マイチューターの英語4技能対策

 Write an essay on the given TOPIC.
 USE TWO of the POINTS below to support your answer.
 Structure: Introduction, main body and conclusion
 Suggested length: 120-150 words

Lesson 1 (Question 1)

Agree or disagree:
Self- confidence can be developed over time with the help of teachers.

POINTS:
 SELF ESTEEM/
 OPTIMISM /
 MOTIVATIONS
 PESSIMISM

Lesson 2 (Question 2)

Agree or disagree:
There is nothing that young people can teach older people.

POINTS:
 PRIDE
 CULTURE
 RESPECT
 INSULT

Lesson 3 (Question 3)

Agree or disagree:
Media can control our way of thinking.

POINTS:
 BLACK PROPAGANDA
 MANIPULATION
 SELF-INTEREST
 UNPROFESSIONALISM

Lesson 4 (Question 4)

Agree or disagree:
Reading fiction (such as novels and short stories) is more enjoyable than
watching movies.

 POINTS:
 ENTERTAINMENT/
 BOREDOM/
 LEISURE TIME/
 VISUAL PERSON/ LEARNER

Lesson 5 (Question 5)

Agree or disagree:
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Playing a game
is fun only when you win.

POINTS:
 WRONG MOTIVATION/
 UNSPORTY/
 PRIDE/
 FAME

Lesson 6 (Question 6)

Agree or disagree:
Children should be required to help with household tasks as soon as
they are able to do so.

POINTS:
 EARLY DISCIPLINE
 TEACHING ACCOUNTABILITY
 RESPONSIBILITY
 ABUSE

Lesson 7 (Question 7)

Agree or disagree:
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents are the
best teachers.

POINTS:
 MORAL VALUES/
 ACADEMICS/
 SACRIFICES/
 MOTIVATOR

Lesson 8 (Question 8)

Agree or disagree:
It is better for children to grow up in the countryside than in a big city.

POINTS:
 HUMILTY/
 MODERNIZATION/
 EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES/
 INTERACTION

Lesson 9 (Question 9)

Agree or disagree:
“When people succeed, it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to
do with success.”

POINTS:
 EDUCATION/
 KNOWLEDGE/
 IGNORANCE/
 SKILLS

Lesson 10 (Question 10)

Agree or disagree:
People are never satisfied with what they have; they always want
something more or something different.

POINTS:
 GREED/
 HONOR/
 ACHIEVEMENTS/
 CONTENTMENT

Lesson 11 (Question 11)

Agree or disagree:
Businesses should hire employees for their entire lives

POINTS:
 SECURITY/
 RETIREMENT/
 INSURANCE/
 UNEMPLOYMENT/

Lesson 12 (Question 12)

Agree or disagree:
Face-to-face communication is better than other types of
communication, such as letters, email, or telephone calls.

POINTS:
 MODERNIZATION/
 ACCESSIBILTY/
 COMFORT/
 COST

Lesson 13 (Question 13)

Agree or disagree:
The most important aspect of a job is the money a person earns.

POINTS:
 PRACTICALITY/
 NEEDS AND WANTS/
 POVERTY/
 ECONOMIC STATUS

Lesson 14 (Question 14)

Agree or disagree:
Children should begin learning a foreign language as soon as they start
school.

POINTS:
 MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGE/
 COMPETITIVE WORLD/
 EDUCATION/
 COLONIAL MENTALITY

Lesson 15 (Question 15)

Agree or disagree:
Boys and girls should attend separate schools

POINTS:
 INNOCENSE/
 INCLUSIVE EDUCATION/
 CULTURE/
 GENDER BIASED

Lesson 16 (Question 16)

Agree or disagree:
It is better to be a member of a group than to be the leader of a group.

POINTS:
 DEPENDENCE/
 LAZINESS/
 INTIMIDATION/
 STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

Lesson 17 (Question 17)

Agree or disagree:
The effects of racial, sexual, or religious discrimination

POINTS:
 HISTORY/
 ORIENTATION/
 STEREOTYPING/
 SOCIETY

Lesson 18 (Question 18)

Agree or disagree:
The effects of computers on our everyday lives

POINTS:
 DEPENDENCE/
 EFFICIENCY/
 ACCURACY/
 LAZINESS

Lesson 19 (Question 19)

Agree or disagree:
The effects of pressures on students to get good grades have a positive
effect.

POINTS:
 FRUSTRATION/
 ANXIETY/
 DISCIPLINE/
 SUCCESS

Lesson 20 (Question 20)

Agree or disagree:
The Rate of Teenage Pregnancy has been increasing.

