助詞のない英語において語順は決定的に重要な意味を持ち、整序問題は英語試験の定番です。
ただ、複雑な整序問題をウンウン唸りながらやるよりも、シンプルな四語整序問題をたくさんこなす方が効率的です。
以下は2014年センター試験英語の会話文から作成した四語整序問題で、難しくはありませんが高校生で全問正解できたらかなりの英語力だと思います。
Ted: For the past 20 years our school has been offering French and Spanish. However, times have changed and perhaps we should reevaluate the needs of our students. I've heard ①(suggest / native / some / that ) English speakers don't need to study a foreign language because English has become a global language. I'd like to get your views on this.
Jennifer: Well, with the globalization of many businesses, knowing a foreign language has ②(increasingly / in / become / useful ) the workplace. In business situations, when you're ③(people / negotiating / from / with ) other countries, it's obviously a disadvantage if they know your language but you don't know theirs. Also, by studying a foreign language, students can learn about various customs and cultural values of people from different parts of the world. This ④(relationships / can / business / smooth ).
Ted: So, Jennifer, I guess you're saying that knowing a foreign language can have a practical, career-related benefit.
David: I agree with Jennifer, and I ⑤(that / offer / suggest / we ) Chinese classes. China is a fast-growing economy and in the future it will become the world's biggest. Also, I believe there are more native speakers of Chinese than of any other language. Perhaps along with French and Spanish, we should offer Chinese.
Maria: I understand what you're saying, but in order to be well-informed about China, one should be able to read Chinese, which would involve years of study to learn at least 3,000 to 4,000 characters. I ⑥(offer / to / continuing / think) French and Spanish is still more practical. Because these languages are somehow related to English, there are many words that have the same origin, and this makes the language ⑦(less / learning / difficult / process ).
Ted: So, Maria, your idea is that a native English speaker may ⑧(to / find / easier / it ) learn French and Spanish.
Leslie: Well, I'm not sure which foreign language would be most valuable to our students. However, studying a foreign language can ⑨(become / help / aware / students ) of their own language and culture. Most of us use our native ⑩(without / deeply / language / thinking ), and we make many cultural assumptions. But most importantly, through learning a foreign language, we're better able to look at ⑪(perspectives / something / various / from ).
Ted: Leslie, that's a very interesting point. You're saying the biggest advantage of foreign language study is that it can increase students' ability to ⑫(things / different / consider / from ) points of view.
Ted: I appreciate getting all your ideas. Perhaps we should prepare a questionnaire for our students and try to get a sense of interests and future goals.
※解答①(some suggest that native)②(become increasingly useful in)③(negotiating with people from) ④(can smooth business relationships)⑤(suggest that we offer) ⑥(think continuing to offer) ⑦(learning process less difficult)⑧(find it easier to) ⑨(help students become aware) ⑩(language without thinking deeply)⑪(something from various perspectives)⑫(consider things from different)
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上記練習問題が難しければ以下のような整序問題７００問に加えて英英辞典の定義文と例文から作成したさまざまな練習問題を収録したenglish x englishをお試しください。
やさしいものをたくさんこなして確実にできるようにしてから難しいものをやれば英語は誰でも上達します。
001 enjoy = ( from / get / something / pleasure )
002 imagine = form a ( in / picture / something / of ) your mind
003 learn = get knowledge or ( in / skill / new / a ) subject or activity
004 join = become a member ( as / something / of / such ) a club,
company, or other organization
005 approach = ( closer / someone / move / to ) or something
006 sleep = rest your mind and body ( eyes / with / closed / your ),
usually while lying down
007 float = stay on the surface of ( a / sinking / without / liquid )
008 catch = ( hold / stop / something / and ) that is moving, especially
in the hands
009 wear = have ( your / something / body / on )
010 travel = go from ( place / one / another / to )
011 deliver = take ( the / something / requested / to ) place
012 hit = bring ( someone / hand / your / against ) or something
quickly and hard
※解答
001 楽しむ ＝ get（得る）pleasure（楽しみを）from something（何かから）
002 想像する = form（作る）a picture（画像を）of something（何かの）in your mind
（人の頭の中に）
003 習う = get（得る）knowledge or skill（知識や技能を）in a new subject or activity
（新しい学科や活動の中で）
004 加入する = become a member（一員になる）of something（何かの）such as a club,
company, or other organization（例えばクラブや会社や他の組織の）
005 近づく = move（移動する）closer（より近くへ）to someone or something（誰か，
あるいは何かに対し）
006 眠る = rest（休める）your mind and body（自分の心と体を）with your eyes closed（自
分の目が閉じられた状態で）, usually while lying down（通常は横になっている間に）
007 浮く = stay（とどまる）on the surface（表面に）of a liquid（液体の）without sinking
（沈まないで）
008 捕らえる = stop and hold（止めて保持する）something（何かを）that is moving
（それは動いている）, especially in the hands（特に手で）
009 身につけている = have（持っている）something（何かを）on your body（自分の体に
接触して）
010 移動［旅行］する = go（行く）from one place（一つの所から）to another（別の所へ）
011 配達する = take（持って行く）something（何かを）to the requested place（依頼され
た場所へ）
012 たたく = bring（もっていく）your hand（自分の手を）against someone or something
（誰か， あるいは何かにぶつけるように）quickly and hard（素早くそして強く）
ただ、複雑な整序問題をウンウン唸りながらやるよりも、シンプルな四語整序問題をたくさんこなす方が効率的です。
以下は2014年センター試験英語の会話文から作成した四語整序問題で、難しくはありませんが高校生で全問正解できたらかなりの英語力だと思います。
Ted: For the past 20 years our school has been offering French and Spanish. However, times have changed and perhaps we should reevaluate the needs of our students. I've heard ①(suggest / native / some / that ) English speakers don't need to study a foreign language because English has become a global language. I'd like to get your views on this.
