【問題 慶応医学部2018年ー1-6】
Do you think you spend enough time with other people? And how do you feel about the quality of that time? Would you prefer to spend more or less time socializing? Why?/Why not? Write 100 words or so in English to express your views on these questions.
【解説】
いわゆるテーマがある自由英作文で、語数は100語前後です。どのような論点が要求されているか、整理してみましょう。
論点1:Do you think you spend enough time with other people? (あなたは他者との時間を十分に過ごしていますか?)
論点2:how do you feel about the quality of that time? (その時間の品質についてどう感じていますか?)
論点3:Would you prefer to spend more or less time socializing? (あなたは他者と交流 (socializing) する時間を増やしたいですか、それとも、減らしたいですか?)
論点4:Why?/Why not? (なぜですか?)
論点1と3はyes/no型で、論点2と4は疑問詞型です。
論点1書き方:
Yes/no で答えられる論点は、まずは素直に Yes/no で答えてしまいましょう。
Yes, I think I spend enough time with other people
Yes, I spend enough time with my family and friends
No, I do not think I spend enough time with other people
No, I do not spend enough time with my family and friend
として英作文の方向性をしっかりと定めましょう。
そして Yes/no で答えた後に細部 (detail) を加えてあげましょう。
Yes, I spend enough time with my family and friends. I eat dinner with my family everyday and I go out with my friend on holidays.
No, I do not think I spend enough time with other people. I live apart from my family and I meet my friend only on weekdays
論点2書き方:
設問文の言葉 the quality of that time をそのまま引用しましょう。
the quality of that time is wonderful
the quality of that time is amazing
the quality of that time is boring
I love the quality of that time
I feel the quality of that time is not bad
そしてどのような時間なのか具体性をを加えてあげましょう。
The quality of that time is wonderful. I like talking and shopping with my friends in shopping malls.
I feel the quality of that time is not bad. I can concentrate on my hobby.
論点3書き方:
設問文の言葉 prefer to spend more or less time socializing をそのまま引用しましょう。
I prefer to spend more time socializing.
I prefer to spend less time socializing.
として立場を明確にしましょう。立場が曖昧な英作文の答案は減点になります。
論点4書き方:
他者と交流 (socializing) する時間を増やしたいか/減らしたいか、理由を述べます。理由は、主観と客観の両方から、考えていくと良いでしょう。
because I spend too much money when I go shopping and my parents do not give me extra money.(客観)
because I spend too much time in front of computer and my parents advice me to go out with my friends.(客観)
because I sometimes feel lazy for too much shopping.(主観)
because I sometimes feel lonely at school.(主観)
【解答例1】
I think I spend enough time with my family. We eat dinner together every day at our dining room. I tell them what happens in my school and what my friends do. The quality of that time is good. I feel comfortable staying with them and my parents always give me useful advices. I prefer to spend more time socializing because I know I like talking with other people face to face and I do not like staying in my room alone. I should go outside. Meeting people in real life is different from chatting through smartphones virtually. (98words)
【解答例2】
Yes, I spend enough time with my family and friends. I eat dinner with my family everyday and I go out with my friend on holidays. The quality of that time is wonderful. I like my mother's home cooking. I love talking and shopping with my friends in shopping malls. However, I prefer to spend less time socializing because I spend too much time and money when I go shopping and my parents do not give me extra money. I sometimes feel lazy after I came back from shopping. I should finish my homeworks in earnest to learn better than now. (101words)
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