B06 Easy / Difficult
For me, it's (easy / difficult) to (A) because (B).
私にとって（A）は（簡単 / 難しい）です、
なぜなら（B）。
For me, it's (easy) to (reduce household waste) because (our city has a great recycling program).
私の街には、素晴らしい資源ごみリサイクル・プログラムがあるので、私の家庭から出るゴミを減らすのは簡単なことです。
Practice #1a Ability
Can you...?
Yes, I can.
No, I can't.
Practice #1a Ability
Can you...?
Yes, I can.
No, I can't.
Practice #1a Ability
Can you...?
Yes, I can.
No, I can't.
Practice #1a Ability
Can you...?
Yes, I can.
No, I can't.
Practice #1a Ability
Can you...?
Yes, I can.
No, I can't.
Practice #1b Ability
Yes Very well
Quite well
[but] not very well
[but only] a little
No Not at all
Practice #2 Question
Are you good at (cooking)?
Yes. For me, it's (easy) to (cook).
Practice #3a Finish Five
For me, it's (easy / difficult) to ...
speak English
read English
write English
understand English
type in English
Practice #3a Finish Five ... because
For me, it's (easy / difficult) to ...
speak English
read English
write English
understand English
type in English
because ...
Practice #4a Finish Five
For me, it's (easy / difficult) to ...
speak Japanese
read kanji
write kanji
write calligraphy
translate Japanese to English
Practice #4b Finish Five ... because
For me, it's (easy / difficult) to ...
speak Japanese
read kanji
write kanji
write calligraphy
translate Japanese to English
because ...
Practice #5a Abilities - Good at
Write in your notebook:
3 things that you are good at doing.
Go to the next page for questions.
Practice #5b Abilities - Good at
Tell me 1 thing that is easy for you.
Why do you think it's easy for you?
How have you improved this (ability)?
Tell me about something else...
Practice #6a Abilities - Need Improvement
Write in your notebook:
3 things that you wish you were good at doing.
Go to the next page for questions.
Practice #6b Abilities - Need Improvement
Tell me 1 thing that is difficult for you.
Why do you want to improve?
Has this always been difficult for you?
Tell me about something else...
Practice #7 Easy or Difficult?
Think about where you live.
Are these things easy or difficult for you?
Take the train
Catch a bus
Buy groceries
Go swimming
Mail a parcel
Study English
Watch musicals
See zebras!
Sample Discussion #1
A: How far is your house from the station?
B: Pretty far. About 35 minutes on foot.
A: Wow! Can you take a bus to the station?
B: No. So for me, it's difficult to go out on foot.
A: Don't you have a car?
B: No. I am trying to live simply.
A: That's very Eco-conscious of you!
B: Thanks. I do my best.
Sample Discussion #1 Finish it!
A: How far is your house from the station?
B: Pretty far. About ... minutes on foot.
A: Wow! Can you ... ?
B: No. So for me, it's difficult to ...
A: Don't you have ... ?
B: No. I am trying to ...
A: That's very ... of you!
B: Thanks. I do my best.
For me ...
For me ...
For me ...
For me ...
Talk about this picture.
Discuss
Advanced Discussion #1a
Talk about this student example:
For me, cooking hamburg is easy, because my daughters often ask me to make it.
Advanced Discussion #1b
Talk about this student example:
For me, it's difficult to speak in English because I can't think of English vocabulary quickly.
Advanced Discussion #1c
Talk about this student example:
For me, it's easy to use a sewing machine because I have been sewing guide dog goods for over 17 years.
Advanced Discussion #1
Talk about
Nature vs. Nurture
Discuss this concept in general.
Do you feel that your personal strengths are more from inherited traits or personal hard work?
Advanced Discussion #2a
Discuss Carbon Footprints.
Some helpful expressions:
Efficient
adjective
Paperless Adjective
Electricity
noun
Energy noun
Waste noun
Cut down on
verb
Advanced Discussion #2b
Read and fill in the blanks using the vocabulary from the previous slide.
At work we have been working on shrinking our office's carbon footprint. We are trying to become ____ by ____~ing____ printouts, copier usage, and paper-based bookkeeping. As much as possible we have switched from hard-copies to digital format. In an effort to cut down on ____ costs, we installed new air conditioning units which are more ____ ____. We also have a zero ____ drink station!
Advanced Discussion #2b
Answers
At work we have been working on shrinking our office's carbon footprint. We are trying to become paperless by cutting down on printouts, copier usage, and paper-based bookkeeping. As much as possible we have switched from hard-copies to digital format. In an effort to cut down on electricity costs, we installed new air conditioning units which are more energy efficient. We also have a zero waste drink station!