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■メンテナンス日時
・2019年1月28日(月)午前 0時00分 ~ 午前 6時00分(1/27 24:00~30:00)
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・2019年2月1日(金)午前 1時00分 ~ 午前 7時00分

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GTEC 4 – modified (SAMPLE)

PART A – READING PRACTICE

Let’s read aloud the following sentences. I will read part A, and you will read part B.
I will check your pronunciation, stress, and intonation.
(Please send your student in the chat box the mispronounced words and expressions that need improvements.)

READ

A:
How was your football practice yesterday?
B:
It was tiring, but I had fun.

READ

A:
Who is your English teacher?
B:
My English teacher is Mr. Brown.

READ

A:
Do you want to go to the library with me?
B:
Yes, let’s go.

READ

A:
Do you know where the school clinic is?
B:
Yes, it is beside the cafeteria.

READ

A:
Are you ready for tomorrow’s exam?
B:
Yes, I studied very hard last time.

READ

A:
Are you excited about the school trip next week?
B:
Yes, I am very excited about the school trip next week!

REVIEW

Now, let’s review some words from the reading practice activity.
(Please review the mispronounced words and expressions that need improvements from the reading practice activity.)

PART B – STUDYING INFORMATION

Study the given information below for 10 seconds.

STUDY

Amusement park schedule
Day Opening Closing
Thursday 12:00 PM 7:00 PM
Friday 12:00 PM 9:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM 10:00 PM
Sunday 10:00 AM 12:00 AM
COMPREHENSION CHECK

Now, I will ask you questions. Please answer based on the given information.

ANSWER

1. What time does the amusement park open every Thursday?
Answer:
2. What time does the amusement park close every Friday?
Answer:
3. Is the amusement park open at 11:00 AM every Saturday?
Answer:
4. Is the amusement park closed at 1:00 AM every Sunday?
Answer:

REVIEW

Now, let’s review your answers.
(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. You may also give tips.)

PART C – MAKING A STORY

Make a short story by connecting the situations in each picture.
You have 20 seconds to prepare and 60 seconds to answer.

MAKE A STORY

4

Answer:

REVIEW

Now, let’s review your answer.
(Please help your student convey his or her answer effectively by connecting the situations using conjunctions. After that, ask your student to state his or her corrected answer.)

CORRECTED ANSWER

SAMPLE ANSWER

Now, we’ll read the sample answer. Please repeat after me.

READ

One day, a man’s dog went out of the house. So, his owner followed his dog outside but he could not find it. Later that day, he successfully found his dog. When they returned home, the man realized that he forgot to bring his house key.

PART D – STUDYING AN EXAMPLE

Let’s study the example below. I will read the sample question, and you will read the sample answers.
Sample Question:
Some people say that walking is good for one’s health.
What do you think about that?
Sample Answer:
I agree that walking is good for one’s health because this physical exercise reduces the risk of heart diseases such as heart attack.
EXPRESSING OPINIONS

Express your opinion on the following topic. Give at least one reason to support your opinion. You have 60 seconds to prepare and 60 seconds to answer.

ANSWER

Question:
Some people say that students should bring packed lunch instead of buying food at the cafeteria. What do you think about that?
Answer:

REVIEW

Now, let’s review your answer.
(Please help your student convey his or her answer effectively. After that, ask your student to state his or her corrected answer.)

CORRECTED ANSWER

SAMPLE ANSWER

Now, we’ll read the sample answer. Please repeat after me.

READ

I agree because bringing packed lunch to school can help them save money. Another reason is that the food choices at the cafeteria are sometimes limited.

EXPRESSING OPINIONS

Now try to express your opinion in the opposite situation. Give at least one reason to support your opinion. You have 60 seconds to prepare and 60 seconds to answer.

REVIEW

Now, let’s review your answer.
(Please help your student convey his or her answer effectively. After that, ask your student to state his or her corrected answer.)

CORRECTED ANSWER

SAMPLE ANSWER

Now, we’ll read the sample answer. Please repeat after me.

READ

I disagree because buying food at the cafeteria is more convenient than bringing packed lunch to school. This way, students will not need to prepare their meals and they will have more time to do other things.

Eiken 4_1

DIRECTIONS

Read the passage silently for 20 seconds. Then, read the passage.

READ

John’s club
John is a member of tennis club at his school. He plays tennis on Monday and Wednesday. He wants to try basketball too.

QUESTION 1

Please look at the passage.

What does John want to try?

ANSWER

QUESTION 2

Please look at the passage.

When does John play tennis?

ANSWER

PICTURE

Please look at the picture.

ANSWER

4_1

QUESTION 3

Please look at the picture.

What is the girl doing?

ANSWER

QUESTION 4

Are you a member of any school club?

