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Preface
The 15 chapters in this book deal with issues that our world faces today andwill continue to face in the future. Each chapter is intended to encourage you
to develop skills in thinking about the subject and increasing your vocabulary,so that you will be able to write your own ideas and talk about your views. The
topics vary from education and welfare to tourism, science, and engineering.
Begin by reading the Introduction which will give you an overall view of thesubject. The Vocabulary Building section will help you expand your use ofvarious forms of words. You may know a noun or verb and discover the forms ofadjectives and adverbs, too.
The Readings are approximately 250 words long. Read each one silently one
time, then read it aloud several times, so you can discover the flow of thephrases. The Comprehension Check will help confirm whether you understood
the reading correctly.
In the Listening Exercise, you will hear a man and a woman discussing the topic.
Try to grasp each person’s opinion. The following comprehension questions will
help you check whether you really understood their conversation.
The final Writing Exercise is an opportunity for you to organize your own
thoughts about the topic of the chapter. Write down your ideas. Then you canpractice saying these ideas in the Speaking Exercise.
Through the active use of all four skills, you can develop your ability tocommunicate with people who do not speak Japanese. You can discuss
important issues that we all face now and will need to cooperate in solving in
the years to come.
Educate yourself, as much as possible.
James M. Vardaman

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Unit

Building from Above ......................................... 7

1

Unit

Food Loss .................................................................... 11

2Unit

Identifying False Information ................... 15

3Unit

Water Footprint .................................................... 19

4Unit

Data in Sports ......................................................... 23

5Unit

Community Kitchens ........................................ 27

6

Unit

Studying Abroad .................................................. 31

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Enough Sleep .......................................................... 35

8Unit

Drones to the Rescue ...................................... 39

9Unit

Country Mouse or City Mouse? ............... 43

10Unit11Digital vs. Paper ................................................... 47

Unit

Where Does Nuclear Waste Go? ........... 51

12UnitFarms without Fields ........................................ 55

13UnitSchool Starting Age ........................................... 59

14UnitThe Appeal of Japan’s Pop Culture ..... 63

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1

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Comprehension Check
1.

TF

Bees and wasps work independently in building hives.

2.

TF

3D printers place building materials one layer at a time.

3.

T

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New technology uses two types of robots to place material
accurately.

4.

TF

In the future only small structure construction will be possible.

5.

TF

Flying robots may eventually be able to operate in remoteareas.

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02

1. Why is the man worried about robots building things?
a. Because robots may make mistakes.
b. Because robots may take peopleʼs jobs.
c. Because robots are unsafe.

2. What is the womanʼs view about the human workers?
a. They will continue to be necessary in the future.
b. Their current skills will still be used.
c. Workers will be monitored safely by robots.

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A: You know, it worries me just a little bit that there are technology and robots
that are capable of building things so easily.
B: Why is that?
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1. Listen to the start of the conversation above.
2. Now write a continuation of the conversation.
・Brainstorm and put your ideas in the space below.

You can use the tips below, if you need to.
Possible ideas:
Strength of the building
Possible robot failure
Safety during construction

Building materials are necessarily lighter.
A building built by a malfunctioning robot is unsafe.
The drone might drop things by mistake.

Start the conversation with this phrase:
I am worried about ~ because ~I am concerned about ~.

・Organize your own ideas and write them down in the underlined area above.

3. Practice the conversation using your model above.
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