Pre-reading questions:
I will read each question. Then, please answer them.
講師がそれぞれの質問を読むので答えましょう。
- Have you gotten yourself tested for COVID-19?
- How often do you go to see a doctor?
Vocabulary:
I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me.
単語、意味、例文を読みます。講師に続いて音読しましょう。
- disease /dih-ZEEZ/
- collect /kuh-LEKT/
- officer /OF-fuh-ser/
- adult /uh-DUHLT/
- patient /PEY-shuhnt/
[noun] – (an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by an accident
Nina suffered from a deadly disease.
[verb] – to bring something together from different places or over a period of time
Could you please collect all the test papers from the students?
[noun] – a person who has a position of authority in an organization
The health officer said that the vaccines will be out next month.
[noun] – a fully developed person from maturity onward
Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
[noun] – a person who is receiving medical care, or who is cared for by a particular doctor or dentist when necessary
The patient made a quick recovery from his disease.
Article reading:
Please read the whole article. Then, I will check your pronunciation and intonation.
記事を音読しましょう。講師はあなたの発音とイントネーションを確認します。
Canada begins its COVID-19 gargle testing in British Columbia (B.C.) since its announcement on Thursday, September 17. The B.C. Centre for Disease Control said that the results of the gargle test are the same as from the swab tests; however, they are easier to test on children. “This is a new saline gargle where you put a little bit of normal saline, so sterile water, in your mouth and you swish it around a little bit and you spit it into a little tube and that’s an easier way to collect it for young people,” explained Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer. B.C. prioritizes children aged 4 to 19 for the gargle test for now, but aims to expand it to adults in the coming weeks. The testing became in-demand when a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the U.S. stated that children with mild to no symptoms can spread the virus. Canada has had a 123% increase in COVID-19 cases of patients aged 39 and below since August, but the country’s positivity rate remains at 1.4% due to the new gargle test.
True or False:
Read the sentences and identify if they are true or false based on the article.
文章を読んで、記事に基づいて正誤を答えましょう。
- Children aged 4 to 19 are being prioritized for the gargle test.
- The CDC in the U.S. reported that children with severe symptoms can spread the virus.
- Canada begins its COVID-19 gargle testing in Vancouver.
- Canada’s positivity rate stays at 1.4%.
- According to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, the gargle swab test is easier to test on children.
Fill in the blanks:
Choose the correct word from the table then fill in the blanks.
適切な言葉を選んで空欄を埋めましょう。
| disease | collect | officer | adult | patient |
- Any news from the health _____ about the new testing method?
- Many _____ were treated for a discounted cost this year.
- The landlord came by to _____ this month’s rent.
- In most countries, anyone over the age of 18 is an _____.
- There’s still no cure for the new, deadly _____.