【下】英語で自分の意見を伝えよう！ ～2020年から英語教育が大きく変わる～

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＜問い＞
According to a research group, the number of overweight children in the U.S. has become about three times as large as that of 20 years ago. They listed several key factors that have resulted in this trend. The one that interests me most is that a certain kind of TV commercial has also tripled in number during these two decades. They are, in fact, advertisements for junk foods targeted at young children. What do you think? Should the government stop all advertisements for junk foods? Why or why not? Please explain your answer.

＜問いの主旨＞
アメリカでは肥満の子どもの数がこの20年で3倍になっていると同時に、同じくこの20年で子どもをターゲットにしたジャンクフードのテレビコマーシャルも3 倍になっている。政府はジャンクフードの広告を全面的に禁止するべきか否か。あなたはどう考えますか。理由とともに述べてください。

＜自身の考え：例1＞
I basically agree with this idea. I think that the government should take some necessary measures in order to protect children's health from harmful junk foods. First, most junk foods have been left unchecked. The government should be more responsible for this. Moreover, a proper guideline for junk food advertisements should be set up. This might greatly help decrease the number of overweight children. Thus, I think the government should make more of an effort to stop these harmful advertisements through proper regulations.

＜自身の考え：例2＞

I disagree with this idea. I don't think it's right to ban all advertisements of a particular kind. First, such a ban could start an undesirable pattern. The government could take advantage of it by using it as a basis for stopping any expression for any reason it wants. Clearly this could become a threat to freedom of speech. In addition, with respect to children's health, what we should consider first is education rather than regulation. We can teach our children what is good for their health and what is not. If we rely too much on the government and its regulations instead of on our own education, children might never learn to protect their health on their own. That's why I disagree with this idea.