Describe an object that is very important to you.
大切な物（物）— 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 it is
- how you got it
- how long you have had it
- and explain why it is important to you
使えるコロケーション
| 表現 | 日本語訳 |
|---|---|
| sentimental value | （金額でなく）思い出としての価値 |
| a family heirloom | 家宝・代々伝わる品 |
| priceless | お金に代えられない |
| worn out | 使い込まれた |
| bring back memories | 思い出をよみがえらせる |
| irreplaceable | かけがえのない |
| hold on to ~ | 〜を手放さず持ち続ける |
| treasure | （動詞）大切にする |
モデル回答 — まず自分で話してから開く
The object I'd like to describe is an old mechanical wristwatch that belonged to my grandfather.
He gave it to me about ten years ago, when I landed my first full-time job. I remember the moment vividly: he took it off his own wrist at the dinner table, said 'a working man needs a proper watch', and that was that — no ceremony whatsoever, which was very much his style. He'd worn it for over forty years, so the leather strap was completely worn out and the glass had a tiny scratch across it.
Functionally speaking, it's nothing special — it loses about a minute a week and I still have to wind it by hand. My smartwatch is objectively better in every measurable way. And yet on important days — interviews, presentations, weddings — it's always the one I reach for. Winding it has become a small ritual that calms my nerves, and when I glance at it, it brings back memories of him. Its market value is probably close to zero, but to me it's genuinely irreplaceable.
Part3につながる質問(4問)
- Why do people keep things that have sentimental value?
- Do people today buy more things than they really need?
- How does advertising influence what people buy?
- Will physical objects become less important in a digital world?
モデル回答 — まず自分で話してから開く
質問
Why do people keep things that have sentimental value?
モデル回答
Essentially because objects work as anchors for memory. The reason is that human memory is unreliable — it fades and rewrites itself — whereas a physical thing stays constant, so touching it can retrieve emotions that would otherwise be lost. My grandmother's generation kept letters for exactly this purpose. There's also an element of identity: our treasured objects are a kind of autobiography on a shelf. Of course, taken too far it becomes hoarding. But within reason, keeping a few meaningful things seems psychologically healthy rather than irrational.
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