Robert 9a-06 @4/2/2025

9a-06 How is that right?

Making a point using rhetorical questions

Rhetorical questions are questions that are asked without expecting a response because the answer is considered obvious. Some rhetorical questions are very specific to the topic, and some are very general and commonly used. How many cars do we need? What is consumerism?

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Consumerism, ladies and gentlemen, is the number one problem facing us today. How many cars do we need? We drive in cities that have multiple public transportation options. How big do our hamburgers need to get? We throw out more food than other countries eat. How is that right? We need to rethink our priorities. We must look beyond our own immediate needs and see those of the planet. We have to shift from our culture of excess to a culture of moderation.

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 ( Language )

Identify what these rhetorical questions are saying, and then practice them.

<Specific rhetorical questions>

Do you want to hand over the keys to our future to big business? 

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Do you want to leave your children a dying planet?

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 When will we finally wake up to the problems of deforestation?

<General rhetorical questions>

Is the sky blue? 

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Why not? 

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 Why would anyone do that? 

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How is that possible? 

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Who knows?

Listening (p129)

Listen to a conversation. What rhetorical questions do you hear?

Erin 8d-14 3/20/2025

レッスンポイント

受け身動詞を使って利益について述べる

be believed や be assumed のような受け身の動詞に不定詞が続く時は現在の、不定詞の過去形が続く時は過去のことについて話せます。

It is believed to be the largest collection of Iron Age jewelry in the UK.

これはイギリスにおける、鉄器時代の装飾品の最大コレクションと信じられています。

Explain these words: "an altar," "discoloration"