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Lesson 17 The Shoe That Grows No.
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People say that education is the only means to get out of poverty. To help poor children go to school,
上げる
から
プライマリー
パティー
many countries in Africa began to offer primary education free of charge. In Kenya, for example, this raised
就学率
中間
全
the school attendance rate from 63 percent in 1999 to 75 percent in the mid-2000s. However, in some rural
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areas, the rate is still only around 20 percent. Many children there cannot read and write.
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There are several reasons why children in rural Africa do not attend school even though it is free. One is
that many children have to stay home to help their families. Their parents do not send them to school.
原因ために
この行く
Another is that getting to school is difficult.
(children)
With few schools and
共通機関
poor public transportation, children may
have a long walk to school. Some must walk for more than two hours.
丈夫
合う正しく
プロバリー
舗装されていない 若い
Many of these children do not have tough shoes that fit properly. The unpaved roads and rough trails
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soon damage shoes. Also, children quickly grow out of their shoes, and their families /soare too poor to keep
国際的な援助機関
気付
努力
十分
buying bigger ones. Although international aid agencies are donating shoes, these efforts are not enough.
エイジェンシーズ
Fill in the blanks the correct words from the box below.
donate
attendance
)= to give goods for free
Lift
) = the act of being present at a place regularly
) a path() through the countryside
)= a means of carrying people or goods from place to place
1.
2.
3. trail
4. (transportation
出席
交通 小 寄付する
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初等教育
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the school
attendance/transportation/trail / donate
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attenda
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)
hate
) rose to 75 percent
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in Kenya. However, many children in rural Africa do not attend school.
Two reasons
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1 These children are required to ③Stat
do not have ①(
() home in order to ①DKCH CHED)) their families.
) for the children to get ①((to
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their ①( Shoes) are soon damaged.
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) new, bigger
shoes.
3 Answer true or false.
唯一
非れる
貧困
1. Some people say that education is the only way to escape from poverty. T
田舎
2. Many children in rural Africa walk to school/because they do not have enough money to use public
transportation.
→交通機関が不充分だから
3. It is difficult for the children to buy shoes because shoe shops are located a long way away. F
援助機関
ついに
あきらめた
4. International aid agencies tried to support the children, but finally they gave up.
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・お金がないから
⑦Imagine you were one of the kids in the picture on page 44. Please tell what you are feeling now.
• I wish I had have tough shoes.

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ふていない
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On a visit to Kenya, Kenton Lee, an American pastor, saw children wearing ill-fitting shoes with holes
in the bottoms. In these shoes, they could not walk far and might pick up parasites from the ground. Lee
was shocked. A lack of good shoes could rob children of the chance to learn at school and have a healthy life.)
持ち主。成長する足
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This gave him the idea of tough shoes that could be adjusted to fit the owner's growing feet.
見つける。
Lee found a maker for his shoes.
メイカー 製造者
wear
The top was a strap with five holes.
このイナスティッド
かかと
~からできん
ゴム
ラバー
The shoes, a kind of sandal, were made of strong leather and rubber.
the
できる
The sides and the heel were also adjustable. The same shoes could be
[提供]
worn for at least five years. Lee decided to provide his shoes to children for free.
TE
モーストに取り付く
に行く
With a simple idea, Lee eased African children's difficulty in getting to school. "I knew nothing about
ふつうの
shoes. I was just a normal guy with an idea," he said. With many simple ideas like Lee's, complex problems
シュアリー
can be solved. Thanks to Lee's shoes, more children can now go to school. These children will surely
さらなる
produce further ideas to improve conditions in Africa.
ファーザー
Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box below.
1. (just) = to make small changes to something in order to make it fit
2.1 bob
) to take away something important from someone
3. Complex ) = made of many parts and difficult to solve or understand
4.
) = typical, usual
rob/adjust/normal/complex
② Fill in the blanks. 奪う 調整する ふつうの複雑な
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In Kenya, Lee was shocked to see children who X (wearing) ill-fitting shoes. To protect their
health and give them the chance to ②( learn), Lee hit upon the idea of ((()
that could be adjusted ) as children grow.
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The shoes that Lee thought of
.
Weather
They are made of strong ⑤( leather
The sides and the heel are also (justable
) and rubber ).
tree
Lee made up his mind to give the shoes to children or
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Lee's ①(Single) idea helped to raise the school attendance rate. Many (Simple
Lee's can
solve ) complex problems ).
③ Answer true or false.
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ひどい
N
1. Lee was upset to see the children in Kenya wearing terrible shoes with holes in the bottoms. T
2. Lee's shoes had a strap/with five holes and were made of strong leather and rubber
3. Lee had some knowledge about shoes because he used to work at a shoe shop
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おかげで
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) ideas like
Thanks to Lee's creative idea and his efforts, many children can attend school now. However, some
残る
problems are still left and many children cannot. Why are many children in Africa still unable to go to
school?
I think their Parents don't allow their children to go to school.
Comprehension