英語4技能対策

TOEIC Vocabulary & Grammar― English Site

▮ Maximum Number of Lessons:   50 lessons (Please take only the necessary number of lessons).
▮ Target Level:    Beginner to Intermediate (TOEIC 350 to 700 points).


Lesson Details:      Sample material

Based on 50 frequently encountered scenarios from the TOEIC “Listening Section” and “Reading Section,” you will acquire essential vocabulary and basic grammar skills necessary for score improvement.
You will also learn answering techniques in actual test formats to enhance your ability to handle the test effectively.
Test format coverage includes: [Part 1], [Part 2], [Part 5], [Part 6]

TOEIC Target 800 Course- English Site

▮Lesson course name:       TOEIC Target 800 Course

● Maximum number of lessons:  60 lessons (please take only as many as you need)
● Target level:          TOEIC 650 points ~ 790 points (Recommended for those

                 with a score of 800 or above)

▮ Main Features of the Lesson
An output-centered lesson to develop speed reading skills and practical application in conversational situations. Building an ‘English brain’ that comprehends without translating.


▮ Structure of the Lesson Course


▮ Lesson Details

● Instant English Composition with Pictures:
Answering several subjects, actions, objects, and locations based on the pictures and composing sentences about them. The faster you can create grammatically and structurally correct English sentences, the faster you will comprehend listening and reading.

● Practice using Listening Simulated Questions.

● Pronunciation Similar Words Questions.


● Mastering Techniques to Solve Problems Quickly:
○ Identifying Question Types – Multiple Choice, Yes/No, Tag Questions
○ Eliminating Options – Words found in the question, Similar sounding words

● Instant English Composition using Interrogative Words based on the answers/Instant English Composition based on the questions


● Strengthening Pronunciation and Keywords of Frequently Used Words in Conversations.
● Learning Answering Techniques – Scanning Keywords from Common Question Patterns and Conversation Audio to Select the Right Choice.
● Instant English Composition using Frequently Used Idioms.
● Solving Audio-based Similar Questions using Conversations with High Question Occurrence.



● Answering Technique ①
Searching for Keywords based on the Question and Options.
● Answering Technique ②
Focusing on Keywords in the Explanation based on the Question.
Learning Question Formats, Common Themes, and Vocabulary.
● Solving Audio-based Similar Questions using Explanatory Texts with High Occurrence in Questions.
● Strategies for Handling Trick Questions.


● Advanced Grammar [Phrases and Clauses, Indicative Mood, Imperative Mood, Subjunctive Mood, Conditional Sentences, Past Subjunctive, Past Perfect Subjunctive, Future Subjunctive, IT, THERE, Inversion, and other noteworthy grammar points]
● Practice Exercises – Fill in the Blanks and other exercises with short sentences.
● Practice Exercises 2 – Sentence Completion and Instant English Composition.
● Instant English Composition using Frequently Used Grammar.
● Frequently Used Grammar – Sentence Rewriting Exercises.
● Practical Test with Similar Questions.


● Speed Reading Techniques using Frequently Used Texts – Skimming.
● Review of Easily Misunderstood Vocabulary in Frequently Used Texts.
● Check of Understanding for Frequently Used Vocabulary – Text Completion Exercises.
● Review of Easily Misunderstood Grammar Questions in Frequently Used Texts.
● Check of Understanding for Frequently Used Grammar – Text Completion Exercises.
● Answering Technique 1 – Answering from the Question without reading before and after sentences.
● Answering Technique 2 – Not falling for typical trap questions.
● Answering Technique 3 – Distinguishing between similar meaning vocabulary.
● Practice predicting content from Headings and Titles in Frequently Used Texts.
● Practical Test with Similar Questions.


● Answering Technique 1 – Understanding the characteristics of frequently used text formats.
● Answering Technique 2 – Summarizing key points from flyers and advertisements.
● Answering Technique 3 – Grasping the structure, content, and purpose of notifications.
● Answering Technique 4 – Grasping the structure, keywords, and key points of frequently used passages.
● Answering Technique 5 – Learning essential phrases and idioms for speed reading.
● Answering Technique 6 – Learning conjunctions necessary for speed reading.
● Practical Test with Similar Questions

TOEIC Target 650 Course- Tutor Site

▮Lesson course name:       TOEIC Target 650 Course

● Maximum number of lessons:  80 lessons (please take only as many as you need)
● Target level:          TOEIC 500 points ~ 690 points

▮ Main Features of the Lesson
We will improve your grammatical and vocabulary skills. This lesson is designed to dramatically enhance the listening and speed reading skills necessary for boosting your score.


