Communication English Ⅱ Lesson 1 I’m the Strongest! Part 1 Communication English Ⅱ Lesson 1 I’m the Strongest! Part 1

Ⅰ T/F Questions Put T if the statement is true, and put F if it is false. “I know a successful player, who’s been trying to achieve a greater challenge 1. Roger Federer is respected by Shingo Kunieda. ( F ) 根拠[ 5 ]行目 than mine.” Roger Federer, one of the world’s best tennis players, showed great 2. players can’t let the ball bounce three times before returning it. ( T ) 根拠[ 15 ]行目 respect to a Japanese tennis player. His name is Shingo Kunieda. He is one of the

Ⅱ Questions Answer the questions in English sentence. top wheelchair tennis players, and has been ranked first in the world for many 1. Who is Shingo Kunieda?

years. He is one of the top wheelchair tennis players.

Wheelchair tennis is one of the major wheelchair sports in the world. It has 2. What is wheelchair tennis?

the status of an official sport in the Paralympics, and has as many tournament It is one of the major wheelchair sports in the world.

games as regular tennis does. Its rules are almost the same as those of regular 3. What skills do wheelchair tennis players require?

tennis, except for one thing. The players can let the ball bounce up to two times They require the skills to control the wheelchair quickly and accurately.

before returning it.

Ⅲ Title Choose the better title for this part. Wheelchair tennis requires players to have the skills to control the wheelchair 1. Roger Federer and wheelchair tennis 2. Kunieda Shingo and wheelchair tennis quickly and accurately, as well as the techniques of tennis. Players also need to pay

Ⅳ Explanation What are the same points and differences between wheelchair tennis careful attention to their body condition while they are playing. and regular tennis? Explain about it.

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Ⅴ Personalization Do you like sports? Why? Why not?

Communication English Ⅱ Lesson 1 I’m the Strongest! Part 2 Communication English Ⅱ Lesson 1 I’m the Strongest! Part 2 Shingo was born in in 1984 and brought up in Chiba. After he got spinal

Ⅰ T/F Questions Put T if the statement is true, and put F if it is false. cord cancer at the age of nine, he became a wheelchair user. He began to play 1. Shingo began to play wheelchair tennis when he was nine years old. ( F ) 根拠[ p12 4 ]行目 wheelchair tennis when he was eleven. As he was talented in sports, he soon became 2. Shingo won titles regularly soon after the Athens Paralympics. ( F ) 根拠[ p13 3 ]行目 good at it.

Ⅱ Questions Answer the questions in English sentence. In his first year at high school, he joined a tour abroad. The breathtaking moves of 1. Why did Shingo become a wheelchair user?

the players amazed him. Particularly, Ricky Molier, the number one player at that time,

thrilled Shingo the most. “Cool! What a player!” Molier was overwhelming other 2. Whose play gave Shingo a clear objective to play wheelchair tennis?

players with his power and technique. “I want to play a match with him someday.”

That thought gave Shingo a clear objective to play wheelchair tennis. 3. What did Ann Quinn order Shingo to do?

In 2004, Shingo won the doubles title at the Athens Paralympics. However, Shingo

was not mentally strong enough to win titles regularly. He was ranked around tenth in

Ⅲ Title Choose the better title for this part. the two years following the Paralympics. The person who changed this situation was 1. Shingo’s effort as a wheelchair tennis player 2. Why Shingo was mentally weak Ann Quinn, a mental trainer. She ordered him to look at himself in the mirror every

Ⅳ Explanation Shingo was not mentally strong. What made him change? Explain morning and shout, “I’m the strongest!” He was doubtful about doing this, but it about it.

became a magic phrase for him. He soon felt the weakness in his mind disappearing

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Ⅴ Personalization What kind of sports do you like to play or watch? Why?

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Ⅰ T/F Questions Put T if the statement is true, and put F if it is false. Several months after Shingo started following his trainer’s advice, he won the 1. Shingo was finally ranked first in the world in 2007. ( F ) 根拠[ p14 4 ]行目 singles title at the Japan Open. This was the beginning of a run of victories. In the 2. Shingo realized that his rival was himself. ( T ) 根拠[ p15 5 ]行目 fall of the same year, he was finally ranked first in the world. The following year, in

Ⅱ Questions Answer the questions in English sentence. 2007, at the age of 23, he achieved the for the first time in wheelchair tennis 1. What did Shingo achieve in 2007?

history.

