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)
Class ____ No. ____ Name ____________________
フレンドフレーションとは?友だち付き合いの出費がふくらむ現象、意味を英語で
Friendflation: The Cost of School Events for Teens
1Friendflation, a blend of the words friend and inflation, has become a talking point in Japan this year. It describes the growing cost of keeping up with friends. Some people shorten it to the fure-fure phenomenon.
2On November 15, the news site JBpress published an article by Ryo Hirose that linked the word to high school life. Hirose wrote that friendflation is not caused only by higher prices. The spending that students feel they need in order to share an experience with friends is also growing.
3One example is the uchiage, a party that classmates hold after a sports day or a school festival. In a 2024 survey by Recruit's Study Sapuri Shinro, 692 high school students who had joined such a party answered questions about it. Sports day was the most common event before a party, at 53.6 percent. About three in four, or 74.0 percent, had used all-you-can-eat restaurants for these parties. The most common budget was 2,001 to 3,000 yen per person, and 54.9 percent said their families gave them money for the party.
4Spending on school events goes beyond food. In a July 2026 survey by SHIBUYA109 lab., 484 women aged 15 to 24 in Tokyo and three nearby prefectures took part. They said they spend an average of 6,952 yen on school events. Among the high school students in that survey, 70.5 percent named the school festival as an event they enjoy.
5Class T-shirts, decorated megaphones and name boards are popular goods for sports day, the JBpress article said. It also said that students may find it hard to be the only one who says no to class goods, even when they do not think they need them. Hirose wrote that the freedom not to join in this kind of spending should also be respected.
Words 単語
| blendB1 | 名 | 組み合わせ、まぜたものa mix of two or more things |
| inflationB2 | 名 | インフレ、物価の上昇a time when prices keep going up |
| describeA1 | 動 | 表す、説明するto say what something is like |
| phenomenonB1 | 名 | 現象something that happens and that people notice |
| experienceA2 | 名 | 体験、経験something that you do or that happens to you |
| budgetA2 | 名 | 予算the amount of money you plan to spend |
| prefectures外 | 名 | 県(prefecture の複数形)areas of Japan with their own local government |
| decoratedB2 | 形 | かざりつけたmade pretty by adding colors or small things |
| freedomA2 | 名 | 自由the right to choose what you do |
| respectedB2 | 動 | 大切にされる、尊重される(respect の過去分詞)treated as important by others |
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
According to Hirose, why is friendflation happening?
A. Students have fewer friends than before.B. Schools have stopped holding festivals.C. Prices are higher, and the spending students feel they need is growing too.D. Restaurants no longer allow students.
In the 2024 survey, which event most often came before a party?
A. Sports dayB. A school tripC. A school festivalD. A music contest
What percent of students in the 2024 survey said their families gave them money for the party?
A. 42.5 percentB. 53.6 percentC. 74.0 percentD. 54.9 percent
Who took part in the SHIBUYA109 lab. survey?
A. 692 high school boys across JapanB. 484 women aged 15 to 24 in Tokyo and three nearby prefecturesC. Teachers at 109 schoolsD. Parents of junior high school students
What did the JBpress article say students may find hard?
A. Finding a restaurant for the partyB. Making class T-shirts by themselvesC. Being the only one who says no to class goodsD. Running fast on sports day
2. True or False 正しければ T、違っていれば F
( ) Some people call friendflation the fure-fure phenomenon.
( ) In the 2024 survey, the most common budget was more than 5,000 yen per person.
( ) The women in the SHIBUYA109 lab. survey spend an average of 6,952 yen on school events.
( ) Hirose wrote that every student must join the spending for school events.
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)
phenomenonblendprefecturesbudgetdescribesexperience
The most common _____ was 2,001 to 3,000 yen per person, and 54.9 percent said their families gave them money for the party.
Some people shorten it to the fure-fure _____.
It _____ the growing cost of keeping up with friends.
The spending that students feel they need in order to share an _____ with friends is also growing.
Friendflation, a _____ of the words friend and inflation, has become a talking point in Japan this year.
In a July 2026 survey by SHIBUYA109 lab., 484 women aged 15 to 24 in Tokyo and three nearby _____ took part.
4. Word Order 語を並べかえて正しい文にしよう
( of / growing / describes / the / It / with / keeping / cost / friends / up ) .
( beyond / events / goes / Spending / school / on / food ) .
( that / wrote / is / by / only / friendflation / higher / Hirose / not / prices / caused ) .
5. Think and Write 英語で答えてみよう
Should students feel free to skip an uchiage to save money? Why or why not?(お金を節約するために打ち上げを休むのは、気軽にしてよいと思いますか?その理由は?)
What could a class do so that everyone can enjoy school events without spending too much?(お金をかけすぎずにみんなが学校行事を楽しめるよう、クラスで何ができるでしょうか?)
Answers 解答
1. (1) C (2) A (3) D (4) B (5) C
2. (1) T (2) F (3) T (4) F
3. (1) budget (2) phenomenon (3) describes (4) experience (5) blend (6) prefectures
4.
- It describes the growing cost of keeping up with friends.
- Spending on school events goes beyond food.
- Hirose wrote that friendflation is not caused only by higher prices.
全文訳
1friend(友だち)と inflation(インフレ)を合わせた「フレンドフレーション」が、今年の日本で話題になっています。これは、友だち付き合いを続けるためのお金がふくらんでいくことを表します。「フレフレ現象」と短くして呼ぶ人もいます。
211月15日、ニュースサイトの JBpress が、この言葉を高校生活に結びつけた廣瀬涼さんの記事を出しました。廣瀬さんは、フレンドフレーションは値上がりだけが原因ではないと書きました。友だちと同じ体験をするために必要だと生徒が感じる出費そのものも、ふえているというのです。
3その一つが「打ち上げ」で、体育祭や文化祭のあとにクラスメートで開くパーティーです。リクルートの「スタディサプリ進路」による2024年の調査では、打ち上げに参加したことのある高校生692人が質問に答えました。打ち上げのきっかけになった行事でいちばん多かったのは体育祭で、53.6%でした。約4人に3人にあたる74.0%が、打ち上げで食べ放題のお店を使ったことがありました。1人あたりの予算は2001〜3000円がいちばん多く、54.9%が打ち上げのために家族からお金をもらっていると答えました。
4学校行事の出費は、食べ物だけではありません。SHIBUYA109 lab. が2026年7月に行った調査には、東京都とまわりの3県に住む15〜24歳の女性484人が参加しました。彼女たちは、学校行事に平均6952円をかけていると答えました。その調査の高校生のうち70.5%が、楽しんでいる行事として文化祭をあげました。
5JBpress の記事によると、クラスTシャツやデコったメガホン、名前のボードは、体育祭の人気のグッズです。また、必要ないと思っていても、クラスのグッズに自分だけ「いらない」と言うのはむずかしいかもしれないと書きました。廣瀬さんは、こうした出費に加わらない自由も大切にされるべきだと書きました。
文法ポイント:find it + 形容詞 + to ~(~するのは…だと思う)
find it hard to ~ で「~するのはむずかしいと感じる」。it は仮の目的語で、本当の中身は to 以下。本文の students may find it hard to be the only one who says no to class goods は「生徒は、クラスのグッズに自分だけ『いらない』と言うのはむずかしいと感じるかもしれない」という意味。
出典:JBpress、スタディサプリ進路(リクルート)、コマースピック、Unseen Japan 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/2026-11-16-friendflation-school-events/