Intermediate Conversation Material #30

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1 Intermediate Conversation Material #30 I NEED TO CATCH SOME Zs Sleeping Habits Exercise 1: Picture Conversation A. Read the dialogue below. 次の会話を読んでみましょう Going already? Yeah. I need to catch some Zs. Page 1

2 B. Quick Q&A (2-3 minutes) 1. How many hours of sleep do you usually get? 2. What time do you usually go to bed? 3. What do you usually do before going to sleep? 4. Have you ever fallen asleep in class/at work? 5. What do you do when you can t fall asleep? Exercise 2: Say It! (3 minutes) Read the following words and sample sentences below. 次の単語と例文を読んでみましょう A. Vocabulary ボキャブラリー awake 起きる light sleeper 眠りが浅い nap 昼寝 snore いびき oversleep 寝坊 I found it hard to stay awake watching that boring movie. 退屈な映画を起きて見続けるのは大変です Denise is such a light sleeper that she wakes up every time someone enters the room. デニーは眠りが浅いので 誰かが部屋に入ってくるとたいてい目が覚めます Whenever I feel tired at work, I take a short nap. 仕事で疲れたと感じた時はいつも少し昼寝をします It s hard to share a room with Rob because he snores really loud. ロッドはいびきがひどいので 彼とルームシェアをするのはたいへんです I always set my alarm so I won t oversleep. 私はいつも目覚ましをかけるので寝坊はしません Page 2

3 B. Expressions 表現 slept away 眠って過ごす A: What did you do over the weekend? B: Not much. I just slept away half my Saturday and most of Sunday. A: 週末はどうしでした? B: たいしたことないよ 土曜日半日と日曜日は寝て過ごしたよ sleep like a log/baby ぐっすり眠る They couldn t wake me up this morning. I slept like a log because I was so tired. 今朝僕は起こされなかったよ 疲れていたのでぐっすり眠っていた んだ shuteye うたた寝 I can t finish this task right now. Maybe a fifteenminute shuteye will clear my head. この仕事今すぐにはできません 多分 15 分位うたた寝すれば 頭がすっきりすると思います Page 3

4 Exercise 3: Role-Play (4 minutes) Read the dialogues below. The vocabulary words and expressions from the previous exercise are highlighted for your reference. 次の会話を読んでみましょう 太字で示されているのはエクササイズ 2 で学習した単語と表現です A. I feel so exhausted! I m having a hard time sleeping lately. I need to get some Zs. What do you usually do before sleeping? I usually read. I heard that reading makes a person sleepy. But so far, it hasn t worked for me. Hmm What works for others may not work for you. B. Good morning! Did you sleep well last night? Not really. I didn t get a wink of sleep because I had too much coffee. How about you? I slept like a baby. Good for you. I think I should lay off caffeine for a while. That s a good idea. You don t want to overdo it. Page 4

5 Exercise 4: Answer It! (5 minutes) A. Complete the dialogue using the new vocabulary words and expressions we learned. 今日学習した単語と表現を使って会話を完成させましょう Welcome back! How was your flight? Not that good. I didn t get a wink of sleep on the entire flight. Ooh, that s bad. What happened? Well, the man beside me was loudly. When he finally woke up, I got to take a short. But they started serving food, so it became noisy again. I m such a that the slightest sound can wake me up. B. Complete the dialogue using your own answers. You can use any of new vocabulary words and expressions, if possible. 好きな言葉を入れて会話を完成させましょう 今日学習した単語や表現を使っても構いません What happened to you last night? You disappeared for quite a while. Sorry, I was really sleepy since I usually go to sleep at every night. I just went upstairs and took a nap. Oh, that explains it. It s a good thing you slept through all the noise downstairs. It was hard at first, but I just did what I always do before I go to bed. I. That really helps me fall asleep so I was asleep in no time. Page 5

6 Exercise 5: Conversation Starter (10 minutes) Pick one of the four scenarios below, and start a conversation with your tutor. 次の 4 つのシナリオの中から好きなものを選んで 講師と会話をしてみましょう Share with your tutor your nightly routine before going to bed. あなたが寝る前に毎日必ずしていることを講師と話してみましょう Discuss with your tutor some of the possible reasons why people experience difficulty sleeping. 不眠症になる理由を考えて 講師と話してみましょう Let s say your tutor is having a tough time sleeping. Ask him/her what s causing it then suggest three ways for him/her to get better sleep. 講師は最近なかなか寝付けないようです 原因を聞いてみてください そしてよく眠れるようになる方法を 3 つ教えてあげてください Discuss with your tutor the disadvantages of not getting enough sleep. 睡眠を十分にとらないことで考えられる良くないことを講師と話し合ってみましょう Page 6