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Eiken Pre 2_8

DIRECTIONS

Read the passage silently for 20 seconds. Then, read the passage aloud in 1 minute starting from the title.

READ

Online Shopping

These days, a lot of people prefer to shop online. Customers choose what things to buy, then online stores send them to their customers. They may pay online using their credit cards or pay in cash. Busy people should shop online, and by doing so they can save time in shopping.

QUESTION 1

Please look at the passage.
According to the passage, how can busy people save time in shopping?

ANSWER

DESCRIBING PICTURES

Please study the picture below.

PICTURE A

eiken-pre-2-8---a--online-shopping--highres

QUESTION 2

Please look at picture A.
They are doing different things. Tell me as much as you can about what they are doing. Please describe the picture using 5 actions.

ANSWER

1. ______________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________________________________

DESCRIBING PICTURES

Please study the picture below.

PICTURE B

eiken-pre-2-8---b--online-shopping--highres

QUESTION 3

Now, please look at the woman in picture B.
Please describe the situation.

ANSWER

QUESTION 4

Do you think there will be more online stores in the future?
 
If yes → Please tell me more.
If no → Why not?

ANSWER

QUESTION 5

Today, some people meet a lot of friends from other countries. Do you have a friend from another country?
 
If yes → Please tell me more.
If no → Do you want to have a friend from another country?

ANSWER

[TOEFL] Task 3_Exercise 3

ANNOUNCEMENT READING 1

Please read aloud the following announcement.

READ

Remedial Education Program
The school administration is requiring all students to attend the weekly remedial education program from October to November. This has been implemented due to the decreasing percentage of the school’s passing rate in national examinations.
The program will be held every Saturday from 1 PM to 5 PM. The subjects covered in this program are Math, English, and Science.
Students should get their forms from their homeroom teachers before going home and have them signed by their parents by Friday.

DIALOGUE READING 1

Please read aloud the following dialogue with your tutor.
Your tutor will read the female student’s part, and you will read the male student’s part.

READ

Female:
Hello.
Male:
Oh, hello. Have you seen the latest announcement from the school administration?
Female:
Yes, I have. We need to get a form from our teacher.
Male:
I don’t think the program is necessary. First of all, they want every student to attend the program, right?
Female:
Yes. That’s what they said in the announcement.
Male:
They should not require all students to attend that program. Some students have high grades and can pass every examination. Shouldn’t the students with low examination scores be the only ones to attend the program?
Female:
I think they are just concerned with the school’s current academic standing.
Male:
They should also consider their students’ schedules. Most students are part of school clubs. How are we going to do our school club activities if they will require us to attend the program every Saturday?
Female:
You’re right. We have to do something.
Male:
Well, we can’t do so much about it for now. But we can try to reach out to our teachers and ask for their help.

QUESTION

The man expresses his opinion about the admin’s announcement.
State his opinion and explain his reasons.

PREPARATION

You have 30 seconds for preparation before answering.
Please start your preparation silently.

PREPARE

(30 seconds for preparation to answer)

ANSWER

You have 60 seconds to answer. Please start your answer now.

ANSWER

CHECK YOUR ANSWERS

We will check the sample answers. Please repeat after me.

SAMPLE ANSWERS

A female student and a male student are talking about an announcement by the school administration.
According to the announcement, all students are required to attend the remedial education program every Saturday from 1 PM to 5 PM.
The male student disagrees with the school administration’s announcement and gives two reasons why he is against it.
First, he thinks that they should not require all students to attend the program because some students have high grades and can pass every examination. He thinks that only the students with low examination scores should attend the program.
Second, he adds that school clubs have activities every Saturday and they will not be able to do them if they attend the program.
For these reasons, he does not support the announcement of the admin office.

ANNOUNCEMENT READING 2

Please read aloud the following announcement.

READ

Building Construction
This is to inform all school club members that the school will be closed during weekends starting next month. The school will be under construction as we will add an additional building within the campus. All construction activities will be held on weekends from July to November. All students are forbidden to be here at all costs to avoid any accident. All school clubs are permitted to practice outside the campus if supervised by a teacher.

DIALOGUE READING 2

Please read aloud the following dialogue with your tutor.
Your tutor will read the female student’s part, and you will read the male student’s part.

