Conversation(Expert Chapter 1)｜日常会話（上級１章）Lesson77: Urban Legends | オンライン英会話のWeblio英会話公式ブログ

PART A_1

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

PART A_2

1.　cold sweat 冷や汗
	Kate was in cold sweat after hearing stories about the spirit of a young girl who haunts her school.
2.　conspiracy theory 陰謀説
	He’s trying to debunk some conspiracy theories about the first moon landing.
3.　spine-tingling ぞくぞくする
	After arguing he stared back at me, a spine-tingling stare.
4.　folklore 民俗,民間伝承
	My dad told me a terrifying story about old folklore of a dark-colored tree giant.
5.　colossal 巨大な
	“Too Good To Be True: The Colossal Book of Urban Legends” is one of my favorite books.

PART A_3

Let’s make sentences using the vocabulary we’ve just learned.

PART A_4

1.　cold sweat
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2.conspiracy theory
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3.spine-tingling
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4.folklore
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5.colossal
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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. Have you heard of the recent urban legend circulating on the Internet?

What is it, Ron?

People claim that there is a mysterious colossal creature that hides in the women’s dressing room of the oldest mall in the city.

I think I’ve already heard that from one of my siblings. I was actually in cold sweat after hearing them talking about it, saying that it is a half snake, half-human creature.

Seriously, there are different conspiracy theories about it. Some people say that it is the son of the mall’s owner.

I’ve also heard claims that every time that creature is hungry, he will pick one unlucky woman that is using the dressing room.

Other versions of the story claim that the floor of the dressing room will just go wide open, dropping the girl into a deep, dark place where the creature dwells.

What an awful and frightening story! This topic is too spine-tingling.

It is! Urban legends and folklores like this one are very interesting yet terrifying.

Anyway, let’s just hope that this story is just pure exaggeration.

PART C_1

Please summarize the conversation using your own words and expressions.

PART C_2

PART D_1

Fill in the blanks and complete the conversation.

PART D_2

1.	A: I was in ________________________ when I heard unknown rushing footsteps toward my room last night. B: You shouldn’t worry. Maybe it was just your dog playing.
2.	A: What are you watching? B: Oh, these are some of the popular _________________________ about aliens.
3.	A: “The Conjuring” movie always gives me that _______________________ feeling. B: Yes. It is indeed one of the scariest horror movies.
4.	A: Filipino ________________ is an interesting topic to research about. B: I agree. I heard a story about it that involves a creature called “manananggal”, which separates from its lower part of its body and gives a vampire-like appearance.
5.	A: Have you heard the news about a _____________ cargo ship that recently sank? B: Yes. It was petrifying.

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 and your friend are talking about the famous urban legends in your country. Share with him/her (your tutor) the stories that are most interesting for you.

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.