Unit 1 Olympic Tickets on Sale 2012年開催のロンドンオリンピックの入場券が売り出されました。人々の対応を中心に ニュースをご覧ください。 Before You Watch 1 Warm-up □ ▶ How much do you know about the theme? Think about the following questions. 1．Which sports are included in the Olympic Games? 2．Which goods do you buy online? Do you ever encounter difficulties shopping on the Internet? 2 Words and Phrases □ ▶ Match each of the words with the appropriate definition below. 1．Megan’s train journey across Russia was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. 2．The Japanese government received harsh criticism of the way it handled the earthquake and tsunami crisis. 3．Police asked to speak to anyone who observed anything untoward near the attack. 4．An electronic ballot is often used to allocate places at oversubscribed schools. 5．Passing the English examination was a straightforward task for Helene. a． a system or the practice of drawing lots b． easy to understand and free from difficulty c． remarks that say something needs improving d．unfavourable or unfortunate e． very special, unique Unit 1 Olympic Tickets on Sale 1 While You Watch 3 Comprehension Questions 1 □ ▶ Watch the DVD and match the person with his/her statement. 1 2 a． 3 4 you’ve still got six weeks to apply and it’s not a first come, first served basis b． It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity c． The ticket sales have been steady, which is what we wanted d． make sure you only apply for what you can afford 4 Comprehension Questions 2 □ ▶ Watch the DVD and choose the correct answer for each of the questions below. 1．How many Olympic events are applicants able to apply for in the ballot? a． 6. b． 12. c． 650. d．2012. 2．Why were the sports men and women featured in the news report? a． They were trying to break their previous Olympic records. b． They were advertising the fact that tickets were on sale. c． They were excited about the opening of the stadium. d．They were promoting the Olympics to people in Nottingham. 3．How many tickets are available in total? a． 0.6 million. b． 1 million. c． 6 million. d．6.6 million. 2 4．According to the news report, why has there been criticism of the online payment process? a． Payments take too long to be processed. b． Payments can only be made with a Visa card. c． Payments are not processed immediately. d．Payments made online cause the website to crash. 5．What is the main message in this news report? a． Olympic tickets are on sale by ballot and customers have six weeks to apply. b． The Olympics is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and not to be missed. c． The online sale of Olympic tickets has gone smoothly so far. d．Sporting superstars are excited by the prospect of the Olympics. Background Information 2012年7月27日から8月12日まで行われるロンドンオリンピックの第1回目の入場券発売 が、2011年3月15日から約6週間に渡って、the London 2012 websiteで始まりました。この ような形で一般に発売されたのは、8,800,000枚の入場券の中の約75%にあたる6,600,000枚 で、そのうちの2,500,000枚は20ポンド以下の値段です。その一方で高価な競技になると、 2,012ポンドにもなります。そして申し込みが予定の枚数を超える場合には、くじ引きとな りました。しかし、オンラインで申し込みができるのはVisa cardを持っている人が対象で あったため、不公平だとの批判が起こりました。また当初、Visa cardの有効期限が8月より も前に切れてしまう人の注文が処理できないというシステム障害が起こり、混乱が生じたよ うです。ちなみにロンドンオリンピックの入場券の発売は2011年7月8日にも行われたようで す。 参考文献：2012 Olympics tickets go on sale for London Games http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12741934 2012 Olympic tickets: how does the second round work? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12181583 Unit 1 Olympic Tickets on Sale 3 5 Fill in the Blanks □ CD 02 ▶ Watch the DVD and fill in the blanks in the text. Newsreader: The race to get tickets for the 2012 London Olympics has begun. The 1 ( ) opened at midnight and people have six weeks to ( 2 ). There are 650 events to apply for, but it’s 5 3 not a ( ) process and you may have to wait weeks or even months to find out if you’ve got what you want. Our correspondent, James Pearce, is at the Olympic Park in Stratford for us now. James. James Pearce: Hello, July the 27th 2012 is when it all gets underway inside this 10 stadium. Where I’m standing now will be some of the most sought after seats for that opening ( 4 ) and today, for the first time, you’ve got the chance to go online and apply for some. Nadia Comaneci in