英を理解し話すことは、オーストラリアでの生活を向上させるのにとても役立ちます。ポッドキャスト、SBS Learn Englishでは、日々のさまざまなシチュエーションで使えるとっさの英語や表現を、あらゆる例を取り入れて簡単に説明します。
学習ノート
あなたが尊敬する人について話すときの様々なフレーズ：
- I really look up to my grandpa.
- I’ve always admired him.
- He’s had a big impact on me.
- I would say she led by example.
- They didn’t just talk — they followed through.
- She’s the kind of person who walks the talk.
口語的な言い回し：
I look up to someone ー （誰か）を尊敬している。
To speak highly of someone ー とてもポジティブに（誰か）について話すこと。
To lead by example ー 模範を示すということ。自分自身が正しい行動をとることで、他の人にどう行動すべきかを示すこと。
Someone follows through ー （誰か）が、やり遂げる。やると言ったことを実行すること。
ボキャブラリ：
A role model：良い模範を示して、私たちに成長と向上を与えてくれる人。
Someone(A) has a big impact on someone(B)：(誰かA)が、(誰かB)に大きな影響を与える。実際にその人に考えさせ、意味のある形で変化をさせる影響を意味します。
学習のポイント：
Allan と Claireは会話のなかで、現在完了形をつかっています。
現在完了形（have/has + 過去分詞）は、過去から始まって、現在に引き続き影響を与え続けていることを表現します。
これに対し、過去形（動詞 + ed）は、過去に起き、その場で終了していることを表現します。
Allanは祖父からの影響について現在完了形で話しています。なぜなら、同じ気持ちを過去から引き続き感じているためです。
Allan: I’ve always admired him. (have + admired)
He’s had a big impact on me (has + had)
しかし、この祖父は亡くなっています。Claire は、Allan の祖父が、過去に彼に与えた気持ちを過去形で話しています。
Claire: … someone who always led by example (led)
Allan: .. He didn’t just talk—he followed through….. (did + not + talk; follow + ed)
…person who walked the talk (walked)
文化的情報：
Baker Boyは、誇り高いヨルング族のラッパー、ダンサー、そしてアーティストです。彼の力強い作品は、オーストラリア国内外のオーディエンスにインスピレーションを与えてきました。英語と、彼のヨルング・マタ語を融合させた彼の音楽は、先住民文化を称え、共有しながら、オーストラリアのヒップホップシーンに独自の声をもたらしています。数々の賞を受賞したパフォーマーであるBaker Boyは、2019年にYoung Australian of the Year を受賞しました。
トランスクリプト：
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Think of someone you admire. Someone who taught you, helped you, inspired you, or showed you how to be a better person?
My name’s Kate, and I have a lot of different role models. A role model is someone who sets a good example and makes us want to grow and improve so that we can be more like them.
They could be a family member, a teacher, a friend, or even someone we’ve never met. In this episode, we’ll learn some easy ways to talk in English about our role models.
You’ll hear useful phrases, real examples, and a few stories from me too!
Let’s get started. Today, I’m taking you to a small, cosy café. The soft clink of coffee cups and the low hum of conversation fill the air. Allan and Claire are sitting by the window, watching people stroll past as they chat. The smell of fresh coffee beans drifts around them. Claire wraps her hands around a warm mug, smiling as Allan begins to talk about someone close to his heart.
Allan:
I miss my grandpa. I always looked up to him.
Claire:
Yeah, you always speak so highly of him.
Allan:
I do. I’ve always admired him. He’s had a big impact on me.
Claire:
Would you say he’s someone who always led by example?
Allan:
Yes, I would. He didn’t just talk—he followed through. He was the kind of person who walked the talk.
Beautiful conversation, isn’t it? It made me think about my number one role model — my mum.
She’s has always been the kind of woman who moves mountains for her children. No matter how hard life got when we were young, she never gave up. She worked long hours, cooked and cleaned at home, and still found time to support me and my brother every step of the way. Whenever something is difficult and I feel like life is too hard, I think of her — and I keep going. She’s truly my inspiration, and now I’m getting emotional.
Let’s get to work and take a closer look at some of the useful phrases Allan and Claire used, so you can talk about your own role models too.
Allan first said,
I miss my grandpa. I always looked up to him.
If you look up to someone, it means you admire them. You think they’re a great person, and you respect what they do or how they live. And when you admire someone, you might try to be more like them or learn from their example.
Claire then said,
You always speak so highly of him.
To speak highly of someone means to talk about them in a very positive way. When you speak highly of someone, you talk about all the things you admire about them — their qualities, actions, and character.
Allan speaks highly of his grandpa because he respects and looks up to him. So, when you admire someone, you often speak highly of them to others.
Next, we have,
I’ve always admired him. He’s had a big impact on me.
Allan’s grandpa had a big impact on him. When someone has a big impact on you, they make you think and they change you in a meaningful way. They influence your thoughts, your actions, and even your values. This big impact can be a result of something someone says, or something someone does, or even just how they live their life.
For example, have you heard of Baker Boy? He's a Yolngu rapper, dancer, and artist that has inspired so many people. His music blends English and his native language, Yolngu Matha. Baker Boy brings Indigenous culture to the Australian hip-hop scene and has won many awards. He was celebrated as the Young Australian of the Year in 2019. He's young, but definitely a role model!
Let’s go back to our dialogue, Claire said,
Would you say he’s someone who led by example?
Led by example. If you lead by example, you show others how to behave by doing the right thing yourself. Instead of just telling people what to do, you show them the right thing to do through your own actions.
Can you think of someone who has led by example?
Just like Allan’s grandpa, who, as Allan says,
He didn’t just talk—he followed through. He was the kind of person who walked the talk.
He followed through. We say someone follows through when they do what they said they would do. So, someone who walks the talk doesn’t just make promises — but keeps them. When someone follows through, it means that you can trust what they say because they actually take real action.
We can also say that someone walks the talk when their actions match their words.
A big thank you to Paul Nicholson and Lily O'Sullivan who voiced the characters of Allan and Claire, and Professor Lynda Yates was our educational consultant.
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