３【英問英答】 Ken とMeg と Yuka がペルーにあるインカの遺跡マチュピチュの写真を見ています。教科書 P6 を読み、次の問に英語で答えなさい。　 1. 　What does the city Machu Picchu look like? 　［答えは２つ可能］　2. 　Why did the Incans build the city in the shape of a condor? 　　　　 3. 　Why did the Incans build the city on top of a steep mountain? 　　　

1. 　 It looks like it's floating in the air.　　　　　　　　（空中に浮かんでいるように見える）　　 It looks like a condor. （コンドルのように見える）

2. 　 Because they thought it was sacred.

3. 　 Because they had to hide from the Spanish conquerors.

Ken: What's this town? It's on top of a steep mountain.  

Meg: It's Machu Picchu. People call it the "Air City" or the

"Lost City."  

Yuka:The city looks like it's floating in the air, doesn't it?  

Ken: Yes, it really does.  

Meg: This book says the shape of the city is like a condor.  

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Yuka: A condor? Was that their symbol or something?  

Meg: The Incans thought （ that ） it was sacred.  

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carry them up there?  Meg: It's still a mystery. I think I' ll study more about their

history.  　

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