Hiroshima University's English Podcast

Download MP3 先週に引き続き、オーストラリアの話題をお届けします。日本の高校で初めての授業に臨み、オーストラリアから来た高校生は少し緊張気味。彼女によれば、オーストラリアの高校と日本の高校はずいぶんと異なっているようです。 （初級〜中級） *** It's a Good Expression *** （今回の重要表現） weird =strange the classrooms are grouped based on what's taught. 教室は教えられる科目によって分かれている。 primary school 小学校 (to) spill こぼす sticky べたべたする If someone spills their sticky drink in the classroom... 誰かがべとべとする飲み物を教室にこぼしたら ※someoneは単数扱いだが、口語表現ではthey/their/themで受けるのが普通。 (to) head off 出発する (to) get started on ...を始める rubbish ばかげている *** Script *** High School in Australia Compared to Japan M: So, it's your first day of school in Japan. Are you nervous? W: Yeah, it's so different back in Australia. M: How so? W: In Japan, the whole school is in one building. That's so weird. In Australia, our schools are generally lots of buildings with fields between them. And the classrooms are grouped based on what's taught. So, in primary school the classrooms for each grade are in different buildings. And in high school, the classrooms are grouped b