■ To initiate small talk and keep the conversation going.
（スモールトークを始めて、会話を継続発展させる）
■ To share your opinion and discuss a topic.
（自身の意見を共有してトピックについて議論する）
■ To read an article and discuss the topic.
（記事を読んでトピックについて議論する）
■ This is based on the ability to read aloud with understandable pronunciation and intonation.
（音読を通して発音とイントネーションの基礎能力をみる）
※テスト概要の説明、日本語訳はありません。
※テスト概要の説明、日本語訳はありません。
※音読テスト問題は次ページ参照。 テスト概要の説明、日本語訳はありません。
1. Read the title out loud and explain what it means within 1 minute.
2. Read the article out loud. Your tutor will be checking your pronunciation.
3. Read and answer the questions given.
4. Your tutor will ask you some questions. Answer them, listen to your tutor's reply and respond accordingly.
Is there such a thing as the perfect age to be? While growing up I was often told to enjoy my high school years as those are the best days of my life. Then when I was in university I was again told to enjoy those years. Prior to turning thirty, I often heard wait until you reach your thirties- you will enjoy it because you are no longer a child and are old enough and experienced enough to make your own decisions. Then I started hearing phrases such as "40's are the new 30's" and "50's are the new 40's". The only thing that I did realize was that people older than me always seemed to be the ones telling me when the best years of my life would be and as they got older that age keep changing.
People who don't like responsibility might claim that their youth was the best time of their life because their only responsibility was to go to school and get an education. It wasn't the time for them to start worrying about a career, taking care of a family or planning for the future.
People who didn't have a lot of freedom during their childhood might be inclined to say that the best years of their life were when they finally were able to move out of their parents home and start to make their own decisions. They enjoyed the initial freedom of being able to come and go whenever they wanted.
And there are others who simply think that the best years of their life are about to come because they have learned that as they get older their lifestyle changes and they like the constant newness of everything. Mind you when they get to the age that they become unable to do what they want to do, they might end up changing their minds.
I think the best years of your life are the ones that you are currently experiencing. You are using all your knowledge and experience to live the best that you can.