0102・えいごリアン What's that?







What's that? あれなーに?

What's that?
Wow, that's a big TV.
OK. I'll give you a quiz.
Are you ready?

Question number one!

Look at the TV. What's that?

Yes, Yuji. What's that?
Ah, just a minute, Yuji.
Ah, I know, I know. Is it a flower?

No. Oh, no. Try again. What's that?

Oh, I know, I know. It's a mantis! Kamakiri!

Yes, that's right. It's a mantis.
Good job, Yuji. Good job, Yuji. Good boy!

Question number two! What's that?

I know, I know. It's a five!

No, no. What's that?

Oh, oh. I know, I know. It's a telephone!

Too bad, too bad. What's that?

Oh, oh. I know, I know. It's a mobile telephone.

A public telephone?
A big telephone. A small telephone. Your telephone.
My telephone. My mother's telephone. It's a red telephone.

It's a calculator.

That's right! It's a calculator!

What's that?

It's a pan.

OK, it's a pan.

What's that?

It's a cup.

OK, it's a cup.



★文法★

What ------- 何? 何かわからない時に使うことば(疑問詞)

例. What is that? ------ あれは、なんですか?

  What と is が What’s と短縮されます。
   What’s this? ------- これは、なんですか?

答える時は、It’s ( It is ) でこたえます。
  It’s a book.
  It’s a pencil.

★あれら、これら( those, these )で聞くときは
What are those? → They are mobile phones. ( They are で答えます)