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Getting into Hot WaterBe動詞（現在形）READING FOR MEANING

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温泉についての文章を読みましょう。その後、1 〜３の文についてそれぞれ a 〜 c から最も適切な答えを選びましょう。

Japanese-English dictionaries tell us that an onsen is a hot spring, a naturalspring that produces warm water. But an onsen isn’t just a pool of warm water.
A visit to an onsen is a great way to relax the mind and body and enjoy some timealone or with family and friends. Many onsen are part of a ryokan, a Japanesestyle hotel. Others are public bath houses. A lot of visitors to Japan areinterested in going to an onsen. In fact, an overnight stay at a Japanese onsen isoften the highlight of their trip.
NOTES▶ spring 泉 / public 公共の1.

A hot spring ( a. becomes warm in the springtime b. comes from a pool ofwarm water c. produces warm water ).

2.

Some onsen are ( a. Japanese-style hotels b. open to the public c. naturalsprings ).

3.

Many visitors to Japan ( a. spend a night at an onsen b. stay at a differentonsen every night c. do not have time to visit an onsen ).

GRAMMAR PREVIEW上の文章をざっと読み、Be 動詞に下線を引きましょう。1 つ目にはすでに下線を引いてあります。あと 6 個見つけましょう。
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Be 動詞（現在形）

Be動詞の使い方➜ Be 動詞の後には名詞（句）、形容詞（句）、場所を表す前置詞句が続き、「…です」「…にいます」という意味を表す

He is a nurse.「彼は看護師です」She is positive.「彼女は積極的です」They are in the library.「彼らは図書館にいます」➜ Be 動詞の形（am/are/is）は主語に応じて使い分けられるI → amYou/We/They、および複数形の名詞 → areHe/She/It、および単数形の名詞 → is

Be動詞（現在形）を使った文の形➜ 肯定文：主語＋ am/are/is …
I am American.「私はアメリカ人です」You are early.「ずいぶん早いね」We/They are college students.「私たち／彼らは大学生です」He/She/It is stylish.「彼／彼女／それは上品です」➜ 否定文：主語＋ am/are/is ＋ not …
I’m not married.「私は結婚していません」You aren’t late.「あなたは遅れていません」We/They aren’t from London.「私たち／彼らはロンドン出身ではありません」He/She/It isn’t hungry.「彼／彼女／それはお腹がすいていません」➜ 疑問文：Am/Are/Is ＋主語 …?
Am I right?「私は正しいですか」Are you a teacher?「あなたは先生ですか」Are we/they ready?
「私たち／彼らは準備ができていますか」

Is he/she/it tall?
「彼／彼女／それは背が高いですか」2

Hi, I’m Zezel.
And youare…?

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PUTTING GRAMMAR TO WORKUNIT

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例にならい、それぞれの文の否定文と疑問文を作りましょう。

1.

Aki is a good singer.

2.

It’s cold outside.

3.

They’re afraid of dogs.

4.

I’m a good student.

5.

Ed is married.

6.

This ring is expensive.

Aki isn’t a good singer. / Is Aki a good singer?

例にならい、間違いを見つけて文を書き直しましょう。（それぞれの問題には２箇所ずつ間違いがあります。）

1.

It very late, but I not tired.

It’s very late, but I’m not tired.
2.

I thirsty, but I no hungry.

3.

My sister am married, and her husband are a doctor.

4.

Joanne and Vern are no American. There Canadian.

5.

I’m a right and your wrong.

6.

My brother and I am interested in cars. Do you?

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2CD 03以下の語句から適切なものを選んで空欄を埋め、有名な日本の温泉についての文章を完成させましょう。

arearen’t(1isisit isn’t

it’s

there arethere is) more than 3,000 hot spring resorts in Japan,

more than any other country. One of them (2) located ina valley in Nagano Prefecture. To get there, one must take a 10-minutebus ride from the nearest train station and then hike about two kilometersup a mountain.

(3) very easy to get to, but thousands◀ 5of Japanese and foreigners go there each year. Of course, they want totake a nice relaxing hot spring bath, but the main reason they go there(4) to see the local visitors.

During the winter months,

more than a hundred local visitors, both young and old, come down fromtheir homes in the mountains to warm their bodies in one of the hotspring baths.
(5◀10They arrive at 9 a.m. and stay until 4 p.m.—every day.
) one big and strong male visitor who always has a groupof females around him in the bath. (6) hard for the othermale visitors not to feel jealous of him.
Who (7they at work or at school?

) these local visitors? Why (8The reason is simple—they are Japanesemonkeys. The name of the onsen is Jigokudani, or “Hell Valley.”NOTES▶ prefecture 県 / foreigner 外国人 / male オス（の）/ female メス（の）/ jealous うらやんでCD を聞いて答えを確認しましょう。
文章をもう 1 度読み、それぞれ最も適切な答えを選びましょう。

1.

Where is Jigokudani?
a. Near a train station in Niigata prefecture.
b. At the top of a mountain.
c. In a mountain valley.

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Why is Jigokudani popular among Japanese and foreign visitors?

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a. It has very hot water.
b. Men and women can take a bath together.
c. They are interested in seeing the Japanese monkeys in the hot springbaths.
3.

How many monkeys visit the onsen each day?
a. Over 100.
b. About 1,000.
c. More than 3,000.

4.

Where do the Japanese monkeys live?
a. In the mountains near Jigokudani.
b. In Hell Valley.
c. In one of the hot spring baths.

WORD WORKOUT日本の事物

1 〜 8 のそれぞれの語句が意味する日本の事物を a 〜 h から選びましょう。

a. 露天風呂b. こたつc. 民宿

d. 折り紙

1.

cotton kimono (2.

wrapping cloth (3.

open-air bath (4.

low table with a heat source under it (e. 浴衣))
))

f. 扇子

g. 下駄

h. 風呂敷

5.

guest-house (6.

folding paper (7.

folding fan (8.

wooden shoes ())))

上の語句から適切なものを選んで空欄を埋め、英文を完成させましょう。

1.

A(

2.

I love the clip-clop sound of (3.

When we visited Kyoto, we stayed at a nice (4.

At the (water.

) can be used to wrap and carry a box lunch.
).
).

) I felt the gentle breeze blowing over the hot5