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No.0253 Great Fruit

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Lois and Todd talk about some delicious fruit they are eating.

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英語リスニング・本文

Todd: Hey, Lois, why don't you have a plum!

Lois: Oh, thank you very much. Lovely!

Todd: You like plums?

Lois: I love all fruits, but plums especially.

Todd: Oh, there goes the water.

Lois: It's very juicy.

Todd: It is juicy. How does it taste?

Lois: Mm, it tastes sweet, very refreshing.

Todd: Mm, I love plums.

Lois: Yeah, me too.

Todd: Guess how much this box cost?

Lois: I'm thinking it's probably quite expensive, so in yen, maybe 1,000 yen.

Todd: Ah, yeah, pretty close. It cost 900 yen for 8 plums.

Lois: Very expensive in Japan.

Todd: I know it's crazy. In America you can get this for like maybe 200 yen. Not even that, maybe 100 yen.

Lois: In England it's cheap but probably not as cheap as in America. I think maybe because we have to import everything. It's slightly more expensive.

Todd: Actually, that's a good question. What fruits do you grow in England?

Lois: Apples and Apples and maybe pears and...

Todd: No coconuts?

Lois: No coconuts. No bananas. And maybe we grow plums. I don't know.

Todd: It looks like a very English fruit.

Lois: But definitely apples.

Todd: Or strawberries?

Lois: Strawberries, oh yeah. Lots of strawberries and tomatoes but maybe they're a vegetable some people say fruit. Some people say vegetable. But lots of tomatoes! And I'm sure lots of other things but, I just know about apples.

Todd: What's your favorite fruit?

Lois: My favorite fruit! I really like pineapples, and I also like strawberries. Strawberries! 
and cream. It's one of my favorite desserts.

Todd: Yeah, so have you ever been to Wimbledon and had strawberries and cream?

Lois: I haven't. I'd love to go. But strawberries and cream at Wimbledon are so expensive. I don't know how much but really, really expensive.

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1)  Who bought the plums?
a) Todd
b) Lois
c) A friend

2)  How much did they cost?
a) 600 Yen
b) 900 Yen
c) 1200 Yen

3)  What country has the cheapest fruit costs?
a) England
b) Japan
c) America

4)  What is her favorite fruit?
a) Pineapple
b) Oranges
c) Peaches

5)  What is expensive at Wimbleton (the tennis tournament)?
a) Cherries
b) Pineapple
c) Strawberries



英語リスニング・本文

Todd: Hey, Lois, why don't you have a plum!

Lois: Oh, thank you very much. Lovely!

Todd: You like plums?

Lois: I love all fruits, but plums especially.

Todd: Oh, there goes the water.

Lois: It's very juicy.

Todd: It is juicy. How does it taste?

Lois: Mm, it tastes sweet, very refreshing.

Todd: Mm, I love plums.

Lois: Yeah, me too.

Todd: Guess how much this box cost?

Lois: I'm thinking it's probably quite expensive, so in yen, maybe 1,000 yen.

Todd: Ah, yeah, pretty close. It cost 900 yen for 8 plums.

Lois: Very expensive in Japan.

Todd: I know it's crazy. In America you can get this for like maybe 200 yen. Not even that, maybe 100 yen.

Lois: In England it's cheap but probably not as cheap as in America. I think maybe because we have to import everything. It's slightly more expensive.

Todd: Actually, that's a good question. What fruits do you grow in England?

Lois: Apples and Apples and maybe pears and...

Todd: No coconuts?

Lois: No coconuts. No bananas. And maybe we grow plums. I don't know.

Todd: It looks like a very English fruit.

Lois: But definitely apples.

Todd: Or strawberries?

Lois: Strawberries, oh yeah. Lots of strawberries and tomatoes but maybe they're a vegetable some people say fruit. Some people say vegetable. But lots of tomatoes! And I'm sure lots of other things but, I just know about apples.

Todd: What's your favorite fruit?

Lois: My favorite fruit! I really like pineapples, and I also like strawberries. Strawberries! 
and cream. It's one of my favorite desserts.

Todd: Yeah, so have you ever been to Wimbledon and had strawberries and cream?

Lois: I haven't. I'd love to go. But strawberries and cream at Wimbledon are so expensive. I don't know how much but really, really expensive.

チェックシート

リスニングした内容を確認するための簡単なチェックシートです。正解と思われる答えを選択し、最後に「回答を確認する」ボタンを押してください。

1)  Who bought the plums?
a) Todd
b) Lois
c) A friend

2)  How much did they cost?
a) 600 Yen
b) 900 Yen
c) 1200 Yen

3)  What country has the cheapest fruit costs?
a) England
b) Japan
c) America

4)  What is her favorite fruit?
a) Pineapple
b) Oranges
c) Peaches

5)  What is expensive at Wimbleton (the tennis tournament)?
a) Cherries
b) Pineapple
c) Strawberries



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