6 Favorite Places 2 
ネイティブスピーカー（ALT）によるＲＥＡＤＩＮＧ English Essay by Brian Southwick
6 Favorite Places 2 ネイティブスピーカー（ALT）によるＲＥＡＤＩＮＧ
| In my last essay I wrote about some of my favorite places in Niigata
City. Now I will introduce some places in the countryside nearby. When my parents came from America to visit me during Golden Week, I took them to Kakuda Mountain and Lake Sakata. My wife’s brother has a car, and he was very kind to drive us there. We went along the sea on the Seaside Line. It was a lovely spring day, with a cool breeze blowing from the sea and not a cloud in the sky. When we got to Mt. Kakuda, we stopped at a small village on the side of the mountain. There were many birds singing in the trees, and there was also an old temple. My parents enjoyed exploring it very much. After that we went over the mountain on a very narrow, winding road. I thought the ride was exciting, but my parents were a little scared. Soon we arrived at Lake Sakata. In May there are not many birds on the lake, and the swans have all gone north for the summer. But my parents liked the view across the lake of Mt. Kakuda, and the Visitors’ Center had many interesting things to see. By now it was late in the afternoon, so we drove back to Niigata City. I have talked with my parents since they returned to the U.S., and they have very good memories of their trip to Niigata this year. |
（注）countryside（田舎），nearby（近く），Kakuda Mountain / Mt. Kakuda（角田山）
Lake Sakata（佐潟），along（〜に沿って），the Seaside Line（シーサイドライン）
lovely（美しい），breeze（そよ風），blow（吹く），got to〜（〜に着いた）
temple（寺），explore（探検する），narrow（狭い），winding（曲がりくねった）
road（道路），ride（乗り物に乗っていること），were scared（怖がっていた）
arrived at〜（〜に着いた），swan（白鳥），across（〜の向こう側に）
the Visitors’ Center（観光センター），return（戻る），memory（記憶，思い出）
Questions and Answers: Please answer in a
complete sentence, with a subject and a verb.
Q1. Where did Brian take his parents during Golden Week?
A1.
Q2. Who drove Brian and his parents to Mt. Kakuda?
A2.
Q3. Why were Brian’s parents a little scared when they went over the mountain?
A3.
Q4. In May, what birds have gone from Lake Sakata?
A4.
Q5. What kind of memories do Brian’s parents have of their trip to Niigata?
A5.
解答例
A1. He took them to Kakuda Mountain (Mt.Kakuda) and Lake Sakata.
A2. His wife’s brother did.
A3. Because the road was very narrow and winding (, they were a little scared).
A4. The swans have (gone).
A5. They have very good memories (of their trip to Niigata).
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