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どんでん返しの結末がある物語

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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。

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.'

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。

I ___ along the beach when I saw something shiny in the sand.
- a) walked
- b) was walking
- c) had walked
When we arrived at the station, the train ___.
- a) had already left
- b) has already left
- c) already leaves
She opened the box, ___ inside and screamed with joy.
- a) was looking
- b) had looked
- c) looked
While Aiko ___ dinner, someone knocked on the door.
- a) was cooking
- b) cooks
- c) has cooked
___, the lights went out and the room became completely dark.
- a) Although
- b) Suddenly
- c) Firstly
He was sure he ___ the key in his pocket, but it wasn't there.
- a) had put
- b) has put
- c) puts
To ___ surprise, the shop was completely empty.
- a) me
- b) my
- c) mine

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。

It ___ (snow) heavily when Lena left the house.
When she got to the bus stop, the last bus ___ (already / leave).
She ___ (decide) to walk home through the park.
While she ___ (cross) the bridge, she heard a strange sound.
A small dog ___ (sit) under a tree, shaking with cold.
She ___ (pick) it up and carried it home.
The next morning, she discovered that the dog ___ (run) away from a farm two days earlier.

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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文章を確認する

物語が与えられた文で始まっている。
物語の場所と登場人物をはっきり示した。
過去形、過去進行形、過去完了形を使った。
suddenly、at first、to her surprise などの言葉を使って緊張感を高めた。
驚きを最後までとっておいた。
段落を使って物語の段階を分けた。

解答

過去の時制と物語の言葉

b) was walking別のことが起こったときに進行中だった動作には、過去進行形を使います。
a) had already left電車は私たちが着く前に出発したので、過去完了形を使います: had already left。
c) lookedこれらは次々に起こる主な出来事なので、過去形を使います: opened, looked, screamed。
a) was cookingWhile + 過去進行形は、中断された、より長い背景の動作を表します。
b) SuddenlySuddenly は、何かが急に、思いがけなく起こったことを表します。緊張感を高めます。
a) had put彼が鍵をそこに置いたのは物語のこの時点より前なので、過去完了形を使います: had put。
b) my決まった表現は to my surprise です（to her, his, our surprise も可）。

物語を完成させる

was snowing雪は背景ですでに降っていたので、過去進行形を使います。
had already left / 'd already left / had left alreadyバスは彼女が着く前に出発したので、過去完了形を使います: had already left。
decidedこれは物語の次の主な出来事なので、過去形を使います。
was crossingWhile + 過去進行形は、別のことが起こったときに進行中だった動作を表します。
was sitting / sat過去進行形は、彼女が目にした光景を表します。ここでは過去形の sat も使えます。
pickedこれは一連の流れの中の主な出来事なので、過去形を使います: picked ... carried。
had run / 'd run犬は彼女が気づく前に逃げていたので、過去完了形を使います: had run。

解答例

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.