick the bucket’, it means that we have little or no respect for the person that has died.

・What doctors usually advise ut to do if we want to be healthy?
  - Doctors usually advise us to eat healthy food and keep fit if we want to be halthy.

・Did you use to take you parents’ advice when you were younger?
  - No, I didn’t use to take my parents’ advice when I were younger.

・Have you ever been given bad advice?
  - Yes, I’ve been given bad advice.

・Could you slap someone if you were very angry?
  - Yes, I could slap someone if I were very angly.

・What would you do if you were suddenly slapped by a strangeer in the street?
  - If I were sudenly slapped by a stranger in the street, I’d punch him back.

・Should a teacher have the right to punish children if they behave badly?
  - Yes, a teacher have the right to punish children if they behave badly.

・Do you ever wonder what you have managed to spend all your money on?
  - Yes, I sometimes wonder what I’ve managed to spend all my money on.

・Have you ever wondered at how much money a rich person can earn?
  - Yes, i’ve wondered at how much money a rich person can earn.

・What other modern buildings should be considered a wonder?
  - The Burj al Arab in Dubai should be considered a wonder.

・Give me an example of a natural wonder your contry is famous for.
  - The mountains are an example of a natural wonder my country if famous for.

【DME】今日の学び_20110227

English Method

グラマーレッスンの「Defining Clause」と「Non-defining Clause」、もう一度復習！

・The postman, realised I was on holiday. You had sent me a letter. The postman left it next door.
  - The postman, who realised I was on holiday, left a letter that you had sent me next door.

・The students who passed all the exam were pleased to begin their holidays.
  The students, who passed all the exam, were pleased to begin their holidays.
  - The first sentence means that only the students who passed all exams were pleased to begin their holiday and other’s didn’t.
    The second means that all the students passed all the exams and please to begin their holiday.

・The workers who didn’t come to work lost their jobs.
  The workers, who didn’t come to work, lost their jobs.
  - The first sentence means that only the workers who didn’t come to work lost their jobs and others didn’t.
    The second sentence means that all the workers lost their jobs and they didn’t come to work.

・I read two books about Brazil which were very interesting.
I read two books about Brazil, which were very interesting.
- The first sentence means that only I read two books about Brazil were very interesting.
   The second means that I read only two books about Brazil were very interesting.

・The food which was placed in the broken fridge went bad.
  The food, which was placed in the broken fridge, went bad.
  - The first sentence means that only the food was placed in the broken fridge went bad but others didn’t.
  - The second means that all the food was placed in the broken fridge.

Defining relative clauses are essential in the sentence. They cannot omited.
Non-defining relative clauses are not essential in the sentence. They can be omitted.

【DME】今日の学び_20110225

English Method

レッスン直前に、いつものパソコンがクラッシュ！

ということで、ビデオ無しのほかのパソコンで代用。あせるー。

Lesson110のはじめから途中まで！

・What do I mean when I say ‘they’ve destroyed the building’?
  - When you say ‘they’ve destroyed the building’ you mean that they’ve damaged the building completely.

・What can cause serious damage to our health?
  - Smoking can cause serious damage to our health.

・Can a late arrival of a train sometimes destroy our plans?
  - Yes, a late arrival of a train sometimes destroy our plans.
  - We may late for a plan for an important meeting.

・What are the most common natural resources in the world?
  - The most common natural resources in the world are: coal, oil, iron and gas.

・Do you believe that one day all the natural resources in the world will come to an end?
  - Yes, I believed that one day all the narural resources in the world will come to an end.

・Should governments limit the use of natural resources?
  - Yes, governments limit the use use of natural resources.

・What’s the most important natural resource in your country?
  - Coal’s the most important natural resource in my country.

・How often do you check the oil in your car?
  - I check the oil in my car once a month.

・What have you done this lesson?
  - I’ve answerded questions this lesson.

・What did you do at the beggining of the lesson?
  - I said ‘Hello’ at the beggining of the lesson.

・Which period in history is the most interesting?
  - The 20th centry is the most interesting period in history.

・How long do you have to study before you become a good lawyer?
  - You have to study for at least 6 years before you become a good lowyer.

・When do we need a lawyer?
  - We need a lawyer when we are taken to court, or when we want to take somebody to court.

