Lesson 4 Read

1. 1. What do people in Okinawa do at parties or festivals?　Choose all.

• 1. ダンスをする

• 海で泳ぐ

• 歌を歌う

• 伝統楽器を演奏する

2. 2. What is the similarity between sanshin and shamisen? Choose all.

• 形

• 色

• 弦の数

• 素材

3. 3. What are the three symbols of Sanshin's three strings?

4. Choose all three.

• 平和

• 夢

• 平等

• 自由

4. 4. When did the sanshin come from China to Okinawa?

5. It came to Okinawa in the ( ) or ( ) century.

6. ※ Write in English!

(a)  

5. 5. What did the people in Okinawa do for a fun when their work was very hard?

6. They ( ) ( ) the sound of the sanshin after work.

(a)  

6. 6. During the Pacific War, what did the poeple in Okinawa do to cheer up their families?

7. Choose all.

• 伝統的な遊びをする

• 三線を弾く

• 伝統的な歌を歌う

• 伝統的な食べ物を食べる

7. 7. How was the life in Okinawa for several years after the war?

8. It ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ).

(a)  

8. 8. What did the people do when they lost their Sanshin?

9. They ( ) it ( ) ( ) ( ) old wood and empty cans.

(a)  

9. 9. What does "Kankara" mean?

• 空の缶

• カラカラなる缶

• カラフルな缶

• 殻を入れる缶

10. 10. Thanks to the Kankara Sanshin, what did the people find?

11. They found the strength to ( ) ( ) their hard life and to ( ) ( ) ( ) a new life.

(a)