イングリッシュベルのDMEメソッド、stage5にかかった期間と感想。テキストなしで挑戦中。
かかった時間・レッスン数
Stage1 25レッスン（本文22.5、GR2.5）/15日 p1-55
Stage2 35レッスン（本文27、 GR5 ）/18日 p57-108
Stage3 45レッスン（本文37、 GR8 ） /23日 p1-56
Stage4 55レッスン（本文45、 GR 10）/29日 p57-124
2nd GR 25レッスン/13日
Stage5 78レッスン（本文64、 GR 14）/39日 p1-78
GR: general review；stageの総復習。 2nd GR: Stage1~4の総復習。
基本的に1日2レッスン＝50分やりました。Stage1-5で合計263レッスンでした。
Stage5の感想
Stage5が終わりました。今までより例文が長くなり、一度で言えない文が増えて言い直しが多かった分、時間がかかりました。難易度はあまり変わらず、長い文が増えた印象です。
そして、少し飽きてきた、というか、、、すんなりと言えない文が増えてストレスになってきました。長い分はレッスン中にメモをしていますが、次のレッスンのレビューの前には確認しておかないと時間がかかります。
テキストなしでやってきましたがstage5の後半から必要性を感じ始めました…
Stage6に入りましたが、一度聞いただけでは意味が把握できない文が出てきて、レッスン中に一語一語確認して、書き留めて、話して、、と時間を費やしてしまいます。やはりテキストを買って予習しておいた方が。レッスン時間を無駄にしないのでよいのではないかと感じています。
【結論：Book3は欲しかったかも・・・】
Book 1-2(stage1-4)はなくても大丈夫だったけど、Book3以降はあったほうが、レッスンを効率よく進められそうです。
stage5を終えて、これまで英語を口に出す練習をしてこなかったということを実感しています。以前よりは英語のリズムで、話せる文が長くなった気がします。たまに納得できない例文も出てきますが、訓練と割り切って進めるようにしています。
これまでほぼ毎日レッスンを受けてきたのですが、時間が取れなくなってきたこともあり、一旦お休みして、テキストと時間を手に入れてからいずれ再開したいと思います。
レッスンでつまづいた例文
P1-3
--ready-customer-attract-businessman-strategy-plenty of
should always be
Most companies want to attract plenty of people because it helps them to earn a lot of money.
Films with big stars attract a lot of people to the cinema.
--Quit-wage-it takes
A wage
People quit a job because the wage is too low.
It would take me about 10 hours to run a marathon.
It takes the average person about 2 months to get ready to run a marathon
--Choose-chose-chosen
Most people like choosing new clothes because they feel better when they wear new clothes.
Parents choose a husband for their daughter in Africa.
I am not always able to choose the right thing to do.
--be for-be against -per cent
I’m against for killing wild animals.
--speed-per-sound-fly-flew-flown
We should drive at the speed of 100 kilometers per hour on a motor way.
--pilot-automatic-flight
p3-7
Planes fly on auto pilot because pilots need to rest during a long flight.
On aircraft
--The tube-subway-rail way
If I’m a tourist in NY, I will take the subway.
Railways aren’t expensive in my country
--react-reaction-quick-quickly-in spite of
The teacher reacts quickly if a student didn’t know an answer.
For exam by explaining difficult worked.
Add up numbers
A person couldn’t become a good pilot if they have slow reactions.
--allergy-allergic-dairy
It means he or she has an allergy
I have an allergy.
--too -either
--else-apart from-
Children can be allergic to something else apart from dairy products.
-- probably-so
It will probably not happen
We use the 2nd conditional when we imagine an action in the present or future but we think it will probably not happen.
p7-10
仮定法が始まりました。”If～～”は日本語で？っていう質問が最初意味わからなかった
What is “if I saw Ann” in your language? “If I saw Ann” is アンにあったらin Japanese
I would buy a big house if I had a million dollars.
I probably won’t see
I would put out a fire if I saw it in the classroom.
The teacher would react quicky if the student didn’t know how to answer.
How? The teacher explains difficult words.
--throat-sore throat-skin
The skin on my hands is soft.
I eat tomatoes with the skin.
--rat-giraffe
I think the rat has a very long tail.
--surprise-zoo
Because there are always a lot of animals in the zoo.
--want to -would like to
Some dessert(sは付かない)
p10-11
--shave- shaving cream-shaving foam-razor
When a man shaves very quickly, he can cut the skin on his face/
--a bit
Because you must read questions from your book.
--pronunciation-accent-vocabulary
The pronunciation of the word car isn’t the same in British and American English
We know the British, Australian and American English accents.
Vocabulary means all the words that we know.
