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Sala/DMAオーディオ学習プロジェクト ”フライングハイ” の立上げをここで発表したいと思います。

こちらのプログラムを通して、自身のリスニングスキル、単語力を存分に試すことが出来ます。研修生の客室乗務員”ヨウコ”の冒険談を元にしたセクションや、物語や文法のポイントを含んでおり、かなり実用的な内容になっています。

更にリスニングだけではなく、オーディオの内容も同時に配信されるので、オーディオを聞きながら一緒に読んで頂けるようになっています。

詳細については、是非Salaのスタッフに聞いてみて下さい！

私達SalaとDMAスクールと一緒に、フライングハイをお楽しみ下さい。

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昨日はGuy Fawkes Night (ガイ・フォークス・ナイト)でした。聞いたことがありますか？　これを読んだらわかります！

リーディング

Guy Fawkes Night is an event celebrated in Britain on the 5th of November.

In 1605 a group of men plotted to kill the King of England using gunpowder. The person in charge of guarding the gunpowder was called Guy Fawkes.

Early in the morning of the 5th of November, Guy Fawkes was caught with the gunpowder and arrested. At their trial on 27 January 1606, eight of the group, including Fawkes, were sentenced to be hanged, drawn and quartered. On the 31st of January Fawkes and the other men were executed. Luckily for Fawkes, he jumped from the stage just before his execution and broke his neck, thus avoiding a more painful death.

Every year in Britain on the 5th of November many towns and villages have a fireworks display to remember this day. There is usually a large bonfire in the middle of the town. People gather at it to watch the fireworks. A “guy”, a doll dressed like Guy Fawkes, is put on the bonfire and burnt.

単語

Plot (v/n) – 企む
Gunpowder (n) – 火薬
Person in charge of (something) – 受け持つ者
Guard (v) – 警備する
Trial (n) – 審理
Hanged, drawn and quartered – 首吊り・内臓抉り・四つ裂きの刑
Sentence to ~ (v) – 〜宣告する 例：”Be sentenced to death”. 死刑を宣告された。
Execute (v) / execution (n) – 処刑(する)
Fireworks (n) – 花火
Bonfire (n) – 焚火
Gather (v) – 集まる

Guy Fawkes Night in England. Photo by Heather Buckley.

Let’s review the rules!

1)  Adjectives that end with /ed/ describe a person’s feeling.

• They were surprised the train was delayed.
• We are excited about this weekend’s fireworks show in Osaka.
• I was disappointed my family couldn’t visit me this summer.
  

2)  Adjectives that end with /ing/ describe things, events & situations.

• I can’t believe this party is so boring.
• The movie was really frightening.
• Working long hours everyday is tiring.

Examples:
–> I was really surprised by the amazing Yodogawa fireworks! ~~ 私は素晴らしい淀川の花火に大変驚かせられました。

–> The book was so boring I couldn’t finish it because I was very disappointed by the story. ~~

1. とてもつまらなかったその本を読み終えることが出来なかったのは、そのストーリーにとてもがっかりさせられたからです。
2. 私はそのつまらないストーリーにとてもがっかりしたので、その本を読み終えることが出来なかった。
   

Quiz:
**Complete each sentence by choosing the appropriate /ed/ or /ing/ adjective from the list below.

1.) I do the same thing everyday. My job is really _______ .
2.) My job gives me many different things to do. I’m always _______ .
3.) I’ve nothing to do today; I’m _______ .
4.) I’m _______ in going to Europe this fall.
5.) Did you hear the _______ news?
6.) She has a _______ story to tell. It’ll make you laugh!
7.) It’s not _______ that I did poorly on the TOEIC exam. I didn’t study enough.
8.) I don’t appreciate your _______ behavior. You should know better.
9.) The student’s performance in English class was really _______ . We expected more from him.
10.) My trip to Paris was canceled so I was quite _______ .

みなさん、上のタイトルで間違いに気づきましたか？
もし気づかなかったら、2つのルールを覚えておきましょう！

1). -ED adjectives Describe a persons feeling. 人の感情や状態を表す。 例：Bored, excited, tired.	2). -ING adjectives Describe what gives you a feeling. 何かが人に感情や状態をもたらす。 例：Boring, exciting, tiring.
The bus was tired. ちょっとおかしいですよね！	The bus ride was tiring. I was tired. これは正しいです！

Example: Bored vs. boring.

(動詞) Bore = 退屈させる
(-ING 形容詞) Boring = 退屈な
(-ED 形容詞) Bored = 退屈する（させられる）
例： This book is boring. 　これは退屈な本です。
　　 I am bored by this book. 　私はこの本を読んでいて退屈してしまう。

Quiz:

1). That lesson was (bored / boring). I almost fell asleep.
2). I was (shocked / shocking) by the news of the earthquake.
3). My girlfriend’s dog is always noisy. It is so (annoyed / annoying).
4). That rollarcoaster was so (excited / exciting)!
5). He didn’t sleep last night. He looks (tired / tiring).
6). I think learning languages is so (interested / interesting).
7). This grammar is difficult. I’m so (confused / confusing).

