Unit 1

Short 教材

A. 名詞＋前置詞句

1. about
• a book about cooking
• a quarrel about money
• concern about the satisfy
• a fence about the field
2. above
• a score above average
• people above twenty-one years old
• the room above the kitchen
3. across
• a bridge across the river
• a house across the street
• the highway across the Mexican border
• a line across the map
• an old gentleman across the table

B. 動詞＋前置詞（副詞）＝言い換え[paraphrasing]

• account for the accident = explain it
• accuse him of lying = charge him with lying
• adapt to the tropical weather = acclimatize to it
• adjust it to his height = fit it to him
• agree on the date to meet = decide on it
• agree to a suggestion = concur with it
• agree with you = be of the same opinion
• allow for traffic jams = give it extra time
• answer(talk) your mother back = contradict her

Medium-length 教材

A. 基本文１００

1. Why don't you 提案・助言
• Why don't you go to see the doctor before diagnosing your condition as hopeless?
• Why not?
• Why bother?
• Why me?
2. Let's 提案
• Let's see what they have for dessert in this restaurant.
3. How about / What about 提案・助言
• How about going to see the movie tonight?
4. Shall we 提案・催促
• Shall we start the meeting?
5. What a ...! 感嘆
• What a nuisance it is to drive one and a half hours to work everyday!

B. Set expressions

1. advice 助言
1. I wouldn't do that
2. You can't do anything about it
3. You don't know how lucky you are
4. You're better off in the long run
5. It happens sometimes
6. Those things happen
7. Accident to occur
8. It won't be as bad as you think
9. It won't do Emma any good to get help all the time.
10. There's no telling about the future
2.  advice + order 助言＋命令
1. Be careful
2. Calm down
3. Drop it
4. Forget it
5. Give it time
6. Leave it at that
7. Pull yourself together 
8. Stay cool
9. Take it easy
10. Try it
11. Let's talk about it
12. Let's not do this
13. Let's just play it by ear from here
14. It's time we had a talk