Pronunciation is important because people should understand us easily.
--despite
I hope I learn English well despite its difficult pronunciation.
I don’t think English people would understand me well despite (because of?) my Japanese accent.
Because of (despite) being allergic to animal hair.
p11-15
--although-continue-salary
A salary
Some people continue working although they are over 65.
--clever-go to college-department
If I study in the English department, I can become an English teacher.
--behave -behaviour(イギリス英語の綴り)
A child behavior can make his or her mother angry when the child behaves very badly.
--pain-kick
--greet-greeting-guy
When you came into the classroom you greeted me by saying good evening.
I’d be surprise if a guy who I didn’t know greeted me.
We write greetings from Spain on a card that we send our friends when we are on a holiday in Spain.
--website-web-reality-virtual
We can find information about most businesses on their website
--Reflexive pronoun-myself-yourself-himself-herself-ourselves-yourselves-themselves-itself
p16-18
I can see myself in a mirror.
Behave themselves
--wet-dry-hairdryer-towel
--test-pass-fail
Students take tests at the end of a book in this school.
We have to take a driving test if we want to get A Diving license.
--belong to- centre-shopping centre-do the shopping
If a big shop in the center of my town belonged to me, I would be rich.
p18-22
--Health-exercise-diet
--air-conditioning
We use air conditioner for cooling THE air in a building.
--party
To keep TO my diet at a party.
--the baker’s-the chemist’s-the newsagent’s
--happiness-friendship
--drop-illness-pill
If I had an eye illness, the doctor would tell me to use eye drops or pills.
A drop of milk
--At once-stop
A bus driver can’t stop the bus at once if I tell him to do it.
The bus stops only at the bus stop.
--suggest
--tick-cross
The teacher puts a tick if the answer in a test is right.
--soon-as soon as possible-
If we promise to do something as soon as possible, it means we`ll do it as quickly as we can.
p22-23
You’ll perhaps do it next week or next month.
--shall
--accident-speed-by accident-so
I think people who like to speed have more accidents than those(people) who drive slowly.
So many people die in road accidents in my country because they like speeding.
--immediately
If I saw an accident in the street, I would call the police immediately.
--lucky-briefcase-suitcase-give back
We take a briefcase to work but we take a suitcase on holiday.
p23-25
--memory-diary-list-so that
So that they don’t forget what to buy.
People write things down in a diary so that they don’t forget their memory.
--remind-
Teachers often remind me to do the exercises on the internet platform.
I write things down in a diary to remind me to do them.
--safe -dangerous
--safety-danger
People are under stress When they are in danger of losing their jobs.
Kind-wheel-tyre
I think it would take me one hour to change a wheel if I had a flat tyre.
If I saw a lady trying to change a wheel, it would be kind to stop and help her
I keep both hands on the wheel when I drive.
p25-29
--remain-landscape
I think the landscape around my town will remain unchanged in the next 10 years.
House prices will remain the same next year.
--comfort-comfortable-uncomfortable
-wake up-woke up-woken up
-true-false
-may-might-planet
Something is possible
I won’t believe you if I think that what you are saying may not be true.
We may be able to travel to other planets in a few years time.
--Crime- murder-prison
The most famous prison in America was on Alcatraz island near S.F.
A person who murder somebody goes to prison. Go to a/the prison
A person might murder other person because of money.
--ride-rode-ridden-bicycle-cycle-triathlon
To cycle means to ride a bicycle.
I agree that people would be healthier and slimmer if they swam, rode bicycles or ran more often.
--lie-lay-lain
--flame
We would be in danger if this building were in flames.
p29-31
--dig-dug-dug-deep
I’m not afraid to swim in deep water.
We get coal by digging deep.
If I had diamonds, I would only wear them to a party.
Diamonds Are Just another form of coal.
Doctors say that stress is more unhealthy than we realize because stress cause diseases.
--contain-over
People must be over 20 before they can buy or drink alcohol.
--rather-would rather-visit-pay a visit-dentist
I wouldn’t buy a bicycle if I thought it was rather too expensive
I’d rather stay at home and read a book on a rainy day.
I pay a visit to the dentist twice a year.
--fit-in order to-in order not to-
When we say that somebody is fit, we mean that he is strong and healthy.
We should exercise regularly in order to be fit.
We should study before an exam in order not to fail (it).
p31-32
--already- still –yet-supper
We use “already” when something has finished.
We use “still” when something is happening at the moment.
We use “yet” when something hasn’t finished or hasn’t happened.
(additional questions; レッスン開始時のReview以外でも以前の復習が出てくる↓)
Shopping center are full of people when they are on sale.
--role-muscle-rip
I know what role muscles play in the body.
Muscles move the body.
