結論：NEW TREASURE（ニュートレジャー）Stage 2 Lesson 3『The World’s Favorite Children’s Author』は、作家の伝記をラジオ放送として読み、出来事の年表・文型・事実と意見の違いを整理する学習に役立ちます。本記事では作家の例としてビアトリクス・ポター（Beatrix Potter）の公式年表を使い、慶英会が完全オリジナルのラジオ放送英文2題・全32問・解答解説を制作しました。教科書の実際の伝記に登場する作家と同一人物だと主張するものではありません。
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社会人まで数百名以上を指導
（最前列左から2人目：塾長）
Ｚ会の2026年NEW TREASUREカタログはStage2 Lesson3のReadの形式を『ある作家の伝記／ラジオ放送』と説明しています。本記事はその形式に合わせた別の独自練習素材です。教材内の実在作家を特定したり、出版社のRead本文・出版物のキャラクターの台詞・画像を転載したりしていません。
ポターの公式年表で確認すること
- 1866年：英国ロンドンで生まれた。
- 1893年：子どもノエルへの絵入りの手紙からピーターラビットの物語の原型が生まれた。
- 1902年：『The Tale of Peter Rabbit』が商業出版された。1893年の手紙と混同しない。
- 1903年：関連する人形の制作・登録。
- 1905年：湖水地方のHill Top Farmを購入。
- 1943年：死去。著述・絵画・自然への関心と土地保全など、複数の活動に関わった。
参考：Peter Rabbit公式｜Beatrix Potter年表、公式紹介｜作家と自然研究・土地保全。人物・年号は公開資料に基づき、学校でのラジオ制作場面は架空です。
1902年の商業出版を1893年と取り違えない
1893年はan illustrated letter、1902年はcommercially publishedという異なる出来事です。伝記の年表問題では日付だけを見るのでなく、『そのとき何をしたのか』を動詞・目的語とセットで確認しましょう。
ラジオ放送ならIntroduction→Timeline→Explanation→Closing
読み上げを想定し、短い導入・時系列・出来事の意義・まとめに分けます。first／later／before／afterを使うと、音だけを聞く相手にも話の流れが伝わります。学校教材の正規音声を転載したものではないため、慶英会の独自英文を音読練習に利用してください。
問題編｜ラジオ放送形式のオリジナル長文2題
Read 1｜Radio Report: A Children’s Author Who Studied Nature（385語）
公開された作家年表をもとに新規執筆した説明文です。
Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to our school radio programme about writers. Today’s example is Beatrix Potter, a British author and illustrator known for children’s books. This is an original learning script based on public biographical information, not a recording from a real radio station. We will pay attention to the order of events and the different kinds of work Potter did during her life.
According to the official Peter Rabbit website, Beatrix Potter was born in London on July 28, 1866. She enjoyed studying nature as well as drawing and painting. Those interests later influenced her illustrated stories. Describing her only as a writer would leave out part of her work: she also illustrated books and showed interest in the natural world. When we write a biography, we should not reduce a person’s life to one simple label.
In 1893, she sent an illustrated letter to a child named Noel. The character of Peter Rabbit first appeared in that letter, according to the official timeline. A letter that inspired a story is not the same as a commercially published book, however. The Tale of Peter Rabbit was first commercially published in 1902 after earlier rejections and privately printed editions.
The official history also records that Potter created a Peter Rabbit doll and registered it in 1903. This detail shows that she did not work only on writing and pictures. She took an active interest in how her creations might be presented in other forms. Students should be careful to distinguish the dates of the letter, the book, and the toy.
In 1905, Potter purchased Hill Top Farm in the Lake District. The official biography describes the area as important in her later life. She became involved in farming and land conservation as well as continuing her creative interests. She died in 1943. We should be respectful when discussing the end of a real person’s life and use accurate sources rather than inventing personal details.
What can we learn from Potter’s story? A writer may draw on everyday observations, revise work, and continue learning in different fields. We can enjoy stories while also asking how they were created. If you prepare a short English biography, start with reliable dates, use past-tense verbs correctly, and explain what the person did without copying the original fictional characters’ conversations.
