ことばのいずみ~Fountain of Language

Some athletes have intensive training at high altitude
with less oxygen to boost their cardiorespiratory function,
and then their performance at lower altitude gets better.
You can do the same in TOEIC as well. I mean, getting
used to tougher exercises will make you feel real TOEIC
is easy. In TOEIC, you are supposed to choose one correct
answer from among the four choices, but repeating the same
kind of exercises isn't enough to improve your score. I'll
give you tougher ones and push you up to the higher level.
Are you ready?

酸素のより薄い高地でトレーニングを積み、心肺機能を高める
ことにより、平地でのパフォーマンスを上げるアスリートがいます。
TOEICに関しても同様のことを行うことが可能です。即ち、より
過酷な条件を持つ問題に取り組むことで、本番のTOEICを易しく
感じさせるということ。４つの選択肢から正解を一つ選び出すのが
TOEICの読解ですが、そのタイプの問題ばかり繰り返しても、
スコアの伸びはどこかで必ず頭打ちになります。私が皆さんにより
高地トレーニングを提供し、今より数段上のレベルへとお連れしま
しょう。準備はよろしいですか？

You are to choose as many statements as possible that match
the news.　Give it your best shot!

ニュース本文の内容に合うものを全て選んでください。健闘を祈ります！
上級者であると自負する方は、どういった意図で私が「ひっかけ」
ようとしているのか、そこまで見破って説明できるようにして
ください！

☆The news is from this website and I use it with their permission.
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/copyright.html

A new hotel in Taiwan has opened to cater to the needs of gamers. Those who
want to indulge in their favorite games while on business or vacation can now
do so at the iHotel, near Taiwan's capital Taipei. Rooms at the hotel are fully
equipped with two state-of-the-art gaming computers with 32-inch screens, plush
DXRacer gaming chairs, and ambient lighting to create the perfect mood for getting
behind the joystick. The gaming computers are side-by-side to ensure gaming with
your partner has a more competitive edge. The rooms are also furnished with a 46-inch
TV for guests to chill out after a hard session gaming. And if that's not enough,
the hotel's lobby features a large gaming arena for larger groups.
Putting gaming consoles in hotel rooms may lead to positive benefits besides relaxing
and getting away from it all. One study analyzed data from over 12,000 high school
students in Australia. Researchers found that students who played online games almost
every day scored 15 points above average in math and reading tests and 17 points above
average in science. A Columbia University study indicated that gaming by 6-to-11-year
-olds greatly increased their chance of "high intellectual functioning and overall school
competence". However, critics of gaming warn of the harmful effects of gaming because of
depictions of violence, sexual themes, alcohol, tobacco, drugs and profanity.

a)The rooms of the new hotel are suitable for having a video
game bout with your companion.

b)The establishment of the new hotel is endorsed by some research
that shows video games' positive effect on young children.

c)The new hotel is designed to meet the expectations of gamers
who seek to satisfy their desire even on a business trip.

d)Some critics doubt that playing a video game could help
elementary students do better at school.

e)The new hotel boasts a special room to accommodate a large
number of people who want to have fun together.

Check the answers and receive my brief lecture below!
解答と解説は下に！

All right, let's check the answers!



a)The rooms of the new hotel are suitable for having a video
game bout with your companion.

赤の部分参照。連れ、仲間とゲームで対戦できるよう、2台パソコンが
隣り合わせに置かれているわけです。companionは日本語のコンパニオン
とは違いますよ、お父さん！(笑)　Correct.

b)The establishment of the new hotel is endorsed by some research
that shows video games' positive effect on young children.

水色の部分から、選択肢の後半は正しいと分かりますが、問題は前半です。
(調査は青字の2つ)
「新しいホテルの建設がある調査によって裏付けられた(承認された)」
などとは文中に一切述べられていません。 Incorrect.

c)The new hotel is designed to meet the expectations of gamers
who seek to satisfy their desire even on a business trip.

黄色の部分参照。あっさり解けます。　Correct.

d)Some critics doubt that playing a video game could help
elementary students do better at school.

黄緑の部分参照。批評はゲームが含む暴力、性的な描写、酒、
タバコ、ドラッグ、口汚い言葉の悪影響についてであり、ゲームに
より成績が上がることを否定するものではありません。　Incorrect.

e)The new hotel boasts a special room to accommodate a large
number of people who want to have fun together.

桃色の部分参照。大人数を収容する部屋があるのではなく、ロビーで
楽しめるとあります。　Incorrect.

正しいのはa)とc)でした！

How did you like it?
I hope this article helps you get one step, two steps and a lot more
steps closer to the real English world!
いかがでしたか？
一歩、二歩、そして更に皆さんが本当の英語の世界へ
歩みを進める一助となれば幸いです！
いっぽ、にほ、そしてさらにみなさんがほんとうのにほんごのせかいで
あゆみをすすめるいちじょとなればさいわいです！

Have a good one!

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