フラッシュダンス

Hip-hop
CHAPTER
4
©PANA
ヒップホップ文化は，音楽，ブレイクダンス，
ファッションやグラフィティ（スプレーで絵を
描くこと）などを通じて世界中に浸透していま
す。日本のヒップホップ文化は，1980 年代に
上映された映画，『フラッシュダンス』に影響
を受けた若者から広まったと言われています。
Before You Read
In pairs, ask each other the following questions.
（ペアになって，次の質問に答えましょう。）
1. What kind of music do you like?
2. Do you ever listen to hip-hop?
3. What’s hip-hop music like?
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Reading Passage
CD Track 5
Hip-hop Is Hot!
Vocabulary
Hip-hop is a popular style of music and fashion. It
started in New York in the 1970s. In the past, most
in the past「以前は」
hip-hop singers came from America. These days,
these days「近ごろは」
countries around the world have their own hip-hop
singers and bands. Fans from Asia to Europe can
listen to fresh new music in their own language.
Young people love to dance to the fast and
exciting music. In fact, some hip-hop songs only
have a few words, but others are full of thoughts
about modern life. Clearly, it’s a style of music with
many different faces.
Along with the music, there are hip-hop clothing
styles. Of course, they’re always changing. From
music videos, magazines, and the Internet, hip-hop
fans can easily find out what’s fresh and hot.
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full of . . .「…が詰まって
いる」
thoughts「意見，考え」
clearly「明らかに」
along with . . .「…に加え
て」
clothing styles「ファッ
ション」
fresh and hot「新しくて
人気がある」
Test Yourself
A Vocabulary Practice
Complete the sentences.（文を完成させましょう。）
1. My friends and I like to to loud music.
a) change b) dance c) start d) find
2. What of art do you like?
a) fashion b) style c) thought d) face
3. Leslie likes Chinese food. , she loves it.
a) In fact b) That way c) For example d) Every day
4. Ice cream isn’t very when the weather is cold.
a) modern b) fresh c) new d) popular
5. Call Derrick. where he is.
a) Listen to b) Talk to c) Find out
d) Come from
B Grammar Point
Yumi left a message for Melinda. Fill in the blanks. Use in, at, or on.
（Yumi は Melinda にメッセージを残しました。空欄に in, at, on のいずれかを記入しましょう。）
Melinda,
I had to go out. There is some coffee (A
) the pot and
some cookies (B
) the kitchen table. By the way, Ms.
Yamada will call (C
) 3:00. She will ask you about my
schedule. Please look (D
) the calendar (E
) my
desk. I will be back (F
) two hours.
2:30 p.m. Yumi
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C Focus on Details
Choose the best answer.（文章の内容について，適切な答えを選びましょう。）
1. Where did the earliest hip-hop come from?
（ヒップホップはどこで始まりましたか。）
a) America
b) Europe
c) All over the world
2. What does “their” refer to?
（文中の their は何を指しますか。）
a) Hip-hop singers
b) People in America
c) Hip-hop fans
3. What does the article suggest about hip-hop?
（この文章が，ヒップホップについて示していることは何でしょう？）
a) Few of its fans are young people.
b) Not all of the songs are in English.
c) None of the songs have many words.
4. Hip-hop has “many different faces.” What does that mean?
（文中の many different faces の意味は何でしょう？）
a) There are a lot of sides to the music.
b) It’s hard to understand the music.
c) There are many hip-hop singers.
5. The article says hip-hop fans go on the Internet .
（この文章で，ヒップホップファンは＿＿＿＿ためにインターネットを使うと述べられていま
す。）
a) to listen to hot music
b) to chat with singers
c) to learn about clothes
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