Speaking Part 1 Question 2

*このレッスンでは本試験の形式と同じように、用意された5つの質問に回答します（講師が返信せず、自動返信となります） Topic: Let’s talk about reading

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Do you like reading? [Why/Why not?]

Yes, I like reading because I can obtain new knowledges and ideas. When I was an elementary school student, I used to go to a library and read comics. When I read some science fiction comics, I could imagine our future and I felt excited to ponder about future technology.

自然な表現

Yes, I like reading because I can obtain new knowledge and ideas. When I was an elementary school student, I used to go to a library and read comics. When I read some science fiction comics, I could imagine our future and I felt excited to ponder about future technology.

1 knowledge is uncountable noun

What types of book do you like? [Why?]

My favorite type of book is mystery. I like to ponder something and good mystery novels are great theme of thinking. When I solve a mystery, I feel so accomplished. I have read many Japanese mystery novels and in the future, I want to try reading foreign popular novels , such as books written by Agatha Christies in English.

自然な表現

My favorite type of book is mystery. I like to ponder something and good mystery novels provide a great opportunity for deep thinking. When I solve a mystery, I feel a great sense of accomplishment. I have read many Japanese mystery novels and in the future, I want to try reading popular foreign novels in English , such as books written by Agatha Christies.

1 Your expression was rephrased to sound more natural in this context
2 Your expression was rephrased to sound more natural, you feel like you accomplished something
3.4 better word order

What is your favorite book? [Why?]

My favorite book is Detective Conan, one of the most popular Japanese comics. The hero of this comic had his body changed into small child by his enemy and struggling with this handicap is one of the interesting part of this story. Every year, this comics are also made into animated movie and I always go theater to see this movie.

自然な表現

My favorite book is Detective Conan, one of the most popular Japanese comics. The hero of this comic had his body transformed into that of a small child by his enemy and his struggles with this handicap is one of the interesting parts of this story. Every year, this comics are also made into animated movie and I always go to the theater to see it.

1 Your expression was rephrased to sound more natural, magical transformation into a body of a child
2 better to use noun form in this context
3 noun should be plural after 'one of'
4 Should use preposition 'to' here to express where you go
5 Should use pronoun 'it' to refer to something you previously mentioned, the movie

What was the last book you bought? [Why?]

The last book I bought was the textbook of economics. I want to study abroad and major economics in graduate school. So now, I study about economics very hard.

自然な表現

The last book I bought was the economics textbook. I want to study abroad and major in economics in graduate school. So, I am now studying economics very hard.

1 this is a simpler and more natural way to say it
2 should use present continuous for ongoing action, 'about' is not needed

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