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You are a volunteer for a family event at a community center. You get the following handout and write a memo with other members to prepare for the final meeting.

Hello volunteers! There are four new activities this year, so check the descriptions on the back side of this handout. Please read the table and the information below to prepare for the final planning meeting at 9:30 a.m. on September 14.

“Fun Day” Activities and Locations, September 21

Activities

Locations

SC = Sports Center, CP = Central Park

#1 Three-legged Race

SC

behind main building

#2 Limbo Dance (M)

SC

inside gymnasium

#3 Spoon Race

SC

next to playground swings

Refreshment I

SC

entrance

#4 Flying Disc Throwing

CP

start at big central tree

#5 Musical Hula Hoops (M)

CP

at running track

#6 Sponge Pass

CP

in front of picnic tables

Refreshment II

CP

main gate

(M) = Uses music

Information

– Set-up: 9:00 a.m. Registration: 9:30 a.m. Start: 10:00 a.m. – 6 groups (A to F) with 10 people each – Groups move from one activity to the next in order until all are completed – Starting points: Group A → #1, Group B → #2, and so on – Volunteers’ Tasks:

● Make schedules for each activity. Check the number of volunteers carefully. We need two volunteers for each of the refreshments and each activity except #1 and #3. ● Explain activities and check participants’ understanding (see back for details). ● Make a list of needed materials. SC has enough cones, table tennis balls, ropes, spoons, tape measures, and a children’s pool. Also, remember that SC only has two portable music players.

New Activities

(Activities #1 & #3 are the same as last year. Ask the coordinators for details.)

#2 Limbo Dance

A pole is held at about chest height. The players take turns dancing under it, bending their knees and arching their backs while music is playing. The pole height is gradually lowered until no one can pass under.

#4 Flying Disc Throwing

Place a large cone at the starting point and another at the goal about 100 meters away between a hula hoop and a children’s pool full of water. Each player throws their own disc toward the goal-cone at the same time. The objective is to land the disc inside the hoop, avoiding the pool. After each throw, players go to their disc and throw it again. The fewer throws, the better. If the disc ends up in the pool, you are out!

#5 Musical Hula Hoops

Put nine hula hoops on the ground in a circle. Play music, turning it off at random, while players walk around the circle. When the music stops, players must quickly jump into a hoop. If two players are in the same hoop, do janken to decide who stays. Remove one hoop each time until one player and one hoop remain.

#6 Sponge Pass

Make two lines of five people. Place a bucket of water with a sponge at the front of each line and an empty bucket at the back. The players pass the wet sponges over their heads to the last person in line, who squeezes the remaining water into the other bucket. Then return the sponge to the front. Repeat this until the time is up. See how full the back buckets get. Watch out! Things can get wet!

Your memo for the meeting:

Schedule:

We won’t have enough time to set up! Can we start half an hour earlier at [24]?

Volunteers:

Activities

Locations SC = Sports Center CP = Central Park

Volunteer 1 (Coordinator)

Volunteer 2 (if necessary)

#1

SC

Masa

—

#2

SC

Rika

—

#3

SC

Maria

—

Refreshment I

SC

Shion

—

#4

CP

Kohei

Tetsuya

#5

CP

Kenta

—

#6

CP

Kei

Erika

Refreshment II

CP

Hiromi

—

Find at least [25] more volunteers because we’re short of them.

Additional Materials for New Activities:

[26] A. 1 pole B. 2 buckets C. 2 sponges D. 10 discs E. 10 hula hoops

Problems at Central Park:

– How can we get water? – We got into trouble for playing music there last year. It’s prohibited!

Activity Locations & Layout:

– Because [27], let’s switch activities [28]. – Here is the layout for Flying Disc Throwing: [29]

問 1

Which is the best option for [24]?

① 8:00 a.m.

② 8:30 a.m.

③ 9:00 a.m.

④ 9:30 a.m.

問 2

Which is the best option for [25]?

① 4

② 5

③ 6

④ 7

問 3

There is an error in the Additional Materials for New Activities. Which do you need to change? [26]

① A

② B

③ C

④ D

⑤ E

問 4

Choose the best options for [27] and [28].

① the big tree is hard for players to find

② the park forbids playing music in public

③ the swings are broken

④ the tables might interfere with the activity

① #1 and #5

② #2 and #4

③ #3 and #4

④ #4 and #5

問 5

Choose the best option for [29].

tree = tree; children’s pool = children’s pool; cone = cone; hoop = hoop