READ

Female:
Good morning. Have you seen the announcement?
Male:
Yes, I have. I don’t think it’s a good idea.
Female:
Why don’t you think so?
Male:
First of all, the construction is from July to November. That’s too long. Students can’t practice much on weekdays because we are already tired after class.
Female:
That’s true.
Male:
Not allowing students to practice inside the campus for four months during weekends is very inconvenient. Club leaders will have to look for a safe place for club members to practice. A good place to practice might require a big amount of money, right?
Female:
True. Those kind of expenses will be a big burden to students.
Male:
Also, having a teacher supervise us every time we practice outside will be difficult. What if the teachers already have plans for weekends? Then, we won’t be able to practice outside.
Female:
You’re right. Maybe we can ask the school administration about this matter.
Male:
We can’t do much for now. But I hope that they will find a better way for school club members to practice.

QUESTION

The man expresses his opinion about the announcement.
State his opinion and explain his reasons.

PREPARATION

You have 30 seconds for preparation before answering.
Please start your preparation silently.

PREPARE

(30 seconds for preparation to answer)

ANSWER

You have 60 seconds to answer. Please start your answer now.

ANSWER

CHECK YOUR ANSWERS

We will check the sample answers. Please repeat after me.

SAMPLE ANSWERS

A female and a male student are talking about the building construction.
According to the announcement, the school will be closed every weekend from July to November due to building construction.
The male student disagrees with the announcement and gives two reasons why he is against it.
First, he thinks that the students are already tired after class so they cannot practice much during weekdays. Not allowing students to practice inside the campus for four months is inconvenient. Also, having a good place to practice outside the campus might require them a big amount of money.
Second, he adds that it will be difficult to have a teacher supervise all practices outside. He worries that if their teachers already have plans for the weekends, they will not be able to practice outside.
For these reasons, he does not support the announcement for the building construction.

Eiken Pre 2_7

DIRECTIONS

Read the passage silently for 20 seconds. Then, read the passage aloud in 1 minute starting from the title.

READ

Running

Today, more people do exercises to have a good health. Running many times a week is a good form of exercise. Doing this kind of exercise is good for a person’s body and mind. Many people run in the park, and by doing so they can exercise while enjoying nature.

QUESTION 1

Please look at the passage.
According to the passage, how can many people exercise while enjoying nature?

ANSWER

DESCRIBING PICTURES

Please study the picture below.

PICTURE A

pre-2-7---a--running--highres

QUESTION 2

Please look at picture A.
They are doing different things. Tell me as much as you can about what they are doing. Please describe the picture using 5 actions.

ANSWER

1. ______________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________________________________

DESCRIBING PICTURES

Please study the picture below.

PICTURE B

pre-2-7---b--running--highres

QUESTION 3

Now, please look at the woman in picture B.
Please describe the situation.

ANSWER

QUESTION 4

Do you think it is good to exercise every day?
 
If yes → Please tell me more.
If no → Why not?

ANSWER

QUESTION 5

These days, some students do not help in house cleaning. Do you help in cleaning your house?
 
If yes → Please tell me more.
If no → Why not?

ANSWER

Eiken Pre 2_6

DIRECTIONS

Read the passage silently for 20 seconds. Then, read the passage aloud in 1 minute starting from the title.

READ

Traveling

These days, traveling is becoming more popular. Before, traveling was just a way to have a good time. Now, more people travel to learn as well. Many people visit foreign countries and in this way, they learn new things. Traveling is a fun way to learn a lot of things.

QUESTION 1

Please look at the passage.
According to the passage, how can many people learn new things?

ANSWER

DESCRIBING PICTURES

Please study the picture below.

PICTURE A

eiken-pre-2-6---a--traveling--highres

QUESTION 2

Please look at picture A.
They are doing different things. Tell me as much as you can about what they are doing. Please describe the picture using 5 actions.

ANSWER

1. ______________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________________________________

DESCRIBING PICTURES

Please study the picture below.

PICTURE B

eiken-pre-2-6-highres

QUESTION 3

Now, please look at the man in picture B.
Please describe the situation.

ANSWER

QUESTION 4

Do you think it is good to travel alone?
 
If yes → Please tell me more.
If no → Why not?

ANSWER

QUESTION 5

Today, more people choose to have pets. Do you have a pet?
 
If yes → Please tell me more.
If no → Do you want to have a pet?

ANSWER

[TOEFL] Task 5 Practice 2 Template

DIALOGUE READING

Please read aloud the dialogue with your tutor.

