© Mitsubishi Estate via CNN
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 going to high places?
- Which one do you like, old or new buildings?
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。
- skyscraper /SKAHY-skrey-per/
- site /sahyt/
- torch /tawrch/
- flame /fleym/
- observation deck /ob-zur-VEY-shuhn dek/
[noun] – a very tall modern building, usually in a city
They will build a new skyscraper near our school.
[noun] – a place where something is, was, or will be built, or where something happened, is happening, or will happen
I think there are around ten people who are on the site.
[part of speech] – a thick stick with material that burns tied to the top of it, used to give light
The village people went to the woods with their torches.
[noun] – a stream of hot, burning gas from something on fire
The flames grew larger as the forest fire spread.
[noun] –a place on a building or boat from where you can see or watch something
This penthouse has an observation deck, meeting room, and a mini library.
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。
Mitsubishi Estate showed the public the design and name of its new skyscraper that will be Japan’s highest building when it opens in 2027. The building site is near Tokyo station and will be 390 meters high (1,279 ft). It will have 63 floors of office space and will open many restaurants, shops, a bath house, and a 2,000-seat grand hall on the lower floors. Mitsubishi Estate called it “Torch Tower” because it will symbolize a flaming torch that lights up the world. The flame-like design at the top of the building will be the observation deck. People can visit the observation deck to see the city of Tokyo and the famous Mount Fuji.
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。
- Mitsubishi Estate is the owner of the Torch Tower building.
- The building will be opened for everyone after seven years.
- Torch Tower building will be 390 feet high.
- The building will have more than 60 floors of office space.
- Mount Fuji can be seen in the observation deck of Torch Tower.
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。
| skyscraper | site | torch | flame | observation deck |
- The city’s skyscrapers opened its _________ last week.
- From the top of the _______, the people below us looked like ants.
- The plane bursts into _______.
- Have they chosen a new camping _______?
- They lighted up the _______.