I think more muscles work when we laugh.
The role of a teacher is to ask questions and help students answer them.
--grass-lawnmower-lake
We can find sand(サンドじゃなくてセンドと聞こえて意味が分からなった) on the beach by the sea or by a lake.
--branch
Birds like resting on tree branches.
I would be afraid to sit High up on a tree branch.
Walmart is a shop with many branches.
--someone-anyone-no one
We use someone in “affirmative” sentences and we use “anyone” in questions and negative sentences.
There is no one sitting here.
Only someone who is an expert in English can teach English.
--point
I don’t always remember the most important points of the news after watching them on TV.
--centimeter—
A meter is divided into 100 centimeters
12 divided by 3 is 4.
5 multiplied by 6 is 30.
The year is divided into 12 months
p32-37
--length-square metre-area-calculate
--ought to-guilty-bone
--human being-nature-human nature
Language makes human beings different from other animals.
--coast-Baltic
There are many towns on the coast of the Baltic sea.
The sea isn’t deep near the coast.
There is usually a beach on the coast of the sea.
p37-39
--attack-enemy
An enemy is someone who attacks us.
The army.
--independent-army-protect-right
Countries have armies in order to protect themselves against their enemies.
--general-captain-
The most important person in the army is the general.
The captain.
--permission-can-may
We use the words can or may to ask for permission.
--catch—caught-common
for example, forgetting to add 'a ' 'an' or 'the' in their sentences is a common mistake that students make in English.
--a few- a little
We use “Little” before uncountable noun.
Little have more negative meaning, a little have more positive meaning
I don’t agree that few countries have really strong armies.
p39-42
--Emotion-express-exclamation mark
It’s sometimes difficult to express myself because of emotions.
We put an exclamation mark after a sentence which expresses an emotion.
--mix-village
Mix salt and sugar togheter in my food
--boil-degree-Celsius
--sale-company-provide
There aren’t many houses for sale in my ara
Sales are very important to a company because they bring money into the company.
Provide me with the internet.
The school provides me/us with the books that I/we need to study.
--paper-title
newsagents
The title of the paper that I read most often is WSJ.
Titanic is the title of a film with famous stars which attracted million people to the cinema.
--neither nor
p42-44
We have a king and a queen in chess and cards.
Elvis plesry was called the king.
--Clear-economy
Newspaper articles about my country’s economy aren’t always clear to me.
I’d like to be on holiday somewhere by the clear blue sea at the moment.
--particular
We use the past continuous for a continuous action at a particular time in the past.
--own-owner
--fail-give up-appointment
I agree it’s important Not to give up if I don’t want to fail to learn something difficult.
If I failed to go to an important appointment, I would call the company
Employees are under stress before an appointment with the manager.
--admit
People are afraid to admit to their mistakes because they don’t want to be blamed.
I don’t find it easy to admit I was wrong.
p45-48
--While-repair
We use the Past continuous + the past simple, when one action happened during another action in the past.
We use “when” before the past simple.
We use “while” before the past continuous.
--towards-away from
--perfect-shy-chalk-marker pen
Write on the black board with chalk
--at the same time
We use the past continuous + the past continuous when two actions were happening at the same time in the past.
--fall-fell-fallen-fall down-ice
Water in a lake changes to ice in winter.
It’s dangerous to walk on ice
I haven’t Fallen into a river with my clothes on
--rise-rose-risen-suddenly
Asked my manager for a pay rise
--success-successful
The key to success in learning a language is to keep studying.
Attracting a lot of customer is important for the success of any company.
p48-50
--except for-belt-seat belt
No, people can’t learn English here every day except for Sunday but they learn English every day.
--device-useful-useless-receive
--God-heaven-hell
--devil-angel
--look forward to-Christmas-Easter-bank holiday= public holiday
p50-54
A House in the suburbs.
I’d like to move to the suburbs.
If I knew I could find a better job in another country I wouldn’t find it easy to move.
--traffic-jam-lights-on time
Traffic jams make it difficult to get to work on time in my city.
--foreigner-lonely
Communicate with each other
-----negative sentence has only one negative word.
I wouldn’t know what my mother(wife) if she never said anything.
--throw-threw-thrown
We throw the ball IN basketball
I threw the garbage away.
I’ve never thrown a useful thing away although a I still needed it
--active -passive-situation
It isn’t better to be passive in most situations in life.
p54-55
--influence-fashion-fashionable
Fashion influences the kind of cloth that I choose.
--cigarette-smoke-filter-special
Cigarette filters are made of special paper.
--cap-swimming pool-swimsuit
--thin-sauce-flour
I agree it’s rather silly to walk on thin ice on a lake.
p55-57
If I think the sauce that I making is too thin, I add some flour.
