Level B2 General English
Lesson 34
Dreams And Nightmares
夢と悪夢

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TOPIC QUESTION
今日のトピック

When you were a child, what was your dream for the future? Has it changed?
子供の時、将来の夢は何でしたか?それは変わりましたか?

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ARTICLE
記事

Directions: Read the following article aloud.
課題: 以下の記事をはっきりとした声で音読しましょう。
Dreaming of the Future

When we were children, we all had dreams from time to time about what we wanted to be when we grew up. At a very young age, they would be about one thing and then as we grew older they would change to something else. A small boy, for example, might dream that he wanted to be an action hero and later on a soldier or a policeman. A young girl might dream that she wants to be a princess and then later a movie star.

It is a natural thing for us all to have aspirations or dreams of what we would like to have or be. We can watch the Olympics and dream that it is us on the podium receiving the gold medal. In our dream we probably hear the crowds of people cheering for us as we go on to win the event. It is dreams such as these that can sometimes be the trigger to motivate us to do the best that we can do in our lives.

For some of us our childhood dreams do come true, however, it sometimes takes longer than we had imagined it would take. For others, the path taken may never be the one that we pictured in our dreams but perhaps some small portion of the dream may come true. We may not win a medal or be a star but still achieve greatness in what we choose to do.

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VOCABULARY
語い

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then read aloud by yourself.
課題: 先生の後に続いてくり返した後、今度はひとりで発音してみましょう。

podium
表彰台
action hero
アクションヒーロー
trigger
引き金、きっかけ
aspirations
大志、憧れ
motivate
やる気にさせる
portion
一部分
path
生き方、進路

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QUESTIONS
質問

Directions: Read the questions aloud and answer them.
課題: 質問を声に出して読んだ後、答えてみましょう。

1. What types of dreams do young people have?
2. What is an example of a natural dream to have?
3. What types of greatness are we likely to dream about?
4. What are common dreams for people in your country?