Reading News in High School English Classes
In Aichi Prefectural Zuiryo High School,/ students read The Japan News

愛知県立瑞陵高等学校では / 生徒たちが The Japan News 紙の記事を読んでnewspaper articles / in their English classes.// The school’s vice principal, Akio

いる / 英語の授業で// その学校の教頭である、アキオ・カネコ氏 が/ 生徒た

Kaneko, / helps them.//

ちの手助けをしている//

Kaneko provides two news articles / on A4-size papers / to each student.//

カネコ氏は新聞記事を 2 部ずつ配る / A4 サイズの紙面で / それぞれの生徒

Students read in pairs / and discuss with each other in Japanese.// After someに//minutes, / Kaneko explains important English expressions / from the stories/ on

後 / カネコ氏が重要な英語の表現について説明する / その記事から / 黒板上

the blackboard.// He conducts such activities / for the first ten minutes of the classで// 彼はこのような活動を行い / 授業の最初の 10 分間 / そしてその後は通/ and then teaches as usual.//

常通り授業を行う//

When asked, / one student said,/ “It’s interesting to read / because it’s news

生徒たちは二人一組になって読み / お互いに日本語で話し合う// 数分（生徒は）尋ねられた時 / ある生徒は言った/ 「読んでいて面白い/ 日about Japan.”// Many students enjoyed this / because not only they could learn

本のニュースなので」と// 多くの生徒が、この事を楽しんでいた / 実践的な

practical English expressions / but also know about recent news.// Meanwhile, /英語表現を学べるだけでなく / 最近のニュースも知ることができるので// 一

some students also said / it was difficult.// They wished that / they had the

方で / 一部の生徒は言った / 難しかったと// 彼らは願っていた / 日本語訳

Japanese translation / along with the English text.// Kaneko said, / “Theがあればよかったのに / 英文と並んで一緒に// カネコ氏は言った / 「利点 /advantage / of using English newspapers / published in Japan / is that students

英字新聞を使うこと / 日本で発行された / は、生徒が学べることだ / 日本のcan learn / how to talk about traditional Japanese events / in English.”//

伝統的な出来事について話す方法を / 英語で" //Total Number of words used

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vice principal

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practical

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expressions

表現

advantage利点：

conducts

実施

published

掲載

activities

活動

traditional

伝統的as usual

いつも通りevents

行事

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In Aichi _______________ Zuiryo High School, students read The Japan【Q&A / A&Q】

Question 1: What is the name of the newspaper read in this lesson?

News newspaper _______________ in their English classes. The school viceprincipal, Akio Kaneko, helps them.
Kaneko _______________ two news articles on A4-size papers to each

Question 2: How many articles does Kaneko provide to each student?

student. Students read in _______________ and discuss with each other inJapanese. After some minutes, Kaneko _______________ important English_______________ from the stories on the blackboard. He _______________ such

Question 3: What is the advantage of using English newspapers publishedactivities for the first ten minutes of the class and then teaches as usual.

in Japan?

When asked, one student said, “It’s interesting to read _______________
it’s news about Japan.” Many students enjoyed this because not only they could
learn _______________ English expressions, but also know about recent news.

Ask 1: 答えが A4 サイズの質問をする。

Meanwhile, some students also said it was _______________. They wished thatthey had the Japanese _______________ along with the English text. Kaneko
said, “The _______________ of using English newspapers published in Japan isAsk 2: 10 分以内に答えの出る質問をする。

that students can learn how to talk about _______________ Japanese events …
in English.”Ask 3: クラスでの金子の活動に対する生徒の反応を知るために質問する。

Sample Answer 1: The Japan News

Sample Answer 2: Two.

Sample Answer 3: Students can learn how to talk about traditional
Japanese events in English.

Sample Question 1: What is the size of the paper Kaneko provides tostudents?

Sample Question 2: For how much time of the class, does Kaneko conduct
such English newspaper reading activities?

Sample Question 3: Do the students like Kaneko’s activities of reading
newspaper? / What is the reaction of the students for reading newspaper
articles in English class?