FREE CONVERSATION（２７７）

You've just heard that your friend was in a terrible car accident.
Talk to the friend's mother.

Hi, I've just heard Tom was in a terrible traffic accident.
Is that true?
What hospital is he in?
How is his condition?
And I want to go visit him in the hospital.
Could you tell me what the visiting hours are?

TODAY'S EXPRESSIONS （１６２）

男女平等　：gender-equality
１時間のウォーキング　：one-hour walking
入門コース　：an introductory course
中級コース　：an intermediate course
草の根レベル　：the grass-roots level

Three Sentences （２７５）

Three example sentences of my own composition

　 世界で〇本の指に入る　：rank among the 基数＋最上級＋複数名詞in the world

① She ranks among the five best pianists in the world.

② The Yellow River ranks among the ten longest rivers in the world.

③ Mt. Noguchigorou-dake ranks among the 30 highest mountains in Japan.

FREE CONVERSATION（２７６）

You've noticed that your mother seems tired and unhappy.
What would you say to her?

Hey, mom, what's the matter with you?
You look exhausted and you seem to be in distress.
Don't be hard on yourself.
I think you should go somewhere for a change once in a while.
How about relaxing in a hot-spring bath and eating something delicious?

TODAY'S EXPRESSIONS （１６１）

ロールプレイングゲーム　：a roll-playing game
実写版の　：a live-action version of
業者テスト　：a mass-marketed test
自由に　：freely
自己管理能力　：self-management abilities