高３生のHさん、

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素晴らしい英文だったのでをのうち１つをシェアしたいと思います。

添削担当のロジャー先生にも「大学生以上！」と褒められました。

Topic: Are there any advantages to holding Tokyo Olympic Games under the COVID 19　Pandemic?

Although some people say that Tokyo Olympic Games brought some problems, I believe its benefits overwhelm those problems. There are three reasons to support my opinion.

First, the Olympic Games encouraged foreign people to be interested in Japan. These days, the number of visitors to Japan has been decreasing under the pandemic. However, the Olympics gave us opportunity to promote Japan toward foreign people. For example, through media coverages such as TV, they could see the scenery of

Tokyo as well as the Olympic Games. Moreover, some foreign athletes were impressed with Japanese products and food sold at convenience stores, and they posted the picture of those on the social media. This also allowed people in other countries to know about Japan.

Second, the Olympics allows LGBTQ+ athletes to promote themselves toward the world. In fact, the number of LGBTQ athletes participating in the Tokyo Olympic Games was the largest than those of any other Olympic Games that have ever been held. Then, people all over the world were impressed with those athletes. For example, Thomas Robert Daley said that he was proud of himself as a gay man and the campion of the Olympic Games. Thus, this Olympic Games contributed to enlightening the people around the world on the gender diversity.

Third, Japanese people could also enjoy the Olympic Games as well as foreign people. Under the pandemic, people are forced to stay at home, and there are some people feeling lonely or suffering from depression. Nevertheless, it is also true that such people were encouraged by the Olympic athletes. For instance, teenager skateboarder, Momiji Yamamoto got the first prize, which surprised many people. Therefore, the Olympic Games had a positive effect on Japanese people too.

For these reasons I have stated above, I believe that there are advantages to holding the Olympic Games even under the pandemic. Furthermore, the world should fight against the pandemic by taking advantage of solidarity improved by the Olympic Games.

自由英作文の極意とは！

まず、言いたい内容を日本語で考える
　　　　↓
次にその日本語を、
「自分が正しいと知っている、あるいは使い方がわかっている
　構文、文型、単語、熟語を使った日本語に、
　日本語のレベルを下げる」
　　　　↓
それを英語にする。

これが、まちがいがない方法です。

高３生は、入試に自由英作文が出たり、
高校生でも、何かしらの英作文をする場合がある。

その場合には、この方法を試してみてください。
より自然な英文になりますから。

自由作文の最悪版は、
「頭に浮かんだ日本語をそのまま英語にする」というもの。
日本語のレベルの方が当然英語より高いし、
主語が「私」とか「あなた」じゃない無生物主語のときがある。
でもそれだと、セットの正しい動詞がちゃんと見つけられるかわからない。

聞いたことがあり、正しいと知っている表現で固めれば
不自然な英語にはなりません。

でも、作った英文に対して、自然だけど「物足りない」と思うハズ。
「もっと自分は、複雑なことを言いたいのだけれど」と思うのなら、
使える英語のストックを増やすことです（＾－＾）