T: We have talked about your goals and means, the way to achieve the goals. Now, let’s talk about your dreams. You must have had a lot of dreams when you were younger. Have you ever made your dreams come true?
– Have you ever made your dreams come true?
T: S1, have you ever made your dreams come true? S1: Yes, I have. When I was ten years old, my dream was to see my favorite professional baseball player. I met him in my school, when he and his teammates visited our school. T: Wow, that’s great. Why did they visit your school? S1: I don’t know. The players of the team often visit elementary schools. One of my friends met his favorite player in his school, too. T: Has your partner made his dream come true. S1: Yes, he has. His dream was to visit Ueda Castle Remains. He visited there, when he was eleven years old. He made his dream come true. T: Cool.
生徒にスピーチをさせると多くが「自分の夢」について語ります。しかしながら、「夢を叶える」という表現がなかなか出てきません。そこで make one’s dream come true の表現を使ってみました。文法的にはやや複雑な構造を持つ表現ですが、やはりコンテクストがはっきりしているので、生徒は問題なく理解してくれるでしょう。このやりとりのなかでこの表現を覚えた生徒は、次にスピーチをするときにこの表現を使うかも知れませんね。
T: Now, what is your dream? Will you have made the dream come true ten years from now?
– What is your dream? Will you have made your dream come true ten years from now?
T: S2, what is your dream? S2: My dream is to go abroad to study. T: Will you have made the dream come true ten years from now? S2: I hope so. I hope I will have made the dream come true ten years from now. T: What is your partner’s dream? S2: Her dream is to become a patissier. T: Does she love making sweets? S2: She does. T: Will she have made her dream come true ten years from now? S2: She says she will have made her dream come true six years from now.