漢字検定、そして英語暗唱大会へ
昨日の10月31日は全校を挙げての漢字検定実施、54期生の基準級は3級でした。皆さん首尾よく受験できましたか?
さて今年も中学英語暗唱大会の準備が始まりました。毎年、中学3年生がどれだけの演技を披露するかでその年の暗唱大会のレベルが決まります。そして代表メンバーのレベルを決めるのは、日々の練習を共にする学年の仲間全員。学年当初から様々な場面で中学最終学年として立派な結果を残してきた皆さんです。暗唱大会でも学園の歴史に残るようなすばらしい出来映えとなるよう頑張って下さい。
1年次の詩"Homework"、2年次のストーリィ"Why?"とは趣向を変えて、本年度は落語に挑戦します。"It's On My Head!"というタイトルの'It'とは?今週までの内容は以下の通りです。
Chobei was a stingy man. Every day he thought about how to live without spending. But on a beautiful Sunday in spring, Chobei decided to 'spend' his day at the park like everybody else. The cherry blossoms were in full bloom, and too beautiful to miss.
Our Chobei went empty-handed, naturally, but soon he spotted his neighbors spreading their lunch under the pink flowers. "Hello, Kichiya-san. A splendid view, isn't it? And those must be homemade sweets! One for me? Thank you." "Hi, Okoto-chan. How are you today? Sure, I would love to try a glass of your sweet wine. Thank you."
Chobei was having a good time. "Okoto-chan, you found a cherry? Yes, it's very small and very cute. Thank you. Of course I won't eat it." But Chobei was a stingy man. So he ate it. There was a small pit in the center, and Chobei swallowed that, too.