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L12 She Sells Seashells by the Seashore No._ _Name_
貝
you ever heard the tongue twister “She sells seashells by the seashore"? "She" is said to
タング ツイスター
海岸崖
Coastal cliffs near Mary's home in southern England
Have
・豊富 アンモナイト
北石採集者
be Mary Anning, a British fossil hunter.
同格 イギリス フォッシル
サウサン
貢献する。
コントリビュー
グリフツ
幼少期
家計
were rich in ammonites and other fossils. In her childhood, Mary contributed to her family's
アマナイツ
化石
finances by selling these fossils to visitors.
ポケント
In 1811, Mary's brother found the fossilized head of a large animal. It was 1.2 meters long and
~の残り
résembled the head of a crocodile. Twelve-year-old Mary continued to look for the rest of the
財政よって
訪問者
ファイナンシーズ
化石化しだ
似ている
1さいの
ような生き物
1817年
・は虫類それは
一部
レプティル
発見
以前に、
⑥奈
センセイション
起こす。
残っている
センセーションよって掘りおこす
rocodile like creature. A year Tater, she caused a sensation by digging out the remaining parts
強調
後に確認するとして イクチオサウロス だけれども
of a 5.5-meter-long reptile, which was later identified as an ichthyosaur. Even though parts of
イクティオソー
初めての完全
this reptile had been discovered previously, Mary's find was the first complete fossil to be
は虫類
レプティル
組みたてる
assembled.
アセムボー
おどろくべき
アストニシング
Fossil hunting in 19th century Britain was popular among upper class men, so it was
貧しい労働階級を 家庭 発見した。
貴重な低
問
上流階級 男
同格
つづく
ラスティルド
科学的知識 成長する
いくつかの
大切な
発見
グリュー
イメージ
地球上
astonishing that Mary, a girl from a poor, working class family, discovered the precious fossil.
つれて
Mary's passion for fossils lasted all her life. As her scientific knowledge grew, she made several
more important finds, which helped to build our picture of life on the earth.
・つなぎ合わせる
1. In English, two or three words are joined together with a hyphen(-) to make an adjective (形容
詞), for example, a five-day holiday and a ten thousand-yen bill. Can you find some more
examples in the text?
Twelve-year-old,crocodile-like, 5.5-meter-long, upper-class, working-class
2. Fill in the blanks.
▼ When
1811
1812
▼What happened?
化石化した
19th century,
•Mary's brother ① found the fossilized head of a longe animal
•Mary @continued to look for the rest of the crocodile-like creature
・Mary caused a sensation by digging out the remaining Ports ofの5.5-
It was the first complete fossil of an ichthyosaur, meter-long reptile, which was late
Identified on oninthosaur
イクチオサウラー

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3. 本文の内容と合っているものにはTを, 合っていないものにはFを書きなさい。
主語
(1) The subject of the tongue twister “She sells seashells by the seashore" is said to be Mary Anning.
brother.
部
(2) Mary was the first person to discover a fossilized part of an ichthyosaur. F
(3) Mary was a girl from an upper class family, so it was not surprising that she became interested
in fossil hunting.
X-
4. Answer the following questions.
11. Who was Mary Anning?
F
She is a British fossil bunter.
2. Where did Mary hunt for fossils?
them
She hunted Coastal clitts hear her home in Southern England.
おと:3づき
Why was it astonishing that Mary discovered the fossil?
That's because fossil hunting was Popular-omong upfer-class mon but) Moryuoc
How did Mary spend her life after she found the ichthyosaur? a pool, working-class family,
che mode several more important finds (which She kept hunting
discovered if or fossils.
5.本文の内容を段落ごとにまとめよう。 helped to build our picture of lite on the earth.)
メアリー・アニングはイギリスの化石採集者。家の近くにあった〔ア 海岸の崖 / 湖の底]で化石がよく採
れたので,子どものころはそれを観光客に売って(イ計)を助けた。
② 1811年, メアリーの〔兄1 飼い犬〕が1.2メートルもある〔エーサル/ワニの頭部に似た化石を
発見した。1年後, メアリーは全長 5.5 メートルにおよぶこの[オ爬虫類 / 哺乳類〕の残りの部分を掘
り出した。彼女が発見したものは 〔カ初めての12番目の] 全身化石だった。
③ 19世紀のイギリスでは、化石の採集は(キー流)階級の〔ク 男性 女性〕に人気があるものだったた
め、貧しい(身) 階級の娘であるメアリーが貴重な化石を発見したのは驚くべきことだった。彼女の化
石への(コ熱意)は生涯続き,さらに重要な発見をした。
6. Fill in the blanks.
(1)それらの国々は石油資源に恵まれている。
Those countries are (hich )(in ) oil resources.
(2) 彼女はカラオケで歌うことによってストレスを発散する。
)(Singing) at karaoke.
She relieves stress (by
(3)私は何を始めても数日も続かない。
Whatever I start, it doesn't ( last ) for more than a few days.
It's Your Turn!
Mary Anning hunted for fossils to support her family when she was a child. Many high school
students need money these days. However, some schools don't allow students to get part-time
jobs during high school. Do you think high school students should do part-time jobs?
I think so too becouse We con learn about communication ond society.