End of the War Memorial Day · Worksheet 1
Read the story. 英文を読もう。
1At noon on August 15, a siren sounds at Koshien Stadium. The high school baseball game stops. Players, umpires and fans stand up and close their eyes. For one minute, the big stadium is silent. This day is called Shusen no Hi, the day the war ended for Japan.
2On August 15, 1945, people all over Japan gathered around radios at noon. Most of them heard the emperor's voice for the first time. He said that Japan accepted the Allies' demands to end the war. His message was recorded the night before. But many people could not understand it, because the words were difficult and the sound was not clear.
3About 3.1 million Japanese people died in the war. About 800,000 of them were ordinary people, not soldiers. Every year on this day, the government holds a ceremony in Tokyo to remember them. Families of the dead come from all over Japan. At noon, they bow their heads together. In 1982, the day got an official name: a day to remember the war dead and pray for peace.
4Other countries remember the end of the war on different days. Britain and Australia remember it on August 15. South Korea celebrates its liberation on the same day. But the United States marks September 2, when Japan signed the surrender papers on a ship in Tokyo Bay. One war, but many different dates for its end.
End of the War Memorial Day · Worksheet 2
Choose the best answer. 正しいものを選ぼう。
What is the main idea of the reading?
When was the emperor's message recorded?
Why could many people not understand the message?
In paragraph 3, what does "ordinary people" mean?
In the dialogue, what does Olivia say about Australia?
End of the War Memorial Day · Worksheet 3
Words & phrases. 単語のれんしゅう。
A Quiet Minute
At (1) , a siren sounded at the stadium. The players took off their (2) . Everyone stood up. For one (3) , nobody said a word. Grandpa closed his (4) . "My mother heard the (5) on this day in 1945," he said quietly. "Today we (6) the people who died in the war." Then the game started again. I (7) the world will always have (8) .
End of the War Memorial 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。
End of the War Memorial Day · Worksheet 5
Find the hidden words. かくれた単語を探そう（→ ↓ ↘ ↗）。
End of the War Memorial 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:
End of the War Memorial Day · Worksheet 7
On August 15, I want to remember ______ because ______.
To keep peace in the world, I think we should ______.
End of the War Memorial 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 End of the War Memorial Day! 終戦の日（8月15日）の絵を描こう。