ANSWER

[IE_test] Living Abroad (Intermediate)_Dream

ASKING QUESTIONS

Please ask me the following questions.
Take note of my responses as you will summarize them later.

ASK

1. What is your name?
2. What is your dream?
3. Why did you choose that dream?
4. What is the most popular job in your country today?
5. What was your childhood dream?

SUMMARIZING INFORMATION

Now, please summarize my responses to your questions.

SUMMARIZE

My tutor’s name is

DIALOGUE READING

Let’s read the dialogue below.
After reading it once, we’ll switch roles.

READ

Alex: Are you going to attend the career seminar tomorrow?
Bill: Definitely. I’ve wanted to meet the speaker in person ever since I was a kid.
Alex: Really? Who will be the speaker? What is he famous for?
Bill: He is a famous video game programmer. He is the creator of my favorite video game which we played last night.
Alex: Oh, really?! I heard that video game has been a best seller for over 10 years.
Bill: I was so amazed when I first played the game. Since then, my dream is to become a video game programmer just like him. Now, I’m studying programming in college.
Alex: That’s cool! I hope you can make your dream come true!

COMPREHENSION CHECK

Please answer the following questions based on the dialogue.

ANSWER

1. What will Alex and Bill attend tomorrow?
Answer:
2. Why does Alex want to meet the speaker?
Answer:
3. Why is Alex studying programming?
Answer:
DIALOGUE PRACTICE

Let’s read the dialogue below.
Complete each conversation by choosing the appropriate response from the choices below.

(Note to tutor: Please find the answer key in the last page.)

READ AND ANSWER

1. Tutor: I will transfer to another college.
Student: What are you going to study?
Tutor: Business administration. I want to take over my father’s company someday.
Student:
a. You can do it.
b. Not yet.
c. Couldn’t be better.
d. Either will do.
(Answer is in the last page.)
READ AND ANSWER

2. Tutor: What are you going to do during summer vacation?
Student: I will go to San Francisco. I got an internship job there!
Tutor: Wow! You made it! Good luck!
Student:
a. Are you sure?
b. I’ll try my hardest.
c. Lean on me.
d. I’m feeling under the weather.
(Answer is in the last page.)
READ AND ANSWER

3. Tutor: I just got back from my Machu Picchu trip.
Student: Nice! I noticed that you often travel abroad.
Tutor: It’s my dream to travel all over the world.
Student:
a. I’m upset.
b. I feel so fed up.
c. I envy you.
d. I’m peeved.
(Answer is in the last page.)
READ AND ANSWER

4. Tutor: I’ll start working as a teacher.
Student: Congratulations!
I remember that your childhood dream was to be a teacher!
Tutor: Yes, finally I made it.
Student:
a. I’m proud of you.
b. I don’t mind.
c. Get well soon!
d. It’s now or never.
(Answer is in the last page.)
READ AND ANSWER

5. Tutor: I’m having a hard time discovering my dream.
Student: It’s okay. I think you just need more time to figure that out.
Tutor: Thanks. Lately, I’ve been thinking about what I really want to do in life.
Student:
a. I don’t think so.
b. Don’t pressure yourself.
c. I hope you can make it.
d. It’s boring.
(Answer is in the last page.)
ROLE PLAY

Let’s do a role play with the given situation. You should mention the items below during the conversation.

PLAY

Situation: Your tutor will pretend as your friend.
You will ask your tutor questions about his/her dream.
Items to mention:
– childhood dream
– dream job
– reasons why you chose that dream
– how you can reach your dream
– place where you want to live
– what you want to buy if you’re a billionaire
– what you want to do if you’re a billionaire

ANSWERS FOR DIALOGUE PRACTICE

1. a
2. b
3. c
4. a
5. b

ビジネス英語教材について

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ALL-NEW-AND-EXCITING-1

この度、ビジネス教材(Business materials)をリニューアルいたしました。
オフィスやビジネスシーンでの会話を学ぶことができます。
職場で自信をもってコミュニケーションをとれるようになりたい方におすすめです。

▼ビジネス教材(Business materials)

https://eikaiwa.weblio.jp/information/material-list-regular#business-english

今後ともウェブリオ英会話をよろしくお願いいたします。

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Grammar|英文法
Lesson27 : Past Tense 1 過去形1

LESSON GOAL

Let’s check our lesson goal. In this material, you will learn how to use the past tense form of verbs. You will also learn new vocabulary.

GRAMMAR POINT

PART A_1

Let’s introduce ourselves to each other.

PART A_2

My name is ________. What is your name?

PART A_3

I am ________. Nice to meet you.

PART B_1

Please repeat after me.

PART B_2

how was ~ ?
went
grandparents
parents
cousin
ate

PART B_3

Let’s read the dialogue below.

