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(高校生レベル)
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運動不足の10代、世界で約4人に1人 1日60分動いた日が1週間に1日もない
A Quarter of Adolescents Went a Week Without an Active Day, WHO Estimates
1About one in four people aged 11 to 17 worldwide went a full week without a single active day, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated. The WHO put the number at about 240 million adolescents. The estimates were published in the journal The Lancet Global Health.
2The WHO pooled data from 389 surveys covering more than 3.2 million adolescents in 140 nations and territories. In the study, an active day was one with 60 minutes or more of moderate or vigorous exercise. Teens with no active days fell short of that level on each of the seven days before the survey. A teen in this group may still have done some exercise.
3On average, adolescents were active on 2.7 days a week, and only 14 percent reached 60 minutes every day. Girls were not as active as boys in nearly every country. No active days were reported by 28 percent of girls and 22 percent of boys. Only 11 percent of girls were active daily, while 17 percent of boys were. In some countries, only 4 percent of teens had no active days, while in others the share was above 40 percent.
4These levels have barely moved in 15 years. In 2025, 86 percent of adolescents missed the 60-minute level on at least one day of the week, the same share as in 2010. Physical inactivity is a big risk factor for type 2 diabetes, heart disease and certain cancers.
5The report said many things shape how active teenagers are, including how they get around, the cost of activities and lifestyles built around screens. The WHO wants schools to promote exercise and calls for safe paths for walking and cycling. It also called for steps to remove the barriers that keep girls from being active. It said adolescents should help plan policies and public spaces. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the solution is not asking teenagers to push themselves harder.
Words 単語
| estimatesB1 | 名 | 推計、見積もり(estimate の複数形)numbers that are a careful guess, not exact |
| adolescents外 | 名 | 10代の若者、青年(adolescent の複数形)young people between being a child and an adult |
| pooledA1 | 動 | (データなどを)ひとつにまとめた(pool の過去形)put things from different places together |
| vigorousB2 | 形 | 激しい、力強いusing a lot of energy and strength |
| reportedA2 | 動 | 報告した、答えた(report の過去分詞)told others about something |
| barelyB1 | 副 | ほとんど~ない、かろうじてalmost not at all |
| inactivity外 | 名 | 動かないこと(physical inactivity で運動不足)the state of not moving or doing much |
| promoteB1 | 動 | 広める、すすめるto help something grow or become popular |
| barriersB2 | 名 | 壁、さまたげ(barrier の複数形)things that stop people from doing something |
| policiesB1 | 名 | 政策、方針(policy の複数形)plans or rules made by a government or group |
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 did the WHO make its new estimates?
A. It gave fitness tests to students in Japan.B. It pooled data from 389 surveys.C. It asked doctors in one country.D. It watched teenagers at sports clubs.
When did a teenager count as having no active days?
A. When they never exercised at allB. When they did not play any sportsC. When they fell short of 60 minutes on each of the seven daysD. When they exercised less than their friends
What percent of girls were active every day?
A. 11 percentB. 35 percentC. 50 percentD. 6 percent
What does the article say about the last 15 years?
A. Teenagers became much more active.B. Teenagers became much less active.C. Girls caught up with boys.D. The levels have barely moved.
What did Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus say?
A. Teenagers should push themselves harder.B. The solution is not asking teenagers to push themselves harder.C. Schools should stop sports classes.D. Screens are the only cause of the problem.
2. True or False 正しければ T、違っていれば F
( ) The surveys covered more than 3.2 million adolescents.
( ) Boys were not as active as girls in nearly every country.
( ) In 2025, the share of adolescents who missed 60 minutes on at least one day was the same as in 2010.
( ) The report said screens were the only thing that shapes how active teenagers are.
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)
pooledadolescentsvigorousreportedestimatedbarely
In the study, an active day was one with 60 minutes or more of moderate or _____ exercise.
The WHO put the number at about 240 million _____.
The WHO _____ data from 389 surveys covering more than 3.2 million adolescents in 140 nations and territories.
No active days were _____ by 28 percent of girls and 22 percent of boys.
About one in four people aged 11 to 17 worldwide went a full week without a single active day, the World Health Organization (WHO) _____.
These levels have _____ moved in 15 years.
4. Word Order 語を並べかえて正しい文にしよう
( These / barely / in / 15 / levels / moved / years / have ) .
( should / spaces / adolescents / said / and / help / public / It / plan / policies ) .
( Girls / not / in / every / were / boys / as / active / nearly / as / country ) .
5. Think and Write 英語で答えてみよう
Should schools give students more time for physical activity? Why or why not?(学校は、生徒が体を動かす時間をもっとふやすべきだと思いますか?理由も考えよう。)
In nearly every country, girls were not as active as boys. What do you think could help girls exercise more?(ほとんどすべての国で、女子は男子ほど体を動かしていませんでした。女子がもっと運動しやすくなるには、何が役立つと思いますか?)
Answers 解答
1. (1) B (2) C (3) A (4) D (5) B
2. (1) T (2) F (3) T (4) F
3. (1) vigorous (2) adolescents (3) pooled (4) reported (5) estimated (6) barely
4.
- These levels have barely moved in 15 years.
- It said adolescents should help plan policies and public spaces.
- Girls were not as active as boys in nearly every country.
全文訳
1世界の11〜17歳の約4人に1人は、まる1週間、「よく動いた日」が1日もなかったと、世界保健機関(WHO)が推計しました。WHO は、その数を約2億4000万人としています。この推計は、医学誌「ランセット・グローバル・ヘルス」に発表されました。
2WHO は、140の国と地域で320万人以上の10代を対象にした389の調査のデータをまとめました。この研究では、「よく動いた日」とは、中くらいから激しい運動を60分以上した日のことです。「よく動いた日が0日」の10代は、調査の前の7日間のどの日も、その基準に届きませんでした。この人たちも、少しは運動をしていたかもしれません。
3平均すると、10代がよく動いた日は1週間に2.7日で、毎日60分に届いていたのは14%だけでした。ほとんどすべての国で、女子は男子ほど体を動かしていませんでした。よく動いた日が0日と答えたのは、女子の28%、男子の22%でした。毎日よく動いていたのは、女子では11%だけで、男子では17%でした。よく動いた日が0日の10代は、4%しかいない国もあれば、40%をこえる国もありました。
4こうした数は、15年間ほとんど変わっていません。2025年には10代の86%が、1週間のうち少なくとも1日は60分に届かず、その割合は2010年と同じでした。運動不足は、2型糖尿病や心臓病、一部のがんの大きな危険因子です。
5報告によると、10代がどのくらい体を動かすかは、移動の仕方、運動にかかる費用、画面を中心にした生活など、多くのことに左右されます。WHO は、学校が運動を広めることや、安全に歩いたり自転車に乗ったりできる道を求めています。女子が体を動かすのをさまたげている壁を取りのぞくことも呼びかけました。また、10代が政策や公共の場所の計画づくりに加わるべきだとしています。WHO のテドロス・アダノム・ゲブレイェスス事務局長は、10代にもっとがんばるよう求めることが解決策ではないと話しました。
文法ポイント:分詞の後置修飾(名詞 + ~ing/過去分詞)
分詞が名詞のすぐ後ろから説明を加える。本文の 389 surveys covering more than 3.2 million adolescents(320万人以上の10代を対象にした389の調査)は ~ing の形、lifestyles built around screens(画面を中心につくられた生活)は過去分詞の形。
出典:Loughborough University、PAHO(Pan American Health Organization)、Euronews 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/2026-11-13-teens-no-active-days-who/