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Unit
4 長文問題≫ もしも時間を戻せたら?
) able to change the past? If you
1 Do you ever wish you (1)(
had (2) that ability, maybe you would spend more time practicing soccer,
learn the instrument that you always wanted to play, study harder for
that big test, or try to save more money for the future.
2
What would you do if you had the ability to turn back the clock?
This was a question which Mr. Woodall, a high school teacher in
Philadelphia, asked his students. Mr. Woodall wanted to know what
was important to his students but was pleasantly surprised to see the
results. I think their answers will be very interesting to you, too.
3
which were connected to
Mr. Woodall expected to see answers (v))
the own good of the students, but (3) he was wrong. The majority of the
which he received from his students were for the good of
answers (5)
others.
4 A very common answer he found was, "If I could turn back the
clock, I would take back some things that I said to a friend." Apparently,
many of the students regretted saying something (5)(
) hurt their
friends and wanted to change that. Surprisingly, close to 40% of the
students answered this way.
5
Another common answer was about pets. "(6) If I were able to turn
back the clock, I would spend more time with my dog," or "(I would be
nicer to my cat," were some common answers. Almost 25% of the
students missed their pet very much and wanted to show more love.
These pets included dogs, cats, birds, rabbits and other animals.
6 There were other answers about reading more books, studying
harder, or eating less junk food. However, Mr. Woodall was quite
impressed with his students and their concern for others. He decided
to share all of the answers with his students, and the students enjoyed
hearing the different answers. Mr. Woodall decided to try this activity
with his students every year. By asking, he felt he would learn a lot
about his students.
Target
①関係代名詞
②仮定法・間接疑問
turn back
(時計を) 巻き戻す
問1
(1) (C
pleasantly 心地よく
good
問2
問3
い。
問
expected to
〜するだろうと思う
majority t
F
(4
take back 取り消す
apparently
どうやら~らしい
close to ~近く
be nice to
〜にやさしい
junk food ジャンクフード
concern for
〜への気遣い、配慮