▮ Structure of the Lesson Course


▮ Lesson Details

● Instant English composition by looking at pictures:
Find several subjects by looking at the picture, answer related actions and situations, and compose about the picture.
The faster you can create grammatically and syntactically correct English sentences, the faster you will be able to understand through listening and reading.
Common mistakes:
● Practice being mindful of tricky questions, such as pronunciation and word usage


● ① Enhance vocabulary that can be subjects (people, objects). Find the central figures or objects (subjects) in a photo description and describe the actions or states of the subjects.
② Learn vocabulary, actions, and expressions in situations and locations that are often tested.
● Practice further enhancing vocabulary related to actions, states, and expressions in situations and locations that are often tested



● Learn patterns of causality and problem-solving used in questions and answers/ Memorize vocabulary from categories that are often tested.
● Instantly compose sentences in English using question words after seeing the answers.
● Instantly compose sentences in English from questions to answers.
● Solve similar problems with audio.



● Enhance vocabulary used in frequently tested dialogues/paraphrasing
● Listen to dialogues with audio and grasp the main topic of the conversation.
● Instant English composition based on frequently tested conversation scenes – vocabulary and communication development skills.
● Idioms with high frequency of occurrence.
● Solve similar problems using audio from frequently tested dialogues.


● Enhance listening skills – Dictation
(Practice writing by listening to 10 types of short sentences)
● Instant English composition from given assignments based on frequently occurring talks or announcements.
● Enhance vocabulary of frequently used expository text (paraphrasing & part of speech)
● Solve similar problems using audio from frequently tested narrations.

● Grammar (Intermediate Level) [ Prepositions, conjunctions, demonstratives, comparative forms, subordinating conjunctions, adjectives, notable usage of adverbs, participle adjectives, compound adjectives, basic verbs + prepositions, idioms, gerunds, infinitives, indirect speech, etc. ]
● Review Exercise – Short sentence fill-in-the-blank practice and others
● Review Exercise – Short sentence completion problems & instant English short composition
● Enhance vocabulary using frequently occurring texts
● Comprehension check with short sentence fill-in-the-blank problems
● Instant English composition to remember the role and usage of frequently used grammar


● Speed reading technique using frequently appearing texts – Skimming
● Learning important vocabulary used in frequently appearing texts
● Comprehension check of frequently used vocabulary with fill-in-the-blank problems
● Memory practice of keywords after a first reading of frequently appearing texts
● Practicing to predict content from headlines, titles of frequently appearing texts
● Simple method to distinguish parts of speech
● Frequently occurring tense problems

● Speed reading techniques using frequently appearing texts – Skimming
● Skimming 1 – Grasp the main points of the text
● Skimming 2 – Grasp the key words of the text
● Skimming 3 – Grasp the details (such as 5W) of the text
● Skimming 4 – Grasp the ‘order of events’ and ‘cause’ in the text
● Skimming 5 – Grasp the ‘form, appearance, type’ in the text
● Learn important vocabulary used in frequently appearing texts – Paraphrasing

TOEIC Target 500 Course- Tutor Site

▮ Lesson course name:      TOEIC Target 500 Course

▮ Maximum number of lessons:  50 lessons (please take only as many as you need)
▮ Target level:     From beginners (around Eiken Grade 3) to TOEIC 490 points

▮ Main Features of the Lesson
Strengthening basic vocabulary and grammar is the most important task. We cultivate the ability to accurately listen to and read relatively short passages.


▮ Structure of the Lesson Course


▮ Lesson Details

① Learn frequently asked expressions (actions)
② Learn about scenes in situations/places with a high tendency to be asked
(Shopping mall, office, hospital, pharmacy, mechanical shop, construction, hotel, home center)


Learn basic grammar that expresses actions and states that are asked in the questions.



Instant English Composition from a Picture:
Answer simple questions and write about the picture by looking at it.
The faster you can create grammatically and syntactically correct English sentences, the faster your listening and reading comprehension will be.


Learn to paraphrase phrases that express actions:
For one action, there are abstract expressions, use of easy words, and use of difficult words.
Here, we practice changing one action or expression into another way of saying it.


Mistakable expressions:

You will listen to a short narration from the instructor and answer questions. This is a practice to be careful of tricky questions such as pronunciation and usage of phrases.


