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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ピノ アーモンド味だけの21粒の大箱が登場 1998年に北海道で売れなかった過去も
Once a Flop in Hokkaido, Almond Pino Gets a Big Box of Its Own
1Morinaga Milk Industry began selling a Pino box filled only with almond-flavored pieces across Japan on November 9. The box holds 21 pieces and has a suggested price of 670 yen before tax. The company is selling it in limited numbers.
2Pino, a bite-size vanilla ice cream coated in chocolate, first went on sale in 1976. The brand marked its 50th anniversary in October, and the almond box was released to celebrate it. Morinaga said fans had often asked for a large box of almond pieces alone.
3The almond flavor first appeared in 1992 as one of three flavors in the Pino Choco Assort box, along with vanilla and chocolate. In a 2019 company survey of people who had eaten the mixed box, about two in three said they liked the almond pieces. More than 80 percent of those almond fans said they wanted an almond-only product. About two in three of them also said they had competed with family or friends for the almond pieces.
4The flavor's road to its own box was not smooth, however. In 1998, Morinaga tested an almond-only Pino in Hokkaido, but sales were weak. The company tried again in November 2020 with a limited-time almond product sold nationwide. On the day it went on sale, a large ad in the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper openly admitted the fear that it might not sell again.
5The 2020 almond product came in boxes of six pieces. This year's box has 21, the same number as the mixed Choco Assort box.
Words 単語
| suggested priceA2 | 名 | 希望小売価格the price a maker says a shop should use |
| almond-flavored外 | 形 | アーモンド味のtasting like a kind of nut, the almond |
| anniversaryA2 | 名 | 記念日、～周年a day to remember something from past years |
| markedB1 | 動 | （節目を）むかえた、記念したreached or celebrated a special time |
| limited-time外 | 形 | 期間限定のsold or offered only for a short period |
| competedB1 | 動 | 競い合った、取り合ったtried to get something before others did |
| releasedA2 | 動 | 発売された、出されたmade available for people to buy |
| nationwideB2 | 副 | 全国でin every part of a country |
| admittedA2 | 動 | 認めた、打ち明けたsaid that something was true, often when you did not want to |
| openlyB2 | 副 | かくさずに、正直にwithout trying to hide anything |
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 is the suggested price of the new box?
A. 500 yen before taxB. 670 yen before taxC. 1,000 yen before taxD. 210 yen before tax
According to the 2019 survey, how many almond fans wanted an almond-only product?
A. About 10 percentB. About 30 percentC. About halfD. More than 80 percent
What happened when Morinaga tested an almond-only Pino in 1998?
A. Sales were weak.B. It sold out in one day.C. It was sold across Japan.D. It came in boxes of 21 pieces.
What did the 2020 newspaper ad openly admit?
A. That the price would go upB. That the flavor had changedC. That the product might not sell againD. That the brand would end soon
How is this year's box different from the 2020 product?
A. It has fewer pieces.B. It has more pieces.C. It is sold only in Hokkaido.D. It has three flavors.
2. True or False 正しければ T、違っていれば F
( ) The almond flavor first appeared in the Pino Choco Assort box.
( ) Pino reached its 50th anniversary in November.
( ) The 2020 almond product was sold for a limited time.
( ) This year's box has fewer pieces than the mixed Choco Assort box.
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）
almond-flavoredlimited-timecompetedanniversaryadmitted
On the day it went on sale, a large ad in the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper openly _____ the fear that it might not sell again.
About two in three of them also said they had _____ with family or friends for the almond pieces.
Morinaga Milk Industry began selling a Pino box filled only with _____ pieces across Japan on November 9.
The brand marked its 50th _____ in October, and the almond box was released to celebrate it.
The company tried again in November 2020 with a _____ almond product sold nationwide.
4. Word Order 語を並べかえて正しい文にしよう
( is / numbers / selling / The / in / limited / company / it ) .
( six / in / product / boxes / came / of / 2020 / pieces / The / almond ) .
( its / flavor's / however / smooth, / The / to / box / was / road / own / not ) .
5. Think and Write 英語で答えてみよう
Why do you think a company would talk about its own failure in an ad?（会社が広告で自分たちの失敗について話すのはなぜだと思いますか？）
Should companies listen to fans when they make new products? Why or why not?（会社は新しい商品を作るとき、ファンの声を聞くべきだと思いますか？理由も考えよう。）
Answers 解答
1. (1) B (2) D (3) A (4) C (5) B
2. (1) T (2) F (3) T (4) F
3. (1) admitted (2) competed (3) almond-flavored (4) anniversary (5) limited-time
4.
- The company is selling it in limited numbers.
- The 2020 almond product came in boxes of six pieces.
- The flavor's road to its own box was not smooth, however.
全文訳
1森永乳業は11月9日、アーモンド味だけを入れたピノの箱を全国で売り始めました。箱には21粒入っていて、希望小売価格は税別670円です。森永乳業は、数を限ってこの箱を売っています。
2ひとくちサイズのバニラアイスをチョコでつつんだピノは、1976年に発売されました。ピノは10月に発売50周年をむかえ、アーモンドの箱はそのお祝いとして出されました。森永乳業によると、ファンからはアーモンド味だけの大きな箱がほしいという声がたびたび届いていました。
3アーモンド味は1992年に、バニラ、チョコとならぶ3つの味の1つとして「ピノ チョコアソート」の箱で初めて登場しました。森永乳業が2019年に行った、ミックスの箱を食べたことがある人への調査では、約3人に2人がアーモンド味が好きだと答えました。そのアーモンド好きの8割以上が、アーモンド味だけの商品がほしいと答えました。また、その約3人に2人が、家族や仲間とアーモンド味を取り合ったことがあると答えました。
4でも、アーモンド味が自分だけの箱を持つまでの道のりは、すんなりとはいきませんでした。1998年、森永乳業は北海道でアーモンド味だけのピノをためしに売りましたが、売れ行きはよくありませんでした。森永乳業は2020年11月、期間限定のアーモンド味の商品で全国でもう一度挑戦しました。発売の日には、北海道新聞にのせた大きな広告で、また売れないかもしれないという不安を正直に打ち明けました。
52020年のアーモンド味の商品は、1箱6粒入りでした。今年の箱は21粒で、ミックスの「チョコアソート」の箱と同じ数です。
文法ポイント：名詞をうしろから説明する過去分詞（～された…）
過去分詞のまとまりが名詞のうしろに来て「～された…」と説明する。本文の a Pino box filled only with almond-flavored pieces は「アーモンド味の粒だけでいっぱいにされたピノの箱」。a limited-time almond product sold nationwide も「全国で売られた期間限定のアーモンド味の商品」。
出典：共同通信PRワイヤー（森永乳業）、宣伝会議 AdverTimes、宣伝会議 AdverTimes、森永乳業、macaroni 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/2026-11-14-pino-all-almond-50th/