PRACTICE

1 Put the words in parentheses in the correct order.

⑴ その建物の屋上には給水塔が立っている。
( of / stands / on / the building / the top ) a water tower.
On the top of the building stands a water tower.

⑵ お湯を沸かす時のエネルギーの節約に加えて,このシステムにはもう1つのメリットがある。
( energy / in / to / addition / saving ) when you boil water, there is another advantage to this system.
In addition to saving energy when you boil water, there is another advantage to this system.

⑶ 大雪のために,多くの労働者が仕事に行くことができなかった。
Heavy snow ( from / getting / prevented / a lot of / workers ) to work.
→ Heavy snow prevented a lot of workers from getting to work.

⑷ その事実が公開される予定かどうか私にはわかりません。
I have no idea ( will / the fact / as to / whether / be ) made public.
→ I have no idea as to whether the fact will be made public.

2 Fill in each blank with a suitable word.

⑴ 私は早寝早起きをする習慣が好きになってきた。
= I have come to like the habit of keeping early hours.

⑵ 言うまでもなく,日本は世界の経済大国の1つである。
= Needless to say, Japan is one of the worldʼs economic powers.

⑶ もしあなたがそうしたいなら,私たちと一緒に来てもよい。
= You can come with us if you want to.

⑷ その海底トンネルは長さが約50.5キロメートルある。
= The undersea tunnel is about 50.5 kilometers in length.

⑸ 肉と魚ではどちらが健康的だとあなたは思いますか。
= Which do you think is healthier, meat or fish?

COMPOSITION

Put the Japanese sentences into English, referring to the passage. Use the words in the parentheses, changing their form if necessary.

⑴  そのバスケットボールの選手は相手チームの選手が立っている位置を見て,どの方向へボールを投げるべきかを決めた。 (opponent, where)

⑴ The basketball player looked at where his〔her〕 opponents were standing and decided which way〔in which direction〕he〔she〕should throw the ball.

⑵  日本語の読み書きがあまり上手にできない幼い子どもたちに英語を教えるべきかどうかについては,多くの議論がある。 (debate, teach)

⑵ (例1)There is a lot of debate over whether English should be taught〔we should teach English〕to small children who cannot read or write Japanese very well.
(例2)There is much debate over whether small children who cannot read and write Japanese all that well should be taught English.

MORE! SELF EXPRESSION

Describe yourself in 2-3 sentences, using the key expression given below.


Key expression :find it come〔get〕to do「…するようになる」