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 take vitamins every day?
- What do you do when you are sick?
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。
- early /UR-lee/
- study /STUHD-ee/
- patient /PEY-shuhnt/
- required /ri-KWAHYUHRD/
- yearly /YEER-lee/
[adjective] – being or occurring at an early stage of development
The vaccine showed effectiveness in its early stage of tests.
[noun] – the act of examining something in order to discover new information
Recent studies show that the pandemic is getting weaker.
[noun] – a person who is receiving medical care, or who is cared for by a particular doctor or dentist when necessary
Please go and see the patient right away.
[adjective] – necessary according to the rules or for a particular purpose
It’s required to pass the entrance exam to get into a university.
[adverb] – every year or once every year
The shop gives free samples of their cookies yearly.
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。
Drugmaker Pfizer announced last Monday, November 9, about the effectiveness of its vaccine. According to their early studies, the vaccine is 90% effective against the coronavirus. They tested it on 43,538 volunteers and the 94 patients who are positive showed less than 10% infection after taking two shots of the vaccine. This means, it will take 28 days for the vaccine to protect an individual after taking the shots. Two shots are required for this to take effect. The vaccine is currently in its third phase of the test since July 27, and Pfizer aims to reach 164 positive cases with the doses. The company is also testing if the vaccine will have long-term protection even to those who have been infected before. According to Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, it is still unclear whether the shots are to be distributed yearly or seasonal.
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。
- Pfizer tested the vaccine on 43,538 volunteers.
- For the vaccine to take effect, a person must have two shots of it.
- 95 patients who are positive to the virus showed 10% less infection after taking two shots of the vaccine.
- The vaccine is on its third phase of test since July this year.
- Bourla mentioned that they have already decided when to distribute the vaccine.
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。
| early | study | patient | required | yearly |
- Companies have _____ Christmas parties.
- The _____ is already in the intensive care unit (ICU).
- According to _____, taking notes using pen and paper is better than typing.
- The scientists carefully studied the virus in its _____ stages.
- An identification card is _____ to gain access to the office.