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Describing your boss
自分の上司の長所、短所また趣味や人間性、また家族構成等、少しユーモアのセンスも加えて話すと会話が膨らむことでしょう。
yoshinoriさんのレッスン
Who is your boss? What is he like?

Bob is. He is one smart cookie.

自然な表現

Bob is my boss. He is one smart cookie.

1. Your answer is fine, but for total clarity you could repeat the key noun.
Hmm. Is he Japanese? I like his name. Could you tell me a little more about him? By the way, how old is he?

He is American and 51years old.
He is a English teacher of a English conversation school in Yokohama city Japan.

自然な表現

He is American and 51_years old.
He is an English teacher at a English conversation school in Yokohama city, Japan.

1. Space needed after a number.
2. 'An' needed before a word starting with a vowel sound.
3. We work AT a place.
4. Comma needed before the extra information.
Wow! That sounds interesting. So, you're working in an English conversation school, are you? Has he been in Japan for long?

No, I was his student until the end of last year.
He live in Yokohama Japan for about 27 years.

自然な表現

No, I was his student until the end of last year.
He has lived in Yokohama, Japan, for about 27 years.

1. Present perfect tense needed to refer to something which started in the past.
2, 3. Commas required for the extra information about the location.
Oh, I see. Thank you for clarifying that. What kind of a person is he? Is he a warm and friendly person?

Of course he is so friendly and diligent.
His wife is Japanese and she works for a law firm.
He has one daughter.
She's a second year high school student.

自然な表現

Of course. He is so friendly and diligent.
His wife is Japanese and she works for a law firm.
He has one daughter.
She's a second year high school student.

1. You need a new sentence here for a completely new point about him.
He sounds like a good man. Do you meet with him outside of the school? What are his interests? Does he have any hobbies?

I seldom meet him outside of school.
His hobby is walking.

自然な表現

I seldom meet him outside of school.
His likes walking.

1. Your answer is okay, but 'walking' is not really a hobby. It's just an activity.

関連単語

  • detailed work（細かい作業（仕事））
  • important missions（重要な任務）
  • retrieve（取得する）
  • vendor（ベンダー、売歩く人）
  • stabilize（安定化させる）
  • permanent dealings（恒久的な取引）
  • proper system（適切なシステム）
  • grumpy（気難しい）
  • moody（気分屋な）

関連フレーズ

  • No matter what difficult things you may go through, you will always have our help and support.（どんなに大変なことがあっても、私たちはいつもあなたを応援しています。）
  • Do you know when (her) day off is?（(彼女の）お休みがいつか知っている？）
  • He's afraid that~ （残念ながら〜と思う）
  • She has been much too patient with his attitude.（彼女は彼の態度にあまりにも我慢しすぎている。）
  • I am honored that so many of you have chosen to attend this special occasion.（この特別な日に、多くの皆様にご参加いただき、大変光栄に思います。）
  • I barely understand~　（〜をほとんど理解できない）
  • Let's set a meeting so you can tell me more about your proposal.（打ち合わせをして、あなたの提案を詳しく聞かせてください。）

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