| 1. | expensive |
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高価な
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| 2. | necessary |
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必要な
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| 3. | accept |
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受け付ける
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| 4. | interestingly |
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おもしろいことには
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| 5. | IC (integrated circuit) |
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集積回路
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| 1. | Credit cards can be helpful items. |
| 2. | You can use them to enjoy an expensive dinner or a spa hotel. |
| 3. | If you have a credit card, you never have to worry about how much money you have with you. |
| 4. | However, there is a problem with carrying a credit card. |
| 5. | When you have a credit card, you may use more money than necessary. |
| 6. | And you may not even know it. |
| 7. | So, if you use a credit card, be careful and check how much you have at the bank at the end of each month. |
| 8. | Credit cards are accepted in most businesses in many parts of the world. |
| 9. | Interestingly, in Japan, there used to be shops that didn’t accept credit cards. |
| 10. | Now, with the coronavirus, however, more and more shop owners are accepting credit cards and other IC cards because they are faster and safer to use. |
However, there is a problem with carrying a credit card. When you have a credit card, you may use more money than necessary. And you may not even know it. So, if you use a credit card, be careful and check how much you have at the bank at the end of each month.
Credit cards are accepted in most businesses in many parts of the world. Interestingly, in Japan, there used to be shops that didn’t accept credit cards. Now, with the coronavirus, however, more and more shop owners are accepting credit cards and other IC cards because they are faster and safer to use.
| 1. | Why are credit cards helpful items? |
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| 2. | What is one problem when you carry a credit card? |
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| 3. | What should you be careful of when you have a credit card? |
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| 4. | Why are shop owners accepting credit cards and other IC cards now? |
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| 1. | Does your family use credit cards? |
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| 2. | Under what situations would you use credit cards instead of cash? |
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| 3. | Do you want to have your own credit card? Why or why not? |
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| 4. | What is your attitude toward credit cards? |
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| Score: | Please check the description of each score. |
| 1. | strongly disagree | |
| 2. | disagree | |
| 3. | undecided | |
| 4. | agree | |
| 5. | strongly agree |
| Criteria: | Please give the score by looking back on today’s lesson. |
| 1. | The student was able to use appropriate phrases to express his/her ideas. | |
| 2. | The student was able to correct the lapses he/she made. | |
| 3. | The student was able to speak in a confident manner. | |
| 4. | The student was able to express his/her ideas in a logical way. | |
| 5. | The student was able to tell his/her thoughts to the tutor properly. | |
| 6. | The student was able to speak in a consistent way. | |
| 7. | The student was able to react to the tutor’s questions well. | |
| 8. | The student didn’t continue the subtle pauses and silence he/she made. | |
| 9. | The student was able to maintain a fluent and natural flow of speaking. |

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