・What does a judge decied at the end of a trial?
  - At the end of a trial a judge decides whether someone is guilty or not.

・Do all people have the right to a fiar trial?
  - Yes, all people have the right a fiar trial.

・Is it fair that a person has to spend some time in prison before their trial?
  - Yes, it’s fiar that a person has to spend some time in prison before their trial.

・Do people sometimes try to settle things out of court.
  - When they have a road accident, for example.

・What happens when people can’t settle things in a marriage?
  - When people can’t settle things in a marriage, they sometimes divorce.

・What do we call a person who breaks into houses and steals things?
  - We call a person who breaks into houses and steals things a burglar.

・Whould you shoot a burglar if you saw him breaking into your whouse at night?
  - Yes, I’d shoot a burgar if I saw him breaking into my house at night.
  - Because I’d be afraid he could hurt me.

・If you shot a burglar dead, would you be taken to court?
  - Yes, if I shot a burglar dead, I’d be taken to court.

・Are burglars careful not to leave fingerprints?
  - Yes, burglars are careful not to leave fingerprints.

・What do they do in order not to leave any fingerprints.
  - They wear gloves or try not to touch anything in order not to leave nay fingerprints.

・What would you do if you came back from holiday and saw that your hosue had been broken into?
  - If I came back from holiday and saw that my house had been broken into, I’d call the police.

・Why do some people steal?
  - I think some people steal because they’re too lazy to work.

・What’s your biggest dream?
  - My biggest dream is a holiday in Europe.
  - I think I’ll realize my dream.

【DME】今日の学び_20110225

English Method

春風にふかれながら…、Lesson109の途中から最後まで！

・Do we use the word ‘to’ after ‘make’ in the active voice?
  - No, we don’t use the word ‘to’ after ‘make’ in the active voice.

・Must we use it in the passive voice?
  - Yes, we must use it in the passive voice.

・What made you study English?
  - My work made me study English.

・How can the police make you drive carefully?
  - The police make you drive carefully by giving you high fines.

・How do parents sometimes make their children eat things they don’t want to eat?
  - Parents sometimes make their children eat things they don’t want to eat by giving gifts or promising them something.

・Did your parents force you to eat things you dind’t like when you were a child?
  - Yes, my parents forced me to eat things I don’t likd when I was a child.

・At what age are men made to join the army in this country?
  - Men aren’t made to join the army in this country.

・She made Peter sleep on the floor.
  - Peter was made to sleep on the floor.

・He has made me tell the truth.
  - I have been made to tell the truth.

・They make people pay.
  - People are made to pay.

・I can’t make him do it.
  - He can’t be made to do it.

・His mother is making him eat it.
  - He is bening made to eat it.

・Why do children sometimes bully younger ones at school?
  - Children sometimes bully younger ones at school because they were once bullied themselves.

・Where eles can on be bullied?
  - Onc can be bullied at work, in prison, or in the army.

・Have you ever heard about someone who has been bullied at work?
  - Yes, I’ve heard about someone who has been bullied at work.

【DME】今日の学び_20110224

English Method

さくさくっと、Lesson109のはじめから途中まで！

・Is there little freedom of speech in some countries today?
  - Yes, there’s little freedom of speech in some countries today.

・How would you feel if you had to give a speech on stage?
  - If I had to give a speech on stage, I’d feel self-consecious.

・Why do you think some children feel self counceious when they have to wear glass?
  - I think some children feel self-conscious when they have to wear glasses because they think other children will laugh at them.

・Has anyone ever treated you like a child?
  - No, no one’s ever treated me like a child.

・What kind of people should be treated with special care?
  - People who are ill or old whould be treated with special care.

・Should some people be treated with respect because of the job they do?
  - Yes, some people should be treated with respect because of the job they do.
  - Because what they do is very important or dangerous.

・Should we respect public property?
  - Yes, we should respect public property.

・Are property prices increasing or going down in your town?
  - Property prices are increasing in my town.

・What often happens if we don’t put things back in their proper place?
  - If we don’t put things back in their proper place, it’s often difficult to find them.

・Tell me an improper use of the present perfect tense.
  - An improper use of the present perfect tense is for an action that happened in the past and we know when exactly.

