Intermediate Conversation Material #16 I WISH I COULD BE MORE OUTGOING. Personality Exercise 1: Picture Conversation A. Read the dialogue below. 次の会話を読んでみましょう Is there anything that you want to change about your personality? Yes. I wish I could be more outgoing so I can easily talk to other people. Page 1
B. Quick Q&A (2-3 minutes) 1. Describe your personality. 2. Which of your traits do you dislike the most? 3. What specific characteristic would you want to develop? 4. Rank your confidence from 1 to 5, 5 being the highest and 1 the lowest. Briefly explain your answer. 5. Do you think a person s personality can change through time? Why or why not? Exercise 2: Say It! (3 minutes) Read the following words and sample sentences below. 次の単語と例文を読んでみましょう A. Vocabulary ボキャブラリー reserved 無口な socialize 付き合う She s very shy and reserved. 彼女はとてもシャイで無口です Let s go to the party! We should socialize with other people every now and then. パーティーへ行こう! たまには人付き合いもしないとね easygoing 気楽な humor ユーモア self-confidence 自信 I love being with easygoing people. They re fun to be with! 私は気さくな人たちとつるみたいな 一緒にいて楽しいし! What people love about him is his sense of humor. He s really funny! みんな彼のユーモアのセンスが大好きです 彼って本当におもしろい! He lost his self-confidence after a big failure. 大失敗をして彼は自信を失った Page 2
B. Expressions 表現 I wish I could be more outgoing. もっと社交的になりたいです Life of the party パーティーの主役 I have always been a shy person. I wish I could be more outgoing. 私はシャイな人間です もっと社交的になれたらなと思います When you re not around, the meeting gets boring. You re the life of the party! 君がいないと集まっても退屈だよ 君が主役なんだから! S/he s a social butterfly. 彼 / 彼女は社交家です I m timid, but my sister is a social butterfly. She loves meeting new people. 私は気が小さいけれど 妹は社交的です 知らない人と会うのがぜ んぜん苦になりません Page 3
Exercise 3: Role-Play (4 minutes) Read the dialogues below. The vocabulary words and expressions from the previous exercise are highlighted for your reference. 次の会話を読んでみましょう 太字で示されているのはエクササイズ 2 で学習した単語と表現です A. If I were more outgoing, I think I d have more friends. I think you re being too reserved. You should start socializing with new people. I know. But first I need to build my self-confidence. If you want, I can lend you a book about developing self-confidence. B. I can t believe John s such a social butterfly now. Yeah. He used to be very shy, but lately he s been the life of the party. I guess he developed an easygoing attitude when he entered university. Maybe. And he also has a good sense of humor. He s really funny. That s why he gets along well with everyone. Page 4
Exercise 4: Answer It! (5 minutes) A. Complete the dialogue using the new vocabulary words and expressions we learned. 今日学習した単語と表現を使って会話を完成させましょう. I want to have more friends. If that s so, you should learn how to well with other people. How? I don t have an attitude to begin with. Well, you can start by being less. B. Complete the dialogue using your own answers. You can use any of new vocabulary words and expressions, if possible. 好きな言葉を入れて会話を完成させましょう 今日学習した単語や表現を使っても構いません If you were given the chance to change one thing about your personality, what would it be? I think I d change my. Why did you choose that? It s because. Well, people change through time, so I think you can still work on it. Page 5
Exercise 5: Conversation Starter (10 minutes) Pick one of the four scenarios below, and start a conversation with your tutor. 次の 4 つのシナリオの中から好きなものを選んで 講師と会話をしてみましょう Tell your tutor what types of personality your close friends have. あなたの親友はどんな性格ですか Describe your personality using three adjectives. Discuss your answers with your tutor. あなたの性格を 3 つの形容詞で表し 講師に説明してください Your tutor lacks confidence. Suggest some ways that can help him/her build confidence. 講師は自信がありません 自信のつけ方をアドバイスしてあげてください Share your thoughts on the saying Personality is more important than appearance. 見た目より中身 と言いますが あなたはどう思いますか Page 6