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Would You Sleep in a Floating Tent?

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  https://engoo.com/app/daily-news/article/would-you-sleep-in-a-floating-tent/YzOhQMbPEeqWc6M-agfBYA

Exercise 1　Vocabulary

I write several sentenses using these words.
And a tutor refines them if they need.

1. inflatable

   膨張させられる(形容詞)　 ガスや液体でいっぱいにすることができる
   My wife and I will inject air to an inflatable pool for my babies in summer the future.

2. raft

   いかだ(名詞)　小さくて平たい浮くプラットフォーム
   I have to make a raft to leave from a remote island.

3. pole

   棒(名詞)　長くて薄い、円形の金属や木
   When I was 18, my car slipped and roteted. Then it collided to the pole and stopped.

4. tube

   管・チューブ(名詞)　長くてくぼみがある液体やガスを確保しておくための円形の容器
   Straw is one of the tubes made from plastic.

5. patent

   特許(名詞)　新製品を製作・使用・販売する際にある人や会社にある法的権利
   In my job, when we are going to adopt some parts, we must research patents.

Exercise 2　Article

I summarize the article points and express my impression.
Besides, if there are words that I couldn't understand, I write down their words here and study them.

• Summarized in a few lines
  The Shoal Tent by Smithfly have gotten popular since it released. 
  It has a lot of good charactarictic points like to use tubes instead of poles, to have enough space to sleep even most of males.
  The tent is a so unique product, but it doesn't dare to have any patents. 
  
  
• My Impression
  I want to try sleeping in it. But I want to do only once.

• Words I haven't understood before much
  hollow - くぼみ
  legal right - 法的権利

Exercise 3　Discussion

I answer these indicaded questions.

1. What are your thoughts on the Shoal Tent?

    My Answer:
   Sleeping in it might be going to be good experience. But it costs quite a few expensive.

2. Do you own a tent? If so, when was the last time you went camping? If not, have you thought about getting one?

    My Answer:
   Yes, I got a Snow Peak's tent last year. But I've never use it because prepareing camp is sort of boring me. My wife has wished to go to camp using the tent.

3. Have you ever spent a night on a boat? If so, how did you find it? If not, would you like to?

   My Answer:
   Both my wife and I have never spent a night on a boat, a cruise, or something like them. I get nasty on a boat, so I want to try but I can't do it.

4. Do you ever go fishing? If so, who do you usually go with? If not, why not?

   My Answer:
   I used to go fishing with my father. But now I don't go it not at all.

5. Do you own a lot of outdoor equipment? If so, what's the last thing you bought? If not, why not?

   My Answer:
   Rencently, Japanese people get to be interested in outdoor equipment as well as me. So I don't have a lot of them but I sometimes buy them. The last item I bought is a LED lantern for about 5-6 bucks.

Exercise 4　Further Discussion

I answer these indicaded questions.

1. If you could go on a camping trip anywhere in the world, where would you choose and why?

    My Answer:
   I don't want to go on a camping not much. I don't know any good places. However, I want to try going on a camping anywhere have starry sky.

2. Which of your country's natural areas do you hope to explore someday? Why?

    My Answer:
   I want to visit Uyuni salt lake, Bolivia. It has a ground reflected sky, if you're lucky.
   But it's too far from Japan.

3. What areas of your country would you recommend to people who love the outdoors? Why?

    My Answer:
   I recommend people love the outdoors parks have cherry blossoms in Spring. One of the typical places is Maru-yama park, Kyoto.

   www.japan-guide.com

4. Have you ever thought about starting your own business? Why? Why not?

    My Answer:
   Yes, I've thought about starting my business. I love DIY, so I want to run a company handles funitures.

5. Do you have a favorite bar or pub? Why do you like going there?

    My Answer:
   Yes, I often go to the Karaoke bar once in 2 weeks.

Exercise 5　Quotes

I answer these indicaded quotes.

1. A bad day camping is still better than a good day working. — Unknown.

    My Answer:
   It might be meaning, a bad day camping is needed a lot of skills of outdoors. So, if you like camping, it'll get true.
   
   moderation - 節度

2. Good ideas are common – what's uncommon are people who'll work hard enough to bring them about. — Ashleigh Brilliant.

    My Answer:
   良い案はみんな思いつくことであって、飛び抜けた人はそれを実現するために努力するのだ。
   That's true. It's often written on self-help books.