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B1物語25分

どんでん返しの結末がある物語

A story with a surprise ending

意外な結末へと盛り上げていく短い物語を、過去の時制、つなぎ言葉、描写の言葉を使って書きましょう。

短い物語は試験でよく出る書く課題で、過去の時制の練習にもなります。どんでん返しの結末がある物語は、読み手にあることを予想させておいて、最後に違うことを見せます。最初の段落で場面を設定し、中盤で展開を盛り上げ、驚きは最後の数文までとっておきます。いくつかの過去の時制と描写の言葉を組み合わせると、物語がより生き生きします。

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The note under the door

It was a cold, windy evening in November, and Kofi was reading on the sofa when he heard a quiet noise at the front door. Someone had pushed a small white envelope under it.

Inside there was a note in neat handwriting: 'I know what you did last Tuesday. Meet me at the bus stop at eight.' Kofi's heart was beating fast. What had he done last Tuesday? He had been to work, he had cooked dinner and he had gone for a walk in the park. Nothing strange at all.

At eight o'clock, he walked nervously to the bus stop. An old woman was standing there, holding a large cake. 'You're the young man who rescued my cat from a tree in the park last Tuesday,' she said with a smile. 'This cake is to say thank you.'

便利な表現

時制使い方例
Past simplethe main events, one after anotherHe opened the door and looked outside.
Past continuousbackground, or an action in progressIt was raining and the wind was blowing.
Past perfectan action before another past actionSomeone had left a parcel on the step.
  • Suddenly, the lights went out.
  • At first, nothing happened. Then the door slowly opened.
  • She held her breath and opened the box.
  • To his surprise, the room was full of people.
  • It was only then that she realised the truth.

練習問題 1/2

過去の時制と物語の言葉

最も適切な形または句を選びましょう。

  1. I _____ along the beach when I saw something shiny in the sand.

  2. When we arrived at the station, the train _____.

  3. She opened the box, _____ inside and screamed with joy.

  4. While Aiko _____ dinner, someone knocked on the door.

  5. _____, the lights went out and the room became completely dark.

  6. He was sure he _____ the key in his pocket, but it wasn't there.

  7. To _____ surprise, the shop was completely empty.

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練習問題 2/2

物語を完成させる

かっこ内の動詞を正しい形で入力しましょう。過去形、過去進行形、過去完了形のいずれかです。

  1. It (snow) heavily when Lena left the house.

  2. When she got to the bus stop, the last bus (already / leave).

  3. She (decide) to walk home through the park.

  4. While she (cross) the bridge, she heard a strange sound.

  5. A small dog (sit) under a tree, shaking with cold.

  6. She (pick) it up and carried it home.

  7. The next morning, she discovered that the dog (run) away from a farm two days earlier.

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ライティング課題

学校の雑誌のコンテスト用に短い物語を書きましょう。物語は次の文で始めてください：「When Sofia opened the door, she couldn't believe her eyes.」結末が読み手にとって意外なものになるようにしましょう。

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When Sofia opened the door, she couldn't believe her eyes. Her small flat, which she had left tidy that morning, was full of boxes, balloons and paper chains.

At first she thought she was in the wrong flat. She checked the number on the door twice. Then she heard a strange noise coming from the kitchen. Someone was moving around and whispering. Her heart was pounding as she walked slowly towards the sound.

Suddenly, the kitchen door flew open and her younger brother jumped out. 'Surprise!' he shouted. Sofia laughed with relief and hugged him. 'It isn't my birthday until next month!' she said.

Her brother's face went red. He had read the date on the calendar wrong, and the party guests were arriving in ten minutes.

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