TOEFL iBT Independent Writing, supplement, scandals, " be not the case", 強調のdo

A.    Warm-up Game   Scandals

Match the names and words on the left with the scandals on the right.

Example:   Fifa’s    World Cup hosting bribes

1.    Nihon University        (  )                                    a. trying a new technology without permission

2.    Yoichi Masuzoe           (  )                                    b. faulty data

3.    Richard Nixon             (  )                                    c. Watergate (government wire-tapping)

4.    some celebrities           (  )                                    d. private use of public money

5.    some scientists (  )                                               e. rigging of entrance exams

6.    medical schools (  )                                              f. illegal, dangerous tackle

7.    Labor Ministry (  )                                               g. drug abuse

B.    Step 1 Composition

☆～is not the case  「～は当てはまらない」

1.      大抵の場合一般化は避けるべきだが、政治スキャンダルの場合は当てはまらないかもしれない。

                                                                                               

                                                                                               

2.      ニュースは重要な順に分類されるものと思われている。しかし、スキャンダルが起こると必ずしも当てはまらない。

                                                                                                

                                                                                               

☆～ do …  「～は確かに…する」

3.      スキャンダルは、たとえ一時的にでも確かに社会問題に注目を集める。

                                                                                               

                                                                                               

4.      マスコミは確かに時々小さな悪事を行った個人をスケープゴートにする。

                                                                                               

                                                                                               

Lesson 30   Answer Keys

A.    Warm-up Game   Scandals

1.      Nihon University       ( f )                                    a. trying a new technology without permission

2.      Yoichi Masuzoe          ( d )                                    b. faulty data

3.      Richard Nixon            ( c )                                    c. Watergate (government wire-tapping)

4.      celebrities     ( g )                                                  d. private use of public money

5.      scientists ( a )                                                      e. rigging of entrance exams

6.      Tokyo Medical University ( e )                             f. illegal, dangerous tackle

7.      ministry of health, labor, and welfare ( b )         g. drug abuse

B.    Step 1 Composition

☆～be not the case  「～は当てはまらない」

1.      Generalization should be avoided in most cases, but it might not the case in political scandals.

2.      News is supposed to be sorted out in the order of importance. However, it is not always the case when a scandal occurs.

☆～ do …  「～は確かに…する」

3.      Scandals do attract attention to social problems, even though temporality.

4.      Mass communication does sometimes scapegoat individuals who did a small bad thing.