1 Taylor SwiftVisualPre-Reading
Warm-up
あなたはTaylor Swift について何を知っていますか。正しい答えに下線を引きましょう。推測でも構いません。

1. Taylor Swift was born in (1989 / 1998).
2. Her full name is Taylor (Anne / Alison) Swift.
3. Taylor has a younger (brother / sister).
4. Taylor can play the (ukulele / banjo).
5. Her lucky number is (7 / 13).
6. Taylor is (167 / 177) centimeters tall.
7. Her favorite food is (chocolate cake / cheesecake).
8. Taylor (writes / doesn’t write) songs.

Part 1
2 - [a] superstar

Taylor Swift is one of the biggest music/ˈsuːpərˌstɑːr/

3 - numerous

superstars today. She has sold millions of albums, won/ˈnuːmərəs/

numerous awards, and is loved by fans in countries

4 - including

around the world, including Japan. But why is this/ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

5 - [a] singersongwriter/ˈsɪŋərˈsɔːŋˌraɪtər/

American singer-songwriter so popular?

We asked

three of her biggest Japanese fans to give us theiropinion. Let’s read what they said.

1a. Who is Taylor Swift?
She is ____________________________________________________
1b. What has Taylor done? She ___________________________________________________________________________________________

6 - three of her biggest fans - 彼女の大ファンの３人

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Part 2
Naomi from Fukuoka

3 - [a] story teller/ˈstɔːri ˌtelər/

I love Taylor Swift because she writes great lyrics.
4 - nearly

Taylor is a story teller.

She tells stories about her

personal life, stories that nearly every person can relate to.

/ˈnɪrli/

5 - [a] breakup/ˈbreɪˌkʌp/

5She may sing about a terrible breakup, or she may sing a
joyful song about her love for a boy, a family member, ora friend. And in her songs, Taylor is not perfect. She ishuman, like everyone else, so her fans can easily relate toher.

6 - joyful/ˈdʒɔɪfəl/

11 - [a] role model/ˈroʊl ˌmɑːdəl/

13 - therefore/ˈðerˌfɔːr/

16 - effort
10/ˈefərt/Tomoyo from GunmaTaylor Swift is a good role model. Unlike manyother musicians, she doesn’t use bad words in her songs.
Therefore, anyone can listen to her music, including kids.
Through her songs, Taylor teaches kids that they have to15

work hard to become successful. There is no magic key
that you can turn. You just need a lot of effort.

2a. What kind of things does Taylor sing about in her songs?
She sings about ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2b. Why can anyone, including kids, listen to Taylor’s music?
Because _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4 - [a] personal life - 私生活

4 - relate to ~ - ～に共感する

12 - [a] bad word - 悪い言葉

15 - [a] magic key - 魔法の鍵Taylor Swift│ 3

Part 33 - [a] listener

Kanji from Aomori/ˈlɪsənər/

I like Taylor Swift because she is kind and4 - appreciate ~/əˈpriːʃiˌeɪt/

generous. She gives her listeners gifts at Christmas, or

6 - calm ~“Swiftmas” as fans call it, to show that she appreciates/ˈkɑːlm/them. She also visits hospitals and surprises her sick5

7 - [a] patient/ˈpeɪʃənt/

fans in their hospital beds.

This helps to calm the9 - pop

patients and make them feel happy.

/pɑːp/

10 - [an] idol

How about you? Are you a Taylor Swift fan? If/ˈaɪdəl/so, what do you like about this country and pop musicidol?

Taylor Swift in concert

3a. Why does Taylor give her fans gifts at “Swiftmas?”
To ______________________________________________________
3b. What else does she do? She ___________________________________________________________________________________________

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Optional Reading

The Writer’s Corner
I think Taylor Swift is great because her fame has not changed her.
There are many superstars and teen idols who change dramatically once5

they become rich and famous. And usually, they change in a bad way. But
Taylor is different because of her family. Taylor had terrific parents when
she was growing up. They taught her wholesome values, and that is why

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she is very kind and generous, even now.

Listening
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Steven と Ayumi の会話を聞いて、下の問いに答えましょう。リスニングの前に、‘accompany’ の意味を辞書で調べましょう。
1. Why does Ayumi think Taylor Swift is a good person?
Because Taylor is ___________________________________________
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2. What do her parents do?
They often ________________________________________________
3. What did Taylor do for her family?
She ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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下の３つの質問から１つを選び、自分の意見を書きましょう。書き終えたら、グループそしてクラス全体で発表しましょう。

1. Who is your favorite musician? Why do you like him or her?
2. Do you have a role model?
3. If you became a superstar, what would you do for your fans?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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1. あなたの一番好きなミュージシャンは誰ですか。なぜ彼/彼女が好きですか。
2. あなたには手本となる人物がいますか。
3. もしあなたがスーパースターになったとしたら、あなたのファンに何をしますか。

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Vocabulary Check - Parts 1 - 3 の単語を使い、クロスワードパズルを完成させましょう。
1. Taylor Swift is a ~. Millions of people around the world love her music.
2. A person who tells stories through music is called a story ~.
3. Many kids respect Taylor Swift. She is their ~ model.
4. I sing and write songs. I am a singer-~.
5. Taylor teaches kids that they have to make great ~ to become successful.
6. A musician who is loved by many young people is called a teen ~.
7. Taylor Swift sings both country music and ~ music.
8. Sometimes, Taylor visits ~ in the hospital to cheer them up.
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Food for Thought *- 下線語の意味を辞書で調べた後、下の言葉がどんな意味なのかクラスで確認しましょう。次に、（）中の語句を自分の言葉に置きかえ、グループやクラスで発表しましょ1. No matter what happens, be good to people. Being good to people is a great legacy
to leave behind. - Taylor Swift
2. We don’t need to share the opinions of others, but we need to be respectful. - Taylor Swift
3. I think I am smart, unless I am in love and then, I am very foolish. - Taylor Swift
4. Whenever someone tells me I can’t achieve something, I want to (do it more). - Taylor Swift
5. I’m intimidated by (the fear of being average). - Taylor Swift*このコーナーで紹介する語は、学習者向けに書きかえられている場合があります。（Lesson 10 まで同様）

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