やってみよう: Liam: These cats are so small! How old are they? Matilda: Only one week. They ___ last Monday. Matilda のせりふを選んでください。 (graduated / were born / retired) 答え: were born — ネコたちは生まれて1週間なので、先週の月曜日に生まれたのです：were born。
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be born
I was born in a small town.
grow up
Children grow up so fast.
childhood
I had a happy childhood.
学校、仕事、家
学校を卒業するのは graduate。お店や銀行、会社で働き始めるのは get a job。親といっしょに住むのをやめるのは leave home です。
やってみよう: Matilda: Why is your friend so happy? Liam: He finally ___ at the hospital! Today is his first day. 絵を見て、Liam のせりふを選んでください。 (got a job / graduated / had a baby) 答え: got a job — 今日が病院での初日なので、そこで仕事が決まったのです：got a job。
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graduate
My brother graduated last week.
get a job
She got a job at a bank.
leave home
Many young people leave home at eighteen.
大きな変化
2人が夫と妻になるのは get married。母親や父親になるのは have a baby。年をとって仕事をやめるのは retire です。
やってみよう: Liam: Where's the man from the shoe store? I never see him now. Matilda: He ___ in May. His son has the store now. Matilda のせりふを選んでください。 (got married / was born / retired) 答え: retired — 彼は仕事をやめて、今は息子さんがお店をやっているので、退職したのです：retired。
やってみよう: Liam: Who's the old man with the little boy? Matilda: That's the boy's ___. He's eighty, and he takes the boy to school every day. Matilda のせりふを選んでください。 (cousin / grandfather / brother) 答え: grandfather — 男の子の家族で80歳の男の人なので、grandfather です。