After he was ranked first in the world, Shingo once came close to falling into a slump. 2. After he was ranked first in the world, what happened to Shingo?

He had been trying hard to be stronger than any other player, but now he had no one to

defeat. He was losing his motivation to play tennis. Then he realized, “My rival is not 3. Why was Shingo losing his motivation to play tennis?

another player, but it is myself―what I was yesterday. I need to get stronger than him.”

This thought helped Shingo out of his slump. Since then he has been playing with the

Ⅲ Title Choose the better title for this part. thought, “Today I’ll get stronger than I was yesterday, and tomorrow, stronger than I am 1. Shingo’s motivation to play tennis 2. Shingo’s victories and slump today.” ‘I’m the strongest!’ This is the phrase he puts on his rackets, and even says in

Ⅳ Explanation How did Shingo get out of his slump? Explain about it. his mind during difficult games.

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Ⅴ Personalization What do you do when you lose your motivation to study?

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After he had won the singles title at the Beijing Paralympics, Shingo declared that Ⅰ T/F Questions Put T if the statement is true, and put F if it is false. 1. Shingo was the first Japanese wheelchair tennis player to turn professional. he would turn professional in 2009. He was the first Japanese wheelchair tennis player ( T ) 根拠[ p16 2 ]行目 2. Shingo won the singles titles at both the Beijing and London Paralympics. to do that. Being a professional in a wheelchair sport involves many challenges that ( T ) 根拠[ p17 1 ]行目

need to be overcome. For one thing, it is difficult for players to find sponsors, and many Ⅱ Questions Answer the questions in English sentence. 1. What did Shingo do in 2009? of them lack funds for their tennis. Still, Shingo decided to be a professional because he

He declared that he would turn professional. believed there was an important meaning in it. He says:

2. Why is becoming a professional difficult? I want to play in a full stadium someday, and inspire disabled children to dream, “I

It is because it is difficult for players to find sponsors. want to be a wheelchair tennis player.” It is just like the way able-bodied children It is because many of them lack funds for their tennis. 3. What does Shingo hope when he plays to win titles? dream about being a soccer or baseball player.

He hopes that his actions will encourage children to have dreams and hopes. I also want people to become interested in wheelchair tennis. So I’ll play tennis not

only to win, but also to fascinate people by winning. Ⅲ Title Choose the better title for this part. 1. Lack of funds for wheelchair tennis In London in 2012, Shingo won the singles title at two consecutive Paralympics. He 2. Shingo’s hope as a professional

plays to win titles, hoping that his actions will encourage children to have dreams and Ⅳ Explanation Why did Shingo decide to be a professional? Explain about it.

hopes, just like the ones he had as a boy.

memo Ⅴ Personalization Who is your favorite professional sports player? Why do you like him/ her?

Communication English Ⅱ Lesson 1 I’m the Strongest! Grammar

① 繰り返しを避けるための省略 Vision Quest p.314

ポイント 文を簡潔にするために、同じ語句の繰り返しの場合は省略される。 （主語・動詞・補語・主語＋動詞）

Focus179 省略できる部分をカッコでくくりなさい。 1. トムは猫を飼い、好きな歌手にちなんで名付けた。 Tom had a cat and he named her after his favorite singer.

2. もし可能でしたら、どうぞパーティーに来てください。 Please come to the party, if you can come to the party.

3. みんなは彼を愚かだと言うが、彼は愚かではない。 Everyone calls him stupid, but he is not stupid .

② 過去完了進行形 Vision Quest p.86

形 → had been + ～ing 訳例 → 「（過去のある時点まで）ずっと～し続けていた」

ポイント：過去のある時点までの動作の継続 → 過去完了進行形（動作動詞を用いる） 過去のある時点までの状態の継続 → 過去完了形 （状態動詞を用いる）

Focus044 英語にしなさい。 1. 雨が降り出した時には、私たちは１時間ずっとサッカーをしていた。

when it started to rain.

2. 私が訪ねて行った時、ジェーンは２時間ピアノを練習していた。

when I visited her.