初めての “ Hello ” からネイティブの流暢さまで

動詞「to be」

I am happy. She is a doctor.

Present Simple

He works at a bank.

名詞と代名詞

冠詞: a / an / the

I have a book. The book is red.

人称代名詞

I, you, he, she, it, we, they

名詞の複数形

one cat → two cats

所有格: my / 's

This is John's car. It's mine.

修飾語

This / That / These / Those

This book is mine, those are yours.

構文

Wh-疑問文

What is your name? Where do you live?

初級

A2·6〜8週間

過去、未来について話し、物事を比較する。

動詞と時制

Past Simple

I worked yesterday. She went home.

Present Continuous

I am reading now.

未来: will / going to

I'll call you. I'm going to travel.

助動詞: can / must / should

I can swim. You should sleep.

修飾語

比較級と最上級

taller, the tallest, more interesting

時間と場所の前置詞

in May, on Monday, at 5 pm

数量詞: some / any / much / many

I have some milk. Are there any apples?

頻度の副詞

always, usually, sometimes, never

中級

B1·8〜12週間

アイデアをつなぎ、意見を述べ、複雑な時制を使う。

動詞と時制

Present Perfect

I've lived here for 5 years.

Past Continuous

I was reading when she called.

受動態（基礎）

The book was written by him.

動名詞と不定詞

I enjoy reading. I want to read.

used to / would

I used to play tennis as a kid.

構文

第1・第2条件文

If it rains, I will stay home. If I were you...

間接話法

He said he was tired.

関係節

The man who called is my friend.

中上級

B2·10〜14週間

ニュアンス、仮定、慣用表現。

動詞と時制

Past Perfect (Continuous)

She had been waiting for an hour.

Future Perfect と Continuous

By 2030, I will have graduated.

受動態（全時制）

The report has been finished.

助動詞完了: must have / should have

You should have called me.

構文

混合条件文

If I'd studied, I'd be a doctor now.

wish / if only

I wish I had more time.

上級

句動詞

give up, take off, look after, run into

倒置（基礎）

Never have I seen such a thing.

上級

C1·12〜16週間

洗練された構造と談話レベルの流暢さ。

構文

談話標識

however, furthermore, on the contrary

分詞節

Walking home, I saw an old friend.

上級

分裂文

It was John who broke the vase.

上級倒置

Hardly had I arrived when it started.

仮定法

I suggest he be on time.

省略と代用

I want to, but I can't (go).

強調形

I do believe you. You did try.

上級コロケーション

heavy rain, make a decision, take a chance

習熟

C2·継続

ネイティブレベルのニュアンス、慣用句、文体の正確さ。

上級

慣用句と固定表現

kick the bucket, break the ice, hit the books

レジスターと文体

formal vs informal vs slang

ヘッジングと丁寧さ

I would tend to think... It might be...

文体的修辞

metaphor, alliteration, anaphora

複雑な倒置

So beautiful was the view that...

ニュアンスのある法性

I'd rather you didn't. I'd sooner not.

即興のネイティブスピーチ

fillers, contractions, intonation

文化的言及

references to literature, history, pop culture