T: You had a school trip when you were in the third grade in junior high, didn’t you? Where did you go on the school trip?
– Where did you go on the school trip?
T: S1, where did you go? S1: I went to Kyoto. T: Did you enjoy it? S1: Yes, I enjoyed it a lot. T: What did you enjoy the most? S1: I enjoyed eating local foods. T: What local foods? S1: Gyoza and ramen. T: Didn’t you enjoy visiting beautiful temples and shrines? S1: Ah…yes. T: Where did your partner go? S1: She went to Kyoto, too. T: What did she enjoy the most? S1: She enjoyed shopping. T: I hope she also enjoyed visiting beautiful temples and shrines.
T: Do you like traveling? Most of you do, don’t you? You might have visited many places. What is the best place you have ever visited?
– What is the best place you have ever visited?
T: S2, what is the best place you have ever visited? S2: The best place I have ever visited is Kumamoto. T: Would you tell me why you choose Kumamoto? S2: I really liked the Kumamoto castle. T: What is the best place your partner has ever visited? S2: He says IseShima National Park in Mie prefecture is the best. T: Ise Jingu is so beautiful. Have you ever visited Ise Jingu? If you haven’t, you must.
the best … you have ever …の表現は非常によく使われるものです。また、文法的にも様々な要素を含んでいますので、是非、使って覚えさせたい表現です。ここでのやりとりは、コンテクストが明確な上に、完全に「自分ごと」として答えることができるものなので有効だと思います。内容的にも、生徒はクラスの仲間の答えを興味を持って聞くでしょう。教師が自分のお勧めの場所を伝えると、やりとり自体がさらに自然でmeaningfulなものになりますね。このやりとりには「美味しさ」があります。
T: Now, do you like to travel alone or to travel with friends? Personally, I like to travel alone.
– Do you like to travel alone or to travel with friends?
T: S3, do you like to travel alone or to travel with friends? S3: I like to travel with friends. T: Would you tell me why? S3: I cannot enjoy traveling alone. I will feel lonely. I need someone to talk to. T: Does your partner like to travel alone or to travel with friends? S3: She says, she likes both. She likes to travel alone because she can decide everything. T: Most of you have not traveled alone, have you? I recommend you to travel alone if you have a chance. It’s great to decide what to do perfectly on your own. You can do things just freely.