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 usually forget things?
- Have you ever forgotten an important date, like a birthday or an anniversary?
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。
- community/kuh-MYOO-ni-tee/
- research /REE-surch/
- collect/kuh-LEKT/
- chance/chans/
- reduce/ri-DOOS/
[noun] – the people living in one particular area or people who are considered as a unit because of their common interests, social group, or nationality
He’s well known in the local community.
[noun] – meaning
Mr. Morris has dedicated his life to scientific research.
[verb] – to bring something together from different places or over a period of time
The children walked along the beach collecting small shells in a bucket.
[noun] – the level of possibility that something will happen
You will have a better chance of passing the exam if you study harder.
[verb] – to become or to make something become smaller in size, amount, degree, importance, etc.
You can lose weight if you reduce sugar in your diet.
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。
Older people living in noisy communities are more likely to get diseases like dementia and Alzheimer’s according to a research published in the “Alzheimers & Dementia” journal. The scientists collected data from 5,227 participants ages 65 years old and above. They found that elderly people living with 10 decibels higher noise in their community had a 30% higher chance of getting dementia. The research team led by senior author Sara D. Adar hopes that lawmakers change policies about reducing noise levels in communities.
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。
- Older people living in noisy neighborhood have higher chances of getting dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
- The study was published in the “Alzheimers & Dementia” journal.
- People below 65 years old are not included in the study.
- Researchers gathered data of 15,227 adults.
- Sara D. Adar is the senior author of the study.
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。
| community | research | collect | chance | reduce |
- Scientists are continuously doing _________ about the cure for AIDS.
- The graduating students ________ letters and gifts from their classmates and friends.
- That is only a small ________ of winning the lottery.
- The boy lived in a small _______ in the province.
- How can we ________ our daily waste?