- Q1. Which writer is discussed in this original radio script?
- Q2. In which city was she born?
- Q3. What was her birth year?
- Q4. Name two interests Potter had as a child.
- Q5. What did she send in 1893?
- Q6. Did the commercial publication happen in 1893?
- Q7. What happened in 1902?
- Q8. What item did Potter create and register in 1903?
- Q9. Which farm did Potter purchase in 1905?
- Q10. In which year did Potter die?
- Q11. Why does the passage mention nature and conservation?
- Q12. Summarize her life in two English sentences.
Read 2｜A Fictional School Radio Team Checks a Biography（400語）
学校・生徒・ラジオ制作は架空の教材です。
A fictional group of junior high school students planned a short English radio broadcast about the life of an author. They selected Beatrix Potter as an example because they could consult an official biographical timeline. Their teacher told them that a radio programme should sound natural, but its factual content still needed evidence. Students were asked to write their own explanations and avoid copying long passages from books.
The group first created a list of years: 1866, 1893, 1902, 1903, 1905, and 1943. Hana prepared questions for the presenters, while Ken checked the dates against the official Peter Rabbit information site. Another student made a drawing of a notebook and a paintbrush instead of reproducing protected character illustrations. The team had to decide which details were important enough to include in a two-minute script.
Ken found a sentence in their draft saying that Potter published The Tale of Peter Rabbit in 1893. He pointed out that 1893 was the year of the illustrated letter to Noel, while 1902 was the year of the commercial publication. The students corrected the sentence before recording. They learned that a small change in the wording of a historical timeline could create a serious misunderstanding.
Next, Hana wanted to say that Potter’s fame had come only from her writing. Her partner reminded her that Potter was also an illustrator and interested in nature and conservation. They changed the sentence to describe those activities without claiming that she was the greatest writer in the world. A phrase such as ‘my favourite author’ could be an honest opinion, but ‘everyone’s favourite author’ would need evidence that they did not have.
The group then practiced reading aloud with clear pauses. One student read too quickly, and another mispronounced the date nineteen hundred and two. Their teacher suggested dividing the script into an introduction, timeline, explanation, and conclusion. The students were told to mark where each speaker would take a turn, so that listeners could follow the sequence of events without seeing the written text.
At the end, the class checked whether the programme was useful. Several volunteer listeners could name the main dates, but the group had not tested the entire school. Its final report did not claim that every student had learned the biography. It said that a short, accurate broadcast could encourage listeners to explore reliable sources and read more about authors whose work interested them.
- Q13. What form of English presentation did the group prepare?
- Q14. Which author did they select as an example?
- Q15. Who checked the historical dates?
- Q16. How many years did the group put on its initial list?
- Q17. What did they avoid copying into their handout?
- Q18. What error did Ken find about 1893?
- Q19. Why was ‘famous only for her writing’ incomplete?
- Q20. Why did they avoid saying ‘everyone’s favourite author’?
- Q21. What date did one student mispronounce?
- Q22. What four sections did the teacher suggest?
- Q23. Could the team claim that the entire school learned the dates?
- Q24. Write a two-sentence English summary.
伝記と文法・英作文8問（Q25〜Q32）
- Q25. Which is earlier: the illustrated letter (1893) or commercial publication (1902)?
- Q26. What is the past tense of ‘write’?
- Q27. What is the past participle of ‘write’?
- Q28. Combine: Potter was a writer. She illustrated children’s books. Use who.
- Q29. Use a passive: A publisher published the book in 1902.
- Q30. Write an indirect question about her birth date.
- Q31. Use although: The broadcast was short. It contained several important dates.
- Q32. State a fact and an opinion in two sentences.
全32問の解答・根拠
内容理解・英作文の各問は1点の自習用です。自然な別解も認めますが、資料にない事実を付け足さず、1893年の手紙と1902年の出版を必ず区別してください。
Read 1の正答（Q1〜Q12）
- Q1. Beatrix Potter. — The narrator introduces her by name.
