Oxford reading tree（以下ORT)で多読をしたいけれど、1冊をだた読むだけで無く、もっと活用できないかな？と思われませんか？せっかく手に取るのだから、しっかりと身につけたいですよね。
自宅で子どもとORTをたくさん読み、子どもが小学生時に英検3級に合格したのは､英語の多読のおかげです。当時は､ただ読むことだけにしか気が回らなかったけれど、今ならこんなことをしたかったなぁ､と思うことがあります。それは、「英語で質問をする」と言うことです。
絵本の理解度も分かりますし、英語でうまく答えられなかったとしても、英語力は育ちます。無意識に頭の中に貯まっていくので、とても良い方法の一つです。
子どもに、毎日” If you don’t brush your teeth, you’ll get cavites.と語りかけていました。始めは日本語と交互に。英語の意味と､文の内容がリンクしたと感じたら、英語のみで。子どもが､学校で､英語の先生から「知っている英語を答えてみましょう」と言われたときに、思わず口から” If you don’t brush your teeth, you’ll get cavities.” と出てきて、先生も驚いた､と言う話を聞きました。（先生も､生徒にこんな台詞をいられると思っていなかったので驚きますよね）これはほんの一例ですが、なかなか英語の発語が無かったとしても、繰り返し語りかけることの重要さが分かると思います。
先ずは簡単なフレーズから。徐々にフレーズの数や、内容の難易度を上げていく事で、自宅で英語のレッスンを楽しくできるのです。
このORTは、レベルが細かく分かれているので、ステージ1から徐々に読み進めていくことがおすすめですが、今回ご紹介する、ORT stage7でも絵に関連する単語を言ってみたり、やり直し英語の教材として、これからご紹介する本の内容についての英語での質問に答えてみたり、この文を参考に､色々な文を作って言ってみたり、1冊で十分に英語のレッスンが出来ます。
このブログを活用して、楽しく英語学習をしてくださいね！
この記事では、ORT stage7の6冊をご紹介します。
もっと易しいレベルを読みたいと思われた方は、ステージ1～6について書かれている記事も読んでみてください。
Red Planet 赤い惑星（Magic Keyのお話）
庭で、ガラクタを使って宇宙船を作った子どもたち。雨が降り、部屋ではコンピューターゲームをします。そんなときにMagic みんなを､ある宇宙船がある場所に連れて行きます。みんなの宇宙の旅が始まりました。しかし、たどり着いた惑星でトラブルが発生！無事に部屋に戻れるかな？
Who came to play with Chip?
Wilf came to play with Chip.
What did Wilf and Chip make out of bits and pieces?
They made a rocket ship out of bits and pieces.
こんな質問もしてみよう！
Q: What did they pretend to be while playing in the rocket ship?
A: They pretended to be spacemen.
Q: What happened when it began to rain?
A: They went inside to play with Nadim’s computer.
Q: What game did they play on the computer?
A: They played a game called “Red Planet.”
Q: What did they see when they looked out the window?
A: They saw a big red planet.
Q: What did Nadim do to land the rocket?
A: Nadim made the rocket land.
Q: What did Wilf do to try to get out of the cave?
A: Wilf filled a spacesuit with air and floated up out of the cave.
Q: How did they get back to the rocket?
A: They floated back to the rocket using the inflated spacesuit.
Q: What did Wilf and Nadim say about the adventure?
A: Wilf said he liked the adventure, and Nadim said he was glad he didn’t have to land the rocket again.
Lost in the Jungle ジャングルで迷子（Magic Keyのお話）
Mumの誕生日。MumはBiffや、Dad,みんなから植物のプレゼントをもらいます。そして、その後いつもの冒険が始まりました。Magic Keyは、みんなをジャングルに連れて行きます。ジャングルにはどんな動物に合いましたか？そこで出会った冒険家と、子どもたちはどんなことをしましたか？
What did Chip have for Mum’s birthday?
Chip had a box of chocolates for Mum’s birthday.
What did Kipper make for Mum’s birthday?
Kipper made a monkey at school for Mum’s birthday.
こんな質問もしてみよう！
Q: What did Biff end up getting for Mum’s birthday?
A: Biff ended up getting a plant for Mum’s birthday.
Q: What did Dad give Mum for her birthday?
A: Dad gave Mum a plant for her birthday.
Q: What did Anneena bring when she came to play with Biff and Chip?
A: Anneena brought something from her mum when she came to play with Biff and Chip.
Q: What did Wilma’s mum bring when she came round? A: Wilma’s mum also brought a plant when she came round.
Q: What did the children find in the jungle during their magic adventure?
A: The children found a big snake and a monkey in the jungle during their magic adventure.
Q: How did the explorers react when they finally found the Lost City?
A: The explorers were ecstatic when they finally found the Lost City. The man threw his hat in the air, and his wife jumped up and down with joy.
Q: What was inside the big building in the Lost City?
A: Inside the big building in the Lost City, everything was made of gold, including the floor, the walls, and even the steps leading up to a gold throne.
