下記の<受験レポート>は、二日前に徹夜で書いていただいた臨場感溢れるレポートですので、特別バージョンにてお送りします。 来年の受験の良い参考となると思います! ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ かなり詳しい英語の<受験レポート> ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 受験外国語(英語) 受験会場:(東京)国際交流基金日本語国際センター(実際には埼玉県北浦和) 受験時間:(16:30より) <試験官A> 40歳前後の白人男性。とても明るい雰囲気の素敵な方で、始まりからずっとフレンドリーに接して下さり、緊張しないでねと、終始ニコニコと笑顔で接して下さいました。 <試験官B> 40歳前後の日本人女性。こちらの方も終始笑顔でうんうんと頷いてくれ、ずっと真剣に話を聞いて下さいました。とても優しく心穏やかなプロのガイドの方だと思われます。 ●時間帯別問題群として事前に用意されていたと思われる質問 (1)What is a nice place in Harajyuku? 原宿の何が知りたいのか文章がよく聞き取れませんでしたので質問は曖昧です。 (2)Why can't Japanese speak English? (3)Why do you want to become Tour Guide? (4)(日本語で)もし通訳ガイドになったらどんな事に気を付けますか? ●質疑応答 B: Please put your bags on the chair and take a seat. Thank you. Nice to meet you. A B: Nice to meet you too. A: OK. Don't get nervous. Just relax, we are here to talk with you. (この他にも会話を楽しもうといった趣旨の事を言って下さいました。ABともに優しいスマイルだったので緊張が解けました) Thank you for make me relax. A: Please tell me your name and where you are from? My name is xxxxxx. I'm from xxxxxx in xxxxxx Prefecture. A: How do you come here? I came here by the bullet rain and JR train. A: Oh it would be a long journey, let's 早く帰れるように早く終わらせようというような事を言われる。 (笑顔で)That's ok, thank you.
A: Please tell me ( ) Harajyuku? (ここで聞き取れず原宿の前になんて言ったか、すみませんがもう一度とお願いしますとお願いしていると、すかさずもう一度言ってくれたのですが、私の質問が終わる前に答えて下さった為、また肝心の単語がかぶってしまい、原宿の何がしりたいのかが分からなかったのですが、もういいや、とにかく原宿を知りたいんだろうと、原宿について説明を始めました。もう一度言って頂くときは丁寧な文章よりシンプルな短文でサッと言った方がいいかもしれません) Harajyuku is one of the most popular spots in Tokyo, there are many shops especially fashion shops for young people. And also, there is one of the most popular shines in Japan, almost right next to the Harajyuku station. (文法や文が多分おかしかったけれど都会の中の森、の様な事を言おうとがんばる) It is covered by many cypress trees, so it's like a small wood in the center of city. At the entrance, there is a gate called Torii. 2 poles and 2 crossbeams. (身振り手振りで鳥居を説明) It is about 12 meters high. That'd ward off the evil spirits and divides this ordinary world to sacred shrine place. So, once you go through the Torii, you will feel the atmosphere of sacred zone. A: OK, that nice, inside of torii seems to be a safe place, good! (終始笑顔でうんうんと聞いてくれていました、雰囲気からおそらく既に日本の事を知っているのだと思われます,)
A: Why can't Japanese people speak English? I think Japanese people can speak English for all Japanese study English from Junior high school, recently from Elementary school. However, we are not good at speaking because in school, lessens are a lecture style. Only teacher teaches English and speaks it, while students, usually consists of 40 to 50, have no chance to speak English in whole 1 hour. So, they don't have any chance to speak English practically and they are not good at speaking. But they are good at grammar and reading. Besides, teachers are, in most of the cases, Japanese, not native speakers. So, we have no chance to practice English with native speakers. Also, Japan is a isolated country surrounded by the sea. The numbers of foreigners are increasing, but in daily life, we usually have no chance to talk with foreigners practically. So, we are not good at speaking English. But I hope it will change for we start studying English from Elementary school. A: That's good. (にっこり)
A: Why do you want to be a tour guide? I want be a tour guide because I'd like to meet many people with different cultures. Also, Japan has many scenic spots and historically and culturally important sights and buildings, so I'd like to introduce it to many people. And I really like to serve people, so, If I became a tour guide, I'd like to serve every customer as my president or boss (ここでAB二人とも笑う) using my experience as a secretary to the president for many years. (うんうんと頷かれる)So, if I became a tour guide, I'd like to notice how customers are feeling before they say it, by seeing carefully how they looks, and if they looks tired, I'll give them time to relax or rest, and if they seems to be interested in something, then it's my chance to speak as much as I know about the matter, and if they seems getting bored, I'll entertain them. In the case of traffic jam or something when we must wait for long, I'll be prepared hard candies to hand out for refreshment, and origami to teach, for they are handy. And I'd like to learn not only Japan but also other countries' religion, history, culture and philosophy in order to know how people feel and expand my sights. And for these reasons, I want to be a tour guide.