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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 like traveling?
- Have you traveled to other cities in Japan?
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。
- believe /bih-LEEV/
- busy /BIZ-ee/
- realize /REE-uh-lahyz /
- achievement /uh-CHEEV-muhnt/
- information/in-fer-MEY-shuhn/
[verb] – to think that something is true, correct, or real
Her husband always believes in what she says.
[adjective] – If you are busy, you are working hard, or giving your attention to a particular thing
The woman has been busy these past few weeks because of the project.
[verb] – to understand a situation, sometimes suddenly
The children haven’t realized the benefits of exercise in our life.
[noun] – something very good and difficult that you have succeeded in doing
He considered his achievement as a prize for his hard work.
[noun] – facts about a situation, person, event, etc
The information that was gathered by police helped in solving the crime.
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。
As the first week of October came, the government of China believed that many Chinese would take a break to remember the National Day holiday, one of the busiest days for holidays in China. The eight-day vacation was the first important holiday after the increase of coronavirus cases. As life in China became better these days, the people in China realized that the “Golden Week” holiday was a prize for China’s achievement in stopping the virus all over their country. Moreover, it is also a great move to improve its economy. Based on the information, there would be 550 million domestic trips this year.
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。
- Chinese people would take a break to remember Christmas day in October.
- Life in China became worse these days.
- Based on the information, there would be 550 million domestic trips this year.
- The three-day vacation was the first important holiday after the increase of coronavirus cases.
- Celebrating the Golden Week is a great move to improve its economy.
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。
| believe | realize | achievement | busy | information |
- He became successful because a lot of people _____ in him.
- His greatest _____ was when he passed the university exam.
- The _____ that was used to solve the crime was from the man.
- She _____ that drinking lots of water has many benefits.
- The doctors are too _____ nowadays.