みなさんこんにちは。
ピグミーです。
面接問題の３番、自分の意見を聴かれる問題、あれ頭が真っ白になりませんか？
キンチョーして頭真っ白^^;
どうやって対策する？わからないよ。
「同意する “I agree.”」、「同意しない “I disagree.”」を言うだけだと、高得点を望めないのをご存知でしたか？
この記事はこの「問い３」に照準を合わせて、点を落とさないための基礎的なコツと、そして腕試しのために基礎レベルの練習問題を10 本載せています。
また、Youtubeの方でも、下に紹介している10 本の類題を「英文読み上げ」付きで、動画を上げていますので、合わせてご利用くださいね ^_^
対策法
そんなあなたに必要なのは、頻出テーマを意識して作られた類題に沢山あたることです。
頻出テーマについては、こちらの記事で詳しく書いています。
パターン
そうすると、ある程度「パターン化」した自分の意見の述べ方が浮き彫りになってくるはずです。
例えば、社会問題については
自然を大切にする派 → 「環境に良い」「身体に良い」「子供たちにとって良い」「人々に良い」など、キーワード群：”good for the environment“, “good for our health“, “good for the children“, “good for people” など
経済的なことを大切にする派 → 「安い」「経済的」等のキーワード群：”cheap“, “inexpensive“, “economical” など
便利さを大切にする派 → 「便利だ」「簡単だ」等のキーワード：”convenient“, “easy“,
ためになる派 →「勉強になる」「習える」「知ることができる」等のキーワード：”learn a lot“, “increase our knowledge“, “benefit us” など
自分の気に入ったキーワードと共に、次のような構文を使って練習するといいと思います。
構文力を発揮！
☆It is …. for …. to …. の構文☆
It is 形容詞（good, inexpensive, economical, easyなど）for 名詞（the environment, us, people, our health など）to （不定詞）.
2級では、一次試験から「構文力」を問われますので、上のような形容詞に加えて、自分が使いやすい構文を2つほど選んでおいて、丸暗記しておくことがとても大切です。
キーワードを入れ込んで答えを作ることで、とりあえずの骨組みが心の中で準備ができている状態になるので、面接本番で極端に考えることなく、答えることができます。
類題10本ノック！
ここで、基礎編になりますが、類題を10 本用意しましたので、一度目を通していただいて、自分なりの答えを考えてみてください。
問題と回答例の読み上げ付きの動画も作成しましたので、ぜひこちらもご覧ください。
サンプル回答もつけておきました。アイデアに詰まった時に参考にしてください。
- Some people say that people today spend too much time on the Internet. What do you think about that?
- -I agree. The Internet is very addictive, and a lot of people spend time reading and uploading SNS too much.
- -I disagree. It is true that more and more people are seeking entertainment on the Internet. But nowadays, many people are learning various things from the Internet. So, it’s not all bad.
- Some people say that people today spend too much time on their smartphones. What do you think about that?
- -I agree. Smartphones are very useful, but they can be very addictive. Some people cannot live without them.
- -I disagree. It is true that more and more people are spending a lot of their time on their smartphones, but that is because they are very useful.
- Some people say that people today spend too much time watching TV. What do you think about that?
- -I agree. Some people turn on the TV as soon as they come home. Also, those people tend to believe what they see on TV.
- -I disagree. TV is a necessity in our life. It provide us important information and entertainment.
- Some people say that people today spend too much money on vitamin supplements. What do you think about that?
- -I agree. It is better for us to get vitamins through food. Besides, it is cheaper that way.
- -I disagree. It is hard to get all the vitamins we need from our meals only. Vitamin supplements can help us become healthy.
- Some people say that people today spend too much money on pets. What do you think about that?
- -I agree. It is very expensive to buy items for pets. Some owners also dress up their pets. I think their pets wouldn’t like that.
- -I disagree. Pets are like a family member. Pet owners enjoy buying things for their pets.
- Some people say that people today spend too much time shopping online. What do you think about that?
- -I agree. Some people are addicted to shopping online. Those people tend to spend more than they should. So, it is a problem.
- -I disagree. Online shopping is very useful, and it can save us time.
- Some people say that people today spend too much money shopping online. What do you think about that?
- -I agree. Because it is so easy to shop online these days, they tend to spend too much money on things they don’t really need.
- -I disagree. There are so many things being sold on the Internet. So, it is actually time saving when you shop online.
- Some people say that people today spend too much time playing online games. What do you think about that?
- -I agree. Some people are addicted to gaming online so they can’t do other activities in real life. It is a problem.
- -I disagree. There might be some people playing games a lot, but not that many. We shouldn’t over-generalize issues.
- Some people say that people today spend too much time watching videos on the Internet. What do you think about that?
- -I agree. A lot of videos on the Internet may be misinforming audiences. Watching too many of them makes people less smart.
- -I disagree. Videos are not only for the entertainment, but they are also educational. Many people learn new skills from the videos.
- Some people say that people today eat too much junk food. What do you think about that?
- -I agree. Supermarkets’ shelves are filled with junk food. The junk food can damage people’s health by eating too much.
- -I disagree. These days, people are educated on what they should eat. So, people are more careful about what they eat.
今回は以上の10 題でおしまいです。お疲れさまでした！
後ほどまた「標準レベル」のお題を10 個掲載いたしますので、少しお待ちくださいね。
それでは、最後まで読んでいただいてありがとうございました。
