When I was a first year student in junior high school, we had a school chorus contest in October.
In July, my class chose a song ①(sing) by a famous singer.
I became the *accompanist for my class because I practiced the piano
when I was an elementary school student.
After I *entered a junior high school, I didn’t play the piano much.
But I thought I could play the song when I saw the *musical score.
During the summer vacation, I practiced the piano every day.
I also thought ②[(ア) someone / (イ) I / (ウ) teach / (エ) to / (オ) me / (カ) needed] ,
so I decided to visit Ms. Oki. She was my piano teacher when I was an elementary
school student.
I visited her every Wednesday and Saturday during the vacation.
After the vacation, I visited her only on Saturdays, but I thought I could play the song well.
【 Ａ 】
One Friday in September, we had the first *rehearsal.
Many Students who were going to have a rehearsal after my class were waiting and watching my class.
After realizing that, I couldn’t *concentrate on playing the piano and made many *mistakes.
③The next day, I visited Ms. Oki and said, “I made a lot of mistakes at the rehearsal.”
She said, “I’m sorry to hear that. Have you thought about the reasons for your mistakes?”
I said, “No. I don’t want to think about them.”
She said, “Well, if you don’t think about the reasons, you’ll make the
same mistakes again.
Let me help you understand what to do.”
I said, “I could usually play well when I practiced alone.
【 Ｂ 】 However, I couldn’t play the song in the same way at the rehearsal.”
She said, “You got nervous, right?”
I answered, “Yes.”
She said, “When we become nervous, we are in a different *state
and we sometimes cannot do the things we can usually do.
But there are some ways to relax.
Imagining that you are *successful is one example.
Practicing a lot is another important way.
【 Ｃ 】 If you do so, you’ll be sure that you can play well.
Having [ ④ ] that helps you relax is also a good way.
For example, you can bring your favorite thing with you.
You can also bring a message that helps you relax.”
Then, she *took out a small message card from her desk
and wrote, “You have practiced hard. You can do it.”
She gave the message card to me, and I found ⑤one thing when I read her message.
I realized that when I try hard, people around me understand that.
After I visited Ms. Oki that day, I tried the ways I learned from Ms. Oki.
Before I ⑥(sleep), I always imagined that I was playing well at the chorus contest.
I always took the message card with me and looked at it before I played the song.
I also thought about my mistakes again.
Then, I realized that there were a few difficult parts I couldn’t play well in the song.
【 Ｄ 】 One week later, I was sure that I could play the song better.
One Friday in October, we had the second rehearsal.
It was four days before the chorus contest.
On the morning of the rehearsal, I remembered Ms. Oki’s face and read the message card at home.
After that, I put it into my *pocket and went to school.
I remembered her message some times before playing the song.
I was nervous at the second rehearsal too, but I [ ⑦ ] that I could do well.
Then, I played well at the second rehearsal.
I learned a lot from the first rehearsal, and that helped me play well at the second rehearsal.
I learned how to improve *myself, and I was successful at the chorus contest, too.
The day after the chorus contest, I visited Ms. Oki and talked about it.
She said, “You really tried hard to do better.
I’m glad to see your happy face now.”
At first, the first rehearsal was just a bad experience for me,
but I learned a lot from that experience.
I learned that thinking about the reasons for mistakes is important.
Doing that is sometimes not easy because when we make mistakes,
we become sad and don’t want to think about them.
However, now I understand that doing so is important to improve myself. |
英語（文章題） 令和6年(2024年)