Jennifer: Well, with the globalization of many businesses, knowing a foreign language has ②(increasingly / in / become / useful ) the workplace. In business situations, when you're ③(people / negotiating / from / with ) other countries, it's obviously a disadvantage if they know your language but you don't know theirs. Also, by studying a foreign language, students can learn about various customs and cultural values of people from different parts of the world. This ④(relationships / can / business / smooth ).
Ted: So, Jennifer, I guess you're saying that knowing a foreign language can have a practical, career-related benefit.
David: I agree with Jennifer, and I ⑤(that / offer / suggest / we ) Chinese classes. China is a fast-growing economy and in the future it will become the world's biggest. Also, I believe there are more native speakers of Chinese than of any other language. Perhaps along with French and Spanish, we should offer Chinese.
Maria: I understand what you're saying, but in order to be well-informed about China, one should be able to read Chinese, which would involve years of study to learn at least 3,000 to 4,000 characters. I ⑥(offer / to / continuing / think) French and Spanish is still more practical. Because these languages are somehow related to English, there are many words that have the same origin, and this makes the language ⑦(less / learning / difficult / process ).
Ted: So, Maria, your idea is that a native English speaker may ⑧(to / find / easier / it ) learn French and Spanish.
Leslie: Well, I'm not sure which foreign language would be most valuable to our students. However, studying a foreign language can ⑨(become / help / aware / students ) of their own language and culture. Most of us use our native ⑩(without / deeply / language / thinking ), and we make many cultural assumptions. But most importantly, through learning a foreign language, we're better able to look at ⑪(perspectives / something / various / from ).
Ted: Leslie, that's a very interesting point. You're saying the biggest advantage of foreign language study is that it can increase students' ability to ⑫(things / different / consider / from ) points of view.
Ted: I appreciate getting all your ideas. Perhaps we should prepare a questionnaire for our students and try to get a sense of interests and future goals.
※解答①(some suggest that native)②(become increasingly useful in)③(negotiating with people from) ④(can smooth business relationships)⑤(suggest that we offer) ⑥(think continuing to offer) ⑦(learning process less difficult)⑧(find it easier to) ⑨(help students become aware) ⑩(language without thinking deeply)⑪(something from various perspectives)⑫(consider things from different)
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上記練習問題が難しければ以下のような整序問題７００問に加えて英英辞典の定義文と例文から作成したさまざまな練習問題を収録したenglish x englishをお試しください。
やさしいものをたくさんこなして確実にできるようにしてから難しいものをやれば英語は誰でも上達します。
001 enjoy = ( from / get / something / pleasure )
002 imagine = form a ( in / picture / something / of ) your mind
003 learn = get knowledge or ( in / skill / new / a ) subject or activity
004 join = become a member ( as / something / of / such ) a club,
company, or other organization
005 approach = ( closer / someone / move / to ) or something
006 sleep = rest your mind and body ( eyes / with / closed / your ),
usually while lying down
007 float = stay on the surface of ( a / sinking / without / liquid )
008 catch = ( hold / stop / something / and ) that is moving, especially
in the hands
009 wear = have ( your / something / body / on )
010 travel = go from ( place / one / another / to )
011 deliver = take ( the / something / requested / to ) place
012 hit = bring ( someone / hand / your / against ) or something
quickly and hard
※解答
001 楽しむ ＝ get（得る）pleasure（楽しみを）from something（何かから）
002 想像する = form（作る）a picture（画像を）of something（何かの）in your mind
（人の頭の中に）
003 習う = get（得る）knowledge or skill（知識や技能を）in a new subject or activity
（新しい学科や活動の中で）
004 加入する = become a member（一員になる）of something（何かの）such as a club,
company, or other organization（例えばクラブや会社や他の組織の）
005 近づく = move（移動する）closer（より近くへ）to someone or something（誰か，
あるいは何かに対し）
006 眠る = rest（休める）your mind and body（自分の心と体を）with your eyes closed（自
分の目が閉じられた状態で）, usually while lying down（通常は横になっている間に）
007 浮く = stay（とどまる）on the surface（表面に）of a liquid（液体の）without sinking
（沈まないで）
008 捕らえる = stop and hold（止めて保持する）something（何かを）that is moving
（それは動いている）, especially in the hands（特に手で）
009 身につけている = have（持っている）something（何かを）on your body（自分の体に
接触して）
010 移動［旅行］する = go（行く）from one place（一つの所から）to another（別の所へ）
011 配達する = take（持って行く）something（何かを）to the requested place（依頼され
た場所へ）
012 たたく = bring（もっていく）your hand（自分の手を）against someone or something
（誰か， あるいは何かにぶつけるように）quickly and hard（素早くそして強く）
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