
慶英会 塾長|慶應義塾大学卒・英検1級
中高一貫校の学校英語・NEW TREASURE・英検対策を専門とするオンライン個別指導塾です。塾長紹介
英検準2級プラスのReadingでwaived(免除)、reduced(減額)、refundable(返還可能)、free(無料)が出てきたら、何の料金がどう扱われるのかを分けましょう。通常の参加料、条件付き免除、保証金、別料金を区別する慶英会独自4資料24課題です。
対象:準2級プラスのEメールや案内文で料金・申込の条件を読み違える中高生。金額・制度はすべて架空の学習用設定です。実在する学校や公共施設の料金ではなく、英検公式過去問でもありません。
料金の4つの状態
| 英語 | 意味 | 確認点 |
|---|---|---|
| waived | 本来の料金が免除される | 誰が免除対象か |
| reduced | 金額が下がる | 減額後も支払うか |
| refundable deposit | 条件を満たせば返還される保証金 | いつ・どの条件で返還か |
| free | 該当するサービス自体は無料 | 付帯サービスも無料なのか |
料金を支払うこと、登録すること、参加枠が承認されることは別の手続きです。
4資料24課題の学習手順
- 通常料金と例外を確認する。
- 免除・減額・保証金・無料の対象を分ける。
- 4択の内容一致3問を解く。
- 具体例の料金を判断する。
- 誤文を直し、条件の英文を訳す。
独自案内1|学校の科学講習|参加料の免除
The school science center normally charges a participation fee of 800 yen for its Saturday workshop. For students from families meeting the center’s stated support conditions, the participation fee is waived. This means eligible students do not have to pay the 800-yen fee. Other students still pay the normal amount. The center provides safety glasses, but participants must bring notebooks. Applying for the fee waiver does not mean it has been approved: families must receive a confirmation message before assuming that the fee is waived. No refundable deposit is required for this workshop.
- What is the ordinary workshop fee?
- 800 yen
- No fee for everyone
- 1,500 yen
- A refundable 800-yen deposit
- What does a confirmed fee waiver mean?
- The fee is doubled
- Eligible students do not pay the participation fee
- Students must pay later
- The class is canceled
- What must a family wait for?
- An automatic refund
- An invoice for every student
- Confirmation of waiver approval
- A new laboratory
- 具体例:A family applies for support but has no approval message. Can it treat the fee as waived?
- 誤文を訂正する:Because the fee may be waived, every student has a refundable 800-yen deposit.
- 和訳する:Applying for the fee waiver does not mean it has been approved.
全文和訳・全6問の正答と根拠
【本文全訳】学校科学館の土曜講習は通常800円の参加料だが、支援条件を満たす家庭の生徒は参加料が免除され、支払う必要がない。ほかの生徒は通常料金。保護眼鏡は用意されるがノートは持参。免除の申請だけでは承認済みではなく確認通知が必要。保証金はない。
- A:800 yen。800 yen normally charged।
- B:Eligible students do not pay the participation fee。waived means fee removed for approved eligible।
- C:Confirmation of waiver approval。application not approved automatically।
- No. It must wait for the approval confirmation before assuming the fee is waived.
- A waiver applies only to approved eligible students; there is no deposit for this workshop.
- 参加料免除を申請したことは、免除が承認されたことを意味しない。
独自案内2|地域の英語読書会|減額と免除は違う
The community center charges 600 yen for an English reading workshop. Students who present a valid school card can receive a reduced fee of 400 yen. The fee has been lowered for these students, not waived completely. Children younger than twelve may join with an adult, but the age rule does not give them an additional discount. The center has only fifteen places, so paying the reduced fee does not automatically guarantee admission. Participants must register and receive confirmation. The center does not give change or refunds to people who fail to attend without canceling in advance.
- How much is the reduced student fee?
- No charge
- 600 yen
- 400 yen
- 200 yen
- What is still required for admission?
- Only payment
- An adult for every student
- No application
- Registration and confirmation
- Does reduced mean the fee is waived?
- No, students still pay 400 yen
- Yes, no charge
- Only for people who arrive late
- The notice does not discuss fees
- 具体例:A student has a valid card but does not register. Is the student’s place guaranteed?
- 誤文を訂正する:Every student who shows a card attends for free.
- 和訳する:The fee has been lowered for these students, not waived completely.
全文和訳・全6問の正答と根拠
【本文全訳】公民館の英語読書会は通常600円。有効な学生証を見せる生徒は400円に減額されるが全額免除ではない。12歳未満の児童は大人同伴なら参加できても年齢だけで追加割引はない。枠は15席なので減額料金の支払だけでは参加確定せず、登録と承認が必要。事前にキャンセルせず欠席した人への返金はない。
- C:400 yen。reduced to 400।
- D:Registration and confirmation。must register and receive confirmation।
- A:No, students still pay 400 yen。lowered not waived।
- No. The card qualifies the student for a lower fee, but registration and a confirmed place are separately required.