45秒で以下の文章を黙読してください。その後、音読しましょう。

READ

Female: Have you seen the announcement posted a while ago? The volleyball competition is moved on the same day as the examination.
Male: The examination is next week, right? What happened? I thought the competition will be held this Saturday?
Female: They moved the schedule to next Monday. The organizers of the competition said that there is a problem with the venue. Other schools will use it next week.
Male: That really is a problem. Your team needs you in the competition but you also need to take your examination.
Female: I know. I really don’t know how to deal with this.
Male: The competition will be held in the afternoon, right? You can take your examination in the morning. Then, head to the venue for the volleyball competition after.
Female: That would be really difficult. I need to warm up before the competition starts. I will not have enough time to do both on the same day.
Male: Can’t someone fill in for you while you’re not there? Maybe you can find a substitute player.
Female: We can’t do that because the name of the players were already registered last week. We can’t just add another player before the game. I hope they’ll move the date of the competition again.

COMPREHENSION CHECK

Please answer the questions about the dialogue.

講師が会話文について質問するので答えましょう。

 
1. What is the female student and the male student doing?
 
2. What is the problem?
 
3. What is the male student’s first solution?
 
4. What is the male student’s second solution?
 
5. Which solution do you agree with?

ANSWERS

1. The female student and the male student __________________________.

 

2. The problem is that the female student ____________________________.

 

3. The male student offers two solutions to solve her problem.

His first solution is ______________________________________________.

 

4. His second solution is ___________________________________________.

 

5. I agree with _______________________ because ____________________________.

CHECK YOUR ANSWERS

We’ll check the sample answers. Please repeat after me.

解答例を見ます。講師に続いて読みましょう。

SAMPLE ANSWERS

1. What is the female student and the male student doing?

The female student and the male student are talking about a problem the female student has.

 
2. What is the problem?
 

The problem is that the female student has an examination on the day of the volleyball competition.

 
3. What is the male student’s first solution?
 

The male student offers two solutions to solve her problem. His first solution is to take the examination in the morning then head to the venue of the competition after the examination.

 
4. What is the male student’s second solution?
 

His second solution is to have someone fill in for the female student while she is not there.

 
5. Which solution do you agree with?
 

I agree with the first solution because it provides a practical result. She can take her examination in the morning then catch up with the competition in the afternoon. Having someone to fill in for her is not possible because a player cannot play unless his/her name is registered in the competition. Since the registration is already over, they cannot add another player to the team. If she can finish her examination fast, she can still warm up before the competition starts.

[TOEFL] Task 5 Practice 1 Template

DIALOGUE READING

Please read aloud the dialogue with your tutor.

45秒で以下の文章を黙読してください。その後、音読しましょう。

READ

Female: Oh no! I left my Science project at home. Today is the deadline of that project. I’m in trouble.
Male: How did that happen?
Female: I woke up late this morning because I stayed up until midnight to finish that project. I had to rush to school to be on time for my first class. I only realized that I left my project after my first class.
Male: That’s a big problem. What are you planning to do?
Female: I don’t know what to do yet. Do you have any ideas?
Male: Well, you can try to create a new one during your break time. Just make one that looks like the one you made last night.
Female: It took me a lot of time to make that project last night. I think it took me at least five hours to finish everything. Our break time is only for an hour, and I don’t think that’s going to be enough for me to make a new one.
Male: Then, why don’t you ask our Science teacher for a deadline extension? Tell her what happened and that you can submit your project tomorrow morning instead. I’m sure she’ll understand.
Female: Our Science teacher is very strict when it comes to deadlines. She might allow me to submit it tomorrow but I’m sure that she will deduct some points on my grade as a consequence. I don’t want to fail in Science.

COMPREHENSION CHECK 1

Please answer the questions about the dialogue.

講師が文章ついて質問するので答えましょう。

 
What is the female student and the male student doing?

ANSWER 1

The female student and the male student __________________________________.

CHECK YOUR ANSWER 1

We’ll check the sample answer. Please repeat after me.

解答例を見ます。講師に続いて読みましょう。

SAMPLE ANSWER 1

What is the female student and the male student doing?
 

The female student and the male student are talking about a problem the female student is facing.

COMPREHENSION CHECK 2

Please answer the questions about the dialogue.

講師が会話文について質問するので答えましょう。



What is the problem?