PART B_4

TUTOR:
How was your winter vacation?
STUDENT:
I enjoyed it. I went to my grandparents’ house.
TUTOR:
That’s nice! Did you go there with your parents?
STUDENT:
No, I didn’t. I went there with my cousin.
TUTOR:
What did you do there?
STUDENT:
I cooked dinner with my grandmother. And we all ate dinner together.

PART C

Please answer the questions.

PART C_1

1. Did you eat breakfast?

PART C_2

PART C_3

2. Did you watch TV last night?

PART C_4

PART C_5

3. What did you do last winter vacation?

PART C_6

PART C_7

4. What time did you wake up this morning?

PART C_8

PART C_9

5. How was your summer vacation?

PART C_10

PART D

Please ask me the questions below.

PART D_1

1. What did you do last Christmas?

PART D_2

PART D_3

2. What did you eat last night?

PART D_4

REVIEW AND FEEDBACK

Now, let us review the things that you learned in this lesson.
(Please give a short feedback on how your student did in your class.)
Grammar
文法
Pronunciation 発音 Vocabulary
単語
Comprehension
理解
GOOD 文法の誤りはほとんどなく、完全な文章で話すことができる ほとんどの単語をはっきりと正しく発音することができる 習った表現を適切に使うことができる 文章を理解し、質問に正しく答えることができる

FAIR
文法の誤りはあるが、完全な文章で話すことができる 発音の練習が必要な言葉がいくつかある たまにミスはあるが、習った表現を適切に使うことができる 文章を完全に理解するのは難しく、質問に正しく答えられないときもある

POOR
文章で話すのは難しく、単語だけで話すことができる 発音の練習が必要である 習った単語と表現を少しだけ使うことができる 文章を理解するのは難しく、質問に答えるのは難しい
TUTOR FEEDBACK

GRAMMAR
Good: Was able to speak in complete sentences with minimal grammatical errors.
Fair: Was able to speak in complete sentences with evident grammatical errors.
Poor: Was able to speak using words only.
PRONUNCIATION
Good: Was able to pronounce most of the words clearly and correctly.
Fair: Mispronounced a few words.
Poor: Mispronounced most of the words.
VOCABULARY
Good: Used appropriate expressions learned in class.
Fair: Used appropriate expressions learned in class and made a few errors in word choice.
Poor: Used only a few words and expressions.
COMPREHENSION
Good: Was able to understand the passages and answer the questions correctly.
Fair: Had a little difficulty in understanding passages and answering questions.
Poor: Had a hard time understanding passages and answering questions.

<重要>緊急システムメンテナンスについて

お客さま各位

平素はWeblio英会話をご利用いただき誠にありがとうございます。
下記の時間帯に、緊急でシステムメンテナンスを実施いたします。

■メンテナンス日時
・2018年12月26日(火) 午前1時00分 ~ 午前2時00分

誠に勝手ながらメンテナンス中は、
Weblio英会話のサービスを停止させていただきます。

また、メンテナンスに伴い下記の時間帯のレッスンの予約・受講はできません。

■レッスン予約・受講不可日時
・2018年12月26日(火)午前1時00分~午前2時00分

急なお知らせとなり、お客様には大変ご不便をおかけいたしますが、
なにとぞご理解を賜りますよう、よろしくお願いいたします。

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Grammar|英文法
Lesson24 :  疑問形(Which)

LESSON GOAL

Let’s check our lesson goal. In this material, you will learn how to use “which”. You will also learn new vocabulary.

GRAMMAR POINT

PART A_1

Let’s introduce ourselves to each other.

PART A_2

My name is ________. What is your name?

PART A_3

I am ________. Nice to meet you.

PART B_1

Please repeat after me.

PART B_2

travel
abroad
hot
cold
airplane
ship

PART B_3

Let’s read the dialogue below.

PART B_4

TUTOR:
I travel abroad every winter vacation.
STUDENT:
Great! Which do you like, traveling to hot countries or cold countries?
TUTOR:
I like traveling to hot countries. I like swimming at the beach.
STUDENT:
I see. Which do you like, traveling by airplane or by ship?
TUTOR:
I like traveling by airplane. It’s fast.
STUDENT:
Me too. I want to travel abroad someday.

PART C

Please look at the picture and answer the questions.

PART C_1

1
1. Which do you like, summer or winter?

PART C_2

PART C_3

2
2. Which do you like, meat or fish?

PART C_4

PART C_5

3
3. Which do you like, coffee or tea?

PART C_6

PART C_7

4
4. Which do you like, chocolates or chips?

PART C_8

PART C_9

5
5. Which do you like, outdoor activities or indoor activities?

PART C_10

PART D

Please ask me the questions below.

PART D_1

6
1. Which do you like, cats or dogs?

PART D_2

PART D_3

7
2. Which do you like, watching movies at a theater or home?