● Questions starting with interrogative words

● Questions not starting with interrogative words

● Choice questions


● Learn the adverbs used in interrogative words and answers

● Learn vocabulary in categories with a high tendency to be asked


● Instant English composition of answers from questions

● Instant English composition using interrogative words from looking at answers


● Enhance vocabulary used in frequently occurring conversations

● Remember important nouns, time, places, titles, etc. in conversations

● Solve similar questions with audio using frequently occurring conversation scenes

● Instant English composition assuming frequently occurring conversation scenes


● Enhance vocabulary used in frequently occurring explanatory text questions

● Grasp the points of the story from narrations such as phone calls and announcements, which are frequent explanatory texts


● Solve similar questions with audio using frequently occurring narrations

● Instant English composition assuming frequently occurring narrations


● Grammar (Beginner’s Level) [Nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, transitive verbs, intransitive verbs, complements, articles, auxiliary verbs]

● Review Exercise Questions – Short Sentence Fill-in-the-Blank Questions and Others

● Review Exercise Questions 2 – Short Sentence Completion Questions & Instant English Composition

● Close Reading and Reading Aloud of Frequently Occurring Documents

● Enhancing Vocabulary Using Frequently Occurring Documents

● Understanding Check with Short Sentence Fill-in-the-Blank Questions

● Short Instant English Composition Using Frequently Occurring Keywords

● Instant English Composition of Frequently Occurring Documents from Given Assignments / Fill-in-the-Blank Questions of Frequently Occurring Documents


● Enhance vocabulary used in frequently occurring documents by type Important Vocabulary

● Understanding Check: Fill-in-the-Blank Questions & Instant English Composition

● Frequently Occurring Documents: Close Reading & Reading Aloud

● Answer Questions from Test Passages

● Short Conversations Using Important Vocabulary


● Enhance vocabulary used in frequently occurring documents by type

● Understanding Check for Important Vocabulary: Fill-in-the-Blank Questions & Instant English Composition

● Frequently Occurring Documents: Close Reading & Reading Aloud

● Answer Questions from Given Texts

● Short Conversations Using Important Vocabulary

IELTS バンドスコア 7+ 対策法!  ディスコースマーカー 5  「 言い換え」

IELTS スピーキング バンドスコア 7+対策法 ディスコースマーカー 5  
  言い換え(Replacement、Reformulation )


IELTS スピーキングの採点基準「Fluency and coherence : 流暢さと首尾一貫性」で

高い評価を得るために、ディスコース・マーカー(繋ぎ語)を適切に使って

話に一貫性があることをアピールすることが必要です。


ディスコースマーカーというのは、「論理マーカー」とか「シグナルワード」とか、

いろいろと言い方はありますが、簡単に言うと、接続詞、接続副詞や

前置詞句のことです。

ディスコースマーカーを的確に使うことで、話しを論理的に展開することができます。

今回は、「言い換え」の機能を持つディスコ―スマーカーを練習していきましょう。


ディスコースマーカー機能表現  言い換え(Replacement、Reformulation )


in other words(言い換えれば)

that is (to say)(すなわち)

:(コロン)(すなわち)

―(ダッシュ)(すなわち)

or / i.e. / namely(すなわち)

in short / in brief / in a word(要するに)

strictly / more strictly / strictly speaking(厳密に言えば)

specifically(具体的に言うと、はっきり言うと)

It means (that)~(それは~を意味する)

in fact(もっとはっきり言えば、それどころかむしろ)

indeed(もっとはっきり言えば、それどころかむしろ)

on the contrary(それどころかむしろ)


ディスコ―スマーカーを使った試験で使える文章   

● Sample 1:

I’d rather sleep in the evening and wake up early than stay up all night long.


Explanation: There are two choices and the speaker chooses one over the other.


● Sample 2:

It can be complicated but in laymen’s term, he just needs to go to the rest room.


Explanation: The speaker might have explained something but it might be confusing. The speaker changed it into something easier.


Drill  ドリル 

赤色で示した一般的なディスコースマーカーを変えて、文章のパターン又は文章スタイルを変更してください。(ただし、主張するアイディアは変えてはいけません)


1. I want to eat ice cream. Alternatively, I have to eat fruits. 2. Online shopping is better instead of going to the physical shop in this kind of weather. 3. Donna, to be exact, my best friend, is getting married this weekend. 4. The explanation must be in plain English, or else everybody will be confused, and we won’t be able to execute it properly. 5. Rather than explain myself, I prepare everything and take care of it.



答えはマイチューター講師とレッスンで!

ネイティブのリアル英語 soak up some sun 日光浴をする

アメリカ人が毎日使うスラング・イディオムを学ぶ!

