International Day of Peace · Worksheet 1
Read the story. 英文を読もう。
1Every year on September 21, a special bell rings in New York. It hangs in a small Japanese garden at the United Nations. The bell was made from coins from more than 60 countries. It weighs 116 kilograms. Its sound starts the International Day of Peace.
2The United Nations started this day in 1981. At first, it was on the third Tuesday of September. Then a British filmmaker named Jeremy Gilley had an idea. He wanted one fixed day when the whole world could stop fighting. In 2001, the United Nations agreed, and the day moved to September 21. It also became a day for a ceasefire, a time with no fighting.
3Can one day really change anything? In 2007, health workers in Afghanistan used this day to give a polio vaccine to 1.4 million children. Many of them lived in places that doctors could not reach because of the fighting. The next year, violent attacks there on that day fell by 70 percent. It was only one day, but it helped many people.
4The bell has a Japanese story, too. A man named Chiyoji Nakagawa spent three years collecting coins from around the world. People also gave medals and even bullets, and all of them were melted to make the bell. On its side, there are Japanese words that mean long live world peace. Today, schools and towns in many countries hold peace events on this day.
International Day of Peace · Worksheet 2
Choose the best answer. 正しいものを選ぼう。
What is the reading mainly about?
When was the International Day of Peace at first?
How many children got the polio vaccine in 2007?
What is a "ceasefire" in paragraph 2?
In the dialogue, what will Leo and Yuna do together?
International Day of Peace · Worksheet 3
Words & phrases. 単語のれんしゅう。
A Message for Peace
On September 21, Hana's class makes a big (1) . They draw a white (2) in the middle. Each student writes one (3) on a paper crane. Hana writes, "I hope all (4) can go to school." Her friend Ken writes, "No more (5) ." At noon, the whole class stands up. They close their (6) and keep (7) for one minute.
International Day of Peace · Worksheet 4
Read the clues and fill in the puzzle. ヒントを読んで、クロスワードを完成させよう。
International Day of Peace · Worksheet 5
Find the hidden words. かくれた単語を探そう（→ ↓ ↘ ↗）。
International Day of Peace · Worksheet 6
Collect the letters on the right path. What is the secret word? 正しい道の文字を集めると、ひみつの言葉になるよ。
Secret word:
International Day of Peace · Worksheet 7
For me, peace means ______.
To make my school more peaceful, I will ______.
International Day of Peace · Worksheet 8
Trace the words. Then color the picture! なぞって書こう。絵に色を塗ろう。
Draw your International Day of Peace! 国際平和デーの絵を描こう。