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この記事では、IELTSリーディング「テーブル完成問題」の解き方の解説と練習問題を紹介します。
「テーブル完成の解き方を知りたい方」や「リーディングに不安がある人」の参考になれば幸いです。
リーディング「テーブル完成」
IELTSリーディングのテーブル完成問題は、用意されたテーブルの空欄を埋めて、テーブルを完成させる形式です。
この問題形式で試されているスキルは、詳細の理解、特定箇所の把握、適切な語彙選択の3点です。
回答のコツ
IELTSリーディング、「テーブル完成問題」を回答する際のコツは以下になります。
- コツ1. 穴埋め箇所の品詞を前後から判断する
- コツ2. スキャニングが有効活用する
- コツ3. 文字数の制限に注意する
- コツ4. 見出しが答えの場所を特定する手がかりにする
パステージ内の、該当箇所さえ見つけることができれば、比較的、難易度の低い問題形式です。
サンプル問題で練習
それではIELTSリーディングの「テーブル完成」のサンプル問題を解いて練習してみましょう。
- Complete the table below.
- Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the text for each answer. Write your answers in boxes 28-32 on your answer sheet.
| FACT | DESCRIPTION |
| 28.＿＿＿＿ | That person who predicts the growth of Mandarin |
| 29.＿＿＿＿ | The name of the journal mentioned in the article |
| 30.＿＿＿＿ | The number of people worldwide speaking a little English |
| 31.＿＿＿＿ | The name of China’s language teaching schools |
| 32.＿＿＿＿ | How often Nick Harrison studies Mandarin |
The Language revolution
- “In the next decade the new ‘must learn’ language is likely to be Mandarin,” said language researcher David Graddol, in a recent issue of the journal Science. He echoed a view expressed by academics and business people across the western world.
- English speakers have had it pretty good. Modern English is the most widely taught and understood language in the world. It is the dominant international language in communications, science, business, aviation, entertainment, diplomacy and on the Internet. Around 400-500 million people speak it as their first language and up to 1.5 billion have a basic proficiency in English.
- Mother tongue
- There have of course been other languages bidding for the language crown. Competing world languages have included, at various times and in various regions, Neo-Latin, French, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, Sanskrit, Hindu-Urdu and Malay. Today, Mandarin Chinese, the official language of China, is the one to watch. And while the global share of English is clearly still huge, the number of native speakers is vastly outnumbered by those who speak Mandarin as their first language: an estimated 867m. The sheer size of China’s population and the country’s increasing importance in the world economy and in politics account partly for its position. We are also seeing the spread, for example, of the government sponsored Confucius Institutes which run courses in Chinese and Chinese culture in many places outside China, reflecting the country’s increased power and confidence.
- Education too is starting to reflect the growing importance of the language, particularly in the US where an estimated 24,000 young people are already studying Mandarin. With the government setting up a US$114 million initiative to increase the teaching of ‘critical’ languages in US schools, this number looks set to rise dramatically. And people are recognising the practical benefits and role of Chinese in business. In particular, businesses are interested in employing people who can speak Mandarin, but are not necessarily Chinese, though even those working in China can still get away with only limited knowledge of the language.
- Nick Harrison, a UK banker based in Shanghai, has on the ground experience having moved there in December 2005. “Our business discussions are all in English, and the vast majority of office administration is written and spoken in Chinese.”
- Learning the language
- Learning Mandarin is a big challenge though. “We generally say it takes three years of full time study to have a working knowledge of Chinese, including knowledge of the script. If you just want to speak it, it probably takes one year”, says Michel Hockx, professor at London’s School of African and Oriental Studies. “Perhaps if we started learning at an earlier age, we might learn faster, but if you are starting in your early twenties, it takes much longer.” Nick Harrison’s experiences support this theory. “I definitely don’t speak Mandarin, but am having lessons once a week”, he says. “My two year old daughter, Claudia, is progressing well and is destined to be my translator in the future.”
解答
以下が、解答になります。
- 28. David Graddol
- 29. Science
- 30. 1.5 billion
- 31. Confucius Institutes
- 32. once a week
解答説明
解答の説明として、問いのキーワードが本文のどこにあるのか確認しましょう。
- Q28. The person who predicts the growth of Mandarin
- パラフレーズ.
- “In the next decade new “must learn’ language is likely to be Mandarin,” said language researcher David Graddol
- Q29. The name of the journal mentioned in the article
- パラフレーズ.
- … in a recent issue of the journal Science
- Q30. The number of people worldwide speaking a little English
- パラフレーズ.
- Around 400-500 million people speak it as their first language and up to 1.5 billion have a basic proficiency in English
- Q31. The name of China’s language teaching schools
- パラフレーズ.
- Confucius Institutes which run courses in Chinese and Chinese culture in many places outside China
- Q32. How often Nick Harrison studies Mandarin
- パラフレーズ.
- Nick Harrison’s experiences support this theory. “I definitely don’t speak Mandarin, but am having lessons once a week”
以上が、IELTSリーディング「テーブル完成問題」の解き方の解説と練習問題の紹介でした。
このタイプの問題形式は、パッセージの概要を、見出しやトピックセンテンスなどから素早く理解することで、解答箇所の素早い把握がポイントになります！
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- 次のレッスン: 【フローチャート完成】
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