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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109年前のボトルメールが見つかる！オーストラリアの海岸で兵士の手紙
A Letter From the Sea
1A family in Australia found a message in a bottle from 1916. They found it on October 9, 2025, while they were cleaning a beach. The beach is near the town of Esperance in Western Australia.
2Inside the bottle, there were two letters written in pencil. Two Australian soldiers wrote them on a ship. The ship was going to Europe during World War I.
3One soldier wrote to his mother. He said he was very happy and the food was good. The other soldier wished good health to the person who found the bottle.
4The paper was wet, but people could still read the words. The family found relatives of both soldiers and told them about the letters. The relatives were very surprised to read the letters after 109 years.
Words 単語
| messageA1 | 名 | メッセージ、伝言words you send to another person |
| bottleA1 | 名 | びん、ボトルa glass or plastic container for drinks |
| beachA1 | 名 | 海岸、浜辺the sandy land next to the sea |
| pencilA1 | 名 | えんぴつa wooden tool for writing or drawing |
| soldiersA2 | 名 | 兵士people who fight for their country in an army |
| wishedA1 | 動 | 願ったsaid they hoped for something good for someone |
| wetA2 | 形 | ぬれたcovered with water, not dry |
| relativesB1 | 名 | 親せきpeople in your family, like aunts and cousins |
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
What was the family doing when they found the bottle?
A. FishingB. SwimmingC. Cleaning a beachD. Building a sandcastle
Who wrote the letters?
A. Two Australian soldiersB. Two childrenC. A ship captainD. A teacher
What did one soldier say in his letter to his mother?
A. He was sick.B. He wanted to go home.C. He lost his bag.D. He was very happy and the food was good.
Where was the soldiers' ship going?
A. To JapanB. To EuropeC. To AmericaD. To Africa
2. True or False 正しければ T、違っていれば F
( ) The letters were written in pencil.
( ) The letters were written in 2025.
( ) Nobody could read the letters because the paper was wet.
( ) The relatives read the letters 109 years after they were written.
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）
soldierswishedbottlebeachmessagewet
The other soldier _____ good health to the person who found the bottle.
Inside the _____, there were two letters written in pencil.
Two Australian _____ wrote them on a ship.
They found it on October 9, 2025, while they were cleaning a _____.
A family in Australia found a _____ in a bottle from 1916.
The paper was _____, but people could still read the words.
4. Word Order 語を並べかえて正しい文にしよう
( soldier / One / wrote / mother / his / to ) .
( Australian / ship / on / soldiers / wrote / Two / a / them ) .
( The / read / still / words / paper / could / wet, / but / the / was / people ) .
5. Think and Write 英語で答えてみよう
If you put a message in a bottle, what would you write?（もしボトルメールを流すなら、何を書きますか。）
Who would you like to send a letter to in 100 years?（100年後のだれに手紙を送りたいですか。）
Answers 解答
1. (1) C (2) A (3) D (4) B
2. (1) T (2) F (3) F (4) T
3. (1) wished (2) bottle (3) soldiers (4) beach (5) message (6) wet
4.
- One soldier wrote to his mother.
- Two Australian soldiers wrote them on a ship.
- The paper was wet, but people could still read the words.
全文訳
1オーストラリアの家族が、1916年のボトルメールを見つけました。2025年10月9日、海岸のごみ拾いをしているときに見つけたのです。その海岸は、西オーストラリア州のエスペランスという町の近くにあります。
2ボトルの中には、えんぴつで書かれた2通の手紙が入っていました。2人のオーストラリア兵が、船の上で書いたものです。その船は、第一次世界大戦のころにヨーロッパへ向かっていました。
31人の兵士は母親にあてて書きました。とても元気で、食事もおいしいと書いていました。もう1人の兵士は、ボトルを見つけた人の健康を願っていました。
4紙はぬれていましたが、文字はまだ読めました。家族は2人の兵士の親せきを探し出し、手紙のことを伝えました。親せきの人たちは、109年後に手紙を読めたことにとても驚きました。
文法ポイント：過去分詞の後置修飾（名詞 + 過去分詞 ...）
過去分詞のかたまりが後ろから名詞を説明し、「～された…」の意味になる。本文の two letters written in pencil は「えんぴつで書かれた2通の手紙」。
出典：Associated Press (via KPRC Click2Houston)、The Western Front Association 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/2025-10-09-message-in-bottle-109-years/