原田英語の時事英語ジュニア｜英語ニュース ワークシート（中学生レベル）
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スペインとポルトガルで国じゅうが停電！原因は「電圧の上がりすぎ」
Two Countries Without Electricity
1Almost all of Spain and Portugal lost electricity on April 28, 2025. The blackout started around midday. About 60 million people live in the two countries.
2Trains stopped, and many shops closed. The internet and phones did not work well. Many cities went dark that night.
3Power companies worked hard to bring back the electricity. Portugal got all of its power back around midnight. Spain got all of its power back early the next morning.
4Experts from Europe studied the blackout for almost a year. In March 2026, they said there was no single cause. The main problem was that the voltage on the power lines got too high. The system could not control it, so power stations stopped one after another.
Words 単語
| electricityB1 | 名 | 電気power that makes lights and machines work |
| blackout外 | 名 | 停電a time when there is no electric power |
| closedA1 | 動 | 閉まったstopped being open for business |
| darkA1 | 形 | 暗いwith little or no light |
| bring backA1 | 熟 | 取りもどす、元にもどすto make something return |
| causeA2 | 名 | 原因the thing that makes something happen |
| voltage外 | 名 | 電圧the strength of the electric power in a wire |
| controlA2 | 動 | 抑える、制御するto make something do what you want |
単語のレベル：CEFR-J（『CEFR-J Wordlist Version 1.6』 東京外国語大学投野由紀夫研究室. （URL: https://www.cefr-j.org/download.html より 2026年8月ダウンロード））
1. Reading Quiz 本文の内容に合うものを選ぼう
When did the blackout happen?
A. On April 28, 2025B. On March 20, 2026C. On April 1, 2025D. On December 28, 2025
What happened to the trains?
A. They ran faster.B. They stopped.C. They became free.D. They went to France.
When did Spain get all of its power back?
A. The same afternoonB. One week laterC. Early the next morningD. In March 2026
What was the main problem?
A. There was not enough sun.B. A big storm hit the cities.C. People used too many phones.D. The voltage on the power lines got too high.
2. True or False 正しければ T、違っていれば F
( ) The blackout started at night.
( ) Phones and the internet did not work well.
( ) Portugal got its power back before Spain.
( ) The experts found only one cause.
3. Fill in the Blanks 下の語から選んで空らんをうめよう（形を変えずに）
electricityvoltagedarkclosedblackoutcause
Many cities went _____ that night.
The _____ started around midday.
Trains stopped, and many shops _____.
Almost all of Spain and Portugal lost _____ on April 28, 2025.
In March 2026, they said there was no single _____.
The main problem was that the _____ on the power lines got too high.
4. Word Order 語を並べかえて正しい文にしよう
( blackout / around / The / started / midday ) .
( shops / stopped, / closed / many / Trains / and ) .
( studied / Experts / a / year / almost / from / for / the / Europe / blackout ) .
5. Think and Write 英語で答えてみよう
What would be the hardest thing for you during a blackout?（停電のとき、あなたにとっていちばん困ることは何ですか？）
What should your family prepare for a blackout?（停電に備えて、家族で何を用意しておくとよいと思いますか？）
Answers 解答
1. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
2. (1) F (2) T (3) T (4) F
3. (1) dark (2) blackout (3) closed (4) electricity (5) cause (6) voltage
4.
- The blackout started around midday.
- Trains stopped, and many shops closed.
- Experts from Europe studied the blackout for almost a year.
全文訳
12025年4月28日、スペインとポルトガルのほぼ全体で電気が止まりました。停電は、お昼ごろに始まりました。この2つの国には、約6000万人が住んでいます。
2電車が止まり、たくさんの店が閉まりました。ネットや電話も、うまくつながりませんでした。その夜、たくさんの町が真っ暗になりました。
3電力会社は、電気を取りもどすために懸命に働きました。ポルトガルでは、真夜中ごろに電気がすべてもどりました。スペインでは、翌日の朝早くに電気がすべてもどりました。
4ヨーロッパの専門家たちが、約1年かけて停電を調べました。2026年3月、専門家たちは原因はひとつではないと発表しました。いちばんの問題は、送電線の電圧が高くなりすぎたことでした。仕組みがそれを抑えきれず、発電所が次々に止まってしまったのです。
文法ポイント：so（だから）でつなぐ文
A, so B. で「Aだから、B」と原因と結果をつなぐ。本文の The system could not control it, so power stations stopped one after another. がその例。
出典：AFP（The Local Spain 掲載）、T&D World ほか（記事は原田英語の時事英語ジュニアのオリジナル）｜https://www.haradaeigo.com/jijieigo-junior/news/2025-04-28-spain-portugal-blackout/