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Today, you will practice your Reading and Listening Skills as you study texts related to INVESTMENTS.(今日は「投資」についての読解・聴解について練習しましょう。)
Main Topic9: Finance and Budgeting (ファイナンスと予算)
Lesson 55: Investments
(14-21 minutes) (投資)I. READING (読解)
Exercise 1: What’s missing? (5-6 minutes) (穴埋め問題)
Read the following NEWS carefully. Choose the best word that would fill in the blanks.
(次の「ニュース」をよく読み、下線部に合う最も適切な語彙を選びましょう。)
Stocks continued to fall this week
The country’s stock market recorded losses this week. Most stock prices of big companies went down by 2%. Only a few companies were lucky to increase ________ stock prices but the increase was only 1.a. his
b. our c. there d. their
around 0.6%. Some analysts thought that the losses were due to the falling economy of rich countries in the world. Many stockholders fear that their stocks might be affected by the crisis so they
____________to sell their shares. 2.a. made
b. thought c. decided d. managed
But according to Mr. Edward Johns, a popular economic analyst, people should not worry about the losses this week. He ___________ the stock prices to go up after a few weeks.
3.a. expect b. expects c. expected d. will expect
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© RareJob, Inc. All Rights Reserved Exercise 2: Reading Check-up(3-5 minutes)(読解理解度チェック) Answer the following questions based on the previous text. (上の文章に関する次の質問に答えましょう。)
1. What happened to the stock market this week? (今週、株式市場に何が起こりましたか？)
a. There were gains.(利益があった。) b. There were losses.(損失があった。) c. There was no change.(変化がなかった。) d. There were new stocks.(新しい株式があった。)
2. According to the news, why did many stockholders decide to sell their stocks? (ニュースによると、多くの株主が株式売却を決めたのは何故ですか？)
a. Their stocks might become cheaper and sell less. (株価が下がり、売値が低くなるかもしれない。)
b. Their stocks might not result in higher interests. (彼らの株は、高利とはならないかもしれない。)
c. Their stocks might be affected by rising economy. (彼らの株は、経済上昇に影響されるかもしれない。)
d. Their stocks might be affected by falling economy. (彼らの株は、経済下降に影響されるかもしれない。) 今週の株価は下降し続けた 今週国の株式市場は、損失を記録した。大会社のほとんどの株式価格は 2%下がった。 ごくわずかの会社の株式は上昇したが、それらの会社の上昇率は 0.6%に過ぎなかった。 何人かのアナリストは、損失は世界での豊かな国々の経済が落ち込んでいるためだと分析した。多くの株式保有者 は、彼らの株が経済危機によって影響を受ける事を恐れ、持ち株の売却を 。 しかしながら、人気経済アナリストである Edward Johns 氏によると、今週の損失をそれ程心配すべきではないと のことだった。彼は、数週間後に株価が上がることを 。
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3. Who was the popular analyst that expects higher stock prices in a few weeks? (数週間後の株価上昇を予想する人気アナリストは誰でしたか？) a. Edward Jones b. Edward Johns c. Edward Jacks d. Edward Jiggs II. LISTENING (聴解)
Exercise 1: What’s in the photo? (1-2 minutes) (何についての写真でしょうか？) Study the following picture carefully. Then listen to the audio clip that follows. (写真をよく見て下さい。そして音声を聞いてみましょう。)
Question: Which of the following statements is true about the picture? (写真について、どの文章が正しいでしょうか？)
AUDIO 1
http://cdn.rarejob.com/material/beginner/toeic/audio/TOEIC1mc_055.mp3 Exercise 2: Listening Text (1-2 minutes) (聴解テキスト)
Listen to the following audio clip once then try to answer the exercises that follow. (音声を聞いて、続く練習問題に答えましょう。)
AUDIO 2
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© RareJob, Inc. All Rights Reserved Exercise 3: Answering Questions (4-6 minutes) (質問に対する回答)
Read the following questions about the audio clip then choose the best answer from the four choices. You may opt to listen to the clip one more time with your tutor.
(オーディオクリップで聞いた内容について、次の質問を読み４つの選択肢から適切な回答を選びましょう。 講師と一緒にもう一度オーディオクリップを読むこともできます。)
1. Who is the speaker? (話者は誰ですか) a. John James b. John Johnson c. James John d. James Johnson 2. What is the news about?
(何についてのニュースですか？)
a. Jobs in the stock market(株式市場での仕事) b. Gains in the stock market(株式市場での利益) c. Losses in the stock market(株式市場での損失) d. Interests in the stock market(株式市場での利益)
3. According to some analysts, why are there high demands for oil, food and housing? (アナリスト達によると、石油・食糧・不動産に対して高需要があるのは何故ですか？)
a. It was spring and more people eat outside.(春なので、より多くの人が外で食べている。) b. It was summer and people are on vacation. (夏で、人々は休みだ。)
c. It was fall and people like to travel abroad. (秋で人々は海外旅行に行く。) d. It was winter and people like to stay at home.(冬で、人々は家にいる事を好む。)
4. When was the news reported? （ニュースが報告されたのはいつですか？) a. At noon(正午)
b. In the morning(朝) c. In the afternoon(午後) d. In the evening(夕方)
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5. Which of these sentences were stated in the report? (どの文章がレポートの中に書かれていますか？)
a. Car prices also increased. (車の価格も上がった。)
b. High demand means low income. (高需要は、低収入を意味する)
c. Company owners are very pleased.(会社のオーナーは、とても喜んでいる。) d. You are watching Stock Watch.(あなたは、ストックウォッチを見ている。)
