英検1級英作文の練習 3回目

●今日のお題
Should the use of genetically modified crops be banned?

●自分の解答例（205単語・所要時間25分）

 Using genetically modified crops is a worldwide and controversial problem. There are some people who say that modified crops are harmful and dangerous. But, I strongly support the idea that we should use genetically modified crops to tackle with some emergent problems. I have three points to elaborate on the reasons of my opinion.

    The primary reason is that we have to solve foods problem. It is estimated that the world population will reach ten billion in the end of this century. Experts say that the earth has its foods supplies capacity and ten billion is extremely beyond the capacity. Experts also say that genetically modified crops are the only reasonable option to deal with the problem.

    Furthermore, we can use genetic engineering technology in other ways such as making more effective vaccine and preserving endangered animals. We can acquire a lot of benefits from the innovative technology.

    Last but not least, the opinion that genetically modified crops are harmful is false. According to the recent study of The National Health and Foods Department, there are no negative consequences due to using the crops.

    Taking the above aforementioned into consideration, I am of the opinion that we should not ban uses of genetically modified crops.

●感想 ・初めて30分以内でかけた
・スペルミスはまだまだ多い
・あいかわらず字が汚い
・2番目のボディ内容はちょっとずれている感がある

リーディング過去問2回分やってみた

リーディング問題を2回分やってみました。
結果は、

●2013年第3回
20/25 + 3/6 + 8/10 = 31/41

●2012年第3回
20/25 + 4/6 + 7/10 = 31/41

でした。

最低30点はリーディングで確保したいので、まずまずといった感じです。
もっとたくさんの過去問を解いて、正しい選択肢のクセを体で習得して正答率を高めていきます。


2018年第3回の英検まで、あと34日。

英検1級英作文の練習 2回目

今回から時間を測ってやってみました。

●今日のお題
Agree or disagree: Extreme social inequality will never be eliminated?

●自分の解答例（226単語・所要時間40分）

    Extreme social inequality is a worldwide and a controversial problem. There are some people say that we can solve this problem by enacting laws. But, I do not think so. Personally, I agree with the idea that extreme social inequality will never be eliminated. I have three points to elaborate on the reasons of my opinion.

    The primary reason is that our social structure has educational and economic drawbacks. Well educated people have much more opportunities to be rich because companies are eager to hire them even if it will cost a lot of money. If people want to have a higher education, they have to prepare enough money for tuition fee. Unfortunately, this is not the case for the poor. Therefore, it is difficult for the poor to improve their economic situation.

    Furthermore, the development of information technologies is one more cause of expanding of social inequality. IT experts say that people who have deeper knowledge of information technologies earn more money than those who are not familiar with information technologies.

    Last but not least, using laws to eliminate the social inequality is not a good idea because it can easily decelerate our economic activities. Once we have sluggish economy, all people will experience financial difficulties.

    Taking the above aforementioned into consideration, I am of the opinion that extreme social inequality will never be eliminated.

●感想
・時間オーバーしたが前回よりは速かった
・自己レビューでスペルミス10個、文法ミス3個みつかった
・2番目のボディの内容は1番目とほぼ一緒
・赤文字は先生添削から借用したもの

英検1級英作文の練習 1回目

英作文の練習用にジャパンタイムズの「英作文問題完全制覇」を使っています。212個のコンテンツブロックから使えるフレーズとアイデアをできるだけ多くパクりたいです。試験日までに30個の実践問題中20個は消化したいです。



今日は1番目の実践問題に挑戦しました。書いたものをDMM英会話の先生に添削してもらいました。書いた内容に関するディスカッションも同時に行っていたので、ライティングとスピーキングをいっぺんに鍛えることができます。しかし、事前に英作文をしないといけないので、このスタイルの受講は準備が大変です。

●本日のお題
Should Japan have more lenient immigration policies?

●自分の解答例（234単語）

    Immigration is a worldwide and a controversial problem. We can not deny that there are some people against the lenient immigration policies due to concerns of local community safety and terrorist attacks. But, I strongly support the idea that we should allow more immigrants to live and work in Japan. I have three points to eloborate on the reasons of my opinion.

    The primary reason is that Japan has a big problem of shortage of working-age population. The National Labor and Health Department predicts that Japan will lose half of the current workers in two decades unless we fix it. Especially, IT industry needs more skilled workers. Therefore, introducing  lenient immigration policies is unavoidable.

    Further more, increased immigrants can bring positive economic consequences. The number of foreign visitors has doubled in the past five years and those visitors have significantly boosted Japanese economy. If we have more immigrants, then we can accelerate the economic growth. In addition, the government can expect more tax revenue.

    Last but not least, the idea that immigrants are dangerous is false. According to the recent survey of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, there are no concrete figures to show that foreigners commit more crimes than Japanese. The cause of the false image of foreigners is media’s broadcast negative portrayal of them.

    Taking the above points into consideration, I am of the opinion that lenient immigration policies is beneficial for us.

●感想
・初めて英検の英作文でしたので、予定時間を大幅オーバーした
・もっと瞬時にネタを思いつく練習が必要のようだ
・自作のテンプレートはもっと改善できる余地がある
・手書きはおもったより時間がかかる
・字が汚い

2012年第3回の語彙問題をやってみた

5年前の過去問の語彙問題を昨日と同様にやってみました。

自分の得点は20点でした。
単語問題（21問）・・・16問正解
熟語問題（4問）・・・4問正解

パス単のカバー数（選択肢）
単語選択肢（84個）・・・40個
熟語選択肢（16個）・・・7個

パス単のカバー数（正解選択肢）
単語正解選択肢（21個）・・・14個
熟語正解選択肢（4個）・・・3個

この回の単語に関して、パス単の正解選択肢カバー率が悪かっただけに5問も間違ってしまいました。知らないともうどうしようもないのが語彙問題です。逆に、熟語の正解選択肢カバー率がよかったので、全問正解することができました。