READING SUCCESS 2
リーディング サクセス 2

Akihiko Sato
Valerie TidwellはしがきREADING SUCCESS 2 は、明るく楽しく学べる初中級用の英語教材です。リーディングの内容が興味深いだけでなく、タスクについても学習者が笑顔をもって授業参加できるよう考慮しました。
「話す・読む・書く」能力をバランスよく向上させることを目標とし、様々な形式の設問の解答を進めていくことで英語が定着するよう工夫しています。

300語程度のリーディングパートでは、英語読解力を伸ばすための効果的な文章が採用され、読みながら知識を得られる厳選した内容となっています。タスク内の例文は日常生活で頻繁に出てくる表現を多く使用し、英語でのやりとりが自然に身につくように 配慮しています。レベルについては CEFR A2  を想定しながら作りました。

本書は、初級用教材として前年に作成した READING SUCCESS 1 の続編となります。
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2016 年 8 月
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佐藤 明彦

CONTENTS
Unit1234Title
A Piece of History
in Your Closet
クローゼットの中にある歴史

Birth Order among Siblings
きょうだいの生まれ順

The Origin of Basketball
バスケットボールのはじまり

Table Manners
テーブルマナーMusic Beats

5 ミュージックビート

6

7

Amazing Koalas
驚くべきコアラの生態

Coffee and Healthy Life
コーヒーと健康生活

Words

Grammar & Expressions Pageown
minerrebel
banmaterial

be made fromlike s/th
be related tostart -ing
be associated with7steadypolitician
competeridiculoustrait

the more... the morechoose not to do
be crazy about
get attention
follow in one's footsteps

13

owelight bulb
replacehoop
createtry to doever since
that's how SV
either A or B
catch on19

impression
politestarehabit
forgivebe proper to dowhile -ing
as long as SV
be best to do
how much SV

25

reducebenefitrecognize
effectivegrade

not only... but also
be likely to do
make s/o dosound likeno one do31

botherskull
nutrition
entiresurvivetake care ofeven though
it is difficult to do
buy s/o s/th
except for37

organization
consumequantity
prevent
evidence

keep s/o adj. (SVOC)
SV before SV
amount ofwhile SV, SV
according to43

Unit89Title
Pyramids of Egypt
エジプトのピラミッド

Days of Showing Your Love
愛を語る日

Unique Careers

10 ユニークな職業

The Story of Medusa

11 メデューサの神話

Genetic Modification

12 遺伝子組み換え

Earth Day

13 地球の日Technology and Life

14 技術と生活

Words

Grammar & Expressions Page

treasure
wanderlabor
impressive
appreciate

althoughbe filled withdo (emphasis)take place
day in and day out

49

dedicatemeananonymousfigure out
obligatory

SV because SVin many ways
eachgive s/th to s/obe adj. enough to do

55

exploretumblemartial arts
budgetharvesthow to dodepend on
it is time to doalmost all
must be able to do

61

frightening
immediately
punishment
fameinspireif s/o did, s/o would
so adj. that SV
get rid of
not to mention
s/o who do

67

distributeaffordfuelexpectation
dissolve

take a look athave been -ing
get mixed up withtimes -erbe hard not to be73

protestsolution
encourage
reducethirsty

have in common
by not -ing
take steps
a little
do what you do

79

handlecutting-edge
deviceverbaldevelopwhose s/obe what SV
allow s/o to dosuch asbe yet to come

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Unit

Reading Tips

1

Supporting Details

2

Facts and Opinions

裏付けとなる記述
事実と意見

3

Understanding Examples

4

Skimming (Reading for Main Idea)

5

実例の理解
スキミング

Scanning (Reading for Detail)
スキャンニング

6

Sequence Connectors

7

Comparing and Contrasting

配列と接続比較と対照

8

Cause and Effect9

Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions

10

The Composition of an Essay

11

Dashes and Hyphens121314

原因と結果
推論と結論
論文の構成
ダッシュとハイフン

The Comma
コンマ

The Colon
コロン

The Semicolon
セミコロン

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UNIT 1A Piece of History
in Your Closet
1 Opening Questions
Answer the question and continue a conversation with your partner.
Q How many pairs of jeans do you own?

I have two pairs of skinny jeans and one pair of straight jeans.
I don’t have any jeans, but I have a denim skirt.