POINTS:
 Social media/
 Illiteracy/
 Family background/
 Peer Status

Lesson 21 (Question 21)

Agree or disagree:
There are growing numbers of students who are cheating.

POINTS:
 Lack of Motivation
 Wrong Influence of friends/
 Teenage relationship/
 Bad study habit

Lesson 22 (Question 22)

Agree or disagree:
A Corrupt Government is the reason why there is Poverty.

POINTS:
 History/
 Government/
 Social Inequality/
 National debt/

Lesson 23 (Question 23)

Agree or disagree:
People don’t bother to vote in local elections.

POINTS:
 Lack of Interest/
 Hopeless Government/
 Location/
 Uneducated and Poverty

Lesson 24 (Question 24)

Agree or disagree:
More and more students are taking online classes.

POINTS:
 Advantage of Location/
 Enrolment Fee
 Class setting is more comfortable
 Flexibility of Schedule

Lesson 25 (Question 25)

Agree or disagree:
The numbers of people who are shopping online has been growing.

POINTS:
 It saves money/
 It saves time/
 It is easy to purchase/
 No more queuing

Lesson 26 (Question 26)

Agree or disagree:
There are serious negative effects of not getting enough sleep.

POINTS:
 Anxiety/
 Stress/
 Changes of body clock due to graveyard shift/
 Poor judgment/ decreased productivity

Lesson 27 (Question 27)

Agree or disagree:
Students, who cannot manage to so many stresses, drop out from high
school or college.

POINTS:
 Unexpected financial problems/
 Balance between work and study/
 Early Relationship Problems
 Family issues

Lesson 28 (Question 28)

Agree or disagree:
Young people nowadays are developing a eating disorder.

POINTS:
 Genetic vulnerability/
 Stereotyping
 Socio-cultural influences
 Peer Pressure

Lesson 29 (Question 29)

Agree or disagree:
Peer pressure can vehemently affect the studies of every student.

POINTS:
 Social media/
 Identity Crisis/
 Adolescence Stage/
 Sense of belonging

Lesson 30 (Question 30)

Agree or disagree:
There is little number of students who read newspaper.

POINTS:
 ONLINE NEWS/
 OUT OF HABIT/
 FAMILY ORIENTATION/
 INFLUENCES FROM OTHER PEOPLE

Lesson 31 (Question 31)

Agree or disagree:
Many adults nowadays are also enjoying animated movies.

POINTS:
 STRESS RELIEVER/
 STORY LINES ARE REALISTIC/
 ENJOYABLE/
 BRINGS CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES BACK

Lesson 32 (Question 32)

Agree or disagree:
There are deep effects on children of every broken marriage.

POINTS:
 REBELLION/
 LOW SELF ESTEEM/
 HATRED/
 VULNERABILITY

Lesson 33 (Question 33)

Agree or disagree:
There are increasing numbers of people keeping pets at home.

POINTS:
 LONELINESS/
 VANITY/
 EMPATHY AND COMPASSION/
 SECURITY (TO WARD OFF THIEVES)

Lesson 34(Question 34)

Agree or disagree:
Majority of students hate Mathematics.

POINTS:
 IGNORANCE/
 LAZINESS/
 HATRED/
 MATH teachers are not motivating

Lesson 35 (Question 35)

Agree or disagree:
There are significant effects of illiteracy.

POINTS:
 POVERTY/
 LIFESTYLE/
 PESSIMISM/
 GOVERNMENT

Lesson 36 (Question 36)

Agree or disagree:
Nowadays, People are facing variety of depression.

POINTS:
 POVERTY/
 UNEMPLOYMENT/
 LOST OF LOVED ONES/
 BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS

Lesson 37 (Question 37)

Agree or disagree:
There are two stages of a person’s life: Life and Death

POINTS:
 Childhood
 Adulthood
 Parenthood
 Marriage life

Lesson 38 (Question 38)

Agree or disagree:
An active student can be demotivated by a passive student.

POINTS:
 Peer Pressure/
 Parent’s Motivation/
 Family Back ground/
 Adolescence Stage

Lesson 39 (Question 39)

Agree or disagree:
These days, people are more engaged in traveling.

POINTS:
 STRESS RELIEVER/
 LOCATION/
 BEAUTIFUL SCENERIES/
 COMFORTABLE FACILITIES

Lesson 40 (Question 40)

Agree or disagree:
There are numbers of disadvantages when dining in fast-food
restaurants.

POINTS:
 QUALITY OF FOOD/
 CUSTOMER SERVICE/
 HEALTH
 BUDGET

Lesson 41 (Question 41)

Agree or disagree:
Students who are attending Traditional face-to-face tutorial class are
slowly decreasing.

