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代名詞・指示詞の「見える化」のこころみ: VOA Let’s Learn English – Level 2 – Lesson 4

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Let’s Learn English – Level 2

Lesson 4:  Run Away With the Circus!

 


VOA Let’s Learn English 
Lesson 4:  Run Away With the Circus!

Conversation


Anna:  Hello,  I’m Anna …

Pete:  … and I’m Pete.
     Welcome to “He Said,

Anna:  … She Said”!

Pete:  Because there are always two sides …

Anna:  to every story!

 

Anna:  Today’s show is about |Circus| Arts!

Pete:  Circus?
      TD (circus)
      That’s1) not an art form.

Anna:  Yes,that
Anna:  Yes, it 2) is.

Pete:  No,that
Pete:  No, it isn’t.

Anna:  Yes,that
Anna:  Yes, it is.

Pete:  No,that
Pete:  No, it isn’t.

Anna:  Yesthat
Anna: Yes, it is!

Pete:  No,that
Pete:  No, it isn’t.

Anna:  Yes,that
Anna:  Yes, it is!

Anna:  Yethat
Pete:  No, it isn’t.

Anna:  Yes,that
Anna:  Yes, it is!

 

Professor Bot:  Oh dear.
     Anna and Pete do not agree about Circus Arts.
     But tCl
     But that‘s3) okay.
     Today’s lesson is about agreeing and disagreeing.
     Let’s listen to how Anna and Pete disagree or agree.
     Let’s hope these two can agree on something.

 

Anna:  Today, let’s run away with the circus!
     Recently, I went to a circus festival.
     There was a huge circus tent.
     And many different circus performers.
     ○
     It 4) was a celebration of circus arts!

Pete:  T
Pete:  That 5) looks fun, Anna.
     But I don’t think circus performers are artists.
     I think tN
     I think they’re6) athletes with interesting skills … and costumes.

Anna:  Hmm, tCl
Anna:  Hmm, that 7) is a very interesting point of view, Pete.
     And I completely disagree.

Pete:  Anna, Michelangelo was an artist.
     Rembrandt was an artist.
     People who swing from ropes are not artists.
     I know>to…
     I know it’s8) not easy to swing from a bar and catch someone by the hands.
     You have to be very athletic to do tCl
     You have to be very athletic to do that
.9)

Anna:  TCl
Anna:  That’s10) a good point, Pete.
     T
     They11) are athletic.
     But tN
     But they12) are called trapeze artists.
     Trapeze … ARTISTS.

Pete:  I hear what you’re saying, Anna.
     I do.
     But where is the art?
     Look at these g
     Look at these guys.13)
     TN
     They’re14) jugglers.

Anna:  Yes, tN
Anna:  Yes, they are skilled in the art of juggling.


Pete:  TN
Pete:  They have a special skill.
     But are tN
     But are they artists?

Anna:  Yes!

Pete:  No!

Pete:  TN
Pete:  They‘re just throwing things back and forth.

Anna:  Kind of like you and me, Pete.
     We’re going back and forth on this isT
     We’re going back and forth on this issue.14)

Pete:  I don’t think we’ll ever agree on this oT
Pete:  I don’t think we’ll ever agree on this one.15)

Anna:  No, but we can agree that these young pe
Anna:  No, but we can agree that these young people are amazing.

Pete:  Okay, yeah.
     We can agree on tCl
     We can agree on that.16)
     But, still, tN
     But, still, they17) are very athletic – flipping and throwing each other around.

Anna:  Yes, I agree with you on that pCl
Anna:  Yes, I agree with you on that point.18)

 

Professor. Bot:   Ty 19)did
Professor. Bot:   They19) did it! 20)

     TN
     They21) agreed!!
     Anna says she agrees that the performers are athletic.
     “That’s a good point, Pete.
     They are athletic. 
     I agree with you on that point. “
     Now look for other ways tN
     Now look for other ways they agree.

 

Pete:  Anna?
     Anna!!

Anna:  Sorry!
     Sorry!
     But
     But he’s22) an artist too.
      Ne  s telling a story with Ns sticks and N
     He is telling a story with his sticks and his costume.

Pete:  What story?
     What costume?

Anna:  I see your point, Pete.
     I really do.
     But circus performers do more than physical tricks.
     Look!
     Look at these amazing perf
     Look at these amazing performers!

Pete:  I will admit — I like tN
Pete:  I will admit — I like their costumes23).

Anna:  You know, Pete.
     Let’s let the performers speak for themselves.

 

Anna:  Kate and Piper tell stories while hanging upside down on a ring!

Pete:  Was>to…rd t 24)o interview tN
Pete:  Was it 24) hard to interview them25) upside down?

Anna:  I interviewed thN
Anna:  I interviewed them right side up, Pete.
     Kate says circus performing may be athletic but N
     Kate says circus performing may be athletic but it’s26) not competitive.
     With most sports, you compete.


Kate:  N
Kate:  It’s an art form because like, other sports are competing.
     T
     This27) is simply performing and having fun.

Pete:  Okay, Kate made a really good point.
     In athletics, there is a lot of competition.
     But still …

Anna:  Here’s Piper, Pete.
     Please pay attention, Pete.

Pete:  But, I –

Anna:  Shh.

Piper:  Well, when you’re up in the air doing circus you have to perform.
     And so, we learn to embody characters, and to move fluidly and gracefully … in artistic ways.

Anna:  And tClt …28)is whyt N (circus performers)
Anna:  And that28) …is why they29) are artists!

Pete:  You’re right, Anna.
     Oh, you’re right.
     
     It’s30) just so beautiful.

Anna:  I know.
     I know, Pete.

 

Professor Bot:  Good job you two!
     I’m so glad that Anna and Pete finally agree!
     Pete said, ” You’re right, Anna.”
     I agree, too.
     Circus arts are beautiful.
     Remember the website!