Lesson 14 発言パターン話し合いを求める②ー内容予告

2026年4月17日

Got a minute? I need help with the homework.

Opening

Roza
▶︎ Hi, everyone. This is Akino Roza. How’s it going?
Hey, yeah, Sensei. Where’s David?

Onishi
▶︎ Ah 〜, I don’t know.

David
▶︎ Ah, ah. sorry, sorry to be late, guys. Hi, everyone. I’m David Evans.

Roza
▶︎ David, you’ve been late several times this month.

Onishi
▶︎ Yeah, it’s starting to affect the team.

David
▶︎ I’m sorry.

Roza
▶︎ Of course, we’re just practicing.

Dialogue

① Is something wrong?【 決まり文句の Is sometning wrong? 】
👉 Is something wrong? これは、「問題があるか、何かおかしな点はあるのか」の
決まり文句ですね。

② It’s starting to affect the team.【 affect の意味】
👉さあ, affect – これは「〜に影響する」という動詞です。

③ I’ll leave earlier from now on.【 from now on の on のニュアンス 】
👉さあ、from now on – この on は、「ずっと」という感触を含んでいるんですね。
「これからずっと」というフレーズ。

④ We all rely on each other to be professional.【 rely on の on のニュアンス 】
👉さあ、rely on 「〜に頼る、依存する」というフレーズ。この on は、支える on ですね。

Pronunciation Polish

Today’s Sentence： Can I have a word? It’s about your attitude.

Roza
▶︎ OK, guys. Got a minute. It’s time to practice our pronunciation.
Here’s today’s phrase.
・Can I have a word? It’s about your attitude.
・Can I have a word? It’s about your attitude.

OK, there’s a lot of linking and connection going here.
So let’s go through each one step by step.
Let’s start with “Can I.”
Can I, Can I
have a,
It’s the /ə/ sound in “have.”
have a
・Can I have a word?
・Can I have a word?

Feel that “up and down” as you practice.
・Can I have a word?

Great!
Now let’s go to “it’s about.”
it’s about
it’s about your, it’s about your
it’s about your attitude, it’s about your attitude

OK.
You’re ready to put those two together?
Here we go.
・Can I have a word? It’s about your attitude.
・Can I have a word? It’s about your attitude.

All right.
Now let’s go for natural speed.
Here we go.
・Can I have a word? It’s about your attitude.
・Can I have a word? It’s about your attitude.

How did you do?
You did great in my opinion.
If it wasn’t perfect, don’t worry.
Just keep on practicing bit by bit.
You’ll get there.

Ending

David
▶︎ Sensei, can I have a word? It’s about your attitude.

Onishi
▶︎ Sure. Is something wrong?

David
▶︎ Well, your attitude is having an affect on the team.
And to be honest, it’s absolutely, a hundred percetnt, incredible.
It’s wonderful. That attitude makes it so easy to work here.

Onishi
▶︎ You made me nervous. What a relief!

David
▶︎ Gotcha!

Roza
▶︎ Usually this phrase is not used like this.
Usually it’s something bad.