A way to communicate in English 英語コミュニケーション学科
2022年11月08日
ゼミ/授業名：Fujioka ゼミ
I love to watch television. When I was about kindergarten age, I watched many programs in English, and I would observe each person's actions and mimic the words and phrases they said. Some common phrases were:
Excuse me?
Cut it out! (Stop it!)
Hey, wait a minute!
Beats me. (I don't know.)
Cool!
No sweat, man. (No worries.)
Take it easy.
That's unreal. (That's unbelievable.)
Then I would try them out when I talked with my English-speaking friends.
The key was not to be afraid to use the phrases when you communicated with your friends.
Key words and phrases
Mimic: to copy the way someone speaks or behaves, especially in order to make people laugh.
Excuse me: 1. asking to repeat what someone has said, 2. to say you're sorry for having done something.
Cut it out: Stop it, stop doing that.
Wait a minute: when somebody wants you to stop doing something.
Beats me: I don't know.
Cool: great, fine, excellent.
No sweat: No worries, do not worry about it, no problem.
Take it easy: to say good-bye and to relax.
Unreal: Unbelievable, incredible, amazing.
Try something out: to test something to see if it is effective or works properly.
担当教員：Ken Fujioka
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