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Children in Kochi City Teach Origami to Foreigners

In Kochi City, six children spend their summer vacation welcoming American and Canadian visitors arriving by ship. Using gestures and simple English, they teach origami, folding fish and dogs together. A third-grade girl admits it was hard, but the joy of connecting shines through.

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四国しこくにある高知市こうちしでは、最近さいきんおおきなふね旅行りょこう外国人がいこくじんえています。
夏休なつやすじゅうどもたちが、外国がいこくからひとたちと交流こうりゅうしました。
まちのなかで、6人ろくにんどもたちが、アメリカやカナダからひとたちに「がみをやってみましょう」と英語えいごこえをかけました。どもたちは、からだうごかしながら説明せつめいして、さかないぬなどのかたち一緒いっしょつくりました。
小学校しょうがっこう3年生ねんせいおんなは「英語えいごがみおしえるのはむずかしかったですが、たのしかったです」とはなしていました。

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In Kochi City, located on Shikoku, the number of foreigners visiting by large ships has been increasing recently. During the summer vacation, children interacted with people who came from abroad. In the town, six children approached people from America and Canada, inviting them in English to 'try origami.' The children explained by moving their hands and bodies, and together they made shapes like fish and dogs. A third-grade girl said, 'Teaching origami in English was difficult, but it was fun.'

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