ハロー通訳アカデミーコミュの通訳案内士試験２００８年度英語第２次口述試験＜ジャンル別質問集＞

通訳案内士試験２００８年度英語第２次口述試験＜ジャンル別質問集＞
（東京、京都、福岡共通）

（1）【志望動機】
Why do you want to be a tour guide?

（2）【大きなテーマ】
Suppose you are a tour guide, and tell me about Japan.

（3）【旅行・観光】
（鎌倉）
Why are there many temples in Kamakura?
（スキー）
Where is the best spot for skiing in Japan?
I want to go skiing in Japan. Which ski resort would you recommend?
I hear there is some place in Hokkaido that many Australians visit. Where is it and why is it so popular?
Many Australians go to Hokkaido to enjoy skiing. Is there any other place you can recommend to foreign tourists?
（京都、奈良）
Please tell us about Todai-ji Temple in Nara.
Why are there so many shrines and temples in Nara and Kyoto?
I have a plan to go to Kyoto. Where do you recommend I go?
How can I go to Kyoto from Tokyo?
（東京）
Will you explain about the Meiji Shrine?
Where do you recommend the foreign guests to go in Tokyo?
（箱根）
What is Hakone like?
What is the charm of Hakone?
（福岡）
Where would you recommend I should go in Fukuoka?
（新幹線）
Tell me about the history of Shinkansen.
（日本庭園）
I’d like to visit a Japanese garden. Where do you recommend?
（神社）
I want to visit a shrine in Japan. What do you recommend?

（4）【自然・地理】
（温泉）
Why are there so many hot springs in Japan?
Tell me about hot springs in Japan.
I would like to go to a hot spring resort. Where do you recommend?
Please tell me about one of the best hot spring resorts.
Is there any difference between hot springs in Kyushu and in Hokkaido?
（気候）
What is the climate of Japan?
Which season do you recommend to foreign tourists, spring or fall?
In Japan it is very hot and humid in the summer. How do you spend the summer?
Which season do you like best?
Which do you like, summer or winter?

（5）【歴史】
（参勤交代）
Tell me about the system and the purpose of Sankin-Kotai in the Edo Period?
（東海道五十三次）
What are Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido?
（明治維新）
What do you explain about the Meiji Shrine to the tourists?
Why and how the Meiji Restoration happened?
What do you think is the most important thing during the Meiji Restoration?
Why was the political power returned to Emperor from Shogun at the end of the Edo Period?
Japan opened its doors at the end of the Edo Period to the rest of the world. Why?
Why did the name of Edo change into Tokyo?
Why is the Edo castle called the Imperial Palace?
（幕府、大名）
What is Bakufu?
Tell me about feudal lords in the Edo Period.
（侍の二本差し）
Why did samurai carry two swords?
（奈良時代）
What was the Nara Period like?
（平安時代）
What was the Heian Period like?
（日本史における重要な外国人）
Who do you think is the most important foreigner in Japanese history and why?
（あなたと日本史）
What period of Japanese history are you interested in?
What are you most interested in Japanese history?
Who are you most interested in Japanese history?
If you could choose what era you could live in, do you want to live in the Edo Period?

（6）【地球温暖化問題】
What do you think about global warming?
Are Japanese people concerned about global warming?
What effect do you think the global warming has on Japan’s industry?

（7）【生活習慣】
Why do Japanese eat sea bream on happy occasions?
Why do Japanese like cherry blossoms?
What should I take care of when taking a bath?

（8）【年中行事】
What traditional events are held in December?
What do Japanese people do on the New Year's Day as a custom?
I have seen people carrying an arrow-like object at shrines on the New Year's Day. What are they?

（9）【日本住居】
What is the advantage of Japanese wooden structure?
Why are Japanese houses made of wood?
Tell me about modern Japanese houses.

（10）【文化】
I recently saw black and white curtains surrounding a building. What is it?
Why shrines have pebbles on the paths?
What they are doing by covering straw mat around trees during the winter time?
What is "Yuen"?

（11）【政治】
How is the prime minister elected in Japan?
Why do prime ministers change so often in Japan?
When do you have an election in Japan?

（12）【宗教】
What is a portable shrine carried for?
Why do the bell toll 108 times on New Year' Eve?
What kind of Buddhist statues are there in Kamakura?
What is Shinto?
What is torii?
Most torii are painted red. Why?
Why do the Japanese clap their hands at shrines?

（13）【緊急時などの対応】
What would you do if you get the heavy traffic jam in the highway due to the traffic accident ?
I have no cash except credit cards in my purse, how can I get cash?
If I missed the Shinkansen, what should I do?
What should I do if I left a wallet behind in a taxi?
If I left my bag on the train, what should I do?
What would you do if a tourist you are guiding lost his camera on the train?
You are now at a crossing with your tourists visiting Japan. What do you suggest them to be or to do?

（14）【スポーツ】
Why do sumo wrestlers throw salt into the ring?
Tell me something about Sumo.

（15）【食べ物】
What is the difference between sake and shochu?
What is the difference between soba and udon?

（16）【方言】
Tell me something about dialects in the Japanese language.

（17）【経済】
These days the Japanese economy is very bad. What do you think should be done?

（18）【テレビ番組について】
What kind of TV programs are you interested in?
What programs will foreigners be interested in?
What TV programs can you recommend?
What drama should I watch in the hotel?

（19）【自己紹介】
Please tell us about yourself.

（20）【英語】
Do you have any opportunity to speak English?

（21）【あなたの町について】
Is there any tourist attraction in your hometown?