Listening Test
Q1
- Hamilton was fifteen years old and was the principal of a kindergarten.
- It’s difficult for young children to line up.
- Peter was able to answer the teacher’s questions easily.
- Bill was good at imitating the sound of a mouse.
Script
Mr. Hamilton is fifty years old and he’s in charge of the kindergarten.
A group of young children were sitting in a circle and he’s going around in turn, asking them questions.
First, he asked, “Mary, what noise does a cow make?”
Mary responded. “It goes, moo.”
Then, he asked, “Peter, what noise does a cat make?”
Peter replied, “It goes, meow.”
Finally, he questioned one last child, “Bill, what sound does a mouse make?”
Bill replied. “It goes, click!”
語彙のチェック
fifty とfifteenの発音に注意して聞き取りましょう。
be in charge of Ａ：「～を担当・管理・して」
in a circle：「輪になって」in a line：「列になって」
principal of a kindergarten：「幼稚園の園長」presidentではありません。
stand in a line「列に立って並んでいる」≒get in (a) line：「列に並ぶ」
なぜまちがえたのか？
この問題のオチは、生徒たちがそれぞれの動物の鳴き声を答えるのに対して、ビルがネズミの音は？と問われ、パソコンのマウスと考えて「クリック！」と答えたところにあります。なので、正解は…3.Peter was able to answer the teacher’s questions easily.ピーターは猫の鳴き声を答える事ができました。
解答
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