Fruits
Animals
Ms. Otsuka
Mr. Iwasaki
Bonus Questions
Textbook Practise
100

This fruit is red, round (円形), and grows on trees.

apple, cherry


100

This animal is black and white, big, and eats bamboo (竹).

panda


100

Ms. Otsuka's favourite colour is

pink

100

Mr. Iwasaki's favourite colour is

blue

100

English Riddle 英語のなぞなぞ

Why was 6 afraid of 7?

6は7を怖がるなぜ?

because 7 ate 9 (7 8 9).

こちらは数字の8(eight)が ”ate” と発音が似ていることからできたジョーク。なぞなぞの代表作と言ってもいいぐらいアメリカでは耳にします。 "7 8(ate) 9"、つまり「7が9を食べた」ので、次は自分が食べられると6は恐れているのです。 "Be afraid of~" で「~を恐れる」という意味の熟語になります。

100

How many languages are there?

There are about 7,000 different languages.

200

This fruit is yellow and sour (酸っぱい).


lemon


200

This type of animal lays eggs and can fly.

bird

(Bonus: I will give 50 extra points for every bird that you can name in English in 30 seconds.)


200

Ms. Otsuka's favourite food is/foods are

bread and milk

200

Mr. Iwasaki's favourite sport is

baseball

200

English Riddle 英語のなぞなぞ

What month of the year has 28 days?

28日あるのはどの月?

All of them

2月と思いきや他の月も全部28日以上ありますから、答えは「全部」。引っ掛け問題です。

200

What is the most common first language?

Chinese is the most common first language.

300

Small, round (円形), purple/green

Grapes


300

This animal is green and can jump. 

frog


300

What prefecture (都道府県) is Ms. Otsuka from?

Kagawa

300

Has Mr. Iwasaki always lived in Himeji? (True or false)

True


300

In the USA, how many slices (スライセズ) (切れ端) of pizza are eaten per second (毎秒)?

a. 50 slices | b. 350 slices

c. 550 slices | d. 3050 slices

350 slices of pizza are eaten per second in the USA.

Every day, 400,000 square meters of pizza is eaten.

300

Use passive form. 受け身文法を使用する。

English / use / by many people

English is used by many people.

400

This fruit is big, green, red, round.

watermelon


400

This animal is dangerous, lives in the river, and has a big mouth and sharp teeth.

alligator, crocodile


400

Ms. Otsuka's hobbies are...

cooking, watching movies, watching TV, especially ... (bonus: Korean drama)

400

Mr. Iwasaki's hobbies are

(two possible answers)

DIY, gardening


400

English Riddle 英語のなぞなぞ

I'm tall when I'm young and I'm short when I'm old. What am I?

若い時は高くて、年を取ると低くなるものはなんだ?

A candle (also okay: pencil, eraser, など)

“Candle” は「ろうそく」のことです。ろうそくは、使えば使うほど短くなります。

背の高さを表すときは、”tall(高い、背が高い)” と ”short(短い、背が低い)” を使います。

400

Use passive form. 受け身文法を使用する。

many Japanese books / translate / into English

Many Japanese books are translated into English.

500

This fruit is from southeast Asia, has thorns (トゲ), and a strong smell.

durian


500

Name one unique animal that lives in Arizona. (アリゾナ州特有の動物。)

coyote (コヨーテ), javelina (ハベリナ), coatimundi (ハナグマ), rattlesnake (ガラガラヘビ), roadrunner (ミチバシリ), scorpion (サソリ), ringtail cat (リングテール・キャット)


500

Ms. Otsuka's favourite animal is

dog

500

Mr. Iwasaki's favourite animal is

rabbit


500

What is popular local food in Kagawa?

sanuki udon 讃岐うどん

500

Use passive form. 受け身文法を使用する。

these books / love / by people around the world

These books are loved by people around the world.

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