English Conversation Lessons for Junior High Course
Lesson 43 くらべてみよう①

1
TODAY’S PHONICS
今日のフォニックス

s と th の発音の違いに気を付けましょう。

/síŋk/ /θíŋk/
sink
think

2
TODAY’S DIALOGUE
今日のダイアログ

Shin
I have one sister and one brother.
My brother is younger than me, but he is taller.
Aya
How about your sister?
Is she younger than you, too?
Shin
No, she is the same age as me. We are twins.
HINTS
He is younger than me, but he is taller.
彼は私より若いけれど、背は私より高いです。
Is she younger than you?
彼女はあなたより若いですか。
She is the same age as me.
彼女は私と同じ年です。
We are twins.
私たちは双子です。

Instructions: First repeat after the tutor and then practice each role.
課題: 先生の後について繰り返した後、それぞれの役を練習してみましょう。

3
VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSIONS
語いと表現

Instructions: First repeat after your tutor and then read aloud again by yourself.
課題: 先生の後について繰り返した後、今度はひとりで発音してみましょう。

比較級（―er）+ than  ～よりも～です。
China is larger than Australia.
⇔ Australia is smaller than China.
Mt. Everest is higher than Mt.Fuji.
⇔ Mt. Fuji is lower than Mt. Everest.
more 形容詞 + than  ～よりも～です。
English is more difficult than Japanese.
*interesting, important, useful, popular
同等比較  ～と同じくらい
She is as tall as me.
My new bag is as big as my old bag.

4
PRACTICE
練習

Instructions 1: Please describe your family to your tutor.
課題1: チューターに家族を紹介しましょう。

Your Role
I’m younger / older than my (                    ).
I’m taller / shorter than my (                    ).

Instructions 2: Please introduce Japan to your tutor. If you don’t know the answers, check them before the class.
課題2: チューターに日本について紹介しましょう。答えがわからない場合は予め調べておきましょう。

Your Role
Tokyo Tower is (          ) than the Sky Tree.
Shinano River is (          ) than Tone River.
Mt. Fuji is (          ) than Mt. Rokko.
It is (          ) in Hokkaido than in Tokyo in summer.

★cooler, higher, shorter, longer

5
SELF EVALUATION
振り返り

① 比較級の形容詞を理解できる
Good
Average
Poor
② 比較級を使って家族のこと、日本のことを伝えることができる
Good
Average
Poor
今日の授業の感想