Q: How did the children feel when they returned home from their adventure?
A: The children felt excited and happy when they returned home from their adventure, and Biff still had the plant she found in the Lost City to put in Mum’s jungle.
The Broken Roof 壊れた屋根（Magic Keyのお話）
ある日、学校の運動場にガラクタが捨てられていました。古い物を見つけ、先生が､どう使われていたのかを教えてくれます。学校に、みんなの家にあった古い物を持ち寄ります。Biffたちは、自分たちのミニチュアの家を学校に持っていきますが、アクシデントで､家の屋根が壊れてしまいます。魔法を心配しましたが、Magic Keyが子どもたちを昔の家に連れて行ってくれました。そこにあった家の屋根も壊れています。なんだかミニチュアの家と関係していそうですね。
What did Anneena find on the field?
Anneena found junk on the field.
What did Mrs. May find in the junk?
Mrs. May found a mangle in the junk.
こんな質問もしてみよう！
Q: What did Mrs. May do with the mangle? A: Mrs. May took the mangle to the classroom.
Q: What did Mrs. May show the children? A: Mrs. May showed the children how the mangle worked.
Q: Who broke the roof of the little house? A: Wilf broke the roof of the little house.
Q: What happened when the books fell on the little house? A: One of the books made a hole in the roof of the little house.
Q: Who offered to fix the broken roof? A: Wilf offered to get his dad to mend the broken roof.
Q: What happened when Kipper held the magic key? A: The magic key began to glow when Kipper held it.
Q: Where did the magic take the children? A: The magic took the children back in time to their house.
Q: What did Victoria show Biff, Chip, and Kipper? A: Victoria showed them a little house that her father was making for them.
Q: How did the children feel about their adventure? A: Biff liked the adventure the best and wanted to go back to see the children from long ago. Chip also wanted to go back, hoping to get his watch back.
The Lost Key なくなった鍵
Magic Keyは、しばらく光りませんでした。Kipperは、Magic Keyをポケットに入れて遊び、Magic Keyを落としてなくしてしまいました！子どもたちは一生懸命に探します。Magic Keyはどこに行ってしまったのでしょう。再び子どもたちを冒険に連れて行ってくれるのでしょうか？
What did Kipper want to do with the magic key?
Kipper wanted to have a magic adventure with the key.
Where did Kipper put the magic key?
Kipper put the magic key in his pocket.
こんな質問もしてみよう！
Q: What did Kipper forget when he went with his mum to the shops?
A: Kipper forgot that he had the key in his pocket when he went to the shops with his mum.
Q: What happened to the key when Kipper ran to the rocket?
A: The key fell out of Kipper’s pocket onto the grass when he ran to the rocket.
Q: Why couldn’t Kipper find the key in his pocket later?
A: Kipper couldn’t find the key in his pocket because it had fallen out onto the grass.
Q: What did the man do when the key broke his mower?
A: The man got angry and threw the magic key in a bin when it broke his mower.
Q: Who found the key in the bin?
A: Two boys found the key in the bin.
Q: What did the boys do with the key?
A: The boys tied the key to a string and spun it around.
Q: How did the key break the greenhouse?
A: The key flew through the air when the string broke and crashed into the greenhouse, breaking the glass.
Q: What did the man say when he saw his broken greenhouse?
A: The man yelled and said that his greenhouse was broken when he saw the damage caused by the key.
Q: How did Kipper feel when he realized he lost the magic key?
A: Kipper felt worried and asked himself if he had really lost the key.
Q: Why couldn’t Kipper go look for the key himself?
A: Kipper couldn’t go look for the key himself because it started to rain, and his mum wanted to go home.
Q: Who helped Kipper look for the key?
A: Wilf and Wilma helped Kipper look for the key.
Q: What did the man do with the key after he found it in the bin?
A: The man threw the key in the bin after it broke his mower.
Q: Where did the man sell the key?
A: The man sold the key to the junk shop to help pay for the glass he had to replace in his greenhouse.
Q: Who found out who had the key?
A: The lady at the junk shop told the children who had bought the key.
Q: What did the children see in the man’s shop window?
A: The children saw pictures and paintings in the man’s shop window.
Q: How did the children buy the key back?
A: Biff and Chip gave their pocket money to their mum, and she paid the man for the key.
Q: What did the children do with the key to try to make it glow?
A: The children pulled the key from the picture and rubbed off the paint to try to make it glow.
Q: Did the key glow after they rubbed off the paint?
A: No, the key still didn’t glow after they rubbed off the paint.
Q: What did the children think happened to the key to make it lose its magic?
A: The children thought the key lost its magic because it had been through a lot of bad experiences, like being rained on, bent by a mower, and stuck on a painting.
Q: Who thought of a good idea to make the magic work again?
A: Anneena thought of a good idea to remind the key of the magic adventures to make it work again.
Q: Did the magic work after they reminded the key of the adventures?
A: No, the magic still didn’t work even after they reminded the key of the adventures.
Q: What did Kipper do with the key when he went to bed?