ANSWER 2

The problem is that the female student ______________________________.

CHECK YOUR ANSWER 2

We’ll read the sample answer. Please repeat after me.

解答例を見ます。講師に続いて読みましょう。

SAMPLE ANSWER 2

What is the problem?
 

The problem is that the female student left her Science project at home.

COMPREHENSION CHECK 3

What is the male student’s first suggestion?

ANSWER 3

The male student offered two suggestions to solve her problem. His first suggestion is ______________________________________.

CHECK YOUR ANSWER 3

We’ll read the sample answer. Please repeat after me.

解答例を見ます。講師に続いて読みましょう。

SAMPLE ANSWER 3

What is the male student’s first suggestion?
 

The male student offered two suggestions to solve her problem. His first suggestion is to create a new project during her break time.

COMPREHENSION CHECK 4

What is the male student’s second suggestion?

ANSWER 4

His second suggestion is _____________________________________.

CHECK YOUR ANSWER 4

We’ll read the sample answer. Please repeat after me.

解答例を見ます。講師に続いて読みましょう。

SAMPLE ANSWER 4

What is the male student’s second suggestion?
 

His second suggestion is to ask their Science teacher for a deadline extension and submit the project tomorrow morning instead.

COMPREHENSION CHECK 5

Which suggestion do you agree with?

ANSWER 5

I agree with _________________ because ________________.

CHECK YOUR ANSWER 5

We’ll read the sample answer. Please repeat after me.

解答例を見ます。講師に続いて読みましょう。

SAMPLE ANSWER 5

Which suggestion do you agree with?
 

I agree with the second suggestion because it provides a practical solution. Asking her Science teacher for a deadline extension has more assurance that she will get a good grade for that project. Making a new one means wasting the project which she worked hard for last night. Besides, making it during her break time does not guarantee the quality of her Science project. She might not even be able to finish it during her one-hour break time because it took her at least five hours to finish the one that she made last night. In the end, even if her Science teacher deducts some points on her grade for submitting her project a day late, at least she was able to submit a presentable project.

[TOEFL] Task 5_Exercise [TEMPLATE]

DIALOGUE READING

Please read aloud the dialogue below.

以下の文章を音読してください。

READ

Female: Dialogue
Male: Dialogue
Female: Dialogue
Male: Dialogue
Female: Dialogue
Male: Dialogue
Female: Dialogue
Male: Dialogue
Female: Dialogue

READING SILENTLY

Now, please read the dialogue silently for 50 seconds.

50秒で会話文を黙読しましょう。

READ SILENTLY

(50 seconds to read the dialogue silently.)

50秒間で黙読

QUESTION

Describe the female student’s problem and the two suggestions given by the male student. Decide which of the two suggestions you think is better and give reasons to support your answer.

女子生徒の問題と男子生徒が挙げた2つの提案を述べてください。あなたが良いと思う提案を決め、その理由を説明してください。

PREPARATION

You have 20 seconds to prepare your answer.
Please start your preparation silently.

回答の前に20秒の準備時間があります。静かに解答の準備を始めてください。

PREPARE

(20 seconds to prepare your answer.)

回答の準備時間20秒

ANSWER

You have 60 seconds to answer. Please start your answer now.

60秒で回答します。回答を始めてください。

ANSWER

SAMPLE ANSWER

Now, we’ll check the sample answer. Please repeat after me.

解答例を見ます。講師に続いて読みましょう。

READ

A female student and a male student are talking about a problem the female student has.

The problem is that she lost her ID.

The male student offered two suggestions to solve her problem.

His first suggestion is

I choose the ___________ suggestion because ___________.

[TOEFL] Task 5_Practice 2_1

DIALOGUE READING

Please read aloud the dialogue with your tutor.

READ

Female:
Have you seen the announcement posted a while ago? The volleyball competition is moved to the same day as the examination.
Male:
The examination is next week, right? What happened? I thought the competition will be held this Saturday.
Female:
They moved the schedule to next Monday. The organizers of the competition said that there is a problem with the venue. Other schools will use it next week.
Male:
That really is a problem. Your team needs you in the competition but you also need to take your examination.
Female:
I know. I really don’t know how to deal with this.
Male:
The competition will be held in the afternoon, right? You can take your examination in the morning. Then, head to the venue for the volleyball competition after.
Female:
That would be really difficult. I need to warm up before the competition starts. I will not have enough time to do both on the same day.
Male:
Can’t someone fill in for you while you’re not there? Maybe you can find a substitute player.
Female:
We can’t do that because the name of the players were already registered last week. We can’t just add another player before the game. I hope they’ll move the date of the competition again.

