高校生の一郎が留学生のTomを自宅に招待した。日本料理に興味のあるTomは料理を手伝うつもりで早めに来ました。台所で料理をしている一郎の母に話しかけます。

Tom:　料理を手伝わせて欲しいとその理由を述べて丁寧に頼む（20語程度）

生徒さん答１)

Excuse me, mom. I am very interested in Japanese dishes. Would you mind letting me cook with you? (18)

生徒さん答２）

Would you mind if I helped you with cooking?（ポイント：丁寧表現は過去形にする）

I am interested in Japanese food and I’d like to see how it’s done. (23)

生徒さん答３）

May I help you with cooking? I am very interested in Japanese food and I’d like to see how you cook it. (22)

母: 　相手の気持ちを傷つけないような理由を上げて断る（30語程度）

生徒さん答１)

Thank you, Tom.  But I can manage to cook it  by myself.  Instead,  how about talking with Ichiro? He has been really looking forward to showing you some Japanese cartoons. (30)

生徒さん答２）

I ‘m glad to hear that. But you are a guest. So please make yourself at home and relax.I mean, help yourself to the TV or anything else you like.  (30)