I guess he is in his thirties.

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November
I guess he is in his thirties.
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彼は 30 代だと思います。
CONVERSATION ≪watching TV≫
Yoshi:
Sam:
Yoshi:
Sam:
①The new MC looks young. How old is he? ◇MC=master of ceremony の略。
新しい司会者は若く見えますね。彼は何才ですか。テレビ番組などの司会者
I guess he is in his ②thirties.
彼は３０代だと思います。
He seems like a nice person, doesn’t he?
彼は良い人そうですね。
He does. He is not only ③humorous but also good-looking.
ええ。面白いだけでなく、見た目も素敵ですよね。 ◇not only A but also B
=A だけでなく B も
VARIATION
SA≪at a university≫
B≪watching TV≫
C≪at work≫
D
① The new professor
② late thirties
①That actor
② early forties
①Our new boss
② mid thirties
①
②
◇＝30 代後半
③ intelligent/ generous
◇Intelligent=知能が高い generous=思いやりがある
◇＝40 代前半
③ talented/ devoted
◇talented=才能のある/devoted=熱心な
◇＝30 代半ば
③ friendly / competent
______________
______________
③ _______________
◇competent=有能な
EXPLANATION
「何歳だ」と特定の年齢を言うのは簡単ですが、では「彼は 30(歳)代だ。」と年代を答えるのはどうでしょうか。“be in one’s 年齢(twenties/
fifties など)”で表現できます。VARIATION にあるように、その年代の前半なら”early”、半ばなら“mid”、後半なら“late”をつけましょう。十代は
“fifteen”の様に１０の位に“teen”が共通でつくことから“She is in her teens.”「彼女は十代です。」と言えます。-teen がつかない 11,12 歳は含ま
れず、１３歳から１９歳を“teenager”と呼びます。
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【 Intermediate 】
“Guess Who?” game
Give the students some facts about a famous person and have them guess who that person is.
＜Hanyuu Yuzuru＞
・He is in his teens.
・He is not only the 2014 Olympic champion in figure skating but also the two-time Japanese national champion.
＜Brad Pitt＞
・He is in his fifties.
・He is not only an award-winning actor but he also married Angelina Jolie.
＜Ichirou Suzuki＞
・He is in his forties.
・He is not only a ten-time Gold Glove winner but also a ten-time All-Star selection from 2001-2010.
＜Barack Obama＞
・He is in his fifties.
・He is not only a Nobel Peace Prize winner but also the First African American President of the United States of America.
【Advanced 】
Give the students the example statements above and tell them to make those statements by themselves and quiz each other.

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