- Q2. London. — The official timeline places her birth in London.
- Q3. 1866. — The official biography records July 28, 1866.
- Q4. Studying nature and drawing/painting. — Paragraph 2 describes her interests.
- Q5. An illustrated letter to a child named Noel. — The letter first included Peter Rabbit.
- Q6. No. The Tale of Peter Rabbit was first commercially published in 1902. — The letter and book are different events.
- Q7. The Tale of Peter Rabbit was commercially published. — Official timeline confirms it.
- Q8. A Peter Rabbit doll. — Paragraph 4 gives the year and object.
- Q9. Hill Top Farm. — Located in the Lake District.
- Q10. 1943. — Her death year is given.
- Q11. Potter’s interests and work went beyond writing children’s stories. — Biography should avoid a narrow stereotype.
- Q12. Beatrix Potter was born in 1866 and became an author and illustrator of children’s books. She also studied nature and later became involved in farming and land conservation. — Preserve dates and multiple roles.
Read 2の正答（Q13〜Q24）
- Q13. A short radio broadcast. — The first paragraph states the format.
- Q14. Beatrix Potter. — They used an official biography.
- Q15. Ken. — The second paragraph names his role.
- Q16. Six. — 1866, 1893, 1902, 1903, 1905 and 1943.
- Q17. Protected character illustrations and long book passages. — They made their own drawing.
- Q18. The draft confused the illustrated letter with publication in 1902. — The two years refer to different events.
- Q19. She also illustrated books and was involved in nature and conservation. — The biography covers multiple roles.
- Q20. They had no evidence about the preferences of everyone. — Opinion and universal claim differ.
- Q21. 1902. — The teacher asked for clear reading.
- Q22. Introduction, timeline, explanation, and conclusion. — A broadcast structure.
- Q23. No. It had only checked a few volunteer listeners. — The sample did not include the whole school.
- Q24. The team checked an author’s timeline and corrected its historical mistakes before recording. It learned to distinguish published facts, personal opinions, and uncertain conclusions. — Retain verification and limits.
Q25〜Q32の模範解答
- Q25. The illustrated letter in 1893. — Chronological order.
- Q26. Wrote. — write/wrote/written.
- Q27. Written. — Useful in passive and perfect forms.
- Q28. Potter was a writer who illustrated children’s books. — Subject relative pronoun.
- Q29. The book was published in 1902. — Past passive.
- Q30. Could you tell me when Beatrix Potter was born? — Indirect-question word order.
- Q31. Although the broadcast was short, it contained several important dates. — Concession.
- Q32. Potter’s book was commercially published in 1902. I think her interest in nature is inspiring. — Distinguish documented event and judgement.
7日間の復習・英語伝記を3文で説明
1日目はRead1の年表、2日目は時制と受動態、3日目はRead2、4日目は間違った年号の訂正と情報源を確認します。5日目に応用8問の英作文、6日目に1866・1893・1902・1905の流れを英語3〜5文で再現し、7日目に32問を再テスト。教科書の実際のReadへ戻る際も、年号と出来事の役割を意識してください。
よくある質問
Lesson3の教科書に登場する作家はビアトリクス・ポターですか？
本記事は教科書の登場人物を特定していません。別の伝記読解用にポターを題材とした慶英会のオリジナル教材です。
1893年と1902年は何が違いますか？
1893年は絵入りの手紙、1902年は作品の商業出版という異なる出来事です。
ラジオ音声は付属しますか？
録音音声は付属しません。独自英文の音読に利用できます。
原作の文章をコピーしていますか？
していません。公開の歴史的事実を基に独自英文・問題を作成しています。
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情報確認：2026年10月26日。作家の年表は公式情報から確認し、ラジオ原稿・架空の学校描写・全32問と解答は慶英会独自制作。教科書本文・出版社の問題の転載ではありません。