物語文の読解問題の解き方について、みていきましょう。最初は英問英答の問題の解答手順です。ここでは設問からキーワードを把握し、それを本文から探し出すという手順で解答します。どのようにするのか、実際の問題を使いながら確認していきましょう。
キーワードを探そう
問題 During my college days, I spent my summers as an assistant at a camp for junior high school students. It was work I looked forward to every year because it was a pleasure. Of my camp memories, there is one summer that stands out from the rest.
It was the first day of camp. About an hour after everyone had arrived, I noticed a small boy sitting alone under a tree. He was thin, pale and obviously uneasy. Only fifty feet away, all the other campers were playing, joking and enjoying getting to know each other, but he seemed to want to be anywhere other than where he was. He had a lost look, a look of deep loneliness. To be honest, I felt uncomfortable approaching him, but our senior staff members had instructed us to watch for campers who might feel left out, campers just like this boy. I knew it was my responsibility to talk with him even though I felt it would not be easy.
I walked up to him and said, “Hi, my name is Kevin, and I’m one of the assistants.” In a small, shaky voice he shyly answered, “Hi, I’m Tommy.”次の問に対する答えとして最も適当なものを、それぞれ下の1～4のうちから1つ選べ。問 What happen on the first day of camp?
It was the first day of camp. About an hour after everyone had arrived, I noticed a small boy sitting alone under a tree. He was thin, pale and obviously uneasy. Only fifty feet away, all the other campers were playing, joking and enjoying getting to know each other, but he seemed to want to be anywhere other than where he was. He had a lost look, a look of deep loneliness. To be honest, I felt uncomfortable approaching him, but our senior staff members had instructed us to watch for campers who might feel left out, campers just like this boy. I knew it was my responsibility to talk with him even though I felt it would not be easy.
I walked up to him and said, “Hi, my name is Kevin, and I’m one of the assistants.” In a small, shaky voice he shyly answered, “Hi, I’m Tommy.”次の問に対する答えとして最も適当なものを、それぞれ下の1～4のうちから1つ選べ。問 What happen on the first day of camp?
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今回は英問英答を見ていきましょう。英語の質問に対して英語で答えるという形式の問題です。
英問英答だけに、できなくてええもん・・・・・・。
まぁまぁ、そんなこといわずに。
設問の問いかけの文章に目を通して、特にその動詞・場所・時間 (= キーワード)を、頭に入れておく。設問にあるキーワード (もしくは同じ意味の語) が、本文に出てきたら、その設問のヒントは、本文中のその周辺にある。
そこを精読法を使うなどして、しっかりと意味をとり答えを見つけましょう。
第2段落の最初に問のキーワードである the first day of camp が出てきたよ。ということはこの第2段落に問のヒントがありそうですね。
ということで第2段落は注意して読み進めていく必要があるね。
逆を言えばキーワードがでてくるまでの段落、つまり第1段落の英文は、きっちりきっちり読むのではなく、さらぁっと流すように読んでもよいということですね。
そうか！ スラッシュリーディングを使って、時間短縮をはかるんですね。
次回は「場面を区切って読む」方法を確認していきます。
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