・Tell me a proper use of the present perfect tense.
  - A propoer use of the present perfect tense is for an action that happened in the past but we don’t know when exactly.

・What do you think a proper meal should consist of?
  - I think a proper meal should consist of some pork, potatoes and carrots.

・What happens if the teacher doesn’t explain things properly?
  - If the teacher doesn’t explain things properly, the students won’t understand.

・Why should we cook meat properly?
  - We should cook meat properly because it tastes better and is healthy.

・What’s a proper fraction?
  - A proper fraction has the top number smaller that the bottom one.

・Is 2/3 an improper fraction?
  - No, 2/3 isn’t an improper fraction but it’s a proper fraction.

・What am I doing?
  - You’re opening the door a fraction.

・What accounts for climate change?
  - The sun accounts for climate change.

・Can a job loss account for our behaviour?
  - Yes, a job loss can account for our behaviour.

・How can you account for the fact that you made some mistakes in your last dictation?
  - I can account for it by saying that I have no time to study English at home.

・Is there anything we should damand from the government?
  - Yes, I think there’s something we should demand from the government.
  - We should demand freedom and peace.

・Should parents demand respect from their children?
  - Yes, parents should demand respect from their children.

・What do some famous people demand to have in the hotel room on their arrival?
  - Some famous people demand to have fresh flowers in the hotel room on their arrival.

・Which famouse person is in great demand in your country?
  - The prime minister is in great demand in my country.

・Is ‘Harry Potter’ by JK Rowling a book in great demand nowadays?
  - Yes, ‘Harry Potter’ by JK Rowling is a book in great demand nowadays. 

【DME】今日の学び_20110223

English Method

新しいブログを構想しつつ、深夜のDMEレッスンまとめ。

Lesson108の途中から終わりのグラマーレッスンまで。

・What do some people do when their marriage is unhappy?
  - Some people get divorced when their marriage is unhappy.

・How many marriages nowadays do you think end in devorce?
  - I think one in five marriages end in divorce.

・In which kind of clause do we use commas?
  - We use commas in non-defining relative clause.

・What’s the difference between: ‘The drivers who knew about the accident took another road’ and ‘The drivers, who knew about the accident, took another road’?
  - The first sentence means that only drivers who knew about the accident took another road and other drivers didn’t. The second sentence means that all the drivers knew about the accident.

・When you buy clothes do you always try them on to see if they fir?
  - Tes, when I buy clothes, I always try them on to see if they fit.

・Would your shoes fit me well?
  - No, my shoes wouldn’t fit you weｌｌ.

・Are you fit enough to run for 30 minites without getting tired?
  - Yes, I’m fit enough to run for 30 minites without getting tired.

・Have you ever been to a fitness club?
  - Yes, I’ve been to a fitness club.

・What do you do to keep fit?
  - I go to a fitness club.

・In which direction do you usually turn a key to open a door?
  - You usually turn a key clockwise to open a door.

・Do you turn a tap anticlockwise when you turn it off?
  - No, you don’t turn a tap anticlockwise when you turn it off, but you turn it clockwise.

・Where do we find taps?
  - We find taps over a bath or a sink.

・Has medicine advanced in the last 100 years?
  - Yes, medicine has advanced in the last 100 years.

・Is a Ford which is produced now more advanced than a Ford produced 30 years ago?
  - Yes, a Ford which is produced now is more advanced a Ford produced 30 years ago.

・Do you have to work hard on your pronunciation if you want to advance your English?
  - Yes, you have to work hard on your pronunciation if you want to advance your English.

・How can you advance your career?
  - You can advance your career by changing your job or studying.

・What’s the most common career young people choose in this country?
  - The most common career young people choose in this country is a career in banking.
  - Because they can earn enough for a living.

・At which stage of studying English are you now?
  - I’m at an intermediate stage of studying English now.

・What would you have to improve if you wanted to advance from an intermediate to an advanced stage of English?
  - If I wanted to advance from an advanced stage of English, I’d have to improve my speaking.

・Why do some people believe that boys and girls shouldn’t go to school together?
  - Some people believe that boys an girls shouldn’t go to school together because they’re at different stages of development.

・What should you do at the early stage of an illness?
  - You should take madicine at the early stage of an illness.
  - So that the illness woun’t develop.