POINTS:
 ONLINE TUTORIAL
 COMFORT/
 ENROLMENT FEE/
 LOCATION

Lesson 42 (Question 42)

Agree or disagree:
A subway is more comfortable vehicle than busses.

POINTS:
 ACCESSIBLITY/
 COMFORT/
 TRAFFIC JAMS/
 TIME

Lesson 43 (Question 43)

Agree or disagree:
The production and sale of cigarettes should be made illegal.

POINTS:
 PEER PRESSURE/
 ADDICTIVE/
 NO MEDICAL VALUE/
 SECOND HAND SMOKERS

Lesson 44 (Question 44)

Agree or disagree:
People have become overly dependent on technology.

POINTS:
o COMMUNICATION/
o PAYING BILLS/
o TRANSPORTATION/
o UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLE

Lesson 45 (Question 45)

Agree or disagree:
Drunk drivers should be imprisoned on the first offense.

POINTS:
 TROUBLE /
 VEHICULAR ACCIDENTS/
 IMPAIRS JUDGMENT/
 REPEATING THE SAME OFFENSE OVER AND OVER AGAIN

Lesson 46 (Question 46)

Agree or disagree:
Students should not be required to take physical education courses.

POINTS:
 (UN) ESSENTIAL/
 (UN) HEALTHY LIFESTYLE/
 WASTE OF TIME AND EFFORT/

 ESSENTIAL IN BUILDING CHARACTER

Lesson 47 (Question 47)

Agree or disagree:
Romantic love is a poor basis for marriage.

POINTS:
 LUST/
 FRIENDSHIP/
 DIFFERENT LOVE LANGUAGES/
 MATURITY

Lesson 48 (Question 48)

Agree or disagree:
Students should not be allowed to have phones in elementary and high
schools.

POINTS:
 DISCTRUCTION/
 EMERGENCY SITUATION/
 PEER PRESSURE/
 SAFETY

Lesson 49 (Question 49)

Agree or disagree:
Student’s textbooks should be replaced by notebook computers or
tablet.

POINTS:
 THEY HAVE TO BE UPDATED.
 FOR FUN/
 BOOKS ARE TRADITIONAL
 21ST CENTURY LEARNERS

Lesson 50 (Question 50)

Agree or disagree:
A bad habit can soon become a bad lifestyle.

POINTS:
 INFLUENCES FROM BAD ENVIROMENT
 ROLE MODELS/
 CHANGE OF MINDSET
 NEGATIVITY

● Write an essay on the given TOPIC.
● Give THREE reasons to support your answer. ● Structure: Introduction, main body,
and conclusion
● Suggested length: 200-240 words
● Write your essay in the space provided on Side B of your answer sheet.
Any writing outside the space will not be graded.

Lesson 1 (Question 1)

Should minors who commit serious crimes receive the same punishments as adults?

Lesson 2 (Question 2)

Do multinational corporations play a positive role in today’s world?

Lesson 3 (Question 3)

Does more need to be done to address Japan’s low birthrate?

Lesson 4 (Question 4)

Agree or disagree : Space exploration should be continued.

Lesson 5 (Question 5)

Can the global demand for water be met in the future?

Lesson 6 (Question 6)

Agree or disagree : World poverty can be eliminated.

Lesson 7 (Question 7)

Is too much emphasis put on work in modern society?

Lesson 8 (Question 8)

Agree or disagree : A college education is necessary for everyone.

Lesson 9 (Question 9)

Are prisons an effective way to deal with criminals?

Lesson 10 (Question 10)

Do the benefits of hosting international sporting events outweigh the disadvantages?

Lesson 11 (Question 11)

Should Japan play a bigger role in international affairs?

Lesson 12 (Question 12)

Agree or disagree : Gambling should be banned.

Lesson 13 (Question 13)

Does increasing longevity have a beneficial effect on society?

Lesson 14 (Question 14)

Agree or disagree : Sports are essential to the healthy development of children.

Lesson 15 (Question 15)

Agree or disagree : Future generations will become more dependent on robots.

Lesson 16 (Question 16)

Agree or disagree : Food shortages will be eliminated in the future.

Lesson 17 (Question 17)

Does the world need to promote the use of renewable energy?

Lesson 18 (Question 18)

Agree or disagree : Government should spend more money on research in the field
of regenerative medicine.

Lesson 19 (Question 19)

Will the world become more peaceful in the future?

Lesson 20 (Question 20)

Agree or disagree : Electronic voting should be promoted.