the arms of Carl Lewis. Even two of the world’s greatest ever ( 5 ) were able to get caught up in the excitement this morning. If you want to attract attention to 15 the fact that tickets are now on sale then inviting a line-up of sporting ( 6 ) is a pretty good way to start. Rebecca Adlington: It’s such an exciting time. I think everyone is just so excited. Everyone was Tweeting me this morning going, “I’ve applied for my tickets already”, and you’ve still got six weeks to apply and it’s not a first come, first 20 served basis but everyone just wants to get their application in because everyone’s just so excited. Pearce: So people all over the country can now start ( 7 ) their Olympic experience. This family in Nottingham was ( 8 ) ( 9 ) to get online. Jacqueline 25 Burke: We’re thinking that because it probably will be a ( ) of the, the family holiday next year we’re looking at the sort 10 of amount we would spend ordinarily on the family holiday and using that as the budget and um, enjoy it from that perspective. It’s a ( 11 ) opportunity so 30 Pearce: Here are a few facts that might help ( 12 ) on their way: 6.6 million tickets are ( 13 ) from the London 2012 website over a six-week period. But there’s been ( 14 ) of 4 35 the payment process as online tickets can only be paid for with a ( 15 ) card. Pearce: The construction project has gone well, but will the ticketing process run as 40 ( 16 )? Lord Coe, London 2012 Chairman: The reports are good. You know, we went online early hours of the morning. The ticket sales have been steady, which is what we wanted, and no reports of anything ( 17 ). So, good, so far. Let’s keep our fingers crossed. 45 18 Pearce: Last night the ( ) with 500 days to go was marked on a new clock in Trafalgar Square. The race to get your hands on Olympic tickets is ( 19 ). Two main bits of advice really. One is there is no rush at all. There’s no ( 20 ) in applying today over applying in six weeks time when the ballot closes, but also make sure you only apply for what you can 50 21 ( ) because the tickets, the money, will all be taken out for everything you have been ( 22 ) in buying, in the middle of May. (Tuesday 15 March 2011) Notes l. 10: gets underway「始まる」 l. 11: the most sought after seats「最も求められ 55 ている席」 l. 14: get caught up in∼「∼に熱中する、夢中になる」 l. 18: Rebecca Adlington「レベッカ・アドリントン」（2008年の北京オリンピックで2つの金メダルを 獲得したイギリスの水泳選手） l. 19: Everyone was Tweeting me「みんなが私にツ l. 29: from that イッターでメッセージを送って来て」 l. 29: budget「 予 算 」 perspective「そのような観点から」 l. 45: Let’s keep our fingers crossed.「うま くいくように願いましょう」 l. 47: get your hands on∼「∼を手に入れる」 60 65 70 Unit 1 Olympic Tickets on Sale 5 Between the Lines ① Newsreaderが話すリード（lead）の役割 ニュースリーダーがニュースの冒頭で話す部分は、リード（lead）と呼ばれ、ニュー ス全体の要約になっています。したがってこの部分で、いつどこで誰が何をしたのかなど について簡潔に述べられるのです。今回のニュースでも、「2012年のロンドンオリンピッ クの入場券のオンラインによる購入が始まったこと」が述べられています。 After You Watch 6 Summary Completion □ CD 03 ▶ Complete the summary of the news story. When you have finished, listen to the CD to check your answers. The online (b ) for the London Olympics has opened and people have six weeks to apply for tickets. Many sporting (s ) attended the publicity event. However, the process of applying for (t ) is not straightforward, as customers may have to wait for weeks or months to find out if they have been successful in the (b ), and criticism has been made of the (o ) payment system which can only be done with a Visa card. The organisers say that nothing untoward has (o ) and the ticketing process has gone smoothly. Certainly millions of people are looking forward to experiencing this (o ) event. 7 Optional Tasks □ ▶ Choose one of the tasks given below. 1．The Olympic Games have not always been run successfully. Do an Internet search to find out the years when the Games were cancelled or when there were other difficulties and problems. Choose one example to present to the rest of the class. 2．The British government and the organisers of the London Olympics hope that London will gain a lot from hosting the Games. In a small group, talk about what some of the economic, social and political benefits and advantages might be. 6
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