好きな映画について話してみよう

Talking about your favorite movie
自分の好きな映画を説明してみましょう。
映画が好きな方にとっては話しやすいトピックかもしれません。今まで見た中で感動したもの、面白かったものなどを伝えると練習になります。
What kind of movies do you like?
 
このレッスンを始める
Writingレッスンの例
Best Teacherで実際に行われている直近のWritingレッスンです。
作成したスクリプトは講師により添削されます。
What kind of movies do you like?

I like human dramas. Recently, I watched a movie The Boy and the Heron. This story goes on during the Second World War, but unique and mysterious world appears.
Different from the past Hayao Miyazaki films, you should be careful to watch the movie because there are descriptions which have difficulties in explaining to your children at the first half, for example, a sororate. There are several complex psychological descriptions, and they would teach us lessons.
After the protagonist goes to the mysterious world, not only adults but small kids enjoy it.

自然な表現

I like human dramas. Recently, I watched a movie called The Boy and the Heron. This story takes place during the Second World War, but a unique and mysterious world appears.
Different from Hayao Miyazaki's past films, you should be careful when watching the movie because there are descriptions that are difficult to explain to your children in the first half, for example, a sororate. There are several complex psychological descriptions, and they _ teach us lessons.
After the protagonist goes to the mysterious world, not only adults but also small kids can enjoy it.

1. Added "called" (or "titled") to properly introduce the proper title of a work.
2. "Takes place" is the standard phrase for describing the setting or time period of a narrative.
3. Added the missing indefinite article "a" before a singular countable noun phrase ("a unique world").
4. Used possessive "Miyazaki's past films" rather than placing the name as a noun adjunct.
5. Use "careful when watching" to indicate caution during an activity rather than purpose.
6. Corrected non-standard phrasing to the natural structure "that are difficult to explain to".
7. The preposition "in" is required when referencing parts of a whole (in the first half, in the beginning).
8. Replaced hypothetical "would teach" with simple present "teach" to state a factual observation.
9. Completed the required paired structure "not only... but also".
10. Added "can" to express capability and potential enjoyment for younger audiences.
It sounds like you enjoy movies that combine emotional human stories with deeper, mysterious themes. What did you learn from the movie? Which character did you like most?

I have watched this film twice, but I do not understand well, so I want to watch again. I want to think of what is the ill will in the film, and the heron's role.
My favorite character would be Himi. She treats fire, she is strong, and cute. I thought that how pretty her voice was, I was surprised at Japanese famous singer performs as Himi.
Unless the original work of the film was likely to be recorded on Japanese schoolbook, I have not read yet, so I want to read the work, too.

自然な表現

I have watched this film twice, but I do not understand it well, so I want to watch it again. I want to think about what the ill will in the film is, and the heron's role.
My favorite character would be Himi. She controls fire, she is strong, and she is cute. I thought that that her voice was very pretty, and I was surprised that a Japanese famous singer performed as Himi.
Since the original work of the film is likely to be included in Japanese textbooks, I have not read it yet, so I want to read the work, too.

1. 2. 14. Added the missing object pronoun "it" to complete the transitive verb phrase.
3. "think about" is more idiomatic than "think of".
4. Standardized word order for indirect questions (subject + verb).
5. Replaced incorrect "treats" with "controls" to accurately describe magical manipulation.
6. Repeated "she is" to maintain balanced sentence structure across descriptive clauses.
7. Replaced exclamatory "how pretty" with a clear declarative clause introduced by "that".
8. Used "surprised that" for a full clause, added article "a", and adjusted adjective order.
9. Changed to past tense "performed" since the voice-acting performance occurred in the past.
10. Replaced condition "Unless" with cause/reason "Since" (because of this fact).
11. Present tense is fits current state.
12. 13. Idiomatic phrasing; recorded on schoolbook was unnatural.
Himi sounds like a memorable character because she is both strong and cute. What did you like about her? Also, have you read other Miyazaki-related books?

Himi is in a costume of Alice in wonderland. I cannot feel the human emotion from her, and she had prepared to accept her death which will come. I may sympathize with her attitude that she did not afraid of suffering to gain fortune.
I have read the Miyazaki-related books that Howl's Moving Castle and Tales from Earthsea. People says that it is difficult to read Earthsea for recent kids in Japan.

自然な表現

Himi is dressed in a costume reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland. I cannot sense human emotion from her, and she had prepared herself to accept her death when it came. I _ sympathize with her attitude in that she was not afraid of suffering to gain fortune.
I have read the Miyazaki-related books, such as Howl's Moving Castle and Tales from Earthsea. People say that it is difficult for modern Japanese children to read Earthsea.

