Level B1 General English
Lesson 42
Inversion Grammar
倒置

1
PHRASE OF THE DAY
今日のフレーズ

Not only were we lost, we also ran out of gas.
道に迷っただけじゃなく、ガソリンもなくなった。

2
SITUATION
状況

Charles is talking with his friend Anna about his trip.
チャールズは旅行についてアンナと話しています。

3
DIALOGUE
ダイアログ

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then practice each role.
課題: 先生の後に続いてくり返した後、それぞれの役を練習してみましょう。

Anna
So how was your trip up the mountain on the weekend?
Charles
It was an adventure. Not only were we lost, we also ran out of gas.
Anna
Oh, wow! I thought Dave knew that area well. It was his cottage you went to, right?
Charles
Yeah. But he hadn’t been there since he was 5 years old.
アンナ:
週末、山への旅行はどうだったの?

チャールズ:
それは冒険だったよ。迷っただけじゃなく、ガソリンもなくなって…。

アンナ:
えー。デイブはあの地域をよく知っていると思ったんだけど。あなたが行ったのは彼のコテージでしょう?

チャールズ:
うん。でも5歳の時以来行ってなかったんだって。

4
VOCABULARY
語い

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then read aloud by yourself.
課題: 先生の後に続いてくり返した後、今度はひとりで発音してみましょう。

cottage
山小屋
lost
迷った(loseの過去形、過去分詞形)
adventure
冒険
run out of ~
~が無くなる

5
LANGUAGE FOCUS
今日のポイント

Not only were we lost, we also ran out of gas.
道に迷っただけじゃなく、ガソリンもなくなった。
Talk About An Experience Using “not only were + pronoun,
no sooner had + pronoun, only then did + pronoun, and little did + pronoun
not only were +代名詞, no sooner had +代名詞, only then did +代名詞, little did +代名詞 を使って経験を話す

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then read aloud again by yourself.
課題: 先生の後に続いてくり返した後、今度はひとりで発音してみましょう。

Not only were we hungry, but we were also suffering from thirst.
No sooner had he sat down than he found it was time to go.
Only then did we realize that we were lost.
Little did I know that they were waiting.
Not only were they upset, but they were also very angry about the result.
我々はお腹が空いていただけでなく、喉も乾いていた。

彼は座ったとたん出発の時間だと分かった。

その時初めて自分たちが迷っていることが分かった。

彼らが待っていたなんて知らなかった。

彼らはがっかりしただけでなく、その結果に怒りを覚えた。

6
ACTIVITY
練習

Activity 1: Make sentences for the following using today’s language.
練習1: 今日学んだ表現を使って、文を作ってみましょう。

Example: tired, cold and wet from walking in the rain
-> Not only were we tired but we were also cold and wet from walking in the rain.
1. early, first to arrive at the party
2. stepped outside, it started raining
3. understand the problem
4. know that everyone was going to be late
5. finished dinner, his invited him out for drinks

Activity 2: Tell your tutor about your experience using “not only were we/no sooner had we/only then did we/little did we.”
練習2: “not only were we/no sooner had we/only then did we/little did we”を使って、あなたの経験について話してみましょう。