① What is Ban most interested in?
a. Winning a prize.
b. Becoming famous.
c. Helping people who are in trouble.
c
② Ban believes that temporary structures can be
a. beautiful.
b. sold for a lot of money.
c. used only for a few months.
a
③ What does Ban believe?
a. Architects should work for the rich and powerful.
b. He should use paper tubes in everything he builds.
c. Beauty and dignity for the spirit are just as important as shelter for the body.
c
Ban Shigeru is a world-famous (1. ).
architect
While many architects design for rich and powerful people, he is best known for building (2. ) structures.
disaster-relief
He uses unusual things like the paper (3. ) he used to build a church in Kobe.
tube(s)
His shelters are strong, but he also wants them to be (4. ).
beautiful
He feels that people need not only shelter for the body but also beauty and (5. ) for the spirit. He is changing the world for the better.
dignity
1. A friend ( ) need is a friend indeed.
in
2. My brother decided to live in the Dominican Republic ( ) good.
for
3. I found ( ) easy to solve the problem.
it
4. The key ( ) his success is his hard work.
to
1. a) He seems to be a good writer.
b) It _______________________ a good writer.
seems that he is
2. a) The earthquake has destroyed many buildings.
b) Many buildings _______________________ .
have been destroyed by the earthquake
3. a) I found that learning a new language was fun.
b) I found ________________ a new language.
it fun to learn
1. Wakata decided to ( ) himself to space.
2. Don’t let anything ( ) in your way.
3. These shelters are ( ) to be temporary.
4. ( ) people are those who have lost their homes to war or other disasters.
1. devote
2. stand
3. meant
4. Displaced
1. 坂さんが紙管の家を建てるのはおもしろいと思う。
I think ( it / Ban / that / builds / interesting ) paper-tube houses.
it interesting that Ban builds
2. 私たちはパーティーに招待されていない。
We ( been / the party / not / have / to / invited ).
have not been invited to the party
3. 彼らはアフリカで働き続けるようだ。
They ( keep / working / on / to / seem ) in Africa.
seem to keep on working
1. I found it a lot of fun to ___________________.
2. I thought it strange that __________________.
1. ex) see Mr. Hatayama doing funny things
2. ex) Mr. Hatayama was pretending to be sphinx.