A: Kipper took the key to bed and looked at it for a long time.
Q: What happened when Kipper fell asleep?
A: The magic key began to glow when Kipper fell asleep.
The Willow Pattern Plot 柳模様の構想（Magic Keyのお話）
ガレッジセールに来ていた子どもたち。そこで青と白の模様のお皿と出会います。今回は、柳模様の世界に迷い込みました。そこで、塀に囲まれた世界から逃げ出したいと思っているキムに出会います。子どもたちは、キムとチャンを助けてあげられるでしょうか？どんな秘策があるのでしょうか？
Who were the three children at the car boot sale?
Biff, Chip, and Nadim.
What did Nadim buy at the sale?
He bought a blue and white plate.
こんな質問もしてみよう！
Q: Who was the plate a present for?
A: It was a present for Nadim’s mum.
Q: Why did Nadim’s mum collect plates like the one he bought?
A: Because she collects willow pattern plates.
Q: What did Chip wonder about the willow pattern plate?
A: He wondered what the story behind the pattern was.
Q: Where did Biff, Chip, and Nadim go to play?
A: They went to Biff’s house.
Q: What happened when the key began to glow?
A: The magic key transported the children into a new adventure.
Q: What did Chip notice about the garden they arrived in?
A: Chip noticed that everything looked blue and white, like the willow pattern on the plate.
Q: Who did they see by the lake in the garden?
A: They saw a girl named Kim Shee.
Q: Why was Kim Shee unhappy?
A: She was unhappy because her father wouldn’t let her leave the garden, and she loved a boy named Chang.
Q: What was Kim Shee’s father like?
A: He was cruel and wouldn’t let Kim Shee marry the boy she loved, Chang.
Q: How did Chang plan to get Kim Shee out of the garden?
A: Chang planned for them to run away together.
Q: What did Nadim suggest as a plan to help Kim Shee and Chang escape?
A: He suggested creating a distraction by shouting at the guards.
Q: What did Biff do to help Kim Shee and Chang escape across the bridge?
A: Biff tied Kim’s sash to the bridge to trip the guards.
Q: How did the adventure end for Biff, Chip, and Nadim?
A: They successfully helped Kim Shee and Chang escape, and then they used the magic key to return home.
Submarine Adventure 潜水艦の冒険 （Magic Keyのお話）
Wilfの誕生日、Wilfはプレゼントにもらった潜水艦を持ってきました。突然光り出したMagic Keyは、子どもたちを海へ連れて行きました。そこには色々な船があります。新しい乗組員と勘違いされた子どもたち。どんな冒険が待っているのでしょう？そこで出会った教授は、speakをleakと聞き違えたり、under the seaを、can’t seeと聞き違えたり、なんだか心配になってしまいます。この冒険はどうなってしまうのでしょう？
What did Wilf get for his birthday?
Wilf got a submarine as a birthday present.
Who came to play at Biff and Chip’s house?
Wilf and Wilma came to play at Biff and Chip’s house.
こんな質問もしてみよう！
Q: What did the submarine look like?
A: The submarine looked like a car with big windows and headlights.
Q: Who did the children meet when they went to look at the submarine?
A: The children met Professor Tangle when they went to look at the submarine.
Q: Where did the magic key take the children?
A: The magic key took the children to the sea.
Q: What did Wilma see in the sea?
A: Wilma saw a yellow submarine in the sea.
Q: What did Wilf warn the Professor about when they were about to enter a cave?
A: Wilf warned the Professor about heading into a cave in the rocks.
Q: What happened when they entered the cave?
A: When they entered the cave, the walls began to shake, and rocks and stones fell around them.
Q: Where did the magic take them back to?
A: The magic took them back to Biff’s room.
Q: What did Wilf’s submarine explore?
A: Wilf’s submarine explored the sea bed.
Q: Who was excited about the diamonds in the cave?
A: Professor Tangle was excited about the diamonds in the cave.
Q: What did Biff suggest to the Professor when they were in the dark cave?
A: Biff suggested to the Professor to put the lights on when they were in the dark cave.
Q: What did Chip notice while they were diving deeper?
A: Chip noticed that it was getting dark while they were diving deeper.
Q: What did Wilma say when she saw a shark?
A: Wilma said, “I can see a shark!” when she saw a shark.
Q: Who yelled for help when they saw huge rocks?
A: Biff yelled for help when they saw huge rocks.
Q: What did Professor Tangle look for when the lights didn’t work?
A: Professor Tangle looked for his tool box when the lights didn’t work.
Q: Who was worried about the submarine crashing?
A: Chip was worried about the submarine crashing.
最後に
ORT stage7の6冊をご紹介しました。stage7になり、読み応えも大分出てきましたが、その分ストーリー展開も楽しめるようになったと思います。楽しい本を読みながら、英語の勉強も出来るORTは、お子様だけではもったいないですよね。大人のやり直し英語のきっかけにも、とてもお勧め出来るシリーズになっています。
本文だけで無く、例文も何度も読み、是非ORTを楽しんでくださいね！
