弘前大学の自由英作文テーマ一覧【1998～2019】

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1998年度

「修学旅行」というものを外国人にわかるように100語程度の英語で説明しなさい。

1999年度

第5問

四季について，あなたが季節を感じるのはどんな時か，春夏秋冬それぞれ30語程度の英語で説明しなさい。

第6問(教育学部受験者のみ)

次の1～5の日本語の表現のなかから3つ選び，具体例をあげて英語で説明しなさい。解答用紙には，選んだ問の番号を(　)内に明示すること。

対岸の火事
一期一会
二人三脚
付和雷同
壁に耳あり障子に目あり

2000年度

次の(1)～(3)の内容を，それぞれ30語から50語程度の英文で書きなさい。

(1) あなたはなぜ弘前大学を選んだのか。

(2) あなたは大学で何を学びたいか。その理由も書きなさい。

(3) あなたはどのような学生生活を送りたいか。

　2001～2004年度は出題なし

2005年度

Write a paragraph of 75 words or less in English about why you want to go to college.

2006年度

あなたは友人から次のような相談を持ちかけられました。これに対するあなたのアドバイスを75～100語の英語で書きなさい。

『私は韓国に留学して韓国語を勉強したいと思っているのだけど，両親も祖父母も，韓国では日本人に対する感情が悪くなっているから，韓国にはいかせないと言うの。でも，私は日本と韓国の関係が悪くなっているときだからこそ，韓国に行って韓国語も韓国の歴史も文化も勉強して，韓国に対する理解を深めたいからどうしても行きたいと思っているの。どうしたらいいと思う？』

2007年度

Imagine that you are now in your second year of college and that you have suddenly been given a scholarship (奨学金) to study abroad for one year. Write an essay of around 100 words, in English, explaining where you would like to study, why you want to study there, and what you want to study.

2008年度

Many people claim that Japanese like to group together. Do you think this is true? Justify your conclusion with specific examples in an essay of about 100 words in English.

2009年度

携帯電話(cell phone)が人間関係に及ぼす影響について，100語程度の英文で論じなさい。

2010年度

地球温暖化(global warming)を防止するために，自分でできる身近な対策を100語(words)程度の英語で述べなさい。

2011年度

Some students want to study abroad while in university; others do not. Do you want to study abroad? Why or why not? (Answer in English; about 70 words.)

2012年度

Because of the trouble at the nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, many people are saying that Japan should no longer rely on nuclear energy. But can Japan really afford to close down its nuclear reaction? Will it not face a shortage of electricity, with possibly enormous consequences for its industry? What do you think? State your opinion in about 100 English words. You can use more of the vocabulary given below if you like.

原発	nuclear power
熱エネルギー	thermal energy
火力発電(所)	thermal power (plant)
水力エネルギー	hydro-energy
水力発電(所)	hydraulic power (plant)
太陽エネルギー	solar energy
太陽光発電(所)	solar power (plant)
地熱エネルギー	geothermal energy
地熱発電(所)	geothermal power (plant)
風力	wind power
風力発電(所)	wind-power (plant)
代替エネルギー	alternative energy
再生可能エネルギー	renewable energy
化石燃料	fossil fuels
天然ガス	natural gas
蓄電(技術)	electricity storage (technology)
蓄電池	storage battery/batteries
地球温暖化	global warming
二酸化炭素	carbon dioxide
核廃棄物	nuclear waste
環境汚染	environmental pollution
～を汚染する	to pollute something
節電する	save electricity
停電	blackout
計画停電	rolling blackout
雇用	employment
補助金	government subsidy
輸出	export
産業生産	industrial production
効率の良い	efficient

2013年度

If you could have dinner with a famous person, past or present, who would it by? Why? Answer in about 70 English words.

2014年度

How is your generation different from your parents’ generation? Provide specific examples to support your answer. Your answer should be about 100 words in English.

2015年度

Do you want to learn a foreign language other than English? If so, what is the language and why do you want to learn that language? If not, why do you think you have no need to learn another language? Provide your answer in about 100 words in English.

2016年度

At many universities nowadays professors often assign group work activities. Do you prefer to work alone or in a group? Provide your answer with some reasons to support it in about 100 words in English.

2017年度

What do you think? Are we born with talent? Do we develop talent through practice? When it comes to talent, which is more important? Read the following essay. Then, explain your opinions clearly and logically in about 75 word in English.

What accounts for Talent?

What is talent? Are we born with it? In the 1890s, Francis Galton decided to study the families of talented musicians, artists, athletes, etc. He discovered that the children of great artists were likely to be gifted at art, as well. Consequently, people began to believe that we are either born with talent or we are not.

About one hundred years later, experts started to note that many of the very successful people we call “talented” had actually spent thousands of hours working on their so-called talent. These specialists reasoned that practice may be more important than talent. In the 1990s, author Malcolm Gladwell introduced a theory called the “10,000-hour rule.” The idea was that if someone practiced something for 10,000 hours they would become good enough to be called “talented.” He looked at people like Microsoft creator Bill Gates, who spent all of his time programming computers as a teenager. He added up the time someone like Gates spent and came up with the “10,000-hour rule.”

It is clear that very “talented” people like baseball player Ichiro Suzuki, put in thousands of hours of practice. The importance of practice cannot be denied. The question remains… is someone like Ichiro born with special talent, or can anyone of us put in the practice hours and become one of the truly “talented” ones?

2018年度

Imagine the world 30 years from now.

What do you think will be an important problem confronting us?

State your ideas in about 100 words in English.

2019年度

以下のＡとＢからどちらか一つを選び，その指示に従って英語で自分の考えを述べなさい。選んだ問題の記号を解答用紙に必ず明記すること。

People throughout Japan own smart phones. Smart phones have significantly changed the way humans interact with and see the world. What are some of the positive and negative impacts that you think smart phones have on society? Write one to two paragraphs (about 100 words total) explaining your opinion with good examples.
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You will have to consider many different things when choosing your future job or career. What are some criteria or points that you will think about? Write one to two paragraphs (about 100 words total) explaining your thoughts and reasoning why.