Conversation(Intermediate Chapter 1)｜日常会話（中級１章）Lesson100: Emotional Health

PART A_1

Let’s learn new vocabulary. Listen and repeat these words with your tutor.

PART A_2

1.　feel down 落ち込む
	She’s been feeling down lately. I wonder what’s wrong.
2.　alarming 不安にさせる、大変な
	The country’s population is increasing at an alarming rate.
3.　anxious 心配して、不安な
	He’s anxious to finish the job, but he did it anyway.
4.　drain 消耗させる、弱らせる
	The seven-hour journey drained the entire family.
5.　as important as ～と同じぐらい重要
	Exercising is as important as having a healthy diet.

PART A_3

I will ask the questions. Please answer them in complete sentences.

PART A_4

1.	What makes you feel down?
2.	Have you had an alarming experience? Please tell me about it.
3.	When do you usually feel anxious?
4.	What drains you physically and emotionally?
5.	Do you agree that physical appearance is as important as personality? Why or why not?

PART B_1

Let’s read the dialogue. I will play Ron and you will play Emma. Then, we’ll switch roles.

PART B_2

Hey, Emma. You don’t look well.

Well, to tell you the truth, I’ve been feeling down these past few days.

What’s wrong?

Nothing too alarming but I’ve been having trouble sleeping lately.
I just feel so anxious all of a sudden.

I’m so sorry to hear that. Do you know the reason behind that?

I’m not sure, but I think I’ve been emotionally drained from work.

I suggest you take some days off from work. Emotional health is as important as physical health.

You’re right. Maybe I’ll ask my boss tomorrow.

I’m sure he’ll understand as long as you explain it to him.

PART C_1

I will ask the questions about the conversation. Please answer them in complete sentences.

PART C_2

1.	What has Emma been feeling the past few days?
2.	What has Emma been having trouble doing lately?
3.	What did Ron suggest Emma do?

PART D_1

Fill in the blanks and complete the conversation.

PART D_2

1.	A: I’ve been ______________ lately. B: Oh, no. Is something the matter?
2.	A: Have you heard the news? B: Yeah. The crime was so ______________. We need to be more careful.
3.	A: You’re sweating a lot. Are you all right? B: Not really. I’m a bit ______________ to speak in front of many people.
4.	A: I feel so ______________ from the long trip. B: Go ahead and take some rest.
5.	A: Food appearance is ______________ as its taste. B: I understand. I’ll make my cooking more presentable next time.

PART E_1

Let’s do a roleplay. Talk with me according to the situation below, using the expressions you just learned.

PART E_2

You notice that your friend does not feel all right. Ask him/her what is wrong and give him/her some advice.

PART E_3

REVIEW AND FEEDBACK

Now, let us review the things that you learned in this lesson.

ではこのレッスンで学んだことを振り返りましょう。

(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.