●時間帯別問題群として事前に用意されていたと思われる質問(英語の場合の記入例です。) (1)What are the features of an onsen spa? (2)What changed in the Meiji Restoration? (3)In sumo wrestling, why do they throw salt and stomp their feet on the ring? (4)What TV programs would you recommend? (5)Going back to history, what were the processions in the Edo period for?
●実際の質疑応答(英語の場合の記入例です。) 質疑応答例を書く上での注意点: ?受験者の発言の前には何も記入しない。 ?<試験官A>(外国人)、<試験官B>(日本人)の発言の前には、A:、B:を 記入してください。 ?( )は、受験者の説明、感想などを記入してください。 Good morning! B: Good morning! Please tell me your name and where you are from. My name is ……… and I am from ……… A: So you are a Tokyoite. My name is ……… and I will ask you some questions as a tourist. I am interested in going to an onsen spa. Where would you recommend? I would recommend Hakone because it is close to Tokyo and has many Onsen spas. (後から思うと少し説明不足の感じ。温泉についてあまり詳しくないので仕方がないか...) A: What are the features of an onsen spa? The feature of an onsen spa is that the interior is usually designed in a traditional Japanese style. (一般的な説明をしたが、箱根温泉について聞かれていたのかな?と後になって気になる) A: What changed in the Meiji Restoration? The political system in Japan changed greatly in the Meiji Restoration. Before the Meiji Restoration, the Shogun ruled over Japan, but in the Meiji Restoration, the Shogun returned his power to rule over Japan to the Emperor. (明治維新で変わったことの1点のみの説明で、少しあっさりしすぎていたかも知れません) A: Why was the Meiji Restoration necessary? I think that the Meiji Restoration was necessary because Japan needed to open its door to the West in order to take in Western culture to compete with Western powers.(まあまあかな?) A: In sumo wrestling, why do they throw salt and stomp their feet on the ring? Sumo wrestling was originally a Shinto ritual. Salt-throwing was to purify the ring, and the stomping of their feet is done in order to ward off evil spirits lurking in the ground.(まあまあかな?) A: What TV programs would you recommend? (一瞬迷ったが次のように答える。)I would recommend comedy programs. I think there is at least one comedy program every night. They are usually slapstick in nature and fun to watch. A: Is there a famous comedian? Kojima Yoshio is famous. He sings and dances wearing only a bathing suit.(有名な芸人としてとっさに浮かんだのが小島よしおだった) A: Why is he only wearing a bathing suit? I don’t know, but it has a strong impact on the audience. Maybe that is his aim. A: Going back to history, what were the processions in the Edo period for? (参勤交代のことかな、と思ったが、“processions”という英語を聞いたこと がなかったので以下のように確認) Do you mean processions where local Daimyos went back and forth from their fiefs to Edo? A: Yes. In the Edo period, local Daimyos were ordered by the Shogun to go back and forth from their fiefs to Edo every other year. That is the procession in the Edo period. A: What was the purpose of the procession? I think the main reason of the procession was to make Daimyos spend money for processions so they will not be able to wage a war against the Tokugawa family.(まあまあかな?) A: Was it effective? I think it was effective because the Tokugawa family was able to maintain peace for more than 250 years in the Edo period. A: Your interview is finished. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Have a nice day! (日本人の試験官に向かって)有難うございました。