Ask your next teacher to check your answers.

Sala is proud to have Peter Mason as part of our English teaching team.

Peter was born and raised in Cairns, Australia. In his free time he enjoys listening to music, playing the guitar, cooking, playing video games and of course, relaxing. Peter has traveled through most of Australia, and both the Kansai and Kanto areas of Japan. He loves it when students learn new vocab and grammar and use them in a conversation with him. Peter greatly appreciates the punctuality of services in Japan. Stop by the new Namba school beginning August 8th and say hi!

Peter said, “If I won the Lotto 6; I would take an extended holiday, make a deposit on a house, upgrade my pc and buy a lot of musical instruments and devices!”

“I want to challenge the TOEIC exam.”

上の文章で間違いに気づきましたか？
もし気づかなかったら、このレッスンで勉強しましょう！

日本語の「チャレンジする」は英語の「To challenge」からきています。だが、使い方がかなり違います。

「To challenge」は以下のように使います：

例：

I want a job that challenges me.
やりがいのある仕事が欲しい。

「I want to challenge the TOEIC exam」このTOEICテストが本当に良いかどうかを確かめたいという表現。
もっとナチュラルに言うのであれば、”try”又は”attempt”を使う方がいいでしょう。

例えば：
“I want to try the TOEIC exam.”

QUIZ:

1). I (challenge / try) you to an eating contest!
2). She wants to (challenge / try) something new.
3). They (challenged / tried) traditional family values.
4). Next year I’m going to (challenge / attempt) a full marathon.
5). The teacher (challenged / attempted) me to prove my idea.
6). He insulted my girlfriend so I (challenged / tried) him to a fight.
7). Hatoyama (challenged /tried) Kan’s decision to stay as Prime
Minister.

• 1 watermelon, seedless and small to medium size
• 1 block of fresh feta cheese
• 1 bunch of fresh mint leaves
• 1 cup of balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 cup of brown sugar
• *Skewers, if for an appetizer
• *Baby arrugula, if for a salad

There is nothing like good homemade chocolate chip cookies. Here is a very simple and excellent recipe that you can try at home!

Ingredients:

• 532.5 —> milliliters - flour
• 5       —> ml - baking soda
• 2.5     —> ml – salt
• 226   —> grams – butter
• 177.5  —> ml – sugar
• 177.5  —> ml – brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 10      —> ml – vanilla
• 326    —> grams – bittersweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 190°C
2. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl and set aside
3. Cream the butter and both sugars with an electric mixer
4. Then add the eggs and vanilla and mix thoroughly
5. Now gradually blend the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture
6. Last, stir in the chocolate chips
7. With the finished dough, roll small balls (almost the size of a golf ball) and place onto a cookie sheet; bake for 10-14 minutes or until golden brown
8. Serve and enjoy!!

Vocabulary:

• preheat…….予熱する
• combine…….混ぜ合わせる
• set aside……..用意しておく
• cream……….クリーム状
• electric mixer….泡立て器
• add………….付け加える
• mix thoroughly……..よく混ぜること
• gradually blend…….次第に混ざった（物）
• creamed mixture…..クリーム状になった混合物
• stir……….かき混ぜる
• dough…………生地
• almost………..ほぼ、～に近い

Sala is proud to have Neil Keegan as part of our English teaching team.

Neil was born and raised in Liverpool, England. In his free time he most enjoys playing with his two year old son. He has traveled through Europe, the U.S. and Indonesia. He speaks Japanese at a beginner level. Neil enjoys living and teaching here in Japan; he said, “There are lots of things to do and it’s never boring!”

Neil said, “If I won the Lotto 6, I would become a philanthropist!”

(philanthropist – 博愛主義者)

未来形の使い方でよくある間違えをしていませんか？
疑問に思っている方は一度このレッスンで勉強しましょう！

注意：Go / comeの場合は現在進行形を使う．　I’m going to go >> I’m going.

例えば：

• A: What would you like to order sir?
  B: I’ll have the steak. (自発的な決定)
• A: Wow it’s hot in here!
  B: You’re right; I’ll open the window. (意志)
• I think it’s going to rain. (観察: 雨の雲が見える).
• A: You broke my camera!
  B: Sorry! I’ll buy you a new one. (意志)
• You will meet a handsome stranger! (占いなどの予測)

QUIZ:

1). On Saturday I (am going / will go) shopping with my friend.
2). A: I’m thirsty! B: I (am going to / will) get you some water.
3). I promise, I (am going to / will) pay you back Friday.
4). For tomorrow’s weather, it is (going to/will likely) rain in the morning.
5). That’s exciting you’re going to Disneyland. I think you are (going to/will) have a fun time.
6). I like both cameras, but I think I (am going to/will) get the Nikon.