- The card gives an eligible student a reduced fee of 400 yen, not free admission.
- これらの生徒の料金は引き下げられたが、全額免除されたわけではない。
独自案内3|図書館の端末貸出|返還可能な保証金
A library allows registered adult members to borrow tablets for two days. Borrowing is free, but a refundable deposit of 2,000 yen must be paid when a tablet is collected. The deposit is not a rental fee: it is returned after the tablet is checked and found undamaged. If equipment is returned late, a separate late charge may apply according to the loan conditions. The deposit will not automatically cover that charge. Members must confirm a tablet is available before traveling to collect it. A request for a tablet is not a confirmed loan.
- What does borrowing the tablet cost as a rental fee?
- 2,000 yen per day
- No rental charge
- 4,000 yen
- A nonrefundable 2,000-yen fee
- When is the deposit returned?
- Immediately upon applying
- Whenever a loan is requested
- After the tablet is returned and checked undamaged
- Only after one year
- What may happen if the device is returned late?
- The tablet becomes free property
- The borrowing period automatically doubles
- The deposit is guaranteed to pay everything
- A separate late charge may apply
- 具体例:A member pays the deposit and returns a tablet undamaged on time. Should the deposit be returned?
- 誤文を訂正する:A refundable deposit is a fee that every borrower permanently loses.
- 和訳する:The deposit is not a rental fee.
全文和訳・全6問の正答と根拠
【本文全訳】図書館は登録した成人会員にタブレットを2日間貸し出す。貸出料は無料だが受取時に返還可能な保証金2,000円が必要で、返却後の点検で損傷がなければ返される。遅延時は別途延滞料金の可能性があり保証金が自動的に充当されるわけではない。取りに来る前に在庫確認が必要で申込だけでは貸出確定でない。
- B:No rental charge。borrowing free।
- C:After the tablet is returned and checked undamaged。after return checked undamaged।
- D:A separate late charge may apply。separate late charge may apply।
- Yes, once the returned tablet has been checked and found undamaged, under the notice’s conditions.
- The deposit is returned under the stated conditions; it is not the rental fee.
- その保証金は貸出料金ではない。
独自案内4|公園の無料見学と有料講座
Entry to the town’s public park is free. However, an optional guided nature workshop costs 500 yen per participant. People attending only the park do not need to register for that workshop. The fee for the workshop may be waived for volunteers who worked at least ten hours during the previous month, but the volunteer coordinator must confirm their records first. General visitors cannot claim this waiver automatically. A separate 300-yen charge applies if a participant chooses to rent binoculars, regardless of whether the workshop fee was waived. The workshop may be canceled due to dangerous weather, in which case paid workshop fees will be refunded.
- What is the price of ordinary park admission?
- 500 yen
- 300 yen
- Free
- 800 yen
- Which condition may lead to a workshop fee waiver?
- Using binoculars
- Working at the park once
- Taking an online test
- At least ten volunteer hours with confirmed records
- What extra payment may still apply after a workshop fee waiver?
- 300 yen for rented binoculars
- A regular park entrance fee
- A compulsory 500-yen participation fee
- No optional fees under any circumstances
- 具体例:A confirmed eligible volunteer has the workshop fee waived and rents binoculars. What does that person pay?
- 誤文を訂正する:Because park admission is free, every guided workshop and equipment rental is free.
- 和訳する:Paid workshop fees will be refunded if the workshop is canceled due to dangerous weather.
全文和訳・全6問の正答と根拠
【本文全訳】町の公園への通常入場は無料。ただし任意の自然ガイド講座は参加者1人500円。公園に入るだけの人は講座の登録不要。前月10時間以上働いたボランティアには講座料が免除される可能性があるが、責任者が記録を確認しなければならない。双眼鏡のレンタルは免除の有無にかかわらず別途300円。危険な天候で講座が中止されれば支払済みの講座料は返金される。
- C:Free。park entry free।
- D:At least ten volunteer hours with confirmed records。ten hours previous month verified।
- A:300 yen for rented binoculars。binoculars charge regardless waiver।
- The 500-yen workshop fee is waived, but the 300-yen binocular rental charge remains.
- Ordinary park access is free, while workshops and optional rentals have separate terms.
- 危険な天候により講座が中止された場合、支払済みの講座参加料は返金される。
復習で見落としやすい点
The fee is waivedなら対象の料金が免除されますが、別の機器レンタル料まで必ず免除されるわけではありません。reducedは少なくなるだけでゼロとは限らず、refundableも条件なしに必ず返るとは限りません。
FAQ
Q. waivedは割引と同じですか?
免除は指定された料金を支払う義務がなくなることです。減額とは区別します。
Q. free admissionなら施設のすべてが無料ですか?
いいえ。通常入場が無料でも、講座や機器のレンタルなどの費用は別に設定される場合があります。
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