COMPREHENSION CHECK

Please answer the questions about the dialogue.
1. What is the female student and the male student doing?
2. What is the problem?
3. What is the male student’s first solution?
4. What is the male student’s second solution?
5. Which solution do you agree with?
ANSWERS

1. The female student and the male student
2. The problem is that the female student

3. The male student offers two solutions to solve her problem.
His first solution is
4. His second solution is
5. I agree with because

CHECK YOUR ANSWERS

We will check the sample answers. Please repeat after me.

SAMPLE ANSWERS

1.
What is the female student and the male student doing?
The female student and the male student are talking about a problem the female student has.
2. What is the problem?
The problem is that the female student has an examination on the day of the volleyball competition.
3. What is the male student’s first solution?
The male student offers two solutions to solve her problem. His first solution is to take the examination in the morning then head to the venue of the competition after the examination.
4. What is the male student’s second solution?
His second solution is to have someone fill in for the female student while she is not there.
5. Which solution do you agree with?
I agree with the first solution because it provides a practical result. She can take her examination in the morning then catch up with the competition in the afternoon. Having someone to fill in for her is not possible because a player cannot play unless his/her name is registered in the competition. Since the registration is already over, they cannot add another player to the team. If she can finish her examination fast, she can still warm up before the competition starts.

[TOEFL] Task 5_Exercise 3

DIALOGUE READING

Please read aloud the dialogue with your tutor.

READ

Female:
Oh no! I left my P.E. uniform. I need it for our softball game in our class today.
Male:
Do you remember where you put it?
Female:
Yes, I put it in my locker together with my shoes earlier.
Male:
Why did you put it in your locker?
Female:
It was too heavy to carry in my bag. I had 3 classes before our P.E. class today.
Male:
I see. Why don’t you get it from your locker? You still have time before P.E. class starts.
Female:
I can’t because our P.E. class will start in 5 minutes. My locker is in the other building, it will take me at least 15 minutes to get there. I’m afraid I might get back here late. Our professor will deduct some points from the team’s total score if there’s a late member.
Male:
If that’s the case, maybe you can ask our professor if he’ll allow you to be the scorer for today’s game. Then, just play next week.
Female:
I don’t think that will work because our professor is too strict. Also, he said during our last class that those students who will not play as scheduled will be marked as absent.

READING SILENTLY

Now, please read the dialogue silently for 50 seconds.

READ SILENTLY

(50 seconds to read the dialogue silently)

QUESTION

Describe the female student’s problem and the two suggestions given by the male student. Decide which of the two suggestions you think is better and give reasons to support your answer.

PREPARATION

You have 20 seconds for preparation before answering.
Please start your preparation silently.

PREPARE

(20 seconds for preparation to answer)

ANSWER

You have 60 seconds to answer. Please start your answer now.

ANSWER

CHECK YOUR ANSWERS

We will check the sample answers. Please repeat after me.

SAMPLE ANSWERS

A female student and a male student are talking about a problem the female student has.
The problem is that she left her P.E uniform in her locker.
The male student offers two solutions to solve her problem.
His first solution is to get her P.E uniform from her locker since she still has time before her class starts.
His second solution is to ask her professor if she can be the scorer for today’s game and play next week instead.
I agree with the first solution because asking her professor to let her be the scorer for today’s game might cause a problem in the long run since she will be marked as absent. If she goes back to her locker and gets her P.E. uniform, she will have a bigger chance to attend their class and play at their softball game.

Eiken 3_ (TEMPLATE)

DIRECTIONS

Read the passage silently for 20 seconds. Then, read the passage aloud in 1 minute starting from the title.

READ

(Title)

(Passage)

QUESTION 1

Please look at the passage.
Why (Question)?

ANSWER

PICTURE

Please study the picture below.

ANSWER

(comics)

QUESTION 2

Please look at the picture.
WH (question)?

ANSWER

QUESTION 3

Please look at the (wo/man).
What is (s/he) going to do?

ANSWER

QUESTION 4

What (question)?

ANSWER

QUESTION 5

What (question)?

 

If yes → Please tell me (topic).

If no → (question)

ANSWER