中学生の基礎英語　レベル２ Lesson 045 Wrap-up Friday

AKota runs into the classroom just before the start of homeroom.

Sapna: What happened, Kota?

Kota: I overslept! I tried surfing yesterday. I was really tired.

Sapna: Oh yeah, I heard. How was it?

Kota: It was tough. I couldn’t do it.

Sapna: Oh, it must be hard at first. Will you go again?

Kota: If Harry invites me again, I will go.

Sapna: Harry and Briony?

Kota: Uh, yeah… What?

Sapna: Nothing. Oh, shh! Here comes Mr. Bennett.

Mr. Bennett talks about Australian Aboriginal people in his class.

Mr. Bennett: OK, everyone, look at this long wooden pipe. What is it?

Nigel: A didgeridoo.

Mr. Bennett: That’s right. The didgeridoo is important to the Aboriginal people.

Kota: The Aboriginal people?

Mr. Bennett: Yes. They are the native people of Australia. The didgeridoo is a musical instrument. When you blow into it, it makes an interesting sound.

Kota: Cool!

Mr. Bennett: Thank you very much.

The students gather around the didgeridoo.

Mr. Bennett: Aboriginal people decorate didgeridoos with paintings. What can you see on it?

Kota: I can see a lot of dots… and an animal.

Briony: Yeah, it’s a kangaroo.

Mr. Bennett: That’s right. Who wants to try playing it?

Nigel: Me! Me!

Kota: …Me.

Mr. Bennett: Both Nigel and Kota are raising their hands…. OK, Kota, you can go first.

Kota: OK. Oops!

Mr. Bennett: That’s OK! We’ll learn a lot about Aboriginal culture during our field trip!

Kota and Nigel are walking home after school.

Kota: I couldn’t make any sound on the didgeridoo today….

Nigel: You should try again even if it’s difficult.

Kota: That’s true…. I’m interested in Aboriginal culture.

Nigel: Many place names in Australia come from Aboriginal languages.

Kota: Oh?

Nigel: For example, Bondi Beach. Bondi is an Aboriginal word. It means the sound of waves when they hit the shore.

Kota: That’s fascinating. You know so much, Nigel.

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