令和６（2024）年度

第３・４学年４月編入学選抜検査

Spring Entrance Examination 2024 for 3rd and 4th Grade Applicants

外国語作文（英語）
Foreign Language Essay (English)
令和６（2024）年２月３日（土）実施
Saturday, February 3, 2024
Attention
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Keep your test booklet closed until you are instructed to open this booklet.

2

Remain silent during test time.

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You will be given 45 minutes to complete the Foreign Language Essay.

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Write your name and registration number on the test booklet, and write your registration number on
your answer sheet.

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There is a separate answer sheet. The essay should be written within the space provided on theanswer sheet in English.

6You may freely use the blank space in the booklet. Any marks in this booklet will not be scored.

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No questions concerning the test content will be answered.

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Both your test booklet and your answer sheet will be collected after the test.

受検番号

氏名

Registration number

Name
東京学芸大学附属国際中等教育学校

TOKYO GAKUGEI UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOL

Read the passage below and write an essay answering the following question.
More and more municipalities in Japan are forgoing renovating their aging public-school pools, and areinstead outsourcing swimming lessons to the private sector.
In 2020, the Shiki Municipal Government in Saitama Prefecture formulated a basic policy regarding
swimming lessons. In principle, the city decided not to renovate pools that have reached the end of theiruseful life. It then entrusted lessons at all eight municipal elementary schools to Tokyo-based Konami
Sports Co. in the 2022 academic year. The students travel by bus to the sports club and take classes in theindoor heated pool. One instructor is assigned to a group of 15 to 20 children, and swimming techniques aretaught in accordance with government-set curriculum guidelines.
According to the municipal board of education, operating a renovated swimming pool would cost 5.36
million yen per school per year, including maintenance and management costs. On the other hand, the costof outsourcing to the private sector, including bus transportation, was 5.25 million yen per school, about
the same amount. Aside from the cost, outsourcing allows the children to improve their swimming ability
under the guidance of highly specialized instructors, and also allows classes to be held without worrying
about the weather.
Until now, swimming classes were held in June and July, but were often canceled due to concerns about
the risk of heat stroke. An official of the Fujimino Municipal Government's school education division
expressed hope that “indoor pools will allow for systematic classes from May to December, regardless ofweather and temperature, as well as protecting the health of the children.”
Modified from: Mainichi Japan, April 10, 2023

Similar to the case described above, many schools around the world have begun to outsourcesome of their services and activities.

QUESTION
What other services or activities should schools consider outsourcing? What services oractivities should schools not outsource? Describe at least one of each with reasons,considering potential risks and/or benefits.

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令和６（2024）年度 第３・４学年４月編入学選抜検査
Spring Entrance Examination 2024 for 3rd and 4th Grade Applicants
外国語作文（英語）

解答用紙 ／ Foreign Language Essay (English)

Answer Sheet※Leave the above boxes blank.

外国語作文（英語）

解答用紙 ／ Foreign Language Essay (English)

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