--freeze-froze-frozen
When my computer freezes, there is a problem and I can’t work on it
A hard frost
It’s safe to walk on ice after 2 or 3 days of heavy frost.
--tidy
When I work at my desk, I keep it tidy all the time.
I’m a rather tidy person.
--switch on- switch off
I switch the light on when it gets dark
--approach-problem
The teacher is easy to approach if I have a question about English grammar.
I think the best way of approaching the problem of traffic jam in this city is using public transportation.
p58-59
--term-be on good terms with(=agree)-neighbor-payment
Students usually have exams at university at the end of the summer term.
--journey-trip-reach
--path
When I’m on a holiday by the sea I like walking along a path by the coast.
It’s more pleasant to jog along a quiet path than along a noisy road.
--hurry-be in a hurry.
--acid-aware of-vitamin
No, most people are aware of how hard some actors or writers had to work to become famous.
p59-62
--media-show-showed-shown-melody
--protEst(v)-prOotest(n)-ironic-comment
Employees protest when their wages are too low.
--certain-chAaracter
If I want to be certain of passing an exam, I ought to study hard.
I agree that certain people have so weak character that it’s difficult for them to be successful in life.
I think that certain questions in this book are too long.
A long journey.
--subject-object-past participle
--ideal-couple
If you said a couple of people are protesting against higher taxes outside a building, you would mean a few people.
--celebrity-wedding ring
p62-66
--Passive voice
To be + past participle
We use the passive voice when the subject of the sentence isn’t important or not very interesting.
We use “to be + the past participle” to make the passive voice.
The word “to be” shows the tense of the passive sentence.
--arrive-reception-receptionist
--return
--fault-faulty-faultless
--wise-wisdom-experience
--lack-enthusiasm-make up for
I can make up for my lack of experience in a new job with enthusiasm.
--power-energy-electricity
--dead-battle
The divorce becomes a battle when both sides want to win as much as they can.
A dead language is a language that is no longer spoken.
The result of a battle between two strong armies is that many people are dead.
p66-67
By+ person, Being + past participle
Some new houses are being built in my town.
p67
--classic-get on well with
I agree that being rather noisy at midnight is a classic example of how not to get on well with my neighbors.
--alive-century
In the 21st century/
St. Paul's Cathedral
I can think of someone famous who was alive last century but is dead this century.
When we say that someone is alive and kicking, it means that he or she is active and healthy
--opportunity-great
--staff-friendly
--copy-disk
p67-71
--print-printer-photocopy-photocopier
We use a printer for printing things from a computer.
--marketing-margin-price margin
It’s important to calculate the price margin well when I start a new business in order not to make the products too cheap or too expensive.
---Passive voice +Modal verb
p71-73
--partly
No, I couldn’t pass an exam If I were only partly prepared.
I don’t agree that we buy certain products partly because we are Influenced by TV.
-section-financial
I don’t agree that large sections of the road to Osaka need to be repaired.
No, I don’t like the exercises that we sometimes do from the grammar sections of the book.
--pick-pick up-stocking
Most women pick black stockings.
A Christmas stocking is a long sock in which children find Christmas presents.
p71-73
--sign-signature
You can agree to do something that you don’t want to do.
Road signs are necessary because they help drivers avoid dangerous situations.
--arrow-follow-exit
Green arrow sings on the wall mean that We should follow them in order to find the fire exits.
--visible
It’s better to avoid driving in thick fog when the road isn’t visible because it’s dangerous.
--hall
--wish-whole-
If it were your BD today, I would wish you a happy birthday.
I wish to be healthy for my whole life.
The whole summer
--exchange-exchange rate-exchange office- each other
A husband and wife should love each other.
Most people believe that an open exchange of ideas is always good at work.
Exchange books With each other.
p74-75
--finally-as well-as well as
By the end of this year.
--somewhere-anywhere-nowhere
To put your things just anywhere.
--notice
--industry-industrial
The film industry isn’t more important than the steel industry in the economy of my country.
p75-78
--compare-comparison
I don’t think it’s good to compare my own child with other children
--tiny-somehow
--tune—recognize
We have to listen to the same tunes on the radio every day because radio stations think that we want to listen to the same songs every day.
When I recognize the tune on the radio, I can’t always remember its title.
--amount-number-owe-nowadays
People often owe banks large amount of money nowadays.
There isn’t large number of young people dreaming of a job in the film industry nowadays.
--develop-development
The Industry in my country will develop within the next ten years
The Development of the tourist industry is more important than the development of steel industry.
--service-standard
For example, Japan is an example of a country with good living standard
--normal-strange-stranger-fiction
