Level B1 General English
Lesson 77
Bags And Purses
カバンとサイフ

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TOPIC QUESTION
今日のトピック

Have you ever lost your bag?
カバンを失くしたことはありますか?

2
ARTICLE
記事

Directions: Read the following article aloud.
課題: 以下の記事をはっきりとした声で音読しましょう。
Missing Bag

One day when I was out shopping with a friend, I lost my bag. I noticed that my bag was missing when I went to pay for my food at a fast food restaurant. I was overcome with complete panic. My friend who was with me at the time tried to rush back to the last shop we went to before it closed, but by the time she got there it was already closed. She said that she would go back first thing in the morning but I was still scared that someone might have stolen my bag. There were credit cards, my ID, and all my cash in it.

The next day my friend went to the shop and nobody had turned it in to the staff nor was it turned into the lost and found. My bag was gone. I had to immediately contact my credit card companies, my bank and go about replacing my ID. It was such a hassle. It took about 3 weeks to get everything straightened out. Luckily, my keys were in my pocket and not in my bag. Otherwise, I would have had to have the locks changed on my door.

Now I always go shopping with a sling bag so that I don’t put it down anywhere. It still amazes me that someone had the nerve to take my bag and my things and not return them knowing that I needed them. I wish people would become more aware of the suffering they can cause to others.

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VOCABULARY
語い

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then read aloud by yourself.
課題: 先生の後に続いてくり返した後、今度はひとりで発音してみましょう。

panic
パニック
be overcome
(受動態)参って
rush back
急いで戻る
ID
身分証明書
turn it in
~にそれを返す
hassle
困難なこと
sling bag
たすき掛けで背負うカバン
nerve
神経

4
Questions
質問

Directions: Read the questions aloud and answer them.
課題: 質問を声に出して読んだ後、答えてみましょう。

1. How did she lose her bag?
2. Did she get her bag back?
3. What hassle did losing a bag cause?
4. Have you ever found something and turned it in?