1. "Is dressed in" provides a clearer, more natural description of attire.
2. 3. Capitalized "Wonderland" and used "reminiscent of" to express stylistic similarity.
4. Removed unnecessary article "the" and used "sense" for abstract perception.
5. Added "herself" to complete the standard verb phrase "prepare oneself to do something".
6. Matched past tense narrative context ("came") and clarified the temporal timing ("when").
7. Dropped hesitation ("may") to express a direct personal perspective.
8. 9. Corrected ungrammatical "did not afraid" to "was not afraid" and added "in that".
10. Replaced relative clause marker "that" with "such as" to introduce book titles.
11. Matched plural noun "People" with the base verb form "say".
12. Reordered to standard syntax (difficult for [group] to read) and replaced "recent kids".
Himi's peaceful acceptance of her fate makes her character even more compelling. It is interesting how complex these stories are compared to typical children's tales. Have you started reading the original novel for The Boy and the Heron yet?

No, I have not yet. I am reading another book now. The tittle of the book is how do you decide to live. The book is a philosophical story that boy and his uncle are likely to consider and talk about their way of living and the society. In my teens, Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy became popular and I read it. Teenager bother with their future and view of life, The boy and the Heron fits them, I think.

自然な表現

No, I have not yet. I am reading another book now. The title of the book is How Do You Live?. The book is a philosophical story in which a boy and his uncle reflect on and discuss their way of living and _ society. In my teens, Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy became popular and I read it. Teenagers often grapple with their future and outlook on life, and The Boy and the Heron fits them, I think.

1. Fixed typographical error.
2. Capitalized the title to follow standard book formatting.
3. Added prepositional relative pronoun "in which" and indefinite article "a" to correctly describe the book's contents.
4. Replaced speculative "are likely to" with precise, natural verbs describing character actions ("reflect on and discuss").
5. Dropped the article "the" before "society" when referring to society in a general, abstract sense.
6. Pluralized subject ("Teenagers") and replaced casual "bother with" with academic collocation "grapple with".
7. Used the standard idiomatic expression "outlook on life".
8. Added missing conjunction "and" to connect independent clauses without creating a comma splice. Capitalized movie title.
Connecting those philosophical ideas to Sophie's World shows how deeply you engage with these themes. It sounds like a powerful book. Has reading How Do You Live? given you any new insights into the movie yet?

I do not understand well, the film and the original book are not so similar. However, the film seems to be affected a bit since there is a scene where the story has moved by reading the book and changed the idea of the boy.
I wrote that I recommend for the teens, but I think smaller kids may watch it and I do not make an age limit possible.

自然な表現

I do not fully understand itas the film and the original book are not so similar. However, the film seems to have been influenced a little, since there is a scene where the story the story progresses through the boy reading the book, which changes his perspective.
I mentioned that I recommend it for teenagers, but I think younger children can also watch it, so I do not think a strict age limit is necessary.

1. 2. Added missing object pronoun "it" and connected clauses naturally using "as".
3. Used past perfect infinitive ("to have been influenced") for past influence and replaced casual "a bit" with "a little".
4. 5. Replaced awkward phrasing.
6. More natural in spoken context than wrote.
7. Added required object "it" after "recommend" and changed "the teens" to "teenagers".
8. Precise vocabulary. Replaced "smaller kids" with "younger children" and added modal verb "can".
9. Fixed ungrammatical phrasing to the standard expression "think an age limit is necessary".
  • nonfiction(実話)
  • fiction(フィクション,作り話)
  • S be moved(Sは感動させられる)
  • boring(つまらない)
  • imagination(想像力)
  • scale(スケール)
  • broadcast(放送する)
  • show(上映する)
  • Yes, I've seen "Titanic", which is a movie based on the sinking of an actual ship.(はい。タイタニックを見ました。これは沈没船に関する実話でして。)
  • No. Actually, I'm not interested in watching movies. I can't remember the last time I watched a movie.(いいえ。自分は映画には関心がなく,いつ最後に見たのかすら覚えていないんです。)
  • I'm not the type of person who is easily moved when watching a movie.(私は映画を観て簡単に感動できるタイプの人間ではなくて。)
  • Do you have any movies that you recommend?(おすすめの映画はありますか?)
  • I think the scenes of this movie are not only beautiful, but also delicate. (この映画のシーンは、美しいだけでなく、繊細さも兼ね備えていると思います。)
  • I thought that movie was boring so I don't recommend it.(その映画はつまらなかったからおすすめはしないよ。)
  • Watching a movie in a theater is much better than watching it on TV because the scale is much different. (映画館で映画を見るのは、テレビで見るのとはスケールが格段に違いますからね。)

こんな方にオススメ

  • 日常
  • 初級
  • 自己紹介
  • 趣味/好み