Summary Completion of Lesson 1

  A century ago, many people had big dreams for the (1         ).  What were their dreams?

  Look at the two pictures.  In the picture on the left, people can enjoy many things in one huge (2           ).  The picture on the right is an image of a (3         ) taxi.    How were people living a (4            ) ago?    Most of the differences come from the big (5           ) of technology.    There are (6           ) to solve, but remember people's dreams in the past (7            ) our lives.    Our dreams can (8         ) our present problems and also make our lives even (9          ). 

 

 

 

Memorization Sheet (Summary of Lesson 1)

  A century ago, / many people had / big dreams / for the future.  What were their dreams?

  Look at the two pictures.  In the picture on the left, / people can enjoy many things / in one huge building.  The picture on the right / is an image of / a flying taxi.    How were people living a century ago?    Most of the differences / come from / the big progress of technology.    There are problems to solve, / but remember / people's dreams / in the past / improved our lives.    Our dreams / can solve / our present problems / and also / make our lives / even better. 

 

 

        L.1 Vocabulary Input Sheet

 

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English

Japanese

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Can you imagine…?

を想像できますか。

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

a century ago

一世紀前

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

have dreams for the future

未来に夢を抱く

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

an image of a department store

デパートのイメージ(デパートを想像したもの)

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

a huge building

巨大な建物

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

by airship

飛行船で

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

believe in the progress

進歩を信じる

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

technology

科学技術

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

in those days

当時

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

prepare a meal

食事の用意をする

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

a way of life

暮らし方

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

come true

実現する

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

indeed

実際

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

live comfortably

快適に暮らす

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

bring about problems

問題を

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

environmental problems

環境問題

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

difficult to solve

解決がむずかしい

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

in the past

過去の

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lesson 1  Check-up Questions

Part 1

1. What did many people have for the future a century ago?

---They had big dream for the future.

2. (About the picture on the left) What can people do in one huge building?

---They can enjoy many things there.

3. (About the picture on the right) What is the picture about?

---It is an image of a flying taxi.

Part 2

4. Our way of life is very different from that of people a hundred years ago.

What do most of the differences come from?

---They come from the big progress of technology.

Part 3

5. We cannot simply say we are really happier than the people one hundred years ago.  Why?

---Because technology has also brought about a lot of new problems.

6. What must we remember?

---We must remember that people’s dreams in the past improved our lives.

7. What can our dream do?

---They can solve our present problems and also make our lives even

  better.

 

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