海外ドラマ、日常生活で使われるリアルな英語が楽しく自然に身につく!

ネイティブのリアル英語    soak up some sun     日光浴をする


「日光浴をする」という意味のイディオムは知っていますか?

 


答えは・・・ ”SOAK UP SOME SUN”


このsoakは【動詞】で「浸す」「つける」「吸い込む」「浴びる」

という意味です。


「水に浸す」や「液体を吸収する」場合などに使う言葉です。

「温泉につかる」soak in a hot springという場合にも使われます。


このsoak upで「吸収する」「吸い取る」という意味になります。

太陽に光を吸収するということが、「日光浴をする」

ということになるんですね。


〈 例文 1 〉

   I think I’m going to go to the beach and soak up some sun.

          ビーチへ行って日光浴でもしようかな。 

〈 例文2

   A. What is your favorite time of the year?

        一年の中で好きな時期はいつ?

   B. Definately Summer,I always like to be doing things

     outside in good weather,soaking up the sun.

      絶対に夏だね、いつも天気のいい日に外で何かをやるのが

      好きなんだ、 太陽を浴びながらね。

 「日光浴をする」という意味の英語は他にもあります。

 思った以上にいろんな英語の表現がありますね。

  • sunbathe
  • soak up the rays
  • bathe in the sun
  • bask beneath the sun
  • take in the sun
  • bag some rays
  • catch a few rays
  • luxuriate in the sunshine


「 soak up some sun  日光浴をする 」 習得・攻略



ネイティブのリアル 英語:

I’m going to Hawaii tomorrow! I’m not going to do

anything but soak up some sun and relax!


学校で教わる英語:

I’m going to Hawaii tomorrow! I’m not going to do

anything but sunbathe and relax!


ネイティブのリアル発音:

I’m going da Hawaii damorrow! I’m not gonna do

anything b’t soak up s’m sun ’n relax!



「soak 」 を使ったイデオム 


● Soak up the atmosphere(雰囲気を感じる)

例文: While at the carnival, we took some time to soak up the atmosphere.
   カーニバルにいる間、私たちは雰囲気を味わうために時間を取りました。

● Soak in information(情報を吸収する)

例文: She is a quick learner, able to soak in information rapidly.
   彼女は早習いで、情報を素早く吸収することができます。

● Soak to the skin/bone(ずぶ濡れになる)

例文: We got caught in the heavy rain and were soaked to the skin.
   私たちは大雨に見舞われて全身ずぶ濡れになりました。

● Soak someone for something(大金を取る)

例文: The mechanic tried to soak me for an unnecessary repair.
   そのメカニックは、必要のない修理について私から多額のお金を取ろうとした。

● Soak up the spotlight(注目を浴びる)

例文: The actor was soaking up the spotlight at the film premiere.
   その俳優は映画の初演でスポットライトを浴びていました。

英検 EIKEN Lesson Course Summary(概要)

English Site


英検®カリキュラムの特徴


● Textbook クラス(準1級~5級)― 出題傾向を分析して合格までの各要点を見開き2ページでまとめてあります。左側のページで要点を解説(授業は英語になります)した後に、右側の練習問題を講師と共に解いていきます。
● Past Exam(過去問)クラス(準1級~5級)― 過去5回+追加も可能。問題形式別に徹底指導、弱点を克服、解答テクニックを取得
● Vocabulary Card クラス(2級~5級)― 各級に必要な単語、熟語、会話表現を発音をチェックしながら例文と類義語を通して覚えていきます。
● Writing(英作文)クラス(1級~3級)― 実践問題を使ったスカイプレッスン+24時間対応の添削サービス。
● Interview (2次試験-面接)対策(1級~3級)― 実践問題を使った本格レッスン
● Speaking(スピーキングテスト)対策(4級・5級)― 模範解答までの基礎から実践形式
● 添削サービス― スカイプ(ZOOM)レッスンに加え、添削サービスをご利用いただけます。

● 担当講師: 全ての講師が担当します。
● 受講プランと料金 ➤ (Course Plans and Fees)

2024年度 問題形式リニューアルに対応しています。


1級(G-1)

準1級(G-Pre1)

2級(G-2)

準2級(G-Pre2)

3級(G-3)

4級(G-4)

5級(G-5)

英検2級 二次試験(面接) EIKEN G-2 Interview

出典:日本英語検定協会


英検準2級 二次試験(面接) EIKEN G-Pre2 Interview

出典:公益財団法人 日本英語検定協会


英検3級について  About EIKEN Grade3

出典: 公益財団法人 日本英語検定協会

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