INDYWORLD 4STEPS ENGLISH 3 "One Word!"
You feel like you've gotten your point across just by stringing words together.
But the other person's reaction is a little off.
Have you ever had that experience?
That's an accident waiting to happen.
――Enter Indy-sensei.
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Indy-sensei: "So, how's the studying going?"
Taro: "It's okay, I guess."
Indy-sensei: "'Okay' is the most suspicious answer of all."
Taro smiles a little and says,
Taro: "I tried using that 'One Word of the Soul' on my chat friends last night. They said it was amazing."
Indy-sensei: "Is that so? Well, you kept me a secret, right?"
Taro: "Of course! I told them I studied it myself."
Indy-sensei: "You're a cheeky one... Well, that's fine. Let's get started."
Indy-sensei: "First, imagine this. You're driving a car in America and you're not wearing your seatbelt."
Taro: "Yeah..."
Indy-sensei: "What would the police say if they pulled up next to you?"
Taro: "Uh... maybe 'Hey, fasten your seatbelt!'?"
Indy-sensei: "Wrong! In a real situation—"
(Pause)
"SEATBELT!"
(Silence)
Taro:
"...Huh?"
Indy-sensei:
"That's it."
Taro:
"That's it?"
Indy-sensei:
"It's 'simple,' but it's 100% understood. Plus—"
(Looking serious)
"It can also save your life."
(Pause)
"Safety first. Grammar doesn't matter."
Taro:
"...I see, just one word."
Taro: "Also, Indy, the other day I said 'Go station' and they gave me a weird look..."
Indy-sensei: "Well, of course. That sounds like a command, like 'You, go to the station.'"
Taro: "What!? But I wanted to say 'I want to go to the station'..."
Indy-sensei: "That's why I'm telling you. English needs to be 'simple,' but you also need to 'check for safety.'"
Taro: "Check for safety...?"
Indy-sensei: "That's right. You always fasten your seatbelt when you drive, right?"
Taro: "Yeah, that's obvious."
Indy-sensei: "English is the same. You need to have a 'bare minimum' pattern."
Taro: "A pattern...?"
Indy-sensei: "For example, 'I want to go to the station.' This is the 'seatbelt fastened' state."
Taro: "I see... it properly includes the 'subject' and the 'feeling of wanting.'"
Indy-sensei: "Exactly. What's important is to fasten a 'seatbelt' to the 'feeling you want to convey.'"
Taro: "I think I'm starting to get it...!"
Indy-sensei: "Alright, then today you get five candies."
Taro: (Inner voice) "English is about conveying things..."
For the first time, Taro felt that English was "nothing to be afraid of."
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Indy-sensei's word of the week
"English based only on momentum will crash. Have one 'pattern that gets through.'"
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[Practical Work]
Step 1: Create your own 'seatbelt English'. Try writing down one of your feelings using 'I want to ~'.
Example: I want to eat Sushi. I want to watch this movie.
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*Read it out loud. Just doing this will make a difference.
Step 2: 'The feeling of having conveyed it' Have you ever had a moment where you were able to convey something to someone?
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*Remember how you felt at that time.
Step 3:
Did you memorize "Subject + Feeling"?
[ □ OK! ]
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[Editor's Note from Indy-sensei]
That's a good vibe.
Momentum is important.
But, you know, that alone won't get your message across.
Add just a little bit of "form" to the feeling of "wanting to convey."
Just by doing that, the world will change.
Alright, I'll be waiting for the next one.
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