PART D_4

REVIEW AND FEEDBACK

Now, let us review the things that you learned in this lesson.
(Please give a short feedback on how your student did in your class.)
Grammar
文法
Pronunciation 発音 Vocabulary
単語
Comprehension
理解
GOOD 文法の誤りはほとんどなく、完全な文章で話すことができる ほとんどの単語をはっきりと正しく発音することができる 習った表現を適切に使うことができる 文章を理解し、質問に正しく答えることができる

FAIR
文法の誤りはあるが、完全な文章で話すことができる 発音の練習が必要な言葉がいくつかある たまにミスはあるが、習った表現を適切に使うことができる 文章を完全に理解するのは難しく、質問に正しく答えられないときもある

POOR
文章で話すのは難しく、単語だけで話すことができる 発音の練習が必要である 習った単語と表現を少しだけ使うことができる 文章を理解するのは難しく、質問に答えるのは難しい
TUTOR FEEDBACK

GRAMMAR
Good: Was able to speak in complete sentences with minimal grammatical errors.
Fair: Was able to speak in complete sentences with evident grammatical errors.
Poor: Was able to speak using words only.
PRONUNCIATION
Good: Was able to pronounce most of the words clearly and correctly.
Fair: Mispronounced a few words.
Poor: Mispronounced most of the words.
VOCABULARY
Good: Used appropriate expressions learned in class.
Fair: Used appropriate expressions learned in class and made a few errors in word choice.
Poor: Used only a few words and expressions.
COMPREHENSION
Good: Was able to understand the passages and answer the questions correctly.
Fair: Had a little difficulty in understanding passages and answering questions.
Poor: Had a hard time understanding passages and answering questions.

Grammar|英文法
Lesson14 : Third person singular present form 三人称単数現在形

LESSON GOAL

Let’s check our lesson goal.
In this material, you will learn how to use the third-person singular pronouns to describe someone’s activities.

GRAMMAR POINT
PART A_1

Let’s introduce ourselves to each other.

PART A_2

My name is ________. What is your name?

PART A_3

I am ________. Nice to meet you.

PART B_1

Please repeat after me.

PART B_2

draw
with ~
does
how to draw
how about ~?
has

PART C_1

Let’s read the dialogue below.

PART C_2

TUTOR:
I draw a picture with my sister every evening .
STUDENT:
Does she know how to draw a picture?
TUTOR:
Yes, she does.
STUDENT:
How about your brother?
TUTOR:
No, he doesn’t. He plays baseball with his friends every day.
STUDENT:
That’s nice. He has good friends.

PART D_1

Please look at the picture and answer the questions.

PART D_2

1
1. What does the woman do?

PART D_3

PART D_4

2
2. What does the man do?

PART D_5

PART D_6

3
3. What does the boy have?

PART D_7

PART D_8

4
4. What does the girl do?

PART D_9

PART D_10

5
5. What does the doctor do?

PART D_11

PART E_1

Please ask me the questions below.

PART E_2

6
1. What does the man do?

PART E_3

PART E_4

7
2. What does the man do?

PART E_5

REVIEW AND FEEDBACK

Now, let us review the things that you learned in this lesson.
(Please give a short feedback on how your student did on your class.)
Grammar
文法
Pronunciation 発音 Vocabulary
単語
Comprehension
理解
GOOD 文法の誤りはほとんどなく、完全な文章で話すことができる ほとんどの単語をはっきりと正しく発音することができる 習った表現を適切に使うことができる 文章を理解し、質問に正しく答えることができる

FAIR
文法の誤りはあるが、完全な文章で話すことができる 発音の練習が必要な言葉がいくつかある たまにミスはあるが、習った表現を適切に使うことができる 文章を完全に理解するのは難しく、質問に正しく答えられないときもある

POOR
文章で話すのは難しく、単語だけで話すことができる 発音の練習が必要である 習った単語と表現を少しだけ使うことができる 文章を理解するのは難しく、質問に答えるのは難しい
TUTOR FEEDBACK

GRAMMAR
Good: Was able to speak in complete sentences with minimal grammatical errors.
Fair: Was able to speak in complete sentences with evident grammatical errors.
Poor: Was able to speak using words only.
PRONUNCIATION
Good: Was able to pronounce most of the words clearly and correctly.
Fair: Mispronounced a few words.
Poor: Mispronounced most of the words.
VOCABULARY
Good: Used appropriate expressions learned in class.
Fair: Used appropriate expressions learned in class and made a few errors in word choice.
Poor: Used only a few words and expressions.
COMPREHENSION
Good: Was able to understand the passages and answer the questions correctly.
Fair: Had a little difficulty in understanding passages and answering questions.
Poor: Had a hard time understanding passages and answering questions.