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)
Class ____ No. ____ Name ____________________
パラパラダンスとは?平成のダンス、調査で若者の約6割が知っている、約3人に1人は踊りたい
Young People Discover an Old Dance
1Many young people in Japan know parapara, a dance from the Heisei era, a new survey shows. The company Wakamono Research asked more than 500 people aged 14 to 20 about it. About 61 percent said they knew the dance.
2Some of them learned about it from Snow Man. They named the music video for the group's hit song CHARISMAX. Others saw parapara in short videos on TikTok and Instagram.
3About 32 percent said they wanted to try the dance. Some said it looked easy to learn. Others wanted to dance it with their friends and make memories.
4But only about 16 percent would dance it at a club if they learned it. Some of the others said clubs seemed scary or too loud.
Words 単語
| surveyA1 | 名 | 調査、アンケートa set of questions you ask many people |
| eraB1 | 名 | 時代a long time in history with its own style |
| agedA2 | 形 | 〜歳のbeing a certain number of years old |
| learnedA1 | 動 | 知った、学んだ(learn の過去形)found out or got to know something |
| namedA1 | 動 | (名前を)あげた(name の過去形)said the name of something or someone |
| tryA1 | 動 | やってみる、試すto do something to see if you like it |
| memoriesA1 | 名 | 思い出(memory の複数形)things from the past that you remember |
| seemedA2 | 動 | 〜のように思えた(seem の過去形)looked or felt like something |
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
How old were the people in the survey?
A. 6 to 10B. 14 to 20C. 30 to 40D. Over 60
What did some people name as the way they learned about parapara?
A. A music video by Snow ManB. A school textbookC. A radio showD. A video game
Why did some people want to try parapara?
A. It was good for their health.B. Their teacher told them to.C. It looked easy to learn.D. It was on a test.
About what percent wanted to dance parapara at a club?
A. 61 percentB. 32 percentC. 50 percentD. 16 percent
2. True or False 正しければ T、違っていれば F
( ) Parapara is a dance from the Heisei era.
( ) Fewer than half of the people knew the dance.
( ) Some people saw parapara in short videos on TikTok.
( ) Most people wanted to dance parapara at a club.
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)
memoriessurveyagedlearnedtrynamed
They _____ the music video for the group's hit song CHARISMAX.
Many young people in Japan know parapara, a dance from the Heisei era, a new _____ shows.
The company Wakamono Research asked more than 500 people _____ 14 to 20 about it.
Some of them _____ about it from Snow Man.
About 32 percent said they wanted to _____ the dance.
Others wanted to dance it with their friends and make _____.
4. Word Order 語を並べかえて正しい文にしよう
( the / dance / 61 / percent / said / About / knew / they ) .
( Some / them / it / Snow / Man / of / from / about / learned ) .
( the / they / wanted / percent / to / try / 32 / About / said / dance ) .
5. Think and Write 英語で答えてみよう
Do you want to try parapara? Why or why not?(あなたはパラパラをやってみたいですか?その理由は?)
What dance would you like to do at your school festival?(文化祭では、どんなダンスをやってみたいですか?)

Answers 解答
1. (1) B (2) A (3) C (4) D
2. (1) T (2) F (3) T (4) F
3. (1) named (2) survey (3) aged (4) learned (5) try (6) memories
4.
- About 61 percent said they knew the dance.
- Some of them learned about it from Snow Man.
- About 32 percent said they wanted to try the dance.
全文訳
1平成の時代のダンス「パラパラ」を、日本の多くの若い人が知っていることが、新しい調査でわかりました。ワカモノリサーチという会社が、14歳から20歳の500人以上にたずねました。約61%が、このダンスを知っていると答えました。
2知った人の中には、Snow Man がきっかけだった人もいました。その人たちは、グループのヒット曲「カリスマックス」のミュージックビデオをあげました。ほかに、TikTok やインスタグラムの短い動画でパラパラを見た人もいました。
3約32%が、このダンスをやってみたいと答えました。覚えるのがかんたんそうだと言う人もいました。友だちといっしょに踊って、思い出を作りたいと言う人もいました。
4でも、もし踊れるようになってもクラブで踊りたいと答えた人は、約16%だけでした。ほかの人の中には、クラブはこわそう、うるさすぎそうだと答えた人もいました。
文法ポイント:不定詞の名詞的用法(want to ~)
want to +動詞の原形で「~したい」。本文の About 32 percent said they wanted to try the dance. は「約32%がそのダンスをやってみたいと言った」。
出典:PR TIMES(株式会社ワカモノリサーチ)、ワカモノリサーチ、LASISA(Yahoo!ニュース) 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/2026-10-30-parapara-dance-survey/