気が付いたら11月も最終週ですね。
海外ドラマの字幕版や映画、洋楽などでリスニングの練習（というか単にそういうものを楽しみながら内容を聞き取ろうとしているだけなんですが）をしていると、ごくたまにツボにはまるというか、スパッとその内容が聞き取れることがあります。
「やった！リスニングの大進歩だ！」と昔は喜んだものですが、そんなうぬぼれは長くて数日、短ければ数時間で打ち砕かれてしまいます。
先日も海外ドラマの「スーツ SUITS」のテーマソングを聞こうと試みて見事に玉砕しました。実際yutubeで歌詞を見ながらきいてもついてゆけません。
精進あるのみですね。
ではいきます。
ラジオ英会話2014年11月24日放送分から
Old News Is New Again
Part 1
Hello, everyone. I'm Deirdre Ikeda.
Students at a junior high school are taking a nap to prepare for afternoon
classes. Yasu junior high school in Fukuoka prefecture launched the activity in
April at the start of Japanese school year. The school decided to establish the
nap time after more than 30% of students wrote in a questionnaire that they
didn't get enough sleep. All teachers and students and the officials now take a
nap for 10 minutes with the curtains closed and classical music playing after
the Monday and Wednesday lunch breaks. A third-year student who sleeps only 6
hours the night said his mind is clear now thanks to taking a nap. Principal
Seiji Yamaguchi said the school is aiming to increase the students' academic
ability this way.
WOORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
はじめる launch
設ける establish
アンケート questionnaire
校長 principal
学力 academic ability
正誤問題 TRUE-FALSE QUESTION
1. At this school, only the students take a
nap to prepare for afternoon classes.
(F) Not only all students. It's all
teachers and officials as well.
2. Questionnaire results had shown that
more than 50% of students didn't get enough sleep.
(F) Not more than 50%, more than 30%.
3. The school is aiming to increase the
students' academic ability this way.
(T) The school is aiming to increase the
students' academic ability this way.
1. How long is the nap?
10 minutes.
2. When this nap happen?
After lunch brakes on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Part 2
Listen and choose the best answer to the
question from the list of the answers.
（ニュースを聞いて質問の答えとして最も正しいものを選択肢から選びましょう）
Hello, everyone. I'm Walter Roberts.
Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata has returned to the earth after six-month in
space on board international space station ISS. The Russian Soyuz space craft
carrying Wakata, a Russian cosmonaut and a US astronaut landed in central
Kazakhstan. Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide was on hand to greet Wakata.
Hoshide worked on the ISS in 2012. Speaking to reporters after physical exam,
Wakata said his six-month ISS mission that began in November 13 has led him to
believe that the earth is an irreplaceable home. Wakata, who is service
commander the last 2 months of his mission said he’d been able to fulfil his
duties thanks to wonderful international teamwork. He stressed the significants
of having worked together with crewmates from Russia and the United States.
WOORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
宇宙飛行士 astronaut
～に乗って on board
ロシアの宇宙飛行士 cosmonaut
待機して その場にいて on hand
かけがえのない irreplaceable
船長 commander
意義 significants
Which statement best describes the digest
of the news?
a) The Russian Soyuz space craft carrying
only Wakata has landed in central Kazakhstan ending his six-month mission in
space.
b) Wakata has successfully finished his
six-month mission on the international space station saying it was thanks to
international teamwork.
c) Serving as commander for the six-month
of his mission, Wakata thanks the Japanese government and people for their
support.
Answer: b)
Question
1. Who is Akihiko Hoshide who is at the
landing site to greet Wakata?
Answer: He is a Japanese astronaut who
worked on the ISS in 2012.
2. What did Wakata say his ISS mission led
him to believe?
Answer: That the earth is an irreplaceable
home.
今週はスペシャルウイークですね。