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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。
- Do you recycle plastics?
- Do you buy environmentally-friendly products?
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。
- about /uh-BOUT/
- after /AF-ter/
- terrible /TER-uh-buhl/
- pollution /puh-LOO-shuhn/
- hope /hohp/
[adverb] – a little more or less than a specific number; approximately
There were about a hundred people who came to the event earlier.
[preposition] – following in time, place, or order
Martha went to the spa to relax after a long, busy week.
[adjective] – very unpleasant or serious or of low quality
Letting my workmates stay in my place for the weekend was a terrible decision.
[noun] – damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances or waste
Environmental pollution is a serious issue that we need to solve.
[verb] – to want something to happen or to be true, and usually have a good reason to think that it might
We hope that you can join us for our company dinner this Friday.
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。
Scientists found out that beetle larvaes or “mealworms” can eat some type of plastics. They can grow to more than 2 centimeters long and have bacteria in their stomach that can break down these plastics. About 3,000 to 4,000 worms are needed to eat one coffee cup made of Styrofoam in one week. After eating, they remove carbon dioxide and waste outside their bodies. Because of the terrible effects of pollution, scientists are thinking of ways to get and treat waste products from these worms. They are hoping that this technology can help solve the plastic problems of our environment.
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。
- Beetle larvaes are also known as mealworms.
- Mealworms are able to eat some plastics.
- Around 3,000 to 4,000 mealworms can finish eating a regular coffee cup made from styrofoam in one month.
- Mealworms release carbon monoxide and waste products after eating plastics.
- Scientists hope that the mealworms can be one of the solutions against the world’s plastic problems.
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。
| about | after | terrible | pollution | hope |
- Put the tools inside the box _______ you use them.
- We really _______ that our music can make you feel better.
- The train station is _______ 10 minutes away from here.
- The weather was _______ last week. There was a typhoon and the flood almost entered our house.
- The effects of the _______ can be seen in the skyline.