５ Favorite Places 1 
ネイティブスピーカー（ALT）によるＲＥＡＤＩＮＧ English Essay by Brian Southwick
５ Favorite Places 1 ネイティブスピーカー（ALT）によるＲＥＡＤＩＮＧ
| Hello everyone. I hope you enjoyed the Golden Week holidays with your
family and friends. My mother and father came from America to see me and
my family. It was the third time for them to come to Niigata. I took my
parents to some of my favorite places in and around Niigata City. The weather
was lovely, and my parents enjoyed spending Golden Week in Niigata very
much. One of my favorite places is the sea. On fine days I can see Sado Island, and sometimes even Awa Island, and I often take a walk at Yorii Beach in the evenings. When I took my parents to the beach, the sky was deep blue, and the waves sparkled. Sado Island looked like a huge animal asleep on the sea. My parents thought the view was beautiful, and they enjoyed walking in the woods nearby, too. We also went to Sakyukan, a traditional Japanese house near the Aizu Yaichi Museum. It was the first time for my parents to see an old Japanese house, and they were very impressed. Another day I took my parents to the top of Niigata City’s tallest building, Toki Messe. From the 31st floor the view of the city was wonderful, with the sea on one side and the mountains far away. We visited the Bandai Island Art Museum, too. There were many nice paintings, most of them by Niigata artists. I took my parents to see many other interesting places, but I will tell you about those places in my next essay. |
注）take A to B （ＡをＢへ連れて行く），favorite（お気に入りの）
around（～の周りに），weather（天気），lovely（素晴らしい，とてもいい）
spend（～を過ごす），fine（晴れた），Sado Island（佐渡島），even（～でさえ）
Awa Island（粟島），take a walk（散歩する）Yorii Beach（寄居浜）
in the evening（夕方に，晩に），wave〔波〕，sparkle（きらめく），
huge（巨大な）asleep（眠って），woods（林，森），nearby（近くの），Sakyukan（砂丘館）
the Aizu Yaichi Museum（曾津八一記念館），were impressed（感動した）
wonderful（素晴らしい），on one side（一方に），far away（遠く離れて）
the Bandai Island Art Museum（万代島美術館），painting（絵），most of（～の大部分)
Questions and Answers: Please answer in English, with a subject and a verb.
Q1. Was it the first time for Brian’s parents to come to Niigata?
A1.
Q2. Where does Mr. Brian often take a walk in the evenings?
A2.
Q3. What is Sakyukan?
A3.
Q4. What can we see from the top of Toki Messe?
A4.
Q5. What is one of your favorite places in Niigata? Why?
A5.
解答例
A1. No, it wasn’t. (It was the third time for them to come to Japan.)
A2. He (often) takes a walk at Yorii Beach (in the evenings).
A3. It’s a traditional Japanese house near the Aizu Yaichi Museum.
A4. We can see the sea (on one side) and the mountains (far away).
A5. 以下のような答えで可。他の答えでも英文として合っていれば可。
① (One of) my favorite place(s) in Niigata is Yasuragi-tei.
(Because) I can take a walk along the river. I usually walk my dog
there in the evening.
② It’s Nishibori-Rosa. (Because) I like shopping and there are a lot of stores there.
③ My favorite place is Big Swan. (Because) I like soccer.
I sometimes go there to watch a soccer game and cheer the Albirex team.
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