Describe someone who taught you something important.
大切なことを教えてくれた人（人物）— 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)
- who this person is
- what they taught you
- how they taught you
- and explain why it was important
使えるコロケーション
| 表現 | 日本語訳 |
|---|---|
| a mentor | 良き師・指導者 |
| pass on knowledge | 知識を伝える |
| give constructive feedback | 建設的な指摘をする |
| take ~ under one's wing | 〜の面倒を見る |
| hands-on | 実践的な |
| instil confidence in ~ | 〜に自信を植え付ける |
| invaluable | 計り知れないほど貴重な |
| sink in | （教えが）腑に落ちる |
モデル回答 — まず自分で話してから開く
I'm going to talk about my high-school maths teacher, Ms Sato, who taught me something that turned out to be far more important than maths itself — how to learn.
Until I met her, I used to memorise solutions and hope the same patterns would appear in the exam. She refused to let us do that. Whenever anyone asked her a question, she would answer with another question, gently forcing us to work out the logic ourselves. At the time it was honestly infuriating, but her method made ideas sink in so deeply that I rarely forgot them.
What she really passed on was the belief that confusion is a normal stage of learning, not a sign of stupidity. That single idea has been invaluable throughout my career, especially when I've had to pick up new skills from scratch. Had she simply given us the answers like other teachers, I doubt I'd approach challenges with the confidence I have today.
Part3につながる質問(4問)
- What qualities make a good teacher?
- Can everyone become a good teacher, or is it a natural talent?
- Is it better to learn from experience or from other people?
- How do you think teaching will change with artificial intelligence?
モデル回答 — まず自分で話してから開く
質問
What qualities make a good teacher?
モデル回答
For me, the two non-negotiables are patience and the ability to simplify. The reason is that knowledge itself is everywhere now — what students lack is someone who can break a complex idea into steps and wait while they struggle. I once had a cram-school teacher who explained physics entirely through cooking analogies, and the whole class suddenly got it. Of course, deep subject knowledge still matters — you can't simplify what you don't understand. But on balance, empathy beats expertise in the classroom.
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