2 Word Definitions
Match the words with the definitions.

1. own(a someone who works to remove gold, etc.
)		

2. miner()		b to say that something must not be done

3. rebel()		
c the substance of which a thing is made4. ban()		
d to have something which belongs to you

5. material()		
e someone who fights authority

3 Completing the Sentences
Fill in the blanks using the words shown above. Change the form if necessary.

1. The quality of the
2. The musician

for the dress was marvelous.
a lot of vintage guitars.

3. The city introduced a regulation tosmoking while walking.
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Reading Tips: Supporting Details

In a paragraph, there is usually a topic sentence to explain the mostimportant point. The topic sentence should be supported by facts orstatistics. Statistics are helpful in getting the readers to understandthe main idea. Many readers recognize statistics are true — statistics
are not the writer’s opinions.

 Answer true or false.
• A topic sentence is often the most important in theparagraph.
• Statistics are almost always based on the writer’s opinions.

TFTF

4 ReadingNow, let’s read.

1-2

A Piece of History in Your Closet
1 Jeans are so popular that people in the US spend about $14 million

on them each year. The average American owns seven pairs. It’snot a new fashion trend, though. The material for jeans was first
produced in the 1500s.
2 Jeans are made from a fabric called denim. The strong, blue material

was originally made in the French city of Nimes. The word “jeans”
is related to the Italian sailors who wore them. The sailors camefrom Genoa and were called Genoese, which sounds like jeans.

83 Jeans changed as a result of the California Gold Rush. In 1853,

a German immigrant named Levi Strauss started making denimjeans, but he also used copper rivets to make the pockets stronger.
Strauss sold his jeans to the gold miners, and jeans were soon theuniform for laborers and especially, cowboys. In the late 1800s, apair of jeans cost $1.50.
4 By the 1940s, people were wearing jeans for leisure. In the 1950s,

stars like Elvis Presley and Marlon Brando made jeans popular withteenagers. Jeans also became associated with young rebels such as
the actor James Dean. Schools, movie theaters, and restaurants
even banned them.
5 Jeans entered the world of high fashion in the 1980s. Designers

sold jeans that were already torn and dyed in different colors. Thebell-bottoms of the 1970s were out, and skinny jeans were in. The
material wasn’t just used for pants anymore, either. Denim jackets,wallets, shoes, and even sofas became popular.
6 Today, you can ﬁnd jeans in all kinds of shapes and colors. They can

cost under $20 or more than $3,000. You can wear a pair anywhere
you go. Jeans are truly an iconic fashion item.

95 True or False
Decide whether the statements are true or false, and circle the boxes.

1. American people spend more than $12 million on jeans each year.

True

False

2. The material called denim was originally made in Germany.

True

False

3. American people had begun wearing jeans outside of work by the 1940s.

True

False

4. The 1950s were when people were allowed to wear jeans in schools andrestaurants.

True

False

6 Completing the Sentences
Fill in the blanks with the words from the article.

1. The word “jeans” came from the hometown of the Italian

who wore them.
2. Levi Strauss made jeans that contained

rivets, which

made the pockets stronger.
3. People

jeans with rebels, so wearing jeans was oncebanned in some places.
4. Many people started to wear

10jeans in the 1980s.

7 Multiple Choice
Circle the appropriate answers.

1. Before going to the US, where did Levi Strauss live?
aHe was from France.

b

He came from Italy.

c

He was in the Wild West.

dHe lived in Germany.

2. Which star did not make jeans popular in the 1950s?
aFrank Sinatrab

Marlon BrandocElvis Presley

dJames Dean

3. What does “them” refer to in the last sentence of the fourth paragraph?
aRebelsb

JeanscTeenagersdStars

4. Which denim product is not mentioned?
aShoesbFurniture

cPillows

dJackets

118 Grammar and Expressions
Put the words in the correct order.

1. Both cheese.
are / butter / made / milk / and / from

2. I was extremely tired and.

last / a / like / night / log / slept
3. Mental

confidence.
to / health / related / your / is / often

4. The 4thyear.
start / students / year / will / next / working

5. Classical.

be / music / intelligence / can / with / associatedHints
be made fromlike s/thbe related tostart –ing
be associated withs/th: something

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