International Left-Handers Day · Worksheet 1
Read the story. 英文を読もう。
1Pick up a pair of scissors with your left hand and try to cut a straight line. It is not easy, right? Many left-handed people feel like this every day. About 7 to 10 percent of people in the world are left-handed. August 13 is International Left-Handers Day, a day to think about them.
2An American man named Dean R. Campbell started the day in 1976. He wanted people to understand the problems of left-handers. Desks, scissors, and kitchen tools are often made for the right hand. In Japan, most sushi knives are made for the right hand, too. He also wanted schools to help left-handed children.
3For a long time, many people thought the left hand was bad. The English word sinister means evil, but in Latin it simply meant left. Teachers often made left-handed children write with their right hand. Even King George VI of Britain had to write with his right hand as a boy. In 1932, only 2.1 percent of Americans wrote with their left hand. By 1972, the number was over 11 percent, because schools stopped changing left-handed children.
4In some sports, being left-handed can help. About half of all fencers are left-handed. In baseball, a left-handed pitcher is called a southpaw. Many players are not used to playing against left-handers. So on August 13, look around you. Is there anything you can change to help a left-handed friend?
International Left-Handers Day · Worksheet 2
Choose the best answer. 正しいものを選ぼう。
What is the main idea of the reading?
Who started International Left-Handers Day?
Why did the number of left-handed writers in America grow by 1972?
In paragraph 3, "sinister" in Latin simply meant:
In the dialogue, why does Hana say batters must hate playing against Jack?
International Left-Handers Day · Worksheet 3
Words & phrases. 単語のれんしゅう。
Mika's New Scissors
Mika is (1) . At school, she cannot cut paper well with the class (2) . Her line is never (3) . One day, her teacher gives her a new (4) . "These are for lefties," he says. Mika tries them. "Wow, I can see the (5) !" she says. Now she loves art (6) .
International Left-Handers Day · 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 Left-Handers Day · Worksheet 5
Find the hidden words. かくれた単語を探そう（→ ↓ ↘ ↗）。
International Left-Handers Day · 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 Left-Handers Day · Worksheet 7
I use my ______ hand to write. One thing that is hard for me is ______.
To help left-handed people, I think we should ______.
International Left-Handers Day · 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 Left-Handers Day! 国際左利きの日の絵を描こう。