Lesson 21 (Question 21)

Agree or disagree : Outsourcing contributes to the sustained
development of the global economy.

Lesson 22 (Question 22)

Should more be done to protect against natural disaster?

Lesson 23 (Question 23)

Agree or disagree : Women’s social advancement leads to economic growth.

Lesson 24 (Question 24)

Do the benefits of designation as a World Heritage Site outweigh the disadvantages?

Lesson 25 (Question 25)

Can the international community bring out more democratization in the world?

Lesson 26 (Question 26)

Is art more important than science in our modern life?

Lesson 27 (Question 27)

Will aging populations give a negative impact on our society?

Lesson 28 (Question 28)

Does sport athletes’ role contribute to our society?

Lesson 29 (Question 29)

Should nuclear energy be entirely banned to be used as an alternative energy?

Lesson 30 (Question 30)

Is Japan making enough efforts to publicize radiation leaks to the world?

Lesson 31 (Question 31)

Should Japan put more efforts to promote English language?

Lesson 32 (Question 32)

Does rapidly globalizing world economy contribute to the world prosperity?

Lesson 33 (Question 33)

Is higher education a key to a country’s prosperity?

Lesson 34(Question 34)

Can the international community stop global warming?

Lesson 35 (Question 35)

Does volunteering play a more critical role in our society?

Lesson 36 (Question 36)

Can adults let our next generation take over country’s prosperity in Japan?

Lesson 37 (Question 37)

Are we prepared for natural disasters?

Lesson 38 (Question 38)

Does the Internet bring out our life better?

Lesson 39 (Question 39)

Can we maintain the harmony between ecosystem and development on earth?

Lesson 40 (Question 40)

Is it necessary to learn religion to lead a meaningful life?

Lesson 41 (Question 41)

Should promoting country’s economy be put more priority than tackling global warming?

Lesson 42 (Question 42)

Should terminating terrorists be justified by the use of surveillance airplane? 42

Lesson 43 (Question 43)

Should country’s security more outweigh than their citizen’s privacy?

Lesson 44 (Question 44)

Should women have more opportunities to play a crucial role in Japan’s society?

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 lead foot （飛ばし屋）

今回採り上げるのは「 lead foot」という表現です。

lead footは直訳すれば「鉛の足」ですが，これは一体どういう意味でしょうか。

lead foot には飛ばし屋（スピード狂）という意味があります。

He has a lead foot.やHe’s a lead-foot.のように言います。

これは「（アクセルを踏んでいるのは）鉛の足である」ということに由来するようです。

皆さんも運転中は足が鉛にならないように気を付けてください。

例文　

A: Did you know he was ticketed again?

B: Really? The second time in a month for him, wasn’t it?

A: It was true. He really has a lead foot.

A: あいつまた捕まったらしいぜ。

B: まじで？今月で２回目じゃない？

A: そうなんだよ。ほんと飛ばし屋だからなー。

「 lead foot （飛ばし屋)  」習得・攻略

ネイティブのリアル 英語：

My brother got his third speeding ticket in two weeks! My father is always yelling at him about his lead foot.

学校で教わる英語：

 My brother got his third speeding ticket in two weeks! My father is always yelling at him about his tendency to drive too fast.

ネイティブのリアル発音:

My brother god ’is third speeding ticket ’n two weeks!  My dad’s always yelling ad ’im aboud ’is lead foot

foot　を使ったイディオム

1. Put your foot in your mouth (口が災いする)

I really put my foot in my mouth when I asked her about her job, not knowing she had been fired.
彼女が解雇されたことを知らずに仕事のことを尋ねてしまい、本当に口が災いした。

2. Foot the bill (勘定を支払う)

Since it was my idea to eat out, I’ll foot the bill.
外食するのが私の提案だったので、勘定は私が支払います。

3. Get off on the wrong foot (悪いスタートを切る)

I got off on the wrong foot with my new boss and now it’s hard to improve the relationship.
新しい上司との最初の出会いがうまくいかず、今はその関係を改善するのが難しい。

4. Have one foot in the grave (死にかけている)

My grandfather is quite ill and has one foot in the grave.
祖父はかなり病気で、死にかけています。

5. Put your best foot forward (最善を尽くす)

In the interview, remember to put your best foot forward.
面接では、最善を尽くすようにしてください。

6. On the wrong foot (誤った方法で)

We started the project on the wrong foot and now we need to rethink our strategy.
私たちはプロジェクトを誤った方法で始めてしまい、今は戦略を再考する必要があります。

7. Drag your feet (ぐずぐずする)

He’s been dragging his feet on finishing the report.
彼は報告書の完成をぐずぐずと遅らせています。