Describe a memorable celebration or event you attended.
記憶に残る祝い事（出来事・経験）— Part2のキューカードです。2分間の回答を組み立てる練習に使えます。
キューカード(話すべきこと)
- what the event was
- where and when it took place
- who was there
- and explain why it was memorable
使えるコロケーション
| 表現 | 日本語訳 |
|---|---|
| a once-in-a-lifetime occasion | 一生に一度の機会 |
| a festive atmosphere | お祝いムード |
| get together | 一堂に会する |
| commemorate | 記念する |
| a feast | ごちそう・宴 |
| in full swing | （宴が）最高潮で |
| catch up with ~ | 〜と近況を語り合う |
| lasting memories | いつまでも残る思い出 |
モデル回答 — まず自分で話してから開く
The event I'd like to describe is my grandmother's eighty-eighth birthday celebration, which in Japan is a special milestone called 'beiju' — the rice age, because of how the kanji characters break apart.
It took place two years ago at a traditional inn with hot springs, and it was the first time in almost a decade that the entire extended family had managed to get together — over twenty of us, including cousins I hadn't seen since childhood, some flying in from overseas.
The evening itself was a proper feast, with my grandmother at the centre in a golden vest that tradition assigns to the occasion. But the moment everyone remembers came after dinner, when my cousin projected old family photos onto the wall. There was my grandmother at twenty, at forty, holding each of us as babies. She laughed at some pictures and quietly cried at others.
What made it unforgettable was the sense of a whole life being honoured while she could enjoy it — flowers for the living, as she put it. Weddings celebrate a beginning; this celebrated everything. The family group chat that started that weekend is still active every single day.
Part3につながる質問(4問)
- Why are traditional festivals important to a country?
- How have celebrations changed compared with your grandparents' generation?
- Do public events help bring communities together?
- Are large celebrations a waste of money?
モデル回答 — まず自分で話してから開く
質問
Why are traditional festivals important to a country?
モデル回答
Primarily because they're memory in ritual form — a country's values re-enacted yearly so they survive without anyone reading history books. The reason they work is participation: watching a documentary about rice farming teaches less than carrying a shrine through the streets at a harvest festival. They also give a society shared rhythm; in Japan, the whole nation slows down for New Year simultaneously, which quietly reinforces belonging. Granted, some festivals fossilise into tourist shows. But even then, they anchor local identity and keep craft traditions economically alive.
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