英語の記事を毎週読むのが英語上達に役立つvol.851

英語の上達には勉強ではなく、日々英語を使うこと。

これが一番です。

多くのラーナーさんの悩みがボキャブラリーをなかなか覚えられないということですが、

でも単語を単語帳を作って覚えるというのはめちゃくちゃ大変な割に効果は限られています。

では、ボキャブラリーを増やすには、どうしたらいいのでしょうか？

それは簡単です。

毎日に英語を使い、慣れるのが一番です。

DCECのブログを活用して英語に触れてください。

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■He Threw Three Free Throws

Characters: C - Chan;     R - Ramu

A GV and a learner in class talking about basketball

R: I was watching the NBA last weekend and I thought of talking

　about it in this afternoon’s freestyle lesson.

C: All right. So, what game did you watch? Which teams were playing?

R: I watched the game between the Washington Wizards and

　the Oklahoma City Thunders.

C: I see. So how was the game?

R: Well, you know the Japanese player in the Wizards, right?

C: Rui Hachimura, yeah. Did he perform well that night?

R: He did! I am proud of him  because he had a lot of minutes in the game.

　He made some good rebounds, a couple of assists, and scored

　nineteen points in total.

C: For a rookie, those are some good numbers.

R: I think so, too. I really feel like he’s coming into his own this season

　and he’s really an integral part of the team. When I watched him

　throw three free throws, I could see he has good form.

　They beat the Thunders by 9 points.

C: I hope he will develop as a basketball player in his team and eventually

　become a franchise player for D.C. That way, he can contribute

　a lot to the Japanese team in international competitions and represent

　Japan well in the NBA.

R: Sometimes, I hear that when I watch the NBA. What's a “franchise player”?

　Does that mean he’s the best in his team?

C: Not necessarily. You see, a “franchise player” is an important part of

　a sports team. He may not be the best in the team, but the team,

　as well as the management, knows that he has the potential to be

　the best and they can build the franchise around him in

  the foreseeable future.

R: He’ll be like a core member of the organization. The face of</