4年前に作成した遺物が発見されたため、ここに残しておく。
これは、英語教育における仮定法過去のオーラルイントロダクション(口頭導入)での指導例だ。
①
②
T: Hello, everyone. Look at this picture. This is a bird. What the bird can do?(①の写真を提示)
S: He or she can fly.
T: That’s right! The bird can fly. I want to fly like the bird in the sky but it is impossible. If I were the bird, I would fly in the sky.(②の写真提示) Repeat after me. If I were the bird, I would fly in the sky. If I were the bird, I would fly in the sky.(太字部分を強調して読む)
③
④
T: Next, look at this picture. What is this?(③の写真を提示)
S: Money
T: Yes, it is. This is a lot of money. I want to buy this car, but I do not have enough money. If I had enough money, I would buy the car.(④の写真提示) Repeat after me. If I had enough money, I would buy the car. If I had enough money, I would buy the car. (太字部分を強調して読む)
⑤
T: Now I want to ask you a question. Actually you do not have a lot of money now. If you had a lot of money, what would you do? (太字部分を強調して読む)(⑤の写真提示)
S: 宇宙旅行!
T: That sounds great! You want to travel to space. If I had a lot of money, I would travel to space. Repeat after me. If I had a lot of money, I would travel to space. If I had a lot of money, I would travel to space. (太字部分を強調して読む)
T: Let’s check today’s key sentences.
(色分けして板書する、キーセンテンスを2回ずつ音読する)
If I were the bird, I would fly in the sky.
If I had enough money, I would buy the car.
If I had a lot of money, I would travel to space.
(日本語説明)
形:If 主語 動詞の過去形, 主語 would 動詞の原形
Be動詞の時注意
意味:もし(今)~なら、~だろうに
機能:現在の事実に反する仮定を表す
これを仮定法過去と呼ぶ